ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Louie Schwartzberg - Filmmaker
Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer who captures breathtaking images that celebrate life -- revealing connections, universal rhythms, patterns and beauty.

Why you should listen

Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer whose career spans more than four decades of providing breathtaking imagery using his time-lapse, high-speed and macro cinematography techniques. Schwartzberg tells stories that celebrate life and reveal the mysteries and wisdom of nature, people and places.

Schwartzberg's recent theatrical releases include the 3D IMAX film, Mysteries of the Unseen World with National Geographic, narrated by Forest Whitaker, and the documentary Wings of Life for Disneynature, narrated by Meryl Streep. Mysteries of the Unseen World is a journey into invisible worlds that are too slow, too fast, too small and too vast for the human eye to see, while Wings of Life focuses on pollination and the web of life. Schwartzberg also directed Soarin' Around the World, an international update to the original Soarin' ride now showing at Disney Parks in Anaheim, Orlando and Shanghai.

Designed to inspire, educate and evolve our perspective on the world, Schwartzberg creates and curates Moving Art videos, which can be found on your smart phone and Netflix. The Moving Art series will be expanded from six to thirteen videos in early 2017.

Schwartzberg's Gratitude Revealed series of shorts were launched on Oprah.com. Supported by the Templeton Foundation, with science and analytics by the Greater Good Center at UC Berkeley, the series explores the multifaceted virtues of gratitude. Schwartzberg is the first filmmaker to be inducted into the Association for the Advancement of Science and the Lemelson Foundation’s Invention Ambassadors Program.

For Schwartzberg, the greatest satisfaction is creating works that can have a positive effect on the future of the planet. "I hope my films inspire and open people's hearts," he says. "Beauty is nature's tool for survival -- we protect what we love. Nature's beauty can open hearts, and the shift in consciousness we need to sustain and celebrate life."

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Louie Schwartzberg: Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.

路易.施华兹伯格:自然、美与感恩

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自然之美易被忽略,但不会被路易.施华兹伯格的镜头忽略。他那令人叹为观止的延时摄影,伴随着本笃会修士大卫.斯坦德-拉斯特强有力的旁白,如冥想般感恩过好每一天。(摄于TEDx旧金山)
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Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer who captures breathtaking images that celebrate life -- revealing connections, universal rhythms, patterns and beauty. Full bio

