视屏地址:https://v.qq.com/x/page/i0786z2tpgx.html
NIST地址:https://www.nist.gov/si-redefini ... -measurement-system
Our home.
我们的家园
We’ve come so far…
我们远道而来……
But how did we get here?
可我们是怎么到达这里的呢?
Measurements.
测量
As humans, we learned how to measure
beforewe learned to write.
身为人类的我们
在学会书写之前首先学会了测量
Through measurement we learned to count.
通过测量,我们学会了计数
We used the sun to tell time
我们通过太阳来计时
and based units of length and weight
on other earthly objects.
并用地球上的其他物体建立了
长度和重量的单位
Measurementshelped us to become merchants, builders,
astronomers,navigators, engineers, and scientists.
测量帮助我们成为商人,建筑师,天文学家,航海家,工程师和科学家
The need for better measurements
grew with each invention.
每项新发明都需要更精确的测量
With the adoption of standardized measurements
we created the global economy.
统一的测量体系造就了现在的全球经济
Today, we have reached a pivotal point for humanity.
今天,我们来到了人类文明的一个关键节点
We no longer have to rely on physical objects
for precision measurements.
我们不再需要靠实物进行精准的测量
The rules of nature operate smoothly
From the invisible quantum world
to the far reaches of the universe
无论是隐形的量子世界
还是浩瀚杳渺的宇宙
自然法则放之而皆准
and so should our measurements.
对于测量而言也是如此
For the first time, all of the world’s measurement units
will be accurately defined by nature’s fundamental laws.
第一次,世界上所有的测量单位都将用自然界的基本法则来准确定义
In 2018, the world’s science community will come together
at Versailles to advance measurement science
for generations to come.
2018年,全球科学家将齐聚凡尔赛
为了子孙后代,共同推进测量科学的发展
Anyone anywhere will now be able to precisely measure
mass,temperature, electrical current and amount of substance
just as accurately as we already measure time and distance.
任何人在任何地方
都将能够精确地测量质量、温度、
电流以及物质的量
和我们现在测量时间、距离一样准
We’ve come so far…
我们远道而来……
…and,if history is any indication of the future,
……如果历史可以预示未来,
Our new measurements will take us further
than we have ever imagined.
全新的测量将引领我们走得比想象中更远
After decades of groundbreaking laboratory work, the world’s scientific and technical community is about to redefine four of the seven base units for the International System of Units (SI). A vote to adopt the change is slated for November 16, 2018, at Versailles, France. Produced by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Writer/Director: José Ricardo García. Producers: Leon Gerskovic, Robin Materese. Executive Producers: Kevin Kimball, Gail Porter. Animation by Fugu GFX (fugu-gfx.squarespace.com). Director of Animation: Ariel Martian. Producer of Animation: Jodie Baltazar. Art Director/Illustrator/Animator: Ariel Martian. 3D Artist: Talon Nightshade. Animatics Editor: Jodie Baltazar. Illustrator: Songgu Kwon. Post Production Sound Services by Studio Unknown. Re-recording Mixer: Kevin Hill, CAS. Sound Designer/ Sound Effects Editor: Cazz Cerkez. Dialogue Editor: Kevin Hill. Audio Post Coordinator: Jaime Horrigan. Audio Post Office Manager/Voice Casting: Mandisa Henry. Original Music by: Cazz Cerkez. Narrated by Ilona Dulaski. |