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Well, there's lots to talk about, but I think I'm just going to play to start off. 嗯,我有许多话想要说, 但我想我还是先从演奏开始吧。
(Music) （音乐）
? When I wake up ? ?当我早上?
? in the morning ? ?醒来?
? I pour the coffee ? ?倒杯咖啡?
pour:v.倒; n.流出; (已熔金属的)一次浇注量;
? I read the paper ? ?读读报纸?
? And then I slowly ? ?然后我慢慢地?
? and so softly ? ?轻轻地?
softly:adv.温柔地;柔和地;柔软地;静静地;
? do the dishes ? ?开始做菜?
? So feed the fishes ? ?喂喂鱼儿?
? You sing me happy birthday ? ?你对我唱着生日快乐?
? Like it's gonna be ? ?仿佛这是?
? your last day ? ?你在世上的?
? here on Earth ? ?最后一天?
(Applause) （掌声）
All right. 好了。
So, I wanted to do something special today. 那么,我今天想做点特别的事。
I want to debut a new song that I've been working on in the last five or six months. 我想演唱一首新歌,这首歌是 在过去五个或六个月内创作的。
debut:n.初次登台;开张;vi.初次登台;
And there's few things more thrilling than playing a song for the first time in front of an audience, especially when it's half-finished . 没有什么比在观众 面前第一次演唱一首歌 更让人激动的了, 尤其是这首歌是半成品。
thrilling:adj.惊心动魄的; v.使非常兴奋; (thrill的现在分词) especially:adv.尤其;特别;格外;十分; half-finished:adj.半成品的;半加工的;
(Laughter) （笑声）
I'm kind of hoping some conversations here might help me finish it. 我希望在这儿能产生些交流 也许能帮我完成它。
Because it gets into all sorts of crazy realms . 因为它进入了一种 疯狂的境界。
realms:n.领域(realm的复数);
And so this is basically a song about loops , but not the kind of loops that I make up here. 基本上,这是首关于 循环的歌, 但不是我在这儿做的这种循环。
basically:adv.主要地,基本上; loops:n.[计]循环(loop复数); v.使...成环,以圈结,以环连结(loop的第三人称单数形式);
They're feedback loops. 它是反馈循环。
feedback:n.反馈;反馈意见;回授;[电子]反馈;
And in the audio world that's when the microphone gets too close to its sound source , and then it gets in this self-destructive loop that creates a very unpleasant sound. 在音频的世界里, 当麦克风离它的 音源太近时, 它会产生自我消音的循环, 这会产生让人非常不舒服的声音。
audio:adj.声音的;录音的; microphone:n.麦克风;传声器;话筒; source:n.来源;水源;原始资料; self-destructive:adj.自毁的;表现自杀欲望的; unpleasant:adj.令人不快的;不舒服的;不客气的
And I'm going to demonstrate for you. 我将向你们展示一下。
demonstrate:vt.证明;展示;论证;vi.示威;
(Laughter) （笑声）
I'm not going to hurt you. Don't worry. 我不会伤害你们。别担心。
? This is a loop, feedback loop ? ?这是个循环,反馈循环?
? This is a loop, feedback loop ? ?这是个循环,反馈循环?
? This is a loop, feedback loop ? ?这是个循环,反馈循环?
? This is a loop, feedback loop ? ?这是个循环,反馈循环?
? This is a loop, feedback loop ? ?这是个循环,反馈循环?
? This is a loop, feedback loop ? ?这是个循环,反馈循环?
