TED中英官方演讲稿-BenjaminZander_2008音乐与热情.docxVIP

1.Probably a lot of you know the story of the two salesmen who went down to Africa in the 1900s. 相信很多人都听过两个推销员的故事， 他们在20世纪去往非洲2.They were sent down to find if there was any opportunity for selling shoes. 调研当地是否有 卖鞋的商机。3.And they wrote telegrams back to Manchester. 不久，电报就派回了曼切斯特4.And one of them wrote: Situation hopeless. Stop. 其中一人写道：“情况堪忧，中止计划。5.They dont wear shoes. 非洲人不穿鞋。”6.And the other one wrote: Glorious opportunity. 另一个人写道：“天赐良机！7.They dont have any shoes yet. 他们都还没有鞋呢！”8.(Laughter) Now, theres a similar situation in the classical music world, because there are some people who think that classical music is dying. （笑声） 其实，古典音乐的殿堂正面临相同的处境。 有人觉得 古典音乐正在消亡。9.And there are some of us who think you aint seen nothing yet. 而另一群人觉得这不过是刚刚开始。10.And rather than go into statistics and trends and tell you about all the orchestras that are closing, and the record companies that are folding, 我不准备给你们看什么统计数据和趋势， 也不打算说那些业已解散的管弦乐队的故事、 或歇业的唱片公司。11.I thought we should do an experiment tonight -- an experiment. 今晚，我想做个实验， 一个实验。12.Actually, its not really an experiment because I know the outcome. 其实我已经知道结果，所以这并不算是个实验。13.But its like an experiment. Now, before we -- (Laughter) -- before we start I need to do two things. 但它毕竟是个实验。好，在-- （笑声） --在开始前，我想先做两件事。14.One, is I want to remind you of what a seven-year-old child sounds like when he plays the piano. 第一，我想你想象一下，一个7岁的小孩子 弹出的琴声。15.Maybe you have this child at home. 你家里可能就有这么一个小孩。16.He sounds something like this. 他听起来像这样。17.(Piano) I see some of you recognize this child. （钢琴声） 我知道有些人认识这个小孩。18.Now, if he practices for a year and takes lessons, hes now eight and he sounds like this. 好，如果他练习一年，上些课，他八岁了， 他听起来像这样。19.(Piano) Then he practices for another year and takes lessons; now hes nine. （钢琴声） 他再练上一年，上些课；现在他九岁了。20.(Piano) Then he practices for another and takes lessons; now hes ten. （钢琴声） 然后他再练习，上课，他十岁了。21.(Piano) At that point they usually give up. （钢琴声）