無論是在美劇，還是美國人日常生活中，通常會在什麼場合下說出“Awesome”這個詞?在英語中也是存在一個詞被人們濫用的場景，但事實awesome的本義是畏懼參雜着傾慕或崇敬的感覺，不僅僅是簡單地翻譯成“棒極了”，不是所有事情都可以被輕易的稱讚爲“Awesome”。下面是小編爲大家整理的一份關於awesome的正確用法的演講文本，希望能幫助到大家。
TED演講文本：
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How many times have you used the word "awesome" today? Once? Twice? Seventeen times? Doyou remember what you were describing when you used the word? No, I didn't think so, becauseit's come down to this, people: You're using the word incorrectly, and tonight I hope to show youhow to put the "awe" back in "awesome."
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Recently, I was dining at an outdoor cafe, and the server came up to our table, and asked us if wehad dined there before, and I said, "Yes, yes, we have." And she said, "Awesome." And I thought, "Really? Awesome or just merely good that we decided to visit your restaurant again?"
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The other day, one of my coworkers asked me if I could save that file as a PDF, and I said, "Well,of course," and he said, "Awesome." Seriously, can saving anything as a PDF be awesome?
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Sadly, the frequent overuse of the word "awesome" has now replaced words like "great" and"thank you." So Webster's dictionary defines the word "awesome" as fear mingled with admirationor reverence, a feeling produced by something majestic. Now, with that in mind, was your Quiznossandwich awesome? How about that parking space? Was that awesome? Or that game the otherday? Was that awesome? The answer is no, no and no. A sandwich can be delicious, that parkingspace can be nearby, and that game can be a blowout, but not everything can be awesome. (Laughter)
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So when you use the word "awesome" to describe the most mundane of things, you're takingaway the very power of the word. This author says, "Snowy days or finding money in your pantsis awesome." (Laughter) Um, no, it is not, and we need to raise the bar for this poor schmuck. (Laughter)
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So in other words, if you have everything, you value nothing. It's a lot like drinking from afirehose like this jackass right here. There's no dynamic, there's no highs or lows, if everything isawesome.
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Ladies and gentlemen, here are 10 things that are truly awesome.
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Imagine, if you will, having to schlep everything on your back. Wouldn't this be easier for me if Icould roll this home? Yes, so I think I'll invent the wheel. The wheel, ladies and gentlemen. Is thewheel awesome? Say it with me. Yes, the wheel is awesome!
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The Great Pyramids were the tallest man-made structure in the world for 4,000 years. Pharaohhad his slaves move millions of blocks just to this site to erect a big freaking headstone. Were theGreat Pyramids awesome? Yes, the pyramids were awesome.
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The Grand Canyon. Come on. It's almost 80 million years old. Is the Grand Canyon awesome? Yes,the Grand Canyon is.
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Louis Daguerre invented photography in 1829, and earlier today, when you whipped out yoursmartphone and you took a shot of your awesome sandwich, and you know who you are — (Laughter) — wasn't that easier than exposing the image to copper plates coated with iodizedsilver? I mean, come on. Is photography awesome? Yes, photography is awesome.
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D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of Normandy, the largest amphibious invasion in worldhistory. Was D-Day awesome? Yes, it was awesome.
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Did you eat food today? Did you eat? Then you can thank the honeybee, that's the one, becauseif crops aren't pollinated, we can't grow food, and then we're all going to die. It's just like that. Butit's not like a flower can just get up and have sex with another flower, although that would beawesome. (Laughter) Bees are awesome. Are you kidding me?
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Landing on the moon! Come on! Apollo 11. Are you kidding me? Sixty-six years after the WrightBrothers took off from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Neil Armstrong was 240,000 miles away. That'slike from here to the moon. (Laughter) That's one small step for a man, one giant leap forawesome! You're damn right, it was.
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Woodstock, 1969: Rolling Stone Magazine said this changed the history of rock and roll. Ticketswere only 24 dollars back then. You can't even buy a freaking t-shirt for that now. Jimi Hendrix'sversion of "The Star-Spangled Banner" was the most iconic. Was Woodstock awesome? Yes, itwas awesome.
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Sharks! They're at the top of the food chain. Sharks have multiple rows of teeth that grow in theirjaw and they move forward like a conveyor belt. Some sharks can lose 30,000 teeth in theirlifetime. Does awesome inspire fear? Oh, hell yeah, sharks are awesome!
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The Internet was born in 1982 and it instantly took over global communication, and later tonight,when all these PowerPoints are uplifted to the Internet so that a guy in Siberia can get drunk andwatch this crap, the Internet is awesome.
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And finally, finally some of you can't wait to come up and tell me how awesome my PowerPointwas. I will save you the time. It was not awesome, but it was true, and I hope it was entertaining,and out of all the audiences I've ever had, y'all are the most recent. Thank you and good night.
