我是sara My name is Sarah Ring.
19岁大三 I'm 19 and I'm a junior.
我什么都试过一点 Growing up I did a little bit of everything.
运动跳舞 I play a lot of sports. I danced.
我是典型美国女孩 I was just your all-American girl.
这个国家成为 This country has been the target of
恐怖袭击的目标 a major terrorist attack
9月11日 On September 11th,
我还是高中新生 I was a freshman in high school.
这令人震惊 It was a big shock.
没人真正了解 No one really understood the immense impact
它的真正影响 that this would have.
美国从此不同 The country is a different place since then.
无论你走到哪 Terrorism has become a huge threat
恐怖主义都是巨大的威胁 no matter where you go.
911袭击以后 Since the attacks of September 11th,
安全便成了 security has moved to the forefront of
重中之重 our national conscious.
在政府支持下 With the support of numerous government agencies,
包括中情局和司法部 including the CIA and The Department of Justice,
诺特丹开发了 The University of Notre Dame is developing
虹膜辨别技术 iris recognition technology that will
能更准确地探测威胁 more accurately identify a potential threat.
无论在哪里你想知道某人的 Essentially anywhere you want proof of
身份 someone's identity, iris biometrics would be
虹膜术都能成为不错的选择 a potential choice of technology.
虹膜不会变 Your iris will never change.
照相以后 Once you've taken your picture it can be used for
就能在下半生用作辨认你 the rest of your life to identify you and
还可以保护他人 it could also identify who we want to prevent from causing harm.
参与这一项目 Being involved in biometrics has been very rewarding
有很多好处 in all sorts of ways.
我们经费充足 We've had a large degree of funding which
就可以在研究中 means that we can involve undergraduates meaningfully
适当招本科生 in the research and
他们也能有 they can feel that they've accomplished a chunk of work
成就感 that's sort of their own.
很荣幸成为这一项目的一部分 I'm very proud to be a part of something so huge.
很高兴 It's empowering to know that
我在为一个有重大未来意义 I'm working towards something which
的项目工作着 could have huge implications for our future.
诺特丹问道 The University of Notre Dame asks,
为何而战 "What would you fight for?"
安全 Fighting for our safety.
我们是战斗的爱尔兰人 We are 'The Fighting Irish'.