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Charlie Todd: The shared experience of absurdity
查理・托德：群体性荒诞行为之体验
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查理・托德发起一些古怪滑稽令人无法意料的活动：商店橱窗前一同起舞的70名舞者；在纽约公共图书馆乱窜的“捉鬼天师”；还有一年一度的不穿裤子乘地铁。他在TEDxBloomington，他展示了其“随处即兴”团队是怎么通过以上活动将人们聚集起来。
Charlie Todd - Comedian
Charlie Todd is the creator of Improv Everywhere, a group that creates absurd and joyful public scenes. Full bio
Charlie Todd is the creator of Improv Everywhere, a group that creates absurd and joyful public scenes. Full bio
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I started Improv Everywhere about 10 years ago
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大约十年前我创立了“随处即兴”
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when I moved to New York City with an interest in acting and comedy.
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当时我刚搬到纽约，对表演和喜剧充满兴趣
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Because I was new to the city, I didn't have access to a stage,
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因为初来乍到，我找不到舞台落脚
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so I decided to create my own in public places.
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于是我决定在公共场所创造我的大舞台
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So the first project we're going to take a look at
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我们将要看到的第一个活动就是
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is the very first No Pants Subway Ride.
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“首届不穿裤子乘地铁”
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Now this took place in January of 2002.
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那是在2002年1月
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And this woman is the star of the video.
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这位女士就是女主角
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She doesn't know she's being filmed.
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她不知道自己被拍摄
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She's being filmed with a hidden camera.
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一个隐蔽摄像头纪录了这一切
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This is on the 6 train in New York City.
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这是纽约地铁6号线
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And this is the first stop along the line.
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这是这条线路的第一站
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These are two Danish guys
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两个丹麦人上来了
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who come out and sit down next to the hidden camera.
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他们坐到了隐蔽摄像头的旁边
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And that's me right there in a brown coat.
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穿着咖啡色外套的就是我
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It's about 30 degrees outside.
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当时室外温度大概是零下一度
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I'm wearing a hat. I'm wearing a scarf.
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我戴着帽子和围巾
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And the girl's going to notice me right here.
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她马上就注意到我了
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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And as you'll see now, I'm not wearing pants.
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而你现在可见，我没穿裤子
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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So at this point --
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现在
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at this point she's noticed me,
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她注意到我了
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but in New York there's weirdos on any given train car.
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但是在纽约，地铁里怪人随处可见
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One person's not that unusual.
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一个人没有什么稀奇的
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She goes back to reading her book, which is unfortunately titled "Rape."
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她继续看书，巧得很书名叫《强奸》
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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So she's noticed the unusual thing,
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她注意到奇怪的事
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but she's gone back to her normal life.
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但很快恢复常态
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Now in the meantime, I have six friends
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与此同时，我的6个朋友
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who are waiting at the next six consecutive stops in their underwear as well.
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再接下来的6个站只穿着内裤等着
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They're going to be entering this car one by one.
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他们将一个接一个进来
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We'll act as though we don't know each other.
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我们装作相互不认识
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And we'll act as if it's just an unfortunate mistake we've made,
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我们都装作 只是碰巧在这寒冬腊月
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forgetting our pants on this cold January day.
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都忘了穿裤子
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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So at this point,
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现在
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she decides to put the rape book away.
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她把书合上
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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And she decides to be a little bit more aware of her surroundings.
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决定看看到底是怎么一回事
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Now in the meantime, the two Danish guys to the left of the camera,
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这时候摄像头旁的两名丹麦男子
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they're cracking up.
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已经乐不可支了
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They think this is the funniest thing they've ever seen before.
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他们觉得这是自己看到的最搞笑的事情
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And watch her make eye contact with them right about now.
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你看她在跟他们眼神示意
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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And I love that moment in this video,
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我最喜欢视频里这一刻
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because before it became a shared experience,
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因为这成为一个共同经历
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it was something that was maybe a little bit scary,
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这事也许有点吓人
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or something that was at least confusing to her.
