你能相信 Kurzgesagt 的视频吗？：英语精读讲义

Can you trust Kurzgesagt videos? 表達脈絡

你能相信 Kurzgesagt 的视频吗？

To answer this question, 表達脈絡

为了回答这个问题，

we'll first explain how we research them 表達脈絡

我们首先会解释我们是如何进行调查研究的，

and then talk a bit about past videos

然后再聊聊过去的视频，

and what we want to achieve with the channel.

以及我们希望通过这个频道实现什么目标。

Making a Kurzgesagt video always begins with a question or an issue. 短語搭配

制作一期 Kurzgesagt 视频总是从一个问题或议题开始。

For example, after our meat video,

例如，在我们的肉类视频发布后，

many viewers asked about the health effects of meat on humans.

许多观众询问了肉类对人类健康的影响。

We had no idea and were pretty curious too, 短語搭配

我们对此毫无头绪，但也十分好奇，

so we just decided to work on it. 短語動詞

于是我们就决定着手制作这期内容。

The first step is research.

第一步是研究。

We start by looking for books and scientific papers to get an overview 短語搭配

我们首先寻找书籍和科学论文来了解概况，

and just read a lot.

并进行大量阅读。

The plan is to find a story worth telling. 語法

我们的计划是找到一个值得讲述的故事。

Is there something surprising to learn?

其中有什么令人惊讶的新发现吗？

Is there a larger context or a new perspective?

有更宏大的背景或是全新的视角吗？

Or will it be an overview or introduction?

或者它会是一个概述或引言吗？

Once we have the first readable version,

一旦我们完成了第一版可读的初稿，

we reach out to experts or scientists 短語動詞

就会联系相关领域的专家或科学家，

and ask them to fact check and correct us. 短語搭配

请他们进行事实核查并纠正我们的错误。

Often enough, they find a flaw

通常，他们会发现一些漏洞，

or point us in the direction of contradictory research. 短語搭配

或是为我们指出一些结论相反的研究方向。

At this point, many scripts die.

许多剧本在这个阶段就夭折了。

If our idea does hold up, 短語動詞

如果我们的想法确实站得住脚，

we continue working on it.

我们就会继续完善它。

This process can take weeks or months.

这个过程可能会花费数周甚至数月的时间。

Our loneliness script, for example,

例如，我们关于“孤独”的剧本，

took over a year and a half to finish.

花了一年半多的时间才完成。

The hardest part is being brief while not simplifying too much. 語法

最难的部分在于既要简明扼要，又不能过度简化。

It's much easier to write a long script than a short one. 語法

写一个长剧本要比写一个短剧本容易得多。

When we're finally done,

当我们终于完成时，

we do another round of research and show the script to experts again,

我们会进行新一轮的研究，并再次将剧本展示给专家，

ideally different ones than the ones we talked to at the beginning of the process.

理想情况下，这些专家不同于我们在初期咨询过的那些。

When we express an opinion,

当我们表达观点时，

we mark it as such. 短語搭配

我们会明确标示出这是我们的观点。

That's not saying that we don't draw conclusions from the research. 語氣意圖

但这并不意味着我们不会从研究中得出结论。

Homeopathy does not work

顺势疗法是无效的，

and meat is really bad for the planet.

吃肉确实对地球环境有害。

Climate change is real,

气候变化是真实存在的，

but organic food is not a good way of solving it.

但有机食品并不是解决它的好方法。

If the facts clearly support a conclusion, 語法

如果事实清楚地支持某个结论，

it's okay to present it as such.

我们就可以将其作为定论呈现出来。

Of course, we can't always make everybody happy.

当然，我们无法总是让每个人都满意。

People who know a lot about a topic sometimes get annoyed

那些对某个话题非常了解的人有时会感到恼火，

if we don't mention an aspect they think is crucial

如果我们没有提及他们认为至关重要的某个方面，

or when we omit technical terms.

