Jill Shargaa: Please, please, people. Let's put the 'awe' back in 'awesome'

Prevoditelj: Ivan Stamenković Recezent: Mladen Barešić

How many times have you used the word "awesome" today?

Koliko ste puta danas upotrijebili riječ "fenomenalno"?

Once? Twice? Seventeen times?

Jednom? Dvaput? Sedamnaest puta?!

Do you remember what you were describing

Sjećate li se što ste opisivali

when you used the word?

kad ste upotrijebili tu riječ?

No, I didn't think so, because it's come down to this, people:

Ne, i mislila sam, jer svodi se na ovo:

You're using the word incorrectly,

Netočno koristite tu riječ

and tonight I hope to show you

i nadam se da ću vam večeras pokazati

how to put the "awe" back in "awesome."

kako vratiti "fenomen" u "fenomenalno."

Recently, I was dining at an outdoor cafe,

Nedavno sam večerala na terasi kafića.

and the server came up to our table,

Konobar je prišao našem stolu,

and asked us if we had dined there before,

upitao nas jesmo li ondje već večerali,

and I said, "Yes, yes, we have."

i ja sam rekla: "Da, jesmo."

And she said, "Awesome."

A ona je rekla: "Fenomenalno."

And I thought, "Really?

Pomislila sam: "Stvarno?!"

Awesome or just merely good

Fenomenalno ili tek dovoljno dobro

that we decided to visit your restaurant again?"

što smo odlučili ponovno posjetiti vaš restoran?"

The other day, one of my coworkers asked me

Neki dan, jedan od mojih suradnika pitao me

if I could save that file as a PDF,

mogu li nešto spremiti u PDF-formatu.

and I said, "Well, of course," and he said, "Awesome."

Rekla sam: "Pa, naravno." A on na to: "Fenomenalno!"

Seriously, can saving anything as a PDF

Ozbiljno... Može li spremanje bilo čega u PDF-u

be awesome?

biti fenomenalno?!

Sadly, the frequent overuse of the word "awesome"

Nažalost, česta pretjerana uporaba riječi "fenomenalno"

has now replaced words like "great" and "thank you."

zamijenila je riječi poput "odlično" i "hvala ti".

So Webster's dictionary defines the word "awesome"

Websterov rječnik definira riječ "fenomenalno"

as fear mingled with admiration or reverence,

kao strah pomiješan s divljenjem ili poštovanjem,

a feeling produced by something majestic.

osjećaj izazvan nečim veličanstvenim.

Now, with that in mind,

S time na umu...

was your Quiznos sandwich awesome?

Je li vaš sendvič iz Quiznosa bio fenomenalan?

How about that parking space? Was that awesome?

Što je s ovim parkirališnim mjestom? Je li ono bilo fenomenalno?

Or that game the other day? Was that awesome?

Ili ona nedavna utakmica? Je li ona bila fenomenalna?

The answer is no, no and no.

Odgovor je: Ne, ne i ne.

A sandwich can be delicious,

Sendvič može biti ukusan,

that parking space can be nearby,

parkirališno mjesto može biti u blizini,

and that game can be a blowout,

a ona utakmica spektakularna,

but not everything can be awesome.

ali ne može sve biti fenomenalno!

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

So when you use the word "awesome"

Stoga, kad upotrebljavate riječ "fenomenalno"

to describe the most mundane of things,

kako biste opisali najobičnije stvari,

you're taking away the very power of the word.

oduzimate snagu toj riječi.

This author says, "Snowy days

Ovaj autor kaže: "Snježni dani

or finding money in your pants is awesome."

ili pronalazak novca u vašim hlačama su fenomenalni!"

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Um, no, it is not,

Hm... Ne, nije...

and we need to raise the bar for this poor schmuck. (Laughter)

Moramo podići letvicu ovome šmokljanu. (Smijeh)

So in other words, if you have everything, you value nothing.

Drugim riječima, ako imate sve, ne cijenite ništa.

It's a lot like drinking from a firehose

To je kao da pijete iz vatrogasnog crijeva,

like this jackass right here.

kao ovaj magarac ovdje.

There's no dynamic, there's no highs or lows,

Nema dinamike, nema visina ni dubina,

if everything is awesome.

ako je sve fenomenalno.

Ladies and gentlemen, here are 10 things

Dame i gospodo, ovo je 10 stvari

that are truly awesome.

koje su zaista fenomenalne.

Imagine, if you will, having to schlep

Zamislite da morate tegliti

everything on your back.

sve na svojim leđima.

Wouldn't this be easier for me

Zar mi ne bi bilo lakše

if I could roll this home?

kad bih to mogla otkotrljati kući?

Yes, so I think I'll invent the wheel.

Da, mislim da ću izumiti kotač!

The wheel, ladies and gentlemen.

Kotač, dame i gospodo!

Is the wheel awesome? Say it with me.

Je li kotač fenomenalan?! Izgovorite to sa mnom.

Yes, the wheel is awesome!

Da, kotač je fenomenalan!

The Great Pyramids were the tallest

Velike piramide bile su najviše

man-made structure in the world

ljudskom rukom izgrađene strukture na svijetu

for 4,000 years.

tijekom 4000 godina.

Pharaoh had his slaves move millions of blocks

Faraonovi robovi pomicali su milijune blokova

just to this site to erect a big freaking headstone.

do ovoga mjesta kako bi podigli ogroman nadgrobni spomenik.

