歌词与中文翻译
一年一度的比赛目的在于引导年轻人从事科技事业
The annual contest aims to direct young people toward careers in science and technology.
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
It is sponsored by a consortium of professional and technical societies and some major U.S. corporations.
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
The students-built tabletop scale models of their designs using recycled materials, costing no more than $100.
这些团队还必须撰写关于他们的解决方案的论文
The teams also had to write essays about their solutions,
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
explain their ideas to the crowd and answer the questions asked by a six-member expert panel.
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
Gregory Bentley, CEO of Bentley Systems Incorporated, one of the competition's major sponsors,
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
said this year’s theme was ’urban transportation’ -- an increasingly important issue for the world's cities.
“我认为，现在在美国，我们拥有了第一代人
“We sort of have the first generation, I think now, in the United States,
他们没有认定拥有一辆汽车应当成为他们生活的一部分”
who are not committed to having a car to be a part of their life,”
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)
Eighth-graders from the southern state of Georgia -- David Straub, Katherine Barri and Rebecca North
--设想着他们的城市的未来发展方向
-- envisioned their city far into the future.
大卫说，他们预测那时的公共交通将是节能和环保的
David said they predicted that public transport would be effortless and eco-friendly.
“这是一个新的系统，重点放在磁频率
“It’s a new system that focuses, has a focus on magnetic frequency,
这将允许人们沿着磁场悬浮和漂浮
which will allow people to levitate and float along the magnetic fields,”
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)
Leila Mezza, Oha Hassan and Mousa Seid from Houston, Texas,
设想了2084年的一个巴西城市，交通将依靠电动汽车
imagined a city in Brazil in 2084, with transport relying on electric cars.
“这些车库有光伏电池
“These garages have photovoltaic cells
只要我们的车停在这里，它们就能充满电之后继续行驶”
and whenever our cars are parked over here, they get their energy to drive later on,"
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
Bentley said the Future City competition, now in its 22nd year, is deliberately focused on young teens.
“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。
“Because at that age in the United States, they have to elect the math courses, the advanced math courses.
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”
If they don’t at that age, they will never be an engineer,”
7500美元的大奖颁给了密歇根的圣约翰路德教会学校
The grand prize of $7,500 went to St. John Lutheran School in Michigan.
队员们赢得了去美国太空营的旅行
The team members won a trip to U.S. Space Camp.
即使他们没有赢，在工程项目上的实践经验
Even if they didn't win, the experience of working on an engineering project
也鼓励了很多孩子去考虑从事科技方面的职业
has encouraged many of the kids to think about a career in science and technology.
其中一位来自新墨西哥州的埃里克·斯威勒(Eric Swyler)说
One of them is Eric Swyler from New Mexico, who said,
"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"
“I plan to become a scientist of some kind, but I’m not sure exactly what kind.”
其实斯威勒不必担心
Swyler does not have to worry.
他有足够的时间来做出决定
He has plenty of time to decide.