公众人物毕业演讲第351期:梅琳达2013在杜克大学(10)

 There are zeros and ones I'm a one

这里有0也有1我是一个1

You're a one my friend in the Himalayas she's a one

你是一个1我的喜马拉雅朋友她也是一个1

Martin Luther King Jr. He was not a computer programmer so he called this concept a brotherhood¹

马丁.路德.金他不是一位计算机程序员他的理想是全世界情同手足

His hope was that college students would bring a brotherhood into being Dr King thought at that time

他希望大学学生们实现全世界情同手足的理想金牧师早在当时

That the world has shrunk as much as it was going to shrink and it's his words we dwarfed² distance and placed time in chains So the fact that people still don't treat each other like brothers and sisters

就认为世界已经收缩得很小他认为我们已经缩短了时间和空间距离所以人们无法像兄弟姐妹那样相互对待

To him, was an ethical³ failure I take a slightly different point of view I believe we are finally creating the scientific and technological⁴ tools

在他看来 是伦理的失败我的想法略有不同我认为现在我们才最终创造出科学和技术工具

To turn the world into a neighborhood and that gives you an amazing ethical opportunity You can light up network of 7 billion people

将世界转化为邻里从而赋予你们这个奇妙的伦理机遇你们可以筑起70亿人的联系网络

With long-lasting and highly motivating human connections You have spent the last few years at one of the most amazing universities on the planet

让人和人之间具有持久 积极的相互联系你们过去数年间在地球上最着名的大学之一就读

You've gained the knowledge and the skills to go out and do in the world whatever it is that you choose to do So what will you do?

不管你们如何选择后面的道路你们都学会了相应的知识和技能你们要怎么做呢

I hope you'll use the tools of technology to do what you already had it in your heart to do to connect

我希望 你们使用科技的工具做你们心中已经决定的事情去建立联系

To make of this world a brotherhood and a sisterhood And I can't wait to see what you do Congratulations

去把世界改造成一个充满手足之情的理想之地我已经等不及想看你们的作为了祝贺你们

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1 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

2 dwarfed   

vt.（使）显得矮小（dwarf的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The old houses were dwarfed by the huge new tower blocks. 这些旧房子在新建的高楼大厦的映衬下显得十分矮小。
• The elephant dwarfed the tortoise. 那只乌龟跟那头象相比就显得很小。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 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。