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Imagine a species that just didn't have this neural machinery for processing music.
假設有這樣一個物種，它們剛好沒有能夠處理音樂的神經裝置。
And they would just stare at us with bafflement
當我們花時間聆聽一曲美妙的演奏時，
when we spend time listening to a beautiful performance,
就像我們剛聽到的那支，
like the one we just heard -- because of people making stupid movements,
它們只能迷惑的盯著我們，因為覺得人們在做愚蠢的舉動。
and they would be really irritated and wouldn't see what we were up to.
并且它們會變得很煩躁，不知道我們到底在干什么。
But maybe they have another faculty,
但是，它們可能具有另外一種能力，
something else that would seem equally irrational to us,
一種同樣對我們來說毫無意義的東西，
but they actually tap into some great possible value there.
但它們的確會在這方面開發出一些美好的可能的價值。
But we are just literally deaf to that kind of value.
但我們對那種價值就是充耳不聞。
So we could think of adding on different, new sensory capacities and mental faculties.
因此，我們可以考慮增加不同的新式的感官機能和精神能力。
Bodily functionality and morphology and affective self-control.
身體功能、形態以及情感自我控制。
Greater subjective well-being.
更高層次的主觀幸福。
Be able to switch between relaxation and activity --
能夠在放松和活動之間轉換
being able to go slow when you need to do that, and to speed up.
能夠根據需要，或放慢速度或加快步伐。
Able to switch back and forth more easily would be a neat thing to be able to do
能夠進退更加自如是件很棒的事，
easier to achieve the flow state,
它可以讓我們更加容易進入心流狀態，
when you're totally immersed in something you are doing.
即一種完全沉浸于所做之事時的狀態。
Conscientiousness and sympathy.
責任心和同情心。
The ability to -- it's another interesting application that would have large social ramification, perhaps.
這另一種有趣的能力會帶來巨大的社會分歧問題。
If you could actually choose to preserve your romantic attachments to one person, undiminished through time,
如果你真的能夠保存你對另一個人的浪漫愛戀，不受時光侵蝕，
so that wouldn't have to -- love would never have to fade if you didn't want it to.
那么，愛情就會隨你心意，永葆燦爛。