或者当我们省略了专业术语时。

This is more or less unsolvable 短語搭配

这种问题或多或少是无法解决的，

because of the nature of our videos.

因为这是我们视频的性质决定的。

Scripts have around 1,300 words,

剧本大约在 1300 字左右，

so there's always some degree of simplification. 短語搭配

所以总会有一定程度的简化。

You will always find a list of our research and sources

你总能在视频简介中找到我们的研究与来源列表，

and further reading material in the video description.

以及进一步的阅读材料。

Just citing sources doesn't make your work accurate or your research good, though, 語法

不过，仅仅引用来源并不意味着你的工作就是准确的或研究是优秀的，

so we encourage you to use our sources document 語法

因此我们鼓励大家使用我们的来源文档，

as a starting point to look at the topic yourself and learn more. 短語搭配

作为你自己深入探讨该话题并了解更多的起点。

But it would be dishonest to say that we've always worked this way.

但如果我们说一直都是这样工作的，那是不诚实的。

Some older videos don't live up to the standards we set ourselves today. 短語動詞

一些早期的视频并没能达到我们今天为自己设定的标准。

The two that annoy us the most are the refugee and addiction videos.

让我们最苦恼的两期视频是关于难民和成瘾的视频。

In both of them, we didn't try to present a balanced perspective, 短語搭配

在这两期视频中，我们没有试图呈现平衡的视角，

but instead chose a take and ran with it. 習語

而是选择了一种立场并贯穿始终。

The refugee video was made with a deep feeling of angry frustration about the world

难民视频是在一种对世界深感愤怒与挫败的情绪下制作的，

at the high point of the 2015 refugee crisis. 講解

那时正值 2015 年难民危机的高峰期。

While we argued over quotas, 表達脈絡

当我们在为配额争论不休时，

dead children washed ashore on our coastlines. 短語動詞

遇难儿童的尸体却被冲上了我们的海岸。

The script was written on one Sunday afternoon

那期剧本在一个周日下午写就，

and illustrated and animated within a week.

并在不到一周的时间内完成了插画和动画制作。

It was exhausting, stressful, and frustrating.

整个过程令人疲惫、充满压力，并且让人感到沮丧。

We still believe it was the right thing for European countries to help,

我们依然认为欧洲国家伸出援手是正确的，

but it was absolutely unnecessary to be toxic about it. 用詞

但绝对没有必要用那种充满戾气的态度去表达。

We insulted people and brushed away their concerns about real and profound challenges. 短語動詞

我们侮辱了别人，并无视了他们面对真实且深刻挑战时的担忧。

The video was divisive and emotional at a time 語法

这个视频在当时充满了争议与情绪化，

when the debate needed a calm and clear overview.

而当时的辩论本该需要一个冷静且清晰的概述。

The addiction video was based on only one source that has amassed a lot of criticism over the years, 短語搭配

关于成瘾的视频仅仅基于单一来源，该来源多年来饱受批评，

and unfortunately, we did not reach out to scientists

遗憾的是，我们并没有去联系科学家，

or do extra research on the papers that were the basis for the video's thesis, 短語搭配

也没有对作为视频论点基础的论文进行额外的研究，

that addiction is purely psychological

该论点认为成瘾纯粹是心理层面的问题，

and based on the life circumstances of the individual.

并取决于个人的生活环境。

This stance is still held by a number of addiction professionals,

目前仍有部分戒毒专家持有这一立场，

and we're not saying it's wrong,

我们并不是说它是错的，

but a lot of others disagree

但许多其他人对此持有异议，

and it's not correct to present it as the truth. 語氣意圖

因此将其作为绝对真理呈现是不正确的。

Addiction is far from solved 語法

成瘾问题远未得到解决，

and our video should have reflected that instead of taking one side. 講解

我们的视频本应该反映这一点，而不是偏袒某一方。

We simplified an idea so much that it made a great story, 語法

我们把一个概念简化到了让它成为一个精彩的故事的程度，

but became distorting.

