ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tom Thum - Beatboxer
Hip-hop musician Tom Thum whirls together beatboxing, performance and an array of mouthsounds.

Why you should listen

Coming out of the small Brisbane, Australia, hip-hop scene, Tom Thum has become a world presence with his unhuman beatboxing sound. In 2005, he and Joel Turner won the team battle in the World Beatbox Championships, and Thum came second at the Scribble Jam Beatbox Battles, America’s most prestigious hip-hop competition, in 2006. He's a cast member in the hip-hop/circus performance troupe Tom Tom Crew, appearing on Broadway and London's West End.

Thum is also committed to teaching hip-hop, and travels throughout Australia sharing the positive message that music preaches.

More profile about the speaker
Tom Thum | Speaker | TED.com
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Tom Thum: The orchestra in my mouth

汤姆.图姆 我嘴里的乐队

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在他精彩绝伦的表演中,节奏口技表演家汤姆.图姆用节奏、幽默和各式乐器模仿口技打造了一场11分钟时长的有趣又有创意的表演,一定会让你喜笑颜开。(摄于TEDx悉尼)
- Beatboxer
Hip-hop musician Tom Thum whirls together beatboxing, performance and an array of mouthsounds. Full bio

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My name名称 is Tom汤姆,
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我叫汤姆,
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and I've come here today今天 to come clean清洁
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今天我来到这里
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about what I do for money.
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向大家坦白交待我的谋生之道
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Basically基本上, I use my mouth in strange奇怪 ways方法
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基本上,我靠嘴巴
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in exchange交换 for cash现金.
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以特殊的方式来换现金
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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I usually平时 do this kind of thing in seedy褴褛的 downtown市中心 bars酒吧
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我通常都在闹市区的破酒吧
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and on street corners角落,
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和街角做这事儿
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so this mightn't可能不 be the most appropriate适当 setting设置,
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这里可能不算是个合适的地方
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but I'd like to give you guys a bit of a demonstration示范
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但我还是想给大家稍微做个示范
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about what I do.
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究竟我是从事什么工作
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(Beatboxing口技)
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(节奏口技)
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And now, for my next下一个 number,
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好了,下一个节目
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I'd like to return返回 to the classics.
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我要回归经典
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(Applause掌声)
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(鼓掌)
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We're going to take it back,
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我们要倒退
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way back,
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大步倒退
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back into time.
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回到过去
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(Beatboxing口技: "Billie比莉 Jean吉恩")
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(节奏口技:“比利·简")
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Billie比莉 Jean吉恩 is not my lover情人
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♫ 比利·简不是我的情人♫
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♫ She's just a girl女孩 who claims索赔 that I am the one ♫
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♫ 她只是个女孩 声称我就是那个人♫
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♫ But the kid孩子 is not my son儿子
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♫ 但那孩子不是我的骨肉♫
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(Applause掌声) All right.
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(掌声)好了
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Wassup日wassup.
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大家好吗
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Thank you very much, TEDx的TEDx.
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非常感谢,TEDx
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If you guys haven't没有 figured想通 it out already已经,
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如果大家还不知道的话
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my name's名字的 Tom汤姆 Thum图姆, and I'm a beatboxer的beatboxer,
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我叫汤姆.图姆,我是个口技表演家
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which哪一个 means手段 all the sounds声音 that you just heard听说
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也就是说刚刚大家听到的所有声音
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were made制作 entirely完全 using运用 just my voice语音,
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都是由我自己发出的
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and the only thing was my voice语音.
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纯粹只有我的声音而已
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And I can assure保证 you
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我可以向大家保证
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there are absolutely绝对 no effects效果
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这个麦克风
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on this microphone麦克风 whatsoever任何.
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绝对没有加任何的音效
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And I'm very, very stoked火上浇油
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我现在非常非常兴奋
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
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You guys are just applauding鼓掌 for everything. It's great.
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你们可是什么都鼓掌啊,太棒了
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Look at this, Mom妈妈! I made制作 it!
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看呀,妈妈!我成功了!
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I'm very, very stoked火上浇油 to be here today今天,
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今天能来到这里我很兴奋
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representing代表 my kinfolk亲属
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代表所有同仁
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and all those that haven't没有 managed管理 to make a career事业
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和所有与生俱来能够发出非人的声音
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out of an innate先天 ability能力 for inhuman不人道 noisemakingnoisemaking.
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却还未成功创出一番天地的朋友们
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Because it is a bit of a niche壁龛 market市场,
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因为这算是一个利基市场
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and there's not much work going on,
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而且这个圈子仍比较冷清
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especially特别 where I'm from.
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特别是我的家乡
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You know, I'm from Brisbane布里斯班,
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我来自布里斯班
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which哪一个 is a great city to live生活 in.
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是个非常宜居的城市
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Yeah! All right! Most of Brisbane's布里斯班 here. That's good.
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耶!好嘞!大多数的班城人都来了,很好
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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You know, I'm from BrizzyBrizzy,
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大家知道我来自班城
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which哪一个 is a great city to live生活 in,
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是个非常宜居的城市
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but let's be honest诚实 --
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但坦白说
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it's not exactly究竟 the cultural文化 hub枢纽 of the Southern南部的 Hemisphere半球.
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那儿不算是南半球的文化中心
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So I do a lot of my work outside Brisbane布里斯班
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所以我在其他城市表演
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and outside Australia澳大利亚,
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在其他国家表演
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and so the pursuit追求 of this crazy passion of mine
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我对这一份疯狂热情的追逐
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has enabled启用 me to see
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使得我
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so many许多 amazing惊人 places地方 in the world世界.
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去到过世界上很多神奇的地方
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So I'd like to share分享 with you, if I may可能, my experiences经验.
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所以,如果可以的话,
我想和大家分享我的经历
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So ladies女士们 and gentlemen绅士,
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女士们先生们
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I would like to take you on a journey旅程
