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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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加文·普瑞特平尼: 多雲偶爾跟快樂在一起

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你無需計劃一段充滿異國風情的旅行去尋找創作靈感。「只要抬頭望望天空。」雲彩鑒賞協會創辦人普瑞特平尼 (Gavin Pretor-Pinney) 如是說。當他和我們分享那些迷人的照片,那些大自然中最美的空中建築時,普瑞特平尼呼籲我們從數位跑步機走下 ,躺下來欣賞天空上面的美。
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Cloud Appreciation Society founder Gavin Pretor-Pinney shows how seemingly idle pursuits provide unexpected paths to appreciating overlooked wonders. Full bio

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Clouds.
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雲朵
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Have you ever noticed注意到 how much people moan呻吟 about them?
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有沒有注意到,
人們對雲朵有多少的抱怨嗎?
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They get a bad rap敲擊.
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它們聲名狼藉。
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If you think about it, the English英語 language語言
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你想想看,英語總是把含有
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has written書面 into it negative associations協會 towards the clouds.
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負面概念的詞彙和雲朵連繫起來。
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Someone有人 who's誰是 down or depressed鬱悶,
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如果有人心情不好或憂鬱,
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they're under a cloud.
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他們烏雲罩頂。
如果有不利某人的壞消息,
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And when there's bad news新聞 in store商店,
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there's a cloud on the horizon地平線.
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就是地平線上出現烏雲 (意譯:大難臨頭)。
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I saw an article文章 the other day.
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不久前,我看了一篇文章,
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It was about problems問題 with computer電腦 processing處理
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那是關於網際網路的
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over the Internet互聯網.
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電腦處理問題。
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"A cloud over the cloud," was the headline標題.
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標題是:「烏雲下的雲端運算。」
似乎每個人也預設用雲朵來
00:47
It seems似乎 like they're everyone's大家的 default默認
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doom-and-gloom厄運和憂愁 metaphor隱喻.
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比喻前景黯淡。
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But I think they're beautiful美麗, don't you?
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但我認為雲朵是很美麗的,你們呢?
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It's just that their beauty美女 is missed錯過
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因為雲朵無處不在,
它的美經常被忽略了。
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because they're so omnipresent無所不在,
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so, I don't know, commonplace平凡,
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我不知是否因為雲朵隨處可見,
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that people don't notice注意 them.
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就無法引起人們的注意。
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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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人們沒發現它們的美,
甚至察覺不到它們的存在,
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unless除非 they get in the way of the sun太陽.
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除非它們擋住了太陽。
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And so people think of clouds as
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因此人們把雲朵當作成
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things that get in the way.
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礙事的東西。
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They think of them as the annoying惱人的, frustrating洩氣 obstructions障礙物,
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他們認為雲朵是討厭的、
令人沮喪的阻礙物,
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and then they rush off and do some blue-sky藍天 thinking思維.
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忙得不可開交後,又再天馬行空了。
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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But most people, when you stop to ask them,
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然而,當你停下來問人們,
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will admit承認 to harboring窩藏 a strange奇怪 sort分類 of fondness癖好 for clouds.
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大多數人會承認對雲朵懷有
一種奇怪的情愫,
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It's like a nostalgic懷舊的 fondness癖好,
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像一種懷舊之情,
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and they make them think of their youth青年.
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讓他們想起自己年少時,
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Who here can't remember記得 thinking思維, well,
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哎呀,在座的誰記不起
孩提時
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looking and finding發現 shapes形狀 in the clouds
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看著雲朵並尋找其中不同的形狀?
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when they were kids孩子?
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You know, when you were masters主人 of daydreaming白日夢?
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你知道嗎,當你還是做白日夢的能手?
古希臘劇作家阿里斯托芬 (Aristophanes),
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Aristophanes阿里斯托芬, the ancient Greek希臘語 playwright劇作家,
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he described描述 the clouds as the patron顧客 godessesgodesses
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在二千五百年前,他形容雲朵為
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of idle fellows研究員
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遊手好閒者的守護女神,
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two and a half thousand years年份 ago,
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遊手好閒者的守護女神,
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and you can see what he means手段.
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大家能明白他的意思吧。
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It's just that these days, us adults成年人 seem似乎 reluctant不情願
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這些日子,我們成年人似乎無法
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to allow允許 ourselves我們自己 the indulgence放縱
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讓自己放任,
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of just allowing允許 our imaginations想像
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讓想像力
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to drift漂移 along沿 in the breeze微風, and I think that's a pity可憐.
