ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Louie Schwartzberg - Filmmaker
Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer who captures breathtaking images that celebrate life -- revealing connections, universal rhythms, patterns and beauty.

Why you should listen

Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer whose career spans more than four decades of providing breathtaking imagery using his time-lapse, high-speed and macro cinematography techniques. Schwartzberg tells stories that celebrate life and reveal the mysteries and wisdom of nature, people and places.

Schwartzberg's recent theatrical releases include the 3D IMAX film, Mysteries of the Unseen World with National Geographic, narrated by Forest Whitaker, and the documentary Wings of Life for Disneynature, narrated by Meryl Streep. Mysteries of the Unseen World is a journey into invisible worlds that are too slow, too fast, too small and too vast for the human eye to see, while Wings of Life focuses on pollination and the web of life. Schwartzberg also directed Soarin' Around the World, an international update to the original Soarin' ride now showing at Disney Parks in Anaheim, Orlando and Shanghai.

Designed to inspire, educate and evolve our perspective on the world, Schwartzberg creates and curates Moving Art videos, which can be found on your smart phone and Netflix. The Moving Art series will be expanded from six to thirteen videos in early 2017.

Schwartzberg's Gratitude Revealed series of shorts were launched on Oprah.com. Supported by the Templeton Foundation, with science and analytics by the Greater Good Center at UC Berkeley, the series explores the multifaceted virtues of gratitude. Schwartzberg is the first filmmaker to be inducted into the Association for the Advancement of Science and the Lemelson Foundation’s Invention Ambassadors Program.

For Schwartzberg, the greatest satisfaction is creating works that can have a positive effect on the future of the planet. "I hope my films inspire and open people's hearts," he says. "Beauty is nature's tool for survival -- we protect what we love. Nature's beauty can open hearts, and the shift in consciousness we need to sustain and celebrate life."

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TED2014

Louie Schwartzberg: Hidden miracles of the natural world

路易•史瓦茲博格: 大自然不為人知的奧秘

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我們生活在一個充滿不為人知奧秘的世界,細微與極致到肉眼無法察覺。為將這美麗世界呈現到大家眼前,電影製作人路易•史瓦茲博格利用高速攝影、縮時攝影與顯微鏡來扭曲時空的界線。在 TED2014,他分享了他最新的計劃 — 3D 電影《世界不為人知的奧祕》,以減慢、加速以及放大攝影的方式,呈現最動人的大自然驚奇。
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Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer who captures breathtaking images that celebrate life -- revealing connections, universal rhythms, patterns and beauty. Full bio

