ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Gavin Pretor-Pinney - Cloudspotter
Cloud Appreciation Society founder Gavin Pretor-Pinney shows how seemingly idle pursuits provide unexpected paths to appreciating overlooked wonders.

Why you should listen

As co-founder of The Idler magazine, Gavin Pretor-Pinney is a longtime advocate of the joys of time ill-spent. In The Cloudspotter's Guide and The Cloud Collector's Handbook, he tackles the idlest pursuit of all: cloudwatching.

Pretor-Pinney’s blend of tranquil appreciation and hard science have floated his cloud books to the top of bestseller lists. For Pretor-Pinney, clouds illustrate how mundane phenomena reveal the complex vectors that connect the natural wonders around us.

Pretor-Pinney is also the author of The Wavewatcher's Companion.

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Gavin Pretor-Pinney: Cloudy with a chance of joy

加文·普乐特-宾利: 加文·普乐特-宾利: 快乐从天而降

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无须计划一段异国风情之旅来寻找创意。「你只需要抬头看天就好。」云彩鉴赏协会的创办人,加文·普乐特-宾利这样说。在分享那些迷人的大自然最美的天空之城时,普乐特-宾利呼吁我们从“数位跑步机”走下来,躺下來欣赏天空中的美。
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Clouds.
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云彩。
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Have you ever noticed注意到 how much people moan呻吟 about them?
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大家有没有注意到人们对云彩有多少抱怨吗?
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They get a bad rap敲击.
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他们有个坏名声。
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If you think about it, the English英语 language语言
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想想看,英语
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has written书面 into it negative associations协会 towards the clouds.
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总是把消极的事物与云连系起来。
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Someone有人 who's谁是 down or depressed郁闷,
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如果有人意志消沉,
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they're under a cloud.
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他们被“乌云”笼罩着。
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And when there's bad news新闻 in store商店,
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如果有了坏消息,
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there's a cloud on the horizon地平线.
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就是地平线上出现了乌云。(习语,麻烦当前)
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I saw an article文章 the other day.
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有天我看了篇文章。
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It was about problems问题 with computer电脑 processing处理
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它是关于在互联网上的
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over the Internet互联网.
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计算机处理问题的。
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"A cloud over the cloud," was the headline标题.
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标题是:“笼罩在云计算上的乌云。”
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It seems似乎 like they're everyone's大家的 default默认
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好像云彩是每个人默认的用来表达
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doom-and-gloom厄运和忧愁 metaphor隐喻.
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厄运和阴郁的比喻。
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But I think they're beautiful美丽, don't you?
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但是我觉得它们很美,你们不觉得吗?
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It's just that their beauty美女 is missed错过
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只是因为它们无所不在,
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because they're so omnipresent无所不在,
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它们的美被忽视了。
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so, I don't know, commonplace平凡,
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所以,我不知道,可能是太普通了,
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that people don't notice注意 them.
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人们都不注意它们。
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They don't notice注意 the beauty美女, but they don't even notice注意 the clouds
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人们不注意这种美,他们甚至不注意云彩
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unless除非 they get in the way of the sun太阳.
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除非他们挡住了太阳。
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And so people think of clouds as
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因此人们把云彩当作那些
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things that get in the way.
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碍事的东西。
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They think of them as the annoying恼人的, frustrating泄气 obstructions障碍物,
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他们把云彩看作讨厌的、让人抓狂的障碍物,
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and then they rush off and do some blue-sky蓝天 thinking思维.
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然后人们行色匆匆的绘制各自的蓝图去了。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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But most people, when you stop to ask them,
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但大多数人,如果你拦住问他们,
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will admit承认 to harboring窝藏 a strange奇怪 sort分类 of fondness癖好 for clouds.
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会承认他们对云彩有一种奇怪的情愫。
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It's like a nostalgic怀旧的 fondness癖好,
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像是某种怀旧的喜爱之情,
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and they make them think of their youth青年.
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云彩让他们回想到自己年少的时候。
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Who here can't remember记得 thinking思维, well,
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在坐的有谁记不起来
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looking and finding发现 shapes形状 in the clouds
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看着云彩在中间寻找不同的形状的
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when they were kids孩子?
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少年时期?
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You know, when you were masters主人 of daydreaming白日梦?
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当大家都还是做白日梦大师的时候?
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Aristophanes阿里斯托芬, the ancient Greek希腊语 playwright剧作家,
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阿里斯托芬, 古希腊的剧作家,
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he described描述 the clouds as the patron顾客 godessesgodesses
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他在2500年前把云彩形容为
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of idle fellows研究员
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同僚们的
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two and a half thousand years年份 ago,
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守护女神,
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and you can see what he means手段.
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你明白他是什么意思。
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It's just that these days, us adults成年人 seem似乎 reluctant不情愿
