电影《人工智能》

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句子解析

If a robot could genuinely love a person, what responsibility does that person hold toward that Mecha in return?

如果这机器人真的能爱一个人，这个人对机器人又有什么责任？

If ... could

这是一个if引导的虚拟语句，表示一种假设、猜想。（其实严格来说，后面的助动词应该用would，但这里用了does，可能表达的是一种常识性的东西。）

Ifyoucouldcome, we would be pleased. 如果你能来，我们会很高兴。

Ifyoucouldgo back to college, what would you do? 如果你能够重新上一次大学，你会怎样过？

genuinely

副词，“真诚地，诚实地”，用来修饰一种程度。

The girl isgenuinelyfond of her older brother. 这个女孩非常喜欢她的哥哥。

I waited a long time until a script came along that I thought wasgenuinelyfunny. 我等了很长时间，直到出现了一个我认为真正有趣的剧本。

hold responsibility

意为“承担责任、履行责任”。

Hold responsibilityto your family. 对你的家庭履行责任。

I know what's right and wrong for myself, and Ihold responsibilityfor my own actions. 我知道什么是对什么是错，我会对自己的行为负责。

in return

副词短语，“作为回报”。

“Then can I have one answerin return?” he demanded. “那么，作为回报我要索取一个答案咯？”他要求道。

Can I buy lunch for youin returnfor your help? 感谢你的帮忙，我请你吃午饭好么？

对话原文

Professor: The word that I used was "love".

我用的字眼是“爱”

Professor:Love like the love of a child for its parents

就像是小孩对父母的爱

Professor: I propose that we build a robot child who can love

我提议研发能够爱的机器小孩

Professor: A robot child who will genuinely love the parent or parents itimprints\ɪm'prɪnt\on

他能对父母付出真挚的爱

Professor: with a love that will never end

永无止尽的爱

Audience: A child-substitute\'sʌbstɪtjuːt\Mecha?

取代小孩的机器人？

Professor: But a Mecha with a mind, withneuronal\'njʊrɑnl\feedback

一个有心智和情感的机器人

Professor: You see, what I'm suggesting is that love will be the key...

这份爱是一个关键

Professor: by which they acquire a kind ofsubconscious\sʌb'kɒnʃəs\never before achieved

他们将拥有前所未有的潜意识

Professor:An inner world ofmetaphor\'metəfə; -fɔː\, ofintuition\ɪntjʊ'ɪʃ(ə)n\.

充满暗喻 直觉

Professor:of self-motivated reasoning

及自发性推理力的内心世界

- of dreams. - A robot that dreams?

—还有梦 —会做梦的机器人？

- Yes. - How exactly do we pull this off?

—是的 —这怎么可能？

Woman: You know, it occurs to me...

我突然想到

Woman: with all thisanimus\'ænɪməs\existing against Mechas today

社会弥漫着仇视机器人的气氛

Woman: it isn't simply a question of creating a robot who can love

问题不是制造会爱的机器人

Woman: But isn't the realconundrum\kə'nʌndrəm\, can you get a human to love them back?

真正的问题是... 人类能不能爱他们？

Professor: Ours will be a perfect child caught in a freeze-frame...

这机器小孩会完美不变的

Professor: always loving, never ill, never changing

他的爱永无止境 历久弥坚

Professor: With all the childless couples yearning in vain for a license

对于没有小孩的夫妻来说

Professor: our little Mecha will not only open up a completely new market

这机器小孩不但能开发新市场

Professor: but it will fill a great human need

也能满足人类的需求

Woman: But you haven't answered my question

但是你没回答我的问题

Woman:If a robot could genuinely love a persion

如果这机器人真的能爱一个人

Woman:what responsibility does that persion hold toward that Macha in return?

这个人对机器人 又有什么责任？

Woman:It's amoral\'mɒr(ə)l\question, isn't it?

这是道德问题 对吧？

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