TED中英双语演讲稿Simple designs to save a life.pdfVIP

Simple designs to save a life Amy Smith 2006-08-15 /talks/amy_smith_simple_designs_to_save_a_life Pollykann - A powerful video player (App) for learning languages provided technical support for the subtitles. 本字幕由【小鹦看看】- 用了会后悔，不用更后悔的外语学习App，提供技术支持。 In terms of invention, 说到发明 Id like to tell you the tale of one of my favorite projects. 我想跟你们说说我最得意的一个项目 I think its one of the most exciting that Im working on, 我觉得它是我现在做的最令我兴奋的项目 but I think its also the simplest. 同时也是最简单的一个 Its a project that has the potential to make a huge impact around the world. 这个项目很可能极大地影响世界 It addresses one of the biggest health issues on the planet, 它能解决目前世界上最严重的健康问题之一 the number one cause of death in children under five. 这个问题是5岁以下儿童死亡的头号杀手 Which is ...? Water-borne diseases? Diarrhea? Malnutrition? 是什么呢？ 水媒传染疾病？痢疾？营养不良？ No. Its breathing the smoke from indoor cooking fires -- 都不对，是吸入厨房油烟 acute respiratory infections caused by this. 导致急性呼吸道感染，你相信吗？ Can you believe that? I find this shocking and somewhat appalling. 我感到很震惊也很可怕 Cant we make cleaner burning cooking fuels? 我们能否发明更清洁的炊事燃料？ Cant we make better stoves? 更好的炉灶？ How is it that this can lead to over two million deaths every year? 这个问题为何每年能杀死200多万人呢？ I know Bill Joy was talking to you about the wonders of carbon nanotubes, 我知道Bill Joy和大家讲过碳纳管的奇妙之处那今天我就和大家讲讲 so Im going to talk to you about the wonders of carbon macro-tubes, 大碳管也就是木炭的妙用 which is charcoal. (Laughter) So this is a picture of rural Haiti. Haiti is now 98 percent deforested. 这是一张海地乡村的照片，海地国土面积的98%如今都没有森林覆盖了 Youll see scenes like this all over the island. 整个海地岛屿都是这幅景象 It leads to all sorts of environmental problems 这造成了各种环境问题 and problems that affect people throughout the nation. 以及一些影响海地人民的其他问题 A couple years ago there was severe flooding 几年前一场洪水肆虐 that led to thousands of deaths -- 夺走了几千人的生命 thats directly attributable to the fact 这都是因为 that there are no trees on the hills to stabilize the soil. 山上没有树来巩固土壤 So the ra