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I believe the reach of NeuroEmbodied Design will extend far beyond limb replacement
我相信，神經體現設計的范圍將遠超替換肢體的范圍，
and will carry humanity into realms that fundamentally redefine human potential.
它會將人類帶入從根本上重新定義人類潛能的領域。
In this 21st century, designers will extend the nervous system into powerfully strong exoskeletons
在二十一世紀，設計師們會把神經系統延伸到強大的外骨骼，
that humans can control and feel with their minds.
人類能用思想去控制和感知它們。
Muscles within the body can be reconfigured for the control of powerful motors,
體內的肌肉可重新配置，以控制強大的馬達，
and to feel and sense exoskeletal movements, augmenting humans' strength, jumping height and running speed.
并感受和感知外骨骼的動作，進而增強人類力量、跳躍高度和跑步速度。
In this 21st century, I believe humans will become superheroes.
在二十一世紀，我相信人類會成為超級英雄。
Humans may also extend their bodies into non-anthropomorphic structures, such as wings,
人類也可以延伸自己的身體到擬人化的結構中，如翅膀，
controlling and feeling each wing movement within the nervous system.
在神經系統內控制和感受每一個翅膀動作。
Leonardo da Vinci said, "When once you have tasted flight,
達芬奇說過：“一旦嘗過飛行的滋味，
you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you will always long to return."
在地上行走時，你的眼睛依然會看向天空，因為你曾去過那里，而且會一直想回到那里。”
During the twilight years of this century,
在本世紀末，
I believe humans will be unrecognizable in morphology and dynamics from what we are today.
與今天的我們相比，我相信人類在形態和動力學方面將發生顛覆性的改變。
Humanity will take flight and soar.
人類將會騰飛并翱翔。
Jim Ewing fell to earth and was badly broken, but his eyes turned skyward, where he always longed to return.
雖然吉姆·尤恩墜地并嚴重受傷，但他的眼睛看著天空，總是渴望回歸。
After his accident, he not only dreamed to walk again, but also to return to his chosen sport of mountain climbing.
事故后，他不僅夢想能再次走路，還夢想回到他所選擇的登山運動。
At MIT, Team Cyborg built Jim a specialized limb for the vertical world,
在麻省理工學院，生化人團隊專門打造了用于垂直世界的特殊肢體，
a brain-controlled leg with full position and movement sensations.
即由大腦控制、具有完整位置和動作感覺的腿。
Using this technology, Jim returned to the Cayman Islands, the site of his accident,
用這種技術，吉姆重回開曼群島的事故發生現場，
rebuilt as a cyborg to climb skyward once again.
作為被重建的生化人，再次向著天空攀登。
