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