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

譯者: Regina Chu 審譯者: Ching-Yuan Chen

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

身為一位魔術師, 我所喜歡的魔術

is magic that uses technology to create illusions.

是運用科技

來產生幻覺

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

所以我要秀一段我已經玩了一陣子的東西

它是一個應用程式

It's an application

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

我想對藝術家很有用

尤其是對多媒體藝術家

它可以同步

It synchronizes videos across multiple screens of mobile devices.

在數個行動裝置螢幕上播的影片

我向現場的幾位觀眾

I borrowed these three iPods from people here in the audience

借了三個iPod

to show you what I mean.

來表演並解釋我的意思

還要藉此闡述

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

一點點我最喜歡的題目

deception.

欺騙

(Music)

(音樂)

有一位我很喜歡的魔術師

One of my favorite magicians is Karl Germain.

叫做卡爾・日曼

He had this wonderful trick where a rosebush would bloom

他的絕技

是讓玫瑰花苞

right in front of your eyes.

在你眼前盛開

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

但是他最厲害的還是變出一隻蝴蝶

最令人驚艷

(Recording) Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen,

(錄音)主持人:各位先生女士

the creation of life.

生命的創造

(Applause)

(鼓掌)

(Music)

(音樂)

Marco Tempest: When asked about deception,

馬可: 有人問他對欺騙的看法

他回答

he said this:

主持人: 魔術是世上唯一誠實的職業

Announcer: Magic is the only honest profession.

A magician promises to deceive you --

若一個魔術師承諾要騙你

他就會騙你

and he does.

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

馬可: 我認為我是一個誠實的魔術師

我運用多種手法

I use a lot of tricks,

which means that sometimes I have to lie to you.

也就是說

有時候我得說假話

Now I feel bad about that.

而我對這事感到難過

But people lie every day.

但是我們每天都在說謊

(Ringing)

(電話鈴響) 等一下

Hold on.

Phone: Hey, where are you?

電話裡的女生: 嘿, 你在哪?

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

馬可: 大塞車啊! 我很快就到了.

你們一定都做過這事吧

You've all done it.

(Laughter)

(笑聲)

(Music)

女士: 我馬上就好, 親愛的

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

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

男士: 這正是我想要的

Left: You were great.

女生: 你氣色不錯

MT: Deception,

馬可: 欺騙

it's a fundamental part of life.

是生活的基本

Now polls show

民意調查顯示

that men tell twice as many lies as women --

男人說謊的次數

比女人多兩倍

assuming the women they asked told the truth.

假設這些受訪的女人都是說真話

(笑聲)

(Laughing)

We deceive to gain advantage

欺騙使我們取得優勢

and to hide our weaknesses.

隱藏弱點

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

中國的軍事家孫子說

兵者

詭道也

奧斯卡王爾德說

Oscar Wilde said the same thing of romance.

愛情也是如此

Some people deceive

有些人

for money.

為了錢行騙

Let's play a game.

我們來玩一個遊戲

Three cards, three chances.

三張卡, 三次機會

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

主持人: 押5得10, 押10成雙

Now, where's the lady?

現在紅心Q在哪?

Where is the queen?

紅心皇后在哪?

馬可: 這張嗎?

MT: This one?

Sorry. You lose.

抱歉, 你輸了

Well, I didn't deceive you.

我沒有騙你喔

You deceived yourself.

是你自己騙了自己

Self-deception.

自我欺騙

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

是我們說服自己

謊言是真的

Sometimes it's hard to tell the two apart.

有時候的確很難分辨這兩者

強迫性賭徒

Compulsive gamblers are experts at self-deception.

就是自我欺騙專家

(Slot machine)

(吃角子老虎的聲音)

They believe they can win.

他們相信自己一定會贏

They forget the times they lose.

卻忘了輸的時候

The brain is very good at forgetting.

大腦很會遺忘事物

Bad experiences are quickly forgotten.

不好的經驗總是很快就忘了

不好的經驗

Bad experiences quickly disappear.

很快就消失了

這就是為什麼在浩瀚宇宙中

Which is why in this vast and lonely cosmos,

我們無可救藥的樂觀

we are so wonderfully optimistic.

我們的自我欺騙

Our self-deception becomes a positive illusion --

是一個肯定性的錯覺

為甚麼電影

why movies are able to take us onto extraordinary adventures;

可以帶我們去一段非凡大冒險

為什麼我們相信羅密歐

why we believe Romeo when he says he loves Juliet;

說他愛茱麗葉

and why single notes of music,

為什麼簡單的音符

when played together,

可以串成

become a sonata and conjure up meaning.

一首奏鳴曲, 令人無限遐想

這首曲子是"月光"

That's "Clair De lune."

Its composer, called Debussy,

作曲家叫德布西

他說藝術

said that art was the greatest deception of all.

是世上最偉大的騙術

Art is a deception that creates real emotions --

藝術是一種欺騙

卻讓你產生真實的感動

a lie that creates a truth.

假語變真言

而當你投身於如此的騙局

And when you give yourself over to that deception,

我們稱之為魔術

it becomes magic.

[MAGIC]

(Music fades slowly)

(Applause)

(掌聲)

謝謝. 非常感謝.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

(掌聲)

(Applause)