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Charity Tillemann-Dick - Soprano
Charity Tillemann-Dick is a soprano who has appeared on opera and concert stages around the world. Her roles have included Titania in "A Midsummer's Night Dream," Gilda in "Rigoletto" and Violetta in "La Traviata."

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Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick is an American-born soprano. She has performed across the United States, Europe, and Asia in venues as diverse as The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC; Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio; Il Giardino Di Boboli in Florence, Italy; The National Symphony Hall in Budapest, Hungary; The Tel Aviv Opera House in Israel; and the American Embassy in Beijing, China. She studied music at the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University and the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest.

She has collaborated and performed with noted conductors and musicians Bruno Rigacci, Joella Jones, Marvin Hamlisch, Bono, Zoltán Kocsis, Joan Dornemann, Eva Marton, and former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. Some of her operatic roles have included Titania in A Midsummer's Night Dream, Gilda in Rigoletto and Violetta in La Traviata. She has performed for presidents, prime ministers, members of Congress, and world dignitaries. Her performances have been broadcast around the world on the BBC, IRA, Bartok Radio, MTV, PBS and NPR.

Tillemann-Dick has served as the national spokesperson for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association, working to raise awareness, increase federal research funding, expand stem cell research, and promote preventative and alternative medicine.

 

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TEDMED 2010

Charity Tillemann-Dick: Singing after a double lung transplant

查丽蒂·提勒曼-迪克:双肺移植手术后的歌唱

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她的医生说,你将再也不能唱歌了。但是在这个关于医学前沿可能性的故事中,演唱歌剧的女高音查丽蒂·提勒曼-迪克讲述了一个有关生存的双重故事--一个是她的身体,经历了双肺移植,另一个是她的精神,坚定不移的想要唱歌是她的原动力。TEDMED 2010上的一个强有力的故事。
- Soprano
Charity Tillemann-Dick is a soprano who has appeared on opera and concert stages around the world. Her roles have included Titania in "A Midsummer's Night Dream," Gilda in "Rigoletto" and Violetta in "La Traviata." Full bio