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今天你們用了多少次“棒極了”這個詞? 一次?兩次? 十七次? 你還記得用這詞的時候 是在說什麼嗎? 我猜你不記得了， 因爲其實，各位： …這詞你們用錯了。 而今晚我希望可以展示 怎麼把 “敬畏” 放還回 “棒極了”這種描述之中。
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最近，我在一個露天咖啡店吃東西， 有個服務員走到我們桌邊， 問我們以前有沒有來過， 然後我回答， “有，我們來過。” 她說， “棒極了"。 我想， “你認真的? 我們再次來你的咖啡店 是'棒極了'還是僅僅是'挺好的'?"
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有一天，一個同事問我是否 可以把那個文檔保存成PDF， 然後我說， "當然可以，“ 他也說, "棒極了。” 老實說，把文檔保存成PDF都算 “棒極了”嗎?
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可惜，頻繁過度使用的“棒極了” 已經取代了其他詞， 比如 “很好” 和 "謝謝“。 韋氏字典把“棒極了”定義爲 畏懼參雜着傾慕或崇敬的感覺， 一種由雄偉壯觀的 事物引發的情感。 請記住這個定義， 你的Quiznos三明治是 “棒極了” 嗎? 那個停車位是“棒極了”嗎? 或者那天的比賽也是“棒極了”嗎? 回答是：不是，不是和不是。 一份三明治可以美味， 那個停車位可以在附近， 還有那個比賽可以是狂勝， 但不是所有事情都是“棒極了”。 (笑聲)
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所以你們用“棒極了”這詞 描述最平凡的東西的時候， 你們忽略了這個單詞 所能表達的力量。 這個作者說， “雪天 或者在褲子找到錢是'棒極了'。” (笑聲) 啊，不，不是， 我們要爲這個屌絲提高標準。 (笑聲)
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所以換句話說，如果 你擁有一切，你就不會去重視它們。 很像用消防水帶喝水， 像這個蠢貨一樣。 如果所有的事都是“棒極了”， 就沒有動態變化，沒有高低比較了。
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諸位，這裏有十件東西 真正是“棒極了”的。
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設想，如果你必須 用你的後背揹負一切。 如果能讓它滾動着回家， 我是不是就可以輕鬆一點呢? 是的，所以我想我會發明那個輪子。 輪子，各位。 輪子“棒極了”嗎?跟我一起說! 是，輪子是“棒極了”!
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金字塔曾在4000年中 都是世界最高的 人造建築。 法老叫他的奴隸搬幾百萬石塊， 就爲了去這個地方 豎起一塊嚇人的墓碑。 金字塔是“棒極了”嗎? 是，金字塔是“棒極了”。
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接着說，大峽谷。看吧! 差不多八千萬歲了。 大峽谷是“棒極了”嗎? 是，大峽谷是的。
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1829年路易達蓋爾發明了攝影， 今天稍早的時候， 你拿出手機， 拍你的‘棒極了’的三明治的時候， 你們知道我說的是誰— (笑聲)— 難道不比把圖像在覆蓋了 碘化銀的銅片上曝光容易嗎? 我的意思是，攝影是“棒極了”嗎? 是，攝影是“棒極了”。
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諾曼底登陸日，1944年6月6日， 諾曼底盟軍的進軍， 世界歷史最大的兩棲進軍。 諾曼底登陸日是“棒極了”嗎? 是，是“棒極了”。
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今天你們吃過東西嗎?你吃了嗎? 你得多謝蜜蜂，就是這隻， 因爲如果作物沒有授粉， 我們就不能種植食物， 然後我們都會死。 就是這樣。 但是並不是一朵花能直接起來 跟另一朵花交配， 雖然那會是“棒極了”。 (笑聲) 蜜蜂是“棒極了”。不可思議是吧?
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登陸月球!繼續! 阿波羅11號。開玩笑吧? 萊特兄弟在北卡羅來納州的基蒂霍克 第一次飛上天66年以後， 尼爾阿姆斯特朗 飛到了二十四萬英里之遠的地方。 就相當於從這裏到月亮。 (笑聲) 對一個人那是小步， 對“棒極了”卻是一大步! 的確，確實是的。
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1969年的'伍德斯托克音樂節： 滾石雜誌稱 這件事改變了搖滾的歷史。 當時票價只有24美元。 現在連一件該死的T恤都買不到。 吉米亨得裏克斯版本的 “星條旗永不落” 是最標誌性的。 伍德斯托克音樂節是“棒極了”嗎? 是，是“棒極了”。
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鯊魚!它們在食物鏈頂端。 鯊魚有好幾列牙齒， 長在下巴上， 可以像輸送帶一樣向前移動。 某些鯊魚一生，會掉3萬顆牙齒。 “棒極了”激發了恐懼嗎? 噢，對，鯊魚是“棒極了”! 互聯網在1982年誕生，
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它即刻佔領了全球的通信， 今晚，當所有這些PPT 上傳到網上的時候， 遠在西伯利亞的某個人也能酩酊大醉地 觀看這堆廢話， 互聯網是“棒極了”。 最後，最後你們有些人等不及
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上來告訴我，我的PPT是"棒極了"的。 我會節約您的時間。 不是"棒極了"的，但都是真實的， 我希望它能博大家一笑， 另外在我所有的觀衆中， 你們是——最近的一批。 謝謝，晚安。 (掌聲)