語順訳 - マルコ・テンペスト: 嘘と真実とiPodのマジック

So the type of magic/ I like,/ and I'm a magician,/ is a magic/ that uses technology/ to create illusions.// So/ I would like to show/ you/ something/ I've been working on.// It's an application/ that I think will be useful/ for artists --/ multimedia artists/ in particular.// It synchronizes videos/ across multiple screens of mobile devices.// And I borrowed these three iPods/ from people here/ in the audience/ to show you/ what I mean.// And I'm going to use/ them/ to tell you/ a little bit/ about my favorite subject:/ deception.//

(Music)//

One of my favorite magicians is Karl Germain.// He had this wonderful trick/ where a rosebush would bloom right/ in front of your eyes.// But it was his production of a butterfly/ that was the most beautiful.//

(Recording)/ Announcer:/ Ladies and gentlemen,/ the creation of life.//

(Applause)//

(Music)//

Marco Tempest:/ When asked about deception,/ he said this://

Announcer:/ Magic is the only honest profession.// A magician promises to deceive/ you --/ and he does.//

MT:/ I like to think/ of myself/ as an honest magician.// I use a lot of tricks,/ which means/ that sometimes/ I have to lie to you.// Now/ I feel bad/ about that.// But people lie every day.//

(Ringing)/ Hold/ on.//

Girl/ in Phone:/ Hey,/ where are you?//

MT:/ Stuck/ in traffic.// I'll be there soon.// You've all done it.//

(Laughter)//

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

Man:/ It's just/ what I've always wanted.//

Woman:/ You were great.//

MT:/ Deception,/ it's a fundamental part of life.// Now/ polls show/ that men tell twice as many lies/ as women --/ assuming the women/ they ask/ told the truth.//

(Laughing)//

We deceive to gain/ advantage/ and to hide our weaknesses.// The Chinese general Sun Tzu said/ that all war was based on deception.// Oscar Wilde said the same thing of romance.//

Some people deceive for money.// Let's play/ a game.// Three cards,/three chances.//

Announcer:/ One five will get you 10,10 will get you/ 20.// Now/ where's the lady?// Where is the queen?//

MT:/ This one?// Sorry.// You lose.// Well,/ I didn't deceive you.// You deceived yourself.// Self-deception.// That's/ when we convince ourselves/ that a lie is the truth.// Sometimes/ it's hard/ to tell the two apart.// Compulsive gamblers are experts/ at self-deception.// (Slot machine noise)/ They believe/ they can win.// They forget the times/ they lose.//

The brain is very good/ at forgetting.// Bad experiences are quickly forgotten.// Bad experiences quickly disappear.// Which is/ why in this vast and lonely cosmos,/ we are so wonderfully optimistic.// Our self-deception becomes a positive illusion --/ why movies are able to take us/ onto extraordinary adventures;/ why we believe Romeo/ when he says he loves Juliet;/ and why single notes of music,/ when played together,/ become a sonata/ and conjure up/ meaning.//

That's "Clair de Lune."// Its composer called/ Debussy said that art was the greatest deception of all.// Art is a deception/ that creates real emotions --/ a lie/ that creates a truth.// And when you give yourself/ over/ to that deception,/ it becomes magic.//

(Applause)//

Thank you.// Thank/ you very much.//

(Applause)//