Jessi Arrington: Wearing nothing new

翻译人员: Ann Lee 校对人员: Qian Yue

I'm Jessi, and this is my suitcase.

我是杰西， 这是我的旅行箱。

But before I show you what I've got inside,

但是当我给你看我在里面装什么之前，

I'm going to make a very public confession,

我要做一个非常公开的坦白，

and that is,

那就是，

I'm outfit-obsessed.

我对衣服极度迷恋。

I love finding, wearing,

我超爱寻找它们并穿上它们，

and more recently,

最近，

photographing and blogging

还爱上了拍它们的照片和写有关它们的博客，

a different, colorful, crazy outfit

每一套与众不同，丰富多彩，疯狂的衣服

for every single occasion.

都有其最适合的那一个场合。

But I don't buy anything new.

但我不买任何新东西。

I get all my clothes secondhand

我的衣服都是二手买到的

from flea markets and thrift stores.

从跳蚤市场和旧货店。

Aww, thank you.

噢，谢谢你。

Secondhand shopping

二手购物

allows me to reduce the impact

让我减少

my wardrobe has on the environment

购买衣服对环境的影响，

and on my wallet.

以及对我钱包的影响。

I get to meet all kinds of great people;

我能结识各种有趣的人；

my dollars usually go to a good cause;

还能省下钱捐给慈善机构；

I look pretty unique;

我的打扮也自成一派；

and it makes shopping like my own personal treasure hunt.

同时，购物变成了我的私人寻宝。

I mean, what am I going to find today?

我会想，我今天会找到什么？

Is it going to be my size?

会不会正好是我的尺寸？

Will I like the color?

会是我喜欢的颜色吗？

Will it be under $20?

会在二十美金以下吗？

If all the answers are yes,

如果答案都是“是”，

I feel as though I've won.

我就觉得自己赢了。

I want to get back to my suitcase

我想回到我的旅行箱

and tell you what I packed

告诉你们为了在TED这激动人心的一周，

for this exciting week here at TED.

我都带了些什么。

I mean, what does somebody with all these outfits bring with her?

这个有这么多的衣服的家伙到底会带什么？

So I'm going to show you exactly what I brought.

所以我要给你看到底我带了什么。

I brought seven pairs of underpants

我带了七条內裤

and that's it.

就这些。

Exactly one week's worth of undies

正好一周的內裤

is all I put in my suitcase.

是我旅行箱内的一切。

I was betting that I'd be able to find

我打赌我在棕榈泉，

everything else I could possible want to wear

会找到

once I got here to Palm Springs.

我需要的所有衣服。

And since you don't know me

既然你现在看到的我，

as the woman walking around TED in her underwear --

不是那个“穿着内裤在TED走来走去的女人”-

(Laughter)

（笑声）

that means I found a few things.

这就说明我确实找到了一些新东西。

And I'd really love to show you my week's worth of outfits right now.

而且现在我真的很想给你看我一周的衣服。

Does that sound good?

是不是听起来很不错？

(Applause)

（掌声）

So as I do this,

当然同时，

I'm also going to tell you a few of the life lessons

我还会和你们聊一聊生活指导之类的，

that, believe it or not, I have picked up

无论你们是否相信，这些都是

in these adventures wearing nothing new.

我在“旧衣新穿”冒险中提炼出来的想法。

So let's start with Sunday.

那么我们从星期日开始。

I call this "Shiny Tiger."

我叫这个“闪亮老虎”。

You do not have to spend a lot of money to look great.

你不需要用很多的钱也能显得气质非凡。

You can almost always look phenomenal for under $50.

甚至你几乎总可以只花不到50美金，就能令人印象深刻。

This whole outfit, including the jacket,

这整套衣服， 包括外套

cost me $55,

用了我五十五美金，

and it was the most expensive thing

而这是我这一整周内

that I wore the entire week.

穿的最贵的衣服。

Monday: Color is powerful.

星期一：色彩是强大的。

It is almost physiologically impossible

在生理上，几乎不可能

to be in a bad mood when you're wearing bright red pants.

穿上明亮的红色裤子时仍然心情郁闷。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

If you are happy,

如果你快乐，

you are going to attract other happy people to you.

你会吸引到其他快乐的人。

Tuesday:

星期二：

Fitting in is way overrated.

主流被远远高估了。

I've spent a whole lot of my life

我一生中花了很多时间，

trying to be myself

想做自己，

and at the same time fit in.

同时融入主流。

Just be who you are.

就做你自己。

If you are surrounding yourself with the right people,

如果你身边有对的人，

they will not only get it,

他们不仅会懂，

they will appreciate it.

他们还会欣赏。

Wednesday:

星期三：

Embrace your inner child.

接受你的童心。

Sometimes people tell me

有时候有人会告诉我，

that I look like I'm playing dress-up,

说我像玩打扮，

or that I remind them of their seven-year-old.

或者我让他们想起了他们七岁的孩子。

I like to smile

我喜欢对他们微笑，

and say, "Thank you."

并且说“谢谢。”

Thursday:

星期四：

Confidence is key.

自信心是关键。

If you think you look good in something,

如果你觉得你穿什么好看，

you almost certainly do.

那你一定会穿得好看。

And if you don't think you look good in something,

如果你不觉得你穿什么好看，

you're also probably right.

那你差不多也肯定是对的。

I grew up with a mom who taught me this day-in and day-out.

从小到大，我妈妈每天都告诉我这个，

But it wasn't until I turned 30

但是我到了三十岁，

that I really got what this meant.

才知道这是什么意思。

And I'm going to break it down for you for just a second.

而且我会为你很快的分析一下。

If you believe you're a beautiful person

如果你相信你是个美丽的人，

inside and out,

里里外外，

there is no look that you can't pull off.

没有什么衣服是你不能穿的好看的。

So there is no excuse for any of us here in this audience.

所以在座的各位都没有任何理由。

We should be able to rock anything we want to rock.

我们可以想穿什么就穿什么。

Thank you.

谢谢。

(Applause)

（掌声）

Friday: A universal truth -- five words for you:

星期五： 一个普遍的真理 -- 几个字给你：

Gold sequins go with everything.

金亮片百搭。

And finally, Saturday:

最后，星期六：

Developing your own unique personal style

发展独特的个人风格。

is a really great way to tell the world something about you

真的是个很好的方式告诉世界你是谁，

without having to say a word.

一字都不必说。

It's been proven to me time and time again

它一次又一次对我证明

as people have walked up to me this week

这周内当人们一次次走向我，

simply because of what I'm wearing,

只是因为我穿了什么。

and we've had great conversations.

我们进行很愉快的谈话。

So obviously this is not all going to fit

当然这衣服都不会挤进

back in my tiny suitcase.

我的小旅行箱。

So before I go home to Brooklyn,

所以在我回布鲁克林之前，

I'm going to donate everything back.

我会把一切都捐回。

Because the lesson I'm trying to learn myself this week

因为这个星期我在教自己

is that it's okay to let go.

放手是可以的。

I don't need to get emotionally attached to these things

我不需要对东西眷恋，

because around the corner,

因为在下一个角落，

there is always going to be

永远会有

another crazy, colorful,

又一套疯狂的，色彩鲜艳

shiny outfit

闪闪发光的衣服

just waiting for me,

在等我，

if I put a little love in my heart and look.

只要我带着爱去寻找。

Thank you very much.

非常感谢。

(Applause)

（掌声）

Thank you.

谢谢。

(Applause)

（掌声）