但却扭曲了事实。

Both videos were made over the span of two months 短語搭配

这两个视频都是在两个月的时间内制作完成的，

and they're two of our most successful videos to date. 短語搭配

并且它们是我们迄今为止最成功的两个视频。

We had found a formula that really worked,

我们当时找到了一个非常有效的爆款公式，

but we never made anything like them again

但我们再也没有制作过类似的视频，

and have been discussing how to deal with them for a long time. 短語動詞

且长期以来一直在讨论该如何处理它们。

It doesn't help that both videos are loved by many people. 語氣意圖

这两个视频被许多人喜爱，但这无济于事。

We want to be proud of our work 短語搭配

我们希望为自己的作品感到自豪，

and these two videos don't make us proud.

但这两个视频并没有让我们感到自豪。

So today, we deleted them.

因此在今天，我们删除了它们。

It won't purge them from the internet,

这不会让它们从互联网上彻底消失，

but that's not the goal anyway.

但这反正也不是我们的目的。

Feel free to upload them elsewhere. 語氣意圖

你们可以随意将它们重新上传到其他地方。

We're working on a new addiction video

我们正在制作一期关于成瘾的新视频，

that we'll take a look at the chemical and psychological causes.

这次我们将审视其化学和心理上的原因。

We'll take our sweet time with it, 習語

我们会慢工出细活，

so please have patience.

所以请耐心等待。

The refugee video is not up to date anymore, 短語搭配

难民视频的内容已经过时了，

so we will not renew it.

所以我们不会重制它。

We're also going through our older videos to add sources, 短語動詞

在接下来的几个月里，我们还会对以前的视频进行梳理，以添加来源、

further reading, and comments in the next few months.

延伸阅读材料和评论。

Nowadays, rather than trusting in mainstream institutions, 語法

如今，相较于信任主流机构，

we often look at creators on the internet

我们经常在互联网上寻找创作者

for reliable information.

来获取可靠的信息。

We rely on the fact that they're careful and rigorous 短語搭配

我们依赖于他们细心、严谨的事实，

and not led by monetary incentives. 用詞

且不被金钱利益所驱使。

And we expect them to acknowledge mistakes in public 短語搭配

我们也期望他们在公众面前承认错误，

and work to minimize them.

并努力将错误降至最低。

So this is what we're going to do.

所以这也是我们打算去做的。

Trust is not a thing you earn once 表達脈絡

信任不是你赢得一次

and then keep forever.

就能永远保持的东西。

You have to constantly work for it.

你必须不断地为之努力。

So,

所以，

can you trust Kurzgesagt?

你能相信 Kurzgesagt 吗？

You can trust that every video we make

你可以相信，我们制作的每一个视频

is thoroughly researched and approved by different experts. 短語搭配

都经过了彻底的研究并得到了多方专家的认可。

You can trust that we know that we have biases 短語搭配

你可以相信，我们知道自己存在偏见，

and we try to overcome them.

并正在努力克服它们。

We want to move Kurzgesagt further towards the trustworthy end of the spectrum. 習語

我们希望让 Kurzgesagt 进一步向最值得信赖的一端迈进。

The world is too complex for simple answers 語法

世界太复杂了，无法给出简单的答案，

and we don't want to be the ones giving them.

我们也不想成为给出简单答案的人。

Making these videos over the last six years has been quite a ride 習語

过去六年制作这些视频是一段奇妙的旅程，

and we're very grateful for it.

我们对此深表感激。

We hope you'll be with us for the next few years, too,

我们希望在未来的几年里，你们也能继续陪伴我们，

and join us on our journey

和我们一起踏上这段旅程，

to figure out what this universe and life stuff is all about. 講解

去弄清楚这个宇宙和生命究竟是怎么一回事。

Thank you for watching.

感谢您的观看。