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What is the intersection路口
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在科技、藝術和科學的交會處,我們能發現什麼?
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between之間 technology技術, art藝術 and science科學?
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Curiosity好奇心 and wonder奇蹟,
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好奇心與萬物驚奇,
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because it drives驅動器 us to explore探索,
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因為它讓我們有動力去探索,
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because we're surrounded包圍 by things we can't see.
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因為我們四周充滿匿跡隱形的事物。
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And I love to use film電影
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我喜歡利用攝影
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to take us on a journey旅程
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帶大家進行一段旅程,
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through通過 portals門戶 of time and space空間,
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穿越時空,
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to make the invisible無形 visible可見,
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讓不為人知的事物為人知曉。
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because what that does,
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因為這能夠
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it expands展開 our horizons視野,
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拓展我們的視野、
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it transforms變換 our perception知覺,
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改變我們的觀點、
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it opens打開 our minds頭腦
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開啟我們的心胸,
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and it touches觸摸 our heart.
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並感動人心。
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So here are some scenes場景
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這些片段
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from my 3D IMAXIMAX film電影,
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出自我的 3D IMAX 電影
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"Mysteries奧秘 of the Unseen看不見 World世界."
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《世界不為人知的奧祕》。
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(Music音樂)
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(音樂)
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There is movement運動 which哪一個 is too slow
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有些萬物變化太慢
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for our eyes眼睛 to detect檢測,
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以致於人眼難以偵測。
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and time lapse失誤 makes品牌 us discover發現
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縮時攝影讓我們能察覺這些變化,
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and broaden擴大 our perspective透視 of life.
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並讓人生視野更加開闊。
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We can see how organisms生物 emerge出現 and grow增長,
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我們能看見生物體的形成與成長,
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how a vine藤蔓 survives生存 by creeping爬行 from the forest森林 floor地板
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藤蔓是如何從森林地表探出頭來
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to look at the sunlight陽光.
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仰望日光。
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And at the grand盛大 scale規模,
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大規模來看,
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time lapse失誤 allows允許 us to see our planet行星 in motion運動.
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縮時攝影讓我們能看見地球的一舉一動。
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We can view視圖 not only the vast廣大 sweep of nature性質,
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不只能看到大自然的生生不息,
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but the restless不安 movement運動 of humanity人性.
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還能觀察人類不停息的活動。
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Each streaking裸奔 dot represents代表 a passenger乘客 plane平面,
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每條線都代表客機的行經路線,
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and by turning車削 air空氣 traffic交通 data數據
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藉著將航空交通數據轉為
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into time-lapse時間推移 imagery意象,
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縮時影像,
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we can see something that's above以上 us constantly經常
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就能看到在我們上空,不斷活動
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but invisible無形:
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卻讓人看不見的東西:
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the vast廣大 network網絡 of air空氣 travel旅行 over the United聯合的 States狀態.
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美國上空廣大的航空網。
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We can do the same相同 thing with ships船舶 at sea.
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也能如此觀察海洋船舶活動。
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We can turn data數據 into a time-lapse時間推移 view視圖
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我們能將數據轉換為
全球經濟活動的縮時影像。
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of a global全球 economy經濟 in motion運動.
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And decades幾十年 of data數據
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幾十年的數據
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give us the view視圖 of our entire整個 planet行星
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讓我們能夠將整個星球
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as a single organism生物
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視為單一有機體。
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sustained持續 by currents電流 circulating循環
throughout始終 the oceans海洋
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洋流穿過各大洋、
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and by clouds swirling紛飛 through通過 the atmosphere大氣層,
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雲團盤繞於大氣層中,
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pulsing脈動 with lightning閃電,
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與閃電一起脈動
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crowned加冕 by the aurora極光 borealis北極光.
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北極光有如王冠一般。
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It may可能 be the ultimate最終 time-lapse時間推移 image圖片:
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這可能是終極縮時影像。
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the anatomy解剖學 of Earth地球 brought to life.
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地球的千變萬化
活生生的呈現在眼前。
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At the other extreme極端,
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there are things that move移動 too fast快速 for our eyes眼睛,
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有些活動快到人眼無法捕捉,
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but we have technology技術 that can look into that world世界
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但我們也有技術可以破解這難題。
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as well.
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With high-speed高速 cameras相機,
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we can do the opposite對面 of time lapse失誤.
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可達到與縮時攝影相反的效果。
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We can shoot射擊 images圖片 that are thousands數千 of times
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比人類視覺極限快上幾千倍的影像。
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faster更快 than our vision視力.
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And we can see how nature's大自然
ingenious巧妙 devices設備 work,
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我們可以看到大自然的造化神功,
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and perhaps也許 we can even imitate模擬 them.
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或許還能加以模仿。
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When a dragonfly蜻蜓 flutters by,
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當蜻蜓振翅飛過時,
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you may可能 not realize實現,
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but it's the greatest最大 flier傳單 in nature性質.
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但牠們是自然界最棒的飛行家,
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It can hover徘徊, fly backwards向後,
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可以盤旋在空中、向後飛,
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even upside上邊 down.
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甚至倒著飛。
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And by tracking追踪 markers標記 on an insect's昆蟲 wings翅膀,
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利用追蹤標記牠們的翅膀,
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we can visualize想像 the air空氣 flow that they produce生產.
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可以看到牠們創造出的氣流。
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Nobody沒有人 knew知道 the secret秘密,
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but high speed速度 shows節目 that a dragonfly蜻蜓
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但高速攝影幫助我們看見了蜻蜓
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can move移動 all four wings翅膀 in different不同 directions方向
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可以向不同方向同時移動四隻翅膀。
