Sirena Huang: An 11-year-old's magical violin

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
(ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”)
00:26
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08:38
(Music ends)
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08:39
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
08:57
(Applause ends)
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08:58
Hi, everyone. I'm Sirena.
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ืฉืœื•ื ื›ื•ืœื. ืื ื™ ืกื™ืจื ื”.
09:00
I'm 11 years old and from Connecticut.
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ืื ื™ ื‘ืช 11 ื•ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื ื˜ื™ืงื˜.
09:02
(Audience cheers)
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09:06
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
09:10
Well, I'm not really sure why I'm here.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืžืฉ ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ืœืžื” ืื ื™ ืคื”.
09:15
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
09:17
I mean, what does this have to do with technology, entertainment and design?
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ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ืช, ืžื” ืœื–ื”
ื•ืœื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”, ื‘ื™ื“ื•ืจ ื•ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘?
09:23
Well, I count my iPod, cellphone and computer as technology,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืื ื™ ืงื•ืจืืช ืœืื™ื™ืคื•ื“ ืฉืœื™, ืกืœื•ืœืืจื™ ื•ืžื—ืฉื‘ ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”
09:28
but this has nothing to do with that.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ืงืฉื•ืจ ืœื–ื”.
09:31
So I did a little research on it.
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ืื– ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืงืฆืช ืžื—ืงืจ ืขืœ ื–ื”.
09:34
Well, this is what I found.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืžืฆืืชื™.
09:36
Of course, I hope I can memorize it.
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ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ื›ืœ ืœืฉื ืŸ ืืช ื–ื”.
09:38
(Clears throat)
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09:40
The violin is made of a wood box and four metal strings.
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ื”ื›ื™ื ื•ืจ ืขืฉื•ื™ ื‘ืขื™ืงืจื•ืŸ ืžืชื™ื‘ืช ืขืฅ
09:42
By pulling a string, it vibrates and produces a sound wave,
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ื•ืืจื‘ืขื” ืžื™ืชืจื™ื ืขื™ืงืจื™ื™ื.
ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื ื’ื™ื ื” ืขืœ ื”ืžื™ืชืจ, ื”ืžื™ืชืจ ืจื•ื˜ื˜
ื•ืžื™ื™ืฆืจ ื’ืœ ืงื•ืœ.
09:45
which passes through a piece of wood called a bridge,
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ื”ืงื•ืœ ืขื•ื‘ืจ ื“ืจืš ืคื™ืกืช ืขืฅ ืฉื ืงืจืืช ื’ืฉืจ
ื•ื™ื•ืจื“ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ืœืงื•ืคืกืช ื”ืขืฅ ื•ืžื•ื’ื‘ืจืช
09:48
and goes down to the wood box and gets amplified, but ... let me think.
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ืื‘ืœ... ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘.
09:51
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
ืื•ืงื™ื™. ืžืฆื“ ืฉื ื™
09:55
Placing your finger at different places on the fingerboard
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื™ืงื•ื ื”ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืช ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืขืœ ืœื•ื— ื”ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืช
09:58
changes the string length, and that changes the frequency of the sound wave.
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ืžืฉื ื™ื ืืช ืื•ืจืš ื”ืžื™ืชืจ
ืžื” ืฉืžืฉื ื” ืืช ืชื“ื™ืจื•ืช ื’ืœ ื”ืงื•ืœ.
10:02
(Sighs) Oh, my gosh!
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10:03
(Laughter)
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ืื•ื™, ื‘ืืžืช!
10:05
OK, this is sort of technology,
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
ืื•ืงื™ื™. ื–ื” ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”
10:09
but I can call it a 16th-century technology.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืงืจื•ื ืœื” ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžืื” ื”16.
10:14
But actually, the most fascinating thing that I found
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืžืจืชืง ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืžืฆืืชื™
10:17
was that even the audio system or wave transmission nowadays
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ื”ื™ื” ืฉืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ืกื˜ืจื™ืื•
10:21
are still based on the same principle of producing and projecting sound.
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ืื• ืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ ื”ื’ืœื™ื ื›ื™ื•ื
ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื‘ื•ืกืกื•ืช ื‘ื‘ืกื™ืกืŸ ืขืœ ืื•ืชื• ืขื™ืงืจื•ืŸ
ืฉืœ ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ื•ื”ื—ื–ืจืช ืงื•ืœ.
