TED演讲：细菌是怎样交流的(12)

 　　And the final thing is, again just to reiterate¹ that there's this practical part, 最后，只是再一次重申，这个研究的实际应用方面，

　　and so we've made these anti-quorum sensing molecules² that are being developed as new kinds of therapeutics. 是我们已经制造出了这些“反聚量感应分子”，它们正作为新一代的疗法被开发研究中。

　　But then, to finish with a plug for all the good and miraculous³ bacteria that live on the Earth, 为了鼓励地球上生存的所有对人有益的细菌，

　　we've also made pro-quorum sensing molecules. 我们也制造了“强化聚量感应分子”。

　　So, we've targeted those systems to make the molecules work better. 因此，我们已经锁定了这些系统，让这些分子运作得更好。

　　And so remember you have these 10 times or more bacterial⁴ cells in you or on you, keeping you healthy. 请记得在你体内体表，有超过你自身细胞十倍的细菌，它们使你保持健康。

　　What we're also trying to do is to beef up the conversation of the bacteria that live as mutualists with you, 我们也努力加强你和你的共生的细菌之间交流，

　　in the hopes of making you more healthy, making those conversations better, 让你更健康，让这种互动更有益。

　　so bacteria can do things that we want them to do better than they would be on their own. 让细菌只做我们希望它们做的事情，防止细菌做我们不希望它们做的事情。

　　And then finally, I wanted to show you this is my gang at Princeton, New Jersey⁵. 最后，我希望让你们看看我在新泽西普林斯顿大学实验室的成员。

　　Everything I told you about was discovered by someone in that picture. 我今天所告诉你们的每一个发现，都是由照片中的某人所完成的。

　　And I hope when you learn things, like about how the natural world works 我希望当你们学到东西的同时，比如自然世界是怎样运作的，

　　I just want to say that whenever you read something in the newspaper 我只是想说，任何时候，当你们在报纸上看到某事，

　　or you get to hear some talk about something ridiculous in the natural world it was done by a child. 或是你们听到某些有关自然的，好玩事情的演讲，都是由年轻人完成的。

　　So science is done by that demographic. All of those people are between 20 and 30 years old, 科学是由这种年龄层的人所造就的。这些二、三十岁的年轻人，

　　and they are the engine that drives scientific discovery in this country. 他们是推动这个国家科学发现的引擎。

　　And it's a really lucky demographic to work with. 我真的是非常幸运能与这群年轻人一起共事。

　　I keep getting older and older and they're always the same age, and it's just a crazy delightful⁶ job. 我自己在不断地变老，但他们却是始终不变，这真是一个美好得不能再好的工作。

　　And I want to thank you for inviting⁷ me here. It's a big treat for me to get to come to this conference. Thanks. 我要谢谢你们的邀请。非常荣幸能参加这个大会。谢谢。

1 reiterate   

v.重申，反复地说

参考例句：

• Let me reiterate that we have absolutely no plans to increase taxation.让我再一次重申我们绝对没有增税的计划。
• I must reiterate that our position on this issue is very clear.我必须重申我们对这一项议题的立场很清楚。

2 molecules   

分子( molecule的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The structure of molecules can be seen under an electron microscope. 分子的结构可在电子显微镜下观察到。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules. 在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

3 miraculous   

adj.像奇迹一样的，不可思议的

参考例句：

• The wounded man made a miraculous recovery.伤员奇迹般地痊愈了。
• They won a miraculous victory over much stronger enemy.他们战胜了远比自己强大的敌人，赢得了非凡的胜利。

4 bacterial   

a.细菌的

参考例句：

• Bacterial reproduction is accelerated in weightless space. 在失重的空间，细菌繁殖加快了。
• Brain lesions can be caused by bacterial infections. 大脑损伤可能由细菌感染引起。

5 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

6 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
• Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

7 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。