演讲文本

People in other parts of the world in the factories of India and China
在世界其它地方 例如印度和中国的工厂
are facing the same problems and clamoring for the same kinds of improvement in their air
当地也面临着相同问题 也希望空气质量得到改善
It is another opportunity for leadership
这是另一个争取领导权的机会
Toxic fogs were a thing of the past
毒雾已经成为过去时
Coal emissions still cause about 200,000 premature deaths in the United States alone
但现在 煤炭排放仅仅在美国 就在导致大约20万人早逝
It's hard to estimate how much bigger that number is elsewhere
很难预计这个数字在其它地方会有多大
Our fossil fuels are altering the climate of world
化石燃料正在改变地球气候
Rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns bring their own dangers and enormous economic costs
温度升高 天气反常 这些都会存在危险而且经济代价也会异常巨大
Think how much work didn't get done because of the polar vortex the grounded flights, the trains that didn't leave the stations and the cars that wouldn't start
想想有多少工作由于极地涡旋而被耽误飞机无法起飞 火车无法离站汽车无法开动
I mean, yes, you got to skip a few classes but it was not cheap
当然 这让你们能够少上几堂课但这个代价太大了
What we need are new ways to provide electricity new types of transportation and new approaches to doing business
我们需要有新的发电方式新的运输方式 以及新的经营方式
These will be the technologies and the ideas you are going to create and we can export
你们需要想出这方面的新技术和新点子 然后再出口国外
Right now the most difficult problems we face with regard to global warming are not the technical ones
现在全球变暖上 我们所面临的最大难题并不是技术上的那些
Those are huge and challenging to be sure and I hope you get to work on them right away, this afternoon
当然 技术上的问题也很难处理我希望你们今天下午立马就投入到这些工作之中

人物简介和演讲视频

人物简介
比尔·奈是美国著名科普专家，曾负责美国迪士尼公司制作的著名科教节目《比尔教科学》，并因此蜚声国内外。本视频是比尔·奈于2014年在马萨诸塞大学洛厄尔分校毕业典礼上的演讲，重点谈到了气候变化、探索宇宙等科学问题，勉励学生加入到科学世界的探索中来，并以此改变世界。