for staying ahead of the reality curve,

魔術是你們的絕佳選擇

to make possible today

讓未來科學能實現的

what science will make a reality tomorrow.

今天就能成真

As a cyber-magician, I combine elements of illusion

身為網路魔術師 我的作法是

and science to give us a feel of how future technologies

融合幻像和科學的元素 讓我們一窺未來科技

might be experienced.

可能帶給你的體驗

You've probably all heard of Google's Project Glass.

你們或許都聽過 Google 的智能眼鏡

It's new technology. You look through them

那是一種新科技 你帶上眼鏡看到的

and the world you see is augmented with data:

是隨著實境資料增加而擴充的世界

names of places, monuments, buildings,

地名 紀念地標 大樓的名稱

maybe one day even the names of the strangers that pass you on the street.

說不定哪天還能看到跟你擦身而過的路人的名字

So these are my illusion glasses.

這就是我的幻像眼鏡

They're a little bigger. They're a prototype.

這副大了一些 這是原型

And when you look through them, you get a glimpse

戴上眼鏡 你們得以一瞥

into the mind of the cyber-illusionist.

網路幻像師的內心世界

Let me show you what I mean.

我來示範給你們看

All we need is a playing card. Any card will do.

我們只需要一付牌 任何撲克牌都行

Like this. And let me mark it so we can recognize it

像這樣 我在上面做個記號

when we see it again.

這樣待會才認得出來

All right. Very significant mark.

好了 很明顯的記號

And let's put it back into the deck,

然後我們把它插回撲克牌裡面

somewhere in the middle, and let's get started.

大概在中間 然後我們就開始吧

(Music)

（音樂）

Voice: System ready. Acquiring image.

電腦：系統待命 影像擷取中

Marco Tempest: For those of you who don't play cards,

跟你們這些不會玩牌的人解釋一下

a deck of cards is made up of four different suits:

一付牌裡面有四種花色

hearts, clubs,

紅心 梅花

diamonds and spades.

方塊 黑桃

The cards are amongst the oldest of symbols,

撲克牌是最古老的符號之一

and have been interpreted in many different ways.

人們對這些符號有許多不同的解釋

Now, some say that the four suits

好 有些人說這四種花色

represent the four seasons.

代表四個季節

There's spring, summer,

春天 夏天

autumn and —

秋天 還有...

Voice: My favorite season is winter.MT: Well yeah, mine too.

電腦：我最喜歡冬天了 馬可：是啊 我也是

Winter is like magic. It's a time of change,

冬天一如魔術 是改變的時節

when warmth turns to cold, water turns to snow,

溫暖轉寒冷 清水變白雪

and then it all disappears.

然後通通消失無踪

There are 13 cards in each suit. (Music)

每種花色有十三張牌（音樂）

Voice: Each card represents a phase of the 13 lunar cycles.

電腦：每張牌代表月亮13個週期的每個階段

MT: So over here is low tide,

所以這裡是低潮

and over here is high tide,

然後這裡是高潮

and in the middle is the moon.

然後中間是月亮

Voice: The moon is one of the most potent symbols of magic.

電腦：月亮是最強大的魔法象徵之一

MT: There are two colors in a deck of cards.

一副牌裡面有兩種顏色

There is the color red

有紅色

and the color black,

還有黑色

representing the constant change

代表的是變化無常

from day to night.

永不停歇

Voice: Marco, I did not know you could do that. (Laughter)

電腦：馬可 我不知道你還會這招耶（笑聲）

MT: And is it a coincidence that there are 52 cards

馬可：一副牌是52張

in a deck of cards, just as there are 52 weeks in a year?

真巧 一年不是剛好有52週嗎？

(Music)

（音樂）

Voice: If you total all the spots on a deck of cards,

電腦：如果你把牌上的數字通通加起來

the result is 365.

結果會是365

MT: Oh, 365, the number of days in a year,

馬可：哦 365 一年的總天數

the number of days between

每年生日之間

each birthday.

