TEDxRotterdam 2010
Geert Chatrou: A whistleblower you haven't heard
一个你闻所未闻的口哨者
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TEDxRotterdam大会上，世界口哨冠军海尔特•查特尔信手拈来地演绎了一段的A.昂霍夫的《爱莲》以及他自己的作品——《美的盛宴》。在引人入胜的幕间，他谈到了是什么把他引入了这个行当。
Geert Chatrou - Whistler
It all started as a practical joke: Geert Chatrou's sister-in-law entered him in the International Whistler's Convention in Louisburg, NC. To save face, he went … and won! Full bio
It all started as a practical joke: Geert Chatrou's sister-in-law entered him in the International Whistler's Convention in Louisburg, NC. To save face, he went … and won! Full bio
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(Whistling)
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(Applause)
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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(Applause)
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02:26
Thank you very much.
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非常感谢
02:28
That was whistling.
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这就是吹口哨。
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I'm trying to do this in English.
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我试着用英语来说。
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What is a chubby, curly-haired guy from Holland --
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好一个从荷兰来的胖胖的卷毛儿的家伙呀！
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why is he whistling?
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他为什么要吹口哨？
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Well actually, I've [been] whistling since the age of four, about four.
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事实上，我大概从4岁起就开始吹口哨了。
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My dad was always whistling around the house,
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我爸爸总是在屋子周围吹口哨，
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and I just thought that's part of communication in my family.
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我认为那是我家庭沟通的一部分。
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So I whistled along with him.
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于是我开始和他一起吹。
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And actually, till I was 34,
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事实上直到34岁前，
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I always annoyed and irritated people with whistling,
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我总是用吹口哨烦扰甚至激怒人们。
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because, to be honest,
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因为，说老实话，
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my whistling is a kind of deviant behavior.
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我吹口哨成了一种怪异的行为。
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I whistled alone. I whistled in the classroom.
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我有时独自吹，有时在教室吹，
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I whistled on [my] bike. I whistled everywhere.
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有时边骑自行车边吹，我随处都在吹口哨。
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And I also whistled at a Christmas Eve party
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我也在平安夜派对上吹，
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with my family-in-law.
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在我岳父家里。
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And they had some, in my opinion,
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在我看来他们放了一些
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terrible Christmas music.
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很糟糕的圣诞音乐。
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And when I hear music that I don't like,
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当我听到自己不喜欢的音乐时，
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I try to make it better.
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我试着把它“吹”得更好。
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So "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" -- you know it?
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《红鼻子驯鹿鲁道夫》，你们知道吧？
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(Whistling)
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（口哨声）
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But it can also sound like this.
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它也可以被演绎成这样：
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(Whistling)
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But during a Christmas party --
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但是在圣诞派对上，
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at dinner actually -- it's very annoying.
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确切的说是在晚餐上，这很招人烦。
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So my sister-in-law
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所以我的小姨子
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asked me a few times, "Please stop whistling."
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几次要求我“别再吹了！”
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And I just couldn't.
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然而我就是停不下来。
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And at one point -- and I had some wine, I have to admit that --
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我得承认，在喝了点小酒的情况下，
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at one point I said, "If there was a contest, I would join."
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我冒出了这句话：如果有那么一个口哨大赛，我就去参加。
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And two weeks later
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两周后，
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I received a text message: "You're going to America."
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我收到了一条短信：你要去美国啦！
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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So, okay, I'm going to America.
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所以，好吧，我要去美国啦！
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I would love to, but why?
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我很想去，但是为什么去呢？
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So I immediately called her up, of course.
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我理所当然地立刻给她打了电话。
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She Googled,
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她“谷歌”过了，
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and she found this World Whistling Championship
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然后发现了这个世界口哨锦标赛。
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in America, of course.
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当然，是在美国举办的。
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She didn't expect me to go there.
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她没认为我真会去那儿。
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And I would have lost my face.
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我会丢人现眼的。
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I don't know if that's correct English.
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我不知道这么用英语说对不对。
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But the Dutch people here will understand what I mean.
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不过在场的荷兰人可以明白我的意思。
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(Laughter)
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I lost my face.
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我真的丢人现眼了。
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(Applause)
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And she thought, "He will never go there."
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她想，“他不会去参加的。”
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But actually I did.
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但事实上，我去了。
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So I went to Louisburg, North Carolina,
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我到了北卡罗来纳州的路易斯堡，
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southeast United States,
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在美国东南部。
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and I entered the world of whistling.
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我随之走进了口哨的世界。
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And I also entered the world championship,
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我也进入了世界锦标赛，
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and I won there in 2004.
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并且赢得了2004年的冠军。
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(Applause)
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（掌声）
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That was
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这……
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great fun, of course.
