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Alec Soth and Stacey Baker: This is what enduring love looks like
亞歷克索思 (Alec Soth)、史黛絲貝克 (Stacey Baker): 這是持久愛情看起來的様子
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史黛絲向來很著迷一對伴侶的邂逅過程。她邀請了攝影師亞歷克索思協助探討這個議題，她們在情人節那天，一起到拉斯維加斯參加全球最盛大的快速約會，又到訪內華達州最大的退休人士社區——在每處地方索思也會替這些伴侶拍攝肖像。這兩個極端之間，她們解開了一個謎，就是一對伴侶怎様由初次邂逅到一起共同生活的歷程。 (這場演講為 TED2015 之其一部份，經 Pop-Up Magazine: popupmagazine.com 或推特帳號 @popupmag 策展)
Stacey Baker - Photo editor
Stacey Baker assigns photography for the wide-ranging vision of the weekly New York Times Magazine. Full bioAlec Soth - Photographer
Alec Soth makes large-scale projects that are as much about dreams and heartache as they are about charting the landscape of Middle America. Full bio
Stacey Baker assigns photography for the wide-ranging vision of the weekly New York Times Magazine. Full bioAlec Soth - Photographer
Alec Soth makes large-scale projects that are as much about dreams and heartache as they are about charting the landscape of Middle America. Full bio
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00:13
Alec Soth: So about 10 years ago,
I got a call from a woman in Texas,
I got a call from a woman in Texas,
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索思：大約10年前，我接到
從德州打來的女子來電，
從德州打來的女子來電，
00:16
Stacey Baker,
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史黛絲貝克，
00:18
and she'd seen some of my photographs
in an art exhibition
in an art exhibition
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她在一次藝術展覽中
看過我的攝影作品，
看過我的攝影作品，
00:22
and was wondering if she could commission
me to take a portrait of her parents.
me to take a portrait of her parents.
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她想聘請我替她的父母拍照。
00:27
Now, at the time I hadn't met Stacey,
and I thought this was some sort of
and I thought this was some sort of
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那時我還未見過史黛絲，以為他們是
00:31
wealthy oil tycoon and I'd struck it rich,
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有錢的石油大亨，
心想今回可以賺一筆了，
心想今回可以賺一筆了，
00:35
but it was only later that I found out
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但是後來發現
00:37
she'd actually taken out a loan
to make this happen.
to make this happen.
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她事實上靠借錢來做這件事。
00:41
I took the picture of her parents,
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我替她的父母拍照，
00:43
but I was actually more excited
about photographing Stacey.
about photographing Stacey.
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但是我比較熱衷給史黛絲拍照。
00:47
The picture I made that day
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那天拍下的照片，
00:48
ended up becoming
one of my best-known portraits.
one of my best-known portraits.
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最後變成我
最出名的個人照片之一。
最出名的個人照片之一。
00:53
At the time I made this picture,
Stacey was working as an attorney
Stacey was working as an attorney
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我拍下這張照片時，
00:57
for the State of Texas.
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史黛絲正在德州做律師。
00:58
Not long after, she left her job
to study photography in Maine,
to study photography in Maine,
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其後不久，她辭職去緬因州學攝影，
01:03
and while she was there,
she ended up meeting
she ended up meeting
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她在那裡，結果遇到
01:05
the director of photography
at the New York Times Magazine
at the New York Times Magazine
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紐約時代週刊的攝影主管，
01:08
and was actually offered a job.
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她因此而獲得新工作。
01:12
Stacey Baker: In the years since,
Alec and I have done
Alec and I have done
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史黛絲：從此以後，
亞歷克跟我多年來
亞歷克跟我多年來
01:14
a number of magazine projects together,
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一齊合作做很多週刊項目，
01:17
and we've become friends.
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漸漸結為朋友。
01:19
A few months ago, I started talking
to Alec about a fascination of mine.
to Alec about a fascination of mine.
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數月前，我開始跟亞歷克
談到我醉心的一件事。
談到我醉心的一件事。
01:23
I've always been obsessed
with how couples meet.
with how couples meet.
