ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Jill Sobule - Singer/songwriter
Jill Sobule isn't just another singer-songwriter with catchy tunes and smart lyrics, she's one of the more insightful satirists of our age. Each of her fanciful songs captures an issue or irony, an emotion or epiphany that helps us understand what it's like to live now.

Why you should listen

Jill Sobule first found her place in music history with the controversial 1995 hit "I Kissed a Girl." The song's silly sweetness masked its significance: It broke new ground as the first Top 40 hit to deal with overtly gay themes.

This approach -- packaging hard-hitting social commentary in a wrapper of whimsy -- has defined Sobule's career. Her endearing story-songs veer from fanciful storytelling to forceful satire and back again, covering a wide range of political and social issues from climate change to prostitution; anorexia to anti-semitism. Her winning combination of memorable characters, clever lyrics and catchy tunes has inspired comparisons that range from Burt Bacharach to Gertrude Stein. It also makes her performances and recordings a delight.

Sobule's candy-coated commentary can be found on her Huffington Post blog, as well as in her steady stream of stand-out albums, including Jill Sobule (1995), Happy Town (1997), Pink Pearl (2000) and Underdog Victorious (2004). Lately, Sobule has performed regularly with comedian Julia Sweeney (the two met at TED2006). They put on the "Jill and Julia Show," an utterly endearing evening of stories and songs. She's also recording an album with the string quartet Ethel (another TED2006 match).

More profile about the speaker
Jill Sobule | Speaker | TED.com
Julia Sweeney - Actor, comedian, playwright
Julia Sweeney creates comedic works that tackle deep issues: cancer, family, faith.

Why you should listen

Julia Sweeney is a writer, director, actress, comedian and monologist. She is known for being a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1995, where she created and popularized the androgynous character, Pat. She is also well known for her comedic and dramatic monologues. God Said Ha! is a monologue about serious illness, her brother's lymphoma and her own cancer, and her family's crazy reactions to this crisis as they soldiered their way through struggle, confusion and death. This play was performed all over the U.S. and on Broadway at the Lyceum Theater. It was made into a film produced by Quentin Tarantino, and the comedy album from the show was nominated for a Grammy.

Sweeney's second monologue, In the Family Way, played in theatrical runs in New York and Los Angeles. It was ultimately fashioned into a book, a memoir titled If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother. Sweeney's third monologue, Letting Go of God, chronicled her journey from Catholicism to atheism. It was made into a film that played on Showtime.

More profile about the speaker
Julia Sweeney | Speaker | TED.com
TED2007

Jill Sobule + Julia Sweeney: The Jill and Julia Show

질 (Jill)과 줄리아 (Julia) 쇼

Filmed:
546,581 views

TED의 가장 인기있는 두 사람, 질 소불 (Jill Sobule) 과 줄리아 스위니(Julia Sweeney)가 사회 논평 약간을 재치있는 글쓰기와 섞어서 즐거운 여정을 위한 팀을 이룬다.
- Singer/songwriter
Jill Sobule isn't just another singer-songwriter with catchy tunes and smart lyrics, she's one of the more insightful satirists of our age. Each of her fanciful songs captures an issue or irony, an emotion or epiphany that helps us understand what it's like to live now. Full bio - Actor, comedian, playwright
Julia Sweeney creates comedic works that tackle deep issues: cancer, family, faith. Full bio