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至少有点让人摸不着头脑
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And then once it became a shared experience,
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但是一旦这一经历被人所共享
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it was funny and something that she could laugh at.
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我就变成一个搞笑滑稽的主体
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So the train is now pulling into
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现在到了
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the third stop along the 6 line.
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6号线第三站
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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So the video won't show everything.
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这个视频不会展示全部
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This goes on for another four stops.
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接下来还有四站
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A total of seven guys enter anonymously in their underwear.
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7个只穿内裤的男人陆续上车
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At the eighth stop, a girl came in with a giant duffel bag
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第八站一个提着大帆布袋子的女士上车了
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and announced she had pants for sale for a dollar --
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一美元一条裤子减价大甩卖
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like you might sell batteries or candy on the train.
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就象别人在车上卖电池或者糖果之类
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We all very matter of factly bought a pair of pants, put them on
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我们每人买了一条裤子穿上
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and said, "Thank you. That's exactly what I needed today,"
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然后对她说：“多谢了，真是雪中送炭！”
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and then exited without revealing what had happened
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然后不说什么都下车了
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and went in all different directions.
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各奔东西
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(Applause)
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（掌声）
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Thank you.
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谢谢
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So that's a still from the video there.
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这是暂停的一个画面
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And I love that girl's reaction so much.
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我十分喜欢她对此的反应
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And watching that videotape later that day
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那天晚些时候我又看了看这个视频
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inspired me to keep doing what I do.
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这启发了我应该继续做类似的事
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And really one of the points of Improv Everywhere
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而“随处即兴”的宗旨
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is to cause a scene in a public place
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就是在公共场合创造一个
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that is a positive experience for other people.
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对其他人来说成为积极经历的场景
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It's a prank, but it's a prank that gives somebody a great story to tell.
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这是个恶作剧，但这个恶作剧得以让人们分享很棒的故事
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And her reaction inspired me
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她的反应启发了我
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to do a second annual No Pants Subway Ride.
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来举办第二届“不穿裤子乘地铁”
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And we've continued to do it every year.
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这变成一项年度活动
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This January, we did the 10th annual No Pants Subway Ride
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今年1月，我们举办了第十届“不穿裤子乘地铁”
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where a diverse group of 3,500 people
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大约有3,500名各种背景的人
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rode the train in their underwear in New York --
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在纽约地铁上共同上演了这个好戏－
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almost every single train line in the city.
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几乎每一趟列车上都能见到
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And also in 50 other cities around the world,
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同时在世界各地其他50个城市
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people participated.
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也有人参与了
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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As I started taking improv class at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater
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我开始在正直公民旅团剧院上即兴艺术的课程
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and meeting other creative people and other performers and comedians,
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并得以见到其他的创意人士，演员和喜剧明星们
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I started amassing a mailing list
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我开始大量收集
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of people who wanted to do these types of projects.
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对此类行动有兴趣的人的邮件地址
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So I could do more large-scale projects.
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来扩大我的表演阵容
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Well one day I was walking through Union Square,
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一天我经过联合广场
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and I saw this building,
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看到这栋楼
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which had just been built in 2005.
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于2005落成
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And there was a girl in one of the windows and she was dancing.
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有一个橱窗前一个女孩在跳舞
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And it was very peculiar,
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非常奇特的景象
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because it was dark out, but she was back-lit with florescent lighting,
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因为周围都很暗 荧光从她背后照过来
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and she was very much onstage,
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就是浑然天成的舞台一样
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and I couldn't figure out why she was doing it.
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我不明白她干嘛这么做
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After about 15 seconds, her friend appeared --
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大概15秒后她的朋友出现了－
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she had been hiding behind a display --
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她躲在一个展板后面
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and they laughed and hugged each other and ran away.
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她们大笑着拥抱了对方然后跑开了
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So it seemed like maybe she had been dared to do this.
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估计她们在玩真心话大冒险
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So I got inspired by that.
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我受到了启发
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Looking at the entire facade -- there were 70 total windows --
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我望着整栋楼的正面－一共有70个窗户
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and I knew what I had to do.
