ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Yossi Vardi - Investor
Investor Yossi Vardi is godfather to more than 40 startups, mostly in the jumping Israeli high-tech sector. He's a legendary community-builder, connector and prankster.

Why you should listen

Joseph "Yossi" Vardi has helped more than 40 startups see the light of day, among them Mirabilis (makers of ICQ) and the video companies Scopus and BrightCove. He's a strategic advisor to Amazon and AOL, and a venture partner of Pitango, one of Israel's largest VC funds.

He's a lively presence in the world of tech startups, with an absurd sense of humor and a refreshing set of values (restated in a much-commented-on TechCrunch post in October) that drive his approach to new investments. The takeaways: Judge the individual over the business plan; and don't shy away from an entrepreneur who has failed before: "It makes them want to win even more," he said.

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Yossi Vardi: We're worried about local warming ... in your lap

Yossi Vardi对抗局部变暖

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热爱恶搞的投资家Yossi Vardi针对写博客时的危险性发表了详尽的见解。尤其给男性们警醒。
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Investor Yossi Vardi is godfather to more than 40 startups, mostly in the jumping Israeli high-tech sector. He's a legendary community-builder, connector and prankster. Full bio

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We are going to talk today今天 about the sequel续集 of "Inconvenient不方便 Truth真相."
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我们今天来讲讲《难以忽视的真相》之续集。
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It's time again to talk about "Inconvenient不方便 Truth真相,"
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现在是时候再次讨论《难以忽视的真相》了。
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a truth真相 that everyone大家 is concerned关心 about,
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一个真相每个人都会去关注,
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but nobody没有人 is willing愿意 to talk about.
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但是却没有人愿意去谈论。
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Somebody has to take the lead, and I decided决定 to do it.
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总得有人带头,于是我决定这么做
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If you are scared害怕 by global全球 warming变暖,
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如果你恐惧全球变暖,
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wait until直到 we learn学习 about local本地 warming变暖.
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那么且慢,让我们先了解局部变暖。
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We will talk today今天 about local本地 warming变暖.
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今天我们将讨论局部变暖。
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Important重要 health健康 message信息: blogging写博客 may可能 be hazardous危险 to your health健康,
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重要健康提示:撰写博客可能危机你的健康,
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especially特别 if you are a male.
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尤其是男性。
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This message信息 is given特定 as a public上市 service服务.
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这个信息作为一项公共福利而告知大家。
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Blogging写博客 affects影响 your posture姿势. We start开始 with the posture姿势.
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撰写博客影响你的姿势。我们从姿势部分开始谈。
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This is the posture姿势 of ladies女士们 who are not blogging写博客;
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这是一位不在撰写博客的女士的坐姿,
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this is the posture姿势 of ladies女士们 who are blogging写博客.
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这是一位在撰写博客的女士坐姿。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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This is the natural自然 posture姿势 of a man sitting坐在,
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这是一位男士的自然坐姿,
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squatting for ventilation通风 purposes目的.
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可以保持通风。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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And this is the natural自然 posture姿势 of a standing常设 man,
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这是一般男士的自然站姿。
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and I think this picture图片 inspired启发 Chris克里斯 to insert me
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我想定是这幅图让Chris鼓足勇气
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into the lateral thinking思维 session会议.
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力邀我参与这横向的思维会议。
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This is male blogging写博客 posture姿势 sitting坐在, and the result结果 is,
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这是一位男士在撰写博客时的坐姿,而结果是,
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"For greater更大 comfort安慰,
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"为了更舒适,
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men男人 naturally自然 sit with their legs farther更远 apart距离 than women妇女,
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当男性使用笔记本电脑工作的时候
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when working加工 on laptop笔记本电脑.
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倾向于两腿比女士分得更开。
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However然而, they will adopt采用 a less natural自然 posture姿势
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但是,他们将会采取一种不那么自然的坐姿,
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in order订购 to balance平衡 it on their laps,
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为的是让在他们膝上的笔记本保持平衡,
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which哪一个 resulted导致 in a significant重大 rise上升 of body身体 heat
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那会导致两股之间的体温显著身高,
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between之间 their thighs大腿." This is the issue问题 of local本地 warming变暖.