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我一直很著迷
一對伴侶是怎樣邂逅的。
一對伴侶是怎樣邂逅的。
01:27
I asked Alec how he
and his wife Rachel met,
and his wife Rachel met,
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我問亞歷克他是
怎樣遇到自己的太太瑞秋，
怎樣遇到自己的太太瑞秋，
01:30
and he told me the story
of a high school football game
of a high school football game
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他說了高中足球比賽的故事，
01:33
where she was 16 and he was 15,
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兩人在那次活動相遇，
太太當時16歲，他15歲，
太太當時16歲，他15歲，
01:36
and he asked her out.
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亞歷克約瑞秋外出約會。
01:38
He liked her purple hair.
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他喜歡她那把紫色的頭髮。
01:40
She said yes, and that was it.
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她說哦，故事就是這樣。
01:43
I then asked Alec if he'd be interested
in doing a photography project
in doing a photography project
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然後我問他是否願意
做一個攝影項目
做一個攝影項目
01:47
exploring this question.
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去探討這個題目。
01:49
AS: And I was interested in the question,
but I was actually much more interested
but I was actually much more interested
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亞歷克：我是有興趣，
01:53
in Stacey's motivation for asking it,
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但事實上我最想知道
史黛絲背後的動機，
史黛絲背後的動機，
01:56
particularly since I'd never known
Stacey to have a boyfriend.
Stacey to have a boyfriend.
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特別是我從來不知道
史黛絲有男朋友。
史黛絲有男朋友。
02:00
So as part of this project,
I thought it'd be interesting
I thought it'd be interesting
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所以如果她想結識男朋友，
02:03
if she tried to meet someone.
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而作為這個項目其中一部份，
將會是非常有趣的事情。
將會是非常有趣的事情。
02:05
So my idea was to have Stacey here
go speed dating
go speed dating
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於是我想史黛絲在情人節那天，
02:10
in Las Vegas on Valentine's Day.
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到拉斯維加斯參加快速約會。
02:14
(Laughter) (Applause) (Music)
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（笑聲）（掌聲）（音樂）
02:20
SB: We ended up at what was advertised
as the world's largest speed dating event.
as the world's largest speed dating event.
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史黛絲：結果我們參加了被宣傳為
全世界最盛大的快速約會。
全世界最盛大的快速約會。
02:25
I had 19 dates
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我有19個約會，
02:27
and each date lasted three minutes.
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而每次約會歷時 3 分鐘，
02:30
Participants were given a list of ice-
breaker questions to get the ball rolling,
breaker questions to get the ball rolling,
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參加者會得到一組有助於
打破悶局的問題來開頭，
打破悶局的問題來開頭，
02:34
things like, "If you could be any kind
of animal, what would you be?"
of animal, what would you be?"
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例如：「假如你可以變成動物，
你想做那種動物？」
你想做那種動物？」
02:38
That sort of thing.
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諸如此類。
02:40
My first date was Colin.
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我第一個約會對象是科林。
02:42
He's from England,
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他來自英國，
02:44
and he once married a woman he met
after placing an ad for a Capricorn.
after placing an ad for a Capricorn.
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曾經跟一名女子結過婚，是他
登廣告徴求摩羯座女生時認識的。
登廣告徴求摩羯座女生時認識的。
02:49
Alec and I saw him
at the end of the evening,
at the end of the evening,
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活動結束前，我和亞歷克見到他，
02:52
and he said he'd kissed a woman in line
at one of the concession stands.
at one of the concession stands.
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他說在攤位前排隊時吻了一位女子。
02:57
Zack and Chris came
to the date-a-thon together.
to the date-a-thon together.
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沙克和克里斯一齊
到來參加約會馬拉松。
到來參加約會馬拉松。
03:02
This is Carl.
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這是卡爾。
03:05
I asked Carl, "What's the first thing
you notice about a woman?"
you notice about a woman?"
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我問卡爾：「你看女人時
首先留意她的什麼？」
首先留意她的什麼？」
03:10
He said, "Tits."
