Jay Walker on the world's English mania

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翻译人员: Lu Meng 校对人员: Haiming Lin
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Let's talk about manias.
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让我们来谈谈狂热。
先从甲壳虫热说起
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Let's start with Beatlemania.
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00:25
(Recording of crowd roaring)
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歇斯底里的少年们,
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Hysterical teenagers,
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00:29
crying, screaming, pandemonium.
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高呼,尖叫,喧嚣的场面。
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(Recording of crowd roaring)
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体育热
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Sports mania:
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deafening crowds,
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震耳欲聋的人群。
00:40
all for one idea -- get the ball in the net.
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都是为了一个目标,要球进网。
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(Recording) Goal!
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00:46
Okay, religious mania:
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还有,宗教热。
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there's rapture, there's weeping,
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有欢笑,也有泪水。
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there's visions.
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还有梦想。
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Manias can be good.
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狂热可以是件好事。
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Manias can be alarming.
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狂热也可以使人担心。
有时狂热也可以是致命的。
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Or manias can be deadly.
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01:00
(Recording of crowd cheering)
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01:04
The world has a new mania.
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现在世界上有一种新的狂热。
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A mania for learning English.
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学习英语的狂热
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Listen as Chinese students practice their English,
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听,中国学生在练习讲英语
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by screaming it:
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用高声叫喊的方式练习英语。
01:14
Teacher: ... change my life!
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老师:... 改变我的生活!
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Students: I want to change my life!
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学生:我要改变我的命运。
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T: I don't want to let my parents down!
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老师:我不想让父母失望。
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S: I don't want to let my parents down!
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学生:我不想让父母失望。
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T: I don't ever want to let my country down!
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老师:我从不想让国家失望。
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S: I don't ever want to let my country down!
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学生:我从不想让国家失望。
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T: Most importantly... S: Most importantly...
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老师:最重要的...学生:最重要的...
01:35
T: I don't want to let myself down!
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老师:我不想让我自己失望。
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S: I don't want to let myself down!
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学生:我不想让我自己失望。
01:41
How many people are trying to learn English worldwide?
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Jay Walker: 全世界现在有多少人学习英语?
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Two billion of them.
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学生:一件衬衫。 一条裙子。
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Students: A t-shirt. A dress.
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JW:在拉丁美洲
01:51
Jay Walker: In Latin America,
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01:52
in India,
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在印度,在东南亚。
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in Southeast Asia,
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和几乎整个中国。
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and most of all, in China.
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01:58
If you're a Chinese student,
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如果你是个中国学生
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you start learning English in the third grade, by law.
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根据法律,在小学三年级你得开始学习英语。
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That's why this year,
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这就是 为什么今年
02:07
China will become the world's largest English-speaking country.
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中国会成为全世界最大的讲英语的国家。
02:12
(Laughter)
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(笑声)
02:14
Why English?
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为什么是英语?用一个词来回答:机会。
02:15
In a single word: opportunity.
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一个获得更好生活,工作的机会。
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Opportunity for a better life, a job,
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02:20
to be able to pay for school, or put better food on the table.
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可以上得起学,可以吃更好的食物。
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Imagine a student taking a giant test for three full days.
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想象一个学生用整整三天时间参加一次大考。
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Her score on this one test literally determines her future.
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她的这个考试的成绩
真正地决定了她的前途。
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She studies 12 hours a day
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她每天学习12个小时
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for three years to prepare.
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三年间都是如此,就是为了准备这个考试
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Twenty-five percent of her grade is based on English.
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其中25%的成绩
是由英语决定的
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It's called the gaokao, and 80 million high school Chinese students
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这个考试叫做高考。有8000万的中国高中生
都已经参加过这个“独木桥”考试
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have already taken this grueling test.
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02:50
The intensity to learn English
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学习英语的强度
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is almost unimaginable, unless you witness it.
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几乎不可想象。除非你亲自见证过
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Teacher: Perfect! Students: Perfect!
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老师:完美!学生:完美!
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T: Perfect! S: Perfect!
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老师:完美!学生:完美!
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T: I want to speak perfect English!
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老师:我想讲完美的英语
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S: I want to speak perfect English!
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学生:我想讲完美的英语
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T: I want to speak ... S: I want to speak ...
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老师:我想说--学生:我想说--
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T: ... perfect English! S: ... perfect English!
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学生:完美的英语。学生:完美的英语
老师:我要改变我的命运!
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T (yelling more loudly): I want to change my life!
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S (yelling more loudly): I want to change my life!
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学生:我要改变我的命运!
JW:那么这股英语热是好还是坏呢?
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JW: So is English mania good or bad?
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03:21
Is English a tsunami, washing away other languages?
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英语是海啸吗,
席卷其他所有的语言?不见得。
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Not likely.
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03:26
English is the world's second language.
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英语是世界第二大语言。
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Your native language is your life.
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你的母语是你的生活
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But with English you can become part of a wider conversation --
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但是英语可以让你参与更大范围的讨论。
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a global conversation about global problems,
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一个全世界范围的关于全球问题的讨论。
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like climate change or poverty,
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比如气候改变或者贫穷
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or hunger or disease.
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或者饥饿,或是疾病
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The world has other universal languages.
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这个世界上还有其他的全球性语言
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Mathematics is the language of science.
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数学是科学的语言
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Music is the language of emotions.
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音乐是感情的语言
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And now English is becoming the language of problem-solving.
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现在,英语正在成为解决问题的语言
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Not because America is pushing it,
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并不是因为美国促使其如此。
04:01
but because the world is pulling it.
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而是因为全世界的需要。
所以英语热是一个转折点
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So English mania is a turning point.
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04:08
Like the harnessing of electricity in our cities,
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就像我们城市里的供电系统
或者柏林墙的倒塌,
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or the fall of the Berlin Wall,
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English represents hope
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英语代表着希望
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for a better future --
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拥有一个更好的未来的希望
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a future where the world has a common language
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未来全世界将用共同语言
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to solve its common problems.
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去解决共同的问题
非常感谢
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Thank you very much.
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04:25
(Applause)
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(掌声)
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