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You may可能 not know this,
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but you are celebrating庆祝 an anniversary周年 with me.
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其实你在和我一起进行周年庆祝。
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I'm not married已婚,
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我没有结婚,
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but one year ago today今天,
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但是一年前的今天,
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I woke醒来 up
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我从长达一个月的昏迷中
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from a month-long长达一个月的 coma昏迷,
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苏醒过来,
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following以下 a double lung transplant移植.
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那是在做完双肺移植手术之后。
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Crazy, I know. Insane.
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这很疯狂,我知道。像疯了一样。
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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Six years年份 before that,
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在那之前的六年,
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I was starting开始 my career事业
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我刚开始我的事业
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as an opera歌剧 singer歌手 in Europe欧洲,
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在欧洲作为一个歌剧演唱者。
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when I was diagnosed确诊 with
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当时我被诊断出
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idiopathic特发性 pulmonary肺的 hypertension高血压 --
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患有特发性肺高压--
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also known已知 as PHPH.
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也被称作为PH
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It happens发生 when there's a thickening增厚
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这个疾病的诱因是
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in the pulmonary肺的 veins,
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肺静脉增厚,
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making制造 the right side of the heart
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这使得右边的心脏
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work overtime随着时间的推移,
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超负荷工作,
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and causing造成 what I call
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而且也引发了我称之为
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the reverse-Grinch反向圣诞怪杰 effect影响.
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反向-格林奇效应。
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My heart was three-and-a-half三和半 sizes大小
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我的心脏当时是正常心脏的三倍半大
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too big.
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过大了。
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Physical物理 activity活动 becomes very difficult
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有这种病症的人们
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for people with this condition条件,
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身体运动变的十分困难。
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and usually平时 after two to five years年份,
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而且通常过了两到五年,
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you die.
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你就会死。
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I went to see this specialist专家,
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我去见了一个专家,
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and she was top-of-the-field顶级的场
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她是这个领域的佼佼者
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and told me I had to stop singing唱歌.
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她告诉我说我必须停止歌唱。
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She said, "Those high notes笔记 are going to kill you."
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她说,“那些高音会害死你的。”
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While she didn't have any medical evidence证据
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但是她没有任何医学上的证据
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to back up her claim要求
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来支持她的
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that there was a relationship关系
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有关这两者之间有联系的论断
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between之间 operatic歌剧的 arias阿里亚斯
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这两者是歌剧咏叹调和
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and pulmonary肺的 hypertension高血压,
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特发性肺高压,
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she was absolutely绝对 emphatic语调强的
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她十分肯定
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I was singing唱歌 my own拥有 obituary讣告.
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我在唱响我自己的葬歌。
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I was very limited有限 by my condition条件, physically物理.
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因为这个病,我在体能上受到了限制。
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But I was not limited有限 when I sang,
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但是当我唱歌时,我是自由的。
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and as air空气 came来了 up from my lungs,
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随着空气进入我的肺部,
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through通过 my vocal声音的 cords线
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穿过我的声带
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and passed通过 my lips嘴唇 as sound声音,
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滑过我的嘴唇成为声音,
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it was the closest最近的 thing I had ever come
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这是我能做的
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to transcendence超越.
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最卓越的事情了。
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And just because of someone's谁家 hunch直觉,
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就仅仅为了他人的判断直觉,
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I wasn't going to give it up.
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我是不会放弃。
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Thankfully感激地, I met会见 RedaREDA Girgis杰尔吉斯,
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谢天谢地,我遇到了睿达·乔治,
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who is dry as toast烤面包,
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他是一个拘谨的人,
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but he and his team球队 at Johns约翰斯 Hopkins霍普金斯
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但是他和他在约翰霍普金斯的团队
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didn't just want me to survive生存,
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不仅仅只是希望我能活下来。
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they wanted me
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他们希望我
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to live生活 a meaningful富有意义的 life.
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过上有意义的生活。
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This meant意味着 making制造 trade-offs权衡.
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这就意味着要权衡取舍。
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I come from Colorado科罗拉多州.
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我来自科罗拉多州。
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It's a mile英里 high,
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海拔一英里,
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and I grew成长 up there with my 10 brothers兄弟 and sisters姐妹
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我和我的十个兄弟姐妹一起长大
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and two adoring崇拜 parents父母.
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还有敬爱的父母亲。
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Well, the altitude高度 exacerbated加剧 my symptoms症状.
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可是高海拔恶化了我的症状。
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So I moved移动 to Baltimore巴尔的摩 to be near my doctors医生
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所以我搬去了巴尔的摩以便靠近我的医生
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and enrolled就读 in a conservatory温室 nearby附近.
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我也进入了附近的一所音乐学院。
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I couldn't不能 walk步行 as much as I used to,
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我不能再像以往那样走很多的路,
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so I opted选择 for five-inch五寸 heels脚跟.
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所以我选择了五英尺高的鞋。
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And I gave up salt,
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我不再食用盐,
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I went vegan素食主义者,
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我成为了纯素主义者,
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and I started开始 taking服用 huge巨大 doses剂量 of
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sildenafil西地那非,
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西地那非--
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also known已知 as Viagra伟哥.
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也就是万艾可(伟哥)。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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My father父亲 and my grandfather祖父 were always looking for the newest最新 thing
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我父亲和我祖父一直在寻找最新的
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in alternative替代 or traditional传统 therapies治疗
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无论是非常规的还是常规的
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for PHPH,
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对PH的治疗方法,
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but after six months个月,
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但是六个月以后,
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I couldn't不能 walk步行 up a small hill爬坡道. I couldn't不能 climb a flight飞行 of stairs楼梯.
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I could barely仅仅 stand up
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我连站起来都
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without feeling感觉 like I was going to faint.
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伴随着晕眩的感觉。
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I had a heart catheterization导尿,
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我做了心脏插管术,
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where they measure测量 this internal内部 arterial动脉 pulmonary肺的 pressure压力,
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这样就能测量我的肺动脉内压,
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which哪一个 is supposed应该 to be between之间 15 and 20.
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内压大致范围应该是15到20.
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Mine was 146.
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我的是146.
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I like to do things big,
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我喜欢把事情做的彻底。
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and it meant意味着 one thing:
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这就意味着:
