Crash Course Big History 纯文本字幕04.doc

4 嗨 我是John Green Hi, Im John Green 欢迎来到速成课：大历史 and welcome to Crash Course Big History 今天 我们将会迎来生命的诞生 where today, we are going to get a life. 至少地球会迎来生命的诞生 Or at least the Earth is going to get a life. 不过首先 我们要事先声明的是 But first, today we have to start with a disclaimer. 生命的起源在很多方面都处于历史的空白页当中 The origin of life is in many ways a 生命的起源在很多方面都处于历史的空白页当中 blank spot in the pages of history. 就像大爆炸或是暗物质的谜团一样 Like, the mystery surrounding the big bang or dark matter 生命的起源对于我们来说至今仍是个未解之谜 the origin of life is still pretty puzzling to us. 就好像 由于科学的研究 Like, thanks to scientific research, 我们对于生命产生的必要条件有了大致的概念 we have a general idea of what 我们对于生命产生的必要条件有了大致的概念 needed to happen to bring about life, 但我们仍然不清楚这其中的所有细节 but were pretty fuzzy on the details. 老师 老师！ Mr Green, Mr Green! 如果我们还没搞清楚 那为什么要把这些当做历史来学？ I mean, if we dont know, then why are we studying it as history? 也许我们应该 Maybe we should just like, 先让科学家们把真相搞清楚 let scientists figure all that stuff out 等他们弄明白了告诉我们以后 我们再在课堂上学习？ and then theyll get back to us like, after this class is over? 好吧 过去的我 Well, me from the past, 我相信数千位正在研究这个问题的科学家会感激你的耐心 Im sure the thousands of scientists working 我相信数千位正在研究这个问题的科学家会感激你的耐心 on that question appreciate your patience, 但尽管人类史册上存在着一些空白页 but even when we have blank pages in the annals of history, 这依旧是历史！ its still history! 这就好像 关于 富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福 就任总统 Like, theres still competing ideas and theories about 仍然存在着许多相互竞争的观点和理论一样 the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 但事实上 开放性的问题 but the fact that there are open questions 并不意味着事实没有发生 doesnt mean it didnt happen! 有时候我们并没有历史的详细资料 Sometimes we dont have a clear narrative of events, 所有才需要我们收集更多证据来完善这些理论 and its up to us to collect more 所有才需要我们收集更多证据来完善这些理论 evidence and refine those theories. 但首先 我们必须要了解当前的证据和当前的理论 But first, we have to know about the 但首先 我们必须要了解当前的证据和当前的理论 current evidence and the current theories. 我是说 归根结底 这就是历史的本质！ I mean, ultimately, thats what history is! 我是Hank Green Im Hank Green, 这里仍然是速成课：大历史 and this is still Crash Course Big