公众人物毕业演讲第414期:拜登2013宾夕法尼亚大学(12)

　　Self-driving automobiles¹ reducing traffic fatalities² by 80% while freeing up our commute³ time.

　　自动驾驶汽车将减少80%的交通死亡率 并减少通勤时间

　　A world in which hunger is vanquished⁴ by crops that don't need soil, water, fertilizer, or pesticides⁵ to thrive.

　　世界范围内饥饿将不再发生 作物将不再需要土壤 水 肥料 农药就能茁壮成长

　　I'm not making this up The Office of Science & Technology, the President's group --.

　　这些不是我胡编乱造的 科学与技术办公室 总统的团队

　　Every President has a group of brilliant scientists part of which are headed by your President.

　　每位总统都有一个杰出科学家团队 整个团队由总统牵头

　　Who come and advise us on those things that are just on the cusp By the time you stand before your children graduating from this great University.

　　这些最前沿的东西就是他们提供的建议 等到你们像我这样出席自己子女的毕业典礼时

　　Much of what I said will already have happened All these things are on the horizon.

　　我说的那些 很多可能都将成为现实 所有这些都即将来临

　　And all of it will not only change the way we live but will create millions upon millions of new, good-paying jobs.

　　所有这些不仅会改变我们的生活方式 还会创造千百万的高收入新岗位

　　And you're a part of it In fact, you're gonna build it.

　　你们就是这个的一部分 实际上 这将由你们来实现

　　You will take advantage of it So today, for all the uncertainty⁶ you may feel.

　　你们也将从中获得益处 今天 你们可能感受到了各种不确定性

　　Never forget the future is within your control Don't listen to the cynics -- that's the only piece of advice I will give you.

　　但千万不要忘记未来在你们的掌控之下 不要听那些讽世者的 这是我对你们唯一的忠告

　　And of which I am absolutely certain They were wrong about my generation.

　　只有这一点 我完全肯定 关于我那一代 他们就错了

1 automobiles   

n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 fatalities   

n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 )；死亡；致命性；命运

参考例句：

• Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。
• The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 commute   

vi.乘车上下班；vt.减(刑)；折合；n.上下班交通

参考例句：

• I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。
• Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。

4 vanquished   

v.征服( vanquish的过去式和过去分词 )；战胜；克服；抑制

参考例句：

• She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I vanquished her coldness with my assiduity. 我对她关心照顾从而消除了她的冷淡。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 pesticides   

n.杀虫剂( pesticide的名词复数 )；除害药物

参考例句：

• vegetables grown without the use of pesticides 未用杀虫剂种植的蔬菜
• There is a lot of concern over the amount of herbicides and pesticides used in farming. 人们对农业上灭草剂和杀虫剂的用量非常担忧。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。