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这当然很有趣。
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And to defend my title --
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为了捍卫了自己的头衔，
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like judokas do and sportsmen --
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你知道，像男人或者运动员那样，
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I thought, well let's go back in 2005,
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我想，2005年再去一次吧，
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and I won again.
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然后我就又赢了一次。
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Then I couldn't participate for a few years.
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之后我有几年不能参赛。
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And in 2008 I entered again
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再之后，2008年，我又参加了一次，
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in Japan, Tokyo, and I won again.
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在日本东京，并且我又赢了。
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So what happened now
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于是就有了现在这个
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is I'm standing here in Rotterdam, in the beautiful city, on a big stage,
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站在鹿特丹这座优美的城市中一个大舞台上演讲的我，
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and I'm talking about whistling.
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讲述着关于口哨的事情。
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And actually I earn my money whistling at the moment.
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事实上我现在靠吹口哨赚钱。
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So I quit my day job as a nurse.
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于是我辞去了护士的工作。
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(Applause)
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And I try to live my dream --
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我试图实现我的梦想。
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well, actually, it was never my dream, but it sounds so good.
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其实事实上，这根本不是我的梦想，但它听上去好极了。
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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Okay, I'm not the only one whistling here.
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各位，我并不是在场唯一吹口哨的。
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You say, "Huh, what do you mean?"
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你会说：“呃，你什么意思？”
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Well actually, you are going to whistle along.
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好的，事实上，大家要一起吹。
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And then always the same thing happens:
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接着总是会发生同样的事——
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people are watching each other and think, "Oh, my God.
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人们面面相觑，心里暗想：“哦，天哪。
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Why? Can I go away?"
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为什么要这样？我可以走吗？”
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No, you can't.
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不，你不行。
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Actually it's very simple.
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事实上，这很简单。
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The track that I will whistle
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我要吹的这段
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is called "Fête de la Belle."
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叫《美的盛宴》。
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It's about 80 minutes long.
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大概80分钟长。
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No, no, no. It's four minutes long.
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不不不，它只有4分钟长。
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And I want to first rehearse with you your whistling.
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我首先想和你们彩排一下你们的口哨声。
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So I whistle the tone.
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我吹一声。
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(Whistling)
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(Laughter)
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Sorry. I forgot one thing.
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对不起，我忘了一件事。
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You whistle the same tone as me.
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你们和我吹一个调。
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(Laughter)
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I heard a wide variety of tones.
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我听到了各种音调。
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(Whistling)
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This is very promising.
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这前景很好！
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This is very promising.
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这前景很好！
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I'll ask the technicians to start the music.
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我请技术人员放一下音乐。
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And if it's started, I just point where you whistle along,
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当音乐响起来时，我会指出你们在哪儿跟着吹，
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and we will see what happens.
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我们一起来见证将会发生什么。
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Oh, hah.
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哦，呵呵，
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I'm so sorry, technicians.
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很抱歉，技术人员。
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(Laughter)
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I'm so used to that.
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我太习惯请技术人员帮助了。
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I start it myself.
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我自己来播放。
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Okay, here it is.
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好的，开始了。
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(Laughter)
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(Music)
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(Whistling)
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Okay.
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好的。
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(Whistling)
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It's easy, isn't it?
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这很简单，不是吗？
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(Whistling)
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Now comes the solo. I propose I do that myself.
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现在到了独奏部分。我打算自己来演绎。
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(Whistling)
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(Applause)
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Max Westerman: Geert Chatrou, the World Champion [of] Whistling.
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马克思•威斯特曼：海尔特•查特尔，世界口哨冠军。
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Geert Chatrou: Thank you. Thank you.
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海尔特•查特尔：谢谢！谢谢！
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Geert Chatrou - WhistlerIt all started as a practical joke: Geert Chatrou's sister-in-law entered him in the International Whistler's Convention in Louisburg, NC. To save face, he went … and won!
Why you should listen
Geert Chatrou has been whistling as long as he can remember. He plays the recorder and flute, but prefers whistling -- using only his lips as an instrument. In 2004 he won the whistling World Championships, and returned in 2005 to successfully defend his title. The 2008 World Championships were held in Japan, and Chatrou proved to be the world's best once again.
Chatrou was part of a prizewinning documentary about the 2004 International Whistling Convention, made by Emmy winners Kate Davis and David Heilbroner. This documentary, called "Pucker Up: The Fine Art of Whistling," has been screened in over 40 countries. Together with the Dutch group Ocobar, Chatrou made his debut album, "Chatroubadour" in 2005, with all songs specially written to fit his virtuoso whistling. In 2008, Chatrou released his latest album, "Ornithology," which brings out the "whistlability" of different music styles -- from jazz to klezmer to classic to pop.
Geert Chatrou | Speaker | TED.com