taking any actor and computing how many steps

任何一名演员计算接近凯文·贝肯
it would take to get to Kevin Bacon.

要经过多少步
And some computer scientists have developed this.

有些计算机科学家已经将这个开发出来了
They've gone through each of the quarter million actors

他们检查国际电影数据库中
and actresses on the international movie database

二十五万名男女演员
and computed their "Bacon number." and the Bacon number is the number of steps

然后计算出他们的贝肯数贝肯数就是指他们联系到贝肯
it takes for them to get to Kevin Bacon.

所需要的步骤数
So for instance, Ed Asner was in the movie Change of--; "JFK" With Kevin Bacon.

比如爱德华·阿斯纳在电影《JFK》中与凯文·贝肯合作
So, Ed Asner has a Bacon number of one.

那么爱德华·阿斯纳的贝肯数为一
Elvis Presley was in the movie "Change of Habit" with Ed Asner

埃尔维斯·普雷斯利在《修女变身》中与爱德华·阿斯纳合作
and that's his closest connection to Kevin Bacon.

而这是他与凯文·贝肯最紧密的联系了
So, Elvis Presley has a Bacon number of two.

所以埃尔维斯·普里斯利的贝肯数为二