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可惜现在,我们成年人无法
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to allow允许 ourselves我们自己 the indulgence放纵
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再让自己纵情于
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of just allowing允许 our imaginations想象
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让自己的想象力
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to drift漂移 along沿 in the breeze微风, and I think that's a pity可怜.
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随波逐流,我觉得这真是一个遗憾。
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I think we should perhaps也许 do a bit more of it.
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我认为我们也许应该多做一些这样的事情。
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I think we should be a bit more willing愿意, perhaps也许,
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我觉得我们应该要更愿意
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to look at the beautiful美丽 sight视力 of the sunlight阳光 bursting爆破 out
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欣赏美丽的阳光从云彩后面穿透过来,
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from behind背后 the clouds and go, "Wait a minute分钟,
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然后说,“等等,这多像
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that's two cats dancing跳舞 the salsa莎莎!"
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两只猫在跳骚莎舞啊!“
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(Laughter笑声) (Applause掌声)
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(笑声)(掌声)
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Or seeing眼看 the big, white白色, puffy蓬松 one up there
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或者是把购物中心上的那个
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over the shopping购物 center中央 looks容貌 like
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白白胖胖的云彩看作是
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the Abominable可恶 Snowman雪人 going to rob a bank银行.
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一个正要去抢劫银行的雪人。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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They're like nature's大自然 version of those inkblot墨迹 images图片,
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它们就像是大自然版的墨迹图片,
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you know, that shrinks收缩 used to show显示 their patients耐心
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你知道,那些在60年代用来为心理学家的病人做
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in the '60s,
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测试的图片,
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and I think if you consider考虑 the shapes形状 you see in the clouds,
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我觉得如果你在云彩中寻找不同的图案的话,
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you'll你会 save保存 money on psychoanalysis精神分析 bills票据.
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你会省下一大笔心理咨询费。
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Let's say you're in love. All right?
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比如说你现在正在热恋中, 好吧?
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And you look up and what do you see?
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然后你抬头看,你会看到什么?
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Right? Or maybe the opposite对面.
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对吧?或者也许正相反。
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You've just been dumped by your partner伙伴,
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你刚被交往对象给甩了,
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and everywhere到处 you look, it's kissing接吻 couples情侣.
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你所看之处都是在接吻的情侣们。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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Perhaps也许 you're having a moment时刻 of existential存在 angst焦虑.
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或者你正在焦虑中。
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You know, you're thinking思维 about your own拥有 mortality死亡.
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你知道,你在思考自己的死亡。
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And there, on the horizon地平线, it's the Grim严峻 Reaper收割者.
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然后在地平线的那边,出现了死神。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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Or maybe you see a topless赤裸上身 sunbather日光浴.
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或者也许你看到了一个无上装正在晒日光浴的人。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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What would that mean?
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那是什么意思?
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What would that mean? I have no idea理念.
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这意味着什么?我不知道。
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But one thing I do know is this:
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但是我知道一件事就是:
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The bad press that clouds get is totally完全 unfair不公平.
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云彩得到这些坏名声是非常不公平的。
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I think we should stand up for them,
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我认为我们应该为它们正身,
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which哪一个 is why, a few少数 years年份 ago,
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这就是为什么几年前,
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I started开始 the Cloud Appreciation升值 Society社会.
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我发起了云彩鉴赏协会。
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Tens of thousands数千 of members会员 now
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现在已经有成千上万的会员了。
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in almost几乎 100 countries国家 around the world世界.
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他们遍布于全世界大概100个国家。
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And all these photographs照片 that I'm showing展示,
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所有这些我在展示的图片,
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they were sent发送 in by members会员.
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都是会员们拍摄的。
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And the society社会 exists存在 to remind提醒 people of this:
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协会的宗旨就是提醒人们:
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Clouds are not something to moan呻吟 about.
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云彩不是用来发牢骚的。
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Far from it. They are, in fact事实,
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正好相反,它们实际上代表着
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the most diverse多种, evocative唤起的, poetic诗意 aspect方面 of nature性质.
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大自然最变化无穷、富于感染力和诗意的一面。
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I think, if you live生活 with your head in the clouds
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我认为,如果你让自己时不时的沉浸在云彩中,
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every一切 now and then, it helps帮助 you keep your feet on the ground地面.
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它会帮助你让你的生活脚踏实地。
