科學是人類發明用來理解世界如何運作的最佳工具
Science is the best tool ever devised
For understanding how the world works
科學是一個非常人性化的知識型態，我們總是站在已知領域的邊緣
Science is a very human form of knowledge
We are always at the brink of the known
科學是一個協同發展的事業
Science is a collaborative enterprise
跨越世代，我們記得前人的貢獻，也遇見了他們
Spanning the generations
We remember those who prepared the way
Seeing for them also
如果你具有科學素養，這個世界在你眼中就會很不一樣
If you’re scientifically literate,
The world looks very different to you
而且，這些看法會讓你更有力量
And that understanding empowers you
在這個真實的世界有一首屬於真實的詩歌
There’s real poetry in the real world
科學就是真實之詩
Science is the poetry of reality
我們可以從事科學，並且改善我們的生活
We can do science
And with it, we can improve our lives
人類的故事就如同是創意的故事
The story of humans is the story of ideas
就像一道閃耀的光射進黑暗的角落
That shine light into dark corners
科學家喜歡神秘未知的事物，他們喜歡探究未知
Scientists love mysteries
They love not knowing
對於未知的事物我並不感到害怕，我認為這更有意思
I don’t feel frightened by not knowing things
I think it’s much more interesting
有一個較大的真實群體，而我們只是其中一個組成部份
There’s a larger universal reality
of which we are all a part
我們進一步探討宇宙，更值得觀注的是我們所發現的事物
The further we probe into the universe
The more remarkable are the discoveries we make
對真理的追求，其本身是一個充滿真知灼見的故事
The quest for the truth, in and of itself,
Is a story that’s filled with insights
我們孤獨的身處在宇宙
From our lonely point in the cosmos
我們透過思考的力量
We have through the power of thought
在宇宙開始之後，能夠對等的回到一個約略的瞬間
Been able to peer back to a brief moment
After the beginning of the universe
我認為科學會改變你內心運作的方式，對事物能有更深一點的思考
I think that science changes the way your mind works
To think a little more deeply about things
科學透過公開可驗證的證據，取代了私人的偏見
Science replaces private prejudice
With publicly verifiable evidence
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