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我将要带大家踏上一段旅程
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throughout始终 the continents大陆
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穿越大洲
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and throughout始终 sound声音 itself本身.
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穿越声音
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We start开始 our journey旅程 in the central中央 deserts沙漠.
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我们的旅途从中央沙漠开始
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(Didgeridoo迪吉里杜管)
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(模仿迪吉里杜管)
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(Airplane飞机)
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(模仿飞机声音)
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India印度.
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印度
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(Beatboxing口技)
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(节奏口技)
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(Sitar西塔)
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(模仿锡塔尔琴)
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China中国.
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中国
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(Guzheng古筝)
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(Beatboxing口技)
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(节奏口技)
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Germany德国.
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德国
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(Beatboxing口技)
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(节奏口技)
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Party派对, party派对, yeah.
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派对派对,耶
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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And before we reach达到 our final最后 destination目的地,
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在到达本次旅途终点前
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ladies女士们 and gentlemen绅士,
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女士们先生们
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I would like to share分享 with you some technology技术
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我想给大家展示一下
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that I brought all the way from the thriving metropolis都会 of Brisbane布里斯班.
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从新兴大都市布里斯班带来的一项技术
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These things in front面前 of me here are called KaossKaoss Pads,
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我面前的这堆东西叫合成器
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and they allow允许 me to do a whole整个 lot of different不同 things
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它们让我能够用我的声音
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with my voice语音.
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变化出不同效果
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For example, the one on the left here
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例如,左边这个功能
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allows允许 me to add
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能够让我的声音有一点混响的效果
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a little bit of reverb混响 to my sound声音,
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能够让我的声音有一点混响的效果
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which哪一个 gives me that --
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产生了这样的
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(Trumpet喇叭) --
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(模仿喇叭声音)
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flavor味道.
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效果
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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And the other ones那些 here,
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而这边这些
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I can use them in unison齐奏
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我可以利用合音
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to mimic模仿者 the effect影响 of a drum machine
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模仿电子鼓
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or something like that.
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或类似的声音
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I can sample样品 in my own拥有 sounds声音 and I can play it back
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我可以把自己的声音录下
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just by hitting the pads here.
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只要按这些就可以回放
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(Noises噪声)
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(各种声音)
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TEDx的TEDx.
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TEDx
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(Music音乐)
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
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I got way too much time on my hands.
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我的手可是闲得不得了啊
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And last but not least最小,
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最后
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the one on my right here allows允许 me to
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右边的这个功能让我能够
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loop循环 loop循环 loop循环 loop循环 loop循环 loop循环 loop循环 loop循环
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重复重复重复重复重复重复重复重复
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my voice语音.
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我的声音
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So with all that in mind心神, ladies女士们 and gentlemen绅士,
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以上表演,女士们先生们
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I would like to take you on a journey旅程
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我要带大家踏上一段旅程
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to a completely全然 separate分离 part部分 of Earth地球
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去到一个与这个世界分离的地方
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as I transform转变 the Sydney悉尼 Opera歌剧 House
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我从悉尼歌剧院穿越到
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into a smoky downtown市中心 jazz爵士乐 bar酒吧.
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一个烟雾缭绕的闹市爵士酒吧
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All right boys男孩, take it away.
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好了朋友们,开始吧
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(Music音乐)
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(音乐)
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Ladies女士们 and gentlemen绅士, I'd like to introduce介绍 you
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女士们先生们
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to a very special特别 friend朋友 of mine,
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我要向大家介绍一位特别的朋友
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one of the greatest最大 double bassists贝斯手 I know.
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我认识的最伟大的低音歌手
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Mr先生. Smokey斯莫基 Jefferson杰斐逊, let's take it for a walk步行. Come on, baby宝宝.
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烟枪杰弗逊先生
让我们开始吧
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(Music音乐)
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(音乐)
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All right, ladies女士们 and gentlemen绅士,
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好了,女士们先生们
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I'd like to introduce介绍 you to the star of the show显示,
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我要向大家介绍这次演出的明星
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one of the greatest最大 jazz爵士乐 legends传说 of our time.
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我们这个时代最伟大的爵士传奇之一
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Music音乐 lovers情侣 and jazz爵士乐 lovers情侣 alike一样,
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音乐和爵士爱好者们
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please give a warm hand of applause掌声
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请大家热烈地鼓掌
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for the one and only Mr先生. Peeping偷窥 Tom汤姆. Take it away.
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欢迎独一无二的瞄眼汤姆先生。开始吧
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(Music音乐)
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
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Thank you. Thank you very much.
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谢谢。谢谢大家
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Julia Xu
Reviewed by Shengwei Cai

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tom Thum - Beatboxer
Hip-hop musician Tom Thum whirls together beatboxing, performance and an array of mouthsounds.

Why you should listen

Coming out of the small Brisbane, Australia, hip-hop scene, Tom Thum has become a world presence with his unhuman beatboxing sound. In 2005, he and Joel Turner won the team battle in the World Beatbox Championships, and Thum came second at the Scribble Jam Beatbox Battles, America’s most prestigious hip-hop competition, in 2006. He's a cast member in the hip-hop/circus performance troupe Tom Tom Crew, appearing on Broadway and London's West End.

Thum is also committed to teaching hip-hop, and travels throughout Australia sharing the positive message that music preaches.

More profile about the speaker
Tom Thum | Speaker | TED.com