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Ueli Gegenschatz: Extreme wingsuit flying
Ueli Gegenschatz 的飛行裝極限跳傘
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「飛行裝跳傘」是極限運動領航的先鋒 — 是會令人振奮與幾乎令人無法置信的膽量的混合體，在這種運動中，高空跳傘者會以時速超過每小時 100 英哩（160 公里）的速度飛越峽谷。Ueli Gegenschatz 向大家解釋他是如何（集為何）這麼做，並且放映了一段會令人驚訝得合不攏嘴的影片。
Ueli Gegenschatz - Aerialist
Ueli Gegenschatz took flight just about every way a human can: paragliding, skydiving, BASE jumping (from the Eiffel Tower), and most breathtakingly: by donning a wingsuit and soaring. Full bio
Ueli Gegenschatz took flight just about every way a human can: paragliding, skydiving, BASE jumping (from the Eiffel Tower), and most breathtakingly: by donning a wingsuit and soaring. Full bio
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I started with paragliding.
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我是從飛行傘開始玩起的。
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Paragliding is taking off from mountains
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玩飛行傘是從山上跳下，
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with a paraglider, with the possibility to
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藉由飛行傘，有可能可以飛過國境，
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fly cross-country, distance,
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穿越很長的一段距離，
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just with the use of thermals to soar.
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而僅僅只需使用熱氣流來翱翔。
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Also different aerobatic maneuvers are possible
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使用飛行傘，
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with a paraglider.
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也可以做出許多不同的特技動作。
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From there I started with skydiving.
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因此，我開始嘗試高空跳傘。
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In this picture you can see
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在這張照片裡，你們可以看到，
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there is a four-way skydive,
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這是四向高空跳傘，
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four people flying together,
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四個人一同飛翔，
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and on the left hand side it's the camera flier
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在照片左方是負責攝影的跳傘者，
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with the camera mounted to his helmet
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攝影機安裝在他的頭盔上，
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so he can film the whole jump,
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所以他可以錄下跳傘的全程經過，
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for the film itself and also for the judging.
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一方面是為了拍攝記錄，同時也可以作為日後參考。
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From regular, relative skydiving
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從一般的，相對的高空跳傘，
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I went on to freeflying.
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我更進一步接觸高空跳傘。
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Freeflying is more the three-dimensional skydiving.
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自由高空跳傘是更接近三度立體空間的高空跳傘。
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You can see the skydiver with the red suit,
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你們可以看到那位穿著紅色傘裝的跳傘者，
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he's in a stand-up position.
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他正處在起立準備的姿勢。
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The one with the yellow-green suit,
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那位穿著黃綠色傘裝的先生，
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he's flying head-down.
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他以頭朝下的姿勢躍出。
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And that's me in the background, carving around the whole formation
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在背景中的是我，在自由落體狀態下
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in freefall also, with the helmet cam
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排列出這整個隊形，同時藉著頭盔上的
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to film this jump.
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攝影機，紀錄這次跳傘的經過。
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From freeflying I went on to skysurfing.
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在自由高空跳傘後，我接著進行飛行滑板運動。
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Skysurfing is skydiving with a board on the feet.
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飛行滑板是腳上加了一片板狀物的高空跳傘。
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You can imagine with this big surface
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你可以想像，有了這一大片
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of a skysurfing board,
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空中衝浪板，
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there is a lot of force, a lot of power.
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會產生很大的力量，很大的一股力量。
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Of course I can use this power
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當然我可以利用這個力量來 —
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for example for nice spinning -- we call it "helicopter moves."
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例如說：好好的旋轉 — 我們稱這個動作為直昇機運動。
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From there I went on to wingsuit flying.
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在那之後，我接著玩飛行裝跳傘。
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Wingsuit flying is a suit,
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飛行裝是一種連身套裝，
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that I can make fly, just only with my body.
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穿上它後，只要運用我的身體就可以在空中滑翔。
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If I put some tension on my body, tension on my suit,
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如果我的身體微微用力，在飛行裝上施加一些壓力，
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I can make it fly. And as you see
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我就能使之滑翔。就如同你們現在看到的
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the fall rate is much much slower
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下墜率大大的減低，
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because of the bigger surface.
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因為飛行裝的接觸面積更大。
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With a proper body position I'm able to really move forward
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藉由適當的身體姿勢，我能夠向前推進，
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to gain quite some distance.
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前進一段不算短的距離。
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This is a jump I did in Rio de Janeiro.
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這是我在里約熱內盧所做的一次跳傘。
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You can see the Copacabana on the left-hand side.
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在畫面左邊，你可以看到科帕卡巴納。
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From there with all the skills and knowledge
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在那邊，利用我從飛行傘及
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from paragliding and all the different disciplines
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各種領域高空跳傘所學到的所有技巧與知識，
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in skydiving, I went on to BASE jumping.
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我做了基點跳躍。
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BASE jumping is skydiving from fixed objects,
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基點跳躍是從固定物體上跳下的高空跳傘，
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like buildings, antennae, bridges and earth --
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像是建築物、天線塔、橋樑和地球 —
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meaning mountains, cliffs.