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这就导致了所谓的"局部变暖"的问题。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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This is a very serious严重 newspaper报纸; it's Times of England英国 --
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这是一份非常严肃的报纸,英格兰的泰晤士报--
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very serious严重. This is a very --
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非常严肃。这是非常--
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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-- gentlemen绅士 and ladies女士们, be serious严重.
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先生们和女士们,严肃点。
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This is a very serious严重 research研究, that you should read the underline强调.
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这是一项非常严肃的研究,你应该读一下有下划线的部分。
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And be careful小心, your genes基因 are in danger危险.
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并且请小心,你的基因在危险之中。
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Will geeks怪才 become成为 endangered濒危 species种类?
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技术怪才们将会濒临绝种么?
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The fact事实: population人口 growth发展 in countries国家 with high laptop笔记本电脑 --
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事实:在那些笔记本电脑高覆盖的国家的人口增长-
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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I need Hans汉斯 Rosling罗斯林 to give me a graph图形.
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我需要Hans Rosling医生给我一个图表。
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
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Global全球 warming变暖 fun开玩笑.
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全球变暖有意思。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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But let's keep things in proportion比例.
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但是让我们恰如其分的看待事情。
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How to take care关心 in five easy简单 steps脚步:
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怎样用五个简单的保健方法。
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first of all, you can use natural自然 ventilation通风. You can use body身体 breath呼吸.
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首先,你可以使用自然通风。你可以使用身体呼吸。
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You should stay cool with the appropriate适当 clothing服装.
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你应该穿上合适的衣物来保持凉爽。
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You should care关心 about your posture姿势 -- this is not right.
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你应搞注意你的身姿 --- 这是不正确的。
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Can you extract提取 from Chris克里斯 another另一个 minute分钟 and a half for me,
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你们可以再从Chris那里给我再要一分半钟么,
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because I have a video视频 I have to show显示 you.
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因为我有一个视频我必须播放给你们看。
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(Applause掌声)
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You are great. This is the correct正确 posture姿势.
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你们很棒。这是正确的姿势。
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Another另一个 benefit效益 of Wi-Fi无线上网, we learned学到了 yesterday昨天 about the benefits好处 of Wi-Fi无线上网.
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让我们来看看无线网络的另外一项益处,我们昨天已经了解了其许多好处。
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Wi-Fi无线上网 enables使 you to avoid避免 the processor处理器. And there are some enhanced增强
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无线上网让你可以避开处理器。还有一些加强的保护措施
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protection保护 measures措施, which哪一个 I would like to share分享 with you,
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我希望跟你们分享。
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and I would like, in a minute分钟, to thank Philips飞利浦 for helping帮助.
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并且我想,马上感谢飞利浦公司所提供的帮助。
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This is a research研究 which哪一个 was doneDONE in '86, but it's still valid有效.
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这是一项在1986完成的研究,但是它依然有效。
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Scrotal阴囊 temperature温度 reflects反映 intratesticular睾丸内 temperature温度
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阴囊温度反映了睾丸温度
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and is lowered降低 by shaving.
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修剪体毛可以降低温度。
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By the way, I must必须 admit承认, my English英语 is not so good,
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顺带一提,我的英语不太好,
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I didn't know what is scrotal阴囊; I understand理解 it's a scrotum阴囊.
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我不晓得阴囊得用复数scrotal,我只会用单数scrotum。
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I guess猜测 in plural复数 it's scrotal阴囊, like medium and media媒体.
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我猜这个词复数形式和“媒体”的变形差不多
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Digital数字 scrotum阴囊, digital数字 media媒体.
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数字阴囊,数字媒体。
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And only last year I recognized认可 that I'm a proud骄傲 scrotum阴囊 owner所有者.
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去年我才发现我又多了一个阴囊(指终于知道要用复数)。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑)
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And this research研究 is being存在 precipitated沉淀 by the U.S. government政府,
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我的研究还多亏了美国政府,
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so you can see that your tax man is working加工 for good causes原因.
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看来纳税人的钱没白花。
