I'm a lizard kinda thing, I'm an iguana.

我有點像蜥蜴，我是鬣蜥。

You are one weird iguana.

你是一隻奇怪的鬣蜥。

Hi, my name's Crystal.

嗨，我叫做 Crystal 。

What's your name?

妳叫什麼名字？

My name is Vicki.

我叫 Vicki 。

I really like your outfit, what is it?

我很喜歡妳的服裝，這是什麼？

It's like a little stage, isn't it?

很像一個小舞台，對不對？

Mm hmm.

嗯哼。

Do you have any guesses of what I do?

妳猜得到我的職業嗎？

Looking at the box and that, I was thinking a ventriloquist?

看到那個箱子和小舞台，我猜是「腹語師」？

What?

什麼？

How do you know about ventriloquism?

你怎麼知道腹語術的？

Well I watched America Got Talent, and I'm actually practicing it.

我看過美國達人秀，而且我其實有在練習。

Are you?

是嗎？

Yes.

對。

Do you have a figure that you use?

妳有用玩偶嗎？

Uh huh.

嗯哼。

So good.

真棒。

What's in that box?

箱子裡面有什麼？

You know what, this is my very first dummy ever.

你知道嗎？這是我第一隻玩偶。

Well, hello there.

哈囉。

How are you doing?

妳好嗎？

How does the puppet work?

玩偶要怎麼操作？

He's got this right here, this hole.

它這個地方有一個洞。

My thumb goes right here.

我把拇指放在裡面。

- To make him open his mouth?

- 讓它張開嘴嗎？

Uh huh.

嗯哼。

What?

什麼？

Did you bring any other puppets?

妳有帶其他玩偶嗎？

I sure did.

當然有。

Did you want to meet 'em?

妳要看看它們嗎？

Yes, please.

要，請給我看。

Open your eyes.

張開妳的眼睛。

Aww!

噢！

Hello.

哈囉。

Hello!

哈囉！

Can you tell me some tips for talking with my mouth shut?

妳可以教我閉著嘴巴說話的技巧嗎？

Bite down on the back of your teeth, like this.

後方牙齒咬住，像這樣。

And then close your mouth like this a little bit, right there.

然後把你的嘴巴稍微關起來，像這樣。

And then the easy thing to do is find a voice like, hello!

然後最簡單的就是試著發出聲音，像這樣，哈囉！

Hello!

哈囉！

How you doin'?

妳好嗎？

Crystal, will you look over here and try?

Crystal ，你可以看這邊再試一次嗎？

How did you know you wanted to be a ventriloquist?

妳是怎麼知道妳想當腹語師的？

It fell on my lap.

我是意外發現的。

I didn't start until I was 30 years old.

我 30 歲才開始的。

And look at you!

看看妳！

How old are you?

妳幾歲了？

Nine.

九歲。

You already know what you wanna do, huh?

妳已經知道妳要做什麼了，對嗎？

Mm hmm.

嗯哼。

That's excellent.

太棒了。

Do you want to be a professional ventriloquist?

妳想要當專業的腹語師嗎？

You betcha!

那當然！

Does your hand or mouth ever get tired?

妳的手或嘴巴會累嗎？

My mouth doesn't get tired, but my hand gets tired sometimes.

我的嘴巴不會累，但我的手有時候會累。

Does the puppet ever get tired?

那玩偶會累嗎？

No, I never do.

我從來不會累。

Really, then why are you sitting on a pillow and not jumping?

真的嗎？那你為什麼坐在枕頭上而不是跳來跳去？

Because I'm the queen.

因為我是女王。

Where's your crown?

妳的皇冠呢？

It's getting polished, ha!

它正在拋光，哈！

How often do you practice?

妳多常練習？

Every week.

每個禮拜。

I practice every day.

我每天練習。

Well, you should, and you're amazing for it.

妳應該這麼做，而且妳做得很棒。

Thanks.

謝謝。

You wanna meet some more?

妳想認識更多玩偶嗎？

Yeah.

要。

How you doin' Crystal?

妳好嗎， Crystal ？

My name is Lucky.

我的名字叫 Lucky 。

What animal are you?

你是什麼動物？

I'm a lizard kinda thing.

我是蜥蜴的一種。

I'm an iguana.

我是鬣蜥。

You are one weird iguana.

你是一隻很奇怪的鬣蜥。

Yes.

對。

Do you have any advice for me?

妳有什麼建議可以給我嗎？

The best thing is being very comfortable on stage, and it seems like you are.

最重要的是在台上要很自在，但看起來妳沒問題。

Have you written a script yet?

妳有寫過劇本嗎？

I have a monologue.

我寫了一個獨白。

That's great.

太棒了。

- Practice in front of a mirror so that you make sure... - I do.

- 妳可以在鏡子前練習，這樣的話... - 我有。

Yep, so see, you're doing everything right.

對，妳看，妳每件事都做對了。

Thank you, Vicki for teaching me more tips about ventriloquism.

謝謝妳， Vicki，教會我更多關於「腹語術」的訣竅。

- Yeah, well you're awesome, and I expect to see you out there Crystal 'cause you were really good. - Thank you.

- 不客氣，妳很棒，我期待以後在台上看到妳，Crystal，因為妳很厲害。- 謝謝

Yeah.

不客氣。

Bye, Crystal.

再見， Crystal 。

Thanks for watching Kids Meet a Ventriloquist.

感謝你收看小女孩訪問腹語師。

If you wanna learn more about Vicki, please check the description box below.

如果你想要更了解 Vicki 的話，請看下方的資訊欄。

See ya later.

下次見。

Bye, everybody.

大家掰掰。

See ya.

再見。