TED演讲: 一人饰演地球村内多个角色(3)

 　　So many others you see, they're just wonderful. It's lovely to know they're concerned, you know. 还有其他好多人，他们都很棒。得知他们（对会上讨论的这些问题）非常关注，我很高兴

　　And -- oh, I saw Goldie Hawn. Oh, Goldie Hawn. I love her, too; she's wonderful. Yeah. 噢对，我还见到了戈尔迪霍恩。噢天哪，戈尔迪霍恩，我太喜欢她了，她真的很棒，是的

　　And you know, she's only half Jewish. Did you know that about her? 她只有一半的犹太血统。你知道这件事吗

　　Yeah. But even so, a wonderful talent. 是的，但是即使这样，她还是非常有天赋的

　　And I -- you know, when I saw her, such a wonderful feeling. Yeah, she's lovely. 而我，当我见到她的时候，我感觉太棒了。是的，她真是太可爱了

　　But anyway, I should have started by saying just how lucky I feel.  好了话说回来，我应该先讲讲我感觉多么幸运

　　It's such an eye-opening experience to be here.  这里真是令我大开眼界

　　You're all so responsible for this world that we live in today.  对于我们生存的这个世界，你们承担着如此重大的责任

　　You know, I couldn't have dreamed of such a thing as a young girl.  要知道，当我还是小姑娘的时候，这样的事情简直是不可想像的

　　And you've all made these advancements¹ happen in such a short time -- you're all so young. 而你们在这么短的时间里实现了所有这些进步和发展，而且你们都如此年轻

　　You know, your parents must be very proud.  你们的父母一定为你们感到非常骄傲

　　But I -- I also appreciate the diversity that you have here. I noticed it's very multicultural². 而且我也非常喜欢这里的多样性。我发现这里汇集了多元文化

　　You know, when you're standing³ up here, you can see all the different people.  当你站在这里的时候，你能见到各种各样的人

　　It's like a rainbow. It's okay to say rainbow. 这就像是一道彩虹。对，没错，用“彩虹”这个词完全没有问题

　　Yeah. I just -- I can't keep up with whether you can say, you know, the different things.  其实我总是反应不过来，不知道什么词能用什么词不能用

　　What are you allowed to say or not say? I just -- I don't want to offend anybody. You know. 什么话能说，什么话不能说。要知道，我真是不想冒犯任何人

　　But anyway, you know, I just think that to be here with all of you accomplished⁴ young people 好吧，不管怎样，我只是觉得，跟你们在一起，跟你们这些年轻人在一起

　　literally⁵, some of you, the architects building our brighter future. You know, it's heartening to me. 而且你们当中有些是建筑师，就是要搭建我们更美好的未来的。跟你们在一起让我振奋不已

　　Even though, quite frankly⁶, some of your presentations are horrifying⁷, absolutely horrifying. It's true. It's true. 虽然，老实说，你们有些人做的演讲非常可怕，绝对令人震惊。真的，真的

1 advancements   

n.（级别的）晋升( advancement的名词复数 )；前进；进展；促进

参考例句：

• Today, the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements. 当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Great advancements in drought prediction have been made in recent years. 近年来，人们对干旱灾害的预报研究取得了长足的进步。 来自互联网

2 multicultural   

adj.融合多种文化的，多种文化的

参考例句：

• Children growing up in a multicultural society.在多元文化社会中长大的孩子们。
• The school has been attempting to bring a multicultural perspective to its curriculum.这所学校已经在尝试将一种多元文化视角引入其课程。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

5 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

6 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

7 horrifying   

a.令人震惊的，使人毛骨悚然的

参考例句：

• He went to great pains to show how horrifying the war was. 他极力指出战争是多么的恐怖。
• The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate. 战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。