Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model. | Cameron Russell | TED · TED
Cameron Russell分享她作为模特的经历，探讨外表对生活的影响。适合练习口语表达和听力理解。
Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast
译者：约瑟夫·杰尼 审稿人：莫顿·巴斯
Hi.
嗨。
My name is Cameron Russell, and for the last little while, I've been a model.
我的名字是卡梅隆·拉塞尔，最近一段时间以来，我一直在从事模特工作。
Actually, for 10 years.
实际上，已经有10年了。
And I feel like there's an uncomfortable tension in the room right now because I should not have worn this dress.
我觉得现在房间里的气氛很紧张、很尴尬——因为我根本就不应该穿这条裙子。
So luckily, I brought an outfit change.
幸运的是，我带了换洗衣物。
This is the first outfit change on the TED stage, so you guys are pretty lucky to witness it,
这是TED舞台上第一次更换服装的环节，因此你们能够亲眼看到这一幕，真是非常幸运。
I think.
我想是这样的。
If some of the women were really horrified when I came out, you don't have to tell me now,
如果有些女性在我公开自己的性取向时真的感到非常震惊，现在你也不用告诉我了。
but I'll find out later on Twitter.
不过我稍后会在 Twitter 上了解到相关信息。
I'd also note that I'm quite privileged to be able to transform what you think of me in a very brief 10 seconds.
我还想说的是，能够在这短短的10秒钟内改变别人对我的看法，对我来说确实是一种莫大的荣幸。
Not everybody gets to do that.
并不是每个人都有机会做那件事。
These heels are very uncomfortable, so good thing I wasn't going to wear them.
这双高跟鞋穿起来非常不舒服，幸好我本来就不打算穿它们。
The worst part is putting this sweater over my head, because that's when you'll all laugh at me,
最糟糕的部分就是把这件毛衣套到头上——因为就在那一刻，你们都会嘲笑我。
so don't do anything while it's over my head.
所以，当某些事情超出了我的理解范围或处理能力时，就不要贸然采取任何行动。
All right.
好的。
So, why did I do that?
那么，我为什么要这么做呢？
That was awkward.
那场面真是太尴尬了……
Well --
嗯……
Hopefully not as awkward as that picture.
希望实际情况不会像那张照片里显示的那么尴尬。
Image is powerful, but also, image is superficial.
图像具有强大的影响力，但同时也具有表面性的特点（即只能反映事物的外在特征，而无法深入揭示其本质）。
I just totally transformed what you thought of me, in six seconds.
我仅仅用了六秒钟，就彻底改变了你们对我的看法。
And in this picture, I had actually never had a boyfriend in real life.
在这张照片里，实际上我在现实生活中从未交过男朋友。
I was totally uncomfortable, and the photographer was telling me to arch my back and put my hand in that guy's hair.
我感到非常不舒服；摄影师还让我挺直背部，并把手放在那个男人的头发上。
And of course, barring surgery, or the fake tan that I got two days ago for work,
当然了，除非进行手术，或者像我两天前为了上班而做的那种假晒（即通过化妆来模拟晒黑的效果），否则情况就不会改变。
there's very little that we can do to transform how we look, and how we look, though it is superficial and immutable,
我们几乎无法改变自己的外貌。虽然外貌只是表面的、且无法改变的，但事实就是如此。
has a huge impact on our lives.
这对我们的生活产生了巨大的影响。
So today, for me, being fearless means being honest.
所以，对我来说，无所畏惧意味着要诚实。
And I am on this stage because I am a model.
我之所以站在这个舞台上，是因为我是一名模特。
I am on this stage because I am a pretty, white woman, and in my industry, we call that a sexy girl.
我之所以能站在这个舞台上，是因为我是一个漂亮的白人女性；而在我的行业中，我们把这样的女性称为“性感女孩”。
I'm going to answer the questions that people always ask me, but with an honest twist.
我将回答那些人们经常向我提出的问题，不过会以一种坦诚的方式来进行回答（即不会回避问题的真相或难点）。
So the first question is, how do you become a model?
那么第一个问题是：如何成为一名模特呢？
I always just say, "Oh, I was scouted," but that means nothing.
我总是只是简单地说：“哦，我被星探看中了。”但其实这根本说明不了什么。
The real way that I became a model is I won a genetic lottery, and I am the recipient of a legacy,
我成为模特的真正原因在于：我“中了基因彩票”——也就是说，我继承了某种与外貌相关的优良基因。
and maybe you're wondering what is a legacy.
也许你在想，什么是“遗产”（legacy）。
Well, for the past few centuries we have defined beauty not just as health and youth and symmetry that we're biologically programmed to admire,
嗯，在过去的几个世纪里，我们对美的定义并不仅仅局限于健康、年轻以及那些我们天生就喜欢（或被生物本能驱使去欣赏）的对称性。
but also as tall, slender figures, and femininity and white skin.
她们不仅身材高挑、体态纤细，还展现出女性特有的柔美气质与白皙的肌肤。
And this is a legacy that was built for me, and it's a legacy that I've been cashing out on.
这是一份为我量身打造的遗产，而我一直在好好地利用这份遗产所带来的好处。
And I know there are people in the audience who are skeptical at this point, and maybe there are some fashionistas who are like, "Wait.
我知道在场的听众中有些人对此持怀疑态度；也许还有一些时尚达人会想：“等等……
Naomi.
娜奥米。