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Freeman Dyson 照稿唸完這一次演講：
《科技與社會正義》
2003年在Portland Oregon 
Dyson在這一場演講樣的開場白：
excuse me for reading the talk , I don't want to dribble on and on as I would if I tried to do it extemporaneously . it's all right to talk
請原諒我以唸稿的方式進行這個演講，因為我不想落入即興、信手拈來又跳躍式的演講，如果你對某個題目非常的了解，當然你可以做即興式的演講，但我沒有這樣的把握⋯⋯
在Q&A 被問到不想回答的政治問題，這樣回應： . I don't think we'll get any further by arguing about it so I think I'd rather let it pass in silence.
extemporaneous
/ɪkˌstɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs,ɛkˌstɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs/
adjective
- spoken or done without preparation."an extemporaneous speech"
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