TED演讲:为什么应该喜爱'恶心'的科学(5)

 　　But truthfully, we all spend sort of a big part of our lives just trying not to be gross. 但事实上，我们一生中都花费了很长时间试着摆脱恶心的感觉。

　　When you really think about it, we're sort of just like bags of fluids and some weird¹ tissues surrounded by a thin layer of skin. 当你们认真思考它时，我们也不过是皮包着骨头的生物罢了--薄薄的皮肤包裹着液体和奇怪的组织。

　　And to a certain extent, multiple times a day, whether consciously or subconsciously², I need to remind myself not to fart publicly. 在有些情况下，有意或无意间，我需要在一天中多次提醒自己不要在公众场所放屁。

　　You know, we're desperately³ trying to avoid being gross all the time, 很显然，我们总是不顾一切地尝试躲避恶心的东西，

　　so I think many of us take this kind of voyeuristic⁴ delight in learning about gross things. 所以我认为大多数人会将这种偷窥的愉悦运用到恶心的事物上。

　　This is certainly true of kids; the number of middle school teachers who show my videos in their science classes is a testament⁵ to that. 尤其是儿童，在科学课堂上展示我的视频的中学老师的数量就是很好的证明。

　　But I think it's totally true of adults, too. 但我认为这个观点也适用于成人。

　　You know, I think we all love hearing about gross stories, 我认为我们都喜欢听闻恶心的故事，

　　because it's a socially acceptable way to explore the gross side of ourselves. 毕竟，探索我们自己恶心的一面，在社会层面上是可以接受的。

　　But there's this other reason that I think talking about gross stuff is so important. 让我觉得谈论恶心的东西很重要，还有着另一层原因。

　　So a while back, I made a video on tonsil stones -- sorry, everyone 前不久，我制作了一个关于扁桃体结石的视频--抱歉让大家觉得不舒服，

　　which are these balls of mucus and bacteria and food that get lodged⁶ in your tonsils and they smell really terrible, 这些镶嵌在你们扁桃体的粘液球，细菌和食物味道非常难闻，

　　sometimes you cough them up and it's like -- it's awful. 有时候会随着咳嗽喷出来，让人感到很恶心。

　　And many, many people have experienced this. 不少人都有过这样的经历。

　　But many of the people who have experienced this haven't really had a forum⁷ to talk about it. 但经历过这一过程的很多人，并未真正公开讨论过这个问题。

　　And today, this video that I made is my most popular video. It has millions of views. 时至今日，我制作的这个视频仍然是所有视频中最流行的一个。有几百万的点击率。

1 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

2 subconsciously   

ad.下意识地，潜意识地

参考例句：

• In choosing a partner we are subconsciously assessing their evolutionary fitness to be a mother of children or father provider and protector. 在选择伴侣的时候，我们会在潜意识里衡量对方将来是否会是称职的母亲或者父亲，是否会是合格的一家之主。
• Lao Yang thought as he subconsciously tightened his grasp on the rifle. 他下意识地攥紧枪把想。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

3 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

4 voyeuristic   

adj.喜好窥阴的

参考例句：

• On the other hand, perhaps the author of the spyware just has voyeuristic tendencies. 不过，也可能程序作者只是有窥阴癖而已。 来自互联网
• Hitchcock also a perverse thrill out of taking audiences on a voyeuristic roller-coaster ride. 希区柯克也有有害刺激的考虑受众的偷窥过山车旅程。 来自互联网

5 testament   

n.遗嘱；证明

参考例句：

• This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
• It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。

6 lodged   

v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 )；暂住；埋入；（权利、权威等）归属

参考例句：

• The certificate will have to be lodged at the registry. 证书必须存放在登记处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Our neighbours lodged a complaint against us with the police. 我们的邻居向警方控告我们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。