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KennethShinozuka_2014Y-_我的一个小发明，保护我爷爷的安全_
What's the fastest growing threat to Americans' health? 威胁美国人健康的疾病中,上升速度最快的是哪一种？
Cancer ? Heart attacks? Diabetes ? 癌症？心脏病？糖尿病？
Cancer:n.癌症;恶性肿瘤; Diabetes:n.糖尿病;多尿症;
The answer is actually none of these; it's Alzheimer's disease . 实际上都不是 （上升最快的）是老年痴呆症（即阿尔茨海默氏病）
disease:n.病,[医]疾病;弊病;vt.传染;使…有病;
Every 67 seconds, someone in the United States is diagnosed with Alzheimer's. 每隔67秒 美国就有一人被诊断出患有该疾病
United:adj.联合的; v.联合,团结; (unite的过去分词和过去式) diagnosed:v.诊断(疾病);判断(问题的原因);(diagnose的过去分词和过去式)
As the number of Alzheimer's patients triples by the year 2050, caring for them, as well as the rest of the aging population, will become an overwhelming societal challenge. 老年痴呆患者的数量到2050年会翻三倍 照顾这些患者,以及其他老龄人口 将会变成一个非常大的社会挑战
patients:n.接受治疗者,病人;(patient的复数) triples:n.三倍数(triple的复数);v.三倍于(triple的第三人称单数); as well as:也;和…一样;不但…而且; overwhelming:adj.势不可挡的; v.压倒; (overwhelm的现在分词) societal:adj.社会的;
My family has experienced firsthand the struggles of caring for an Alzheimer's patient. 我的家庭有着切身的体验 知道照顾一名老年痴呆患者的辛苦
firsthand:adj.直接的;直接采购的;直接得来的;adv.直接地;
Growing up in a family with three generations, 我成长在一个三代同堂的家庭
I've always been very close to my grandfather. 从小就跟自己的爷爷非常亲近
When I was four years old, my grandfather and I were walking in a park in Japan when he suddenly got lost. 当我四岁的时候 我跟爷爷在公园里散步 然后他突然失踪了
It was one of the scariest moments I've ever experienced in my life, and it was also the first instance that informed us that my grandfather had Alzheimer's disease. 这是迄今为止最让我害怕的回忆之一 这也第一次使我们意识到 爷爷得了老年痴呆
instance:n.实例;情况;建议;v.举...为例; informed:adj.见多识广的; v.通知; (inform的过去分词和过去式)
Over the past 12 years, his condition got worse and worse, and his wandering in particular caused my family a lot of stress. 过去12年来,他的病情一点一点加重了 尤其是他出去游荡的时候,全家都会很紧张（他失踪）
in particular:尤其,特别;
My aunt, his primary caregiver , really struggled to stay awake at night to keep an eye on him, and even then often failed to catch him leaving the bed. 我姑妈,主要是她照顾着爷爷 夜里硬撑着不敢睡觉,为了留心爷爷的状况 即使这样,也不能阻止爷爷半夜下床（乱走动）
caregiver:n.照料者,护理者; struggled:v.奋斗;努力;争取;艰难地行进;抗争;(struggle的过去式和过去分词) keep an eye on:v.照看;留意;密切注视;
I became really concerned about my aunt's well-being as well as my grandfather's safety. 我变得很关心姑妈的健康 和我爷爷的安全
concerned:adj.有关的;关心的;v.关心;与…有关;(concern的过去时和过去分词) well-being:n.幸福;康乐;
I searched extensively for a solution that could help my family's problems, but couldn't find one. 我大范围的搜寻为了找到一个可以帮到我家庭的方法 却以失败告终
extensively:adv.广阔地;广大地; solution:n.解决方案;溶液;溶解;解答;
Then, one night about two years ago, 后来,两年前的一个晚上
I was looking after my grandfather and I saw him stepping out of the bed. 我在照顾爷爷的时候,看到他正想要下床
The moment his foot landed on the floor, 他的脚碰到地面的瞬间
