Once? Twice? Seventeen times?

一次？兩次？十七次？

Do you remember what you were describing

你還記得當時是在描述甚麼

when you used the word?

而用了那個詞嗎？

No, I didn't think so, because it's come down to this, people:

不，我不這麼認為。

You're using the word incorrectly,

因為說到了這個，結論是

and tonight I hope to show you

各位，你用它的方式是錯誤的。

how to put the "awe" back in "awesome."

而我今晚希望教你

Recently, I was dining at an outdoor cafe,

該如何重拾 “厲害” 中，“厲” 的含意 (Awesome)。

and the server came up to our table,

最近我去了間露天餐廳，

and asked us if we had dined there before,

有位服務生來到了 我們用餐的桌子，

and I said, "Yes, yes, we have."

問我們是否來過。

And she said, "Awesome."

我回答，“是，是，我們曾經來過”

And I thought, "Really?

他回答我，“厲害”。

Awesome or just merely good

我心想 “真的嗎？

that we decided to visit your restaurant again?"

厲害？還是只是很好

The other day, one of my coworkers asked me

我們決定再次光顧你的餐廳？”

if I could save that file as a PDF,

另一天，一個同事問我，

and I said, "Well, of course," and he said, "Awesome."

我能不能把那個資料存為PDF檔。

Seriously, can saving anything as a PDF

我說 “那當然了”，他也說 “厲害”。

be awesome?

說真的，存檔這樣的事

Sadly, the frequent overuse of the word "awesome"

真的值得說 “厲害” 嗎？

has now replaced words like "great" and "thank you."

可惜，由於我們經常濫用 “厲害”

So Webster's dictionary defines the word "awesome"

它的定義已經成為了

as fear mingled with admiration or reverence,

“真好” 或是 “謝謝” 等詞。

a feeling produced by something majestic.

韋氏字典將 “厲害” (awesome) 解釋為

Now, with that in mind,

恐懼夾雜著愛慕或敬畏的感覺，

was your Quiznos sandwich awesome?

一種宏偉事物所產生出來的感覺。

How about that parking space? Was that awesome?

現在，想想看，

Or that game the other day? Was that awesome?

你的 Quiznos 三明治厲害嗎？

The answer is no, no and no.

那個停車位呢？它厲害嗎？

A sandwich can be delicious,

還是前幾天的那場球賽？它厲害嗎？

that parking space can be nearby,

答案是不是，不是，和不是。

and that game can be a blowout,

一份三明治可以很美味，

but not everything can be awesome.

停車位能是很靠近，

(Laughter)

球賽可以是很激烈，

So when you use the word "awesome"

但不是所有的事都很厲害。

to describe the most mundane of things,

（笑聲）

you're taking away the very power of the word.

所以當你使用“厲害”

This author says, "Snowy days

去描述生活中的瑣事

or finding money in your pants is awesome."

你便是在帶走這詞的力量。

(Laughter)

這位作家說 “下雪天

Um, no, it is not,

或是在你的褲袋裡找到錢是厲害。”

and we need to raise the bar for this poor schmuck. (Laughter)

（笑聲）

So in other words, if you have everything, you value nothing.

呃，不，並不是，

It's a lot like drinking from a firehose

我們要幫這個蠢材提高標準 （笑聲）

like this jackass right here.

換句話說，當你擁有所有，

There's no dynamic, there's no highs or lows,

你也就甚麼都不珍惜。

if everything is awesome.

這個道理就像是喝消防帶的水，

Ladies and gentlemen, here are 10 things

跟這個白痴一樣。

that are truly awesome.

沒有激情， 亦沒有高低起伏之分，

Imagine, if you will, having to schlep

如果所有的事情都很厲害。

everything on your back.

女士先生們，這裡有十樣

Wouldn't this be easier for me

真正厲害的事情。

if I could roll this home?

試著想像自己必須將

Yes, so I think I'll invent the wheel.

所有的東西背在身上，

The wheel, ladies and gentlemen.

如果我能將這些東西滾回家

Is the wheel awesome? Say it with me.

不是更加容易嗎？

Yes, the wheel is awesome!

是阿，所以我要發明輪子，

The Great Pyramids were the tallest

輪子啊，各位女士先生。

man-made structure in the world

輪子是否厲害呢？跟我一起說

for 4,000 years.

是的，輪子真的很厲害！

Pharaoh had his slaves move millions of blocks

胡夫金字塔是

just to this site to erect a big freaking headstone.

世界上最高的人為建築，

Were the Great Pyramids awesome?

這個紀錄維持了四千年。

Yes, the pyramids were awesome.

法老王命奴隸搬動上百萬顆石頭

The Grand Canyon. Come on.

全為了立起一個巨大基石。

It's almost 80 million years old.