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在微風中翩翩起舞,
我覺得真是可惜。
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I think we should perhaps也許 do a bit more of it.
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我認為我們或許應多做些這樣的事。
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I think we should be a bit more willing願意, perhaps也許,
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我認為我們或許應該願意多看看一點
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to look at the beautiful美麗 sight視力 of the sunlight陽光 bursting爆破 out
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從雲朵後面鑽出來的美麗陽光,
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from behind背後 the clouds and go, "Wait a minute分鐘,
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然後說,「等一下,這多像
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that's two cats dancing跳舞 the salsa莎莎!"
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兩隻跳騷莎舞的貓呀!」
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(Laughter笑聲) (Applause掌聲)
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(笑聲)(掌聲)
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Or seeing眼看 the big, white白色, puffy蓬鬆 one up there
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或將購物中心上面那片
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over the shopping購物 center中央 looks容貌 like
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白白胖胖的雲朵看作是
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the Abominable可惡 Snowman雪人 going to rob a bank銀行.
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傳說中的喜馬拉雅山雪人
正要搶劫銀行。
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
它們就像那些墨蹟圖片
的大自然版本,
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They're like nature's大自然 version of those inkblot墨跡 images圖片,
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you know, that shrinks收縮 used to show顯示 their patients耐心
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你知道,就是 60 年代那些精神科醫師
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in the '60s,
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用來展示給病人看的圖片,
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and I think if you consider考慮 the shapes形狀 you see in the clouds,
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我認為如果你在雲朵中看到
不同的圖案形狀,
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you'll你會 save保存 money on psychoanalysis精神分析 bills票據.
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你就能省下精神分析治療的錢。
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Let's say you're in love. All right?
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比方說你正在熱戀中,好吧?
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And you look up and what do you see?
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然後你抬頭向上看,看到的是什麼?
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Right? Or maybe the opposite對面.
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對嗎?或者剛好相反,
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You've just been dumped by your partner夥伴,
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你剛被伴侶拋棄了,
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and everywhere到處 you look, it's kissing接吻 couples情侶.
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你到處看到的,都是情侶們在接吻。
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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Perhaps也許 you're having a moment時刻 of existential存在 angst焦慮.
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或者你剛好有短暫的存在焦慮,
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You know, you're thinking思維 about your own擁有 mortality死亡.
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你知道,你正思考自己的死亡,
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And there, on the horizon地平線, it's the Grim嚴峻 Reaper收割者.
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然後在地平線上,死神就在那裡。
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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Or maybe you see a topless赤裸上身 sunbather日光浴.
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或者你看到一位袒胸的日光浴者。
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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What would that mean?
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那是什麼意思呢?
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What would that mean? I have no idea理念.
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這意味著什麼?我沒有頭緒。
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But one thing I do know is this:
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但我篤定知道一件事,那就是
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The bad press that clouds get is totally完全 unfair不公平.
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大家對雲朵的壞印象是完全不公平的。
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I think we should stand up for them,
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我認為我們應該挺身為雲朵發聲,
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which哪一個 is why, a few少數 years年份 ago,
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那就是幾年前
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I started開始 the Cloud Appreciation升值 Society社會.
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我創辦「雲彩鑒賞協會」的原因。
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Tens of thousands數千 of members會員 now
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現有成千上萬的會員了,
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in almost幾乎 100 countries國家 around the world世界.
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會員遍佈於全球約一百個國家。
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And all these photographs照片 that I'm showing展示,
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所有我在這兒展示的圖片,
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they were sent發送 in by members會員.
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都是來自我們的會員。
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And the society社會 exists存在 to remind提醒 people of this:
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協會的存在就是要提醒大眾,
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Clouds are not something to moan呻吟 about.
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雲朵不是用來抱怨的。
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Far from it. They are, in fact事實,
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事實遠非如此,它們代表著
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the most diverse多種, evocative喚起的, poetic詩意 aspect方面 of nature性質.
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大自然最多樣化的、令人回味的
和詩意的那面。
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I think, if you live生活 with your head in the clouds
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我認為,如果你常常埋首於雲堆中,
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every一切 now and then, it helps幫助 you keep your feet on the ground地面.
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它會使你腳踏實地。
我要借用一些我最喜歡的雲朵類型
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And I want to show顯示 you why, with the help of
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some of my favorite喜愛 types類型 of clouds.
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去解釋箇中原因。
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Let's start開始 with this one. It's the cirrus觸鬚 cloud,
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讓我們從這個開始。這是卷雲,
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named命名 after the Latin拉丁 for a lock of hair頭髮.