I thought, why don't I put a pressure sensor on the heel of his foot? 我想到,为什么不在他的后脚跟放个压力传感器呢？
sensor:n.传感器; heel:n.脚后跟;足跟;卑鄙的家伙;v.给(鞋等)修理后跟;倾侧;倾斜
Once he stepped onto the floor and out of the bed, the pressure sensor would detect an increase in pressure caused by body weight and then wirelessly send an audible alert to the caregiver's smartphone . 当他下床着地的时候 传感器就能检测到由于爷爷体重造成的一股上升的压力 并能无线传输警报信号给看护人的手机
detect:vt.察觉;发现;探测; wirelessly:用无线电报与…联系;用无线电报发送(信息等):;;打无线电报;打无线电话; audible:adj.听得见的;听得见地; alert:n.警报; adj.警觉的; v.向…报警; smartphone:n.智能手机;
That way, my aunt could sleep much better at night without having to worry about my grandfather's wandering. 这样一来,我姑妈晚上就可以睡得更好一些 不用一直瞪大眼睛提防爷爷到处走动
So now I'd like to perform a demonstration of this sock. 现在我来展示一下我发明的（压力感应的）袜子
perform:v.表演;执行;履行;演出;工作,运转(好/不好); demonstration:n.示范;演示;论证;证明;
Could I please have my sock model on the stage ? 能邀请我的（袜子展示）模特到台上来吗？
on the stage:在舞台上;现阶段;当演员;
Great. 太棒了
So once the patient steps onto the floor -- 一旦病人的脚着地
(Ringing) -- an alert is sent to the caregiver's smartphone. （警报声） 警报就会被发送到看护人的手机
Thank you. (Applause) 谢谢 （掌声）
Thank you, sock model. 谢谢我的模特
So this is a drawing of my preliminary design. 这就是我这个想法一开始的草图
preliminary:n.准备;预赛;初步措施;adj.初步的;开始的;预备的;
My desire to create a sensor-based technology perhaps stemmed from my lifelong love for sensors and technology. 我之所以想要创造一个基于传感器的技术 原因可能来自我对传感器和相关科技的热爱
technology:n.技术;工艺;术语; stemmed:adj.去掉茎或梗的; v.起源于(stem的过去分词形式); sensors:n.[自]传感器,感应器;感测器(sensor的复数);
When I was six years old, an elderly family friend fell down in the bathroom and suffered severe injuries . 当我六岁的时候 家里一位年长的亲戚在浴室摔倒了 伤得很重
elderly:adj.上了年纪的;过了中年的;稍老的; severe:adj.极为恶劣的;十分严重的;严厉的;苛刻的; injuries:n.伤害,损伤;挫伤;(injury的复数)
I became concerned about my own grandparents and decided to invent a smart bathroom system. 我开始关注自己的祖父母（的安全） 并决定设计一套智能浴室系统
Motion sensors would be installed inside the tiles of bathroom floors to detect the falls of elderly patients whenever they fell down in the bathroom. 运动传感器将会被嵌入浴室的地砖里面 当老人摔倒在地板上的时候就能够探测到
Motion:n.动作;移动;手势;请求;意向;议案;v.运动;打手势; installed:v.安装;设置;使就职(install的过去分词和过去式) tiles:n.[建]瓷砖(tile的复数形式);v.铺砖(tile的第三人称单数形式);
Since I was only six years old at the time and I hadn't graduated from kindergarten yet, 当时我才只有6岁 幼儿园都没有毕业
kindergarten:n.幼儿园;
I didn't have the necessary resources and tools to translate my idea into reality, but nonetheless , my research experience really implanted in me a firm desire to use sensors to help the elderly people. 我没法获取所需的资源和工具来实现我的想法 但是,我的研究经历 让我建立起坚定的信念,用传感器去帮助老人
resources:n.[计][环境]资源; v.向…提供资金(resource的第三人称单数); translate:v.翻译;被翻译;被译成;(使)转变; nonetheless:adv.尽管如此,但是; implanted:植入的;