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Video视频: Man: The Philips飞利浦 BodygroomBodygroom has a sleek光滑,
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影片:男子:飞利浦bodygroom采用平滑
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ergonomic符合人体工程学的 design设计 for a safe安全 and easy简单 way to trim修剪
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符合人体工学的设计,让你安全简单地
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those scruffy邋遢 underarm腋下 hairs, the untidy curls卷发 on and around your
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修剪杂乱的腋毛
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[bleep], as well as the hard to reach达到 locks on the underside下侧 of your
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在--(消音)--附近的卷毛,还有在(消音)和(消音)下面不易清除的部位等。
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[bleep] and [bleep]. Once一旦 you use the BodygroomBodygroom, the world世界 looks容貌 different不同.
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世界因bodygroom而不同,
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And so does your [bleep]. These days, with a hair-free头发免费 back,
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你的(消音)也会不同。最近,我的背部变得清爽
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well-groomed整齐干净 shoulders肩膀 and an extra额外 optical光纤 inch英寸 on my [bleep],
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腋下也整洁干净,还有我的(消音)也变得光溜溜的,
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well, let's just say life has gotten得到 pretty漂亮 darn cozy舒适.
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嗯,只能说我的生活变得十分舒适。
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Yossi贝纳 Vardi瓦迪: This is one of the most popular流行 viral病毒 advertisement广告 of last year,
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Yossi Vardi:这是去年最受欢迎的医学广告--
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known已知 as the optical光纤 inch英寸 by Philips飞利浦. Let's applaud鼓掌 Philips飞利浦 --
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人们称它为“光溜溜的飞利浦”。让我们为飞利浦鼓掌--
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
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-- for this gesture手势 for humanity人性.
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--他们的设计真的很人性化。
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And this is how they are promoting促进 the product产品. This is --
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这是他们的广告,真是--
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I didn't touch触摸 it, this is original原版的.
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我可没动手脚哦,这是原版的。
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Laptop笔记本电脑 use to solve解决 overpopulation人口过剩. And if everything failed失败,
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笔记本电脑可以解决人口过都问题。要是东西坏了,
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there are some secondary次要 uses使用.
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还可以用在别处发挥余热。
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And then our next下一个 talk, our next下一个 TEDTED if you invite邀请 me
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下次要是TED还请我来的话,
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will be why you should not carry携带 a cell细胞 phone电话 in your pocket口袋.
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我的标题会是“不要把手机放在口袋里”。
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And this is what the young年轻 generation says.
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这是现在年轻人的主张。
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(Applause掌声)
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And I just want to show显示 you that I'm not just preaching说教,
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顺带一提,我可不是光说不做的人哦……
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but I also practice实践.
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我会身体力行……
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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4 am in the morning早上.
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凌晨4点钟。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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You cannot不能 use this picture图片.
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你不能用这张图片。
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
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Now, I have some mini微型 TEDTED Prizes奖品, this is the Philips飞利浦 BodygroomBodygroom,
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one for our leader领导.
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一份给领导。
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
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Anybody任何人 feels感觉 threatened受威胁, anybody任何人 really need it?
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有人觉得很危险,需要这个吗?
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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Any lady淑女, any lady淑女? Thank you very much.
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有哪位女士要么,哪位女士?非常感谢。
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Translated by Wang Qian
Reviewed by Peilu Chen

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Yossi Vardi - Investor
Investor Yossi Vardi is godfather to more than 40 startups, mostly in the jumping Israeli high-tech sector. He's a legendary community-builder, connector and prankster.

Why you should listen

Joseph "Yossi" Vardi has helped more than 40 startups see the light of day, among them Mirabilis (makers of ICQ) and the video companies Scopus and BrightCove. He's a strategic advisor to Amazon and AOL, and a venture partner of Pitango, one of Israel's largest VC funds.

He's a lively presence in the world of tech startups, with an absurd sense of humor and a refreshing set of values (restated in a much-commented-on TechCrunch post in October) that drive his approach to new investments. The takeaways: Judge the individual over the business plan; and don't shy away from an entrepreneur who has failed before: "It makes them want to win even more," he said.

More profile about the speaker
Yossi Vardi | Speaker | TED.com