Naima Penniman: "Being Human" | TED Countdown

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譯者: Jennifer Yu 審譯者: Helen Chang
00:09
I wonder if the sun debates dawn
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我想知道是否太陽和黎明 在某些早晨會爭論
00:14
some mornings
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00:15
not wanting to rise
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不想從羽絨般的地平線下 的床上昇起,
00:17
out of bed
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00:18
from under that down-feather horizon
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00:22
if the sky grows tired
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天空是否對於要隨時隨地
00:25
of being everywhere at once
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00:27
adapting to the mood
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適應天氣的心情波動而感到厭倦,
00:29
swings of the weather
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00:31
if clouds drift off
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雲朵飄來飄去是否是試圖不散開,
00:33
trying to hold themselves together
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00:37
make deals with gravity
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和重力達成協議 以便多遊蕩一會兒。
00:39
to loiter a little longer
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00:42
I wonder if rain is scared
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我想知道雨是否害怕落下,
00:46
of falling
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00:48
if she has trouble
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是否有放手的困擾。
00:49
letting go
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00:50
if snowflakes get sick
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雪花是否厭倦要一直保持完美,
00:52
of being perfect all the time
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00:56
each one
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每一片試圖成為獨一無二?
00:57
trying to be one-of-a-kind
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00:59
I wonder if stars wish
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我想知道星星死前 是否會向自己許願,
01:02
upon themselves before they die
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是否需要教他們的孩子如何發光。
01:06
if they need to teach their young
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01:08
how to shine
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01:10
I wonder if shadows long
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我想知道影子是否渴望 感受僅此一次的太陽,
01:13
to just-for-once feel the sun
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01:17
if they get lost in the shuffle
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是否在曳步中迷路, 不知道自己來自何處。
01:19
not knowing where they’re from
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01:21
I wonder if sunrise
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我想知道日出和日落 是否彼此尊重
01:24
and sunset
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01:26
respect each other
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01:28
even though they’ve never met
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儘管未曾謀面,
01:30
if storms have regrets
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暴風雨是否有遺憾,
01:32
if volcanoes get stressed
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火山是否受到壓力,
01:34
if compost believes in life
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堆肥是否相信死後有來生。
01:39
after death
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01:41
I wonder if breath ever thinks of suicide
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我想知道呼吸是否想過自殺,
01:47
if the wind just wants to sit
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風是否有時只想坐著不動
01:50
still sometimes
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01:53
and watch the world pass him by
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看著世界從他身邊經過,
01:55
if smoke was born
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煙是否天生就知道如何升起,
01:57
knowing how to rise
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02:00
if rainbows get shy backstage
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彩虹在後台是否害羞
02:04
not sure if their colors match right
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不確定顏色是否協調。
02:08
I wonder if lightning needs an alarm clock
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我想知道閃電是否需要鬧鐘
02:12
to know when to crack
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才知道何時該爆裂,
02:13
if rivers ever stop
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河流是否曾經停止
02:15
and think of turning back
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想要回頭,
02:18
if streams meet the wrong sea
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是否溪水一旦流到錯誤的海洋
02:20
and their whole lives run off-track
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一生就偏離了軌道。
02:23
I wonder if the snow
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我想知道雪是否想變成黑色,
02:26
wants to be black
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02:28
if the soil thinks she’s too dark
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土壤是否覺得自己太黑,
02:31
if butterflies want to cover up their marks
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蝴蝶是否想掩蓋他們的痕跡,
02:35
if rocks are self-conscious of their weight
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岩石是否意識到自己的重量,
02:38
if mountains are insecure of their strength
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山對他們的力量是否沒有信心。
02:43
I wonder if waves get discouraged
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我想知道海浪是否氣餒
02:47
crawling up the sand
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爬上沙灘卻又被拉回原處,
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only to be pulled back again
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02:52
to where they began
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02:54
if land feels stepped upon
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大地是否覺得被踩,
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if sand feels insignificant
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沙子是否覺得微不足道,
03:01
if trees need to question their lovers
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樹是否需要問戀人
03:04
to know where they stand
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才了解立腳點,
03:07
if branches waver at the crossroads
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樹枝是否在分叉處猶豫不決
03:10
unsure of which way to grow
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不確定要往哪個方向長,
03:15
if leaves understand they’re replaceable
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葉子是否明白可被替換
03:20
and they still dance when the wind blows
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卻仍在起風時跳舞。
03:25
I wonder
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我想知道
03:27
where the moon goes
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月亮躲起來時去哪裡了,
03:29
when she is in hiding
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03:31
I want to find her there
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我想找到她,
03:34
and watch the ocean
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從遠處看海洋旋轉,
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spin from a distance
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03:39
listen to her
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傾聽她在睡夢中翻身,
03:40
stir in her sleep
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03:44
effort give way to existence
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翻身而露出蹤跡。
03:49
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