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他説：「乳房。」
03:12
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
03:17
Matthew is attracted to women
with muscular calves.
with muscular calves.
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馬修喜愛女性擁有結實的小腿。
03:20
We talked about running. He does
triathlons, I run half-marathons.
triathlons, I run half-marathons.
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我們談跑步。
他參加三項鐵人賽，我跑半馬拉松。
他參加三項鐵人賽，我跑半馬拉松。
03:24
Alec actually liked his eyes and asked
if I was attracted to him, but I wasn't,
if I was attracted to him, but I wasn't,
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亞歷克喜歡他的眼睛，
問我是否迷上他，但我説沒有，
問我是否迷上他，但我説沒有，
03:29
and I don't think he was
attracted to me either.
attracted to me either.
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我覺得他對我沒興趣。
03:33
Austin and Mike came together.
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奧斯丁和麥克一起到來。
03:36
Mike asked me a hypothetical question.
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麥克問我一條假設的問題。
03:39
He said, "You're in an elevator
running late for a meeting.
running late for a meeting.
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他説：「如果你正要
趕著去開會，進入升降機後，
趕著去開會，進入升降機後，
03:43
Someone makes a dash for the elevator.
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這時有人想衝入升降機。
03:46
Do you hold it open for them?"
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妳會按著開門鈕讓他進來嗎？」
03:49
And I said I would not.
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我説不會。
03:51
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
03:55
Cliff said the first thing he notices
about a woman is her teeth,
about a woman is her teeth,
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奇里夫見到女性，最先留意她的牙齒，
03:59
and we complimented each other's teeth.
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於是我們互相讚美對方的牙齒。
04:02
Because he's an open mouth sleeper,
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因為他睡覺要張開口，
04:05
he says he has to floss more
to help prevent gum disease,
to help prevent gum disease,
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所以用牙線潔齒，可以防止牙齦病。
04:09
and so I asked him how often he flosses,
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我問他隔多久用牙線？
04:11
and he said, "Every other day."
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他説：「每隔一天。」
04:14
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
04:17
Now, as someone who flosses twice a day,
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現在有人一日用兩次牙線。
04:19
I wasn't really sure that
that was flossing more
that was flossing more
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我不太肯定這是否用得過多，
04:22
but I don't think I said that out loud.
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但我不會大聲説出來。
04:24
Bill is an auditor,
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比爾是審計員，
04:27
and we talked the entire three minutes
about auditing. (Laughter)
about auditing. (Laughter)
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我們談了整整3分鐘
都是審計的話題。（笑聲）
都是審計的話題。（笑聲）
04:34
The first thing Spencer notices
about a woman is her complexion.
about a woman is her complexion.
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史賓莎最先注意女性的面容。
04:38
He feels a lot of women
wear too much makeup,
wear too much makeup,
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他覺得很多女性化濃妝，
04:41
and that they should only wear enough
to accentuate the features that they have.
to accentuate the features that they have.
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化妝時應該突出臉部輪廓便足夠。
04:45
I told him I didn't wear any makeup at all
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我對他説我幾乎沒有化妝，
04:47
and he seemed to think
that that was a good thing.
that that was a good thing.
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他似乎覺得這是好事。
04:51
Craig told me he didn't think
I was willing to be vulnerable.
I was willing to be vulnerable.
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克雷格說我不是脆弱的人。
04:55
He was also frustrated when I couldn't
remember my most embarrassing moment.
remember my most embarrassing moment.
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他對我未能記得曾遇過的
最尷尬時刻，感到失望。
最尷尬時刻，感到失望。
05:00
He thought I was lying, but I wasn't.
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他認為我撒謊，但我沒有。
05:02
I didn't think he liked me at all,
but at the end of the night,
but at the end of the night,
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我想他並不喜歡我，
但到了晚上結束時，
但到了晚上結束時，
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he came back to me and he gave me
a box of chocolates.
a box of chocolates.
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他回來給我一盒巧克力。
05:09
William was really difficult to talk to.
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我真的感到難以跟威廉聊天，
05:12
I think he was drunk.
