Schoolchildren Design Cities of the Future-英语听力

[00:00.30] [00:01.00]The annual contest aims to direct young people toward careers in science and technology.
一年一度的比赛目的在于引导年轻人从事科技事业 [00:05.75]It is sponsored by a consortium of professional and technical societies and some major U.S. corporations.
它由一个专业技术协会和一些美国主要公司组成的联合会赞助 [00:11.65]The students-built tabletop scale models of their designs using recycled materials, costing no more than $100.
学生们用可回收的材料去建造桌面模型，成本不超过100美元 [00:18.36]The teams also had to write essays about their solutions,
这些团队还必须撰写关于他们的解决方案的论文 [00:21.61]explain their ideas to the crowd and answer the questions asked by a six-member expert panel.
向大众阐述他们的想法，并回答由六人组成的专家小组提出的问题 [00:27.19]Gregory Bentley, CEO of Bentley Systems Incorporated, one of the competition's major sponsors,
宾利系统公司(Bentley Systems Incorporated)的首席执行官格雷戈里·宾利(Gregory Bentley)是这次竞赛的主要赞助商之一 [00:32.69]said this year’s theme was ’urban transportation’ -- an increasingly important issue for the world's cities.
他表示今年的主题是“城市交通”--一个世界城市来说越来越重要的问题 [00:38.64]“We sort of have the first generation, I think now, in the United States,
“我认为，现在在美国，我们拥有了第一代人 [00:41.73]who are not committed to having a car to be a part of their life,”
他们没有认定拥有一辆汽车应当成为他们生活的一部分” [00:44.95]Eighth-graders from the southern state of Georgia -- David Straub, Katherine Barri and Rebecca North
来自佐治亚州南部的八年级学生--大卫·施特劳(David Straub)、凯瑟琳·巴里(Katherine Barri)和丽贝卡·诺斯(Rebecca North) [00:49.20]-- envisioned their city far into the future.
--设想着他们的城市的未来发展方向 [00:51.66]David said they predicted that public transport would be effortless and eco-friendly.
大卫说，他们预测那时的公共交通将是节能和环保的 [00:56.26]“It’s a new system that focuses, has a focus on magnetic frequency,
“这是一个新的系统，重点放在磁频率 [00:59.88]which will allow people to levitate and float along the magnetic fields,”
这将允许人们沿着磁场悬浮和漂浮 [01:03.69]Leila Mezza, Oha Hassan and Mousa Seid from Houston, Texas,
来自得克萨斯州休斯敦的莱拉·梅萨(Leila Mezza)、奥哈·哈桑(Oha Hassan)和穆萨·赛德(Mousa Seid) [01:08.32]imagined a city in Brazil in 2084, with transport relying on electric cars.
设想了2084年的一个巴西城市，交通将依靠电动汽车 [01:13.88]“These garages have photovoltaic cells
“这些车库有光伏电池 [01:16.66]and whenever our cars are parked over here, they get their energy to drive later on,"
只要我们的车停在这里，它们就能充满电之后继续行驶” [01:21.20]Bentley said the Future City competition, now in its 22nd year, is deliberately focused on young teens.
宾利表示，关于未来城市的竞争，现在已经是第二十二年了，主要集中于青少年群体 [01:28.11]“Because at that age in the United States, they have to elect the math courses, the advanced math courses.
“因为在美国，在那个年龄段，他们必须选择数学课，高等数学课程。 [01:33.59]If they don’t at that age, they will never be an engineer,”
如果他们不在这个年龄(做出选择)，他们就永远无法成为工程师” [01:36.66]The grand prize of $7,500 went to St. John Lutheran School in Michigan.
7500美元的大奖颁给了密歇根的圣约翰路德教会学校 [01:41.77]The team members won a trip to U.S. Space Camp.
队员们赢得了去美国太空营的旅行 [01:44.57]Even if they didn't win, the experience of working on an engineering project
即使他们没有赢，在工程项目上的实践经验 [01:48.19]has encouraged many of the kids to think about a career in science and technology.
也鼓励了很多孩子去考虑从事科技方面的职业 [01:52.72]One of them is Eric Swyler from New Mexico, who said,
其中一位来自新墨西哥州的埃里克·斯威勒(Eric Swyler)说 [01:55.29]“I plan to become a scientist of some kind, but I’m not sure exactly what kind.”
"我打算成为某个领域的科学家，但我不确定到底是什么样的科学家" [02:00.48]Swyler does not have to worry.
其实斯威勒不必担心 [02:02.56]He has plenty of time to decide.
他有足够的时间来做出决定 [02:04.54]