I'm used to thinking of the TED audience as a wonderful collection of some of the most effective, intelligent, intellectual, savvy, worldly and innovative people in the world. And I think that's true. However, I also have reason to believe that many, if not most, of you are actually tying your shoes incorrectly.
TEDの観客である皆様は すばらしく知的で 経験豊かで 国際的で 創造力に富んだ方々とお察しします 本当にそう思います しかしながら 皆様のうち 何人かは 靴紐が正しく結べてません
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(笑)
Now I know that seems ludicrous. I know that seems ludicrous. And believe me, I lived the same sad life until about three years ago. And what happened to me was I bought, what was for me, a very expensive pair of shoes. But those shoes came with round nylon laces, and I couldn't keep them tied. So I went back to the store and said to the owner, "I love the shoes, but I hate the laces." He took a look and said, "Oh, you're tying them wrong." Now up until that moment, I would have thought that, by age 50, one of the life skills that I had really nailed was tying my shoes.
ばかげた話だと お思いでしょうが 実は数年前までは私も そうした悲しき人生を送る一人でした ある日私にとって 大変高価な靴を買いました 靴紐はナイロンの丸型で すぐに解けてしまうんです 店員に言いました 「靴は良いのに紐が気に入らない」 すると 「結び方がおかしいですよ」って 50才のその時まで 靴紐の結び方だけは キチンとできてると 思ってました
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ご覧ください
But not so -- let me demonstrate.
This is the way that most of us were taught to tie our shoes. Now as it turns out -- thank you.
これが 通常の結び方です どうも
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でもまだ終わってません
Wait, there's more. As it turns out --
教えてもらったのは
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there's a strong form and a weak form of this knot, and we were taught the weak form. And here's how to tell. If you pull the strands at the base of the knot, you will see that the bow will orient itself down the long axis of the shoe. That's the weak form of the knot.
2種類の結び方があるということです 多くの方が弱い方で結んでます さてご覧ください こうして引っ張りますと 紐のループの向きが 靴と同じ方向になります これが弱い結び目です
But not to worry. If we start over and simply go the other direction around the bow, we get this, the strong form of the knot. And if you pull the cords under the knot, you will see that the bow orients itself along the transverse axis of the shoe. This is a stronger knot. It will come untied less often. It will let you down less, and not only that, it looks better.
ご心配なく もう一度 ただ逆の方向で くるりと回します すると固い結び目ができます 引っ張ってみますと ご覧のように ループの向きは変わりません こちらが固い結び目で 解けにくく 煩わしいことも少なくなります それに見た目もいいでしょ
We're going to do this one more time.
もう一度
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(拍手)
Start as usual --
最初は同じ
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くるりと逆の方向で回します
go the other way around the loop. This is a little hard for children, but I think you can handle it. Pull the knot. There it is: the strong form of the shoe knot.
お子さんには難しいかも でも 皆様なら大丈夫でしょ? 結びます ほらできました 固い結び目です
Now, in keeping with today's theme, I'd like to point out -- something you already know -- that sometimes a small advantage someplace in life can yield tremendous results someplace else.
本日のテーマと絡めまして 申し上げたいのは 人生の中では ほんの小さなことが 大きな結果を生む事があるということです
(Laughter)
長寿と繁栄を
Live long and prosper.
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