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Jill처녀 Sobule소 블레: At a conference회의 in Monterey몬테레이 by the big, big jellyfish해파리 tank탱크, ♫
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몬터레이 (Monterey) 의 컨퍼런스에서 커다란, 커다란 해파리 탱크옆에서,
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♫ I first saw you and I got so shy수줍은. ♫
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처음으로 너를 봤고 난 참 수줍어 했었지.
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♫ You see, I was a little paranoid편집증 'cause'원인 I might have been high높은. ♫
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있잖아, 난 약간 피해망상적으로 됬어 왜냐면 내가 약간 몽롱한 상태였을수도 있었거든.
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♫ And I hadn't~하지 않았다 done끝난 that in ages나이 and I won't습관 do that again. ♫
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또 난 그런걸 한적이 정말 오랫만이었고 난 절대는 다시 않할거야.
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♫ But that's another다른 story이야기. ♫
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하지만 그건 다른 이야기잖아
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Loved사랑하는 you forever영원히 and I've been a big fan부채, ♫
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너를 진짜로 사랑했고 너의 굉장한 팬이었다구
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♫ the one-woman한 여자 shows, I even rented임대 된 "Pat가볍게 두드리기." ♫
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그 원맨쇼들말야, 나는 심지어 “팻“ (Pat)을 빌리기도 했었거든.
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♫ I got enough충분히 nerve신경 이상 to come up to you, ♫
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나는 너를 보려고 다가설만큼 충분한 배짱을 가졌었지,
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♫ but little did I know one year later후에 we'd우리는 be doing this show보여 주다. ♫
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하지만 나는 일년 후에 우리가 이 쇼를 같이 할거라는건 거의 몰랐지.
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♫ I sing노래. Julia줄리아 Sweeney스위니: I tell stories이야기. Together함께: The Jill처녀 and Julia줄리아 Show보여 주다. ♫
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소불 (Sobule): 나는 노래해. 줄리아 스위니 Julia Sweeny): 나는 이야기를 하지. 함께: 질과 줄리아 쇼.
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Sobule소 블레: Sometimes때때로 it works공장. Sweeney스위니: Sometimes때때로 it doesn't. ♫
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소불: (Sobule) 때때로 그건 잘 되고. 스위니: (Sweeney) 때때로는 그건 잘되지 않아.
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Together함께: The Jill처녀 and Julia줄리아 Show보여 주다. ♫
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함께: 질과 줄리아 쇼.
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Sweeney스위니: At a conference회의 in Monterey몬테레이 next다음 것 to the big, big jellyfish해파리 tank탱크, ♫
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스위니 (Sweeney): 몬터레이 (Monterey) 의 컨퍼런스에서 커다란, 커다란 해파리 탱크옆에서,
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♫ I first saw you and I wasn't아니었다. so shy수줍은. ♫
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내가 너를 처음 봤고 나는 그렇게 부끄러워 하지 않았어
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I made만든 a beeline직선 for you and told you what a huge거대한 fan부채 I was
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나는 너에게 곧바로 다가갔고 네게 얼마나 광적인 팬인지를 네게 말했지.
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ever since이후 I was writing쓰기 that pilot조종사 for Fox여우, and Wendy웬디
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그때 이후로 나는 팍스(Fox News Channel)를 위해 시험적인글을 쓰고 있었고
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and I wanted you to do the theme테마 song노래.
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웬디와 내가 그 주제곡을 하기를 바랬지.
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And then the pilot조종사 didn't go and I was so sad슬퍼,
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그리고 그 다음에 그 실험적인 글이 성공하지 않아서 나는 정말 슬펐었지만,
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but I kept보관 된 remaining남은 a fan부채 of yours당신 것.
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나는 너의 팬으로 남아 있었어.
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And then when I went갔다 through...을 통하여 that big, horrible끔찍한 breakup붕괴 with Carl
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그리고 난 다음, 내가 카알 (Carl) 과 그 거창하고 지긋지긋한 결별을 했을때,
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and I couldn't할 수 없었다 get off the couch침상, I listened귀 기울였다 to your song노래,
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나는 소파에서 떠날 수가 없어서, 네 노래를 들었었어.
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♫ "Now That I Don't Have You," ♫ over and over and over and over again.
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“이제 나는 너와 함께 있지 않으니” 여러번 되풀이하여 다시 또다시.
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And I can't believe you're here and that I'm meeting모임 you here at TED테드.
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그리고 나는 정말 네가 여기 있고 내가 너를 여기 TED에서 만나고 있다는 걸 믿을수가 없단다.
