TED演讲:人生交叉点(1)
时间：2019-02-13 作者：英语课 分类：TED演讲国际问题篇
英语课
Great things happen at intersections 2. 交叉点是个产生奇迹的地方。
In fact, I would argue that some of the most interesting things of the human experience occur at the intersections, 实际上，我想说，人类历史上许多最伟大的事情都发生在交叉点，
in the liminal space, where by liminal I mean the space in-between. 发生在中间地带，所谓中间地带，意思是位于交汇处的空间。
There's freedom in that in-between, freedom to create from the indefiniteness of not-quite-here, not-quite-there, a new self-definition. 那里有自由，这种自由，来源于不确定性，是一种全新的自我定义。
Some of the great intersections of the world come to mind, 说几个世界上最有名的交叉点吧，
like the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, or Times Square in New York City, 巴黎的埃菲尔铁塔，还有纽约的时代广场，
both bustling 3 with the excitement of a seemingly endless stream of people. 两者都人潮涌动，热闹异常。
Other intersections, like the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, 还有其他的交叉点，比如阿拉巴马州塞尔玛市的埃德蒙佩特斯大桥，
or Canfield Drive and Copper 4 Creek 5 Court in Ferguson, Missouri, 还有密苏里州弗格森市的坎菲尔德路和铜溪路交汇处，
also come to mind because of the tremendous energy at the intersection 1 of human beings, 那里是人类巨大能量的交汇处，
ideologies 6 and the ongoing 7 struggle for justice. 上演了意识形态和追求司法公正的斗争。
Beyond the physical landscape of our planet, some of the most famous celestial 8 images are of intersections. 除了陆地上的物理景观，一些最著名的天体现象也发生于交叉点。
Stars are born at the messy intersection of gas and dust, instigated 9 by gravity's irrevocable pull. 恒星诞生于气体和尘埃的交汇，被万有引力拉拽在一起。
Stars die by this same intersection, this time flung outward in a violent collision of smaller atoms, 恒星的死亡同样来源于交汇，但这次是向外抛出，比较小的原子经过剧烈碰撞，
intersecting and efficiently 10 fusing into altogether new and heavier things. 互相交汇，发生高效核聚变反应，生成新的更重的物质。
We can all think of intersections that have special meaning to us. 我们都能想到对自己有特殊意义的交叉点。
To be intersectional 11, then, is to occupy a position at an intersection. 而成为“交叉点的”，意思是在交叉点占有一席之地。
n.交集，十字路口，交叉点；[计算机] 交集
- There is a stop sign at an intersection.在交叉路口处有停车标志。
- Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。
n.横断( intersection的名词复数 )；交叉；交叉点；交集
- Traffic lights have been placed at all major intersections. 所有重要的交叉路口都安装了交通信号灯。
- Intersections are of the greatest importance in highway design. 在道路设计中，交叉口占有最重要的地位。 来自辞典例句
adj.喧闹的
- The market was bustling with life. 市场上生机勃勃。
- This district is getting more and more prosperous and bustling. 这一带越来越繁华了。
n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的
- The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
- Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。
n.小溪，小河，小湾
- He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
- People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。
n.思想（体系）( ideology的名词复数 )；思想意识；意识形态；观念形态
- There is no fundamental diversity between the two ideologies. 这两种思想意识之间并没有根本的分歧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Radical ideologies require to contrast to their own goodness the wickedness of some other system. 凡是过激的意识形态，都需要有另外一个丑恶的制度作对比，才能衬托出自己的善良。 来自辞典例句
adj.进行中的，前进的
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
adj.天体的；天上的
- The rosy light yet beamed like a celestial dawn.玫瑰色的红光依然象天上的朝霞一样绚丽。
- Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies.万有引力控制着天体的运动。
v.使（某事物）开始或发生，鼓动( instigate的过去式和过去分词 )
- The government has instigated a programme of economic reform. 政府已实施了经济改革方案。
- He instigated the revolt. 他策动了这次叛乱。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
adv.高效率地，有能力地
- The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
- Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。
adj.交叉（点）的，区际的
- Psychology as an intersectional science is affected by the time spirit apparently. 作为交叉学科的心理学，受时代精神或者社会思潮的影响是很明显的。 来自互联网
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