Einstein, the African grey parrot, has a vocabulary of more than 200 words and sounds; she can perform nearly half on cue. Why you should listen to him：
Einstein, the African grey parrot, squawked to fame after a winning performance on the Animal Planet game show Pet Star. She has a vocabulary of more than 200 words and sounds; she can perform nearly half on a cue from her trainer, Stephanie White. She can also impersonate a spaceship, a monkey and even a skunk.
Einstein is part of the Knoxville Zoo's outreach program, helping educate thousands of visitors about the natural world every year. 文本：
Stephanie White: I'm going to let her introduce herself to everybody. Can you tell everybody your name?
SW: Much better. Well, Einstein is very honored to be here at TED 2006, amongst all you modern-day Einsteins. In fact, she's very excited.
SW: Yeah. (Laughter) Since we've arrived, there's been a constant buzz about all the exciting speakers here for the conference. This morning we've heard a lot of whispers about Tom Reilly's wrap-up on Saturday. Einstein, did you hear whispers?
SW: Yeah. (Laughter) Einstein's especially interested in Penelope's talk. A lot of her research goes on in caves, which can get pretty dusty. E: Achoo!
SW: It could make her sneeze. But more importantly, her research could help Einstein find a cure for her never-ending scratchy throat.
SW: Yeah. (Laughter) Well, Bob Russell was telling us about his work on nanotubes in his research at the microscopic level. Well, that's really cool, but what Einstein's really hoping is that maybe he'll genetically engineer a five-pound peanut.
SW: Yeah. She would get really, really excited. (Laughter) That is one big peanut. Since Einstein is a bird, she's very interested in things that fly. She thinks Burt Rutan is very impressive.
SW: Yeah. She especially likes his latest achievement, Spaceship One. Einstein, would you like to ride in Burt's spaceship? E: [Spaceship noise] SW: Even if it doesn't have a laser? E: [Laser noise] (Laughter) 爱因斯坦：(激光的响声) (笑声)
SW: Yeah, yeah. That was pretty funny, Einstein. Now, Einstein also thinks,
you know, working in caves and travelling through space -- it's all very dangerous jobs. It would be very dangerous if you fell down. SW: Yeah. It can get a bird like Einstein frustrated.
SW: Yeah, it sure can. But when Einstein needs to relax from her job educating the public, she loves to take in the arts. If the children of the Uganda need another dance partner, Einstein could sure fit the bill, because she loves to dance. Can you get down? E: [Bobbing head] (Laughter) SW: Let's get down for everybody. Come on now. She's going to make me do it, too. Ooh, ooh. SW: Or maybe Sirena Huang would like to learn some arias on her violin, and Einstein can sing along with some opera?
SW: Very good. (Laughter) Or maybe Stu just needs another backup singer? Einstein, can you also sing? I know, you need to get rid of that seed first. Can you sing?
SW: There you go. And, of course, if all else fails, you can just run off and enjoy a fun fiesta.
SW: All right. Well, Einstein was pretty embarrassed to admit this earlier, but she was telling me backstage that she had a problem. E: What's the matter? 爱因斯坦：怎么了？
SW: No, I don't have a problem. You have the problem, remember? You were saying that you were really embarrassed, because you're in love with a pirate?
SW: There you go. And what do pirates like to drink? 斯蒂芬尼：承认了吧。海盗喜欢喝什么？
E: Beer. SW: Yeah, that's right. But you don't like to drink beer, Einstein. You like to drink water.
SW: Very good. Now, really, she is pretty nervous. Because one of her favorite folks from back home is here, and she's pretty nervous to meet him. She thinks Al Gore is a really good-looking man. What do you say to a good-looking man?
SW: And since she's such a big fan, she knows that his birthday is coming up at the end of March. And we didn't think he'd be in town then, so Einstein wanted to do something special for him. So let's see if Einstein will sing \"Happy Birthday\" to Al Gore. Can you sing \"Happy Birthday\" to him?
SW: Good job! (Applause) Well, before we wrap it up, she would like to give a shout out to all our animal friends back at the Knoxville Zoo. Einstein, do you want to say \"hi\" to all the owls?
E: Woo, woo, woo.
SW: What about the other birds? E: Tweet, tweet, tweet. SW: And the penguin?
E: Quack, quack, quack. SW: There we go. (Laughter) Let's get that one out of there. How about a chimpanzee? E: Ooh, ooh, ooh. Aah, aah, aah.
SW: Very good. (Laughter) What about a wolf? E: Ooooowww. SW: And a pig? E: Oink, oink, oink. SW: And the rooster? E: Cock-a-doodle-doo!
SW: And how about those cats? E: Meow. (Laughter)
SW: At the zoo we have big cats from the jungle. 斯蒂芬尼.怀特：在动物园里，我们有从森林里来的大猫。 E: Grrrrr. (Laughter) 爱因斯坦：(狮子叫) (笑声) SW: What about a skunk? 斯蒂芬尼：臭鼬呢？ E: Stinker. (Laughter) 爱因斯坦：臭气熏天。 (笑声)
SW: She's a comedian. I suppose you think you're famous? Are you famous? 斯蒂芬尼：她是个喜剧演员。我猜你觉得自己很有名，是不是？ E: Superstar.
SW: Yeah. You are a superstar. (Laughter) Well, we would like to encourage all of you to do your part to help protect Einstein's animal friends, and to do your part to help protect their homes that they live [in]. Now, Einstein does say it best when we ask her. Why do we want to protect your home? E: I'm special.
SW: You are very special. What would you like to say to all these nice people? 斯蒂芬尼：你是与众不同。你想说什么对这些好心人？ E: I love you.
SW: That's good. Can you blow them a kiss?