I really believe that sensors can improve the quality of life of the elderly. 我坚信传感器可以提高老年人的生活质量
improve:v.改进;改善;
When I laid out my plan, I realized that I faced three main challenges: first, creating a sensor; second, designing a circuit; and third, coding a smartphone app. 当我开始细化我的计划时,我意识到我面临三大挑战 第一,创造一个传感器 第二,设计电路 第三,写出一个手机App
coding:n.译码;v.把…编码;(code的现在分词)
This made me realize that my project was actually much harder to realize than I initially had thought it to be. 这让我意识到我的计划比我一开始想象的 要难的多
initially:adv.最初,首先;开头;
First, I had to create a wearable sensor that was thin and flexible enough to be worn comfortably on the bottom of the patient's foot. 首先,我需要发明一个可穿戴的传感器,足够轻薄灵活 要能够舒适的穿在病人的脚上。
wearable:adj.可穿用的,可佩带的;耐用的;n.衣服; flexible:adj.灵活的;柔韧的;易弯曲的;
After extensive research and testing of different materials like rubber , which I realized was too thick to be worn snugly on the bottom of the foot, 在调研和尝试了许多种材料之后,我意识到 橡胶之类的材料太厚了穿在脚上不服帖
rubber:n.橡胶;橡皮;v.涂橡胶于…; snugly:adv.舒适地;隐蔽地;贴身地;紧密地;
I decided to print a film sensor with electrically conductive pressure-sensitive ink particles . 我决定打印一个薄膜式传感器 使用能感知压力的电子墨水来构造。
electrically:adv.电力地;有关电地; conductive:adj.传导的;传导性的;有传导力的; pressure-sensitive:adj.压敏; particles:n.微粒,粒子;粒子系统;碎木料(particle的复数形式);
Once pressure is applied , the connectivity between the particles increases. 一旦产生压力,墨水粒子之间连通性就增加了
applied:adj.应用的;实用的;v.应用;使用;申请,请求;(apply的过去分词和过去式) connectivity:n.[数]连通性;
Therefore, I could design a circuit that would measure pressure by measuring electrical resistance . 这样我就可以设计一个测试压力的电路 通过测量电阻
circuit:n.环行路线;电路;线路;巡回赛;v.巡回;周游; resistance:n.电阻;抵抗;阻力;抗力;
Next, I had to design a wearable wireless circuit, but wireless signal transmission consumes lots of power and requires heavy, bulky batteries . 接下来,我需要设计一个可穿戴的无线电路 但是无线信号传输非常耗电 并且需要笨重的电池
transmission:n.传输;传染;播送;发射;广播;传动装置; consumes:v.消耗,耗费;吃;喝;饮;使充满(强烈的感情);(consume的第三人称单数) bulky:adj.体积大的;庞大的;笨重的; batteries:n.电池;炮组;炮列;[法]殴打;(batteries是battery的复数)
Thankfully , I was able to find out about the Bluetooth low energy technology, which consumes very little power and can be driven by a coin-sized battery . 谢天谢地,我找到了低功耗的蓝牙技术 功耗很低,纽扣电池就能够带动起来
Thankfully:adv.感谢地;感激地; Bluetooth:n.蓝牙技术(一种无线通信的标准); battery:n.[电]电池,蓄电池;n.[法]殴打;n.[军]炮台,炮位;
This prevented the system from dying in the middle of the night. 这就避免了系统工作到半夜就没电的尴尬
Lastly, I had to code a smartphone app that would essentially transform the care-giver's smartphone into a remote monitor. 最后,我需要自己写一个智能手机App 它将看护人的手机变成一个远程监控器
essentially:adv.本质上;本来; transform:v.使改变;使改观;使转换;n.[数]变换式;[化]反式; remote:adj.偏远的;偏僻的;遥远的;久远的;
For this, I had to expand upon my knowledge of coding with Java and XCode and I also had to learn about how to code for Bluetooth low energy devices by watching YouTube tutorials and reading various textbooks. 为此,我需要在Java和XCode基础上继续探索 并自学了如何用代码去操纵蓝牙低功耗设备 为此我看了很多的YouTube视频,翻了很多书