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我指的是山脈、懸崖等等。
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It's for sure -- for me -- it's the ultimate feeling
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這的的確確是 — 對我來說 —
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of being in free fall,
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看到所有這些視覺上的參考物，
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with all the visual references.
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真的是親身體驗自由落體的終極體驗。
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So my goal soon was to discover new places
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因此我的目標很快地變成發掘新的、
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that nobody had jumped before.
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沒有人在那邊進行過跳傘的場所。
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So in summer 2000 I was the first to BASE jump
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因此，在 2000 夏天，我成為第一個在
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the Eiger North Face in Switzerland.
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瑞典艾格峰北坡進行基點跳傘的人。
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Two years after this, I was the first to BASE jump from Matterhorn,
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兩年後，我是第一個在馬特宏峰進行基點跳傘的人，
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a very famous mountain that probably
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那是一座非常有名的山峰，
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everybody knows in here.
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在座的各位可能都聽過。
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2005 I did a BASE jump from the Eiger, from the Monk and from the Jungfrau,
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2005 年，我又在艾格峰、僧侶峰與少女峰進行了基點跳傘，
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three very famous mountains in Switzerland.
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這些分別是瑞典非常有名的三座山峰。
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The special thing on these three jumps were,
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這三次跳躍特別的地方在於，
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I hiked them all and climbed them all in only one day.
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我在一天內完成這三座山峰的健行、攀登與跳躍。
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In 2008 I jumped the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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2008 年，我從巴黎的艾菲爾鐵塔上跳下。
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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So with all this knowledge, I also
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憑著所有這些我學到的知識，
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wanted to get into stunts.
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我也想要嘗試特技。
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So with some friends we started to do different tricks,
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因此，和一些朋友一起，我們開始做各種不同的特技，
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like for example this jump here,
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例如說，像這邊這次的跳躍，
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I jumped from a paraglider.
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我從飛行傘上跳下。
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Or here -- everybody was freezing, pretty much, except me,
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或是這次，幾乎每個人都要凍僵了，除了我以外，
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because it was very cold in Austria
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因為那時候奧地利非常的冷，
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where we did this filming.
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我們就是在那裡拍攝這個影片。
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Everybody sitting in a basket,
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每個人都坐在熱氣球的藍子中，
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and I was on top of the balloon,
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而我在熱氣球頂端，
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ready to slide down with my skysurf board.
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準備利用我的空中滑板，從氣球上滑下來。
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Or this jump, from a moving truck on the highway.
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又或者像是這次跳躍，從高速公路上正在移動的卡車躍下。
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
04:27
Extreme sports on top level like this
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像這種頂級難度的極限運動，
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is only possible if you practice step by step,
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你必須要按部就班的練習，才有可能實現，
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if you really work hard on your skills
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而且你必須非常努力地加強你的技巧，
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and on your knowledge.
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增進你的知識。
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Of course you need to be in physical, very good, condition,
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當然，體能上來說，你必須是要在非常好的狀態下，
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so I'm training a lot.
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因此我經常不斷的在訓練。
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You need to have the best possible equipment.
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你必須要盡可能的獲得最好的裝備。
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And probably the most important is
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也許最重要的是
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you have to work on your mental skills, mental preparation.
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你必須鍛鍊你的心智，讓你的心完全做好準備。
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And all this to come as close as possible
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然後，所有的這些都在向
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to the human dream of being able to fly.
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人類飛行的夢想盡可能的邁進。
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So for 2009,
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因此，2009 年，
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I'm training hard for my two new projects.
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我非常努力地在為我的兩個新計畫訓練。
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The first one, I want to set a world record
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第一個計畫是，我希望創下
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in flying from a cliff with my wingsuit.
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藉由飛行裝從懸崖上飛下的世界紀錄。
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And I want to set a new record,
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同時，我希望創下一個新的紀錄，
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with the longest distance ever flown.
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那就是飛行裝的最遠飛行距離紀錄。
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For my second project,
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我的第二個計畫，
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I have a sensational idea
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我有一個驚人的想法，
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of a jump that never has been done before.
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這是個從未有人做過的跳躍方式。
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So now, on the following movie you will see
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現在，在接下來的影片中，你們將會看見
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that I'm much better in flying a wingsuit
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我穿著飛行裝飛行的技術，
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than speaking in English.
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比起我的英文口說要好得多了。
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Enjoy, and thank you very much.
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請大家欣賞影片，謝謝大家。
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(Applause)
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（掌聲）
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(Applause)
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09:51
June Cohen: I have some questions.
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June Cohen: 我有一些問題。
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I think we all might have some questions.
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我想我們可能都有一些問題。
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Question one: so does that actually feel
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第一個問題，那感受真的如同
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the way the flying dream does?
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在夢中飛行一樣嗎？
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Because it looks like it might.
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因為看起來好像真的在夢中。
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Ueli Gegenschatz: Pretty much. I believe this is probably the closest
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Ueli Gegenschatz: 差不多。我相信這可能是最接近
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possibility to come to the dream of being able to fly.
