改變了我的生活

⊙ By Shay Carl Butler

翻譯：旭文

改變了我的生活

⊙ By Shay Carl Butler

翻譯：旭文

Everything Has Changed Because of YouTube

把家庭生活的視頻上傳到YouTube本是巴特勒夫婦在2008年一次閑來無事的即興之舉，誰知事情一發(fā)不可收拾，業(yè)余愛好變成了每天必做的功課，他們一家也因此成了名人，其家庭沃客頻道的訂閱量超過四百萬。不知不覺間，這事兒他們做了七年多，上傳視頻近三千段，其中的酸甜苦辣難以言傳，外人無法體會。但無論如何，他們無法否認一個事實——Everything has changed because of YouTube。

本文中說話者的表達非常口語化，說話者有一個口頭用詞like。在這段音頻里，這個詞有時候有實質(zhì)意義，有的時候沒有，這其實是口語中的常見現(xiàn)象。大家在聽音頻的時候注意抓住大意，不要在該詞上糾纏，以免自己的注意力被分散。

So I have a family1)vloggingchannel. The name of my channel is “The Shaytards.”It is true that my very first video is me dancing in one of my wife’s old2)unitards.

We’re oftentimes3)creditedas “YouTube’s First Family.” We were the first family that’s like, “We’re a family, and we make videos of our lives every day.”

People click on it, and then they start watching, and they’re like, “Whoa, this is, like, a real family. They’re, like, hanging out, and they, like, are kinda funny.” And then, all of a sudden, they’re4)hooked, and they don’t know why they’re hooked. They don’t know why they’re watching.

So at the time we very first started YouTube, I had just5)venturedout and started my own6)granite7)countertopbusiness. So then I was trying to, you know,8)jugglethe granite business and doing YouTube. And then I got my first check from YouTube which was for 3009)bucks, and I was like, “I got real money from making a YouTube video.”The second that I got that first 300 bucks and I could buy10)groceries, my11)immediatethought was, “I can make this grow.”

Colette(Shay’s Wife):When we first started making videos, it was just kind of, like a hobby. It was fun. In my mind, I’m thinking,“A couple minutes a day. Just throw it up real quick.” And it became much more than that. It became a diary of our lives.

Shay:(To the kids) Hey, will you guys help me shoot a video real quick? Let’s get some of these boxes.

Daughter:Can I have that one?

Shay:Yeah. Here, put that on your head. OK, here.

Colette:We12)definitelyget criticized for“13)exploiting” our children. I don’t feel like we are. It’s been a family adventure for all of us.

Shay:(To the kids) OK, on the count of three, everybody together. One, two, three.

I’ve used the example in the past that, you know, if your dad is a cow farmer, you got to get up and14)milkthe cows in the morning. That kid didn’t get a choice whether he could milk the cows or not; so you’re Shay Carl’s kid, get in front of the camera and be cute.

1) vlog [vl?ɡ] v. 沃客，用視頻發(fā)布博客，該詞為video和blog的混合體。

2) unitard [5ju:nItα:d] n. 彈力全身緊身衣

3) credit [5kredIt] v. 把……歸于某人

4) hooked [h?kt] adj. 上癮的，著迷的

5) venture [5vent∫?(r)] v. 冒險，大膽行事

6) granite [5ɡr?nIt] n. 花崗石，花崗巖

7) countertop [5ka?nt?t?p] n.（廚房的）工作臺面

9) buck [b?k] n. 美元

10) grocery [5ɡr??s?rI] n. 食品雜貨

11) immediate [I5mi:dI?t] adj. 立即的，即刻的

12) defnitely [5defInItlI] adv. 明確地，確實

13) exploit [5ekspl?It] v. 利用

14) milk [mIlk] v. 擠奶

They do want to do videos. They definitely are YouTubers at heart just from watching us, but I want them to ease into it, right? I want them to make sure they’re making a wise decision, so I’m gonna make ’em wait till they’re 13.

圖3為端橫梁錨固塊橫向應力云圖，從圖中可以看出，橫向拉應力最大值為7.2 MPa，出現(xiàn)在端橫梁跨中側，同時在端橫梁與腹板相交處也出現(xiàn)了3.2 MPa橫向拉應力；橫向壓應力最大值為21.3 MPa，出現(xiàn)在錨墊板下方。

It’s tough. It really is. Like, I don’t think people understand how difficult it is to open yourself on camera knowing that anybody in the world could15)critiquethe idea that you’re just about to bring forth. Like, that’s16)scaryto be like, “Tell me something that’s deep or an idea that you have, and then let’s let the entire world17)ripit apart. Go.”

