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We hold these truths to be self-evident,That all men are created equal,
我們認為這些事實是不言而喻的:人人生而平等
That they are endowed by their Creator With certain unalienable rights,
造物者賦予他們 若干不可讓與的權利
That among these are Life, Liberty And the pursuit of Happiness.
其中包括生存權 自由權 和追求幸福的權利
When he put his finger onto that key,he was in charge of his own destiny,
當他觸碰到關鍵之處 他就掌握了自身的命運
and when he sat there with Congress to write the Declaration of Independence,
當他與議會成員共處一室 起草
to sign it, to think about it, to act upon it,
簽署 考量 并遵照其實施
he was making exactly the same statement:"I, we, should declare our own destiny."
他無疑是在強調同一件事 那就是:我 我們 應該主宰自己的命運"
"We're in charge, not someone else."He challenged the old way.
"我們的命運應由自己掌控 而非他人" 他挑戰了傳統方式
In less than two centuries,Mankind has opened up the wilderness And mapped the planet,
近兩個世紀以來 人類開辟了蠻荒之地 描繪了地球的版圖
Prospering from its natural resources.
因自然資源而繁榮發展
The scientific revolution has given rise to the modern world.
科技革命讓現代世界得以誕生
Remember, during this period of the Enlightenment when the scientific ideas were coming to the fore,
記得在啟蒙運動時期 科學思想嶄露頭角
the church was the ultimate authority,the crown was the ultimate authority,
教會有著至高權力 王室亦有至高權力
about how the world worked and what you should believe.
是他們決定著世界的運行方式及人類的信仰
And what was so revolutionary about the scientific method is it was essentially democratic.
科學有如此強大的革命性 正是因為它本質上是民主的
It said that no power, no person,
科學告訴我們 沒有哪一種權力 哪個人
no organization, no ruler,can tell you what reality is.
哪個組織或統治者 能讓你辨明現實
Fear and superstition Replaced by reason.
恐懼和迷信 被道理所替代
Liberated by a new way of thinking.
被一種新的思考方式所解放
Launching a new age That will change the lives of everyone on the planet:The age of industry.
這也開創了一個新時代 即將改變地球上每個人的生活 那就是工業時代
