And about how much I understand of it and how it works.

還有關於我對它的理解和工作原理。

Is it something I can wrap my head around

這是我能理解的事情嗎？

or is it just a perception to me or what?

還是對我來說只是一種認知還是什麼？

I'm not sure I understand the question so we'll

我不確定我是否理解這個問題，所以我們將

see if you can understand my answer. [chuckles]

看看你能不能理解我的回答。[笑聲]

[music plays]

[音樂播放]

Vision is an incredible thing. Like I have no idea how it works.

視覺是一個不可思議的東西。就像我不知道它是如何工作的。

The things that you guys are able to do blows my mind.

你們能做的事情讓我大吃一驚。

And the things you're not able to do too. Like, you can't see in the dark.

還有那些你不能做的事情。比如說，你不能在黑暗中看到。

You know, and your eyes have to adjust to it and stuff.

你知道，你的眼睛必須適應它和東西。

That's -- wow. You know, in the dark I get around perfectly fine.

那是... 哇哦你知道，在黑暗中，我得到周圍完全正常。

You know what I mean? One of the things that

你知道我的意思嗎？其中一件事是...

blows my mind is depth perception.

讓我大吃一驚的是深度感知。

Like you know how far away things are. For example,

比如你知道事情有多遠。例如：

you're driving a car. You're driving like 45 mph. And then there's

你在開車。你駕駛像45英里/小時。然後有

a red light. And you just slow down, slow down gently.

紅燈。而你只是慢下來，輕輕地慢下來。

and boop -- and you're right into position and you're right

和boop -- 你是正確的位置，你是正確的。

next to another car or whatever it is. And you're right at the light.

旁邊的另一輛車或不管它是什麼。而你就在紅綠燈處。

I don't know if I quite understand how that all works.

我不知道我是否完全明白這一切是如何運作的。

[music plays]

[音樂播放]

Like there's a crowded room. A room full of people.

像有一個擁擠的房間。一屋子的人。

And across the room you see one of your friends

在房間的另一邊，你看到你的一個朋友。

and you know that you can just walk right through that crowd and find them.

你知道，你可以只是走 右通過人群，找到他們。

And just keep your eye on them and you get right to them.

而只要盯住他們，就能直接找到他們。

It's really cool to me.

這對我來說真的很酷。

Like, for me, I don't know unless they come up or they shout

就像，對我來說，我不知道，除非他們來了，或者他們大喊大叫

across the room and they're like "hey, come here!" You know, and then I try

在房間裡，他們就像 "嘿，來這裡！"你知道，然後我嘗試

and navigate my way through the people with my cane and stuff.

用我的手杖和其他東西在人群中導航。

And that's how it works for me. But it's really cool that you guys

這就是我的工作方式。但它真的很酷，你們

can see that. I mean, this one ain't going

可以看到這一點。我的意思是，這一個是不會

to be very funny, I don't think, but... [director laughs]

是非常有趣的，我不認為，但... ... [導演笑]

I feel bad. There's not going to be a lot of laughs in this one, but...

我很難過這部片子不會有很多笑點，但是... ...

[music plays]

[音樂播放]

Being able to catch a ball is neat.

能夠接球是很整齊的。

[chuckles] Someone has to tell me,

[笑]有人要告訴我。

"okay, there's a ball coming to you -- hands out." And, you know, try and catch it.

"好吧，有一個球來給你 - 手伸出來。"而且，你知道，嘗試並抓住它。

But you guys just see it -- I mean,

但你們只是看到它 - 我的意思是。

you always see these clips of people on ESPN and stuff

你總是看到這些片段的人在ESPN和東西

who have an ice cream in one hand and they catch a foul ball in the other.

一手拿著冰激凌，另一隻手卻接住了一個犯規球。

It's incredible. I don't how you guys do that.

這是不可思議的。我不知道你們怎麼做到的。

I mean, like at a baseball... Listen,

我的意思是，像在棒球... ...聽著，我的意思是，就像在棒球..,

I know the odds are a zillion to one, but I'm always afraid

我知道機率是一百萬分之一，但我總是害怕。

if I'm at a baseball game and a friend of mine

如果我在棒球比賽和我的一個朋友，

runs or goes off to get something or run to the bathroom whatever.

跑或去拿東西或跑去廁所什麼的。

I'm sitting by myself I'm always scared to death that I'm going to get hit with a foul ball

我自己一個人坐著，我總是害怕，怕被人打成犯規球

No matter where we are in the stadium.

無論我們在哪裡峍。

It really is scary to me though. [chuckles]

這真的是嚇到我了，雖然。[笑聲]

[music plays]

[音樂播放]

Another one of the things that I just don't understand

我不明白的另一件事是：

is how you could draw a three-dimensional thing

就是你怎麼能畫出一個立體的東西呢？

on a piece of paper -- on a flat piece of paper.

在一張紙上 -- -- 在一張平紙上；

Like, I tried to draw. And I don't know if it came out

就像，我試著去畫。我不知道它是否來了。

right or now, but you guys can draw a car on a flat piece of paper.

