TED演讲:听到的色彩(2)

 I didn't have to think about the notes.  对这些调子已经不需多加思索。

And after some time, this perception¹ became a feeling.  再过一段时间，这种知觉就变成了一种感觉。

I started to have favorite colors,  我开始有了喜欢的颜色，

and I started to dream in colors.  我的梦里也开始有了色彩。

So, when I started to dream in color is when I felt that the software and my brain had united, 所以，当我有了彩色的梦时，我知道这个软件已经和我大脑合为一体了，

because in my dreams, it was my brain creating electronic sounds. It wasn't the software, 因为在梦里，是我的大脑在制造电子声音，而非这个软件，

so that's when I started to feel like a cyborg.  此时我觉得自己像个半机械人。

It's when I started to feel that the cybernetic device was no longer a device. 我开始意识到这个神经控制装置不再仅是一个电子装置。

It had become a part of my body,  它已经成为我身体的一部分，

an extension of my senses,  我知觉的一种延伸，

and after some time, it even became a part of my official image. 不久之后，它甚至成了我官方形象不可分割的一部分。

This is my passport from 2004.  这是我2004年的护照。

You're not allowed to appear on U.K. passports with electronic equipment, but I insisted to the passport office that what they were seeing, 在英国的护照相片上，你是不能戴任何电子装备的，但我坚持跟护照处的人说，你们看到的,

was actually a new part of my body,  其实是我身体新的一部分，

an extension of my brain, and they finally accepted me to appear with the passport photo. 是我大脑的延伸，最后他们同意了让我以这样的形象出现在护照上。

So, life has changed dramatically since I hear color,  所以自从我能听见颜色，我的生活发生了翻天覆地的变化

because color is almost everywhere,  因为颜色无处不在，

so the biggest change for example is going to an art gallery, I can listen to a Picasso, 最大的改变就是去艺术画廊，例如，我能听到毕加索了。

for example. So it's like I'm going to a concert hall,  这感觉就像去音乐厅，

because I can listen to the paintings.  因为我能到听到那些绘画作品。

And supermarkets, I find this is very shocking,  还有超市，这真心让我惊讶，

it's very, very attractive to walk along a supermarket.  在超市里漫步真的非常，非常吸引人。

It's like going to a nightclub.  就像去泡夜吧一样。

It's full of different melodies². Yeah.  耳边总响起不同的旋律。是这样的。

Especially the aisle³ with cleaning products.  尤其是那条卖清洁用品的过道。

It's just fabulous⁴.  真是太神奇了。

Also, the way I dress has changed.  而且，我穿着的方式也变了。

Before, I used to dress in a way that it looked good.  以前，我只穿看起来还行的。

1 perception   

n.感知，感觉，觉察(力)；认识，观念，看法

参考例句：

• What's your perception of the matter?你对此事有什么看法？
• He was a man of keen perception.他是一个感觉敏锐的人。

2 melodies   

曲调( melody的名词复数 )； 旋律； 乐曲的音符编排； 美妙的音乐

参考例句：

• The two melodies are played in counterpoint. 用对位法来演奏这两首曲调。
• And now for your further delectation, we present a selection of popular melodies. 为使你们更加愉快，我们奉献给你们一组精选的流行歌曲。

3 aisle   

n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道

参考例句：

• The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
• The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。

4 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。