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Marco Tempest - Techno-illusionist
Marco Tempest is a cyber illusionist, combining magic and technology to produce astonishing illusions.

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The Swiss magician began his performing career as a stage magician and manipulator, winning awards and establishing an international reputation. His interest in computer-generated imageryled him to incorporate video and digital technology in his work — and eventually to the development of a new form of contemporary illusion. The expansion of the Internet and social media provided more opportunities for digital illusions and ways of interacting with audiences and creating magically augmented realities. Tempest is a keen advocate of the open source community, working with artists, writers and technologists to create new experiences and research the practical uses of the technology of illusion. He is a Director’s Fellow at the MIT Media Lab.

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Marco Tempest: The electric rise and fall of Nikola Tesla

马可 谭培(Marco Tempest): 特斯拉的电之乐章

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结合投影仪与立体书本,马可 谭培绘声绘色地给我们讲述特斯拉(人称世上最牛怪才)从伟大的交流电之父到最终身无分文的故事。
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As a magician魔术师, I'm always interested有兴趣 in performances演出 that incorporate合并 elements分子 of illusion错觉.
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身为魔术师,错觉艺术一直是我的最爱。
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And one of the most remarkable卓越 was the tanagra塔纳格拉 theater剧院, which哪一个 was popular流行 in the
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在二十世纪初期极受欢迎的Tanagra大剧院
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early part部分 of the 20th century世纪.
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就是错觉艺术的典范。
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It used mirrors镜子
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剧院使用了一组镜子
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to create创建 the illusion错觉 of tiny people
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来制造小矮人在微缩舞台上表演的假象。
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performing执行 on a miniature微型 stage阶段. Now, I won't惯于 use mirrors镜子,
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不过今天我不会使用镜子,
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but this is my digital数字 tribute to the tanagra塔纳格拉 theater剧院.
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而是用数码设备向Tangara剧院致敬。
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So let the story故事 begin开始.
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故事开始了:
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On a dark黑暗 and stormy暴风雨 night -- really! --
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那是1856年七月十日,
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it was the 10th of July七月, 1856.
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一个风雨交加...真是狂风暴雨啊...的夜晚。
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Lightning闪电 lit发光的 the sky天空,
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一道闪电击穿了乌云,
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and a baby宝宝 was born天生.
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一个小男孩出生了。
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His name名称 was Nikola尼古拉,
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小男孩叫做特斯拉(Nikola Tesla,著名电磁学家)
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Nikola尼古拉 Tesla特斯拉.
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小男孩叫做特斯拉(Nikola Tesla,著名电磁学家)
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Now the baby宝宝 grew成长 into a very smart聪明 guy.
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小男孩长大后成为了一个聪明的人。
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Let me show显示 you.
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我让你们见识一下。
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Tesla特斯拉, what is 236 multiplied乘以 by 501?
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“特斯拉,236乘501等于几?”
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Nikola尼古拉 Tesla特斯拉: The result结果 is 118,236.
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特斯拉:“等于118236”
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Marco马尔科 Tempest暴风雨: Now Tesla's特斯拉 brain worked工作 in the most extraordinary非凡 way.
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特斯拉的思维非常神奇。
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When a word was mentioned提到,
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每当人们说到一个词,
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an image图片 of it
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特斯拉的脑子里
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instantly即刻 appeared出现 in his mind心神.
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立刻就会出现一个画面。
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Tree. Chair椅子. Girl女孩.
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“树”,“椅子”,“女孩”。
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They were hallucinations幻觉, which哪一个 vanished消失
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这些画面只是幻觉。这要他用手一碰,
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the moment时刻 he touched感动 them.
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它们就会消失。
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Probably大概 a form形成 of synesthesia联觉.
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这也许是一种特殊的感知力,
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But it was something
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不过长大后的特斯拉
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he later后来 turned转身 to his advantage优点.
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已经能够很好的运用它了。
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Where other scientists科学家们 would play in their laboratory实验室,
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当其他科学家还在实验室里埋头用工时,
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Tesla特斯拉 created创建 his inventions发明 in his mind心神.
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特斯拉在自己的脑海里进行创造。
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NTNT: To my delight, I discovered发现 I could visualize想象 my inventions发明 with the greatest最大 facility设施.
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特斯拉:“太好了,我发现我可以用最棒的方式“看见”我的发明!”
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MT公吨: And when they worked工作 in the vivid生动 playground操场 of his imagination想像力,
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当这些创意在特斯拉脑海里遨游之后,
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he would build建立 them in his workshop作坊.
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他便在工作室里把这些发明制造出来。
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NTNT: I needed需要 no models楷模, drawings图纸 or experiments实验.
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特斯拉:“我不需要模型,不需要草图,不需要实验。”
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I could picture图片 them as real真实 in my mind心神,
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特斯拉:“我在脑子里就能构想它们的模样,”
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and there I run it, test测试 it and improve提高 it.
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特斯拉:“启动,调试,改进它们。”
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Only then do I construct构造 it.
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特斯拉:“然后我才会动作制作。”
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MT公吨: His great idea理念
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他的伟大发明
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was alternating交替 current当前.
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是交流电。
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But how could he convince说服 the public上市 that
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可他如何说服大家,
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the millions百万 of volts required需要 to make it work were safe安全?
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这项发明能够安全地在百万伏特的电压下运行?
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To sell his idea理念,
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为了推销他的发明,
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he became成为 a showman艺人.
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他成为了表演家。
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NTNT: We are at the dawn黎明 of a new age年龄,
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特斯拉:“我们正在一个新时代的黎明,”