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這是來自拉丁文的命名,
意思是一束頭髮,
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It's composed entirely完全 of ice crystals晶體
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全部由對流層的上方
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cascading級聯 from the upper reaches到達 of the troposphere對流層,
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傾瀉下來的冰晶所組成,
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and as these ice crystals晶體 fall秋季,
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當這些冰晶下沉時,
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they pass通過 through通過 different不同 layers with different不同 winds
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穿過不同風速的各個氣流層,
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and they speed速度 up and slow down,
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加速或減速,
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giving the cloud these brush-stroked刷撫摸 appearances出場,
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讓雲朵看起來像畫筆刷過似的景象,
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these brush-stroke刷衝程 forms形式 known已知 as fall秋季 streaks條紋.
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這些景象稱為「雨幡」,
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And these winds up there can be very, very fierce激烈.
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這風可是十分猛烈,
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They can be 200 miles英里 an hour小時, 300 miles英里 an hour小時.
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風速可達每小時 200 - 300 哩,
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These clouds are bombing轟炸 along沿,
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這些雲跟著風疾速移動,
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but from all the way down here,
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但從下往上看,
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they appear出現 to be moving移動 gracefully優雅, slowly慢慢地,
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它們似乎是優雅地、緩慢地移動,
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like most clouds.
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像大多數雲朵一樣。
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And so to tune調 into the clouds is to slow down,
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若要和雲朵協調一致的話,
就要慢下來、
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to calm冷靜 down.
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平靜下來,
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It's like a bit of everyday每天 meditation冥想.
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像每日作一些冥想。
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Those are common共同 clouds.
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這些都是常見的雲朵。
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What about rarer罕見的 ones那些, like the lenticularis莢狀雲,
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那麼比較少見的,例如莢狀雲,
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the UFO-shapedUFO形 lenticularis莢狀雲 cloud?
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狀似不明飛行物的莢狀雲呢?
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These clouds form形成 in the region地區 of mountains.
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這些雲朵常在山區形成,
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When the wind passes通行證, rises上升 to pass通過 over the mountain,
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當空氣流過時,被抬升至山丘之上,
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it can take on a wave-like波浪狀的 path路徑 in the lee背風處 of the peak,
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氣流在山峰背風處以波浪狀推進,
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with these clouds hovering徘徊 at the crest波峰
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這些雲隨著看不見的駐波氣流
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of these invisible無形 standing常設 waves波浪 of air空氣,
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的波峰上盤旋,
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these flying飛行 saucer-like飛碟狀 forms形式,
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這些飛碟似的形狀,
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and some of the early black-and-white黑與白 UFO飛碟 photos相片
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和一些早期的不明飛行物黑白照片,
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are in fact事實 lenticularis莢狀雲 clouds. It's true真正.
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其實是莢狀雲。這是真的。
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A little rarer罕見的 are the fallstreakfallstreak holes. All right?
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「雨幡洞」就很少見了,好吧?
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This is when a layer is made製作 up of very, very cold
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這是由非常、非常冷的水滴所組成的雲層,
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water droplets液滴, and in one region地區 they start開始 to freeze凍結,
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在某個區域裡開始凝結成冰,
05:49
and this freezing冷凍 sets off a chain reaction反應 which哪一個 spreads利差 outwards向外
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並引起連鎖反應,朝外擴散,
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with the ice crystals晶體 cascading級聯 and falling落下 down below下面,
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導致冰晶如瀑布似地下沉,
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giving the appearance出現 of jellyfish海蜇 tendrils卷鬚 down below下面.
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使它們的外型看起來像水母卷鬚。
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Rarer罕見的 still, the KelvinHelmholtz亥姆霍茲 cloud.
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更少見的還有凱赫波狀雲
(Kelvin–Helmholtz cloud),
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Not a very snappy瞬間 name名稱. Needs需求 a rebrand更名.
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並不是很響亮的名字,需要重新命名罷,
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This looks容貌 like a series系列 of breaking破壞 waves波浪,
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看起來像一波碎浪,
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and it's caused造成 by shearing剪毛 winds -- the wind
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這是由風切引起的 -
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above以上 the cloud layer and below下面 the cloud layer
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在雲層上方和下方的風
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differ不同 significantly顯著, and in the middle中間, in between之間,
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有顯著地不同,而在中間
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you get this undulating波動的 of the air空氣,
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有波浪狀的氣流,
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and if the difference區別 in those speeds速度 is just right,
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如果那些風速的差距恰到好處,
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the tops上衣 of the undulations起伏 curl捲曲 over
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波浪的頂端會捲起來,
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in these beautiful美麗 breaking破壞 wave-like波浪狀的 vortices旋渦.
