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jīn nián de gǎo xiào nuò bèi ěr jiǎng wù lǐ xué jiǎng shòu yǔ
今年的搞笑诺贝尔奖物理学奖授予
The Physics Prize
yán jiū dài xióng de fāng xíng fèn biàn de tuán duì
研究“袋熊的方形粪便”的团队
For studying how and why wombats make cube-shaped poop
wǒ huò le gǎo xiào nuò bèi ěr jiǎng liǎng cì
我获了“搞笑诺贝尔奖”两次
I won Ig Nobel Prize for twice
měi guó zuì làng fèi zhèng fǔ zī zhù de kē yán xiàng mù
美国最浪费政府资助的科研项目
The scientific research projects that waste the American government’s funding the most
wǒ shì wéi yī de yī gè zài zhè gè míng dān chū xiàn cì de rén
我是唯一的一个在这个名单出现3次的人
I’m the only one who have been on the list for three times
hú lì dé làng fèi kē xué jiā
胡立德 | “浪费科学家”
David Hu | Wasteful Scientist
wǒ shì hú lì dé jīn nián suì
我是胡立德，今年40岁
My name is David Hu, and I’m 40 years old
wǒ shì zuǒ zhì yà lǐ gōng dà xué jī xiè gōng chéng xì de jiào shòu
我是佐治亚理工大学机械工程系的教授
I’m a professor of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech
wǒ shì zhōng guó rén huá rén wǒ yǒu liǎng gè xiǎo hái
我是中国人（华人），我有两个小孩
I’m a Chinese American with two children
wǒ de yán jiū hěn duō shì cóng shēng huó zhōng yǒu qǐ fā de
我的研究很多是从生活中有启发的
Lots of my research is inspired by real life
wǒ de dì yī gè gǎo xiào nuò bèi ěr jiǎng
我的第一个搞笑诺贝尔奖
My first Ig Nobel
kāi shǐ yīn wèi wǒ zài gěi ér zi huàn niào bù
开始因为我在给儿子换尿布
I was changing diaper for my son
tā jiù tū rán kāi shǐ niào le
他就突然开始尿了
And he suddenly started to pee
nà shí hòu wǒ jiù jué dé xiǎo hái niào de shí jiān yǒu diǎn zhǎng
那时候我就觉得小孩尿的时间有点长
Then I felt it seemed an infant peed longer than an adult did
wǒ liàng le zì jǐ niào de shí jiān
我量了自己尿的时间
I measured how long I peed
shì gēn tā chà bù duō yī yàng de
是（跟他）差不多一样的
The time was almost the same
suǒ yǐ wǒ jì xù qù dòng wù yuán qù kàn
所以我继续去动物园去看
So I went to the zoo to see the mammals
bǔ rǔ dòng wù cóng dà xiàng dào xiǎo gǒu
哺乳动物从大像到小狗
From elephants to dogs
tā men de bǎng guāng róng jī yǒu bèi de chà jù
它们的膀胱容积有100倍的差距
An elephant has a bladder which is 100 times larger than that of a dog
dàn shì tā men de pái niào shí jiān què shí shì yī yàng de
但是它们的排尿时间确实是一样的
But they pee for the same time
miǎo
21秒
21 seconds
huí dá zhè xiē wèn tí nǐ kě yǐ yǐng xiǎng bù tóng de lǐng yù
回答这些问题，你可以影响不同的领域
The answers to those questions could influence different areas
yǒu yī gè rì běn de mì niào yī shēng niàn le wǒ men de wén zhāng
有一个日本的泌尿医生念了我们的文章
A Japanese urologist read our article
tā shuō ó zhè gè hěn lì hài
他说，哦这个很厉害
He said, ‘wow, it’s awesome’
xiàn zài tā kě yǐ cóng huàn zhě de niào niào shí jiān
现在他可以从（患者的）尿尿时间
Now he can determine the health of a patient
lái tuī cè bǎng guāng de jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng
来（推测）膀胱的健康状况
By his peeing time
wǒ dì yī cì huò dé bō luó kē xué jiǎng shì wǒ guān yú wén zi de yán jiū