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And I want to show显示 you why, with the help of
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我要借助一些我最喜欢的云彩
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some of my favorite喜爱 types类型 of clouds.
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来帮助我解释为什么。
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Let's start开始 with this one. It's the cirrus触须 cloud,
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让我们先看看这个。这是卷云,
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named命名 after the Latin拉丁 for a lock of hair头发.
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用拉丁人的一缕头发来命名的。
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It's composed entirely完全 of ice crystals晶体
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它完全是由从上面的对流层
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cascading级联 from the upper reaches到达 of the troposphere对流层,
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级联下来的冰晶组成,
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and as these ice crystals晶体 fall秋季,
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当这些冰晶下落的时候,
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they pass通过 through通过 different不同 layers with different不同 winds
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它们穿过带有不同的风力的各个大气层
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and they speed速度 up and slow down,
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然后它们或加速或减速,
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giving the cloud these brush-stroked刷抚摸 appearances出场,
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让这片云有了画笔刷过的图案,
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these brush-stroke刷冲程 forms形式 known已知 as fall秋季 streaks条纹.
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这些图案形式被称作“雨幡”。
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And these winds up there can be very, very fierce激烈.
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而这上面的风力可以非常、非常的强。
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They can be 200 miles英里 an hour小时, 300 miles英里 an hour小时.
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它们可以达到每小时200或者300英哩。
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These clouds are bombing轰炸 along沿,
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这些云彩也跟着前进,
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but from all the way down here,
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但是从我们这里看过去,
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they appear出现 to be moving移动 gracefully优雅, slowly慢慢地,
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它们的运动看上去平和、缓慢,
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like most clouds.
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就像大多数云一样。
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And so to tune into the clouds is to slow down,
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所以和云彩同步就意味着慢下来、
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to calm冷静 down.
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沉静下来。
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It's like a bit of everyday每天 meditation冥想.
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这有点像是每日的冥想一样。
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Those are common共同 clouds.
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这些是很普通的云。
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What about rarer罕见的 ones那些, like the lenticularis荚状云,
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那些比较罕见的云呢?比如说荚状云,
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the UFO-shapedUFO形 lenticularis荚状云 cloud?
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形似外星飞船的荚状云?
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These clouds form形成 in the region地区 of mountains.
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这些云在山区形成。
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When the wind passes通行证, rises上升 to pass通过 over the mountain,
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当风经过上升来翻过大山,
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it can take on a wave-like波浪状的 path路径 in the lee背风处 of the peak,
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它会在山峰的背风处形成一个浪头式的路径,
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with these clouds hovering徘徊 at the crest波峰
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这些云彩徘徊在这些无形的风波
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of these invisible无形 standing常设 waves波浪 of air空气,
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的最顶端,
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these flying飞行 saucer-like飞碟状 forms形式,
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这些飞碟状的形态,
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and some of the early black-and-white黑与白 UFO飞碟 photos相片
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而早期的一些黑白外星飞船照片
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are in fact事实 lenticularis荚状云 clouds. It's true真正.
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就是荚状云。 真的。
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A little rarer罕见的 are the fallstreakfallstreak holes. All right?
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有点更罕见的是云洞(雨雪幡洞), 好吧?
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This is when a layer is made制作 up of very, very cold
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这是当某个云层由非常寒冷的水滴组成,
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water droplets液滴, and in one region地区 they start开始 to freeze冻结,
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在某个局部地区水滴开始结冰,
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and this freezing冷冻 sets off a chain reaction反应 which哪一个 spreads利差 outwards向外
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然后形成一种向外扩散的
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with the ice crystals晶体 cascading级联 and falling落下 down below下面,
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伴随着冰晶向下坠落的链式反应,
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giving the appearance出现 of jellyfish海蜇 tendrils卷须 down below下面.
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使之呈现一种水母的须状表象。
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Rarer罕见的 still, the KelvinHelmholtz亥姆霍兹 cloud.
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更稀奇的还是,开尔文 - 亥姆霍兹云。
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Not a very snappy瞬间 name名称. Needs需求 a rebrand更名.
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并不是个非常响亮的名字。需要换一个。
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This looks容貌 like a series系列 of breaking破坏 waves波浪,
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它就像是一排浪花,
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and it's caused造成 by shearing剪毛 winds -- the wind
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这是由剪断阻隔风力 -
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above以上 the cloud layer and below下面 the cloud layer
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在云层上方和下方的风速
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differ不同 significantly显著, and in the middle中间, in between之间,
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有很大的不同,而在中间层,
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you get this undulating波动的 of the air空气,
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就出现了这中波浪起伏的气层,
