你能相信 Kurzgesagt 的影片嗎？：英語精讀講義

Can you trust Kurzgesagt videos? 表達脈絡

你能相信 Kurzgesagt 的影片嗎？

To answer this question, 表達脈絡

為了回答這個問題，

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

我們首先會解釋我們是如何進行調查研究的，

and then talk a bit about past videos

然後再聊聊過去的影片，

and what we want to achieve with the channel.

以及我們希望透過這個頻道達成什麼目標。

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

製作一集 Kurzgesagt 影片總是從一個問題或議題開始。

For example, after our meat video,

例如，在我們的肉類影片發布後，

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

許多觀眾詢問了肉類對人類健康的影響。

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

我們對此毫無頭緒，但也十分好奇，

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

於是我們就決定著手製作這期內容。

The first step is research.

第一步是研究。

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

我們首先尋找書籍和科學論文來了解概況，

and just read a lot.

並進行大量閱讀。

The plan is to find a story worth telling. 文法

我們的計畫是找到一個值得講述的故事。

Is there something surprising to learn?

其中有什麼令人驚訝的新發現嗎？

Is there a larger context or a new perspective?

有更宏大的背景或是全新的視角嗎？

Or will it be an overview or introduction?

或者它會是一個概述或引言嗎？

Once we have the first readable version,

一旦我們完成了第一版可讀的初稿，

we reach out to experts or scientists 片語動詞

就會聯繫相關領域的專家或科學家，

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

請他們進行事實查核並糾正我們的錯誤。

Often enough, they find a flaw

通常，他們會發現一些漏洞，

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

或是為我們指出一些結論相反的研究方向。

At this point, many scripts die.

許多腳本在這個階段就夭折了。

If our idea does hold up, 片語動詞

如果我們的想法確實站得住腳，

we continue working on it.

我們就會繼續完善它。

This process can take weeks or months.

這個過程可能會花費數週甚至數月的時間。

Our loneliness script, for example,

例如，我們關於「孤獨」的腳本，

took over a year and a half to finish.

花了一年半多的時間才完成。

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

最難的部分在於既要簡明扼要，又不能過度簡化。

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

寫一個長腳本要比寫一個短腳本容易得多。

When we're finally done,

當我們終於完成時，

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

我們會進行新一輪的研究，並再次將腳本展示給專家，

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

理想情況下，這些專家不同於我們在初期諮詢過的那些。

When we express an opinion,

當我們表達觀點時，

we mark it as such. 片語搭配

我們會明確標示出這是我們的觀點。

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

但這並不意味著我們不會從研究中得出結論。

Homeopathy does not work

順勢療法是無效的，

and meat is really bad for the planet.

吃肉確實對地球環境有害。

Climate change is real,

氣候變遷是真實存在的，

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

但有機食品並不是解決它的好方法。

If the facts clearly support a conclusion, 文法

如果事實清楚地支持某個結論，

it's okay to present it as such.

我們就可以將其作為定論呈現出來。

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

當然，我們無法總是讓每個人都滿意。

People who know a lot about a topic sometimes get annoyed

那些對某個話題非常了解的人有時會感到惱火，

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

如果我們沒有提及他們認為至關重要的某個方面，

or when we omit technical terms.

或者當我們省略了專業術語時。

This is more or less unsolvable 片語搭配

這種問題或多或少是無法解決的，

because of the nature of our videos.

因為這是我們影片的性質決定的。

Scripts have around 1,300 words,

腳本大約在 1300 字左右，

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

所以總會有一定程度的簡化。

You will always find a list of our research and sources

你總能在影片資訊欄中找到我們的研究與來源列表，

and further reading material in the video description.

以及進一步的閱讀材料。

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

不過，僅僅引用來源並不意味著你的工作就是準確的或研究是優秀的，

so we encourage you to use our sources document 文法

因此我們鼓勵大家使用我們的來源文件，

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

作為你自己深入探討該話題並了解更多的起點。

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

但如果我們說一直都是這樣工作的，那是不誠實的。

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

一些早期的影片並沒能達到我們今天為自己設定的標準。

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

讓我們最苦惱的兩支影片是關於難民和成癮的影片。

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

在這兩支影片中，我們沒有試圖呈現平衡的視角，

but instead chose a take and ran with it. 慣用語

而是選擇了一種立場並貫穿始終。

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

難民影片是在一種對世界深感憤怒與挫敗的情緒下製作的，

at the high point of the 2015 refugee crisis. 講解

那時正值 2015 年難民危機的高峰期。

While we argued over quotas, 表達脈絡

當我們在為配額爭論不休時，

dead children washed ashore on our coastlines. 片語動詞

遇難兒童的屍體卻被沖上了我們的海岸。

The script was written on one Sunday afternoon

那期腳本在一個週日下午寫就，

and illustrated and animated within a week.