10:27
Isn't that cool?
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ื–ื” ืœื ืžื’ื ื™ื‘?
10:28
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
10:32
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
10:38
Design -- I love its design.
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ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ -- ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืืช ื”ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ืฉืœื•.
10:41
I remember when I was little, my mom asked me,
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ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ืฉื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืงื˜ื ื”
ืื™ืžื™ ืฉืืœื” ืื•ืชื™,
10:44
"Would you like to play the violin or the piano?"
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ืื ืื ื™ ืืจืฆื” ืœื ื’ืŸ ื‘ืคืกื ืชืจ ืื• ื‘ื›ื™ื ื•ืจ?
10:47
I looked at that giant monster and said to myself --
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ื”ืกืชื›ืœืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืžืคืœืฆืช ื”ืขื ืงื™ืช
ื•ืืžืจืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™ --
10:51
"I am not going to lock myself on that bench the whole day!"
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืขื•ืžื“ืช ืœื ืขื•ืœ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืœืกืคืกืœ ื”ื–ื”
ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื•ื.
10:56
(Laughter)
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10:57
This is small and lightweight.
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ื–ื” ืงื˜ืŸ ื•ืงืœ ืžืฉืงืœ.
10:59
I can play from standing, sitting or walking.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื ื’ืŸ ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”, ืขืžื™ื“ื” ื•ื”ืœื™ื›ื”.
11:01
And, you know what?
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ื•ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืžื”?
11:03
The best of all is that if I don't want to practice,
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื•ื ืฉื›ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืชืืžืŸ
11:08
(Whispering) I can hide it.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื—ื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื•.
11:09
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
11:14
The violin is very beautiful.
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ื”ื›ื™ื ื•ืจ ืžืžืฉ ื™ืคื”.
11:15
Some people relate it as the shape of a lady.
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ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืงืฉืจื™ื ืื•ืชื• ืœืฆื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ืื™ืฉื”
11:19
But whether you like it or not, it's been so for more than 400 years,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ืืชื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื• ืื• ืœื
ื”ื•ื ื ืจืื” ื›ืš ื›ื‘ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž400 ืฉื ื”,
11:23
unlike modern stuff [that] easily looks dated.
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ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ื™ื ืฉื ืจืื™ื ืžื™ื•ืฉื ื™ื ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช.
11:27
But I think it's very personal and unique that,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื–ื” ืžืื•ื“ ืื™ืฉื™ ื•ืžื™ื•ื—ื“,
11:30
although each violin looks pretty similar,
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ืฉืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื›ืœ ื”ื›ื™ื ื•ืจื•ืช ื ืจืื™ื ื“ื•ืžื™ื
11:32
no two violins sound the same --
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ืืฃ ืฉื ื™ ื›ื™ื ื•ืจื•ืช ืœื ื ืฉืžืขื™ื ื“ื•ืžื”.
11:35
even from the same maker or based on the same model.
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืžืื•ืชื• ื™ืฆืจืŸ
ืื• ืฉืžืชื‘ืกืกื™ื ืขืœ ืื•ืชื• ืžื•ื“ืœ.
11:39
Entertainment -- I love the entertainment.
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ื‘ื™ื“ื•ืจ -- ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ื‘ื™ื“ื•ืจ
11:43
But actually, the instrument itself isn't very entertaining.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื”ื›ืœื™ ืขืฆืžื•
ืœื ืžืžืฉ ืžื‘ื“ืจ.
11:48
I mean, when I first got my violin and tried to play around on it,
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ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ืช, ื›ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืืช ื”ื›ื™ื ื•ืจ ืฉืœื™
11:52
it was actually really bad,
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ื•ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœื ื’ืŸ ื‘ื• ื–ื” ื”ื™ื”
ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืžืžืฉ ืจืข ืžืคื ื™
11:55
because it didn't sound the way I'd heard from other kids --
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ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื ืฉืžืข ื›ืžื• ืฉื–ื” ื ืฉืžืข ืืฆืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื
11:59
it was so horrible and so scratchy.
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื ื•ืจื ื•ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืฆื•ืจื
12:02
So, it wasn't entertaining at all.
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ืื– ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžื‘ื“ืจ ื‘ื›ืœืœ.
12:05
But besides, my brother found this very funny:
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ืื‘ืœ ื—ื•ืฅ ืžื–ื”, ืื—ื™ ืžืฆื ืืช ื–ื” ืžืื•ื“ ืžื‘ื“ืจ.