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And also또한, I can't believe that we're eating먹기 sushi
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그리고 또, 나는 우리가 생선초밥을
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in front of the fish물고기 tank탱크,
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그 물고기 탱크 앞에서 먹고 있다는걸 믿을수가 없는데,
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which어느, personally몸소, I think is really inappropriate부적절한.
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개인적으로 내가 생각하기에는 그건 정말 적절하지 않다고 생각하거든.
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(Laughter웃음)
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(웃음)
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(Applause박수 갈채)
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And little did I know that one year later후에 ... ♫ we'd우리는 be doing this show보여 주다. ♫
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하지만 나는 일년 이후에... 우리가 이 쇼를 같이 할거라는건 거의 몰랐지.
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Sobule소 블레: I sing노래. Sweeney스위니: I tell stories이야기. Together함께: The Jill처녀 and Julia줄리아 Show보여 주다. ♫
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소불 (Sobule): 나는 노래해. 줄리아 스위니 (Sweeney): 나는 이야기를 하지. 함께: 질과 줄리아 쇼.
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Sobule소 블레: Hey, they asked물었다 us back! Sweeney스위니: Can you stand it?!
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소불 (Sobule): 헤이, 그들이 우리에게 다시 오라고 했어! 스위니 (Sweeney): 참을수 있어?
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Together함께: The Jill처녀 and Julia줄리아, the Jill처녀 and Julia줄리아, the Jill처녀 and Julia줄리아 Show보여 주다. ♫
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함께: 질과 줄리아 쇼. 질과 줄리아 쇼.질과 줄리아 쇼.질과 줄리아 쇼.
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Sobule소 블레: Why are all our heroes영웅 so imperfect불완전한? ♫
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소불 (Sobule): 왜 우리들이 영웅들은 그렇게도 완벽하지 못하지?
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♫ Why do they always bring가져오다 me down? ♫
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왜 그들은 항상 우리를 실망시킬까?
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♫ Why are all our heroes영웅 so imperfect불완전한? ♫
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소불: 왜 우리들이 영웅들은 그렇게도 완벽하지 못하지?
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Statue동상 in the park공원 has lost잃어버린 his crown왕관. ♫
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공원에 있는 동상은 그의 왕관을 잃었네.
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William윌리엄 Faulkner포크너, drunk취한 and depressed우울한. ♫ Sweeney스위니: Mmm음..
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윌리암 포크너 (William Faukner)는, 술취했었고, 암울했지.
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Dorothy도로시 ParkerParker, mean, drunk취한 and depressed우울한. ♫ Sweeney스위니: I know.
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도로시 파커 (Dorothy Parker)는 심술궂고, 술취했고, 암울해.
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♫ And that guy, "Seven일곱 Years연령 in Tibet티베트," turned돌린 out to be a Nazi나치. ♫ Sweeney스위니: Yeah.
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그리고 그 남자, 티벳에서 7년을 보냈던, 나찌당원으로 판명이 되었어
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Founding건국 fathers아버지 all had slaves노예. ♫ Sweeney스위니: I know.
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미국의 창시자들은 모두 노예를 데리고 있었지
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♫ The explorers탐험가 slaughtered도살 된 the braves용감한 사람. ♫ Sweeney스위니: Horribly무섭게.
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탐험가들은 용감한 사람들을 살육했지. 스위니: 무시무시하게.
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Sobule소 블레: The Old늙은 Testament성서 God can be so petty자그마한. ♫
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소불(Sobule): 구약전서의 신은 정말 옹졸하다 할 수 있어.
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Sweeney스위니: Don't get me started시작한 on that. (Laughter웃음)
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스위니 (Sweeney): 내가 그것에 대해 시작하도록 하지마.
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Sobule소 블레: Paul McCartney매카트니, jealous질투심 많은 of John남자, even more so now that he's gone지나간. ♫
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소불 (Sobule): 폴 메카트니 (Paul McCartney) 는 존 (John) 을 시기했었어, 심지어는 그가 죽고 없기 때문에 더욱더 말이야.
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Dylan딜란 was so mean to Donovan도노반 in that movie영화. ♫
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딜런 (Dylan) 은 그 영화에서 도노반 (Donovan) 에게 그렇게도 심술궂었었어.
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Pablo파블로 Picasso피카소, cruel잔인한 to his wives아내. ♫ Sweeney스위니: Horrible끔찍한.
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파블로 피카소 (Pablo Picasso) 는 그의 아내들에게 잔인했어. 스위니 (Sweeney): 무시무시해.
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Sobule소 블레: My favorite특히 잘하는 poets시인들 took~했다 their그들의 own개인적인 lives. ♫
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소불 (Sobule): 나의 가장 최고의 시인들은 그들의 생을 스스로 앗아갔지.
