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Roy Gould + Curtis Wong: A preview of the WorldWide Telescope
罗伊·古尔德(Roy Gould)和黄金华(Curtis Wong)介绍“万维天文望远镜”(WorldWide Telescope)
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科学教育专家罗伊·古尔德和微软研究院首席研究员黄金华(Curtis Wong)介绍“万维天文望远镜”（WorldWide Telescope）项目。这个项目汇集了来自望远镜和卫星的太空图片，拼合成一个综合的交互的宇宙。
Curtis Wong - Researcher
Curtis Wong is manager of Next Media Research for Microsoft, whose focus "spans the linear and interactive media spectrum from television, broadband and gaming to emerging media forms." He's a leader on the WorldWide Telescope project. Full bioRoy Gould - Astronomer
A researcher at the Harvard Center for Astrophysics, Roy Gould gives the first public demo of the World Wide Telescope, a powerful new web-based tool for exploring the universe, developed by TEDster Curtis Wong and his team at Microsoft. Full bio
Curtis Wong is manager of Next Media Research for Microsoft, whose focus "spans the linear and interactive media spectrum from television, broadband and gaming to emerging media forms." He's a leader on the WorldWide Telescope project. Full bioRoy Gould - Astronomer
A researcher at the Harvard Center for Astrophysics, Roy Gould gives the first public demo of the World Wide Telescope, a powerful new web-based tool for exploring the universe, developed by TEDster Curtis Wong and his team at Microsoft. Full bio
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Roy Gould: Less than a year from now,
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罗伊·古尔德：不到一年以后，
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the world is going to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy,
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世界将要庆祝国际天文年，
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which marks the 400th anniversary
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纪念伽利略首次使用望远镜进行天文观测四百周年。
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of Galileo's first glimpse of the night sky through a telescope.
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纪念伽利略首次使用望远镜进行天文观测四百周年。
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In a few months, the world is also going to celebrate
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几个月以后，世界也将庆祝微软研究院发布的一项发明，
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the launch of a new invention from Microsoft Research,
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几个月以后，世界也将庆祝微软研究院发布的一项发明，
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which I think is going to have as profound an impact
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就像伽利略四个世纪以前的创举一样，我认为这项发明也将对我们观测宇宙产生深远影响。
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on the way we view the universe as Galileo did four centuries ago.
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就像伽利略四个世纪以前的创举一样，我认为这项发明也将对我们观测宇宙产生深远影响。
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It's called the WorldWide Telescope,
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这就是“万维天文望远镜”(WorldWide Telescope)
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and I want to thank TED and Microsoft for allowing me to bring it to your attention.
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非常感谢TED和微软给我这个机会向大家介绍。
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And I want to urge you, when you get a chance,
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同时我也希望您，到楼下的TED实验室近距离感受一下。
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to give it a closer look at the TED Lab downstairs.
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同时我也希望您，到楼下的TED实验室近距离感受一下。
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The WorldWide Telescope takes the best images
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“万维天文望远镜”汇集了来自地面和太空中的全球顶级望远镜的优质图片，
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from the world's greatest telescopes on Earth and in space,
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“万维天文望远镜”汇集了来自地面和太空中的全球顶级望远镜的优质图片，
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and has woven them seamlessly
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这些图片无缝的拼合在一起，创造出一幅壮观的全面的宇宙风景画。
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to produce a holistic view of the universe.
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这些图片无缝的拼合在一起，创造出一幅壮观的宇宙风景画。
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It's going to change the way we do astronomy,
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这将会改变天文学的研究方式，
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it's going to change the way we teach astronomy
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也将改变教授天文学的方式
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and I think most importantly
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而且，最重要的，
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it's going to change the way we see ourselves in the universe.
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这将改变我们在这个宇宙中看待自己的方式。
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If we were having this TED meeting in our grandparents' day,
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如果我们祖父那个时代就有TED集会，
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that might not be so big a claim.
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可能不会引起这样大的关注。
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In 1920, for example, you weren't allowed to drink;
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比如，在1920年代，禁酒令还有效；
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if you were a woman, you weren't allowed to vote;
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妇女还没有投票权。
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and if you looked up at the stars and the Milky Way on a summer night,
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如果您在夏夜中仰望银河，
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what you saw was thought to be the entire universe.
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您就以为看到了整个宇宙。
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In fact, the head of Harvard's observatory back then
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实际上，当时的哈佛天文台的负责人
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gave a great debate in which he argued
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就此展开过大辩论
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that the Milky Way Galaxy was the entire universe.
