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And after a year and a half of making my show, I can tell you that very often when we explore the gross side of life,
從我制作節(jié)目以來(lái)的一年半中，我可以告訴各位，當(dāng)我們探索生命中惡心的部分時(shí)，
we find insights that we never would have thought we'd find, and we even often reveal beauty that we didn't think was there.
我們經(jīng)常會(huì)獲得意料之外的洞察，甚至經(jīng)常揭示一些出乎意料的美。
I think it's important for us to talk about gross things for a few reasons.
我認(rèn)為談?wù)搻盒牡氖挛飳?duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)很重要，有這么幾個(gè)原因。
So, first of all, talking about gross stuff is a great tool for education, and it's an excellent way to preserve curiosity.
首先，談?wù)搻盒牡氖挛锟胺Q教育的利器，也是保持好奇心的絕妙方法。
To explain what I mean, why don't I tell you a little bit about what I was like as a child?
為了解釋我的意思，倒不如分享一點(diǎn)我小時(shí)候的經(jīng)歷。
So, I was what you might call a gross kid.
也許你們會(huì)稱曾經(jīng)的我為一名讓人惡心的孩子。
In fact, my love of science itself began when my parents bought me a slime chemistry set
事實(shí)上，我對(duì)科學(xué)本身的熱愛(ài)，開(kāi)始于我的父母帶給我的一套黏糊糊的化學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)工具，
and was then only enhanced by doing gross experiments in my sixth-grade biology class.
并通過(guò)我在六年級(jí)生物課上做的惡心的實(shí)驗(yàn)得到了進(jìn)一步發(fā)展。
We did things like, we swabbed surfaces around our classroom and cultured the bacteria we'd collected,
例如：我們?cè)诮淌业母鱾€(gè)角落收集細(xì)菌并進(jìn)行培育，
and we dissected owl pellets, which are these balls of material that are undigested that owls barf up,
我們同樣剖析了貓頭鷹嘔吐出的唾馀，包含著貓頭鷹吞下去的一團(tuán)團(tuán)不消化的食物，
and it's really kind of gross and awesome and cool.
那確實(shí)有些惡心、怪異，但也很酷。
Now, the fact that I was obsessed with gross stuff as a kid is not so revolutionary.
實(shí)際上，我孩提時(shí)對(duì)惡心事物的癡迷，也算不上具有革命性的意義。
You know, lots of kids are really into gross things, like playing in dirt or collecting beetles or eating their boogers.
許多孩子們的生活都離不開(kāi)惡心的事物，像玩泥巴、收集甲蟲或吃鼻屎。
And why is that? I think really little kids are like little explorers.
為什么呢？我認(rèn)為，小孩子就像小探險(xiǎn)家一樣。
They just want to experience as much as they can
他們只想盡他們所能地探索，
and don't have any idea about the relative acceptability of touching a ladybug versus a stinkbug.
但對(duì)相對(duì)接受性毫無(wú)概念，例如接觸瓢蟲或臭蟲。
They just want to understand how everything works and experience as much of life as they can.
他們只想知道萬(wàn)物如何存在，并盡他們所能地一探究竟。
And that is pure curiosity. But then adults step in,
那是純粹的好奇心。接著，成人逐漸涉足，
and we tell kids not to pick their noses and not to touch the slugs or toads or whatever else they find in the backyard,
我們告訴孩子們不要挖鼻孔，不要摸鼻涕蟲或蟾蜍，或者其它一切他們?cè)诤笤赫业降模?/div>
because those things are gross. And we do that in part to keep kids safe, right?
因?yàn)槟切〇|西很惡心。我們那樣做部分是為了保證孩子們的安全，對(duì)嗎？
Like, maybe picking your nose spreads germs and maybe touching that toad will give you warts,
例如，挖鼻孔也許會(huì)傳播細(xì)菌，摸蟾蜍也可能會(huì)帶來(lái)疣疾，
even though I don't actually think that's true.
雖然如此，我卻不敢茍同。
You should feel free to touch as many toads as you want.
你們應(yīng)該感到無(wú)拘無(wú)束，想摸多少蟾蜍就摸多少。