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Orson올슨 WellesWelles peaked뾰족한 at twenty-five이십오, below이하 before our eyes. ♫
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오손 웰즈 (Orson Welles) 는 25살때가 최고였어, 우리들의 눈앞에서 스캔들로 확대되었지.
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♫ And he sold팔린 bad나쁜 wine포도주. ♫
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그리고 그는 질 나쁜 포도주를 팔았지.
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Together함께: Why are all our heroes영웅 so imperfect불완전한? Yeah ♫
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함께: 왜 우리의 영웅들은 그렇게도 완벽하지 못할까? 예?
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♫ Why do they always bring가져오다 me down? ♫
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왜 그들은 항상 우리를 실망시킬까?
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Sobule소 블레: Heard들었어 Babe아기 Ruth was full완전한 of malice악의. ♫ Sweeney스위니: Oh.
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베이브 루쓰 (Babe Ruth) 는 악의로 가득차 있었어.
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Lewis남자 이름 Carroll캐롤 I'm sure did Alice앨리스. ♫ Sweeney스위니: What?!
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루이스 케롤 (Lewis Carroll) , 나는 확실해, 알리스를 범했어
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Plato플라톤 in the cave동굴 with those very young어린 boys소년들. ♫ Sweeney스위니: Ooh...
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플라톤 (Plato) 은 아주 어린 남자애들과 동굴에서 했지. 스위니 (Sweeney): 우우…
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Sobule소 블레: Hillary힐러리 supported지원되는 the war전쟁. ♫
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소불 (Sobule): 힐러리 (Hillary)는 전쟁을 원조했지.
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Sweeney스위니: Even Thomas도마 Friedman프리드먼 supported지원되는 the war전쟁. ♫ (Laughter웃음)
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스위니 (Sweeney): 심지어는 토마스 프리드맨 (Thomas Friedman) 도 전쟁을 원조했어
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Sobule소 블레: Colin콜린 Powell파월 turned돌린 out to be ... Together함께: ... such이러한 a pussy고양이. ♫ (Laughter웃음) (Applause박수 갈채)
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소불 (Sobule): 콜린 파웰 (Colin Powell) 은 —함께—그렇게도 대단한 겁쟁이라고 밝혀졌지.
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Sobule소 블레: William윌리엄 Faulkner포크너, drunk취한 and depressed우울한, ♫
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소불 (Sobule): 윌리암 포크너 (William Faulkner) 는, 술취했고, 암울해
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Tennessee테네시 Williams윌리엄스, drunk취한 and depressed우울한. ♫ Sweeney스위니: Yeah.
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테네시 윌리암스 (Tenessee Williams), 술취했고, 암울해™
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Sobule소 블레: Take it, Julia줄리아. ♫
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소불 (Sobule): 그걸 받아, 줄리아 (Julia)
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Sweeney스위니: Okay. Oprah오프라 윈프리 was never necessarily필연적으로 a big hero영웅 of mine광산.
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스위니 (Sweeney): 오케이. 오프라 (Oprah) 는 반드시 한번도 나의 큰 영웅인적은 없었어.
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I mean, I watch Oprah오프라 윈프리 mostly대개 when I'm home in Spokane스포 캔
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다시 말하자면, 나는 오프라 (Oprah) 를 대부분 내가 스포케인 (Spokane) 에 있는
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visiting방문 my mother어머니. And to my mother어머니,
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나의 엄마를 방문하면서 시청하거든.그리고 나의 엄마에게,
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Oprah오프라 윈프리 is a greater더 큰 moral사기 authority권위 than the Pope로마 교황,
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오프라는 (카톨릭) 교황보다더 큰 도덕 권한이 있다고,
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which어느 is actually사실은 saying속담 something because she's a devout독실한 Catholic구교도.
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즉 실제로는 그녀가 독실할 카톨릭 신자라서 뭔가를 말하긴 해야겠어서 하는말인데.
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Anyway어쨌든, I like Oprah오프라 윈프리 -- I like her girlfriendy-ness여자 친구,
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어쩄든, 난 오프라의 여자친구같은 성격을 좋아하지,
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I like her weight무게 issues문제,
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나는 그녀의 진지한 이슈를 좋아해.
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I like how she's transformed변형 된 talk television텔레비전,
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나는 그녀가 텔레비젼 토크쇼를 변형시킨 방법을 좋아해.
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I like how she's brought가져온 reading독서 back to America미국 --
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나는 그녀가 읽는것을 미국에 가져왔는지에 대해서 좋아하지.
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but there was something that happened일어난 the last two weeks
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하지만 지난 2주 동안 일어났던 뭔가가 있었는데
04:36