? This is a -- (Feedback) ?这是个--（反馈）
All right. I don't know if that was necessary to demonstrate -- 好了。我不知道是不是还需要演示下去了
(Laughter) （笑声）
- but my point is it's the sound of self-destruction . -但我想说的是声音的自我消音。
self-destruction:n.自毁;自杀;
And I've been thinking about how that applies across a whole spectrum of realms, from, say, the ecological , okay. 我曾经想过 怎样跨越整个频域, 从,呃,生态的,好吧。
applies:v.适用;申请;运用;专心;(apply的第三人称单数) spectrum:n.光谱;频谱;范围;余象; ecological:adj.生态的,生态学的;
There seems to be a rule in nature that if you get too close to where you came from, it gets ugly . 自然中似乎有个规则: 如果你距离你所来的地方太近, 就会变得丑陋。
ugly:adj.丑陋的;邪恶的;令人厌恶的;
So like, you can't feed cows their own brains or you get mad cow disease , and inbreeding and incest and, let's see, what's the other one? 就像,你不能用牛的大脑来喂牛, 不然就会出现疯牛病, 还有近亲结婚和乱伦, 让我们看看, 还有什么？
mad cow disease:na.[兽医]疯牛病; inbreeding:n.近亲交配;同系繁殖;v.近亲交配;(inbreed的现在分词) incest:n.乱伦;近亲通婚;
Biological -- there's autoimmune diseases , where the body attacks itself a little too overzealously and destroys the host, or the person. 生物学上 -- 自身免疫的疾病, 就是由于身体自我攻击 有点过于激烈, 把宿主或是人 给摧毁了。
Biological:adj.生物学的;生物的;与生命过程有关的;加酶的;n.[药]生物制品; autoimmune:adj.自身免疫的;自体免疫的; diseases:n.[医]病(disease的复数);[医]疾病;[植保]病害;疾病种类;
And then -- okay, this is where we get to the song -- kind of bridges the gap to the emotional . 接下来 -- 好了,再演奏首歌曲 -- 有点像情感空白间的联系。
gap:n.差距;间隙;缺口;间隔;v.使豁裂;豁开; emotional:adj.情绪的;易激动的;感动人的;
Because although I've used scientific terms in songs, it's very difficult sometimes to make them lyrical . 因为尽管我在歌中使用了 科学名词, 有时还是很难让它表现得很抒情。
scientific:adj.科学的,系统的; lyrical:adj.抒情诗调的;感情丰富的;充满愉悦的;
And there's some things you just don't need to have in songs. 而有些东西 不需要放在歌中。
So I'm trying to bridge this gap between this idea and this melody . 因此,我试着在这个想法和这首曲子 之间建个联系。
melody:n.旋律;歌曲;美妙的音乐;
And so, I don't know if you've ever had this, but when I close my eyes sometimes and try to sleep, 虽然我不知道你们是否有过这种感觉, 但有时当我闭上双眼 试着睡着时,
I can't stop thinking about my own eyes. 我情不自禁的想到我的双眼。
And it's like your eyes start straining to see themselves. 就像你的眼睛 开始练习看着自己。
straining:n.应变,变形;v.拉紧;竭尽…的全力;使…损坏(strain的现在分词);
That's what it feels like to me. 这就是我所感觉到的。
It's not pleasant. 不是很愉快的感觉。
I'm sorry if I put that idea in your head. 如果我让你有这种感觉的话,我很抱歉。
(Laughter) （笑声）
It's impossible, of course, for your eyes to see themselves, but they seem to be trying. 当然,让眼睛看自己是不可能的。 但它们似乎在做这种尝试。
So that's getting a little more closer to a personal experience. 这是种个人的体验。
personal:adj.个人的;身体的;亲自的;n.人事消息栏;人称代名词;
Or ears being able to hear themselves -- it's just impossible. 或许耳朵也能够聆听它们自己-- 这也是不可能的;
That's the thing. 就是这样。
So, I've been working on this song that mentions these things and then also imagines a person who's been so successful at defending themselves from heartbreak that they're left to do the deed themselves, if that's possible. 那么,我创作的这首歌中 提到了这些事情 还有想象, 想像一个人成功地 抵御了他们留给自己的 难以忍耐的悲伤, 如果可能的话。
heartbreak:n.心碎;伤心事; deed:n.行动;功绩;证书;[法]契据;vt.立契转让;
And that's what the song is asking. 这就是这首歌所追问的。
All right. 好了。
It doesn't have a name yet. 它还没有名字呢。
(Music) （音乐）
? Go ahead and congratulate yourself ? ?前进吧,祝贺自己吧?