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我知道怎么办了
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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So this project is called Look Up More. We had 70 actors dress in black.
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这个活动就叫做“再抬头看看”，我们有70个着黑衣的舞者
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This was completely unauthorized.
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这未经批准
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We didn't let the stores know we were coming.
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我们不想商场知道我们的计划
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And I stood in the park giving signals.
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我站在公园给指示
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The first signal was for everybody to hold up these four-foot tall letters
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第一个指示是每个人都举起这些四英尺高的字母
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that spelled out "Look Up More,"
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拼起来就是“再抬头看看”
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the name of the project.
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即活动名称
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The second signal was for everybody to do Jumping jacks together.
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第二个指示是每个人做踢腿跳
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You'll see that start right here.
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你这会儿就能看到
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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And then we had dancing. We had everyone dance.
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然后是跳舞 每个人都跳
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And then we had dance solos where only one person would dance
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接下来就是独舞
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and everybody would point to them.
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所有人就都指着他们
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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So then I gave a new hand signal,
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然后我的手出了一个新指示
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which signaled the next soloist down below in Forever 21,
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示意楼下Forever21的人独舞
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and he danced.
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他就跳起来了
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There were several other activities.
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还有一些其他形式的表演
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We had people jumping up and down,
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有的上下蹦跳
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people dropping to the ground.
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有的摔倒地上
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And I was standing just anonymously in a sweatshirt,
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我就穿着一件套头衫，默默站在人群里
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putting my hand on and off of a trashcan
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把手放上放下一个垃圾桶
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to signal the advancement.
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来给出下一步的指示
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And because it was in Union Square Park, right by a subway station,
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因为这是在联合广场公园 离地铁站很近
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there were hundreds of people by the end
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最后有好几百人
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who stopped and looked up
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停下来观看
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and watched what we were doing.
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我们的表演
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There's a better photo of it.
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这个照片比较清楚
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So that particular event
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那么这个活动
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was inspired by a moment
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仅仅是由
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that I happened to stumble upon.
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我受自己偶然间的观察启发而生的
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The next project I want to show
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下一个我想分享的项目
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was given to me in an email from a stranger.
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来自一个陌生人的电子邮件
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A high school kid in Texas wrote me in 2006
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2006年德克萨斯一个高中生写信给我
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and said, "You should get as many people as possible
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说：“你应该聚齐尽可能多的人
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to put on blue polo shirts and khaki pants
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穿着蓝色polo衫和卡其裤子
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and go into a Best Buy and stand around."
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跑到百思买去站着。”
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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(Applause)
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（掌声）
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So I wrote this high school kid back immediately,
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我立马给他回了邮件
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and I said, "Yes, you are correct.
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说：“你说的一点没错。
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I think I'll try to do that this weekend. Thank you."
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这周末我就会努力实行，谢谢！”
06:50
So here's the video.
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就是这个视频
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So again, this is 2005.
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这还是在2005年
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This is the Best Buy in New York City.
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纽约市的百思买
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We had about 80 people show up to participate,
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大约有80人参加
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entering one-by-one.
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他们一个接一个进入商店
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There was an eight year-old girl, a 10 year-old girl.
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有八岁的女孩，十岁的女孩
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There was also a 65 year-old man
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还有65岁的男人
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who participated.
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都参加了
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So a very diverse group of people.
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因此参加人员十分广泛
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And I told people, "Don't work. Don't actually do work.
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我告诉他们：“别表现出你真在工作
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But also, don't shop.
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但是也别买什么
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Just stand around and don't face products."
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就四处转转别看产品。”
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Now you can see the regular employees
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正式职员的T恤上
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by the ones that have the yellow tags on their shirt.
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是有黄色牌子的
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Everybody else is one of our actors.
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其他的都是我们的演员
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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The lower level employees thought it was very funny.
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基层职员觉得这很搞笑
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And in fact, several of them went to go get their camera from the break room
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实际上，甚至有人从休息室拿了相机
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and took photos with us.
