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1、TED英语演讲：指纹透露的信息，超乎你的想象我们的指纹令我们独一无二，但它们也是揭露我们的行为，生活形态和日常生活信息的一个隐秘世界。在这个演讲中，化学家Simona展示了她如何运用质谱仪来追踪分子，这种技术可以利用过去不行见的细微环节来分析指纹，如何帮助警察抓捕罪犯?下面是小编为大家收集关于TED英语演讲：指纹透露的信息，超乎你的想象，欢迎借鉴参考。演说题目：指纹透露的信息，超乎你的想象!演说者：Simona Francese演讲稿Do you ever stop and think, during a romantic dinner, Ive just left my fingerprin

2、ts all over my wine glass.在进行浪漫晚餐的时候，你们有没有停下来想想，我刚在红酒杯上留满了指纹。Or do you ever worry, when you visit a friend, about leaving a little piece of you behind on every surface that you touch?或者你有没有担忧，当你探望挚友时，在每一个触碰中留下的那一丝痕迹?And even this evening, have you paid any attention to sit without touching anything?

3、即便今日晚上，你们坐下时有没有留意不触碰任何东西?Well, youre not alone. Thankfully, criminals underestimate the power of fingerprints, too.好吧，并不只是你们如此。谢天谢地，犯罪分子也低估了指纹的力气。And Im not just talking about the twisted parting of lines that make our fingerprint unique.我说的可不只是那一条条让我们的指纹独一无二的扭曲线条。Im talking about an entire world of

4、 information hiding in a small, often invisible thing.我谈论的是整个隐藏在微小、经常不行见的物体中的信息世界。In fact, fingerprints are made up of molecules that belong to three classes:事实上，组成指纹的分子可以分为三大类：sweat molecules that we all produce in very different amounts .我们产生的数量特别不同的汗液分子.molecules that we introduce into our body a

5、nd then we sweat out and molecules that we may contaminate our fingertips with进入我们体内然后排出去的分子和污染我们指尖的分子，when we come across substances like blood, paint, grease, but also invisible substances.在我们遇到像血液、油漆、油脂那样的物质时，但也有不行见的物质。And molecules are the storytellers of who we are and what weve been up to.分子是我

6、们是谁和我们始终所从事的事的说书人。We just need to have the right technology to make them talk.我们只是须要有合适技术让它们开口说话。So let me take you on a journey of unthinkable capabilities.所以，让我带你们踏上这段不行思议的实力之旅。Katie has been raped and her lifeless body has been found in the woods three days later, after her disappearance.凯蒂被xx了，她

7、的尸体在她失踪后的三天在树林里被发觉。The police is targeting three suspects,警方锁定了三个嫌疑人，having narrowed down the search from over 20 men who had been seen in that area on the same day.已从案发当天被目击路过那片区域的超过20人中缩减而来。The only piece of evidence is two very faint, overlapping fingerprints on the tape that was found wrapped ar

8、ound Katies neck.唯一的证据是缠在凯蒂颈项的带子上面发觉的两个特别模糊的、重叠的指纹。Often, faint and overlapping fingerprints cannot help the police to make an identification.通常状况下，模糊和重叠的指纹对警方鉴定没有帮助。And until recently, this might have been the end of the road, but this is where we can make the difference.直至最近，这可能还是走不通，但这是我们可以发挥作用的地

9、方。The tape is sent to our labs, where were asked to use our cutting-edge technology to help with the investigation.带子送到了我们试验室，我们被要求运用最尖端技术来帮助调查。And here, we use an existing form of mass spectrometry imaging technology在这里，我们运用了一种现成的质谱成像技术，that we have further developed and adapted specifically for th

10、e molecular and imaging analysis of fingerprints.我们已经特地针对指纹的分子和成像分析做了进一步的开发和适配。In essence, we fire a UV laser at the print,原理上，我们朝指纹放射一束紫外激光，and we cause the desorption of the molecules from the print, ready to be captured by the mass spectrometer.去引发指纹上的分子解吸，为被质谱仪捕获做好打算。Mass spectrometry measures t