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他认为银河系就是整个宇宙。
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Harvard was wrong, big time. (Laughter)
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哈佛无疑是大错特错。
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Of course, we know today that galaxies extend far beyond our own galaxy.
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现在我们知道河外星系远远超出了银河系的范围。
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We can see all the way out to the edge of the observable universe,
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我们能够一直看到可以观测到的宇宙边缘，
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all the way back in time,
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能够回望时间长河，
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almost to the moment of the Big Bang itself.
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几乎追溯到宇宙大爆炸的瞬间。
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We can see across the entire spectrum of light,
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我们可以跨越全光谱，
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revealing worlds that had previously been invisible.
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揭示以前不可观测到的世界。
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We see these magnificent star nurseries,
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我们可以观看这些壮观的星星的摇篮，
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where nature has somehow arranged for just the right numbers
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在那里大自然用合适的数量和合适的大小创造着孕育生命的星星。
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and just the right sizes of stars to be born for life to arise.
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在那里大自然用合适的数量和合适的大小创造着孕育生命的星星。
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We see alien worlds, we see alien solar systems --
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我们观测外星世界，我们观测外星类太阳系
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300 now, and still counting --
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现在找到300个，还在增加。
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and they're not like us.
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它们不像我们的太阳系。
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We see black holes at the heart of our galaxy,
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我们观测在银河系中心的黑洞，
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in the Milky Way, and elsewhere in the universe,
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在银河系中以及在宇宙的其他地方，
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where time itself seems to stand still.
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在黑洞里时间看起来是凝固静止的。
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But until now, our view of the universe has been disconnected and fragmented,
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到目前为止，我们对宇宙的认识仍是不连续的，片断性的，
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and I think that many of the marvelous stories that nature has to tell us
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而大自然要告诉我们的许多奇妙的故事
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have fallen through the cracks. And that's changing.
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都在这些片断中失真了。现在发生变化了。
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I want to just briefly mention three reasons
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我简要列举三个原因
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why my colleagues and I, in astronomy and in education,
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为什么我和我的天文学方面的和教育方面的同事们
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are so excited about the WorldWide Telescope
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都一致认为“万维天文望远镜”令人激动,
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and why we think it's truly transformative.
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为什么我们认为它就是一场变革。
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First, it enables you to experience the universe:
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第一，它可以让您体验整个宇宙。
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the WorldWide Telescope, for me, is a kind of magic carpet
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“万维天文望远镜”就像魔毯
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that lets you navigate through the universe where you want to go.
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可以随心所欲的带我们飞跃整个宇宙。
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Second: you can tour the universe with astronomers as your guides.
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第二，在浏览宇宙的旅途中可以让天文学家作为您的向导。
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And I'm not talking here about just experts who are telling you what you're seeing,
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我说的不是仅仅是一些告诉你所见是什么的专家们，
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but really people who are passionate about the various nooks and crannies of the universe,
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而是那些对宇宙各种各样的犄角旮旯都充满激情的人们，
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who can share their enthusiasm
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那些分享他们热情的人们
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and can make the universe a welcoming place.
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让宇宙成为好客之地。
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And third, you can create your own tours --
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第三，你可以自己设计旅程：
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you can share them with friends, you can create them with friends --
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你可以与朋友分享，也可以与朋友一起设计。
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and that's the part that I think I'm most excited about
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这一点是最让人兴奋的，
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because I think that at heart, we are all storytellers.
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因为从心底里，我们都是爱讲故事的人。
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And in telling stories,
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在讲述故事中，
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each of us is going to understand the universe in our own way.
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我们每一个人都以自己的方式认识宇宙。
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We're going to have a personal universe.
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我们将有一个个性化的宇宙。
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I think we're going to see a community of storytellers evolve and emerge.
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拭目以待将来故事家的涌现。
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Before I introduce the person responsible for the WorldWide Telescope,
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在我介绍“万维天文望远镜”负责人之前，
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I just want to leave you with this brief thought:
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我想留给您一个简单的思考。
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when I ask people, "How does the night sky make you feel?"
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当我问别人，“夜空给你什么样的感受？”
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they often say, "Oh, tiny. I feel tiny and insignificant."
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他们通常说，“渺小，我感到渺小而无意义。”
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Well, our gaze fills the universe.
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好，我们凝视宇宙。
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And thanks to the creators of the WorldWide Telescope,
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感谢“万维天文望远镜”的创造者，
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we can now start to have a dialogue with the universe.
