TED演讲:听到的色彩(3)

 Now I dress in a way that it sounds good.  现在我会穿听起来悦耳的。

So today I'm dressed in C major,  今天我的穿着基于C大调，

so it's quite a happy chord¹. 这是个愉快的和弦。

If I had to go to a funeral, though,  如果我需要去参加一个葬礼，

I would dress in B minor², which would be turquoise³, purple and orange. 那么我会穿B小调的衣服，也就是蓝绿色的，紫色和还有橙色。

Also, food, the way I look at food has changed,  还有，食物，我看待食物的方式也变了，

because now I can display the food on a plate,  因为现在我能把食物组合好放在盘子里，

so I can eat my favorite song.  然后我就可以把我喜欢的音乐吃掉。

So depending on how I display it,  这取决于我怎么排列我的食物，

I can hear and I can compose music with food.  我能听见食物也能和食物一起作曲了。

So imagine a restaurant where we can have, like,  设想一下有这么一家餐厅，

Lady Gaga salads as starters. I mean,  供应Lady Gaga沙拉作为开胃菜。我想，

this would get teenagers to eat their vegetables, probably.  这样可能会鼓舞一些年轻人多吃蔬菜，也许吧。

And also, some Rachmaninov piano concertos⁴ as main dishes, and some Bjork or Madonna desserts, 还有，餐厅供应拉赫玛尼诺夫钢琴协奏曲作为主菜，还有Bj?rk乐队或麦当娜甜点，

that would be a very exciting restaurant where you can actually eat songs.  那这家餐厅一定很赞，你都能在那里吃音乐了。

Also, the way I perceive beauty has changed,  还有，我对美的感知也产生变化了，

because when I look at someone, I hear their face,  因为当我看一个人时，我能听到他的脸，

so someone might look very beautiful but sound terrible.  所以可能有人看起来很美但听起来却很恐怖。

And it might happen the opposite,  相反的情况也可能发生，

the other way around. So I really enjoy creating, like,  看起来恐怖听起来悦耳。所以我很享受

sound portraits of people.  创造人的声画像，

Instead of drawing someone's face, like drawing the shape,  而不是画出他的样子，画出他的轮廓。

I point at them with the eye and I write down the different notes I hear, and then I create sound portraits. 我用一只眼看着他们，同时写下我听到的不同音符，然后创出声画像。

Here's some faces.  这些是他们的脸。

Yeah, Nicole Kidman sounds good. 嗯，妮可基德曼听起来还不错。

Some people, I would never relate, but they sound similar.  有些听起来相似的人脸，我之前怎样也无法关联起来。

1 chord   

n.和弦，和音，弦，心弦

参考例句：

• Her speech struck a deep chord in my heart.她的话深深地拨动了我的心弦。
• This is a chord of a circle.这是个圆的弦。

2 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

3 turquoise   

n.绿宝石；adj.蓝绿色的

参考例句：

• She wore a string of turquoise round her neck.她脖子上戴着一串绿宝石。
• The women have elaborate necklaces of turquoise.那些女人戴着由绿松石制成的精美项链。

4 concertos   

n. [音]协奏曲

参考例句：

• I once heard Brendel play all the Beethoven concertos. 有一次，我听了布伦德尔演奏贝多芬全部的协奏曲。
• The six finalists then played two piano concertos each. 然后，六名决赛选手每人演奏了两首钢琴协奏曲。