How to tie your shoes | Terry Moore

Translator: Raimonds Jaks Reviewer: Ilze Garda

I'm used to thinking of the TED audience

Esmu radis domāt par TED auditoriju

as a wonderful collection of some of the most effective,

kā brīnišķīgu kopumu, ko veido daži no efektīvākajiem,

intelligent, intellectual, savvy,

inteliģentākajiem, intelektuālākajiem,

atjautīgākajiem, pasaulīgākajiem, inovatīvākajiem ļaudīm.

worldly and innovative people in the world.

And I think that's true.

Un, manuprāt, tā ir tiesa.

However, I also have reason to believe that many, if not most, of you

Tomēr man ir iemesls domāt, ka daudzi no jums, ja ne vairums,

are actually tying your shoes incorrectly.

sien kurpes nepareizi.

(Laughter)

(Smiekli)

Now I know that seems ludicrous.

Es zinu, ka tas skan smieklīgi.

I know that seems ludicrous.

Es zinu, ka tas skan smieklīgi.

And believe me, I lived the same sad life until about three years ago.

Ticiet man, pirms gadiem trim es dzīvoju tāpat.

And what happened to me

Un tad notika, lūk, kas –

was I bought, what was for me, a very expensive pair of shoes.

es nopirku savai rocībai ļoti dārgu kurpju pāri.

But those shoes came with round nylon laces,

Šīm kurpēm bija neilona auklas,

and I couldn't keep them tied.

un tās allaž sējās vaļā.

So I went back to the store and said to the owner,

Tāpēc es devos atpakaļ uz veikalu un teicu:

"I love the shoes, but I hate the laces."

"Man patīk kurpes, bet es ciest nevaru tās auklas."

He took a look and said, "Oh, you're tying them wrong."

Palūkojies viņš teica: "Ā, bet jūs tās sienat nepareizi."

Now up until that moment,

Līdz pat tam brīdim biju domājis,

I would have thought that, by age 50,

ka viena no dzīves prasmēm, ko līdz 50 gadiem patiešām esmu apguvis,

one of the life skills that I had really nailed

was tying my shoes.

ir kurpju sasiešana.

(Laughter)

But not so -- let me demonstrate.

(Smiekli)

Bet nē.

Ļaujiet man parādīt.

This is the way

Lūk, šādi

that most of us were taught to tie our shoes.

vairums no mums ir mācīti siet kurpes.

Now as it turns out -- thank you.

Kā izrādās... (Aplausi) Paldies.

(Applause)

Wait, there's more.

(Aplausi)

Pagaidiet, būs vēl.

As it turns out --

Kā izrādās...

(Laughter)

(Smiekli)

there's a strong form and a weak form of this knot,

pastāv stingrā un vaļīgā šī mezgla forma,

and we were taught the weak form.

un mums ir mācīta vaļīgā forma.

And here's how to tell.

Un, lūk, kā to noteikt.

If you pull the strands at the base of the knot,

Ja pie mezgla kurpi papletīsiet,

you will see that the bow will orient itself

ievērosiet, ka cilpas pavēršas

down the long axis of the shoe.

kurpes garākās ass virzienā.

That's the weak form of the knot.

Tā ir vaļīgā mezgla forma.

But not to worry.

Bet nebēdājiet.

If we start over

Ja mēs sākam vēlreiz

and simply go the other direction around the bow,

un vienkārši sienam otrā virzienā apkārt cilpai,

we get this, the strong form of the knot.

mēs iegūstam šo stingro mezgla formu.

And if you pull the cords under the knot,

Ja nospriegojat auklu tagad,

you will see that the bow orients itself

redzēsiet, ka cilpas pavēršas kurpes šķērsass virzienā.

along the transverse axis of the shoe.

This is a stronger knot.

Šis ir stingrāks mezgls.

It will come untied less often.

Tas atsiesies retāk.

It will let you down less, and not only that, it looks better.

Tas jūs retāk pievils un ne tikai – tas arī izskatās labāk.

We're going to do this one more time.

Atkārtosim vēlreiz.

(Applause)

(Aplausi)

Start as usual --

Sākam kā parasti...

(Applause)

(Aplausi)

go the other way around the loop.

metam cilpu otrādi.

This is a little hard for children,

Bērniem tas ir nedaudz grūtāk,

but I think you can handle it.

bet domāju, ka jūs tiksiet galā.

Pull the knot.

Pavelciet mezglu.

There it is: the strong form of the shoe knot.

Lūk – mezgla stingrā forma.

Now, in keeping with today's theme,

Pieturoties pie šodienas tēmas,

I'd like to point out -- something you already know --

vēlos norādīt uz ko jums jau zināmu –

that sometimes a small advantage someplace in life

ka reizēm mazas priekšrocības vienā dzīves jomā

can yield tremendous results someplace else.

var sniegt milzīgus rezultātus citviet.

(Laughter)

(Smiekli)

Live long and prosper.

Dzīvojiet ilgi un laimīgi!

(Applause)

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