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at the same相同 time.
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And what we learn學習 can lead us
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我們所學到的,
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to new kinds of robotic機器人 flyers傳單
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可以讓我們創造出新型飛行器,
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that can expand擴大 our vision視力
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將人類視野擴展到
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of important重要 and remote遠程 places地方.
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重要且偏遠的世界角落。
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We're giants豪門, and we're unaware不知道
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我們是巨人,無法察覺
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of things that are too small for us to see.
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週遭太渺小的事物。
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The electron電子 microscope顯微鏡 fires火災 electrons電子
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電子顯微鏡能發射出電子,
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which哪一個 creates創建 images圖片
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which哪一個 can magnify放大 things by as much
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將事物放大到百萬倍之多。
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as a million百萬 times.
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This is the egg of a butterfly蝴蝶.
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這是蝴蝶的卵。
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And there are unseen看不見 creatures生物
living活的 all over your body身體,
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including包含 mites蟎蟲 that spend their entire整個 lives生活
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包含塵蟎,終其一生
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dwelling住宅 on your eyelashes睫毛,
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都躲在你的眼睫毛中,
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crawling爬行 over your skin皮膚 at night.
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夜晚時爬過你的肌膚。
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Can you guess猜測 what this is?
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猜得出這是什麼嗎?
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Shark鯊魚 skin皮膚.
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鯊魚皮。
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A caterpillar's卡特彼勒 mouth.
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毛毛蟲的嘴巴。
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The eye of a fruit水果 fly.
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果蠅的眼睛。
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An eggshell蛋殼.
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蛋殼。
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A flea跳蚤.
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A snail's蝸牛 tongue.
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蝸牛的舌頭。
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We think we know most of the animal動物 kingdom王國,
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我們以為早已了解動物世界,
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but there may可能 be millions百萬 of tiny species種類
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等待被發掘。
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A spider蜘蛛 also has great secrets秘密,
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蜘蛛也有很多秘密,
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because spider's蜘蛛 silk thread is pound for pound
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因為蜘蛛絲甚至比
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stronger than steel
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but completely全然 elastic.
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但是充滿彈性。
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This journey旅程 will take us all the way down
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我將帶你一窺
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to the nano納米 world世界.
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奈米的世界,
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The silk is 100 times thinner更薄
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than human人的 hair頭髮.
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上頭有細菌,
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On there is bacteria,
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and near that bacteria, 10 times smaller,
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在細菌附近,比他更小十倍的,
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a virus病毒.
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是病毒。
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Inside of that, 10 times smaller,
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病毒裡,更小十倍的地方,
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three strands of DNA脫氧核糖核酸,
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有三串 DNA,
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and nearing接近 the limit限制 of our
most powerful強大 microscopes顯微鏡,
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幾乎達到我們最強大顯微鏡的極限時,
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single carbon atoms原子.
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觀察到單一碳原子。
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With the tip小費 of a powerful強大 microscope顯微鏡,
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利用強大顯微鏡的頂端,
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we can actually其實 move移動 atoms原子
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我們甚至可以移動原子,
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and begin開始 to create創建 amazing驚人 nano納米 devices設備.
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開始創造驚人的奈米儀器。
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Some could one day patrol巡邏 our body身體
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它們有天或許能在人體中流動,
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for all kinds of diseases疾病
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對付各種疾病,
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and clean清潔 out clogged堵塞 arteries動脈 along沿 the way.
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沿路清掉阻塞的動脈。
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Tiny chemical化學 machines of the future未來
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can one day, perhaps也許, repair修理 DNA脫氧核糖核酸.
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有天或許能夠修復 DNA。
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We are on the threshold of extraordinary非凡 advances進步,
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我們離非凡成就僅有一步之遙,
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born天生 of our drive駕駛
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讓動力驅使我們
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to unveil揭開 the mysteries奧秘 of life.
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So under an endless無窮 rain of cosmic宇宙的 dust灰塵,
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在持續落下的宇宙塵埃裡,
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the air空氣 is full充分 of pollen花粉,
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空氣充滿花粉、
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micro-diamonds微鑽石 and jewels珠寶 from other planets行星,
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來自其他星球的微鑽石或珠寶,
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and supernova超新星 explosions爆炸.
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還有超級星爆炸。
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People go about their lives生活
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我們日常生活中
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surrounded包圍 by the unseeable無形.
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充滿看不見的東西。
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Knowing會心 that there's so much around us
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知道身邊有那麼多東西
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we can see
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值得我們張大眼睛看,
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forever永遠 changes變化 our understanding理解 of the world世界,
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將永遠改變人類對世界的認知。
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and by looking at unseen看不見 worlds世界, we recognize認識
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藉由一窺這些不為人知的世界,我們能了解到
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that we exist存在 in the living活的 universe宇宙,
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我們活在具生命的宇宙中,
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and this new perspective透視 creates創建 wonder奇蹟
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這個新觀點將能創造驚奇,
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and inspires激勵 us to become成為 explorers探險
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並賦予我們靈感,成為探險家,
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in our own擁有 backyards後院.
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就算是家中後院也好。
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Who knows知道 what awaits等待著 to be seen看到
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誰知道還有哪些東西等待被發掘,
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and what new wonders奇蹟 will transform轉變 our lives生活.
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或是有哪些新奇東西將改變人類生命。
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We'll just have to see.
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讓我們等著瞧吧。
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(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
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Thank you. (Applause掌聲)
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謝謝。(掌聲)
Translated by Adrienne Lin
Reviewed by Bill Hsiung

