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| I wrote this poem after hearing a pretty well-known actress tell a very well-known interviewer on television, "I'm really getting into the Internet lately. |
我写了这首诗,当我看到电视上一个很著名的女星 对一个非常著名的记者说: “我最近迷上互联网了” |
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well-known:adj.著名的;众所周知的;清楚明白的; interviewer:采访者
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| I just wish it were more organized ." |
不过我希望互联网更加有秩序 |
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organized:adj.有组织的; v.组织; (organize的过去分词和过去式)
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| So -- |
所以... |
| (Laughter) |
（笑声） |
| if I controlled the Internet, you could auction your broken heart on eBay, take the money, go to Amazon , buy a phonebook for a country you've never been to, call folks at random until you find someone who flirts really well in a foreign language. |
如果我主宰了互联网 你可以在eBay（全球最大C2C电子商务网站）上拍卖你破碎的心 拿到钱,就上Amazon（全球最大B2C电子商务网站） 买一本你从没去过的国家的电话号码本,随机的拨打 直至你找到一个可以用流利的外语调情的人 |
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auction:v.拍卖;竞卖;n.拍卖; broken heart:n.破碎的心;哀恸; Amazon:亚马逊;古希腊女战士; phonebook:n.电话簿; random:adj.[数]随机的;任意的;胡乱的;n.随意;adv.胡乱地; flirts:vi.调情; vt.挥动; n.急扔;
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| (Laughter) |
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| If I were in charge of the Internet, you could Mapquest your lover's mood swings. |
如果我主宰了互联网 你可以知道你情人的心情地图 |
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in charge of:负责;主管; mood:n.情绪,语气;心境;气氛;
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| Hang a left at cranky , right at preoccupied , |
在抑郁的路口左转,在心神不宁处右转 |
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cranky:adj.暴躁的;古怪的;动摇的; preoccupied:adj.心事重重; v.使日夜思考; (preoccupy的过去分词和过去式)
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| U-turn on silent treatment , all the way back to tongue kissing and good love, and you could navigate and understand every emotional intersection . |
在冷战的路口掉头 直至回到甜蜜亲吻的瞬间 你将理解并驶过每个感情的交叉口 |
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U-turn:n.掉头;U形转弯;大转变;vi.作U形转弯; silent treatment:沉默对待;沉默相待; navigate:vt.驾驶,操纵;使通过;航行于;vi.航行,航空; emotional:adj.情绪的;易激动的;感动人的; intersection:n.交叉;十字路口;交集;交叉点;
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| Some days, I'm as shallow as a baking pan, but I still stretch miles in all directions. |
有时候,我像烤盘一样浅薄 但我同样畅通无阻 |
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baking:n.烘焙,烘烤; adj.烘烤的; v.烤,烘焙; (bake的现在分词) stretch:v.伸展;延伸;伸出;舒展;n.伸展;弹性;舒展;一片;adj.有弹力的;
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| If I owned the Internet, Napster, Monster and Friendster.com would be one big website. |
如果我主宰了互联网,Napster（P2P音乐分享网站）,Monster（求职网站）和Fridendser.com（社交网站） 将会合并成一个网站 |
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Monster:n.怪物;恶魔;庞然大物;adj.巨大的;
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| That way you could listen to cool music while you pretend to look for a job and you're really just chatting with your pals . |
你可以欣赏美妙的音乐 却假装你在找工作 而事实上,你只是在跟朋友们聊天 |
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pals:n.朋友;伙伴;哥们儿;v.(和某人)结伴,共度时光;(pal的第三人称单数和复数)
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| (Laughter) |
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| Heck , if I ran the web, you could email dead people. |
嘿！如果我主宰了互联网,你可以给死人发送电邮 |
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Heck:n.(英口)同"hell",表示略微烦恼或吃惊;
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| They would not email you back -- |
他们不会给你回信 |
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| but you'd get an automated reply. |
但是你会收到一封自动回复 |
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automated:adj.自动化的;v.(使)自动化;(automate的过去式和过去分词)
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| Their name in your inbox -- |
他们的名字,在你的收件箱 |
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inbox:n.收件箱;收文篮;
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| it's all you wanted anyway. |
别无所求 |
| And a message saying, "Hey, it's me. I miss you. |
一条信息:“嘿,是我,我想你。” |
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| Listen, you'll see being dead is dandy . |
你会明白死亡是一种幸运 |
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dandy:adj.上等的,极好的(口语);服装华丽的;n.花花公子;好打扮的人;
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| Now you go back to raising kids and waging peace and craving candy." |
然后,继续为了生活而奔波劳碌 |
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waging:v.开始,进行,继续(战争、战斗等);(wage的现在分词) craving:n.渴望;热望;v.渴望;恳求;(crave的现在分词);
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| If I designed the Internet, childhood .com would be a loop of a boy in an orchard , with a ski pole for a sword, trashcan lid for a shield , shouting, "I am the emperor of oranges. |
如果我主宰了互联网,“童年.com”将是一个循环 一个孩子在果园里,以滑雪杆为剑 以垃圾桶盖为盾,呼喊:“我是橙子大帝, |
