shifting the talk to a topic
The phrase narrows the subject to land before the demand to farm less.
When it comes to the land,David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet · 2020 — 第 16 / 17 章 · 3'29" · C1
Attenborough Links Diet to Land, Explained：make space for
The narration frames diet as a land-use problem: farmland must shrink so wilderness can return. The surface is a practical proposal; underneath is a warning about consumption. "Whenever we choose a piece of meat, we too are unwittingly demanding a huge expanse of space."
あらすじ
The narrator argues that to restore wilderness, farmland must shrink, and the fastest route is changing what we eat. It uses the Serengeti's predator-prey ratio and the Netherlands' high-yield farms to show how diet, meat production, and land use are linked.
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when it comes tomake space forunwittinglylargely plant-based
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make space for
clear room so something can exist
Cutting farmland is not about doing less work: make space for gives the freed ground to wilderness that is coming back, and the tone is non-negotiable, not a discussion.
We moved the boxes to make space for a second monitor.
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- when it comes to
shifting the talk to a topic
- unwittingly
without intending to
- largely plant-based
mostly plants, not plants only
- no room for
no spare capacity left
- getting the most out of
take full value from a limited thing
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cut something sharply
we must radically reduce the area we use to farm, so that we can make space for returning wilderness.clear room so something can exist
Cutting farmland is not about doing less work: make space for gives the freed ground to wilderness that is coming back, and the tone is non-negotiable, not a discussion.
we must radically reduce the area we use to farm, so that we can make space for returning wilderness.purpose clause: so that marks why farmland is cut: to leave room for wilderness.
we must radically reduce the area we use to farm, so that we can make space for returning wilderness.contact clause: The words after area say which land, with that left out.
we must radically reduce the area we use to farm, so that we can make space for returning wilderness.Put the weight on radically and let reduce stay light.
we must radically reduce the area we use to farm, so that we can make space for returning wilderness.the fastest method that also works best
And the quickest and most effective way to do that is for us to change our diet.a large amount is required
Large carnivores are rare in nature because it takes a lot of prey to support each of them.Keep lot of together and don't stop on the t.
Large carnivores are rare in nature because it takes a lot of prey to support each of them.a very wide stretch of
Whenever we choose a piece of meat, we too are unwittingly demanding a huge expanse of space.Leave the end of isn't and move into the.
There just isn't the space.mostly plants, not plants only
The diet is hypothetical and mostly plants; largely keeps it from being a total ban.
If we all had a largely plant-based diet,hypothetical if: The if-clause treats the diet change as imagined, not already done.
If we all had a largely plant-based diet,in the present period
we would need only half the land we use at the moment.Shorten at and the; leave the beat on moment.
we would need only half the land we use at the moment.get more from the same ground
And because we would be then dedicated to raising plants, we could increase the yield of this land substantially.no spare capacity left
No room for expansion means the farms cannot spread outward, not that a house is full.
It's covered with small family-run farms with no room for expansion.take full value from a limited thing
After expansion is ruled out, the phrase praises squeezing more food from each fixed hectare.
So, Dutch farmers have become expert at getting the most out of every hectare.multiply output by ten
Raising yields tenfold in two generationstogether, not one after another
while at the same time using less water, fewer pesticides,participle clause: Using adds no new subject; the savings happen alongside higher yields.
while at the same time using less water, fewer pesticides,release less carbon
less fertilizer and emitting less carbon.ranked number two
Despite its size, the Netherlands is now the world's second largest exporter of food.simple tools and advanced tools together
It's entirely possible for us to apply both low-tech and hi-tech solutions to produce much more food from much less land.none whatsoever
Even in places where there's no land at all.continuously from that point on
we'll start to reverse the land-grab that we've been pursuing ever since we began to farm,a pressing requirement for
which is essential because we have an urgent need for all that free land.land made available again not land without a price, but land no longer taken by farms
which is essential because we have an urgent need for all that free land.nested clause: Which points back to freeing land; because says why it cannot wait.
which is essential because we have an urgent need for all that free land.「Attenborough Links Diet to Land」を読み解く
What's really going on
The argument works by making an abstract land-use debate feel personal. The Serengeti ratio turns a plate of meat into a measurement of space: predators need a huge amount of prey, and the narration suggests human meat consumption makes a similar claim on land. Then the Netherlands section shifts from warning to proof, showing that high yields and new growing spaces could allow farming to retreat. The rhetorical pivot is sharp: "The planet can't support billions of large meat-eaters." It sounds like a statement about wildlife until "meat-eaters" is applied to us. The scene is not anti-farming; it is arguing that efficiency, diet change, and rewilding have to be discussed together.
Theme
SurvivalThe predator-prey ratio and the planet's limited space frame food as a survival question, not just a lifestyle choice.
DutyThe repeated 'we'—'we must,' 'we too'—turns diet and land use into a shared obligation, not an individual preference.
発音のポイント
- radically reduce — Put the weight on radically and let reduce stay light.
- a lot of — Keep lot of together and don't stop on the t.
- isn't the space — Leave the end of isn't and move into the.
- at the moment — Shorten at and the; leave the beat on moment.
we must radically reduce the area we use to farm, so that we can make space for returning wilderness.Farming must take up far less land; the freed space is meant for wilderness to come back.
Whenever we choose a piece of meat, we too are unwittingly demanding a huge expanse of space.A food choice is also a land-use choice: even without meaning to, choosing meat requires a huge expanse of space.
The planet can't support billions of large meat-eaters.If billions of people eat like large carnivores, the land and resources needed would exceed what Earth can provide.
Despite its size, the Netherlands is now the world's second largest exporter of food.A small country can still be a farming giant; the example challenges the assumption that more land is the only way to produce more food.
It's entirely possible for us to apply both low-tech and hi-tech solutions to produce much more food from much less land.The goal is not one miracle technology but a mix of simple and advanced methods that raises output while using less land.
このシーンについての質問
Why does the narration compare people to large meat-eaters?
It uses the predator-prey ratio to make a point about scale. Large carnivores need a huge amount of prey and space, and the line 'The planet can't support billions of large meat-eaters' extends that limit to human meat consumption.
Why does the Netherlands appear in the argument?
It is presented as proof that output does not depend on endless land. The country is densely populated, its farms have 'no room for expansion,' yet it is the world's second largest food exporter.
Does the scene require a completely vegan diet?
No. The wording is 'largely plant-based,' and the claim is that such a diet would need only half the land used at the moment. It does not say all animal products must disappear.
How does a piece of meat demand land?
The scene links the choice to land use. It says that whenever we choose meat, we are 'unwittingly demanding a huge expanse of space,' even if we do not think about it.
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