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要和我们拍照留念
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A lot of them made jokes about trying to get us to go to the back
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很多人开玩笑说让我们一起去仓库
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to get heavy television sets for customers.
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为客人把沉重的电视机抬出来
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The managers and the security guards, on the other hand,
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不过，商店的经理和保安
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did not find it particularly funny.
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可没觉得这有什么搞笑的
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You can see them in this footage.
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这个镜头里能看到
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They're wearing either a yellow shirt or a black shirt.
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他们穿着黄色或者黑色T恤
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And we were there probably 10 minutes
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我们待了大概10钟
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before the managers decided to dial 911.
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经理觉得要打911报警了
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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So they started running around
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于是他们就开始到处跑
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telling everybody the cops were coming, watch out, the cops were coming.
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通知其他人，注意点，警察要来了
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And you can see the cops in this footage right here.
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这个镜头里能看到警察
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That's a cop wearing black right there, being filmed with a hidden camera.
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一个隐蔽摄像头拍到了这个警察
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Ultimately, the police had to inform Best Buy management
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最终警察告诉百思买的经理
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that it was not, in fact, illegal
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穿蓝色polo衫和卡其裤
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to wear a blue polo shirt and khaki pants.
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不能算违法
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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(Applause)
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（掌声）
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Thank you.
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谢谢
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(Applause)
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（掌声）
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So we had been there for 20 minutes; we were happy to exit the store.
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于是我们待了将近有20分钟后， 愉快地离开了百思买
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One thing the managers were trying to do
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经理尝试要
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was to track down our cameras.
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追查我们的相机
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And they caught a couple of my guys who had hidden cameras in duffel bags.
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他们发现我们几个人在帆布包里藏里摄像机
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But the one camera guy they never caught
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但是有个摄像的却一直没被发现
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was the guy that went in just with a blank tape
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他带里个空带进去
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and went over to the Best Buy camera department
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进了百思买的相机摄影机部门
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and just put his tape in one of their cameras
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就把空带放进其中一个摄像机
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and pretended to shop.
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假装试机
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So I like that concept of using their own technology against them.
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我很喜欢这个想法，用他们的技术应对对方
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(Laughter)
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I think our best projects are ones that are site specific
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我想最好的行动计划是在特定场所
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and happen at a particular place for a reason.
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有原因地发生
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And one morning, I was riding the subway.
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有天早上我去乘地铁
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I had to make a transfer at the 53rd St. stop
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我得在53街站换乘
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where there are these two giant escalators.
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那儿有两个超长的电梯
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And it's a very depressing place to be in the morning, it's very crowded.
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而那是个让人一大早就感到很压抑的地方 人非常多
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So I decided to try and stage something
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我决定要尝试点什么，演上一出
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that could make it as happy as possible for one morning.
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能让人觉得开心 哪怕只是一早上
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So this was in the winter of 2009 --
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这是2009年冬天－
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8:30 in the morning.
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早上八点半
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It's morning rush hour.
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上班高峰期
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It's very cold outside.
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外面非常冷
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People are coming in from Queens,
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都是从皇后区过来的乘客
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transferring from the E train to the 6 train.
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从E号线转乘6号线
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And they're going up these giant escalators
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他们搭着这超长电梯
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on their way to their jobs.
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去往工作的路上
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(Laughter)
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(Laughter)
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(Applause)
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Thank you.
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谢谢
09:56
So there's a photograph that illustrates it a little bit better.
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另外一张照片照的比较好点
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He gave 2,000 high fives that day,
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他那天击掌里两千次
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and he washed his hands before and afterward
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行动前后都洗过手了
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and did not get sick.
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没生病
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And that was done also without permission,
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这个行动没有经过批准
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although no one seemed to care.
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不过似乎也没人理
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So I'd say over the years,
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这几年
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one of the most common criticisms I see of Improv Everywhere
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我见过Youtube上对于“随处即兴”
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left anonymously on YouTube comments
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最常见的评论之一是
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is: "These people have too much time on their hands."
