公众人物毕业演讲第345期:梅琳达2013在杜克大学(4)

 　　But I want to encourage you to reject these cynics who say that technology is flattening¹ your experience of the world Please don't let anyone make you think that you're any less somehow shallow不过我劝你们别听这些讽世者的别听他们说什么 科技正在毁灭你们的真实世界体验有些人仅仅因为你喜欢经常更新状态Because you like to update your status on a regular basis The people who say that technology has disconnected you are wrong but so are the people who say that technology has automatically connected you就说你变得有些浅薄 别听他们的认为科技让你们疏于联系的论调是错误的相反 认为科技自动让人联系起来的论调也是错误的Technology is just a tool It's a powerful tool but it's just a tool科技只是一个工具它是一个强有力的工具但仍然只是工具Deep human connection is very different It's not a tool人之间深入的联系非常独特它不是工具

　　It's not a means to the end It is the end It's the purpose of a meaningful life它不是实现目的的手段而是目的本身它是有意义的生活的目标And it will inspire the most amazing acts of love, generosity², and humanity In his famous speech "Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution" Martin Luther King Jr. Said它能激发这些最美妙的行为 爱 慷慨 人性在着名演讲《在大变革中保持清醒》中马丁.路德.金说Through our scientific and technological³ genius we have made of this world a neighborhood and yet we have not had the ethical⁴ commitment to make of it a brotherhood通过我们的科学和技术天赋"我们让这个世界变为邻里"但我们仍然缺少让世界充满手足之情的伦理担当Now with 50 years of hindsight I think it's fair to say that Dr. King was a little premature in calling the world's a neighborhood根据50年后的后见之明我想 金牧师那时就将世界看作邻里未免有些为时过早Back then Americans lumped whole continents into something they called the Third World as if what defined people on the other side of the planet在当时美国把世界上大面积的土地都笼统归为第三世界让人觉得似乎地球另一端的民众

1 flattening   

n. 修平 动词flatten的现在分词

参考例句：

• Flattening of the right atrial border is also seen in constrictive pericarditis. 右心房缘变平亦见于缩窄性心包炎。
• He busied his fingers with flattening the leaves of the book. 他手指忙着抚平书页。

2 generosity   

n.大度，慷慨，慷慨的行为

参考例句：

• We should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。
• We adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。

3 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• 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。

4 ethical   

adj.伦理的，道德的，合乎道德的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.必须使青年具有高度的道德观念。
• It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。