You can see some people in the back with cameras

你们能看到后面的摄像人员
as part of an experimental pilot program funded by the Hewlett Foundation

这是个由休利特基金会赞助的实验性试播项目
and at some point they will decide

在某种程度上来说是由他们决定
what they will do with these lectures.

如何使用这些课堂录像
Most probably they'll post them somewhere

一般来说他们会把这些视频资料发到网上
so people elsewhere can have the benefit of

这样世界各地的人们就能
what you have sitting in the classroom.

和坐在教室里的你们一样从中获益
So I've been told that from now on

所以我被告知从现在起
we just ignore the camera and do business as usual.

我们要无视摄像机和往常一样上课
Nothing's going to be changed.

一切照常
I tried to negotiate a laugh track

我试着跟他们协商过罐头笑声的事情
so that if the jokes don't work we can superimpose some laughter.

当我的笑话冷场时还能加点笑声