現在或現在，但你們可以在一張平紙上畫一輛車。

You could paint a car on an easel.

你可以在畫架上畫一輛車。

And anybody who would see it -- "oh, there's a car. I see that."

任何人誰會看到它 - "哦，有一輛車，我看到了。我看到了。"

I don't get how you do that. To me it's just a flat thing.

我不明白你是怎麼做到的。對我來說，這只是一個平面的東西。

Like sculpting makes a lot more sense to me.

像雕塑對我來說更有意義。

Right, because it's three-dimensional and you could make something like

是的，因為它是三維的，你可以做這樣的東西。

a car and you could put the wheels on the bottom and everything.

一輛汽車，你可以把車輪在底部和一切。

You know, it's all very logical, but...

你知道，這一切都很符合邏輯，但是... ...

on a flat piece of paper. I don't know how you could see a car.

在一張平紙上。我不知道你怎麼能看到一輛車。

I don't get it.

我不明白

It's really strange. You have quite a gift.

真的很奇怪你很有天賦。

You really do.

你真的是。

[music plays]

[音樂播放]

See, I'm trying to think when I sort of figured out that people could see

你看，我試著想，當我有點想通了，人們可以看到

and I couldn't. I mean, because my sisters all could see.

而我不能。我的意思是，因為我的姐妹們都能看到。

And my parents obviously, and all my relatives and stuff.

還有我的父母，還有我所有的親戚什麼的。

You know, I think that's just the way it was.

你知道，我認為這只是它的方式。

And I don't think I really got what vision until

而我覺得我直到現在才真正明白了什麼叫遠見。

like maybe high school or junior high.

像也許高中或國中。

You know what I mean? Because I was too busy

你知道我的意思嗎？因為我太忙了

just trying to figure out to fit into my own skin

只是想知道如何適應自己的皮膚。

and trying to be comfortable with myself. There's so much of vision that

並努力讓自己舒服。有這麼多的眼光

I don't understand. There's tons of it that I don't get.

我不明白。有很多我不明白的地方。

[music continues]

[音樂繼續]

What I think seeing is, is that

我認為看到的是，是

well, my thought of it

好吧，我的想法是

is a little distorted. I always figured that you,

是一個有點扭曲。我一直以為你。

that sighted people see everything. I'm surprised when you don't see something.

視力好的人什麼都能看到。我很驚訝，當你沒有看到的東西。

So, what I think seeing is. You guys

所以，我認為看到的是。你們

just open your eyes in the morning

早上一睜眼

and you see everything in your room and you know

你看到你房間裡的一切，你知道...

everything is where you left it last night. When you walk outside

一切都在你昨晚離開的地方當你走出去的時候

or you could just look out a window and see what

或者你可以只看窗外，看什麼

kind of a day it is. If it's a sunny day... you can't see whether or not it's warm

是什麼樣的天氣呢？如果是晴天的話... 你就看不到天氣是否溫暖了

but you can see whether if it's sunny or cloudy or raining

但可以看到是晴是陰是雨

or snowing or whatever.

或下雪或什麼的。

See, these are all the things that you do. I don't know --

你看，這些都是你做的事情。我不知道...

right, these are things that sighted people do. I don't know if I understand what seeing actually is.

對，這些都是視力好的人做的事情。我不知道我是否明白看見其實是什麼。

[chuckles] It so weird, but...

[笑]它是如此奇怪，但... ...

It's really tough to get my head around.

這真的讓我很難接受。

The things is this I think. I think the best

事情是這樣的，我想。我覺得最好的

way explain this or to sort of exemplify

例證

is this way -- as foreign as it is

是這樣的--儘管它是陌生的

for you guys to imagine what my world is like

讓你們想象一下我的世界是什麼樣子的。

not being able to see being blind my whole life,

不能夠看到是盲人我的一生。

that's how foreign it is for me to imagine what you guys do

我無法想象你們的工作是多麼的陌生。

and how vision works and what it's like to see.

以及視覺是如何運作的，是什麼樣子的。

I think that's the best way to explain it. It's a complete

我想這是最好的解釋。這是一個完整的

180 degrees apart.

相隔180度。

And it's pretty wild.

而且很狂野。

But I think that way sums it up best.

但我認為這種方式是最好的總結。

I don't know. Ask another question.

我不知道。問另一個問題。

[laughs]

[笑]

Viewer could you ask -- could you ask an easier question to answer please?

觀眾請問 -- -- 你能不能問一個更簡單的問題來回答？

[credit music plays]

[信用音樂播放]

The Tommy Edison Experience isn't just on YouTube anymore.

湯米-愛迪生的經歷不再只是在YouTube上。

Now you can search for me on Amazon and Hulu.

現在你可以在亞馬遜和Hulu上搜索我。

All the details are at TommyEdison.com/WatchNow.

所有細節都在TommyEdison.com/WatchNow。

The internet's headquarters for blind s*&#. [laughs]

網絡上的盲目s*&#&#的總部。[笑]

Use your cane though or else you'll step in it. [laughs]

用你的手杖，雖然否則你會踩在它。[笑]