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我覺得他喝醉了。
05:14
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
05:17
Actor Chris McKenna
was the MC of the event.
was the MC of the event.
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演員克里斯·麥肯納是活動的司儀，
05:20
He used to be on
"The Young and the Restless."
"The Young and the Restless."
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他曾經演出「不安分的青春」，
05:23
I didn't actually go on a date with him.
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我真的沒有跟他約會。
05:26
Alec said he saw several women
give their phone numbers to him.
give their phone numbers to him.
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亞歷克見有幾個女生
留下電話號碼給他。
留下電話號碼給他。
05:30
Needless to say, I didn't fall in love.
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不用說，我沒有墮入愛河。
05:35
I didn't feel a particular connection with
any of the men that I went on dates with,
any of the men that I went on dates with,
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那些跟我約會過的男士，
我對他們沒有特別感覺，
我對他們沒有特別感覺，
05:39
and I didn't feel like they felt
a particular connection with me either.
a particular connection with me either.
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我相信他們對我也一樣。
05:45
AS: Now, the most beautiful thing to me --
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亞歷克：現在我覺得最美的事
05:48
(Laughter) -- as a photographer
is the quality of vulnerability.
is the quality of vulnerability.
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（笑聲）作為一位攝影師，
大家都容易受到傷害的本質。
大家都容易受到傷害的本質。
05:53
The physical exterior reveals a crack
in which you can get a glimpse
in which you can get a glimpse
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外表反映了那道裂縫
05:57
at a more fragile interior.
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讓你能夠看到內心的脆弱。
06:00
At this date-a-thon event,
I saw so many examples of that,
I saw so many examples of that,
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我在這次活動看到很多這些例子，
06:03
but as I watched Stacey's dates
and talked to her about them,
and talked to her about them,
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但觀察史黛絲约會，
後來跟她討論，
後來跟她討論，
06:08
I realized how different
photographic love is from real love.
photographic love is from real love.
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才領悟到相片裡看到的愛情
跟真愛是那麼不同。
跟真愛是那麼不同。
06:14
What is real love? How does it work?
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什麼叫做真愛？它怎樣實現呢？
06:18
In order to work on this question
and to figure out how someone goes
and to figure out how someone goes
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為了解答這個問題和了解伴侶
06:22
from meeting on a date
to having a life together,
to having a life together,
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怎樣從赴約變成終生廝守，
06:27
Stacey and I went to Sun City Summerlin,
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史黛絲和我到太陽城薩默林，
06:29
which is the largest
retirement community in Las Vegas.
retirement community in Las Vegas.
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那裡是拉斯維加斯
最大的退休人士社區。
最大的退休人士社區。
06:35
Our contact there was George,
who runs the community's photography club.
who runs the community's photography club.
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我們聯絡了佐治，
他管理那裡的攝影會。
他管理那裡的攝影會。
06:39
He arranged for us to meet other couples
in their makeshift photo studio.
in their makeshift photo studio.
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他安排我們在臨時的製片廠
與其他夫婦見面。
與其他夫婦見面。
06:44
SB: After 45 years of marriage,
Anastasia's husband died two years ago,
Anastasia's husband died two years ago,
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史黛絲：經過了45年婚姻，
安娜塔西亞的丈夫兩年前過世，
安娜塔西亞的丈夫兩年前過世，
06:49
so we asked if she had
an old wedding picture.
an old wedding picture.
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我們問她有沒有結婚的舊相片。
06:52
She met her husband
when she was a 15-year-old waitress
when she was a 15-year-old waitress
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她15歲那年，跟丈夫邂逅。
06:56
at a small barbecue place in Michigan.
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那時她在密揭根州的
一個小型燒烤場當女侍應。
一個小型燒烤場當女侍應。
06:58
He was 30.
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他當時30歲，
07:00
She'd lied about her age.
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而她說謊，虛報年齡，
07:02
He was the first person she'd dated.
