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M: That's very interesting. Now Dr. Andreasen,we've so far been talking about those famous creative people like van Gogh or Bach who have produced great pieces of work. Does that mean that creativity only resides in great people?
男：這是非常有趣的。安德瑞森博士，我們一直在談論那些有創造力的名人，比如梵高或巴赫，他們創作了很多作品。這是否意味著創造力只存在于大人物身上?
W: No, certainly not. Creativity is not limited, I mean, to the masterpiece work of art but can also be found in everyday tasks such as cooking or gardening.
女：不，當然不是。我的意思是，創造力并不局限于藝術杰作，也可以在日常工作中找到用武之地，比如做飯或園藝。
M: Oh, really?
男：哦，真的嗎?
W: For example, a cook changes a recipe or even makes one up using ingredients he or she has on hand to produce a new one. He is in fact using the creative process to create novel taste sensations.
女：例如，廚師會改變食譜，甚至用手邊的材料制作一個新的食譜。事實上，他這是在利用創作過程創造出新奇的味覺感受。
M: So can we say both famous and ordinary people can be creative?
男：那么我們能說名人和普通人都有創造力嗎?
W: Yes.
女：可以這么說。
M: Now Dr. Andreasen, can you describe to us what the actual creative process is?
男：那么，安德瑞森博士，你能向我們描述一下什么是真正的創作過程嗎?
W: OK. Uh, artists, musicians and writers often describe periods during which they're relying on ordinary creativity. For example, you know writers can spend hours at the keyboard putting thoughts together – this process is similar to the way people put together novel ideas when talking. And and many great artists also describe a dream-like state during which a symphony, a poem or the idea for the ending of a play comes to them in a flash.
女：好的。藝術家、音樂家和作家經常談到他們依靠創造力進行創作的時間。例如，作家可以敲好幾個小時鍵盤整理想法，這個過程類似于人們在談話時整理新想法的方式。許多偉大的藝術家也描述了一種類似夢境的狀態，在這種狀態下，關于交響樂、詩或戲劇結局的想法靈光乍現。
M: So what's going on in the brain during a flash of inspiration?
男：那么，靈感閃現時，大腦里發生了什么?
W: Well, for the moment no one knows for sure, but but researchers suggest that creative people often slip into a zone in which ideas, uh, and thoughts come up freely in a sort of disorganized way. During that state a part of the brain becomes very active. And that brain region is known to be able to link up ideas or or thoughts in potentially novel ways.
女：嗯，目前還沒有人確切地知道，但是研究人員認為，有創造力的人往往會進入一個思想和想法雜亂無章，自由發展的境地。在這種狀態下，大腦的一部分變得非常活躍。眾所周知，大腦這個區域能夠以一種潛在的新方式將思想和觀點聯系起來。
M: I see. Another question, do you think there is a creative personality?
男：我明白了。另一個問題，你認為有創造性人格嗎?
W: Well, perhaps we can put it this way. Gifted people in the arts or science tend to enjoy adventure. They often like to explore new places or ideas. Uh, they don't like being hemmed in by rules or convention and,and they often look at problems from a different angle. Another point is,is they often have to move doggedly ahead on a project -- even when the outside world rejects their art or new ideas.
女：嗯，也許我們可以這么說。在藝術或科學領域有天賦的人往往喜歡冒險。他們經常探索新的地方或想法。他們不喜歡被規則或慣例束縛，經常從不同的角度看待問題。還有一點，他們經常在一件事情上頑強地前進，不顧外部世界對他們藝術或新想法的反對。
