Verb Master 動詞達人

I know many of you were convinced(相信) that last night about 6 o’clock local time(本地時間), the world was going to come to an end(結束).

That just because it hasn’t doesn’t mean that it’s not nearby, because my appearing today at Yale University is surely one of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse(天啟四騎士 (末日四騎士)：戰爭、飢荒、死亡、瘟疫).

But listen, today is your day.

Please do not turn off your electronic devices(電子設備).

Leave your iPhones, your iPads, your Sidekicks, your Droids, your Blackberries powered up(開機), recording(錄音), photographing(照相), texting(傳簡訊) out all that emerges from(浮現) this stage(講台) over the next few minutes.

By the way, I’m supporting(頂住) the hat.

It isn’t coming off(掉下來).

我曉得你們很多人相信were convinced昨天晚上本地時間local time六點世界將會結束come to an end

你們不要因為沒發生，就以為末日就不在你身邊nearby ，因為我今天出現在耶魯大學，本尊就是天啟四騎士之一the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse

不過，注意聽，今天是屬於你們的

請不要關掉turn off你們的電子設備electronic devices

把你們的iPhone, iPad, Sidekicks手機, 安卓手機, 黑莓機全都打開powered up ，錄音recording ，照相photographing ，簡訊texting ，把接下來浮現在emerges from台上stage全部的東西都發出去

還有，我會撐住supporting這頂帽子

不會讓它掉下來coming off

I know many of you were convinced that last night about 6 o’clock local time, the world was going to come to an end.

That just because it hasn’t doesn’t mean that it’s not nearby, because my appearing today at Yale University is surely one of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse.

But listen, today is your day.

Please do not turn off your electronic devices.

Leave your iPhones, your iPads, your Sidekicks, your Droids, your Blackberries powered up, recording, photographing, texting out all that emerges from this stage over the next few minutes.

By the way, I’m supporting the hat.

It isn’t coming off.

You know later on(稍後) today you can compare(比較) your Tweets and your Facebook comments(評論) with those of others to figure out(想清楚) if anything memorable(值得紀念的) went down(流傳下來).

Hey you know what, tweet(推送) that last sentence I just said.

It'll give you somethin' to do.

Let your friends know where you are today.

Okay, then take this speech and set it to music(把演講改成歌曲), and maybe insert(插入) some crazy kooky(古怪的) graphics.

Star in(當主角) that video yourself. Post it on the web(貼上網), then if it becomes a viral(爆傳的) sensation(轟動), you will be equal to(相當於) any cat playing with a paper bag(紙袋), any set of twin toddlers(雙胞胎幼童) talking gibberish(胡言亂語) to each other, as popular as a cute girl that sings about Fridays.

Hey, you could be the next Sam Tsui(徐山姆, 華裔耶魯大學畢業歌手).

今天稍晚later on你們可以互相比較compare推文Tweets和臉書評論Facebook comments ，看看figure out有哪些值得紀念的memorable東西會流傳下來went down

嘿，不如把我剛剛講的最後一句話推送出去tweet

你們待會就有事可忙了

告訴你們的朋友你們今天在哪裡

然後把這段演講speech改成歌曲set it to music, ，或許再插入一些誇張crazy古怪的kooky圖片graphics

自己當影片的主角Star in ，貼上網Post it on the web ，如果在網路上爆傳viral轟動sensation ，你們就會像玩紙袋paper bag的貓咪，像一對互相胡言亂語talking gibberish的雙胞胎寶寶， twin toddlers或者跟唱Fridays那個可愛的小女生一樣受歡迎

嘿，你們還可能成為下一個Sam Tsui

You know later on today you can compare your Tweets and your Facebook comments with those of others to figure out if anything memorable went down.

Hey you know what, tweet that last sentence I just said.

It'll give you somethin' to do.

Let your friends know where you are today.

Okay, then take this speech and set it to music, and maybe insert some crazy kooky graphics.

Star in that video yourself.

Post it on the web, then if it becomes a viral sensation, you will be equal to any cat playing with a paper bag, any set of twin toddlers talking gibberish to each other, as popular as a cute girl that sings about Fridays.

Hey, you could be the next Sam Tsui.

Such are just one of the possibilities in our brave(勇敢的) new world, the world you now inherit(繼承) whether you like it or not(不管你喜不喜歡).

The jig is up. (【俚語】謎底戳破、遊戲結束、開始來真的)

The clock is run out(時間到盡頭了), and the future, with a capital F, now rests with(託付在) all of you and your goofy(可笑的) hats, and all because you went to Yale(從耶魯畢業).

You are now the anointed(塗抹聖膏的人、繼承人), the charge holders(掌權的人), the best and the brightest; each of you is shining hope for our nation and the world.

You are the new wizards(奇才) who can finally make sense of(理解清楚) all the, delta vectors(三角向量) and the square roots(平方根), and the divided Baye’s in the theorem(貝氏定裡) we call the human race(人類).

The generations before you came of age(成年), took on(承擔) the job.

Now it’s your turn(輪到你們), welcome.

這些都只是勇敢的brave新世界裡面一種可能，這是你們現在要繼承inherit的世界，不關你們喜不喜歡whether you like it or not

現在遊戲結束The jig is up

時鐘指針走到盡頭The clock is run out ，而未來，大寫的F，現在全部託付在rests with你們和你們好笑的goofy帽子上，只因為你們都是從耶魯大學畢業went to Yale

你們是繼承人the anointed ，掌門人the charge holders ，最棒最聰明的人；你們每一個人都是國家和世界閃亮的希望

你們是新世紀奇才wizards ，終於能搞明白make sense of三角向量delta vectors 、平方根square roots 、分離式貝氏定理divided Baye’s in the theorem ，我們稱之為人類human race

你們成年came of age之前的世代generations承擔took on的工作

現在輪到你們了it’s your turn ，歡迎

Such are just one of the possibilities in our brave new world, the world you now inherit whether you like it or not.

The jig is up.

The clock is run out, and the future, with a capital F, now rests with all of you and your goofy hats, and all because you went to Yale.

You are now the anointed, the charge holders, the best and the brightest; each of you is shining hope for our nation and the world.

You are the new wizards who can finally make sense of all the delta vectors, and the square roots, and the divided Baye’s in the theorem we call the human race.

The generations before you came of age, took on the job.

Now it’s your turn, welcome.