演讲文本

Here in the United States less than a thirdof our fellow citizens

在美国只有不超过1/3的公民

Have acknowledged the troubles that lieahead

认识到了未来的麻烦

We have to engage in

我们需要参与进来

We have to bring them around so we can allget to work

我们需要让所有人一起开展工作

And dare I say it, change the world

我敢说这样就能改变世界

And I think we can, here's why

我们肯定能原因如下

We are at a tipping point

我们正处在一个临界点

With just a little bit more education

只要再多一点教育

With just a little bit more engagement, alittle bit more discussion

多一点参与多一点讨论

With a few more hilarious comedy bits

多一点欢闹的喜剧元素

People in the United States will joincitizens of other countries

美国人就能联合其它国家公民

And get to work on climate change

共同应对气候变化

I want you to be ready

我希望你们能够准备好

I want you to spark this movement and giveit a direction

我希望你们让这一运动迸发出火花并给它一个方向

I want you to change the world

我希望你们改变世界

As an environmentalist, I'm a fan ofwasting less

作为环保主义者我崇尚少浪费

That would be common sense

这是常识

I mean, if you drive less, we'll burn lessgas for example

例如少开车 就能减少汽油消耗

If we waste less clean water, we'll havemore clean water

少浪费干净水我们就会有更多干净水

But these are the easy examples

这些例子都很简单

That would be the low hanging fruit

可以说是"很容易摘到的果实"

Instead of just doing less

除了少浪费之外

We have to find ways to do more with less

我们还需要设法用较少资源做更多事情

That's the key to the future

这就是未来的关键

You are University of Massachusetts Lowellgraduates

你们是马萨诸塞大学洛厄尔分校毕业生

You really are among the best in the world

你们是世界上最棒的人之一

Thinking about new arrangements, new toolsand new elegantly engineered designs

你们能想出新部署新工具 全新且优雅的工程设计

To reach for what I like to call the highhanging fruit

去摘那些"不容易摘到的果实"

The big prizes, the great big prizes

也就是那些重大成果

And that's what we want you to do for us.I'm not kidding

这就是我希望你们为我们做的我没有开玩笑

Change the world in new exciting and bigways

以令人兴奋的方式为世界带来重大变革

Where do you see them all? Off your coast

哪里可以看到就在海岸边

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。