TED演讲:区块链对货币和商业的影响(3)
时间：2019-01-18 作者：英语课 分类：TED演讲商业篇
英语课
So what if there were not only an internet of information, 如果我们有的不仅仅是信息的互联，
what if there were an internet of value -- 如果还有价值的互联：
some kind of vast, global, distributed ledger 1 running on millions of computers and available to everybody. 大量的，全球性的分散式的账本，可以在数千万台电脑上运转，每个人都有权访问。
And where every kind of asset, from money to music, 无论是什么样的资产，从金钱到音乐，
could be stored, moved, transacted 3, exchanged and managed, all without powerful intermediaries? 都可以进行储存，移动，交易，交换和管理，全部不经过强大的中间商。
What if there were a native medium for value? 如果我们有价值的当地媒介？
Well, in 2008, the financial industry crashed and, perhaps propitiously 4, 在2008年，金融业崩溃，也许幸运的是，
an anonymous 5 person or persons named Satoshi Nakamoto 一位或几位名叫中本聪的匿名人士
created a paper where he developed a protocol 6 for a digital cash that used an underlying 7 cryptocurrency called Bitcoin. 创造了一个针对数字货币的协议，使用了一种加密货币，名为比特币。
And this cryptocurrency enabled people to establish trust and do transactions without a third party. 这一加密货币使得人们可以建立信任并进行交易，不需要第三方。
And this seemingly simple act set off a spark that ignited the world, 这看似寻常的动作擦出的火花点燃了整个世界，
that has everyone excited or terrified or otherwise interested in many places. 各地的人们或是激动，或是恐慌，或是好奇。
Now, don't be confused about Bitcoin -- Bitcoin is an asset; it goes up and down, 现在不必为比特币感到困惑。比特币是一种资产，它有涨有跌。
and that should be of interest to you if you're a speculator. 投机商应该对此颇有兴趣。
More broadly, it's a cryptocurrency. It's not a fiat 8 currency controlled by a nation-state. 总的来说，它是一种加密货币。它不是由国家控制的法定货币。
And that's of greater interest. But the real pony 9 here is the underlying technology. It's called blockchain. 这就很有趣了。不过其中最根本的要素是叫做区位链的技术。
So for the first time now in human history, people everywhere can trust each other and transact 2 peer to peer. 这是人类历史上首次各地的人们可以彼此信任，并进行点对点的交易。
n.总帐，分类帐；帐簿
- The young man bowed his head and bent over his ledger again.那个年轻人点头应诺，然后又埋头写起分类帐。
- She is a real accountant who even keeps a detailed household ledger.她不愧是搞财务的，家庭分类账记得清楚详细。
v.处理；做交易；谈判
- I will transact my business by letter.我会写信去洽谈业务。
- I have been obliged to see him；there was business to transact.我不得不见他，有些事物要处理。
v.办理（业务等）( transact的过去式和过去分词 )；交易，谈判
- We transacted business with the firm. 我们和这家公司交易。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Major Pendennis transacted his benevolence by deputy and by post. 潘登尼斯少校依靠代理人和邮局，实施着他的仁爱之心。 来自辞典例句
adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的
- Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
- The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。
n.议定书，草约，会谈记录，外交礼节
- We must observe the correct protocol.我们必须遵守应有的礼仪。
- The statesmen signed a protocol.那些政治家签了议定书。
adj.在下面的，含蓄的，潜在的
- The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
- This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。
n.命令，法令，批准；vt.批准，颁布
- The opening of a market stall is governed by municipal fiat.开设市场摊位受市政法令管制。
- He has tried to impose solutions to the country's problems by fiat.他试图下令强行解决该国的问题。
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