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形成碎浪般的美麗漩渦。
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All right. Those are rarer罕見的 clouds than the cirrus觸鬚,
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好了,這些雲朵較卷雲少見,
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but they're not that rare罕見.
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但是它們並不算罕見。
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If you look up, and you pay工資 attention注意 to the sky天空,
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如果你抬頭看看並仰視天空,
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you'll你會 see them sooner or later後來,
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你遲早看得見它們,
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maybe not quite相當 as dramatic戲劇性 as these, but you'll你會 see them.
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也許沒有這麼的戲劇化,
但你總會看見它們的,
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And you'll你會 see them around where you live生活.
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而且你會在住處附近看見。
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Clouds are the most egalitarian平均主義
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雲朵是大自然風景中
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of nature's大自然 displays顯示器, because we all have a good,
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最能體現平均主義的,因為每個人
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fantastic奇妙 view視圖 of the sky天空.
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都可以看到天空的迷人景色。
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And these clouds, these rarer罕見的 clouds,
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而這些雲朵,這些較少見的雲朵
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remind提醒 us that the exotic異國情調 can be found發現 in the everyday每天.
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提醒了我們,在日常生活中
隨處可見的奇特風光。
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Nothing is more nourishing滋補, more stimulating刺激
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沒有什麼讓一顆活躍好奇的腦袋
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to an active活性, inquiring查詢 mind心神 than being存在 surprised詫異,
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感到驚喜、感到讚歎,可使其
更滋養、更具啟發性了。
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being存在 amazed吃驚. It's why we're all here at TEDTED, right?
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這是我們到來 TED 這裡的原因,不是嗎?
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But you don't need to rush off
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但是你們無需疲於奔命,
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away from the familiar, across橫過 the world世界
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離開熟悉的環境周遊列國
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to be surprised詫異.
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來感受驚喜。
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You just need to step outside,
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你只需走到外面去,
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pay工資 attention注意 to what's so commonplace平凡, so everyday每天,
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注意日常生活中司空見慣的事,
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so mundane平凡 that everybody每個人 else其他 misses錯過 it.
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人人也錯過的平凡小事。
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One cloud that people rarely很少 miss小姐 is this one:
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大眾最難錯過的雲朵就是這個:
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the cumulonimbus積雨雲 storm風暴 cloud.
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積雨雲或雷暴雲,
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It's what's produces產生 thunder and lightning閃電 and hail冰雹.
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它產生雷暴、閃電、冰雹。
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These clouds spread傳播 out at the top最佳 in this enormous巨大
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這些雲朵在高空向外展延,
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anvil fashion時尚 stretching拉伸 10 miles英里 up into the atmosphere大氣層.
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以巨大砧狀的方式,
向大氣層綿延 10 哩。
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They are an expression表達 of the majestic雄偉 architecture建築
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它們是我們大氣層裡宏偉建築的
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of our atmosphere大氣層.
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一種表達方式。
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But from down below下面, they are the embodiment實施例
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但是從下面看,它們是
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of the powerful強大, elemental元素 force and power功率
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一股強有力的、猛烈力量的體現,
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that drives驅動器 our atmosphere大氣層.
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沖擊著大氣層。
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To be there is to be connected連接的 in the driving主動 rain
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在那裡就是與如注的大雨和
猛烈的冰雹連繫,
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and the hail冰雹, to feel connected連接的 to our atmosphere大氣層.
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去感覺與大氣層連繫。
07:58
It's to be reminded提醒 that we are creatures生物
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提醒我們只是一些寄宿在
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that inhabit居住於 this ocean海洋 of air空氣.
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這浩瀚穹蒼中的生物。
08:02
We don't live生活 beneath下面 the sky天空. We live生活 within it.
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我們並不是活在天空下,我們活在其中。
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And that connection連接, that visceral內臟 connection連接 to our atmosphere大氣層
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而這種連繫、這種與大氣層的
非理性連繫,
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feels感覺 to me like an antidote解藥.
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對我來說像一服靈丹妙藥,
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It's an antidote解藥 to the growing生長 tendency趨勢 we have
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針對與日俱增的趨勢,
這是一服靈丹妙藥,
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to feel that we can really ever experience經驗 life
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我們以為身處無限區域網路的地帶,
08:19
by watching觀看 it on a computer電腦 screen屏幕, you know,
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僅靠盯著電腦螢幕,
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when we're in a wi-fi無線上網 zone.
