mateo10岁了 Mateo is 10 years old.
令人心碎的是 The most heartbreaking thing for me to watch is the fact
他无法交流 that he can't communicate.
他不能说今天怎么样 He doesn't say, mom, how are you today or
我今天做了什么 this is what I did today.
他认为自己告诉你了 He thinks he's telling you and
而且不明白 he doesn't understand why
为什么你不能听懂 you're not getting what he's saying.
真令人心碎 That is heartbreaking
丽莎的儿子有自闭症 Lisa Del Preet's son has autism,
这种发展性疾病 a developmental disability that
妨碍了儿童社会发展 impairs social development,
这里每100个孩子就有1个有这种病 affecting 1 in every 100 children in this country.
诺特丹想克服 The University of Notre Dame is working to
这一以这种紊乱相关的 break down the communication barriers
沟通障碍 associated with this common disorder
通过创造性的运用机器人 through the innovative use of robots in clinical therapy.
用互动机器人的目的是 The purpose of using interactive robots is to
为自闭儿童提供动力 provide a motivation for the children with autism
因为他们有对机器的本能爱好 because they tend to have this intrinsic interest in technology.
我们希望机器人能帮助 Our hope is that these robots will help
简化沟通 simplify social interactions
使得孩子们能 so that children with autism can
理解正常人的 pick up on these social cues, emotional cues
情感 that we just understand naturally.
如果没有诺特丹的帮助 I don't think I'd be as strong of a parent
我不会成为好家长 if I didn't have the facilities and the help of Notre Dame.
它给了我信念 They've just given me faith,
希望 they've given me hope and their commitment
它很专注 is just so strong.
如果不知道答案 They don't know the answer,
会试着找到答案 they'll find the answer.
诺特丹大学问道 The University of Notre Dame asks,
你为何奋斗 "What would you fight for?"
解决自闭症 Fighting for breakthroughs in the treatment of autism.
我们是奋斗的爱尔兰人 We are 'The Fighting Irish'.