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the age年龄 of electricity电力.
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特斯拉:“一个电的时代。”
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I have been able能够, through通过 careful小心 invention发明, to
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特斯拉:“通过精密的设计,”
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transmit发送, with the mere flick拂去 of a switch开关,
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特斯拉:“我只需要轻轻触动开关”
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electricity电力 across横过 the ether.
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特斯拉:“就能将电力传遍世界。”
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It is the magic魔法 of science科学.
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特斯拉:“这是科学的魔力!”
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
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Tesla特斯拉 has over 700 patents专利 to his name名称:
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特斯拉拥有700多项专利发明:
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radio无线电, wireless无线 telegraphy电报,
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广播,无线电报,
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remote远程 control控制, robotics机器人.
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远程遥控,机器,
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He even photographed拍照 the bones骨头 of the human人的 body身体.
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他甚至拍摄过人体骨骼。
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But the high point was the realization实现 of a childhood童年 dream梦想:
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但是对他最重要的还是实现儿时的梦想:
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harnessing治理 the raging愤怒 powers权力 of Niagara尼亚加拉 Falls下降,
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利用尼加拉瀑布的巨大能量
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and bringing使 light to the city.
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来照亮城市。
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But Tesla's特斯拉 success成功 didn't last.
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但他的成功没能持续下去。
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NTNT: I had bigger ideas思路.
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特斯拉:“我有更大的梦想。”
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Illuminating照明 the city was only the beginning开始.
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特斯拉:“照亮城市只是第一步。”
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A world世界 telegraphy电报 center中央 -- imagine想像 news新闻,
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特斯拉:“我要造一个世界电报中心。想象一下:”
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messages消息, sounds声音, images图片 delivered交付 to
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特斯拉:“新闻,讯息,声音,图像,”
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any point in the world世界
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特斯拉:“能无线地瞬间传遍”
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instantly即刻 and wirelessly无线.
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特斯拉:“世界每一个角落。”
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MT公吨: It's a great idea理念; it was a huge巨大 project项目. Expensive昂贵, too.
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这是个伟大的计划。庞大而昂贵的工程。
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NTNT: They wouldn't不会 give me the money.
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特斯拉:“他们不会资助我的。”
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MT公吨: Well, maybe you shouldn't不能 have told them it could be used to contact联系 other planets行星.
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好吧,也许你不该告诉他们这东西能用来联络外星人。
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NTNT: Yes, that was a big mistake错误.
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特斯拉:“哎,失误。”
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MT公吨: Tesla's特斯拉 career事业 as an inventor发明者 never recovered恢复.
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特斯拉的发明家生涯再也没有好转过。
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He became成为 a recluse隐士.
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他成为了隐士。
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Dodged回避 by death死亡,
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躲避死亡
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he spent花费 much of his time
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大部分时间他都住在
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in his suite套房 at the Waldorf-Astoria华尔道夫.
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位于Waldorg-Astoria的小房子里。
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NTNT: Everything I did, I did for mankind人类,
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特斯拉:“我做的每件事都是为了全人类。”
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for a world世界 where there would be no humiliation屈辱 of the poor较差的 by the violence暴力 of the rich丰富,
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特斯拉:“都是为了穷人们不再被富人欺负,”
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where products制品 of intellect智力, science科学 and art艺术
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特斯拉:“为了智慧,科学与艺术的产物”
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will serve服务 society社会 for the betterment改善 and beautification美化 of life.
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特斯拉:“能过造福社会,美化我们的生活。”
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MT公吨: Nikola尼古拉 Tesla特斯拉 died死亡 on the 7th of
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尼古拉·特斯拉逝世于1943年一月七日。
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His final最后 resting休息 place地点
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他最终长眠于
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is a golden金色 globe地球 that contains包含 his ashes灰烬
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位于贝尔格莱德(塞尔维亚首都)的特斯拉博物馆
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at the Nikola尼古拉 Tesla特斯拉 Museum博物馆 in Belgrade贝尔格莱德.
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里的一座金色球形棺材里。
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His legacy遗产 is with us still.
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但他带给人们的财富流传至今,
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Tesla特斯拉 became成为 the man who lit发光的 the world世界,
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特斯拉照亮了世界,
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but this was only the beginning开始.
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而这只是一个开始。
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Tesla's特斯拉 insight眼光 was profound深刻.
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特斯拉的思想意义深远。
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NTNT: Tell me, what will man do when the forests森林 disappear消失,
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特斯拉:“告诉我,当森林被伐尽,煤矿被采光时,”
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and the coal煤炭 deposits存款 are exhausted?
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特斯拉:“我们该怎么办?”
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MT公吨: Tesla特斯拉 thought he had the answer回答.
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特斯拉曾经觉得他有办法。
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We are still asking the question.
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直到今天我们依然在问相同的问题。
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Tyler Yan
Reviewed by Jenny Yang

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marco Tempest - Techno-illusionist
Marco Tempest is a cyber illusionist, combining magic and technology to produce astonishing illusions.

Why you should listen

The Swiss magician began his performing career as a stage magician and manipulator, winning awards and establishing an international reputation. His interest in computer-generated imageryled him to incorporate video and digital technology in his work — and eventually to the development of a new form of contemporary illusion. The expansion of the Internet and social media provided more opportunities for digital illusions and ways of interacting with audiences and creating magically augmented realities. Tempest is a keen advocate of the open source community, working with artists, writers and technologists to create new experiences and research the practical uses of the technology of illusion. He is a Director’s Fellow at the MIT Media Lab.

More profile about the speaker
Marco Tempest | Speaker | TED.com