There are three things that I would like you to keep in mind

在我讲述城市种子的创办和发展过程时
as I talk about CitySeed's beginnings and evolution.

我希望大家能记住三点
The first, which I hope will be self-evident

第一点我希望在我的演讲结束时
by the time my presentation is finished,

能够不证自明
is the power of individuals and communities to make change.

即个人和社会推动变革的力量
The second is the usefulness of taking a systems-thinking approach

第二点是采用系统性的思考方式
and addressing food issues and food policy.

提出食品问题和以及粮食政策的有效性
To give you a quote according to Daniel Aronson,

丹尼尔·阿伦森曾说过
"Systems thinking works by expanding its view to take into account

"在研究问题时通过思考不同事情的
larger and larger numbers of interactions as an issue is being studied.

交互关系系统思考才能奏效
It is extremely effective on problems involving complex issues,

在解决复杂的问题时这方法很奏效
those that depend a great deal on the past

因为这些问题大多取决于