TED演讲稿：泰迪深海雕像

2017-05-26 14:04:50来源：网络

　　以下是新东方在线口译网为大家带来的TED演讲稿：泰迪深海雕像。TED是美国的一家私有非盈利机构，该机构以它组织的TED大会著称，这个会议的宗旨是“用思想的力量来改变世界”。大家在锻炼雅思听力的时候，也可以学习一下里面的主角们的思维模式，论述方法，希望还能对大家的英语写作有所启迪。

　　0:11 I was born in Taiwan. I grew up surrounded by different types of hardware stores, and I like going to night markets. I love the energy of the night markets, the colors, the lights, the toys, and all the unexpected things I find every time I go, things like watermelon with straw antennas or puppies with mohawks. When I was growing up, I liked taking toys apart, any kind of toys I'd find around the house, like my brother's BB gun when he's not home.

　　0:11 我在台湾出生我成长于一个拥有各式五金行商家的环境我也很喜欢逛夜市我很爱夜市的那股活力以及，它的五光十色和玩具还有我每次去，所发现的新鲜事物比如，插着吸管天线的西瓜或者，拥有红毛莫霍克发型的小狗成长岁月里，我喜欢拆解玩具任何我可以在家里找到的玩具像是趁我兄弟不在家时，偷拿他的BB枪

　　0:42 I also liked to make environments for people to explore and play. In these early installations, I would take plastic sheets, plastic bags, and things I would find in the hardware store or around the house. I would take things like highlighter pen, mix it with water, pump it through plastic tubing, creating these glowing circulatory systems for people to walk through and enjoy. I like these materials because of the way they look, the way they feel, and they're very affordable.

　　0:42 我也喜欢制作场景让人们去探索及玩耍这些早期的布景装置我会使用塑料布、塑料袋以及，我在五金行或家里可以找到的东西我会使用一些东西，像荧光笔与水混合，灌入塑料管打造出这些会发光的循环系统供人们穿梭及欣赏我喜欢这些素材，因为它们的外观它们的触感，以及价格非常实惠

　　1:11 I also liked to make devices that work with body parts. I would take camera LED lights and a bungee cord and strap it on my waist and I would videotape my belly button, get a different perspective, and see what it does. (Laughter)

　　1:11 我也喜欢做一些可和身体部位互动的装置我会拿相机的 LED 灯和弹性松紧绳，系在我的腰上然后，我会录像我的肚脐用一个另类的角度来观察肚脐的样貌 (笑声)

　　1:25 I also like to modify household appliances. This is an automatic night light. Some of you might have them at home. I would cut out the light sensor, add an extension line, and use modeling clay, stick it onto the television, and then I would videotape my eye, and using the dark part of my eye tricking the sensor into thinking it's night time, so you turn on the lightbulb. The white of the eye and the eyelid will trick the sensor into thinking it's daytime, and it will shut off the light.

　　1:25 我也喜欢改装家庭用品这是一个自动感应的小夜灯在座应该有人家里也有我会切掉光感应的部分加上一条延长线接着使用模型黏土将它黏在电视机上然后我会录我自己的眼睛藉由我的黑眼球混淆感应装置，让它以为是晚上所以，可以让灯亮起来眼白和眼皮的部份则让感应误以为现在是白天所以，感应装置会关上灯

　　1:52 I wanted to collect more different types of eyes, so I built this device using bicycle helmets, some lightbulbs and television sets. It would be easier for other people to wear the helmet and record their eyes. This device allows me to symbolically extract other people's eyes, so I have a diversity of eyes to use for my other sculptures. This sculpture has four eyes. Each eye is controlling a different device. This eye is turning itself around in a television. This eye is inflating a plastic tube. This eye is watching a video of another piece being made. And these two eyes are activating glowing water. Many of these pieces are later on shown in museums, biennials, triennial exhibitions around the world.

　　1:52 我想要搜集更多不同的眼睛所以，我发明了这个运用单车安全帽和一些灯泡及电视的装置以便于其他人戴上安全帽以及，录像他们的眼睛这个装置也让我得以将其他人的眼睛图像化我因此拥有各式各样的眼睛可用于我的其他作品这个作品有四个眼睛每只眼睛控管着另外一个的装置这只眼睛在电视机里转动着这只眼睛则对着一个塑料管灌气中这只眼睛在看电视，关于另外一个装置的发明过程这两只眼睛可以启动荧光水的装置许多发明，后来都被展示于博物馆，双年展，以及三年展于世界各地。

　　2:43 I love science and biology. In 2007, I was doing a research fellowship at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum looking at bioluminous organisms in the oean. I love these creatures. I love the way they look, the way they feel. They're soft, they're slimy, and I was fascinated by the way they use light in their environment, either to attract mates, for self-defense, or to attract food. This research inspired my work in many different ways, things like movement or different light patterns. So I started gathering a lot of different types of material in my studio and just experimenting and trying this out, trying that out, and seeing what types of creatures I can come up with. I used a lot of computer cooling fans and just kind of put them together and see what happens. This is an 8,000-square-foot installation composed of many different creatures, some hanging from the ceiling and some resting on the floor. From afar, they look alien-like, but when you look closer, they're all made out of black garbage bags or Tupperware containers.

　　2:43 我热爱科学和生物学 2007 时，我在史密森自然历史博物馆钻研一个奖学金研究观察海洋里的发光生物体我很爱这些生物，我很喜欢牠们的外型和触感牠们很柔软，而且很光滑我很着迷牠们自身发光的方式在牠们的成长环境里不论是为了求偶，自我保卫或者，吸引猎物这份研究启发我很多关于作品的创作方式比如：作品的移动方式，或者不同的光线变化所以，我开始在我的工作室搜集大量不同类型的素材进行实验试试这个，试试那个看看我能发明出什么样的东西我使用了很多计算机的风扇然后，试图将风扇置入装置看看会发生什么事这是一个8千平方英尺的装置由许多不同的发明共同组成有些吊在天花版，有一些则置放在地上从远处观看，它们很像外星人但当你走进看，它们全部由黑色垃圾袋或保鲜盒组成

　　3:45 I'd like to share with you how ordinary things can become something magical and wondrous. (Applause) Thank you. (Applause)

　　3:45 我想与您分享，平凡无奇的事物可以如何转化成一些很神奇魔幻的事物 (掌声) 谢谢大家 (掌声)

　　单词笔记：

　　1.mohawks：n. 摩霍克族，摩霍克语(Mohawk的复数形式)

　　2.taking toys apart：take...apart,拆开，卸掉

　　3.tubing：

　　n. 管子;装管;管道系统

　　v. 把…装管;使成管状(tube的现在分词)

　　steel tubing 钢管

　　copper tubing [化]铜管

　　tubing head 油管头

　　4.circulatory：adj. 循环的