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她第一個約會的對象便是他。
07:05
Dean had been named photographer of
the year in Las Vegas two years in a row,
the year in Las Vegas two years in a row,
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迪恩連續兩年在拉斯維加斯
獲選為年度攝影家，
獲選為年度攝影家，
07:09
and this caught Alec's attention,
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因此吸引了亞歷克的注意。
07:11
as did the fact
that he met his wife, Judy,
that he met his wife, Judy,
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其實迪恩跟太太相遇的年紀
07:14
at the same age when Alec met Rachel.
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和亞歷克跟瑞秋相遇的年紀一樣。
07:17
Dean admitted that he likes
to look at beautiful women,
to look at beautiful women,
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迪恩承認自己愛看美女，
07:20
but he's never questioned
his decision to marry Judy.
his decision to marry Judy.
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但他從不後悔決定與茱迪結婚。
07:24
AS: George met Josephine
at a parish dance.
at a parish dance.
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亞歷克：佐治與約瑟芬
在社區舞會相識。
在社區舞會相識。
07:27
He was 18, she was 15.
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佐治當時18歲，約瑟芬15歳。
07:29
Like a lot of the couples we met,
they weren't especially philosophical
they weren't especially philosophical
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就像我們遇到的很多伴侶，
07:33
about their early choices.
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他們早年的決定並不
特別是卓越且有見識的，
特別是卓越且有見識的，
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George said something
that really stuck with me.
that really stuck with me.
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佐治說了些話，令我無法忘記。
07:38
He said, "When you get that feeling,
you just go with it."
you just go with it."
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他說：「如果你有那種感覺
，便要隨著它走。」
，便要隨著它走。」
07:46
Bob and Trudy met on a blind date
when she was still in high school.
when she was still in high school.
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卓迪還在讀高中時，跟卜合相親。
07:49
They said they weren't particularly
attracted to each other
attracted to each other
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兩人說大家初次見面時，
07:52
when the first met.
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並没有彼此吸引。
07:53
Nevertheless, they were
married soon after.
married soon after.
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但是不久之後，他們便結婚了。
07:57
SB: The story that stayed with me the most
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史黛絲：令我感受最深刻的是
07:59
was that of George, the photography club
president, and his wife, Mary.
president, and his wife, Mary.
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攝影會主席佐治和妻子瑪麗的故事，
08:04
This was George and Mary's
second marriage.
second marriage.
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兩人都是再次結婚。
08:07
They met at a country-western club
in Louisville, Kentucky called the Sahara.
in Louisville, Kentucky called the Sahara.
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他們邂逅於肯德基卅路易維耳市的
西部鄉村俱樂部，其名為撒哈拉，
西部鄉村俱樂部，其名為撒哈拉，
08:12
He was there alone drinking
and she was with friends.
and she was with friends.
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佐治一個人在那裡喝酒，
而瑪麗則與朋友一齊。
而瑪麗則與朋友一齊。
08:16
When they started dating,
he owed the IRS 9,000 dollars in taxes,
he owed the IRS 9,000 dollars in taxes,
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他們開始來往時，
佐治欠下稅局九千元，
佐治欠下稅局九千元，
08:21
and she offered to help him
get out of debt,
get out of debt,
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而她願意幫助他還清債務。
08:24
so for the next year, he turned
his paychecks over to Mary,
his paychecks over to Mary,
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於是第二年，他把薪水全部交給瑪麗，
08:28
and she got him out of debt.
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最後瑪麗幫他償還欠債。
08:30
George was actually an alcoholic
when they married, and Mary knew it.
when they married, and Mary knew it.
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佐治其實是酒鬼，
兩人結婚時，瑪麗早已知道。
兩人結婚時，瑪麗早已知道。
08:35
At some point in their marriage,
he says he consumed
he says he consumed
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他們婚後，他說有些日子
08:38
54 beers in one day.
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試過一日喝54杯啤酒，
08:41
Another time, when he was drunk,
he threatened to kill Mary
he threatened to kill Mary
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又有一次，他喝醉了，
還威脅要殺死瑪麗和兩個孩子。
08:44
and her two kids,
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08:45
but they escaped and a SWAT team
was called to the house.
was called to the house.