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我們就可以真正地體驗人生。
08:24
But the one cloud that best最好 expresses表達
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但一朵雲道盡了
為何辨認雲彩較以為往更為可貴,
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why cloudspottingcloudspotting is more valuable有價值 today今天 than ever
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is this one, the cumulus積雲 cloud.
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這朵雲 ─ 積雲。
對嗎?它在天朗氣清的日子形成。
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Right? It forms形式 on a sunny晴朗 day.
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If you close your eyes眼睛 and think of a cloud,
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如果你閉上眼睛,想起一朵雲,
08:36
it's probably大概 one of these that comes to mind心神.
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它可能就是你會想起的其中一朵。
08:39
All those cloud shapes形狀 at the beginning開始,
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開始時所有雲朵的形狀
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those were cumulus積雲 clouds.
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都是積雲。
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The sharp尖銳, crisp outlines大綱 of this formation編隊
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那銳利、清晰的輪廓
08:47
make it the best最好 one for finding發現 shapes形狀 in.
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使它成為最容易被認出的形狀。
08:50
And it reminds提醒 us
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而它也提醒我們
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of the aimless漫無目的 nature性質 of cloudspottingcloudspotting,
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辨認雲彩的本質是漫無目標的,
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what an aimless漫無目的 activity活動 it is.
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真是多麼的漫無目標啊。
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You're not going to change更改 the world世界
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你不會憑著躺在地上
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by lying說謊 on your back and gazing凝視 up at the sky天空, are you?
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凝視天空而改變世界,對嗎?
09:04
It's pointless無意義. It's a pointless無意義 activity活動,
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這是毫無意義的,這是沒有意義的活動,
09:06
which哪一個 is precisely恰恰 why it's so important重要.
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這恰是為什麼辨認雲彩真的很重要。
09:11
The digital數字 world世界 conspires共謀 to make us feel
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數位世界所有事情都使我們感到
09:15
eternally萬古 busy, perpetually busy.
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永無休止地、沒有止境地忙碌著。
09:18
You know, when you're not dealing交易 with
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當你不須再應付
09:20
the traditional傳統 pressures壓力 of earning盈利 a living活的
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傳統壓力,如維持生計、
09:23
and putting food餐飲 on the table, raising提高 a family家庭,
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養家、糊口、
09:25
writing寫作 thank you letters,
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書寫答謝信,
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you have to now contend抗衡 with
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而你現在必須處理
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answering回答 a mountain of unanswered懸而未決 emails電子郵件,
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回答堆積如山的未回答電郵、
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updating更新 a FacebookFacebook的 page,
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更新臉書頁和
09:35
feeding饋送 your Twitter推特 feed飼料.
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發佈推特貼文。
09:38
And cloudspottingcloudspotting legitimizes合法化 doing nothing.
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辨認雲彩使無所事事合理化。
09:42
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
09:44
And sometimes有時 we need —
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有時我們需要 -
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(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
09:52
Sometimes有時 we need excuses藉口 to do nothing.
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有時我們什麼也沒有做的話,
就需要一些藉口。
09:56
We need to be reminded提醒 by these
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我們需要由
09:59
patron顧客 goddesses女神 of idle fellows研究員
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這些遊手好閒者的守護女神提醒
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that slowing減緩 down
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慢下來,
10:05
and being存在 in the present當下, not thinking思維 about
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並活在當下,不要想
10:09
what you've got to do and what you should have doneDONE,
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你還需做的事和你本應完成的事,
10:12
but just being存在 here, letting出租 your imagination想像力
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但此時此地,讓你的想像力
10:15
lift電梯 from the everyday每天 concerns關注 down here
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從日常事務中跳脫出來,
10:17
and just being存在 in the present當下, it's good for you,
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只關注當下, 對你也好,
10:20
and it's good for the way you feel.
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對你的感覺也好,
10:22
It's good for your ideas思路. It's good for your creativity創造力.
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對你的意念也好,
對你的創造力也好,
10:26
It's good for your soul靈魂.
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對你的心靈也好。
10:29
So keep looking up,
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繼續仰視,
10:32
marvel奇蹟 at the ephemeral短暫的 beauty美女,
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驚歎那短暫的美麗,
10:35
and always remember記得 to live生活 life with your head in the clouds.
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常常記得埋首於雲堆中的生活。
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Thank you very much.
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謝謝
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(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
Translated by William Choi
Reviewed by Jessie Lee

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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