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"I need each of you to think of a number between one and fifty.
“我需要你們每個人在1到50之間想出一個數字。
When I point to you, call your number out loud so everyone can hear."
當我指著你的時候，把你的號碼大聲喊出來，這樣每個人都能聽見?！?/div>
"Sixteen."
“16”
"Thirty-two."
“32”
"Nine."
“9”
"Forty-three."
“43”
"Eleven."
“11”
I pause before the last person, a girl standing in the back of the room.
我在最后一個人面前停了下來，一個女孩站在房間的后面。
When the hat flew toward her a minute ago, she jumped up to catch it.
一分鐘前帽子飛向她時，她跳起來抓住了帽子。
"What's your name?"
“你叫什么名字?”
"Jessica."
“杰西卡”
"Jessica, before you tell me your number, I just want to say this:
“杰西卡，在你說出你的數字之前，我只想說：
When you go home tonight, you are going to be unable to sleep.
當你今晚回家時，你將無法入眠。
You're going to lie in bed, staring at the ceiling, driving yourself crazy wondering what would have happened if you had named a number other than the number you are about to name."
你會躺在床上，盯著天花板，發了瘋的想知道如果你說出的不是你要說出的數字，而是另一個數字，會發生什么?！?/div>
The audience laughs. Jessica just listens.
觀眾笑了。杰西卡只是聽著。
"Before you give me your number,
“在你說出你的數字之前，
I want you to know in your heart of hearts that it was a free choice,
我想讓你們知道，在你們內心深處，這是一個自由的選擇，
that there is no way I could have gotten inside your head to make you give me the number I wanted. Right?"
我不可能進入你的大腦，讓你說出我想要的號碼。對嗎?”
She nods slowly.
她慢慢地點頭。
"What number are you thinking of?"
“你在想什么數字?”
"Fourteen."
“14”
Every great illusion has a moment of calm before the build to the end, and right now the room is completely quiet.
每一次想數字的時候都有片刻的平靜，而現在房間是完全安靜的。
At some point the bartender had started watching and turned off the music. Everyone is still.
在某個時候，酒保已經開始觀看并關掉了音樂，每個人都靜止了。
"I want to point out that the odds of this working by chance alone are in the trillions.
“我想指出的是，單憑運氣就能成功的幾率是數萬億。
What are the numbers again? Sixteen, thirty-two, nine, fortythree, eleven, and fourteen, right?"
再說一遍數字，16，32，9，43，11，14，對吧?”
| 重點單詞 | 查看全部解釋 | |||
| illusion | [i'lu:ʒən] |
想一想再看 n. 幻覺，錯覺，錯誤的信仰(或觀念) |
聯想記憶 | |
| conversation | [.kɔnvə'seiʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 會話，談話 |
聯想記憶 | |
| sequence | ['si:kwəns] |
想一想再看 n. 順序，連續，次序，序列，一系列 |
聯想記憶 | |
| transaction | [træn'zækʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 交易，處理，辦理，事務 |
聯想記憶 | |
| broker | ['brəukə] |
想一想再看 n. 經紀人 |
聯想記憶 | |
| ceiling | ['si:liŋ] |
想一想再看 n. 天花板，上限 |
聯想記憶 |