12:11
Yuk! Yuk! Yuk!
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ื™ืืง, ื™ืืง, ื™ืืง.
12:13
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
12:20
A few years later, I heard a joke
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ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืžืขืชื™ ื‘ื“ื™ื—ื” ืขืœ
12:21
about the greatest violinist, Jascha Heifetz.
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ื”ื›ื ืจ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื™ืืฉื” ื—ืคืฅ.
12:24
After Mr. Heifetz's concert,
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ืื—ืจ ืงื•ื ืฆืจื˜ ืฉืœ ืžืจ ื—ืคืฅ
12:25
a lady came over and complimented him:
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ืื™ืฉื” ื‘ืื” ื•ื”ื—ืžื™ืื”,
12:27
"Oh, Mr. Heifetz, your violin sounded so great tonight!"
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ืื•, ืžืจ ื—ืคืฅ, ื”ื›ื™ื ื•ืจ ืฉืœืš ื ืฉืžืข ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื ืคืœื ื”ืขืจื‘.
12:31
And Mr. Heifetz was a very cool person,
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ื•ืžืจ ื—ืคืฅ ื”ื™ื” ืื™ืฉ ืžืื•ื“ ืจื’ื•ืข
12:34
so he picked up his violin and said,
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ืื– ื”ื•ื ื”ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ื›ื™ื ื•ืจ ืฉืœื• ื•ืืžืจ,
12:35
"Funny -- I don't hear anything."
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ืžื•ื–ืจ, ืื ื™ ืœื ืฉื•ืžืข ื›ืœื•ื.
12:37
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
12:40
Now I realize that as the musician,
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ื ื” ืฉื›ืžื•ื–ื™ืงืื™ืช,
12:43
we human beings, with our great mind, artistic heart and skill,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื“ื, ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืžื•ื— ืื“ื™ืจ,
ืœื‘ ืืžื ื•ืชื™ ื•ื›ืฉืจื•ืŸ
12:48
can change this 16th-century technology and a legendary design
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ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžืื” ื”16
ื•ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ืื’ื“ื™
12:53
to a wonderful entertainment.
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ืœื‘ื™ื“ื•ืจ ื ืคืœื.
12:55
Now I know why I'm here.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืœืžื” ืื ื™ ืคื”.
12:58
(Music)
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(ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”)
16:31
(Music ends)
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16:35
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
16:44
At first, I thought I was just going to be here to perform,
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ืชื—ื™ืœื” ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉืื‘ื•ื ืœืคื” ืจืง ืœื”ื•ืคื™ืข
16:47
but unexpectedly, I learned and enjoyed much more.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืคืชื™ืข, ืœืžื“ืชื™ ื•ื ื”ื ื™ืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
16:53
But ... although some of the talks were quite up there for me.
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ืื‘ืœ... ื›ืžื” ืžื”ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืขื‘ืจื• ืœื™ ืžืขืœ ืœืจืืฉ.
16:58
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
17:02
Like the multi-dimension stuff.
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ื›ืžื• ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืžื•ืœื˜ื™ ืžื™ืžื“ื™.
17:06
I mean, honestly, I'd be happy enough
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ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ืช, ื‘ืืžืช, ืื ื™ ืืฉืžื—
17:08
if I could actually get my two dimensions correct in school.
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ืื ืื ื™ ืืฆืœื™ื— ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ืฉื ื™ ื”ืžื™ืžื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ.
17:12
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
17:15
But actually, the most impressive thing to me is that --
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื›ื™ ืžืจืฉื™ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™
17:19
well, actually, I would also like to say this for all children
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ื–ื”... ืœืžืขืฉื”,
ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื
17:23
is to say thank you to all adults, for actually caring for us a lot,
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ื–ื” ืœื”ื’ื™ื“, ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื, ืœื›ืœ ื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื
ืฉืžืžืฉ ื“ื•ืื’ื™ื ืœื ื• ื”ืจื‘ื”
17:29
and to make our future world much better.
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ื•ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ืขืชื™ื“ ืฉืœื ื• ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
17:32
Thank you.
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17:33
(Applause)
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
17:43
(Music)
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(ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”)
22:30
(Music ends)
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22:33
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
22:57
(Applause ends)
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23:00
(Music)
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(ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”)
24:40
(Music ends)
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24:44
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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