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and if the difference区别 in those speeds速度 is just right,
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如果上下的风速正合适的话,
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the tops上衣 of the undulations起伏 curl卷曲 over
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波浪的顶端就会卷曲过来
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in these beautiful美丽 breaking破坏 wave-like波浪状的 vortices旋涡.
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形成这种美丽的排浪式的漩涡。
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All right. Those are rarer罕见的 clouds than the cirrus触须,
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好了,这些是比较少见的云彩,
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but they're not that rare罕见.
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但是它们其实不是那个罕见。
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If you look up, and you pay工资 attention注意 to the sky天空,
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如果你抬头看,注视天空,
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you'll你会 see them sooner or later后来,
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你总有机会看到它们,
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maybe not quite相当 as dramatic戏剧性 as these, but you'll你会 see them.
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也许不会像这些这么戏剧化,但是你会看到它们。
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And you'll你会 see them around where you live生活.
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并且你也会在自己居住的附近看到它们。
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Clouds are the most egalitarian平均主义
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云彩是自然界里
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of nature's大自然 displays显示器, because we all have a good,
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分布最平均的,因为我们都可以
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fantastic奇妙 view视图 of the sky天空.
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很好的看到天空。
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And these clouds, these rarer罕见的 clouds,
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而这些云,这些少见的云,
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remind提醒 us that the exotic异国情调 can be found发现 in the everyday每天.
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会提醒我们新奇的事物在日常生活中随处可见。
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Nothing is more nourishing滋补, more stimulating刺激
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没有什么比让一个活跃、好奇的头脑
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to an active活性, inquiring查询 mind心神 than being存在 surprised诧异,
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获得惊喜更滋养、更受益匪浅的了。
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being存在 amazed吃惊. It's why we're all here at TEDTED, right?
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这也是我们为什么来TED的原因,不是吗?
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But you don't need to rush off
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但是你不用行色匆匆的
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away from the familiar, across横过 the world世界
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远离熟悉的环境,周游世界
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to be surprised诧异.
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来获得惊喜。
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You just need to step outside,
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你只需要走出去,
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pay工资 attention注意 to what's so commonplace平凡, so everyday每天,
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注意每天生活中那些如此普通,
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so mundane平凡 that everybody每个人 else其他 misses错过 it.
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平凡到每个人都忽略的事物。
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One cloud that people rarely很少 miss小姐 is this one:
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最稀疏平常的云彩是这个:
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the cumulonimbus积雨云 storm风暴 cloud.
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积雨云的风暴云.
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It's what's produces产生 thunder and lightning闪电 and hail冰雹.
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它负责制造雷、电和冰雹。
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These clouds spread传播 out at the top最佳 in this enormous巨大
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这些云在顶端像一块巨大的铁砧一样
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anvil fashion时尚 stretching拉伸 10 miles英里 up into the atmosphere大气层.
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摊开来并绵延10英里向上进入大气层。
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They are an expression表达 of the majestic雄伟 architecture建筑
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它们是我们的大气层宏大建筑的
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of our atmosphere大气层.
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一种表达。
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But from down below下面, they are the embodiment实施例
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但是从下面我们的角度看,它们象征着
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of the powerful强大, elemental元素 force and power功率
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一种推动着大气层的强大的、
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that drives驱动器 our atmosphere大气层.
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势如破竹的力量。
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To be there is to be connected连接的 in the driving主动 rain
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此时我们与风雨和冰雹连系起来,
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and the hail冰雹, to feel connected连接的 to our atmosphere大气层.
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让我们感觉与我们的大气层连系起来。
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It's to be reminded提醒 that we are creatures生物
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这提醒着我们是生活在
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that inhabit居住于 this ocean海洋 of air空气.
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这空气之海中的生灵。
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We don't live生活 beneath下面 the sky天空. We live生活 within it.
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我们不是在天空下生活着。我们被它环绕着。
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And that connection连接, that visceral内脏 connection连接 to our atmosphere大气层
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而这种连系,这种内外相连的感觉
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feels感觉 to me like an antidote解药.
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对我来说是一种宽慰和解放。
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It's an antidote解药 to the growing生长 tendency趋势 we have
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这是一种对日趋增长的认为
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to feel that we can really ever experience经验 life
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盯着电脑屏幕就可以体驗人生
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by watching观看 it on a computer电脑 screen屏幕, you know,
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的想法的解放,你知道,
08:21
when we're in a wi-fi无线上网 zone.
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当你有无线网可用的时候。
08:24
But the one cloud that best最好 expresses表达
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但是一个最好的证明
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why cloudspottingcloudspotting is more valuable有价值 today今天 than ever
