公众人物毕业演讲 第168期:比尔·奈马萨诸塞大学2014(15)

 　　is a consequence of ultraviolet¹ light, of latitude² and climate.

　　这只不过是紫外线 纬度和气候造成的。

　　There really is no such thing as race.

　　实际上并没有什么"种族"。

　　We're one species³, each of us much much more alike than we are different.

　　我们都是一个物种 相似性要远大于差异性。

　　We all came from Africa.

　　我们都来自非洲。

　　Thank you.

　　谢谢。

　　We're are all made of the same stardust.

　　我们都由相同的星尘组成。

　　We're all live and die on the same planet.

　　我们都在同一颗行星上生老病死。

　　this pale blue dot in the vastness of space.

　　地球也不过是无尽宇宙中的一个淡蓝色小点。

　　Along with all the stuff about making new great discoveries and changing the world.

　　除了让你们从事新的伟大发现和改变世界以外。

　　I'd like to give you some advice.

　　我还想给你们一些实际建议。

　　I mean, this is your commencement for crying out loud.

　　毕竟这是你们的毕业典礼。

　　just some plain old advice, like.

　　一些老掉牙的建议 例如。

　　if you smell fresh paint, don't walk under the latter.

　　闻到刚刷油漆的味道时 不要从梯子下走过。

　　Wear shoes in a thumbtack factory.

　　在图钉工厂中走动时务必穿鞋。

　　And don't try to smoke in the rain.

　　不要试图在雨中吸烟。

　　In fact, don't try to smoke at all.

　　实际上 任何时候都不要抽烟。

　　And let me say congratulations, UMass Lowell, it's always smoke free.

　　我要恭喜马萨诸塞大学洛厄尔分校 这里从来就是无烟区。

　　Now so here's what I think is an unusual piece of advice.

　　下面这条建议我认为很不寻常。

　　But if you're going to get a bucket of water thrown in your face.

　　如果有一桶水被泼到了你脸上。

　　untuck your shirt.

　　将扎好的衬衣抽出来。

　　and you wouldn't think it would make that much difference.

　　也许你并不觉得这样做有什么不同。

　　A cotton shirt like this one is hydrophilic.

　　像这样的棉衬衣是吸水的。

　　Water is going to stick to it, true enough.

　　水会被它吸附 没错。

　　but a shirttail, even a water-loving shirttail.

　　但是衬衣下摆 哪怕是吸水的衬衣下摆。

1 ultraviolet   

adj.紫外线的；n.紫外线

参考例句：

• It's called ultraviolet rays.它被叫做紫外线。
• The sun's ultraviolet rays are responsible for both tanning and burning.阳光中的紫外线是皮肤晒黑和灼伤的根源。

2 latitude   

n.纬度，行动或言论的自由(范围)，(pl.)地区

参考例句：

• The latitude of the island is 20 degrees south.该岛的纬度是南纬20度。
• The two cities are at approximately the same latitude.这两个城市差不多位于同一纬度上。

3 species   

n.物种，种群

参考例句：

• Are we the only thinking species in the whole of creation?我们是万物中惟一有思想的物种吗？
• This species of bird now exists only in Africa.这种鸟现在只存在于非洲。