我第一次获得“菠萝科学奖”是我关于蚊子的研究
I first won the Pineappale Science Award for my research on mosquitos
cóng wǒ de ér zi bèi wén zi yǎo
从我的儿子被蚊子咬
My son got bitten by mosquitos
qù kāi shǐ zhēn de yán jiū
去开始真的研究
Then I began to study
wén zi wèi shén me zài xià yǔ shí bù huì bèi yǔ dī zá sǐ
蚊子为什么在下雨时不会被雨滴砸死
Why mosquitoes wouldn’t be killed by rain drops in a rainy day
gāi yán jiū kě yīng yòng yú wēi xíng fēi xíng qì yán fā
该研究可应用于微型飞行器研发
The research result could be applied to develop micro-air-vehicles
nǐ yán jiū dòng wù nǐ yào xiǎng
你研究动物你要想
In animal research
zuò zhè gè shì qíng zuì lì hài de dòng wù shì shuí
做这个事情最厉害的动物是谁
You should think who’s the best
rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng qīng jié māo jiù shì zuì lì hài de
如果你想清洁，猫就是最厉害的
If you want to study cleaning, then cats do the best
māo yī tiān shuì le gè zhōng tóu
猫一天睡了16个钟头
A cat sleeps for 16 hours per day
dàn shì tā men huì huā gè xiǎo shí qīng jié shēn tǐ
但是它们会花3个小时清洁身体
But it spends 3 hours cleaning its body
yī gè māo shé tóu shàng qí shí yǒu gè xiǎo de shé tū qǐ
一个猫舌头上其实有290个小的舌突起
A cat’s tongue actually has 290 papillae
yī tiān yòng hěn shǎo de tuò yè bǎ zì jǐ de shēn tǐ nòng gàn jìng
一天用很少的唾液把自己的身体弄干净
It’s able to get itself clean with a little saliva
wǒ men yě shè jì le yī gè shòu māo qǐ fā de shū zi
我们也设计了一个受猫启发的梳子
Inspired by cats, we designed a comb
yī gè fǎng shēng de shū zi
一个仿生的梳子
A biomimetic comb
huò jiǎng yán jiū māo shé tóu bǐ rén zào shuā zi gèng hǎo yòng
获奖研究：猫舌头比人造刷子更好用
The awarded research is named Cat Tongue is Better Than Artificial Comb
dāng kē xué jiā qí shí shì hěn zhǎng de lù
当科学家其实是很长的路
I’ve come a long way to become a scientist
shàng běn kē yán jiū suǒ bó shì hòu
上本科、研究所、博士后
Undergraduate, master, and post-doctor
rán hòu dāng fù jiào shòu
然后当副教授
Then associate professor
suǒ yǐ wǒ yǒu nián méi yǒu tài wěn dìng
所以我有15年没有太稳定
So I didn’t have a smooth and steady life for 15 years
qí tā de péng yǒu dōu yǐ jīng kāi shǐ zhuàn qián le
其他的朋友都已经开始赚钱了
While my friends were able to make money
dàn wǒ hái zài shàng xué
但我还在上学
I was still on campus
rú guǒ nǐ kě yǐ zuò yī gè kē xué de gòng xiàn
如果你可以做一个科学的贡献
If you can make contribution to science
nà gè yě shì qián bǐ bù le de
那个也是钱比不了的
That is more important than making money
wǒ de yán jiū dōu shì fǎng shēng de yán jiū
我的研究都是仿生的研究
All my research are biomimetic
wǒ cóng xiǎo wǒ bà bà mā mā dōu xǐ huān dà zì rán
我从小，我爸爸妈妈都喜欢大自然
When I was a child, both of my parents loved nature
tā men cóng lái dōu jué dé dà zì rán yǒu hěn duō dōng xī kě yǐ jiào wǒ men
他们从来都觉得大自然有很多东西可以教我们
They always think there’re a lot to learn from the nature
wǒ fù mǔ dōu shì yí mín tā men yā lì hěn dà
我父母都是移民，他们压力很大
Both of my parents are immigrants and they were stressful
wǒ mā mā shuō tā shì bèi shuǐ yī zhàn