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现在我们可以与宇宙对话了。
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I think the WorldWide Telescope will convince you
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“万维天文望远镜”会让你明白
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that we may be tiny, but we are truly, wonderfully significant.
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人类可能很渺小，但人生很精彩，很有意义。
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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(Applause)
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（掌声）
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I can't tell you what a privilege it is
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我十分荣幸的介绍来自微软的黄金华（Curtis Wong）。
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to introduce Curtis Wong from Microsoft. (Applause)
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我十分荣幸的介绍来自微软的黄金华（Curtis Wong）。
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Curtis Wong: Thank you, Roy.
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黄金华：谢谢，罗伊。
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So, what you're seeing here is a wonderful presentation,
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如您所见这是一个精彩的演讲，
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but it's one of the tours.
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但是这只是众多旅程中的一个。
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And actually this tour is one that was created earlier.
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而且，事实上这是之前就设计好的一个旅程。
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And the tours are all totally interactive,
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所有的旅程都是完全交互式的，
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so that if I were to go somewhere ...
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如果你想到某地
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you may be watching a tour and you can pause anywhere along the way,
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你可以观看旅程，也可以随时随地停留，
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pull up other information --
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收集其他信息。
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there are lots of Web and information sources
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关于您要前往的目的地，有许多网络和信息源可供查看。
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about places you might want to go --
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关于您要前往的目的地，有许多网络和信息源可供查看。
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you can zoom in, you can pull back out.
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你可以方法放大，可以缩小
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The whole resources are there available for you.
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所有的资源都在这里，为你所用。
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So, Microsoft -- this is a project that -- WorldWide Telescope is dedicated to Jim Gray,
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微软的“万维天文望远镜”项目是献给Jim Gray的，
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who's our colleague, and a lot of his work that he did
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他是我们的同事，他做了大量工作
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is really what makes this project possible.
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是他让这个项目变成现实。
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It's a labor of love for us and our small team,
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这是我们小组充满爱心的劳动成果，
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and we really hope it will inspire kids to explore and learn about the universe.
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我们希望这可以启迪儿童探索和学习宇宙。
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So basically, kids of all ages, like us.
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面向各年龄段的孩子，比如我们这样的。
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And so WorldWide Telescope will be available this spring.
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“万维天文望远镜”今年春天发布。
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It'll be a free download -- thank you, Craig Mundie --
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免费下载。谢谢，Craig Mundie（微软公司：首席研究和战略官）
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and it'll be available at the website WorldWideTelescope.org,
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可以到Worldwidetelescope.org下载，
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which is something new.
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可以到Worldwidetelescope.org下载，
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And so, what you've seen today
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今天您看到的
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is less than a fraction of one percent of what is in here,
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其实还不到软件里的1%，
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and in the TED Lab, we have a tour
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在TED实验室，
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that was created by a six-year-old named Benjamin
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有一个叫Benjamin的六岁小孩设计的旅程
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that will knock your socks off. (Laughter)
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一定会让你大吃一惊。
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So we'll see you there. Thank you.
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我们在那里等您。谢谢。
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(Applause)
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（掌声）
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Curtis Wong - ResearcherCurtis Wong is manager of Next Media Research for Microsoft, whose focus "spans the linear and interactive media spectrum from television, broadband and gaming to emerging media forms." He's a leader on the WorldWide Telescope project.
Why you should listen
Curtis Wong is manager of Next Media Research for Microsoft. He studies the future of digital media and interactive entertainment -- from TV to broadband to whatever is coming next. As he says, "I think a lot about how different kinds of technology can be used to deliver information and entertainment that people want."
His work on the WorldWide Telescope is dedicated to Microsoft researcher Jim Gray.
Curtis Wong | Speaker | TED.com
Roy Gould - Astronomer
A researcher at the Harvard Center for Astrophysics, Roy Gould gives the first public demo of the World Wide Telescope, a powerful new web-based tool for exploring the universe, developed by TEDster Curtis Wong and his team at Microsoft.
Why you should listen
Roy Gould works in the Science Education Department at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. At the Center for Astrophysics, he has worked on collaborations with science museums and other institutions to capture the power of shared information, on projects such as the MicroObservatory, a network of five automated telescopes that can be controlled over the Internet.
Before this, Gould spent 10 years at the Boston Museum of Science, working as a senior exhibition planner. He's also been a producer on Nova, for WGBH in Boston.
Roy Gould | Speaker | TED.com