相隔的天數

Make a wish. (Blowing noise)

許個願吧 （吹氣）

Voice: Don't tell, or it won't come true.

電腦：別說出來 不然不會實現喔

MT: Well, as a matter of fact, it was on my sixth birthday

MT：其實 我是在六歲生日時

that I received my first deck of cards,

收到了我的第一副撲克牌

and ever since that day, I have traveled around the world

從此之後 我周遊世界

performing magic for boys and girls,

表演魔術給男孩和女孩看

men and women, husbands and wives,

給男人和女人 丈夫和妻子看

even kings and queens. (Applause)

甚至給國王和皇后看（掌聲）

Voice: And who are these?MT: Ah, mischief-makers. Watch.

電腦：那些人是誰 ？ 馬可：呃...愛惡作劇的人 你看

Wake up.

醒來吧

Joker: Whoa.MT: Are you ready for your party piece?

小丑：哇 馬可：你的把戲準備好了嗎？

Joker: Ready!MT: Let me see what you've got.

小丑：好了 馬可：讓我看看你的本事

Joker: Presenting my pogo stick.MT: Ah. Watch out.

小丑：為你們表演彈簧高蹺 馬可：小心點啊

Joker: Whoa, whoa, whoa, oh! (Music)

小丑：喔 喔 喔 喔 哎呀 （音樂）

MT: But today, I am performing for a different kind of audience.

馬可：但是今天看我表演的觀眾不一樣

I'm performing for you.

我的觀眾是你們

Voice: Signed card detected.MT: Well, sometimes people ask me

電腦：偵測到做記號的牌 馬可：有時候會有人問我

how do you become a magician? Is it a 9-to-5 job?

你怎麼會當魔術師 這工作是朝九晚五嗎？

Of course not! You've got to practice 24/7.

當然不是 你時時刻刻都需要練習

I don't literally mean 24 hours, seven days a week.

我不是說一週練7天 一天練24小時

24/7 is a little bit of an exaggeration,

說時時刻刻有一點誇張

but it does take practice. Now, some people will say,

但是練習是必須的 好 有些人會說

well, magic, that must be the work of some evil

魔術 那一定是靠某種邪惡的

supernatural force. (Laughter) (Applause)

超自然能力（笑聲）（掌聲）

(Music)

（音樂）

Whoa.

哇

Well, to this, I just say, no no.

對此 我的看法是 錯之極矣

Actually, in German, it's nein nein. (Laughter)

其實 如果用德文說 是「nein nein」（笑聲）

Magic isn't that intense. I have to warn you, though,

玩魔術不用那麼緊張 但是我必須警告你們

if you ever play with someone who deals cards like this,

如果你們和技術這麼好的人玩紙牌

don't play for money.

絕對不要賭錢

(Music)

（音樂）

Voice: Why not? That's a very good hand.

電腦：為什麼不？ 那可是一手好牌

The odds of getting it are 4,165 to one.

拿這種牌的機率只有 4165之1啊

MT: Yeah, but I guess my hand is better. We beat the odds.

馬可：對啊 可是我想我的更厲害 我們打敗了機率

Voice: I think you got your birthday wish.MT: And that actually leaves me with the last,

電腦：我覺得你的生日願望成真了 馬可：事實上 我留了最後

and most important card of all:

也是最重要的一張牌

the one with this very significant mark on it.

上面有記號的那張

And unlike anything else we've just seen,

不像其他我們看過的

virtual or not.Voice: Signed card detected.

無論是虛擬或真實的 電腦：偵測到做記號的卡片了

Digital MT: This is without a question the real thing.

數位馬可：毫無疑問這是真的

MT: Bye bye. (Music)

馬可：再見了（音樂）

Thank you. (Applause)

謝謝（掌聲）

(Applause)

（掌聲）

Thank you very much. (Applause)

非常感謝大家（掌聲）

(Applause)

（掌聲）