that was ... I call it the Soon-Yi순이 moment순간:
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—나는 그것을 순이 의 순간이라고 불러.
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it is the moment순간 when I cannot~ 할 수 없다. continue잇다 supporting지원 someone어떤 사람.
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그건 내가 누군가를 계속 지원할 수 없는 순간이야.
04:44
And that was that she did two entire완전한 shows
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그것은 바로 그녀가 그녀의 두개의 쇼 전체를
04:48
promoting승진시키는 that movie영화 "The Secret비밀."
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영화 “비밀”을 홍보하는데 할애했다는거야.
04:50
Do you guys know about that movie영화 "The Secret비밀"?
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여러분들 그 영화 “비밀”에 대해 아세요?
04:52
It makes~을 만든다 "What the Bleep호출 장치 Do We Know" seem보다 like a doctoral박사 dissertation논문
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그건 “무엇 (삐소리) 을 도대체 우리가 알지?”
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from Harvard하버드 on quantum양자 mechanics역학 -- that's how bad나쁜 it is.
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하버드 대학의 양자역학에서의 박사논문 같아—그건 그정도로 지독히 않좋아.
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It makes~을 만든다 "The DaVinci다 빈치 Code암호" seem보다 like "War전쟁 and Peace평화."
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그건, “다빈치 코드” 를 전쟁과 평화처럼 만드는 거야.
05:04
That movie영화 is so horrible끔찍한. It promotes촉진하다 such이러한 awful무서운 pseudoscience의사 과학.
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그 영화는 너무나 지독해. 그건 정말 지독한 가짜--과학을 만들어.
05:09
And the basic기본 idea생각 is
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그리고 그 기본적인 아이디어는
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that there's this law of attraction끌어 당김, and
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이 "흡인력의 법칙," 이 있는데 또
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your thoughts생각들 have this vibrating진동하는 energy에너지
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당신의 생각들은 이 진동하는 에너지가
05:15
that goes간다 out into the universe우주
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우주에 나가서
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and then you attract끌다 good things to happen우연히 있다 to you.
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그리고 난 다음에는 당신이 당신에게 일어날 좋은것들을 유인한다지.
05:18
On a scientific과학적 basis기초, it's more than just "Power of Positive Thinking생각" --
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과학적인 토대에서, 그것은 그저 “긍정적인 생각의 동력” 보다 더 한 거잖아.—
05:22
it has a horrible끔찍한, horrible끔찍한 dark어두운 side측면. Like if you get ill,
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그건 무시무시한 무시무시한 어두운 부분이 있어. 만약 당신이 아프다면,
05:27
it's because you've just been thinking생각 negative부정 thoughts생각들.
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그것은 당신이 나쁜 생각들을 품고 있었기 때문이라는 거야.
05:29
Yeah, stuff물건 like that was in the movie영화 and she's promoting승진시키는 it.
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예, 그건것같은 것들이 영화에 있었단 말야. 그리고 그녀가 그걸 홍보 하더라구.
05:32
And all I'm saying속담 is that I really wish소원 that Murray머레이 Gell-Mann겔만
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그래서 내가 말하는것 전부는 나는 정말 머레이 겔-멘 (Murray Gell-Mann) 이
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would go on Oprah오프라 윈프리
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오프라 (Oprah)쇼 에 나가서
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and just explain설명 to her that the law of attraction끌어 당김 is, in fact, not a law.
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그냥 그녀에세 설명해 주기를, “흡인력의 법칙”은, 실제로, 법이 아니라구요.
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So that's what I have to say.
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그래서 그게 내가 말해야만 하는 전부라구.
05:43
(Laughter웃음)
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(웃음)
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(Applause박수 갈채)
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(박수)
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Sobule소 블레: I sing노래. Sweeney스위니: I tell stories이야기. Together함께: The Jill처녀 and Julia줄리아 Show보여 주다. ♫
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소불 (Sobule): 나는 노래해 . 줄리아 스위니 (Julia Sweeney): 나는 이야기를 하지. 함께: 질 (Jill) 과 줄리아 (Julia) 의 쇼.
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Sobule소 블레: Sometimes때때로 it works공장. Sweeney스위니: Sometimes때때로 it doesn't. ♫
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소불 (Sobule) 때때로 그건 잘되고.스위니 (Sweeney) 때때로는 그건 잘 되지 않지.
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Together함께: The Jill처녀 and Julia줄리아, the Jill처녀 and Julia줄리아, the Jill처녀 and Julia줄리아 Show보여 주다. ♫
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함께: 질 (Jill)과 줄리아 (Julia) 쇼. 질 (Jill) 과 줄리아 (Julia) 쇼. 질 (Jill) 과 줄리아 (Julia) 쇼.
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(Applause박수 갈채)
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(박수)
Translated by Jeong-Lan Kinser
Reviewed by Jimin Lee

