TED演讲:火星现在是什么时间(8)

But of course, it's 2016, so there's an app for that.

当然，到了2016年，已经有手机软件可以替代手表了。

So now instead of the watches, we can also use our phones.

现在我们可以用手机来代替手表。

But the impact¹ on families was just across the board;

但这对家庭的影响的确是非常大的；

it wasn't just those of us who were working on the rovers but our families as well.

不仅仅是我们这些操控漫游者的人，还有我们的家人。

This is David Oh, one of our flight directors²,

这是大卫，我们的飞行指挥官之一，

and he's at the beach in Los Angeles with his family at 1:00 in the morning.

这是他在洛杉矶的沙滩上，凌晨1点。

So because we landed in August and his kids didn't have to go back to school until September,

因为我们的探测器8月份就要着陆，他的孩子直到9月份才会开学，

they actually went on to Mars³ time with him for one month.

他们就随着他过了一个月火星时间。

They got up 40 minutes later every day. And they were on dad's work schedule.

他们的作息每天都会推迟40分钟。全家都随着父亲的日程表。

So they lived on Mars time for a month and had these great adventures,

他们过了一个月火星时间，现在想来还真是一个大挑战，

like going bowling⁴ in the middle of the night or going to the beach.

像是在午夜去打保龄球，或是去沙滩。

And one of the things that we all discovered is you can get anywhere in Los Angeles at 3:00 in the morning when there's no traffic.

而且我们都发现了一件事，你可以在凌晨3点去洛杉矶的任何地方，大街上空荡荡的，一辆车也没有。

1 impact   

n.冲击，碰撞；影响；vt.装紧，压紧

参考例句：

• The computer had made a great impact on modern life.计算机对现代生活产生了巨大的影响.
• How will the war impact on such a poet?战争对这样一个诗人会产生什么影响？

2 directors   

n.主管( director的名词复数 )；董事；负责人；导演

参考例句：

• I have had the good fortune to work with some brilliant directors. 我有幸与一些卓越的主管人员共事。
• one of the most exciting directors of the Australian new wave 澳大利亚新浪潮派中最为振奋人心的导演之一

3 Mars   

n.火星，战争

参考例句：

• As of now we don't know much about Mars.目前我们对火星还知之甚少。
• He contended that there must be life on Mars.他坚信火星上面一定有生物。

4 bowling   

n.保龄球运动

参考例句：

• Bowling is a popular sport with young and old.保龄球是老少都爱的运动。
• Which sport do you 1ike most,golf or bowling?你最喜欢什么运动，高尔夫还是保龄球？