11、he weight of the molecules - or as we say, the mass质谱法测量分子的重量-或者如我们所说，质量，and those numbers that you see there, they indicate that mass.你看到的这些数字，它们表示质量。But more crucially, they indicate who those molecules are但更关键的是，它们表示这些分子是谁，whether Im seeing paracetamol or something more sinister, forensically spe

12、aking.我看到的是对乙酰氨基酚或是从法医证物角度来说更罪恶的东西。We applied this technology to the evidence that we have and we found the presence of condom lubricants.我们对证物采纳这个技术并从中发觉了避孕套的润滑剂。In fact, weve developed protocols that enable us to even suggest what brand of condom might have been used.事实上，我们开发了一套流程让我们甚至可以知道运用什么牌子的避

13、孕套。So we pass this information to the police,于是我们把这个信息传达给警方，who, meanwhile, have obtained a search warrant and they found the same brand of condom in Daltons premises.警方，同时已经取得了搜查证并在道尔顿的房子里发觉了同样牌子的避孕套。And with Dalton and Thomson also having records for sexual assaults,鉴于道尔顿和汤姆森也有性侵扰的记录，then it is Ch

14、apman that may become the less likely suspect.那么，查普曼就不太可能成为嫌疑人。But is this information enough to make an arrest?但这个信息足够去逮捕人了吗?Of course not, and we are asked to delve deeper with our investigation.当然不够，我们被要求深化我们的调查。So we found out, also, the presence of other two very interesting molecules.于是我们也发觉了另

15、外两个特别好玩的分子的存在。One is an antidepressant, and one is a very special molecule.一种是抗抑郁药，另一种是特别特别的分子。你指纹透露的信息超乎你的想象It only forms in your body if you drink alcohol and consume cocaine at the same time.假如你同时喝酒和吸食可卡因，只会在你的身体中形成。And alcohol is known to potentiate the effects of cocaine,众所周知，酒精会增加可卡因的作用，so her

16、e, we now have a hint on the state of mind of the individual whilst perpetrating the crime.所以在这儿，我们现在有了一个关于个人心理状态的提示。We passed this information to the police, and they found out that, actually, Thomson is a drug addict,我们把信息传递给警方，他们发觉，事实上汤姆森是个瘾君子，and he also has a medical record for psychotic episod

17、es, for which presumably the antidepressant was prescribed.而且他也有精神病发的医疗记录，也许是用抗抑郁药开的处方。So now Thomson becomes the more likely suspect.所以现在汤姆森成为了更有可能的嫌疑人。But the reality is that I still dont know where these molecules are coming from,但事实是，我仍旧不知道这些分子是从哪里来的，from which fingerprint, and who those two fin

18、gerprints belong to.来自谁的指纹，这两个指纹属于谁的。Fear not. Mass spectrometry imaging can help us further.不要胆怯。质谱成像可以帮助我们更进一步。In fact, the technology is so powerful that we can see where these molecules are on a fingerprint.事实上，这个技术是如此强大，我们可以看到这些分子在指纹上的位置。Like you see in this video, every single one of those pea

19、ks corresponds to a mass, every mass to a molecule,如这个视频中所看到，每一个波峰都对应一个质量，每一个质量对应一个分子，and we can interrogate the software, by selecting each of those molecules,我们可以通过选择每一个分子，并查询这个软件，as to where they are present on a fingermark.来了解它们在一个手指上的位置。And some images are not very revealing, some are better, s

20、ome are really good.有些照片不能说明问题，有些更好些，有些真的很好。And we can create multiple images of the same mark - in theory, hundreds of images of the same fingerprint我们可以创建相同标记的多个图像-理论上，对于我们检测到的许多分子，for as many of the molecules that we have detected.可以创建同个指纹的上百张图像。So step one . for overlapping fingerprints, chances

21、 are,所以步骤1.对于重叠的指纹，很大可能性是，especially if they come from different individuals, that the molecular composition is not identical,特殊是假如它们来自不同的个体，分子组成是不一样的，so lets ask the software to visualize those unique molecules just present in one fingermark and not in the other one.让我们让软件来可视化这些只在一个手指上，而不在另一个手指上的独特

