TED演讲：Theartofasking请求的艺术

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So I didn"t always make my living from music.For about the five years after graduating from an upstanding liberal arts university ,this was my day job.I was a self-employed living statue called the 8-Foot Bride, and I love telling people l did this for a job, because everybody always wants to know,who are these freaks in real life?
我以前并不靠音乐谋生。自从我五年前从一所正派的文理学院毕业起这是我白天的工作。我是一座个体经营的、名为“8英尺新娘”的活雕像， 我喜欢告诉别人这是我的工作。因为大家都想知道， 这些怪人在真实生活中到底是什么样的？
Hello.I painted myself white one day, stood on a box,put a hat or a can at my feet,and when someone came by and dropped in money,I handed them a flower and some intense eye contact.And if they didn"t take the flower, I threw in a gesture of sadness and longing as they walked away.
大家好。我每天把自己涂白，站在一个盒子上，在脚边放一顶帽子或者一个罐子，如果有路过的人向里面投钱我递给他们一朵花，并且和他们进行强烈的眼神交流。如果他们没有收下花，我就表现出悲伤和充满渴望的样子看着他们慢慢走远。(Laughter)（笑声）
So I had the most profound encounters with people,especially lonely people who looked like they hadn"t talked to anyone in weeks,and we would get this beautiful moment of prolonged eye contact being allowed in a city street,and we would sort of fall in love a little bit. And my eyes would say, "Thank you. I see you." And their eyes would say, "Nobody ever sees me. Thank you."