這些金字塔厲害嗎？

Is the Grand Canyon awesome?

是，這些金字塔非常厲害。

Yes, the Grand Canyon is.

大峽谷。拜託。

Louis Daguerre invented photography in 1829,

它已將近八千萬歲了。

and earlier today,

大峽谷厲害嗎？

when you whipped out your smartphone

是的，大峽谷是。

and you took a shot of your awesome sandwich,

路易·達蓋爾在1892年發明攝影，

and you know who you are —

今天稍早，

(Laughter) —

當你拿出智慧型手機

wasn't that easier than exposing the image

照了你那厲害的三明治時

to copper plates coated with iodized silver?

你知道你是誰 —

I mean, come on. Is photography awesome?

（笑聲）—

Yes, photography is awesome.

是否比將照片暴露於鋪著銀的銅板

D-Day, June 6, 1944,

要來的簡單很多？

the Allied invasion of Normandy,

我是說，拜託。攝影厲害嗎？

the largest amphibious invasion in world history.

是的，攝影很厲害。

Was D-Day awesome? Yes, it was awesome.

1944年6月6日，諾曼底登陸日

Did you eat food today? Did you eat?

盟軍聯合襲擊法國諾曼底

Then you can thank the honeybee, that's the one,

迄今為規模最大的戰役。

because if crops aren't pollinated, we can't grow food,

登陸日厲害嗎？是的，它非常厲害。

and then we're all going to die.

你今天吃過了嗎？

It's just like that.

你可以感謝蜜蜂，就是它，

But it's not like a flower can just get up

要不是牠們傳播花粉， 我們也就不能農耕，

and have sex with another flower,

我們便會全數陣亡。

although that would be awesome.

就是這樣，

(Laughter)

花朵不能自行起來

Bees are awesome. Are you kidding me?

和另一朵花性交，

Landing on the moon! Come on!

雖然那樣會是很厲害。

Apollo 11. Are you kidding me?

（笑聲）

Sixty-six years after the Wright Brothers

蜜蜂很厲害。你開玩笑嗎？

took off from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina,

在月球上登陸！拜託！

Neil Armstrong was 240,000 miles away.

阿波羅十一號。你在開我的玩笑嗎？

That's like from here to the moon.

萊特兄弟在北卡羅萊納州的基蒂·霍克

(Laughter)

飛行的六十六年後，

That's one small step for a man,

尼爾·阿姆斯壯已經 離地球二十四萬里遠了。

one giant leap for awesome!

這就好似這裡和月球間的距離。

You're damn right, it was.

（笑聲）

Woodstock, 1969: Rolling Stone Magazine said

一個男人的一小步，

this changed the history of rock and roll.

是厲害的一大步！

Tickets were only 24 dollars back then.

沒有錯，就是它。

You can't even buy a freaking t-shirt for that now.

1969年滾石雜誌說 胡士托音樂節

Jimi Hendrix's version of "The Star-Spangled Banner"

改變了搖滾史。

was the most iconic.

當時門票一張才僅僅二十四元。

Was Woodstock awesome? Yes, it was awesome.

現在你根本連一件T恤也買不到。

Sharks! They're at the top of the food chain.

其中吉米·罕醉克斯所翻唱的《星條旗》

Sharks have multiple rows of teeth

最具代表性。

that grow in their jaw

胡士托音樂節厲害嗎？ 是的，它很厲害。

and they move forward like a conveyor belt.

鯊魚！牠們在食物鏈的最頂端。

Some sharks can lose 30,000 teeth in their lifetime.

鯊魚有好幾排生長在

Does awesome inspire fear?

下顎的牙齒

Oh, hell yeah, sharks are awesome!

像輸送帶一樣向前推進。

The Internet was born in 1982

有些鯊魚一生能掉三萬顆牙。

and it instantly took over global communication,

這樣“厲害”是否就有了“厲”？

and later tonight, when all these PowerPoints

喔，對極了，鯊魚是很厲害！

are uplifted to the Internet

網路始於1982年，

so that a guy in Siberia can get drunk

當下它改變了全球溝通系統，

and watch this crap,

今天晚間，當這些簡報

the Internet is awesome.

被上傳到網路時，

And finally, finally some of you can't wait

這樣某個西伯利亞人 就能喝醉，

to come up and tell me how awesome my PowerPoint was.

看這一堆廢話。

I will save you the time.

網路真的非常厲害。

It was not awesome, but it was true,

還有，還有， 你們裏面有些人

and I hope it was entertaining,

正等不及想跟我說 我的簡報是有多麼的厲害。

and out of all the audiences I've ever had,

不過免了，

y'all are the most recent. Thank you and good night.

因爲這並不厲害， 而是真實。

(Applause)

而我希望它給你歡樂，