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Terry Moore: How to tie your shoes
泰瑞‧摩爾：如何綁鞋帶
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泰瑞‧摩爾發現他這輩子都用錯誤的方式綁鞋帶。為了發揚TED的精神，他決定上台分享更好的綁鞋帶方式。(歷史筆記:這個2005年的演說，是TED講臺上第一次的三分鐘演講。)
Terry Moore - Thinker
Terry Moore is the director of the Radius Foundation, a forum for exploring and gaining insight from different worldviews. Full bio
Terry Moore is the director of the Radius Foundation, a forum for exploring and gaining insight from different worldviews. Full bio
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I'm used to thinking of the TED audience as a wonderful collection
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我總認為TED有一群很棒的聽眾，
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of some of the most effective, intelligent,
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令人印象深刻、有才智、
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intellectual, savvy,
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有知識、有常識、
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worldly and innovative people in the world.
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充滿人生經驗並懂得創新。
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And I think that's true.
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我認為的確如此。
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However, I also have reason to believe
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但我也有理由相信
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that many, if not most, of you
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你們之中有許多人
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are actually tying your shoes incorrectly.
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其實鞋帶都綁錯了。
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(Laughter)
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(笑聲)
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Now I know that seems ludicrous.
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我知道這好像很好笑。
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I know that seems ludicrous.
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我知道這好像很荒唐。
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And believe me, I lived the same sad life
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但相信我，我原本也過著同樣可悲的生活，
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until about three years ago.
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至少三年前是。
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And what happened to me
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當時我
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was I bought, what was for me, a very expensive pair of shoes.
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買了雙對我來說很貴的鞋。
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But those shoes came with round nylon laces,
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那雙鞋有圓尼龍鞋帶，
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and I couldn't keep them tied.
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而我卻無法綁好它。
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So I went back to the store and said to the owner,
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於是我回店裡對老闆說:
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"I love the shoes, but I hate the laces."
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「我愛這雙鞋，但我恨這鞋帶。」
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He took a look and said, "Oh, you're tying them wrong."
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他看完後說：「噢！你綁錯了。」
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Now up until that moment,
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在那之前，
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I would have thought that, by age 50,
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我一直認為活到了50歲
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one of the life skills that I had really nailed
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我一定會的生活技能
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was tying my shoes.
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就是綁鞋帶。
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But not so -- let me demonstrate.
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其實不然 -- 讓我示範一下。
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This is the way
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這樣是
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that most of us were taught to tie our shoes.
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我們多數人綁鞋帶的方式。
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Now as it turns out -- thank you.
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結果 -- 謝謝。
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Wait, there's more.
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等等，還有。
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As it turns out,
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結果，
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there's a strong form and a weak form of this knot,
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這種結有分強跟弱兩種，
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and we were taught to tie the weak form.
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而我們學的是弱的結。
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And here's how to tell.
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你可以這樣判斷。
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If you pull the strands at the base of the knot,
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如果你拉結下方的鞋帶，
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you will see that the bow will orient itself
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你會看到蝴蝶結轉動，
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down the long axis of the shoe.
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向下與鞋子的長軸對齊。
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That's the weak form of the knot.
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這是弱的結。
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But not to worry.
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但不用擔心。
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If we start over
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如果我們重綁，
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and simply go the other direction
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然後簡單地從另外一個方向
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around the bow,
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繞過蝴蝶結，
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we get this, the strong form of the knot.
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這樣就好了，強的結。
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And if you pull the cords under the knot,
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如果你拉結下方的鞋帶，
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you will see that the bow orients itself
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你會看到蝴蝶結轉動
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along the transverse axis of the shoe.
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與鞋子的橫向軸對齊。
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This is a stronger knot. It will come untied less often.
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這是強的結。它比較不易鬆脫。
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It will let you down less,
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它也比較不會讓你失望。
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and not only that, it looks better.
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不單如此，它也比較好看。
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We're going to do this one more time.
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我們再來做一次。
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(Applause)
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(掌聲)
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Start as usual,
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跟平常一樣開始，
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go the other way around the loop.
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走另一邊繞過蝴蝶結。
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This is a little hard for children,
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這對兒童有點困難，
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but I think you can handle it.
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但我認為你們可以應付的。
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Pull the knot.
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拉這個結。
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There it is: the strong form of the shoe knot.
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就這樣：強的結。
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Now, in keeping with today's theme,
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現在，為了呼應今天的主題，
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I'd like to point out -- and something you already know --
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我想說， 這你們或許早就知道了，
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that sometimes a small advantage
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有時候，生命中的
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someplace in life
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一個小優點
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can yield tremendous results someplace else.
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也能在其他地方產生極大的影響。
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Live long and prosper.
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生生不息，繁榮昌盛。(源自星際爭霸戰)
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(Applause)
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(掌聲)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Terry Moore - ThinkerTerry Moore is the director of the Radius Foundation, a forum for exploring and gaining insight from different worldviews.
Why you should listen
Terry Moore directs the Radius Foundation in New York, which, as its website says, "seeks new ways of exploring and understanding dissimilar conceptual systems or paradigms -- scientific, religious, philosophical, and aesthetic -- with the aim to find a world view of more complete insight and innovation. The Radius Foundation is a forum for different views."
The foundation has published several works that examine the intersection of religion and metaphysics with science and social action.
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