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When I graduated毕业 UCLA加州大学洛杉矶分校, I moved移动 to northern北方 California加州,
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当我从加州大学洛杉矶分校(UCLA)毕业后,我搬到北加州
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and I lived生活 in a little town called Elk麋鹿
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我住在一个叫做Elk的小镇里
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on the Mendocino门多西诺 coast,
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在门多西诺海岸
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and I didn't have a phone电话 or TV电视, but I had U.S. mail邮件,
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我没有电话、没有电视,但有美国邮政
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and life was good back then, if you could remember记得 it.
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如果你还记得,那时的生活蛮不错的
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I'd go to the general一般 store商店 for a cup杯子 of coffee咖啡
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我会去百货店享用咖啡
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and a brownie布朗尼, and I'd ship my film电影
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和布朗尼,把我的底片
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to San Francisco弗朗西斯科, and lo and behold不料, two days later后来,
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运到旧金山,你瞧,两天后
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it would end结束 up on my front面前 door,
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我就能收到(冲洗的照片)
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which哪一个 was way better than having to fight斗争 the traffic交通
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这可比在好莱坞与繁忙的交通奋斗
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of Hollywood好莱坞. (Music音乐)
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要好多了。(音乐响起)
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I didn't have much money,
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我那时没什么钱
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but I had time and a sense of wonder奇迹. (Music音乐)
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但我有时间和对奇迹的感知(音乐)
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So I started开始 shooting射击 time-lapse时间推移 photography摄影.
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我开始延时摄影
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It would take me a month to shoot射击 a four-minute四分钟
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我能花上一个月时间来完成四分钟长的
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roll of film电影, because that's all I could afford给予.
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一卷胶卷,因为那是我负担得起的
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I've been shooting射击 time-lapse时间推移 flowers花卉 continuously一直,
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我一直用延时摄影拍摄花朵
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non-stop马不停蹄, 24 hours小时 a day, seven days a week,
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没有间断,每天24小时,每周七天
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for over 30 years年份, and to see them move移动
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至今已经30年。看花朵运动
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is a dance舞蹈 I'll never get tired of.
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就像看一场我永远不会厌倦的舞蹈
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Their beauty美女 immerses沉浸 us with color颜色, taste味道, touch触摸.
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那种美带给我们无上的享受,色彩、品味、感动。
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It also provides提供 a third第三 of the food餐饮 we eat.
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它们还为我们提供1/3的食物
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(Music音乐)
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(音乐)
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Beauty美女 and seduction诱惑 is nature's大自然 tools工具 for survival生存,
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美与诱惑是自然界的生存工具
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because we protect保护 what we fall秋季 in love with.
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因为我们会保护我们爱上的东西
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It opens打开 our hearts心中, and makes品牌 us realize实现
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它们打开我们的心扉,让我们认识到
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we are a part部分 of nature性质 and we're not separate分离 from it.
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我们是自然的一份子,不曾分离
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When we see ourselves我们自己 in nature性质, it also connects所连接 us
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当我们身处自然之中,自然也联系到
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to every一切 one of us, because it's clear明确
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我们每一个人,因为显而易见
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that it's all connected连接的 in one.
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我们是浑然一体的
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When people see my images图片, a lot of times they'll他们会 say,
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当人们看到我的照片,很多时候他们会说
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"Oh my God." Have you ever wondered想知道 what that meant意味着?
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“哦我的上帝!”你们想过这句话意味着什么吗?
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The "oh" means手段 it caught抓住 your attention注意,
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“哦”说明我引起了你的注意
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makes品牌 you present当下, makes品牌 you mindful铭记.
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让你脑中有物
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The "my" means手段 it connects所连接 with something deep
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“我的”说明这些作品联结到
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inside your soul灵魂.
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你灵魂深处的某样东西
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It creates创建 a gateway网关 for your inner voice语音 to rise上升 up
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它提供了一个通道,让你内心的声音响起来
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and be heard听说. And "God"?
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能被人听到。“上帝”呢?
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God is that personal个人 journey旅程 we all want to be on,
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上帝是我们都希望走的个人的旅程
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to be inspired启发, to feel like we're connected连接的 to a universe宇宙
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被启发,让我们感觉天人合一
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that celebrates庆祝 life.
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赞颂生命
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Did you know that 80 percent百分
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of the information信息 we receive接收 comes through通过 our eyes眼睛?
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我们接受的信息中有80%都是来自于视觉?
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And if you compare比较 light energy能源 to musical音乐 scales,
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如果把光能和(钢琴)音域作比较
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it would only be one octave八度 that the naked eye could see,
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裸眼能看到的光谱范围
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which哪一个 is right in the middle中间?
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只相当于(钢琴)正中的一个八度音域
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And aren't we grateful感激 for our brains大脑 that can, you know,
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我们难道不该心存感激,因为我们的大脑
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take this electrical电动 impulse冲动 that comes from light energy能源
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能够把从光能中探测到的电脉冲信号
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to create创建 images图片 in order订购 for us to explore探索 our world世界?
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转变为我们用来认识世界的图像?
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And aren't we grateful感激 that we have hearts心中
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我们难道不该心存感激,因为我们的心
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that can feel these vibrations振动
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能够感受这些波动
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in order订购 for us to allow允许 ourselves我们自己 to feel the pleasure乐趣
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让我们能感受到
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and the beauty美女 of nature性质?
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自然之美的乐趣?
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Nature's自然的 beauty美女 is a gift礼品 that cultivates
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自然之美是天赐礼物
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appreciation升值 and gratitude感谢.
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能够滋养欣赏和感激
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So I have a gift礼品 I want to share分享 with you today今天,
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今天我有一样礼物要与你们分享
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a project项目 I'm working加工 on called Happiness幸福 Revealed揭密,
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是我正在做的一个项目,叫做“揭示幸福”
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and it'll它会 give us a glimpse一瞥 into that perspective透视
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它告诉我们
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from the point of view视图 of a child儿童 and an elderly老年 man
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孩子和老人的视角中
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of that world世界.
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世界是什么样子的
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Child儿童: When I watch TV电视,
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小孩:我看电视的时候
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it's just some shows节目 that you just -- that are pretend假装,
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那上面只是演一些假装出来的事情
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and when you explore探索, you get
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当你探索的时候
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more imagination想像力 than you already已经 had,
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你的想象力就增加了
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and when you get more imagination想像力,
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当你的想象力增加了