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Louie Schwartzberg - Filmmaker
Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer who captures breathtaking images that celebrate life -- revealing connections, universal rhythms, patterns and beauty.

Why you should listen

Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer whose career spans more than four decades of providing breathtaking imagery using his time-lapse, high-speed and macro cinematography techniques. Schwartzberg tells stories that celebrate life and reveal the mysteries and wisdom of nature, people and places.

Schwartzberg's recent theatrical releases include the 3D IMAX film, Mysteries of the Unseen World with National Geographic, narrated by Forest Whitaker, and the documentary Wings of Life for Disneynature, narrated by Meryl Streep. Mysteries of the Unseen World is a journey into invisible worlds that are too slow, too fast, too small and too vast for the human eye to see, while Wings of Life focuses on pollination and the web of life. Schwartzberg also directed Soarin' Around the World, an international update to the original Soarin' ride now showing at Disney Parks in Anaheim, Orlando and Shanghai.

Designed to inspire, educate and evolve our perspective on the world, Schwartzberg creates and curates Moving Art videos, which can be found on your smart phone and Netflix. The Moving Art series will be expanded from six to thirteen videos in early 2017.

Schwartzberg's Gratitude Revealed series of shorts were launched on Oprah.com. Supported by the Templeton Foundation, with science and analytics by the Greater Good Center at UC Berkeley, the series explores the multifaceted virtues of gratitude. Schwartzberg is the first filmmaker to be inducted into the Association for the Advancement of Science and the Lemelson Foundation’s Invention Ambassadors Program.

For Schwartzberg, the greatest satisfaction is creating works that can have a positive effect on the future of the planet. "I hope my films inspire and open people's hearts," he says. "Beauty is nature's tool for survival -- we protect what we love. Nature's beauty can open hearts, and the shift in consciousness we need to sustain and celebrate life."

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