核心畫面

Someone who does not tell you — they put the thing where you can see it. A pair of hands working the machine in front of a small crowd; a group carrying an opinion out of the house and into the square; a car left unlocked on the forecourt so you can sit in it. The word does not say who is right or what is being shown. It only says: this is here to be seen, and this is the one doing the showing.

可以想成一個不跟你講、直接擺給你看的人。一雙手在小群人面前操作機器;一群人把意見從家裡帶到廣場上;一台停在展示區、沒更多收起可以想成一個不跟你講、直接擺給你看的人。一雙手在小群人面前操作機器;一群人把意見從家裡帶到廣場上;一台停在展示區、沒鎖門讓你坐進去的車。這個字不判斷誰有道理,也不限定展示的是什麼。它只說一件事:這是拿出來給人看的,而這一位(或這一台)就是負責被看、負責示範的那一個。

Three branches

做給你看的人

這一支是核心畫面最直接的樣子:靠動手示範讓人明白,而不是靠說明。

noun · B2

A person who shows other people how to do something or how something works — often someone paid to show a product in a shop or at a fair, and also anyone who proves a point by showing it rather than just saying it.

示範的人、展示人員

把意見擺到街上的人

展示的東西換成了「想法」:本來留在心裡的意見,被搬到大家看得到的地方。

noun · B2

A person who takes part in a demonstration — a public march or gathering where a group shows what they think about something, usually to ask the people in charge to change it.

示威者、遊行的人

拿來示範的那一台

-or 這個尾巴人和物都能指,所以「負責被示範的那一件東西」也用同一個字。

noun · C1

A thing — very often a car — that a shop or company keeps so customers can see it working or try it before they decide to buy one.

展示品、試用/試乘的那一台