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为什么赏云在今天比以往更宝贵的云彩
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is this one, the cumulus积云 cloud.
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就是这个,积云。
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Right? It forms形式 on a sunny晴朗 day.
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不是吗?我们在一个晴天就能看到它。
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If you close your eyes眼睛 and think of a cloud,
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如果你闭上眼睛想象一朵云彩,
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it's probably大概 one of these that comes to mind心神.
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很有可能你会想到这样一朵云彩。
08:39
All those cloud shapes形状 at the beginning开始,
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所有那些最先看到的云彩形状,
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those were cumulus积云 clouds.
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它们都是积云。
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The sharp尖锐, crisp outlines大纲 of this formation编队
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它锐利、清晰的轮廓
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make it the best最好 one for finding发现 shapes形状 in.
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让它最合适从中找到各种形状。
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And it reminds提醒 us
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而这也提醒我们
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of the aimless漫无目的 nature性质 of cloudspottingcloudspotting,
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赏云的无目的性。
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what an aimless漫无目的 activity活动 it is.
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这是一个多么没有目标的活动啊。
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You're not going to change更改 the world世界
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你不会凭着
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by lying说谎 on your back and gazing凝视 up at the sky天空, are you?
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舒服地躺下盯着天空而改变世界, 会吗?
09:04
It's pointless无意义. It's a pointless无意义 activity活动,
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多么没有意义。这是一个没有意义的活动,
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which哪一个 is precisely恰恰 why it's so important重要.
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这也是为什么赏云这么重要的原因。
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The digital数字 world世界 conspires共谋 to make us feel
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数位世界让我们感觉
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eternally万古 busy, perpetually busy.
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不停的、永远忙碌着。
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You know, when you're not dealing交易 with
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当你不再处理过去那种
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the traditional传统 pressures压力 of earning盈利 a living活的
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生活压力、赚钱买必需的食物、
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and putting food餐饮 on the table, raising提高 a family家庭,
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养家糊口、
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writing写作 thank you letters,
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写感谢信,
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you have to now contend抗衡 with
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你现在得面对
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answering回答 a mountain of unanswered悬而未决 emails电子邮件,
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回答无数的未回邮件、
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updating更新 a FacebookFacebook的 page,
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更新脸书页面和
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feeding馈送 your Twitter推特 feed饲料.
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发布推特信息。
09:38
And cloudspottingcloudspotting legitimizes合法化 doing nothing.
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而赏云则崇尚无所事事。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
09:44
And sometimes有时 we need —
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有的时候我们需要 --
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
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Sometimes有时 we need excuses借口 to do nothing.
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有时我们需要借口来无所事事。
09:56
We need to be reminded提醒 by these
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我们需要用这些
09:59
patron顾客 goddesses女神 of idle fellows研究员
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悠闲的同僚们的守护女神
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that slowing减缓 down
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提醒自己慢下来
10:05
and being存在 in the present当下, not thinking思维 about
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并体会当下的那个时刻,不要思考
10:09
what you've got to do and what you should have doneDONE,
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你还需要做什么和你本应该完成什么,
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but just being存在 here, letting出租 your imagination想像力
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但就在此时此地,让你的想象力
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lift电梯 from the everyday每天 concerns关注 down here
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从日常关注中脱离出来
10:17
and just being存在 in the present当下, it's good for you,
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只关注现在, 这对你有好处,
10:20
and it's good for the way you feel.
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对你的感性有好处。
10:22
It's good for your ideas思路. It's good for your creativity创造力.
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它对你的想法和创造力也有好处。
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It's good for your soul灵魂.
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对你的灵魂也有益。
10:29
So keep looking up,
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保持抬头看,
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marvel奇迹 at the ephemeral短暂的 beauty美女,
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惊叹于那短暂的美丽吧,
10:35
and always remember记得 to live生活 life with your head in the clouds.
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永远记住带着赏云的思想生活。
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Thank you very much.
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非常感谢
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by xuan wang
Reviewed by Ellen Tung

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Gavin Pretor-Pinney - Cloudspotter
Cloud Appreciation Society founder Gavin Pretor-Pinney shows how seemingly idle pursuits provide unexpected paths to appreciating overlooked wonders.

Why you should listen

As co-founder of The Idler magazine, Gavin Pretor-Pinney is a longtime advocate of the joys of time ill-spent. In The Cloudspotter's Guide and The Cloud Collector's Handbook, he tackles the idlest pursuit of all: cloudwatching.

Pretor-Pinney’s blend of tranquil appreciation and hard science have floated his cloud books to the top of bestseller lists. For Pretor-Pinney, clouds illustrate how mundane phenomena reveal the complex vectors that connect the natural wonders around us.

Pretor-Pinney is also the author of The Wavewatcher's Companion.

More profile about the speaker
Gavin Pretor-Pinney | Speaker | TED.com