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it makes品牌 you want to go deeper更深 in
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你就会想要更进一步
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so you can get more and see beautifullerbeautifuller things,
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就能看到更多美丽的事物
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like the path路径, if it's a path路径, it could lead you to a beach海滩,
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比如一条路,能带你去海边
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or something, and it could be beautiful美丽.
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Elderly老年 Man: You think this is just another另一个 day in your life?
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老人:你认为这只是人生中另一个平白无奇的日子?
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It's not just another另一个 day. It's the one day that is given特定 to you
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不是的,这是被赐予的一天
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today今天.
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今天
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It's given特定 to you. It's a gift礼品.
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是上天赐给你的,是一个礼物
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It's the only gift礼品 that you have right now,
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这是你手头唯一的礼物
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and the only appropriate适当 response响应
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唯一的恰当反应是
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is gratefulness感恩.
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感恩
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If you do nothing else其他 but to cultivate培育 that response响应
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如果你去培养这种反应
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to the great gift礼品 that this unique独特 day is,
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对这恩赐的特别的日子充满感恩
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if you learn学习 to respond响应
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如果你学会这种反应
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as if it were the first day in your life
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就好像这是你人生的第一天
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and the very last day,
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也是最后一天
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then you will have spent花费 this day very well.
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你就能很好地度过这一天
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Begin开始 by opening开盘 your eyes眼睛 and be surprised诧异
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以睁开双眼为始
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that you have eyes眼睛 you can open打开,
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对自己目能视物充满惊喜
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that incredible难以置信 array排列 of colors颜色 that is constantly经常 offered提供 to us
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时刻能感受到色彩那不可思议的光芒而带来的
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for pure enjoyment享受.
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纯粹的享受
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Look at the sky天空.
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看看天空
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We so rarely很少 look at the sky天空.
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我们很少看天
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We so rarely很少 note注意 how different不同 it is
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我们很少能注意到
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from moment时刻 to moment时刻, with clouds coming未来 and going.
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这一刻与下一刻的不同,云彩的来去
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We just think of the weather天气,
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我们只是关心天气
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and even with the weather天气, we don't think of
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就算是天气,我们也不曾
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all the many许多 nuances细微之处 of weather天气.
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关注天气的各种细微之处
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We just think of good weather天气 and bad weather天气.
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我们只是关心天气是好是坏
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This day, right now, has unique独特 weather天气,
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今天,此时此刻,有特别的天气
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maybe a kind that will never exactly究竟
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也许这种天气再也不会
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in that form形成 come again.
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以同样的方式再现
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That formation编队 of clouds in the sky天空 will never be the same相同
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云彩的组合也再不会出现
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as it is right now.
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与现在一模一样的
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Open打开 your eyes眼睛. Look at that.
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睁大你的双眼,看看这些
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Look at the faces面孔 of people whom you meet遇到.
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看看你遇到的人的脸庞
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Each one has an incredible难以置信 story故事 behind背后 their face面对,
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每一张脸后面都有一个不平凡的故事
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a story故事 that you could never fully充分 fathom捉摸,
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一个你无法完全理解的故事
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not only their own拥有 story故事, but the story故事 of their ancestors祖先.
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这个故事不仅关于他们自己,还关于他们的祖先
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We all go back so far,
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我们回顾过去
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and in this present当下 moment时刻, on this day,
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但此时此刻
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all the people you meet遇到, all that life from generations
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你遇到的所有人,所有的生命
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and from so many许多 places地方 all over the world世界
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跨越时间和距离
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flows流动 together一起 and meets符合 you here
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与你相遇了
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like a life-giving起死回生 water, if you only open打开 your heart and drink.
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就像生命之水,只要你打开心扉,喝下它
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Open打开 your heart to the incredible难以置信 gifts礼品 that civilization文明
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打开心扉去接受文明带给我们的不可思议的
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gives to us.
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礼物
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You flip翻动 a switch开关 and there is electric电动 light.
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拨一下开关电灯就亮了
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You turn a faucet龙头 and there is warm water and cold water,
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打开水龙头,就有热水和冷水
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and drinkable饮用 water.
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还有饮用水
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It's a gift礼品 that millions百万 and millions百万 in the world世界
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这是世界上成千上万的人所
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will never experience经验.
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无法体验的礼物
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So these are just a few少数 of an enormous巨大 number of gifts礼品
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这只是无数礼物中的几件
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to which哪一个 we can open打开 your heart.
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我们能够打开心扉对待的
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And so I wish希望 you that you will open打开 your heart
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我祝愿你们能打开心扉
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to all these blessings祝福, and let them flow through通过 you,
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让这些福祉荡漾在你身心
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that everyone大家 whom you will meet遇到 on this day
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你们今天遇到的每个人
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will be blessed幸福 by you,
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都能因为蒙荫
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just by your eyes眼睛,
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因你的双眸
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by your smile微笑,
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你的微笑
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by your touch触摸,
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你的触摸
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just by your presence存在.
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以及你的出现
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Let the gratefulness感恩 overflow溢出
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让这份感激
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into blessing祝福 all around you,
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充满你们身边
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and then it will really be a good day. (Music音乐)
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今天将会是真正美好的一天(音乐)
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(Applause掌声)
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(鼓掌)
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Louie路易 Schwartzberg施瓦茨贝里: Thank you.
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Louie Schwartzberg: 谢谢你们
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Thank you very much. (Applause掌声)
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非常感谢(掌声)
Translated by Karen SONG
Reviewed by Jenny Zhou