There’s moments where the camera becomes18)intrusivein the moment. Me and Colette will be like, “You know what? Let’s just have this moment for ourselves.”I ask myself, “How long can I keep filming my family?” And our audience is like, “Never stop.” They wanna watch the kids get married. I don’t know the answer to that. I don’t know. I…I think about it 18 times a day though. To me, what I always have to protect is family. I’m a husband very first. And I’m a dad and, to me, keeping that family is the most important thing.

To be able to put into words what vlogging and what YouTube has done for my life, for my family tree for generations to come, it’s all different. Everything has changed because of YouTube.

15) critique [krI5ti:k] v. 評論，批評

16) scary [5ske?rI] adj. 嚇人的，可怕的

17) rip [rIp] v. 撕破

18) intrusive [In5tru:sIv] adj. 冒昧的

詞匯學習：juggle

動詞juggle指玩雜耍時拋接多物的把戲，名詞juggler則指玩這種雜耍的人。因為juggle指不停地拋接多個物體，如盤子、球等，后來該詞引申指同時極力做好各種事情，平衡多項事務，如又打工又學習等。漸漸地，引申含義的使用大大多于其原含義，例如：

● Hejuggledwith six eggs.（他用六個雞蛋耍把戲。）

● On the weekend, shejuggledtaking care of the baby and fnishing a 20-page paper.（她在周末既要照顧嬰兒，還要完成那篇20頁的論文。）

我有一個家庭沃客頻道，名叫“謝伊一家人”。在我上傳的第一個視頻中，我確實穿著老婆的舊緊身衣在跳舞。

人們常常將我們稱為“YouTube第一家庭”?！拔覀兪且患胰耍覀儗⒚刻斓纳钆某梢曨l?！蔽覀兪堑谝粋€這樣做的家庭。

人們點開我們的視頻觀看，然后會說：“哇，這是個很真實的家庭。他們一家人在一起鬧，挺有趣的?！本瓦@樣，他們毫無防備地看上癮了，甚至于他們都不知道自己為什么會上癮，也不知道自己為什么要看我家的視頻。

在我們最初開始玩YouTube的時候，我剛剛開始自己的花崗巖廚房工作臺面的生意。所以，你看，我要兼顧花崗巖生意和拍攝YouTube視頻。后來，我收到了第一張來自YouTube的支票，金額是300美元（約合人民幣2060元）。我想：“拍一支YouTube視頻竟然可以實實在在地賺到錢?！蹦玫降谝粡埧梢杂脕碣I食物的300美元支票后，我的第一反應是：“我可以把這個做大?！?/p>

科利特（謝伊的妻子）：剛開始拍視頻的時候，這只是我們的愛好而已，挺好玩的。我當時心里想的是：“一天就拍幾分鐘，拍起來應該很快的?！焙髞硎虑榫妥兊貌荒敲春唵瘟?，這成了我們每天生活的記錄。

謝伊：（對孩子們）嘿，你們能不能幫我飛快地錄個視頻？我們?nèi)ツ靡恍┖凶影伞?/p>

女兒：我能要這個盒子嗎？

謝伊：可以，給你，套在頭上。好的，對了。

科利特：我們確實被指責在“利用”自己的孩子。我覺得我們并沒有這么做，對我們來說，這是一種家庭活動。

謝伊：（對孩子們）好了，數(shù)三下，大家一起來，一、二、三。

我一直在用過去的事做例子。你看，如果你老爸是養(yǎng)牛的，你就得每天早上起來擠牛奶，孩子不能選擇做還是不做。既然你是謝伊·卡爾的孩子，那就站在鏡頭前賣萌吧。

他們是想拍視頻的。每天看著我們拍，他們實際上都是“YouTube人”了。不過我希望他們慢慢來，對吧？我希望他們有確定自己的決定是否明智的能力，所以我會讓他們等到十三歲再說。

做這個不容易，真的。明知道世界上的任何一個人都可以對你準備呈現(xiàn)出來的東西評頭論足，還要在鏡頭面前敞開心扉，我想人們無法理解這樣做到底有多難。就等于說，“把你內(nèi)心深處的想法說出來，然后讓全世界公開批評。來吧?！薄@太嚇人了。

有些時候，攝像機也會打擾我的生活。我和科利特會說：“這樣吧，我們把這一刻留給自己?！蔽視栁易约海骸拔疫€能這樣繼續(xù)給家人拍多久？”而觀眾們的反應是永遠別停最好，他們想一直看到我的孩子結婚。我不知道這個問題的答案，真的不知道。我……這個問題我每天都會思考十幾次。對我來說，我必須保護好我的家人。我首先是個丈夫，同時也是個父親。對我來說，保護家人是最重要的。

要用語言描述拍攝沃客和YouTube給我的生活、整個家族，以及后代帶來了什么的話，一切都不一樣了。因為有了YouTube，一切都變了。