So my name is Marco Tempest. I'm a magician.

我的名字是 馬爾可 · 坦波斯特。我是一個魔術師。

Today I'd like to show you something I've been

今天我想向你展示一些我已經研究一段時間的東西:

working on: it's an application that I think will be useful

這是一個我認為將會非常有用的應用程式

to artists — multimedia artists in particular.

對演出者而言 — — 特別是多媒體演出者。

It synchronises videos across multiple screens

它可以把顯示在多個行動裝置螢幕的影像內容

of mobile devices. And it's free.

調整成同步，而且它是免費的。

And I prepared these three iPods here

在這裡我準備了三個 Ipod

to show you what I mean.

來展示我所說的事情。

And I'm going to use them --

我會利用它們-

I'm going to use them to tell you a little bit

我要利用它們來告訴你一些

about my favorite subject,

關於我最喜歡的主題，

which is deception.

就是欺騙。

(Music)

（音樂）

One of my favourite magicians is Karl Germain.

卡爾 · 日爾曼 是我最喜歡的魔術師之一。

He had this wonderful trick where a rose bush

他表演過這個神奇的魔術，讓一叢玫瑰

would bloom right in front of your eyes.

就在你眼前綻放。

But it was his production of a butterfly

但是他的表演中，要以 無中生有一隻蝴蝶 這個技法

that was the most beautiful.

算是最美麗的。

“Ladies and gentlemen, the creation of life”

"女士和先生們，生命的創造"

(Crowd cheering)

(人群的歡呼聲）

When asked about deception, he said this:

當被問到 欺騙 這件事，他說了這樣的話：

“Magic is the only honest profession.”

"魔術是唯一誠實的專業"。

“A magician promises to deceive you, and he does.”

"一位魔術師承諾要欺騙你，而他也真的做到了。"

I like to think of myself as [an] honest magician.

我喜歡把自己當成是一個誠實的魔術師。

I use a lot of tricks, which means that

我使用了大量的技巧，這意味著

sometimes I have to lie to you.

有時我會騙你.

Now I feel bad about that, but people lie everyday.

現在我對此有些不安，但人們在每天的生活裡都會撒謊。

Hold on.

稍等一下。

(Phone call) Hey, where are you?

(電話對談) 嘿，你在哪裡？

I'm stuck in traffic. I'll be there soon.

我塞在車陣裡。我很快就會到了。

We've all done it.

我們都做過這樣的事情。

(Woman) I'll be ready in just a minute, darling.

(女) 我再一分鐘就好了，親愛的。

(Man) It's just what I've always wanted.

(男) 這是我夢寐以求的。

(Woman) You were great!

(女) 你真的很棒 ！

Deception. It's a fundamental part of life.

欺騙。它基本是生命的一部分。

Now, polls show that men tell twice as many lies as women.

民調顯示，現在男人說謊的數量，是女人的兩倍。

Assuming the women they asked told the truth.

這調查假設參加調查的那些女人是老實回答的。

We deceive to gain advantage,

我們靠欺騙來獲得好處，

and to hide our weaknesses.

來隱藏我們的弱點。

The Chinese general Sun Tzu said that

中國的孫子兵法說，

“All wars are based on deception.”

"兵者, 詭道也"。 (兵不厭詐)

Oscar Wilde said the same thing of romance.

奧斯卡 · 王爾德 也對浪漫的愛情有同樣的說法。

Some people deceive for money.

有些人靠欺騙來得到金錢。

Let's play a game.

讓我們玩一個遊戲。

Three cards, three chances.

三張牌，三次機會。

“One five will get you ten.

"來一張五會讓你變成十。

Ten will get you twenty.

來一張十會變成二十。

Now, where's the lady? Where is the Queen?”

現在，這位女士在哪裡？紅心Q (皇后) 在哪兒？

This one?

這裡？

Ah, sorry. You lose.

啊，很抱歉。你輸了。

But I didn't deceive you.

但我沒騙你。

You deceived yourself. Self-deception.

是你欺騙了自己。自欺。

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

這就是當我們說服自己把謊言當成事實。

Now, sometimes it's hard to tell two apart.

現在，有時很難區分這兩件事。

Compulsive gamblers are experts in self-deception.

上癮的賭徒是自欺的專家。

They believe they can win.

他們相信他們能贏。

They forget the times they lose.

他們忘記他們輸掉的時候。

Our brain is very good at forgetting.

我們的大腦是非常善於遺忘的。

Bad experiences are quickly forgotten.

不好的經歷很快會被遺忘。

Bad experiences quickly disappear.

不好的經歷會快速地消失。

Which is why in this vast and lonely cosmos

這就是為什麼在這個龐大而又孤獨的宇宙

we are so wonderfully optimistic.

我們會如此精彩樂觀。

Our self-deception becomes a positive illusion,

我們的自欺變成了一個正面的錯覺，

why movies are able to take us onto extraordinary adventures,

為什麼電影能帶我們去非同尋常的冒險旅程，

why we believe Romeo when he says he loves Juliette,

為什麼當羅密歐說他愛茱麗葉的時候，我們會相信

and why single notes of music, when played together,

還有為什麼當許多的單一音符被一起演奏的時候

become a sonata and conjure up meaning.

會變成一首奏鳴曲，呈現某種意義。

That's “Clair de Lune”.

這首是 "月光"

Its composer, Claude Debussy, said that

這曲子的作曲家 克勞迪 · 德布西 曾經說過

“Art is the greatest deception of all.”

"藝術是所有的欺騙手法中最偉大的。"

Art is a deception that creates real emotions,

藝術是一種能產生真實情緒的欺騙

a lie that creates a truth.

是一個能產生真理的謊言

And when you give yourself over to that deception,

當你把自己交給這樣的欺騙

it becomes magic.

這就變成了魔術。

Thank you.

謝謝。

(Crowd cheering)

(人群的歡呼聲）

(Applause)

（掌聲）

Thank you very much!

非常感謝！

Thank you.

謝謝。

(Applause)

（掌聲）

If I may, I want to give a quick shout out to

如果可以，我想要表達我的謝意

two of my collaborators, my two dear friends,

我的兩個合作夥伴，兩個親愛的朋友，

Jojo Mayer, who made the music

喬喬 · 梅爾，創作的音樂

for this wonderful piece,

搭配了這個美妙的作品

and Kevin Blanc, who made the amazing

還有 凱文 · 布蘭克，創作了這些驚人

motion graphics.

動態影片圖形。

Thank you, guys.

謝謝你們，我的朋友。