expand:v.扩张;使膨胀;详述;发展;张开,展开; devices:n.[机][计]设备;[机]装置;[电子]器件(device的复数); tutorials:n.教程;专题报告;学习指南(tutorial的复数);
Integrating these components , I was able to successfully create two prototypes , one in which the sensor is embedded inside a sock, and another that's a re-attachable sensor assembly that can be adhered anywhere that makes contact with the bottom of the patient's foot. 把这些组件拼接起来,我成功的做出来了两个原型 其中一个原型,传感器被嵌入袜子里 另一个原型,传感器是可以拆卸的 可以粘在病人脚底 任何产生接触的地方
Integrating:v.(使)合并,成为一体;(使)加入,融入群体;(integrate的现在分词) components:n.部件;组件;成份(component复数); prototypes:n.原型;技术原型;雏型; embedded:adj.嵌入式的;植入的;内含的;v.嵌入(embed的过去式和过去分词形式); assembly:n.装配;集会,集合; adhered:v.坚持;粘附;依附(adhere的过去分词); contact:n.接触,联系;v.使接触,联系;
I've tested the device on my grandfather for about a year now, and it's had a 100 percent success rate in detecting the over 900 known cases of his wandering. 我给爷爷试验了一年的时间 它拥有百分之百的准确率 成功捕获了爷爷超过900次的发病情况
detecting:n.检测;检定;v.发现;探知(detect的现在分词);adj.探测的;
Last summer, I was able to beta test my device at several residential care facilities in California, and I'm currently incorporating the feedback to further improve the device into a marketable product. 去年夏天,我开始在美国加州的 一些护理院试用这套设备 目前我正在收集反馈 后续会将这个设备完善成一个可以进入市场的产品
beta test:n.*β测试(外部对公司新产品的测试); residential:adj.住宅的;与居住有关的; facilities:n.设施;设备;特别装置;特色;场所;(facility的复数) currently:adv.当前;一般地; incorporating:v.将…包括在内;包含;吸收;使并入;注册成立;(incorporate的现在分词) feedback:n.反馈;反馈意见;回授;[电子]反馈; marketable:adj.市场的;可销售的;有销路的;
Testing the device on a number of patients made me realize that I needed to invent solutions for people who didn't want to wear socks to sleep at night. 在病人实际试用的过程中 我意识到我需要创新解决方案 因为有些人晚上睡觉是不习惯穿袜子的
So sensor data, collected on a vast number of patients, can be useful for improving patient care and also leading to a cure for the disease, possibly. 从大规模的病人身上采集到的传感器数据 不仅对于照顾病人有帮助作用 对于疾病本身的治疗也可能会有帮助
improving:v.改进;改善;(improve的现在分词)
For example, I'm currently examining correlations between the frequency of a patient's nightly wandering and his or her daily activities and diet. 例如,我现在在检测的 是尝试发现病人夜间活动与饮食 以及白天的行为之间的关联
correlations:n.统计,[数]相关(correlation复数形式);相互关系; frequency:n.频率;发生率;重复率;频繁; nightly:adj.夜间的;每夜的;adv.每夜;
One thing I'll never forget is when my device first caught my grandfather's wandering out of bed at night. 我永远忘不了我的设备第一次成功地 捕获出我爷爷半夜下床的时刻
At that moment, I was really struck by the power of technology to change lives for the better . 那一刻我强烈的感受到了科技的力量 让生活更美好的力量
for the better:好转,向好的方向发展;
People living happily and healthfully -- that's the world that I imagine. 人们可以健康快乐的生活 这是我的梦想
Thank you very much. 非常感谢
(Applause) （掌声）