22、分子。By doing so, thats how we can separate the two ridge patterns.这样做，这就是我们如何分别这两种嵴线类型的方法。And this is really important because the police now are able to identify one of the two fingerprints,这真是特别重要，因为警察现在就可以鉴定两个指纹中的一个，which actually corresponds to Katie.其中正好和凯蒂的是相对应的。And theyve been able to say so b

23、ecause theyve compared the two separate images with one taken posthumously from Katie.他们现在可以这样说，是因为他们把这两张分开的图片跟死后的凯蒂上拍到的做了对比。So now, we can concentrate on one fingerprint only - that of the killers.所以现在，我们可以聚焦在只有一个指纹上了-属于凶手的。So then, step two . where are these three molecules that Ive seen?然后，步骤2.我所

24、见过的这三个分子在哪里?Well, lets interrogate the software - show me where they are.好吧，让我们来查一下软件-告知我它们在哪里。And by doing this, only portions of the image of the killers fingerprint show up.通过这样做，只有凶手的部分指纹出现了。In other words, those substances are only present in the killers print.换句话说，这些物质只存在于凶手的指纹中。So now our mol

25、ecular findings start matching very nicely the police intelligence about Thomson,所以现在我们的分子发觉起先很好地匹配警察驾驭的关于汤姆森的情报，should that fingerprint belong to him.那指纹应当属于他。But the reality is that that print is still not good enough to make an identification.但事实是这个指纹仍旧不够好去做鉴定。Step three: since we can generate hu

26、ndreds of images of the same fingerprint, why dont we superimpose them,步骤3: 既然我们可以生成数百张相同指纹的图像，我们为什么不把它们叠加起来呢，and by doing so, try to improve the rich pattern of continuity and clarity?通过这样做，试着改善连续性和清楚性的丰富模式。Thats the result. Striking. We now have a very clear image of the fingerprint and the police

27、 can run it through the database.这就是结果。特别惊人。我们现在有了指纹的清楚图像，警察已经可以在数据库中检索了。The match comes out to Thomson. Thomson is our killer.匹配结果显示是汤姆森。汤姆森就是凶手。Katie, the suspects and the circumstances of the crime arent real,凯蒂、犯罪嫌疑人和犯罪现场都不是真实的，but the story contains elements of the real police casework weve bee

28、n confronted with,但这个故事包含了我们所遇到的真正的警察案件的元素，and is a composite of the intelligence that we can provide - that we have been able to provide the police.而这也包含了我们所能供应给警察的情报信息的组合。And Im really, really thrilled that after nine years of intense research,在9年的深化探讨后，我真的真的特别激烈，as of 20xx, we are able to contrib

29、ute to police investigations.在20xx年，我们能够对警方的调查做出贡献。Mine is no longer a dream; its a goal. Were going to do this wider and wider, bigger and bigger,我的幻想不再是幻想;它是个目标。我们要做得越来越广，越来越大，and were going to know more about the suspect, and were going to build an identikit.我们要了解更多嫌疑人的信息，我们要建立一个身份证明。I believe th

30、is is also a new era for criminal profiling.我信任这也是犯罪档案的新时代。The work of the criminologist draws on the expert recognition of behavioral patterns that have been observed before犯罪学家的工作利用了将过去视察过的行为模式to belong to a certain type, to a certain profile.归属于特定类型和画像的专家认可。As opposed to this expert but subjectiv

31、e evaluation, were trying to do the same thing,相对于专家这种主观评估，我们在试图做同样的事情，but from the molecular makeup of the fingerprint, and the two can work together.但从指纹的分子结构去看，这两者可以一起工作。I did say that molecules are storytellers,我说过分子是讲故事的，so information on your health, your actions, your lifestyle, your routines

32、, theyre all there, accessible in a fingerprint.所以关于你的健康信息，你的行为，你的生活形态，你的日常生活，它们全在那里，可通过指纹获得。And molecules are the storytellers of our secrets in just a touch. Thank you.只需轻轻触碰，分子是我们隐私的说书人。感谢。本文来源：网络收集与整理，如有侵权，请联系作者删除，谢谢！第18页 共18页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页第 18 页 共 18 页