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“这帮人真是闲得慌”
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And you know, not everybody's going to like everything you do,
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不是每个人都喜欢你做的所有事
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and I've certainly developed a thick skin thanks to Internet comments,
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多亏这些评论我变得厚脸皮了
10:24
but that one's always bothered me,
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但就是这个评论很烦人
10:26
because we don't have too much time on our hands.
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因为我们并没有那么闲
10:28
The participants at Improv Everywhere events
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“随处即兴”的参与者
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have just as much leisure time as any other New Yorkers,
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不比其他纽约人空闲时间多
10:33
they just occasionally choose
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他们只是偶尔选择
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to spend it in an unusual way.
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一种不同的方式来休闲
10:37
You know, every Saturday and Sunday,
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每年秋天每个周末
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hundreds of thousands of people each fall
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就有成千上万的人
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gather in football stadiums to watch games.
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去美式橄榄球场看球
10:43
And I've never seen anybody comment, looking at a football game,
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从来没见谁看着比赛
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saying, "All those people in the stands, they have too much time on their hands."
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说：“看台上的这帮人真闲啊！”
10:49
And of course they don't.
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当然不是这样
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It's a perfectly wonderful way to spent a weekend afternoon,
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这只是一个度过周末下午的美好方式
10:53
watching a football game in a stadium.
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在体育场看场球赛
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But I think it's also a perfectly valid way
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我觉得200人一齐
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to spend an afternoon freezing in place with 200 people
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在纽约中央车站玩瞬间静止
11:01
in the Grand Central terminal
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也是很好的度过下午的方式
11:03
or dressing up like a ghostbuster
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或者穿成捉鬼敢死队的样子
11:06
and running through the New York Public Library.
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在纽约公共图书馆跑来跑去
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(Laughter)
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Or listening to the same MP3 as 3,000 other people
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或者三千多人一齐听着MP3
11:13
and dancing silently in a park,
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在公园里无声地跳舞
11:16
or bursting into song in a grocery store
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或者在超市突然放声唱歌
11:18
as part of a spontaneous musical,
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创作出即兴音乐剧
11:20
or diving into the ocean in Coney Island wearing formal attire.
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或者一帮人盛装冲进科尼岛的海滩
11:23
You know, as kids, we're taught to play.
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孩提时候大人教我们玩
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And we're never given a reason why we should play.
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却从来没问我们为什么要玩
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It's just acceptable that play is a good thing.
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玩是积极的事情
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And I think that's sort of the point of Improv Everywhere.
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我想这就是“随处即兴”想要表达的
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It's that there is no point and that there doesn't have to be a point.
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其实我们并没有什么宗旨 也没必要有
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We don't need a reason.
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我们不需要原因去玩
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As long as it's fun
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只要一件事好玩
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and it seems like it's going to be a funny idea
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是个有意思的想法
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and it seems like the people who witness it will also have a fun time,
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看的人也会一同开心
11:45
then that's enough for us.
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那就足够了
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And I think, as adults, we need to learn
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作为成年人
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that there's no right or wrong way to play.
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我们要认识到玩无止尽
11:51
Thank you very much.
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非常感谢
11:53
(Applause)
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（掌声）
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Charlie Todd - ComedianCharlie Todd is the creator of Improv Everywhere, a group that creates absurd and joyful public scenes.
Why you should listen
Bored by a temp job, and tired of waiting for someone to give him a stage, comedian Charlie Todd decided to make his own. So he walked into a bar and pretended to be musician Ben Folds. It went so well that it inspired him to create Improv Everywhere, "a New York City-based prank collective that causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places."
Todd has produced, directed, performed, and documented the group’s work for over ten years. In that time they've run over 100 prank missions, some involving hundreds or thousands of agents, and each one creating a wonderful and irreproducible experience.
He's a performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City, and is the author of Causing a Scene.
Watch our photographer's view of the TED2012 prank ... and see how Improv Everywhere pulled it off with the help of a few willing TEDsters ...
Charlie Todd | Speaker | TED.com