A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
科技
Technology
I love the writing. I love the idea of typing and seeing it on the computer and printing it out myself and, you know, moving sentences around. I like that.
我喜欢写作。我喜欢打字，在电脑上看到它，然后自己打印出来，你知道，移动句子。我很喜欢这样。
On the molecular scale, you find it's reasonable to have a machine that does a million steps per second, a mechanical system that works at computer speeds.
在分子尺度上，你会发现拥有一台每秒百万步的机器是合理的，一个以计算机速度工作的机械系统。
Activating oxygen can produce compounds called radicals that put oxidative stress on cells. Such stress could ultimately lead to cancer and other diseases.
激活氧气可以产生一种叫做自由基的化合物，这种化合物会给细胞带来氧化压力。这种压力最终可能导致癌症和其他疾病。
One of the things that has been truly incredible to observe though, is the amount of venture investment that has gone into early stage security technology.
其中一件令人难以置信的事情是，进入早期安全技术的风险投资的数量。
After the Shuttle checks out on its two upcoming flights, it will be ready to take larger components up to the International Space Station later this fall.
在航天飞机完成即将到来的两次飞行后，它将准备在今年秋天晚些时候把更大的部件送上国际空间站。
A beam of luminous hydrogen canal rays has, owing to its velocity, exactly the same direction as that of the electric field in which it may be made to move.
一束发光的氢通道射线，由于它的速度，与使它运动的电场方向完全相同。
In practical terms the South Pointing Chariot was a simple direction finder. It could have been made to point in any direction - north, south, east or west.
实际上，指向南方的战车是一个简单的测向器。它可以指向任何方向——北、南、东或西。
As a small company our fastest way to market was going to be by working with other retailers that were known for pioneering new technologies and categories.
作为一家小公司，我们进入市场最快的方式将是与其他以开拓新技术和品类而闻名的零售商合作。
I have a love/hate relationship with just about all technology in my life. My first typewriter in particular. I had a helluva time putting new ribbon on it.
在我的生活中，我对几乎所有的技术都有一种爱恨交加的关系。尤其是我的第一台打字机。我花了很长时间给它系上新丝带。
We were flying on a winged vehicle that would do reentry different than we had ever done before. So all of those were firsts. Test pilots truly love firsts.
我们是在一个有翼的飞行器上飞行，它将做的再入不同于我们以前做过的。这些都是第一次。试飞员真的喜欢第一次。
As the god of contemporary man’s idolatry, science is a two-handed engine, and as such science is too important a human activity to leave to the scientists.
作为当代人类偶像崇拜的上帝，科学是一个双手驱动的引擎，因此科学作为人类的一项重要活动，不能留给科学家。
I can write a program that lets you break the copy protection on a music file. But I can't write a program that solders new connections onto a chip for you.
我可以写一个程序，让你打破对音乐文件的复制保护。但是我不能写一个程序来为你把新的连接焊接到芯片上。
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For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled.
对于一项成功的技术，现实必须凌驾于公共关系之上，因为自然是不会被愚弄的。
Technology gives us power, but it does not and cannot tell us how to use that power. Thanks to technology, we can instantly communicate across the world, but it still doesn't help us know what to say.
技术给了我们力量，但它没有也不能告诉我们如何使用这种力量。多亏了科技，我们可以在世界各地即时交流，但它仍然不能帮助我们知道该说什么。
Despite all the technical improvements, it still boils down to a man or a woman and a microphone, playing music, sharing stories, talking about issues - communicating with an audience.
尽管技术上有了很大的进步，但归根结底还是一个男人或一个女人和麦克风，播放音乐，分享故事，谈论问题——与观众交流。
The kind of environment that we developed Google in, the reason that we were able to develop a search engine, is the web was so open. Once you get too many rules, that will stifle innovation.
我们开发谷歌的环境，我们能够开发搜索引擎的原因，是网络是如此的开放。一旦你制定了太多的规则，就会扼杀创新。
All of the biggest technological inventions created by man - the airplane, the automobile, the computer - says little about his intelligence, but speaks volumes about his laziness.
人类创造的所有最伟大的技术发明——飞机、汽车、电脑——很少提到他的智力，但却充分说明了他的懒惰。
People live longer today than they ever have. They live happier lives, have more knowledge, more information. All this is the result of communications technology. How is any of that bad?
人们今天比以往活得更长。他们过着更快乐的生活，拥有更多的知识和信息。所有这些都是通信技术的结果。有什么不好的?