The magic of truth and lies (and iPods) | Marco Tempest

Translator: Zhenhao Huang Reviewer: Ann Lee

So the type of magic I like, and I'm a magician,

我係一個魔術師，我鍾情與嘅魔術

is magic that uses technology to create illusions.

係利用高科技嘅魔術

去創造錯覺

So I would like to show you something I've been working on.

所以，我宜家將要展現比你地睇我一直從事緊嘅魔術

哩個係一個iPods應用

It's an application

that I think will be useful for artists -- multimedia artists in particular.

一個我覺得對藝術家好有幫助嘅應用

特別係多媒體藝術家

佢可以將幾個視頻同步起身

It synchronizes videos across multiple screens of mobile devices.

跨越多部手機屏幕

我啱啱借佐三部iPods

I borrowed these three iPods from people here in the audience

都係向觀眾借嘅

to show you what I mean.

我用佢地黎話比你地知我啱啱所講嘅魔術

宜家我要用佢地黎同你地講述

And I'm going to use them to tell you a little bit about my favorite subject:

一啲一樣關於我最中意嘅嘢

deception.

欺騙

(Music)

（音樂）

我最鍾意嘅魔術師之一

One of my favorite magicians is Karl Germain.

係卡爾·日爾曼

He had this wonderful trick where a rosebush would bloom

佢有一個絕妙嘅魔術

就係變出一束玫瑰

right in front of your eyes.

係你面前

But it was his production of a butterfly that was the most beautiful.

但係，佢嘅一個變出蝴蝶嘅魔術

先至係佢最驚艷嘅魔術

(Recording) Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen,

（錄音帶）主持人：各位先生女士，

the creation of life.

創造生命

(Applause)

（掌聲）

(Music)

（音樂）

Marco Tempest: When asked about deception,

馬高：當人地問到佢關於欺騙

佢話：

he said this:

主持人：魔術係唯一誠實嘅職業

Announcer: Magic is the only honest profession.

A magician promises to deceive you --

一個魔術師承諾話要呃你

佢就係做到佐

and he does.

MT: I like to think of myself as an honest magician.

馬高：我好樂意認為自己係一個誠實嘅魔術師

我會用好多嘅把戲

I use a lot of tricks,

which means that sometimes I have to lie to you.

即係話

有時我必須要呃你

Now I feel bad about that.

宜家我個心唔係幾舒服，因為要呃你

But people lie every day.

但係每個人每日都係度講大話

(Ringing)

（電話鈴）等等

Hold on.

Phone: Hey, where are you?

女：嘿，你宜家係邊度？

MT: Stuck in traffic. I'll be there soon.

馬高：塞緊車，我好快會到嘎啦

咁樣你就呃佐佢了

You've all done it.

(Laughter)

（觀眾笑）

(Music)

女：我一陣就準備好了，親愛的

Right: I'll be ready in just a minute, darling.

Center: It's just what I've always wanted.

男：哩個就係我一直想要嘅

Left: You were great.

女：你睇起身唔錯喔

MT: Deception,

馬高：欺騙

it's a fundamental part of life.

係生活嘅基本組成部分

Now polls show

宜家有調查測試顯示

that men tell twice as many lies as women --

男人講大話嘅數量

係女人嘅兩倍

assuming the women they asked told the truth.

假設被調查嘅女人都係講真話嘅

（觀眾笑）

(Laughing)

We deceive to gain advantage

我地通過欺騙去獲得好處

and to hide our weaknesses.

同埋掩飾我地嘅弱點

The Chinese general Sun Tzu said that all war was based on deception.

中國嘅將軍，孫子

佢話所有嘅戰爭

都要基於欺騙

奧斯卡·王爾德

Oscar Wilde said the same thing of romance.

佢都話愛情係基於欺騙嘅

Some people deceive

有啲人

for money.

為佐錢講大話

Let's play a game.

我地黎玩一個遊戲

Three cards, three chances.

三張牌，三次機會

Announcer: One five will get you 10, 10 will get you 20.

主持人：

Now, where's the lady?

宜家，女人係边度？

Where is the queen?

边一张係Queen？

馬高：哩張？

MT: This one?

Sorry. You lose.

唔好意思，你輸佐

Well, I didn't deceive you.

好，我毋呃你

You deceived yourself.

係你地呃佐自己

Self-deception.

自我欺騙

That's when we convince ourselves that a lie is the truth.

哩個就我地另自己相信

果啲大話其實係真嘅

Sometimes it's hard to tell the two apart.

有陣時，好難區分真與假

上癮嘅賭徒

Compulsive gamblers are experts at self-deception.

好擅長自我欺騙

(Slot machine)

（老虎機聲）

They believe they can win.

佢地相信佢地可以贏

They forget the times they lose.

於是就忘記佐曾經佢地輸嘅時候

The brain is very good at forgetting.

人嘅大腦好擅長唔記得嘢

Bad experiences are quickly forgotten.

唔好嘅經歷好快會唔記得

唔好嘅經歷

Bad experiences quickly disappear.

好快係記憶中消失

哩個就係點解係哩個又大又寂寥嘅宇宙入面

Which is why in this vast and lonely cosmos,

我地啲人咁樂觀嘅原因

we are so wonderfully optimistic.

我地嘅自我欺騙

Our self-deception becomes a positive illusion --

成為一個積極嘅錯覺

點解電影

why movies are able to take us onto extraordinary adventures;

可以同我地講述一個非凡嘅冒險故事？

點解我地會相信羅密歐話

why we believe Romeo when he says he loves Juliet;

佢愛朱麗葉？

and why single notes of music,

仲有點解單個音符

when played together,

當我地將佢地一齊演奏

become a sonata and conjure up meaning.

可以成為一首奏鳴曲同埋表達一種意境

哩首係“月光”

That's "Clair De lune."

Its composer, called Debussy,

德彪西作曲

佢話藝術

said that art was the greatest deception of all.

係所有嘅欺騙術中最好嘅一種

Art is a deception that creates real emotions --

藝術係一種欺騙

佢創造佐真實嘅情感——

a lie that creates a truth.

謊言創造真實

當你沉迷於果種欺騙嘅時候

And when you give yourself over to that deception,

佢就成為佐魔術

it becomes magic.

[MAGIC]

(Music fades slowly)

(Applause)

（掌聲）

多謝，多謝嗮！

Thank you. Thank you very much.

（掌聲）

(Applause)