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Louie Schwartzberg - Filmmaker
Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer who captures breathtaking images that celebrate life -- revealing connections, universal rhythms, patterns and beauty.

Why you should listen

Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, director and producer whose career spans more than four decades of providing breathtaking imagery using his time-lapse, high-speed and macro cinematography techniques. Schwartzberg tells stories that celebrate life and reveal the mysteries and wisdom of nature, people and places.

Schwartzberg's recent theatrical releases include the 3D IMAX film, Mysteries of the Unseen World with National Geographic, narrated by Forest Whitaker, and the documentary Wings of Life for Disneynature, narrated by Meryl Streep. Mysteries of the Unseen World is a journey into invisible worlds that are too slow, too fast, too small and too vast for the human eye to see, while Wings of Life focuses on pollination and the web of life. Schwartzberg also directed Soarin' Around the World, an international update to the original Soarin' ride now showing at Disney Parks in Anaheim, Orlando and Shanghai.

Designed to inspire, educate and evolve our perspective on the world, Schwartzberg creates and curates Moving Art videos, which can be found on your smart phone and Netflix. The Moving Art series will be expanded from six to thirteen videos in early 2017.

Schwartzberg's Gratitude Revealed series of shorts were launched on Oprah.com. Supported by the Templeton Foundation, with science and analytics by the Greater Good Center at UC Berkeley, the series explores the multifaceted virtues of gratitude. Schwartzberg is the first filmmaker to be inducted into the Association for the Advancement of Science and the Lemelson Foundation’s Invention Ambassadors Program.

For Schwartzberg, the greatest satisfaction is creating works that can have a positive effect on the future of the planet. "I hope my films inspire and open people's hearts," he says. "Beauty is nature's tool for survival -- we protect what we love. Nature's beauty can open hearts, and the shift in consciousness we need to sustain and celebrate life."

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