TED演讲:如何成为生化人并扩展人类潜能(8)

By connecting Jim's nervous system bidirectionally to his synthetic¹ limb, neurological embodiment was achieved.

通过将吉姆的神经系统双向连接到他的合成肢体上，实现了神经体现。

I hypothesized that because Jim can think and move his synthetic limb,

我推测，因为吉姆能思考和移动他的合成肢体，

and because he can feel those movements within his nervous system,

他还能在神经系统内感受到那些移动，

the prosthesis is no longer a separate tool, but an integral part of Jim, an integral part of his body.

所以，假肢不再是单独的工具，而是吉姆的一部分，整个身体不可分割的一部分。

Because of this neurological embodiment, Jim doesn't feel like a cyborg.

由于神经体现，吉姆不觉得自己像生化人。

He feels like he just has his leg back, that he has his body back.

他觉得就像找回了自己的腿、找回自己的身体而已。

Now I'm often asked when I'm going to be neurally² linked to my synthetic limbs bidirectionally, when I'm going to become a cyborg.

现在我经常被问到何时会将我的合成肢体双向接通神经，准备何时成为生化人。

The truth is, I'm hesitant to become a cyborg.

事实上，我很犹豫要不要成为生化人。

Before my legs were amputated, I was a terrible student. I got D's and often F's in school.

截肢前我是个糟糕的学生。在学校的成绩是D，常常是F。

Then, after my limbs were amputated, I suddenly became an MIT professor.

截肢后，我突然成为麻省理工学院的教授了。

Now I'm worried that once I'm neurally connected to my limbs once again, my brain will remap back to its not-so-bright self.

现在我有点担心，我的肢体一旦接通神经，大脑会重新回到那个不太聪明的自己。

But you know what, that's OK, because at MIT, I already have tenure³.

不过没关系，你们也知道，我已是麻省理工学院的终身教授了。

1 synthetic   

adj.合成的，人工的；综合的；n.人工制品

参考例句：

• We felt the salesman's synthetic friendliness.我们感觉到那位销售员的虚情假意。
• It's a synthetic diamond.这是人造钻石。

2 neurally   

神经的； 背的，背侧的

参考例句：

• Not to mention the physical effects of neural or endocrine overload. 更不用说神经和内分沁超负荷对身体的影响了。
• In 100,000 births, a screening program would avent 187 neural tube defects. 在100，000婴儿中，一项筛检可避免187个神经管缺陷。

3 tenure   

n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期

参考例句：

• He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
• Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。