ted英语演讲-拯救生命的温暖拥抱

TED英语演讲：拯救生命的温暖拥抱演说题目：挽救生命的暖和拥抱!演说者：JaneChenPleasecloseyoureyes,andopenyourhands.Nowimaginewhatyoucouldplaceinyourhands:anapple,maybeyourwallet.Nowopenyoureyes.Whataboutalife?请闭上眼睛，翻开双手，想象下,你们的手中可以放些什么?一只苹果?或者钱包?请睁开眼睛.你曾否想过一个生命?Whatyouseehereisaprematurebaby.Helookslikehesrestingpeacefully,butinfacthesstrugglingtostayalivebecausehecantregulatehisownbodytemperature.Thisbabyissotinyhedoesnthaveenoughfatonhisbodytostaywarm.Sadly,20millionbabieslikethisareborneveryyeararoundtheworld.Fourmillionofthesebabiesdieannually.这是一个早产儿。看起来，他好似在安睡，但事实上，他正与死神作斗争。由于他无法调整自己的体温。这个婴儿实在太小了，他没有足够的脂肪来维持体温。很悲伤...每年都有两千万这样的婴儿诞生在世界上。其中的四百万无法存活。Butthebiggerproblemisthattheoneswhodosurvivegrowupwithsevere,long-termhealthproblems.Thereasonisbecauseinthefirstmonthofababyslife,itsonlyjobistogrow.Ifitsbattlinghypothermia,itsorganscantdevelopnormally,resultinginarangeofhealthproblemsfromdiabetes,toheartdisease,tolowI.Q.Imagine:Manyoftheseproblemscouldbepreventedifthesebabieswerejustkeptwarm.但更严峻的问题是，假设他们幸运存活一些慢性病将伴随他们一生。由于在婴儿诞生的第一个月他们唯一要做的就是成长。假设体温不稳定，器官不能正常发育随之而来的，就是一连串安康问题如糖尿病，心脏病，或弱智。想象下，这些问题本可避开只要能让婴儿保暖。Thatistheprimaryfunctionofanincubator.Buttraditionalincubatorsrequireelectricityandcostupto20thousanddollars.So,yourenotgoingtofindtheminruralareasofdevelopingcountries.Asaresult,parentsresorttolocalsolutionsliketyinghotwaterbottlesaroundtheirbabiesbodies,orplacingthemunderlightbulbsliketheonesyouseehere--methodsthatarebothineffectiveandunsafe.Iveseenthisfirsthandoverandoveragain.给婴儿保暖是恒温箱的主要功能。但传统的恒温箱需要电源且售价高达2万美元。在进展中国家的偏远地区，恒温箱根本不存在。因此，父母们只能就地取材，如在早产儿身体四周绑上热水壶或如你们所看的这张图，将早产儿放在灯泡下--这些方法效果差，且担忧全。我屡次亲眼目睹这些惨剧。OnoneofmyfirsttripstoIndia,Imetthisyoungwoman,Sevitha,whohadjustgivenbirthtoatinyprematurebaby,Rani.Shetookherbabytothenearestvillageclinic,andthedoctoradvisedhertotakeRanitoacityhospitalsoshecouldbeplacedinanincubator.Butthathospitalwasoverfourhoursaway,andSevithadidnthavethemeanstogetthere,soherbabydied.头几次去印度时，我遇到了这样一位年轻的女性，Sevitha，她刚刚诞下了一个瘦小的早产儿，Rani。她带着孩子去了村子里最近的诊所，医生建议她带Rani去市区的医院把Rani放在恒温箱里。但去医院要花四个多小时。Sevitha没方法去，于是，她的珍宝走了。Inspiredbythisstory,anddozensofothersimilarstorieslikethis,myteamandIrealizedwhatwasneededwasalocalsolution,somethingthatcouldworkwithoutelectricity,thatwassimpleenoughforamotheroramidwifetouse,giventhatthemajorityofbirthsstilltakeplaceinthehome.Weneededsomethingthatwasportable,somethingthatcouldbesterilizedandreusedacrossmultiplebabiesandsomethingultra-low-cost,comparedtothe20,000dollarsthatanincubatorintheU.S.costs.由这个故事，及其他类似的故事中受到启发，我和我的团队意识到，必需要有一个可以就地取材的方法，一个可不插电的工具，简洁易用，不会难倒母亲和产婆，由于大多数的婴儿仍旧是在家中被接生的。这个工具需便利携带，可以被消毒，并给不同的婴儿重复用法，价格得极其廉价，远低于两万美元，这就是我们要设计的恒温箱。So,thisiswhatwecameupwith.Whatyouseeherelooksnothinglikeanincubator.Itlookslikeasmallsleepingbagforababy.Youcanopenitupcompletely.Itswaterproof.Theresnoseamsinsidesoyoucansterilizeitveryeasily.Butthemagicisinthispouchofwa_.Thisisaphase-changematerial.Itsawa_-likesubstancewithameltingpointofhumanbodytemperature,37degreesCelsius.Youcanmeltthissimplyusinghotwaterandthenwhenitmeltsitsabletomaintainoneconstanttemperatureforfourtosi_hoursatatime,afterwhichyousimplyreheatthepouch.So,youthenplaceitintothislittlepocketbackhere,anditcreatesawarmmicro-environmentforthebaby.这就是我们的成果。它看起来一点也不像个恒温箱。反似婴儿用的睡袋。你可以把它完全翻开。它是防水的。无缝设计，便于消毒。但奇妙的地方就在这一包蜡里。这是一种渐变性材料。形似蜡，融点为人体体温37摄氏度。用热水就可以把它溶化当它溶化时，它将保持恒定的温度每次维持4到6小时，之后，你可以对包囊再加热。将它放在背后的小口袋里，它会为婴儿营造一个暖和的小环境。Lookssimple,butwevereiteratedthisdozensoftimesbygoingintothefieldtotalktodoctors,momsandclinicianstoensurethatthisreallymeetstheneedsofthelocalcommunities.WeplantolaunchthisproductinIndiain20__,andthetargetpricepointwillbe25dollars,lessthan0.1percentofthecostofatraditionalincubator.看似简洁，但我们为此屡次造访当地的医生，母亲，诊所以确保它能满足当地的要求。我们方案于20__年在印度投放该产品。目的价格定为每只25美元，不到传统恒温箱价格的0.1%。Overthene_tfiveyearswehopetosavethelivesofalmostamillionbabies.Butthelonger-termsocialimpactisareductioninpopulationgrowth.Thisseemscounterintuitive,butturnsoutthatasinfantmortalityisreduced,populationsizesalsodecrease,becauseparentsdontneedtoanticipatethattheirbabiesaregoingtodie.WehopethattheEmbraceinfantwarmerandothersimpleinnovationslikethisrepresentanewtrendforthefutureoftechnology:simple,localized,affordablesolutionsthathavethepotentialtomakehugesocialimpact.在接下来的五年，我们盼望可以救助一百万名婴儿。但它长期的社会影响是降低人口增长。听起来好似有违常理，但只要婴儿的死亡率降低，人口也将削减，由于父母们不用担忧孩子会过早夭折而生更多的孩子。我们盼望这款暖和的拥抱以及其他类似的小创新能代表将来科技的趋势：简约化，外乡化，经济化，这将对社会产生宏大影响力。Indesigningthiswefollowedafewbasicprinciples.Wereallytriedtounderstandtheenduser,inthiscase,peoplelikeSevitha.Wetriedtounderstandtherootoftheproblemratherthanbeingbiasedbywhatalreadye_ists.Andthenwethoughtofthemostsimplesolutionwecouldtoaddressthis