比尔·奈马萨诸塞大学2014(19)

I realize 我意识到 that with my brain 我能使用脑 which is only this big 虽然它只有这么一点大 and if you have ever met my old boss 你们见过我原来的老板没 quite a bit smaller 他的还要更小 but with your brain, you can imagine all of that 但使用脑 你能想象所有这些 With your brain, you can understand the process of science 使用脑 你能理解科学过程 It is enabling us to make these r...

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比尔·奈马萨诸塞大学2014(9)

But even harder than the technological troubles are the political ones as preposterous as it might sound to many of us 但在技术难题之外 更复杂的是政治难题也许看起来有点荒谬 there are great many people claim that climate change is a hoax 很多人都声称气候变化只是个骗局 perpetrated by an international conspiracy of scientists and government officials 是科学家和政府官员编造的国...

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比尔·奈马萨诸塞大学2014(10)

For me this point of view is just heartbreaking 在我看来这种观点太让人伤心了 The United States leads the world in technology and in big ideas 美国领导着世界科技 领导着大思想 We do not sit by and let other country show us how to innovate 我们不会坐等其它国家向我们展示如何创新 Workers in China and India will soon demand a higher quality of life along with more real income we w...

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比尔·奈马萨诸塞大学2014(2)

The television program by that name would inspire "比尔教科学"这一电视节目激发了 an entire generation to become interested in science and my guess is many of you are here this morning 一整代人对科学的兴趣我猜 其中很多人今天早上都来到了这里 How many of you remember who are fans of the show? 有多少节目的粉丝 还记得这个节目 He won 7 Emmy Awards for writing, performing...

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比尔·奈马萨诸塞大学2014(18)

but perhaps you are hoping to remotely touch someone you'll never meet 有可能 你会同遥远的未曾相识的人产生联系。 the Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity rovers which are on Mars 勇气号 机遇号 好奇号火星探测器。 are each fitted with a photometric calibration target 都载有一个光度校准目标。 a test pattern for the cameras 一个摄像机测试图案。 which also serves as a sundial 同...

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比尔·奈马萨诸塞大学2014(6)

And by the time you all reach your billionth second here on earth when you're a little over six months into your 31st year 你们也会等到十亿位变动的那一刻到时你们大约是31岁半过一点 We will probably be over 9 billion and perhaps well on our way to 12 billion humans on earth 地球人口可能会超过90亿甚至可能会一直增长到120亿 What this means is we are all part of the problem 这...

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比尔·奈马萨诸塞大学2014(16)

Directs a great deal of that bucket blast around your waistband. 仍然会将大量的水引向你的腰间。 So you get a lot less cold water in your trousers. 抽出下摆 能够让水较少地流进裤子里。 I know this to be true. 我知道这是真的。 Because I did it many times on the science show. 因为我在科学秀中做过很多次。 Mine was unique experience. 这是我独特的经验。 I'm telling you this jus...

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比尔·奈马萨诸塞大学2014(8)

People in other parts of the world in the factories of India and China 在世界其它地方 例如印度和中国的工厂 are facing the same problems and clamoring for the same kinds of improvement in their air 当地也面临着相同问题 也希望空气质量得到改善 It is another opportunity for leadership 这是另一个争取领导权的机会 Toxic fogs were a thing of the past 毒雾已经成为过去时 Coal emission...

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比尔·奈马萨诸塞大学2014(12)

Wind turbines are cool. You're going to love them 风力发电机很酷 你们会爱上它们 They'll be a source of pride 它们将是自豪的来源 The solar cell that powers my never winded watch 为我这块不用上发条的手表提供电能 Is around 10% efficient 太阳能电池的效率大概是10% Which is plenty for a watch 这对手表已经很不错了 But what if it were 50% efficient or 80% efficient? 但如果能...

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比尔·奈马萨诸塞大学2014(4)

Skyrocketed to over 50 cents a liter 2 dollars a gallon, everybody 猛涨到50多美分一升2美元一加仑 大伙 Now we're the last country 我们是最后一个国家 I'm hoping someday we'll get leaders in gasoline as well as other things 我希望有一天我们能够有汽油及其它东西的领袖 Back then we were still in the throes of the disco era 当时 我们还处在迪斯科年代 We had leisure suits...

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比尔·奈马萨诸塞大学2014(13)

The best scientific exploration sounded like a fairytale. 当时最好的科学理论就像是童话故事。 My second grade teacher Mrs. McGonigle read it to us. 我的二年级老师麦戈尼格尔女士告诉我们。 The dinosaurs had small brains. They were stupid. 恐龙的脑非常小 它们很愚蠢。 So mice and bats beat up the dinosaur and took their food. 老鼠和蝙蝠打败了恐龙 抢走了它们的食物。 Really. 真的。...

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比尔·奈马萨诸塞大学2014(17)

And are we alone?. 二是我们是否唯一。 Those 2 deep questions drive us all through our whole lives. 这两个深刻问题伴随着我们的整个生命。 And to answer those 2 questions. 要回答这两个问题。 we have to continue to explore outer space. 我们就需要持续对外太空的探索。 When I was in school, I had a remarkable professor Carl Sagan. 我上学时 有一位很不寻常的教授叫卡尔?萨根。 He spoke...

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