偶像励志英语演讲 第101期:如何解决这个世界最严重的不平等(11)

[00:00.15]The emergence of low-cost personal computers gave rise to a powerful network 低成本的个人电脑的出现，使得一个强大的互联网诞生， [00:07.09]that has transformed opportunities for learning and communicating. 它为学习和交流提供了很大的机会。 [00:13.59]The magical thing about this network is not just that it collapses distance and makes everyone your neighbor. 网络的神奇之处，不仅仅是它缩短了距离，使得天涯若比邻。 [00:21.51]It also dramatically increases the number of brilliant minds we can have working together on the same problem- 它还极大地增加了怀有相同的很好的想法的人们聚集在一起的机会，我们可以为了解决同一个问题，一起共同工作。 [00:30.04]and that scales up the rate of potential of innovation to a staggering degree. 这就大大加快了革新的潜在的进程，发展速度简直快得让人震惊。 [00:36.43]At the same time, for every person who has access to this technology, five people don't. 与此同时，世界上有条件上网的人，只是全部人口的六分之一。 [00:44.44]That means many creative minds are left out of this discussion- 这意味着，还有许多具有创造性的人们，没有加入到我们的讨论中来—— [00:48.56]smart people with practical intelligence and relevant experience 那些有着实践智慧和相关经验的聪明人， [00:53.48]who don't have the technology to hone their talents or contribute their ideas to the world. 却没有技术来将他们的天赋或者想法与全世界分享。 [01:01.43]We need as many people as possible to gain access to this technology, 我们需要尽可能地让更多的人有机会使用新技术， [01:08.03]because these advances are riggering a revolution in what human beings can do for one another. 因为这些新技术正在引发一场革命，人类将因此可以互相帮助。 [01:17.38]They are making it possible not just for national governments, 新技术正在创造一种可能，不仅政府， [01:21.54]but for universities, corporations, smaller organizations, and even individuals 还包括大学、公司、小机构、甚至个人， [01:28.18]to see problems, see approaches, and measure the impact of their efforts 能够发现问题所在、能够找到解决办法、能够评估他们努力的效果， [01:34.01]to address the hunger, poverty, and desperation George Marshall spoke of 60 years ago. 去改变那些马歇尔六十年前就说到过的问题——饥饿、贫穷和绝望。

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