TED演讲(视频+MP3+双语字幕):下一次工业革命就在眼前(6)

 Imagine a world where you can buy the exact products you want 想象一下，你可以买到符合你所有需求的产品，

with the functionalities you need, with the design you want, 具备你需要的所有功能，有你想要的设计，

at the same cost and lead time as a product that's been mass produced, 但却和大规模生产出的产品在价位与交付时间上相差无几，

like your car, or your clothes or your cell phone. 你可以买到你所定制的车、衣服，甚至是手机。

The new manufacturing revolution makes it possible. 这次新工业革命让这一切变得可能。

Advanced robots can be programmed in order to perform any product configuration¹ without any setup time or ramp² up. 我们可以通过对高级机器人编程，使其无须安装时间、无须缓冲，便可以完成任何产品装配。

3D printers instantaneously produce any customized design. 3D打印机可以即刻生产任何定做的设计品。

We are now able to produce a batch³ of one product, your product, 现如今我们可以用大批量生产所需同样的成本及订货交付时间

at the same cost and lead time as a batch of many. 来生产一个仅属于你的产品。

Those are only a few examples of the manufacturing revolution at play. 这些仅仅是当下工业革命的几个例子。

Not only will manufacturing become more productive, it will also become more flexible, 不仅生产率更高，同时制造业还变得更具弹性，

and those were exactly the elements of growth that we are missing. 而这些恰恰是我们缺少的增长要素。

But actually, there are even some bigger implications 但实际上，制造业重回聚光灯下

for all of us when manufacturing will find its way back into the limelight. 对我们所有人而言还有更深层次的意义。

It will create a huge macroeconomic shift. 它会带来巨大的宏观经济转变。

First, our factories will be relocated into our home markets. 首先，我们的工厂将会迁回国内市场。

In the world of scale customization, consumer proximity⁴ is the new norm. 在大规模订制的情况下，亲近客户将会变成新的模式。

Then, our factories will be smaller, agile⁵. 而且，我们的工厂会变得更小、更灵活。

1 configuration   

n.结构，布局，形态，(计算机)配置

参考例句：

• Geographers study the configuration of the mountains.地理学家研究山脉的地形轮廓。
• Prices range from $119 to $199,depending on the particular configuration.价格因具体配置而异，从119美元至199美元不等。

2 ramp   

n.暴怒，斜坡，坡道；vi.作恐吓姿势，暴怒，加速；vt.加速

参考例句：

• That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司机将车开上了斜坡。
• The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.这家工厂没有能力加速生产。

3 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

4 proximity   

n.接近，邻近

参考例句：

• Marriages in proximity of blood are forbidden by the law.法律规定禁止近亲结婚。
• Their house is in close proximity to ours.他们的房子很接近我们的。

5 agile   

adj.敏捷的，灵活的

参考例句：

• She is such an agile dancer!她跳起舞来是那么灵巧！
• An acrobat has to be agile.杂技演员必须身手敏捷。