让我们一起倾听大自然的声音
<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="louder">louder</span> <span word="lately">lately</span>. <span word="My">My</span> 2-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="Ezra">Ezra</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Airplane">Airplane</span>, <span word="airplane">airplane</span>, <span word="airplane">airplane</span>.” <span word="He">He</span> <span word="gestures">gestures</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span>, “<span word="Airplane">Airplane</span>.”</p><p>“<span word="Car">Car</span>!” <span word="He">He</span> <span word="interrupts">interrupts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spins">spins</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Volvo">Volvo</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="wagon">wagon</span> <span word="rolls">rolls</span> <span word="by">by</span>. “<span word="Phone">Phone</span>, <span word="phone">phone</span>, <span word="phone">phone</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="cellphones">cellphones</span> <span word="chirping">chirping</span>.</p><p><span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="blocking">blocking</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survival">survival</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="obnoxious">obnoxious</span>, <span word="cacophonous">cacophonous</span> <span word="noises">noises</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ezra">Ezra</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="longing">longing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Gordon">Gordon</span> <span word="Hempton">Hempton</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acoustic">acoustic</span> <span word="ecologist">ecologist</span>, <span word="travels">travels</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="recording">recording</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="soundscapes">soundscapes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span> <span word="news">news</span>: <span word="Natural">Natural</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="extinct">extinct</span>.</p><p>“<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> 15 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="disruption">disruption</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="background">background</span>,” <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Hempton">Hempton</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Ezra">Ezra</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="identifying">identifying</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="announces">announces</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hike">hike</span>. “<span word="As">As</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span>,” <span word="I">I</span> <span word="reply">reply</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="McDowell">McDowell</span> <span word="Creek">Creek</span> <span word="Falls">Falls</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Eugene">Eugene</span>, <span word="Ore">Ore</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="I">I</span>-5 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="road">road</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="farmhouses">farmhouses</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="narrows">narrows</span>; <span word="Douglas">Douglas</span> <span word="firs">firs</span>, <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="hemlocks">hemlocks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moss">moss</span>-<span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="maples">maples</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="babbles">babbles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>.</p>
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