我妈妈说她是“背水一战”
My mom said for her it was to fight or die
tā men shì zài tái wān zhǎng dà de
他们是在台湾长大的
They grew up in Taiwan
niàn yán jiū suǒ de shí hòu lái měi guó
念研究所的时候来美国
They went to the U.S. for their master degrees
wǒ shēng de shí hòu tā men měi tiān hái zài dú shū
我生的时候他们每天还在读书
They were still on campus when they had me
měi tiān qù shí yàn shì
每天去实验室
They went to the laboratory every day
wǒ de fù mǔ zuì dà de gòng xiàn shì tā men gěi wǒ bǎo chí xià lái wǒ de hǎo qí xīn
我的父母最大的贡献是他们给我保持下来我的好奇心
The biggest contribution of my parents is they protect my curiosity
tā méi yǒu ràng wǒ jué dé hǎo qí xīn shì bù zhuàn qián de dōng xī bù shì hěn zhòng yào
他没有让我觉得好奇心是不赚钱的东西，不是很重要
They didn’t feel that curiosity was not important because it didn’t bring me money
wǒ shì zuò shù kē de shù jù kē xué jiā
我是做数科的，数据科学家
I’m a data scientist
wǒ shì chéng dōu lái de
我是成都来的
I come from Chengdu
yuē huì de shí hòu tā yǒu dài yī tiáo dà gài mǐ duō zhǎng de shé
约会的时候，他有带一条大概2米多长的蛇
He once brought a 2-meter-long snake on a date
rán hòu tā shuō zhè gè hé dài yī tiáo gǒu shì yī yàng de
然后他说这个和带一条狗是一样的
Saying it was the same with taking a dog
pǔ tōng rén huì yǒu yī dìng de shè huì guī fàn
普通人会有一定的社会规范
Usually people observe certain social norms
hú lì dé jīng cháng zuò yī xiē shì qíng jiù bǐ jiào fěi yí suǒ sī
胡立德经常做一些事情就比较匪夷所思
But David’s behaviors are often surprising
xiǎo hái yǒu shí hòu yě huì zhè yàng
小孩有时候也会这样
Sometimes our kids are the same
kàn zhù hú lì dé zhè yàng
看著胡立德这样
They don’t think it’s strange
tā yě bù huì jué dé zhè gè dōng xī hěn qí guài
他也不会觉得这个东西很奇怪
Because they see their father act in the same way
zǒng de lái shuō huá yì fēi cháng zhòng shì jiào yù
总的来说，华裔非常重视教育
Generally, Chinese American pay attention to education
wǒ jué dé měi guó de huá yì kěn dìng gēn shàng hǎi běi jīng nà xiē dà chéng shì méi fǎ bǐ
我觉得美国的华裔肯定跟上海、北京那些大城市没法比
But I think we can’t compete with Chinese in Shanghai and Beijing
kěn dìng méi yǒu nà me kuā zhāng
肯定没有那么夸张
They overemphasize it
zài zhōu mò kōng yú shí jiān wǒ yě huì gēn xiǎo hái yī qǐ
在周末空余时间，我也会跟小孩一起
In weekends, I spend time with my kids
huì gēn tā men xià qí jī jiàn
会跟他们下棋、击剑
I play chess and fencing
rú guǒ wǒ xiǎo hái hòu lái xuǎn le kē xué
如果我小孩后来选了科学
If my children choose science in the future
wǒ jué dé nà gè yě shì hěn hǎo de lù
我觉得那个也是很好的路
I think that’s nice
wǒ jué dé zuì zhòng yào de shì yào zhī chí tā men de hǎo qí xīn
我觉得最重要的是要支持他们的好奇心
Most importantly I think we should protect their curiosity
hǎo qí xīn gēn dú lì
好奇心跟独立
To develop curiosity and independence
rú guǒ nǐ yǒu nà liǎng gè dōng xī
如果你有那两个东西
If you have those two
wǒ jué dé hěn duō wèn tí nǐ kě yǐ miàn duì
我觉得很多问题你可以面对
I think you can tackle lots of problems
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