TED演讲:如何开启开源想象力(5)

So this one is a quadcopter.

这是一个四轴飞行器。

It's a small model helicopter. In a way, it's a toy, no?

一个小型的直升机模型。差不多是个玩具吧。

And so this one was military technology a few years ago, and now it's open-source, easy to use, you can buy it online.

几年前这还是军方掌握的技术，现在已经开源了，使用方便，网上都买的到。

DIY Drones is the community; they do this thing called ArduCopter.

这个网站叫DIY Drones，他们设计了一种叫ArduCopter的飞行器。

But then somebody actually launched this start-up called Matternet,

后来有人搞了一个叫Matternet的创业项目，

where they figured out that you could use this to actually transport things from one village to another in Africa,

他们发现，可以用这个飞行器在非洲的村庄间运送物资，

and the fact that this was easy to find, open-source, easy to hack¹,

正是因为资料好找，都是开源的且易上手，

enabled them to prototype their company really quickly. Or, other projects.

他们很快便成立了公司。同样，看看这个项目。

I'm getting a little sick of hearing about the same people on TV over and over and over again,

老是听这些人出现在电视里讲话，烦死我了，

so I decided² to do something about it.

所以我决定采取点行动。

This Arduino project, which I call the Enough Already,

于是我做了这个Arduino项目，我把它叫做“够了”，

will mute the TV anytime any of these over-exposed personalities³ is mentioned.

它能在这些上镜频率过高的人出现的时候自动将电视静音。

I'll show you how I made it. Check this out.

我来演示一下这是怎么做的。仔细听。

Our producers caught up with Kim Kardashian earlier today to find out what she was planning on wearing to her

我们的制片人今天碰到金·卡戴珊，了解到她将穿什么去参加...

It should do a pretty good job of protecting our ears from having to hear about the details of Kim Kardashian's wedding.

这个效果不错，让我们不必听到关于金·卡戴珊婚礼的细节。

Okay. So, you know, again, what is interesting here is that Matt found this module⁴ that lets Arduino process TV signals,

好。有趣的是，Matt找到了一个模块，可以让Arduino处理电视信号，

he found some code written by somebody else that generates infrared⁵ signals for the TV,

同时他还找到了别人写的一些代码，这些代码可以向电视传送红外信号，

put it together and then created this great project.

他把找到的这些东西组合在一起，做了这个有趣的东西。

1 hack   

n.劈，砍，出租马车；v.劈，砍，干咳

参考例句：

• He made a hack at the log.他朝圆木上砍了一下。
• Early settlers had to hack out a clearing in the forest where they could grow crops.早期移民不得不在森林里劈出空地种庄稼。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。

4 module   

n.组件，模块，模件；(航天器的)舱

参考例句：

• The centre module displays traffic guidance information.中央模块显示交通引导信息。
• Two large tanks in the service module held liquid oxygen.服务舱的两个大气瓶中装有液态氧。

5 infrared   

adj./n.红外线(的)

参考例句：

• Infrared is widely used in industry and medical science.红外线广泛应用于工业和医学科学。
• Infrared radiation has wavelengths longer than those of visible light.红外辐射的波长比可见光的波长长。