2019年CRI Man pours water on Baidu CEO Robin Li during live event

 

A man took to the stage during a speech by Baidu CEO and chairman Robin¹ Li at the Baidu Artificial Intelligence (AI) Developers Conference on Wednesday and poured a bottle of water over his head. The moment was captured on video, and has become a huge sensation on social media in China.

The man, who has so far not been identified, said nothing as he walked up to Li and emptied his water bottle onto him. After a few seconds of speechless astonishment², Li asked the man in English, "What's your problem?" The man was then grabbed by security guards and removed from the stage. The man's motive³ is unknown.

In the video, Li calmly wiped the water from his face and shortly afterwards continued his address, drenched⁴ yet determined⁵ to continue. "Unexpected things can happen on the road to advancement⁶ for artificial intelligence," Li joked afterwards. "However, our determination won't change, and we firmly believe that artificial intelligence will change everyone's life."

For more on this story and how the public has responded, check out our discussion with our reporters Wang Xiao and Niu Honglin.

1 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

2 astonishment   

n.惊奇，惊异

参考例句：

• They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
• I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。

3 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

4 drenched   

adj.湿透的；充满的v.使湿透( drench的过去式和过去分词 )；在某人（某物）上大量使用（某液体）

参考例句：

• We were caught in the storm and got drenched to the skin. 我们遇上了暴雨，淋得浑身透湿。
• The rain drenched us. 雨把我们淋得湿透。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

6 advancement   

n.前进，促进，提升

参考例句：

• His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。
• The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning.大学的目标应是促进学术。