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childhood:n.童年;幼年;孩童时期 loop:n.循环;回路;环路;圈;v.使成环;使绕成圈;成环形移动; orchard:n.果园;果树林; ski pole:n.滑雪杖;滑雪杆; trashcan:n.垃圾桶; lid:n.盖子;(容器的)盖;vt.给…盖盖子; shield:n.盾;防护物;保护者;v.遮蔽;包庇;避开;保卫;
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| I am the emperor of oranges. I am the emperor of oranges." |
我是橙子大帝,我是橙子大帝。” |
| Now follow me, OK? |
接下来 |
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| Grandma.com would be a recipe for biscuits and spit-bath instructions. |
“祖母.com”将会是饼干秘方和性爱指南 |
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recipe:n.食谱;方法;诀窍;烹饪法;
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| One, two, three. |
一,二,三 |
| That links with hotdiggitydog.com. |
那会链接到“爽歪歪.com” |
| That is my grandfather. |
那是我的祖父 |
| They take you to gruff-ex-cop-on-his-fourth-marriage.dad. |
它们会带你到“脾气暴躁婚姻失败.爸爸” |
| He forms an attachment to kind-of-ditzy-but-still-sends-ginger-snaps-for-Christmas.mom, who downloads the boy in the orchard, the emperor of oranges, who grows up to be me -- the guy who usually goes too far. |
他发送了附件给 “有点神经兮兮但是依然派发圣诞点心.妈妈” 她下载了果园中的男孩,那个橙子大帝 男孩长大后,便成了我 无比彪悍的我 |
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attachment:n.附件;依恋;连接物;扣押财产;
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| So if I were emperor of the Internet, |
所以,如果我是互联网大帝 |
| I guess I'd still be mortal , huh? |
我想,我将依然是个凡人,对吧？ |
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mortal:adj.凡人的;致死的;终有一死的;不共戴天的;n.人类,凡人;
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| But at that point, I would probably already have the lowest possible mortgage and the most enlarged possible penis -- |
不过,到那时候,我将会 拥有最地利率的抵押贷款 和大的已经无法再大的阳具 |
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mortgage:vt.抵押;n.抵押;房屋抵押贷款; penis:n.阴茎;
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| so I would outlaw spam on my first day in office. |
在我上班的第一天,我会禁止所有垃圾广告 |
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outlaw:n.歹徒; vt.宣布…为不合法; spam:n.垃圾邮件;罐头猪肉;
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| I wouldn't need it. |
我不需要那些 |
| I'd be like some kind of Internet genius , and me, |
我会像互联网天才和我自己 |
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genius:n.天才;天资;才能,本领;
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| I'd like to upgrade to deity and maybe just like that -- pop -- I'd go wireless . |
我将涅磐,就像那样... 砰 - 我无线了 |
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upgrade:v.使升级;提升;改良品种;n.升级;上升;上坡;adv.往上;adj.向上的; deity:n.神;神性; wireless:adj.无线的;无线电的;n.无线电;v.用无线电发送;
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| Huh? Maybe Google would hire this. |
哈？或者Google会聘用我 |
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Google:谷歌;谷歌搜索引擎;
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| I could zip through your servers and firewalls like a virus until the World Wide Web is as wise, as wild and as organized as I think a modern-day miracle/oracle can get, but, ooh-eee, you want to bet just how whack and un-PC |
我可以在你的服务器和防火墙中畅通无阻,像个病毒 直到万维网成为智能、狂热、整洁 的现代奇迹,但是, 你想知道你的电脑将会变得如何不像电脑吗, |
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firewalls:n.防火墙(firewall的复数); World Wide Web:n.万维网; modern-day:adj.当代的;今日的; bet:n.打赌;赌注;预计;估计;v.下赌注(于);用…打赌;敢说;八成儿; whack:v.重打;猛击;击败;削减;n.重击;尝试;份儿;机会;
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| your Mac or PC is going to be when I'm rocking hot shit, hot shot god.net? |
当我在主宰了 互联网之后？ |
| I guess it's just like life. |
我猜,那就像生活 |
| It is not a question of if you can. |
不是你能不能的问题 |
| It's, do ya? |
而是,你是否愿意 |
| We can interfere with the interface . |
我们可以介入界面 |
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interfere:v.干涉;干预;介入; interface:n.接口;人机界面;连接电路;v.连接;
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| We can make "You've got Hallelujah " the national anthem of cyberspace every lucky time we log on. |
我们可以把“哈里路亚”作为虚拟世界的国歌 每次我们登录 |
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Hallelujah:n.赞美上帝的颂歌;int.哈利路亚; national anthem:n.国歌; cyberspace:n.网络空间;赛博空间; log:原木,日志
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| You don't say a prayer. |
你不祈祷 |
| You don't write a psalm . |
你不写圣诗 |
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psalm:n.诗篇;圣歌;vt.唱赞美诗祝祷;
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| You don't chant an om. |
你不吟诵赞歌 |
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chant:v.吟唱;歌颂;赞扬;卖唱;n.颂歌;单调的歌;吟诵语调;呆板无味;
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| You send one blessed email to whoever you're thinking of at dah da la dat da dah da la dat dot com. |
你发一封祝福的邮件给所有人 在“???.com” |
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blessed:adj.神圣的; v.求上帝降福于; (bless的过去分词和过去式) whoever:任何人:无论是谁:
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| Thank you, TED. |
谢谢,TED |
| (Applause) |
（鼓掌） |