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[00:00.00]I've discovered about 50 new species.
我已经发现了约50个新物种 [00:04.19]When I came here, I was just amazed.
初次来到这里，我完全惊呆了 [00:06.78]I don't think that total number of specimens of ours, even in the snail collections have been counted,
我想这里收藏的蜗牛标本总量没有统计过 [00:11.44]but it must be one of the largest in the world.
但在全球绝对算是极为丰富 [00:14.51]One hope under all of this is that, you know,
博物馆收藏藏品的一个目的 [00:17.83]you provide information, people become interested about what is there and what is in danger of being lost,
就是提供这些信息，使人们对世界上现存的生物和濒危的物种产生兴趣 [00:26.25]and you hope that will make a difference.
并借此影响人们的观念 [00:30.79]A fascination for life in all its diverse forms is what drives many of today's museum scientists.
生命形式多样性的魅力，是当今很多博物馆科学家的动力 [00:37.25]And it's also what drove Hans Sloane, the man whose collections began the Natural History Museum.
而它也是汉斯·斯隆的动力，他的收藏品是自然历史博物馆创立之基。