Were the Great Pyramids awesome?

Jesu li Velike piramide bile fenomenalne?!

Yes, the pyramids were awesome.

Da, piramide su bile fenomenalne.

The Grand Canyon. Come on.

Grand Canyon. Hajde!

It's almost 80 million years old.

Star je gotovo 80 milijuna godina.

Is the Grand Canyon awesome?

Je li Grand Canyon fenomenalan?!

Yes, the Grand Canyon is.

Da, Grand Canyon jest.

Louis Daguerre invented photography in 1829,

Louis Daguerre izumio je fotografiju 1829.,

and earlier today,

i kad ste danas

when you whipped out your smartphone

izvukli svoj smartphone,

and you took a shot of your awesome sandwich,

i uslikali svoj fenomenalni sendvič...

and you know who you are —

Poznajete sebe...

(Laughter) —

(Smijeh)

wasn't that easier than exposing the image

Nije li to bilo lakše od izlaganja slike

to copper plates coated with iodized silver?

bakrenim pločama premazanima jodiranim srebrom?

I mean, come on. Is photography awesome?

Dajte, ljudi... Je li fotografija fenomenalna?!

Yes, photography is awesome.

Da, fotografija je fenomenalna!

D-Day, June 6, 1944,

Dan D, 6. lipnja 1944.,

the Allied invasion of Normandy,

Saveznička invazija na Normandiju,

the largest amphibious invasion in world history.

najveća amfibijska invazija u povijesti svijeta.

Was D-Day awesome? Yes, it was awesome.

Je li Dan D bio fenomenalan?! Da, bio je fenomenalan!

Did you eat food today? Did you eat?

Jeste li jeli danas?

Then you can thank the honeybee, that's the one,

Onda najprije zahvalite pčelama.

because if crops aren't pollinated, we can't grow food,

Jer ako usjevi nisu oprašeni, ne možemo uzgojiti hranu,

and then we're all going to die.

i svi ćemo umrijeti.

It's just like that.

Tek tako.

But it's not like a flower can just get up

Ali nije baš da cvijet može ustati

and have sex with another flower,

i seksati se s drugim cvijetom...

although that would be awesome.

Iako bi to bilo fenomenalno...

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Bees are awesome. Are you kidding me?

Pčele su fenomenalne! Nemojmo se zezati.

Landing on the moon! Come on!

Slijetanje na Mjesec!

Apollo 11. Are you kidding me?

Apollo 11! Bez šale!

Sixty-six years after the Wright Brothers

Šezdeset i šest godina nakon što su braća Wright

took off from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina,

poletjela iz Kitty Hawka, u Sjevernoj Karolini,

Neil Armstrong was 240,000 miles away.

Neil Armstrong bio je udaljen 240.000 milja.

That's like from here to the moon.

To je kao odavde do mjeseca.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

That's one small step for a man,

Ovo je mali korak za čovjeka,

one giant leap for awesome!

a ogroman skok za - fenomenalno!

You're damn right, it was.

Sasvim je sigurno takav bio!

Woodstock, 1969: Rolling Stone Magazine said

Woodstock, 1969.! Časopis Rolling Stone ustvrdio je

this changed the history of rock and roll.

da je to promijenilo povijest rock and rolla.

Tickets were only 24 dollars back then.

Karte su tad stajale samo 24 dolara!

You can't even buy a freaking t-shirt for that now.

Danas si za taj novac ne možete kupiti ni prokletu majicu!

Jimi Hendrix's version of "The Star-Spangled Banner"

Hendrixova izvedba američke himne

was the most iconic.

je kultna.

Was Woodstock awesome? Yes, it was awesome.

Je li Woodstock bio fenomenalan? Da, bio je.

Sharks! They're at the top of the food chain.

Morski psi! Na vrhu su prehrambenog lanca!

Sharks have multiple rows of teeth

Morski psi imaju više redova zubi

that grow in their jaw

koji rastu u njihovim čeljustima

and they move forward like a conveyor belt.

i pokreću se prema naprijed kao pokretna traka.

Some sharks can lose 30,000 teeth in their lifetime.

Neki morski psi mogu za života izgubiti i 30.000 zubi.

Does awesome inspire fear?

Izaziva li fenomenalno i strah?

Oh, hell yeah, sharks are awesome!

O da, morski psi jesu fenomenalni!

The Internet was born in 1982

Internet je rođen 1982.

and it instantly took over global communication,

Odmah je zavladao globalnom komunikacijom,

and later tonight, when all these PowerPoints

Kasnije večeras, kad sve ove prezentacije

are uplifted to the Internet

budu objavljene na Internetu,

so that a guy in Siberia can get drunk

tako da se tip u Sibiru može napiti

and watch this crap,

i gledati ovo sranje...

the Internet is awesome.

Internet je fenomenalan!

And finally, finally some of you can't wait

Napokon, znam da neki od vas ne mogu dočekati

to come up and tell me how awesome my PowerPoint was.

da mi priđu i kažu kako je fenomenalna bila moja prezentacija.

I will save you the time.

Uštedjet ću vam vrijeme...

It was not awesome, but it was true,

Nije bila fenomenalna. Ali bila je istinita,

and I hope it was entertaining,

i nadam se da vas je zabavila.

and out of all the audiences I've ever had,

Od svih publika pred kojima sam nastupala,

y'all are the most recent. Thank you and good night.

vi ste najnedavnija. Hvala vam i laka vam noć.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)