2018年双语新闻 柯洁：不能胜天半子又如何

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柯洁：不能胜天半子又如何？

Over a year ago, before Ke Jie, one of China's and the world's best Go players, went into battle with AlphaGo, the artificial¹ intelligence² (AI) machine developed by Google's Deepmind team,

一年多之前，中国乃至世界顶尖围棋手柯洁与谷歌Deepmind团队所开发的人工智能机器人阿尔法围棋展开了一场人机大战。

he was confident that he would win – even though the program had defeated top South Korean Go player Lee Se-dol only two months before.

赛前他对自己能够获胜充满信心，尽管2个月前后者刚刚击败了韩国顶尖围棋手李世石。

But the then 19-year-old Ke lost. In an interview with CGTN after the match, he admitted there was a problem.

但19岁的柯洁最终落败。赛后他在接受中国国际电视台采访时承认自己存在不足。

"AlphaGo can see the whole universe of Go, but I can only see a small pond in my backyard³," Ke said.

“阿尔法围棋能够看到整个围棋宇宙，而我只能看到自家后院的一个小池塘，”柯洁表示。

"So, please, let it explore the universe, but let me play in my own backyard."

“所以，就让它探索宇宙吧，我在自家后院里下棋就好。”

But his failure against the AI program didn't discourage⁴ Ke. In fact, it made him a better player.

但惜败人工智能机器人并没有让柯洁感到气馁。事实上，这令他成为了一名更优秀的棋手。

He saw that what set human beings and intelligent machines apart was the ability of humans to enjoy the game.

他明白了人类和智能机器人的区别之处就在于人类具备享受比赛过程的能力。

Ke set about updating his Go skills, and since then he has been unbeatable. The proof⁵ came at this year's national league of Go.

柯洁开始提升自己的棋艺，从那以后他变得所向披靡。今年的中国围棋甲级联赛便是证明。

On Dec 12, Ke, 21, "effortlessly" – in the opinion of some news media⁶ – defeated his old rival⁷ Chen Yaoye, 29.

12月12日，在一些媒体看来，21岁的柯洁“轻取”老对手、现年29岁的陈耀烨。

Only a few days before that, Ke had won the 23rd Samsung Cup, becoming the youngest Go player to win six international championships.

在此几天前，他获得了第23届三星杯世界围棋公开赛的冠军，同时也成为了围棋界最年轻的“六冠王”。

Today's Ke seems to feel comfortable in his own skin.

如今，柯洁似乎能够泰然自若了。

As he wrote a month after his defeat to AlphaGo: "Although I lost, I discovered that the possibilities of Go are immense⁸ and that the game has continued to progress.

他在惜败于阿尔法围棋1个月之后，曾写下这番话：“尽管我输了，但我发现了围棋广阔无边的可能性，比赛也在不断地进步。

I hope that I, too, can continue to progress, and that I will keep growing stronger."

我希望我也能继续进步，不断变强。”

As a Go player, Ke is trying to be the best player he humanly can.

作为一名围棋手，柯洁努力想成为围棋界的人类第一人。

1 artificial   

adj.人工的，人造的，人为的；做作的，假装的

参考例句：

• The new dam will form a large artificial lake behind it.新筑的水坝将会在后面形成一个人工湖。
• We don't use any artificial flavourings in our products.我们的产品不使用任何人工调味剂。

2 intelligence   

n.智力，聪明，智能；情报

参考例句：

• He was a man of intelligence and of firmness of will.他是个聪明而又意志坚定的人。
• He equals me in strength but not in intelligence.他和我力气相等，但智力不同。

3 backyard   

n.后院，后庭

参考例句：

• I parked the car in the backyard.我把汽车停在后院。
• The residents didn't want a new factory in their backyard.居民不希望在他们住地附近建新工厂。

4 discourage   

vt.使泄气，使沮丧；阻拦，劝阻

参考例句：

• Don't let one failure discourage you.勿因一次失败而气馁。
• We discourage smoking in this school.在这所学校里我们劝阻吸烟。

5 proof   

adj.防...的，耐...的，能防护；n.校样，证据，证明；vt.检验，给...做防护措施

参考例句：

• He is living proof of the wonders of modern medicine.他是当代医学奇迹的活证明。
• The proof was fished up from some old papers.校样在旧文件中被找到了。

6 media   

n.(medium的复数)媒体，新闻媒介，传播媒介

参考例句：

• The local media reported rioting across the country.当地媒体报道了全国范围的骚乱。
• His latest movie is being hyped up by the media.他新近的电影正被媒体大肆炒作。

7 rival   

n.竞争对手，敌手；vt.与…相匹敌，比得上

参考例句：

• None of us can rival him in strength.我们谁也没他劲大。
• She defeat all her rival for the job with nonchalant ease.她从容不迫地击败求职的所有竞争者。

8 immense   

adj.巨大的；极好的

参考例句：

• They made an immense improvement in English.在英语方面他们取得了巨大的进步。
• The expense of living is immense.生活费用很庞大。