並在不到一週的時間內完成了插畫和動畫製作。

It was exhausting, stressful, and frustrating.

整個過程令人疲憊、充滿壓力，並且讓人感到沮喪。

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

我們依然認為歐洲國家伸出援手是正確的，

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

但絕對沒有必要用那種充滿戾氣的態度去表達。

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

我們侮辱了別人，並無視了他們面對真實且深刻挑戰時的擔憂。

The video was divisive and emotional at a time 文法

這個影片在當時充滿了爭議與情緒化，

when the debate needed a calm and clear overview.

而當時的辯論本該需要一個冷靜且清晰的概述。

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

關於成癮的影片僅僅基於單一來源，該來源多年來飽受批評，

and unfortunately, we did not reach out to scientists

遺憾的是，我們並沒有去聯繫科學家，

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

也沒有對作為影片論點基礎的論文進行額外的研究，

that addiction is purely psychological

該論點認為成癮純粹是心理層面的問題，

and based on the life circumstances of the individual.

並取決於個人的生活環境。

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

目前仍有部分戒毒專家持有這一立場，

and we're not saying it's wrong,

我們並不是說它是錯的，

but a lot of others disagree

但許多其他人對此持有異議，

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

因此將其作為絕對真理呈現是不正確的。

Addiction is far from solved 文法

成癮問題遠未得到解決，

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

我們的影片本應該反映這一點，而不是偏袒某一方。

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

我們把一個概念簡化到了讓它成為一個精彩的故事的程度，

but became distorting.

但卻扭曲了事實。

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

這兩個影片都是在兩個月的時間內製作完成的，

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

並且它們是我們迄今為止最成功的兩支影片。

We had found a formula that really worked,

我們當時找到了一個非常有效的爆款公式，

but we never made anything like them again

但我們再也沒有製作過類似的影片，

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

且長期以來一直在討論該如何處理它們。

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

這兩個影片被許多人喜愛，但這無濟於事。

We want to be proud of our work 片語搭配

我們希望為自己的作品感到自豪，

and these two videos don't make us proud.

但這兩個影片並沒有讓我們感到自豪。

So today, we deleted them.

因此在今天，我們刪除了它們。

It won't purge them from the internet,

這不會讓它們從網路上徹底消失，

but that's not the goal anyway.

但這反正也不是我們的目的。

Feel free to upload them elsewhere. 語氣意圖

你們可以隨意將它們重新上傳到其他地方。

We're working on a new addiction video

我們正在製作一支關於成癮的新影片，

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

這次我們將審視其化學和心理上的原因。

We'll take our sweet time with it, 慣用語

我們會慢工出細活，

so please have patience.

所以請耐心等待。

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

難民影片的內容已經過時了，

so we will not renew it.

所以我們不會重製它。

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

在接下來的幾個月裡，我們還會對以前的影片進行梳理，以添加來源、

further reading, and comments in the next few months.

延伸閱讀材料和評論。

Nowadays, rather than trusting in mainstream institutions, 文法

如今，相較於信任主流機構，

we often look at creators on the internet

我們經常在網路上尋找創作者

for reliable information.

來獲取可靠的資訊。

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

我們依賴於他們細心、嚴謹的事實，

and not led by monetary incentives. 用詞

且不被金錢利益所驅使。

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

我們也期望他們在公眾面前承認錯誤，

and work to minimize them.

並努力將錯誤降至最低。

So this is what we're going to do.

所以這也是我們打算去做的。

Trust is not a thing you earn once 表達脈絡

信任不是你贏得一次

and then keep forever.

就能永遠保持的東西。

You have to constantly work for it.

你必須不斷地為之努力。

So,

所以，

can you trust Kurzgesagt?

你能相信 Kurzgesagt 嗎？

You can trust that every video we make

你可以相信，我們製作的每一個影片

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

都經過了徹底的研究並得到了多方專家的認可。

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

你可以相信，我們知道自己存在偏見，

and we try to overcome them.

並正在努力克服它們。

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

我們希望讓 Kurzgesagt 進一步向最值得信賴的一端邁進。

The world is too complex for simple answers 文法

世界太複雜了，無法給出簡單的答案，

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

我們也不想成為給出簡單答案的人。

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

過去六年製作這些影片是一段奇妙的旅程，

and we're very grateful for it.

我們對此深表感激。

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

我們希望在未來的幾年裡，你們也能繼續陪伴我們，

and join us on our journey

和我們一起踏上這段旅程，

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

去弄清楚這個宇宙和生命究竟是怎麼一回事。

Thank you for watching.

感謝您的觀看。