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Joe Smith: How to use a paper towel
Joe Smith: 如何使用紙手巾
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你每天都用紙手巾把手擦乾，但實際上，你使用的方式是錯的。在這個具啟發性又有趣的簡短演說中，Joe Smith 揭露了最完美的紙手巾使用技巧。（拍攝於TEDxConcordiaUPortland）
Joe Smith - Lawyer
Joe Smith is an active figure in the Oregon community and a powerful advocate for proper paper towel use. Full bio
Joe Smith is an active figure in the Oregon community and a powerful advocate for proper paper towel use. Full bio
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Five hundred seventy-one million
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每一年有 571,230,000 磅紙手巾
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two hundred thirty thousand pounds of paper towels
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每一年有 571,230,000 磅紙手巾
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are used by Americans
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被美國人所使用
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every year.
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被美國人所使用
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If we could -- correction, wrong figure --
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如果我們能
等下，數據錯了
等下，數據錯了
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13 billion used every year.
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是每年 130 億磅
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If we could reduce the usage of paper towels,
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如果我們可以減少紙手巾的使用
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one paper towel per person per day,
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一人一天一張
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571,230,000 pounds of paper not used.
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就會減少 571,230,000 磅的使用量
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We can do that.
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我們做得到的
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Now there are all kinds of paper towel dispensers.
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現在有各種紙手巾抽取器
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There's the tri-fold. People typically take two or three.
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一張折三折的紙巾，人們一般都拿兩到三張
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There's the one that cuts it, that you have to tear off.
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也有直接從機器上撕下來的
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People go one, two, three, four, tear.
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人們拿 1、2、3、4 張
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This much, right?
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這麼多張，對吧？
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There's the one that cuts itself.
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這是已經被裁切過的
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People go, one, two, three, four.
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人們拿 1、2、3、4 張
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Or there's the same thing, but recycled paper,
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或同樣的，是用回收紙做的
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you have to get five of those because they're not as absorbant, of course.
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你會拿 5 張，因為它們吸水力不好
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The fact is, you can do it all with one towel.
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事實上，你用一張紙手巾就夠了
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The key, two words:
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關鍵在於兩個字：
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This half of the room, your word is "shake."
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這半邊的人，你們的字是「甩」
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Let's hear it. Shake. Louder.
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讓我聽看看，甩，大聲點
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Audience: Shake.
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觀眾：甩
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Joe Smith: Your word is "fold."
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Joe Smith：你們的字是「折」
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Audience: Fold.
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觀眾：折
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JS: Again.
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JS：再說一次
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Audience: Fold. JS: Really loud.
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觀眾：折
JS：再大聲一點
JS：再大聲一點
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Audience: Shake. Fold.
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觀眾：甩、折
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JS: Okay. Wet hands.
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JS：好，濕濕的手
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Shake -- one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12.
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甩 1、2、3、4、5、6、7、8、9、10、11、12 下
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Why 12? Twelve apostles, twelve tribes,
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為什麼12下？12使徒，12部族
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twelve zodiac signs, twelve months. The one I like the best:
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12黃道星座、12個月
這是我最喜歡的：
這是我最喜歡的：
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It's the biggest number with one syllable.
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這是用一個音節可以說出數目最大的字
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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Tri-fold. Fold ...
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三折，折
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Dry.
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乾了
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(Applause)
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（掌聲）
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Audience: Shake.
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觀眾：甩
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Fold.
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折
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JS: Cuts itself. Fold. The fold is important
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JS：已經裁好的。折，折很重要
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because it allows interstitial suspension.
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因為他讓水份留在紙的空隙裡
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You don't have to remember that part, but trust me.
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你不用記得這部分，但相信我
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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Audience: Shake. Fold.
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觀眾：甩、折
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JS: Cuts itself.
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JS：已經裁好的
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You know the funny thing is,
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有趣的事情是
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I get my hands drier than people do with three or four,
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我的手比其他用三四張紙的人還乾
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because they can't get in between the cracks.
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因為它們沒有好好擦指縫
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If you think this isn't as good...
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如果你覺得這種紙不好
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Audience: Shake. Fold.
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觀眾：甩、折
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JS: Now, there's now a real fancy invention,
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JS：現在，這是充滿技巧的發明
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it's the one where you wave your hand
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你必須要甩你的手
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and it kicks it out.
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水就會被甩掉
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It's way too big a towel.
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紙巾變得太大張
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Let me tell you a secret.
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讓我告訴你一個祕密
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If you're really quick, if you're really quick --
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如果你動作很快，非常快
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and I can prove this --
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我可以證明給你看
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this is half a towel from the dispenser in this building.
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這是從本大樓取得的半張紙巾
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How? As soon as it starts, you just tear it off.
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怎麼弄？只要機器一把紙巾送出來，你馬上撕掉
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It's smart enough to stop.
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機器會馬上停止
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And you get half a towel.
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你就可以只拿半張紙巾了
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Audience: Shake. Fold.
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觀眾：甩、折
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JS: Now, let's all say it together. Shake. Fold.
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JS：現在，我們一起說
甩、折
甩、折
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You will for the rest of your life remember those words
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你這一生都將會記住這兩字
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every time you pick up a paper towel.
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每當你拿紙手巾的時候
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And remember, one towel per person for one year --
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記住，一年中一人一天一張紙手巾
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571,230,000 pounds of paper. No small thing.
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省 571,230,000 磅的紙，數量不可小覷
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And next year, toilet paper.
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明年，教你用廁所衛生紙
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Joe Smith - LawyerJoe Smith is an active figure in the Oregon community and a powerful advocate for proper paper towel use.
Why you should listen
R.P. Joe Smith served as District Attorney for Umatilla County and is the former chair of the Oregon Democratic Party. He was the Executive Assistant to the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and held a short interim position in the Oregon House of Representatives. An active lawyer in a private practice, he once famously ran for the position of Oregon Attorney General without soliciting a single contribution over $99.99.
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