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Jill Sobule - Singer/songwriter
Jill Sobule isn't just another singer-songwriter with catchy tunes and smart lyrics, she's one of the more insightful satirists of our age. Each of her fanciful songs captures an issue or irony, an emotion or epiphany that helps us understand what it's like to live now.

Why you should listen

Jill Sobule first found her place in music history with the controversial 1995 hit "I Kissed a Girl." The song's silly sweetness masked its significance: It broke new ground as the first Top 40 hit to deal with overtly gay themes.

This approach -- packaging hard-hitting social commentary in a wrapper of whimsy -- has defined Sobule's career. Her endearing story-songs veer from fanciful storytelling to forceful satire and back again, covering a wide range of political and social issues from climate change to prostitution; anorexia to anti-semitism. Her winning combination of memorable characters, clever lyrics and catchy tunes has inspired comparisons that range from Burt Bacharach to Gertrude Stein. It also makes her performances and recordings a delight.

Sobule's candy-coated commentary can be found on her Huffington Post blog, as well as in her steady stream of stand-out albums, including Jill Sobule (1995), Happy Town (1997), Pink Pearl (2000) and Underdog Victorious (2004). Lately, Sobule has performed regularly with comedian Julia Sweeney (the two met at TED2006). They put on the "Jill and Julia Show," an utterly endearing evening of stories and songs. She's also recording an album with the string quartet Ethel (another TED2006 match).

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Julia Sweeney - Actor, comedian, playwright
Julia Sweeney creates comedic works that tackle deep issues: cancer, family, faith.

Why you should listen

Julia Sweeney is a writer, director, actress, comedian and monologist. She is known for being a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1995, where she created and popularized the androgynous character, Pat. She is also well known for her comedic and dramatic monologues. God Said Ha! is a monologue about serious illness, her brother's lymphoma and her own cancer, and her family's crazy reactions to this crisis as they soldiered their way through struggle, confusion and death. This play was performed all over the U.S. and on Broadway at the Lyceum Theater. It was made into a film produced by Quentin Tarantino, and the comedy album from the show was nominated for a Grammy.

Sweeney's second monologue, In the Family Way, played in theatrical runs in New York and Los Angeles. It was ultimately fashioned into a book, a memoir titled If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother. Sweeney's third monologue, Letting Go of God, chronicled her journey from Catholicism to atheism. It was made into a film that played on Showtime.

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Julia Sweeney | Speaker | TED.com

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