? Give yourself a hand, the hand is your hand ? ?帮自己一把,用自己的手?
? And the eye that eyes itself is your eye ? ?眼睛,用自己的眼睛?
? And the ear that hears itself is near ? ?耳朵听到它自己就在附近?
? 'Cause it's your ear, oh oh ? ?因为它是你的耳朵,哦 哦?
? You've done the impossible now ? ?你现在做到了本不可能的事?
? Took yourself apart ? ?把自己拆开?
? You made yourself invulnerable ? ?你让自己不再受伤害?
invulnerable:adj.无懈可击的;不会受伤害的;
? No one can break your heart ? ?没人能让你伤心?
? So you wear it out ? ?你把它耗尽?
? And you wring it out ? ?你把它扭干?
wring:v.拧;绞;拧出(衣服等中的水);n.拧;紧紧握手;疝痛;
? And you wear it out ? ?你把它耗尽?
? And you break it yourself ? ?你自己把它击碎?
? Breaking your own, break it yourself ? ?突破自己,自己击碎它?
? Breaking your own, break it yourself ? ?突破自己,自己击碎它?
? Breaking your own ? ?突破自己?
(Applause) （掌声）
Thanks. 谢谢。
(Applause) （掌声）
All right. 好了。
It's kind of cool. Songwriters can sort of get away with murder . 有点酷。歌曲作者可以逃脱谋杀。
Songwriters:n.流行歌曲的作者;歌曲作家; get away with murder:逍遥法外;
You can throw out crazy theories and not have to back it up with data or graphs or research. 你能抛开这些疯狂的理论, 不用数据 图表、或研究来支撑它。
throw out:v.扔掉;伸出;说出;否决;突出;
But, you know, I think reckless curiosity would be what the world needs now, just a little bit. 但,你知道,我想鲁莽的好奇心 是这个世界现在所需要的, 只要一点点。
reckless:adj.鲁莽的,不顾后果的;粗心大意的; curiosity:n.好奇,好奇心;珍品,古董,古玩;
(Applause) （掌声）
I'm going to finish up with a song of mine called "Weather Systems." 我想以我的一首歌作为结束, 歌名是“天气系统”。
finish up with:以…结束;
(Music) （音乐）
? Quiet ? ?安静?
? Quiet down, she said ? ?安静下来,她说?
? Speak into the back of his head ? ?她对着他脑后说?
? On the edge of the bed, I can see your blood flow ? ?在床的边缘,我能看到你在流血?
On the edge of:adv.几乎;濒于;在…边缘;
? I can see your ? ?我能看到你的?
? cells grow ? ?细胞生长?
? Hold still awhile ? ?坚持一会儿?
awhile:adv.一会儿;片刻;
? Don't spill the wine ? ?别把酒洒了?
spill:v.溢出;涌出;蜂拥而出;n.跌落;洒出(量);泼出(量);溢出(量);
? I can see it all from here ? ?我从这儿能看到一切?
? I can see ? ?我能看到?
? oh, I ? ?哦,我?
? I can see ? ?我能看到?
? weather systems ? ?世界的?
? of the world ? ?天气系统?
? Weather systems ? ?世界的?
? of the world ? ?天气系统?
? Some things you say ? ?你说有些东西?
? are not for sale ? ?是无价的?
? I would hold it where ? ?我会保留它?
? our free agents of some substance are ? ?我们的一些事物的自由代理人?
agents:n.代理人,经纪人;原动力;(agent的复数) substance:n.物质;实质;主旨;物品;
? scared ? ?感到了恐惧?
? Hold still a while ? ?再坚持一会儿?
? Don't spill the wine ? ?别把酒洒了?
? I can see it all from here ? ?我从这儿能看到一切?
? I can see ? ?我能看到?
? oh, I ? ?哦,我?
? I can see ? ?我能看到?
? weather systems of the world ? ?世界的天气系统?
? Weather systems ? ?世界的?
? of the world ? ?天气系统?
Thanks. 谢谢。
(Applause) （掌声）