公众人物毕业演讲第329期:推特CEO迪克2013密歇根大学(7)

 The streets were all completely¹ blocked off by the San Francisco Police and the U.S. Secret Service was there and Russian Security² Forces were there

整条街都被旧金山警方封锁起来 满处都是美国特勤局和俄罗斯安全部队的人

And so was this crazy scene walking into the building I remember going through the metal detector³ to get into our office

进入到办公大楼时的景象非常疯狂 我记得进入办公室时 还要通过金属探测器

Which was there just for the day and there were all these guys in these crazy uniforms

这是当天的临时设置 到处都是疯狂的身着制服者

With these beautiful German Shepherds⁴ that looked like they could kill you standing⁵ right next to them

旁边站着漂亮的德国牧羊犬 看起来就像它们马上可以把你咬死一样

And so there was this huge buildup and President Medvedev came into the office with his entourage

这一切都为贵宾到访做足了铺垫 梅德韦杰夫总统在随从的簇拥下进入办公室

And they're all these reporters and cameras behind them and he was going to send out his first tweet from the office to the rest of the world

后面跟着一大堆记者和摄影师 他正打算在这间办公室里 将第一份推文发送给世界

Everyone was waiting for that happen and as he was walking down the hall

每个人都在等待这个时刻的到来 他沿大厅一路走来

Taking a tour of the office before going to send his first tweet I got a tap on my shoulder and I turn around and I say, "What is it?"

一路参观办公室 之后要发送他的第一份推文 这时我被拍了拍肩膀 我转过身说 "怎么了"

And this person says to me, "The site is down" And being the thoughtful⁶, charismatic leader that I am, I said

这个人跟我说 "网站挂了" 作为一个有思想 有魅力的领导者 我说

"Like totally down?" Totally down

"是完全挂掉了吗" 完全挂掉了

So the next day you know you guys and the rest of the world read

第二天 你们 还有世界上所有人都读到

President Obama welcoming Russian President Medvedev to Twitter and declaring that we maybe no longer needed the red phone anymore

奥巴马总统欢迎俄罗斯总统梅德韦杰夫到推特 宣布说 我们也许再也不需要安全热线了

Because we could now use Twitter. But for me, that moment was "The site is down"

因为我们现在可以使用推特 但在我看来 此刻是 "网站挂掉了"

And it's always like that not the "site is down" part

总是如此 倒不是"网站挂掉"这部分

1 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

2 security   

n.安全，安全感；防护措施；保证(金)，抵押(品)；债券，证券

参考例句：

• A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.一名保安人员飞身把他抱倒。
• There was tight security at the airport when the President's plane landed.总统的专机降落时，机场的保安措施很严密。

3 detector   

n.发觉者，探测器

参考例句：

• The detector is housed in a streamlined cylindrical container.探测器安装在流线型圆柱形容器内。
• Please walk through the metal detector.请走过金属检测器。

4 shepherds   

n.牧羊人，羊倌( shepherd的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Shepherds penned their flocks. 牧羊人把他们的羊群关入栏中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This was the first time the shepherds had seen the Corleone stare. 这两个牧民第一次看到考利昂家族传统的瞪眼。 来自教父部分

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 thoughtful   

adj.思考的，沉思的，体贴的，关心的

参考例句：

• She is thoughtful for her friends.她很体贴她的朋友们。
• This is a thoughtful essay.这是一篇具有思想性的随笔。