Marco Tempest: The electric rise and fall of Nikola Tesla

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Translator: Thu-Huong Ha Reviewer: Jenny Zurawell
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翻译人员: Tyler Yan 校对人员: Jenny Yang
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As a magician, I'm always interested in performances that incorporate elements of illusion.
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身为魔术师,错觉艺术一直是我的最爱。
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And one of the most remarkable was the tanagra theater, which was popular in the
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在二十世纪初期极受欢迎的Tanagra大剧院
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early part of the 20th century.
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就是错觉艺术的典范。
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It used mirrors
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剧院使用了一组镜子
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to create the illusion of tiny people
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来制造小矮人在微缩舞台上表演的假象。
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performing on a miniature stage. Now, I won't use mirrors,
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不过今天我不会使用镜子,
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but this is my digital tribute to the tanagra theater.
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而是用数码设备向Tangara剧院致敬。
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So let the story begin.
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故事开始了:
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On a dark and stormy night -- really! --
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那是1856年七月十日,
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it was the 10th of July, 1856.
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一个风雨交加...真是狂风暴雨啊...的夜晚。
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Lightning lit the sky,
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一道闪电击穿了乌云,
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and a baby was born.
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一个小男孩出生了。
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His name was Nikola,
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小男孩叫做特斯拉(Nikola Tesla,著名电磁学家)
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Nikola Tesla.
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小男孩叫做特斯拉(Nikola Tesla,著名电磁学家)
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Now the baby grew into a very smart guy.
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小男孩长大后成为了一个聪明的人。
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Let me show you.
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我让你们见识一下。
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Tesla, what is 236 multiplied by 501?
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“特斯拉,236乘501等于几?”
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Nikola Tesla: The result is 118,236.
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特斯拉:“等于118236”
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Marco Tempest: Now Tesla's brain worked in the most extraordinary way.
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特斯拉的思维非常神奇。
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When a word was mentioned,
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每当人们说到一个词,
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an image of it
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特斯拉的脑子里
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instantly appeared in his mind.
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立刻就会出现一个画面。
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Tree. Chair. Girl.
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“树”,“椅子”,“女孩”。
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They were hallucinations, which vanished
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这些画面只是幻觉。这要他用手一碰,
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the moment he touched them.
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它们就会消失。
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Probably a form of synesthesia.
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这也许是一种特殊的感知力,
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But it was something
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不过长大后的特斯拉
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he later turned to his advantage.
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已经能够很好的运用它了。
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Where other scientists would play in their laboratory,
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当其他科学家还在实验室里埋头用工时,
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Tesla created his inventions in his mind.
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特斯拉在自己的脑海里进行创造。
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NT: To my delight, I discovered I could visualize my inventions with the greatest facility.
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特斯拉:“太好了,我发现我可以用最棒的方式“看见”我的发明!”
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MT: And when they worked in the vivid playground of his imagination,
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当这些创意在特斯拉脑海里遨游之后,
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he would build them in his workshop.
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他便在工作室里把这些发明制造出来。
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NT: I needed no models, drawings or experiments.
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特斯拉:“我不需要模型,不需要草图,不需要实验。”
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I could picture them as real in my mind,
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特斯拉:“我在脑子里就能构想它们的模样,”
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and there I run it, test it and improve it.
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特斯拉:“启动,调试,改进它们。”
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Only then do I construct it.
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特斯拉:“然后我才会动作制作。”
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MT: His great idea
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他的伟大发明
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was alternating current.
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是交流电。
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But how could he convince the public that
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可他如何说服大家,
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the millions of volts required to make it work were safe?
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这项发明能够安全地在百万伏特的电压下运行?
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To sell his idea,
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为了推销他的发明,
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he became a showman.
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他成为了表演家。
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NT: We are at the dawn of a new age,
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特斯拉:“我们正在一个新时代的黎明,”
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the age of electricity.
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特斯拉:“一个电的时代。”
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I have been able, through careful invention, to
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特斯拉:“通过精密的设计,”
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transmit, with the mere flick of a switch,
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特斯拉:“我只需要轻轻触动开关”
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electricity across the ether.
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特斯拉:“就能将电力传遍世界。”
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It is the magic of science.
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特斯拉:“这是科学的魔力!”
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(Applause)
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(掌声)
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Tesla has over 700 patents to his name:
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特斯拉拥有700多项专利发明:
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radio, wireless telegraphy,
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广播,无线电报,
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remote control, robotics.
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远程遥控,机器,
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He even photographed the bones of the human body.
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他甚至拍摄过人体骨骼。
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But the high point was the realization of a childhood dream:
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但是对他最重要的还是实现儿时的梦想:
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harnessing the raging powers of Niagara Falls,
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利用尼加拉瀑布的巨大能量
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and bringing light to the city.
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来照亮城市。
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But Tesla's success didn't last.
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但他的成功没能持续下去。
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NT: I had bigger ideas.
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特斯拉:“我有更大的梦想。”
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Illuminating the city was only the beginning.
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特斯拉:“照亮城市只是第一步。”
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A world telegraphy center -- imagine news,
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特斯拉:“我要造一个世界电报中心。想象一下:”
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messages, sounds, images delivered to
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特斯拉:“新闻,讯息,声音,图像,”
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any point in the world
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特斯拉:“能无线地瞬间传遍”
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instantly and wirelessly.
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特斯拉:“世界每一个角落。”
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MT: It's a great idea; it was a huge project. Expensive, too.
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这是个伟大的计划。庞大而昂贵的工程。
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NT: They wouldn't give me the money.
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特斯拉:“他们不会资助我的。”
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MT: Well, maybe you shouldn't have told them it could be used to contact other planets.
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好吧,也许你不该告诉他们这东西能用来联络外星人。
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NT: Yes, that was a big mistake.
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特斯拉:“哎,失误。”
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MT: Tesla's career as an inventor never recovered.
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特斯拉的发明家生涯再也没有好转过。
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He became a recluse.
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他成为了隐士。
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Dodged by death,
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躲避死亡
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he spent much of his time
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大部分时间他都住在
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in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria.
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位于Waldorg-Astoria的小房子里。
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NT: Everything I did, I did for mankind,
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特斯拉:“我做的每件事都是为了全人类。”
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for a world where there would be no humiliation of the poor by the violence of the rich,
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特斯拉:“都是为了穷人们不再被富人欺负,”
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where products of intellect, science and art
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特斯拉:“为了智慧,科学与艺术的产物”
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will serve society for the betterment and beautification of life.
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特斯拉:“能过造福社会,美化我们的生活。”
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MT: Nikola Tesla died on the 7th of January, 1943.
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尼古拉·特斯拉逝世于1943年一月七日。
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His final resting place
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他最终长眠于
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is a golden globe that contains his ashes
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位于贝尔格莱德(塞尔维亚首都)的特斯拉博物馆
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at the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade.
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里的一座金色球形棺材里。
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His legacy is with us still.
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但他带给人们的财富流传至今,
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Tesla became the man who lit the world,
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特斯拉照亮了世界,
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but this was only the beginning.
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而这只是一个开始。
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Tesla's insight was profound.
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特斯拉的思想意义深远。
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NT: Tell me, what will man do when the forests disappear,
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特斯拉:“告诉我,当森林被伐尽,煤矿被采光时,”
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and the coal deposits are exhausted?
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特斯拉:“我们该怎么办?”
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MT: Tesla thought he had the answer.
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特斯拉曾经觉得他有办法。
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We are still asking the question.
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直到今天我们依然在问相同的问题。
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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(Applause)
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(掌声)
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