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不過瑪麗跟孩子逃脫了，
特警隊還奉召到來。
特警隊還奉召到來。
08:50
Amazingly, Mary took him back,
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令人吃驚的是瑪麗帶他回家，
最終其後生活漸入佳境。
08:52
and eventually things got better.
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08:54
George has been involved
in Alcoholics Anonymous
in Alcoholics Anonymous
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佐治參加了戒酒無名會，
08:57
and hasn't had a drink in 36 years.
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現在已經有 36 年沒有喝酒。
09:00
(Music)
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（音樂）
09:01
At the end of the day,
after we left Sun City,
after we left Sun City,
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工作完畢，我們離開太陽城，
09:04
I told Alec that I didn't actually think
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我告訴亞歷克我真的不覺得
09:06
that the stories of how these couples met
were all that interesting.
were all that interesting.
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這些伴侶的邂逅故事有趣，
09:10
What was more interesting
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更有意思的是
09:12
was how they managed to stay together.
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他們怎樣想辦法待在一起。
09:16
AS: They all had this beautiful
quality of endurance,
quality of endurance,
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亞歷克：他們都具有忍耐的美德，
09:20
but that was true of the singles, too.
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但單身人士也一樣。
09:23
The world is hard,
and the singles were out there
and the singles were out there
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他們生活困難，也在㚈面
09:26
trying to connect with other people,
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希望跟別人交往，
09:29
and the couples
were holding onto each other
were holding onto each other
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而伴侶們經過這麼多年
09:31
after all these decades.
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長相廝守。
09:35
My favorite pictures on this trip
were of Joe and Roseanne.
were of Joe and Roseanne.
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我在這次行程中最喜歡
祖和羅莎娜的照片，
祖和羅莎娜的照片，
09:39
Now, by the time we met Joe and Roseanne,
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我們跟伴侶們見面時，
09:41
we'd gotten in the habit of asking couples
if they had an old wedding photograph.
if they had an old wedding photograph.
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習慣問他們有沒有
一張結婚時的舊照片，
一張結婚時的舊照片，
09:46
In their case, they simultaneously
pulled out of their wallets
pulled out of their wallets
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此時，他們不約而同從自己的錢包
09:51
the exact same photograph.
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取出同一樣的照片來。
09:56
What's more beautiful,
I thought to myself,
I thought to myself,
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我心想有什麼美得過
09:59
this image of a young couple
who has just fallen in love
who has just fallen in love
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照片裡那對剛墮入愛河的年輕戀人，
10:03
or the idea of these two people
holding onto this image for decades?
holding onto this image for decades?
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或者兩人經過歲月
仍保留這張照片的心意呢？
仍保留這張照片的心意呢？
10:10
Thank you.
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謝謝大家
10:12
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Stacey Baker - Photo editorStacey Baker assigns photography for the wide-ranging vision of the weekly New York Times Magazine.
Why you should listen
Stacey Baker is a photo editor at The New York Times Magazine. She assigns and produces photography for the weekly publication on topics as varied as sports, politics, religion and pop culture. She works with an array of photographers from all over the world, including photojournalists and portrait, fine-art and conceptual photographers. These include Alec Soth, Damon Winter, Lars Tunbjork, Stephanie Sinclair, Nadav Kander and Katy Grannan. She is a former director of photography at More Magazine.
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Alec Soth - Photographer
Alec Soth makes large-scale projects that are as much about dreams and heartache as they are about charting the landscape of Middle America.
Why you should listen
Alec Soth is a photographer born and based in Minnesota. He has published several books, including Sleeping by the Mississippi, Niagara and Broken Manual. The New York Times once wrote that Soth has made a "photographic career out of finding chemistry with strangers." His editorial work routinely appears in The New York Times Magazine, he is a member of the Magnum photo agency, and his work was featured in the Whitney Biennial in 2004.
In 2008, Soth started his own experimental publishing company, Little Brown Mushroom, that explores the possibilities of combining images and text. After publishing seven issues of his own newspaper, Soth compiled this work into his latest monograph, Songbook.
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