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實現飛行夢想的方法。
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JC: I know the answer to this, but how do you land?
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JC: 我知道這個問題的答案，但是，你如何降落？
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UE: Parachute. We have to open a parachute
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UE: 降落傘。我們必須在接受撞擊（我會這麼形容）前的
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just seconds before, I would say, impact.
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數秒鐘張開降落傘。
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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It's not possible to land a wingsuit yet.
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至今還不可能只憑著飛行裝著陸。
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JC: Yet. But people are trying. Are you among those --
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JC: 還不可能。但是人們在嘗試。你在這些人 —
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you're not going to commit -- are you among those trying to do it?
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我想你不會承認的 — 但是你是想要嘗試這麼做的人之一嗎？
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UE: It's a dream. It's a dream. Yeah.
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UE: 那是一個夢想。是一個夢想，是的。
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We're still working on it and we're
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我們還在嘗試中，在此同時，
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developing the wingsuits to get better performance,
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我們也正在研發具有更好性能的飛行裝，
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to get more knowledge.
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以獲得更多知識。
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And I believe soon.
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我相信就快了。
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JC: All right. Well we will watch this space. But I have two more questions.
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JC: 好的。那麼我們會持續關注這個領域。但是我還有另外兩個問題。
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What is the -- there was exhaust coming
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那是什麼 — 看起來飛行裝的背後
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out of the back of the wingsuit. Was that a propelled wingsuit that you were wearing?
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會排放出氣體。你穿著的飛行裝是有推進動力的嗎？
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UE: Nope. It's just smoke.
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UE: 不是。那只是煙霧而已。
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JC: Coming off of you?
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JC: 從你身上冒出來？
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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UE: Hopefully not.
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UE: 但願不是。
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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JC: That seems dangerous.
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JC: 那看起來很危險。
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UE: No, smoke is for two reasons,
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UE: 並不會，煙霧有兩個目的，
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you can see the speed, you can see the way
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你可以判斷速度，你可以看到我剛剛飛過
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where I was flying.
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的路線。
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That's reason number one. And reason number two:
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這是第一個目的。第二個目的是，
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it's much easier for the camera guy to film
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對於攝影者來說，如果我使用煙霧，
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If I'm using smoke.
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拍攝上的難度將會大大降低。
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JC: Ah, I see. So the wingsuit is set up to deliberately release smoke
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JC: 喔，我懂了。因此這個飛行裝特別設計成會故意釋放出煙霧，
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so that you can be tracked. One more question.
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這樣你比較容易被追蹤。最後一個問題。
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What do you do to to cover your face?
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你用什麼方法來遮住你的臉？
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Because I just keep thinking of going that fast
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因為我一直不停的想著，以這麼快的速度，
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and having your whole face smushed backwards.
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然後你的整個臉一直被風向後吹著。
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Are you in a helmet? Are you in goggles?
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你有戴頭盔嗎？護目鏡呢？
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UE: The purest and the best feeling would be with only goggles.
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UE: 最純淨也是最好的體驗是只戴護目鏡。
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JC: And is that how you usually fly?
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JC: 平常你做飛行裝跳傘的時候是這麼做的嗎？
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UE: Usually I'm wearing a helmet. In the mountains I'm always wearing a helmet
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UE: 通常我會戴頭盔。在山區中，我一定會戴頭盔，
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because of landings -- usually it's difficult --
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因為著陸 — 通常是很困難的 —
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it's not like regular skydiving where you have like the big landings.
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這並不像是一般的高空跳傘，你會有一個很顛簸的著陸。
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So you have to be prepared.
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因此你必須隨時準備好。
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JC: Right. Now is there anything you don't do?
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JC: 是的。那麼，有什麼事情是你不會去做的嗎？
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Do people come to you with projects and say, "We want you to do this!"
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人們會不會帶著計畫來找你並且說：「我們希望你這麼做！」
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and do you ever say, "No, no I'm not going to."
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你有沒有說過，「不不，我不會去做的。」
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UE: Oh of course, of course. Some people have crazy ideas and --
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UE: 喔，當然，當然有。某些人的想法太瘋狂了而且 —
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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JC: ...a round of applause...
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JC: 再度掌聲謝謝～
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(Applause)
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（掌聲）
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UE: Thank you very much.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ueli Gegenschatz - AerialistUeli Gegenschatz took flight just about every way a human can: paragliding, skydiving, BASE jumping (from the Eiffel Tower), and most breathtakingly: by donning a wingsuit and soaring.
Why you should listen
Ueli Gegenschatz was known for his expert paragliding, skydiving and BASE jumping -- and his utterly jawdropping flight in a wingsuit, a high-tech flying-squirrel-inspired getup that let him soar as close as humanly possible to our shared dream of flight. His "addiction to speed" continues to inspire.
A member of the Swiss national paragliding team for four years, Gegenschatz co-founded the Red Bull acro team in 1995. His BASE jumping stunts are the stuff of YouTube legend: the Eiffel Tower; Petronas Towers in KL; the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau peaks all in one day.
Ueli Gegenschatz | Speaker | TED.com