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there is a big gun treatment治疗
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要做风险很大的治疗
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for pulmonary肺的 hypertension高血压 called Flolan弗洛兰,
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对于特发性肺高压,这种治疗称作依前列醇钠。
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and it's not just a drug药物;
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它不仅仅是一种药物,
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it's a way of life.
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它是一种生活方式。
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Doctors医生 insert a catheter导管 into your chest胸部,
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医生在我的胸腔内嵌入了导管,
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which哪一个 is attached to a pump
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它与一个唧筒连接着
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that weighs about four-and-a-half四和半 pounds英镑.
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唧筒重达约4.5磅。
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Every一切 day, 24 hours小时, that pump is at your side,
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每一天,24小时,那个唧筒与你连接着,
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administering给药 medicine医学
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directly to your heart,
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传送药物。
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and it's not
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这不是
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a particularly尤其 preferable最好
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一种令人喜欢的药物
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medicine医学 in many许多 senses感官.
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在某种程度上。
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This is a list名单 of the side effects效果:
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if you eat too much salt,
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like a peanut花生 butter牛油 and jelly果冻 sandwich三明治,
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比如花生油或者果酱三明治,
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you'll你会 probably大概 end结束 up in the ICUICU.
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你可能会在重点加护病房死去。
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If you go through通过 a metal金属 detector探测器,
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you'll你会 probably大概 die.
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你可能死去。
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If you get a bubble泡沫 in your medicine医学 --
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如果在药物中有气泡--
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because you have to mix混合 it every一切 morning早上 --
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因为每天早上你都得混合它--
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and it stays入住 in there,
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如果气泡残留在那里,
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you probably大概 die.
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你有可能死去。
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If you run out of medicine医学, you definitely无疑 die.
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如果药物用完了,你一定会死去。
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No one wants to go on Flolan弗洛兰.
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没有人喜欢服用依前列醇钠。
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But when I needed需要 it,
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但是当我需要它的时候,
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it was a godsend天赐.
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它是上帝的礼物。
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Within a few少数 days, I could walk步行 again.
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几天之后,我能再次走路了。
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Within a few少数 weeks, I was performing执行,
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几周之后,我可以演出了。
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and in a few少数 months个月,
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几个月之后,
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I debuted首次亮相 at the Kennedy肯尼迪 Center中央.
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我在肯尼迪中心登台演出。
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The pump was a little bit problematic问题 when performing执行,
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在我演出时有这个唧筒会不方便,
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so I'd attach连接 it to my inner thigh大腿
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所以我将它绑在大腿内侧
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with the help of the girdle腰带 and an ACE高手 bandage绷带.
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使用肢带和ACE绷带将它缠绕。
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Literally按照字面 hundreds数以百计 of elevator电梯 rides游乐设施
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were spent花费 with me alone单独
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stuffing the pump into my SpanxSPANX,
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将唧筒绑在我的塑身裤上,
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hoping希望 the doors wouldn't不会 open打开 unexpectedly不料.
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并且祈祷门不会意外地打开。
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And the tubing管道 coming未来 out of my chest胸部
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我胸部露出来的管子
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was a nightmare恶梦 for costume服装 designers设计师.
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是服装设计师的噩梦。
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I graduated毕业 from graduate毕业 school学校 in 2006,
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我于2006年从学校毕业,
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and I got a fellowship奖学金 to go back to Europe欧洲.
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A few少数 days after arriving到达,
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到达的几天后,
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I met会见 this wonderful精彩, old conductor导体
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我遇到了这个极好的指挥
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who started开始 casting铸件 me in all of these roles角色.
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他赋予我各种角色。
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And before long, I was commuting上下班
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不久后,我开始奔波在
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between之间 Budapest布达佩斯, Milan米兰
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布达佩斯,米兰
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and Florence佛罗伦萨.
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和佛罗伦萨之间。
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Though虽然 I was attached
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尽管我带着这个
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to this ugly丑陋, unwanted不需要,
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难看的,不是我想要的,
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high-maintenance高维护, mechanical机械 pet宠物,
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极度需要维护的机械宠物,
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my life was kind of like the happy快乐 part部分 in an opera歌剧 --
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我的生活就像歌剧中的那欢快部分--
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very complicated复杂,
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虽然十分复杂,
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but in a good way.
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但是正面积极的。
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Then in February二月
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到了
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of 2008,
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2008年2月份,
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my grandfather祖父 passed通过 away.
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我的祖父过世了。
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He was a big figure数字 in all of our lives生活,
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他是我们生活的主心轴,
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and we loved喜爱 him very much.
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我们十分爱他。
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It certainly当然 didn't prepare准备 me
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显然我对于接下来要发生的事情
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for what came来了 next下一个.
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毫无准备。
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Seven weeks later后来,
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7周以后,
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I got a call from my family家庭.
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我接到一通从家里打来的电话。
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My father父亲 had been in a catastrophic灾难性的 car汽车 accident事故,
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我父亲遭遇了一场灾难性的车祸,
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and he died死亡.
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他死了。
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At 24, my death死亡 would have been
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24岁那年,我的死亡是
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entirely完全 expected预期.
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完全可以预期的。
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But his --
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但是他的死亡--
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well, the only way I can articulate说出 how it felt
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我唯一能表达的感觉是
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was that it precipitated沉淀
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它猛地
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my medical decline下降.
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使我的病情恶化。
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Against反对 my doctors'医生 and family's家庭的 wishes祝福,
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不顾医生和家庭的期望,
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I needed需要 to go back for the funeral葬礼.
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我需要返回参加葬礼。
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I had to say goodbye再见
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无论如何病重与否,我需要去道别
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in some way, shape形状 or form形成.
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But soon不久 I was showing展示 signs迹象 of right-heart右心脏 failure失败,
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但是很快我的右心脏出现了衰竭信号,
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and I had to return返回 to sea level水平,
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我不得不返回到海平面低的地方,
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doing so knowing会心
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这样就意味着
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that I probably大概 would never see my home again.
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我很有可能再也见不到我的家了。
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I canceled取消 most of my engagements订婚 that summer夏季,
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我取消了夏天的大多数预约,
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but I had one left in Tel联系电话 Aviv特拉维夫, so I went.
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但是我还有一个预约在以色列的特拉维夫,所以我去了。
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After one performance性能,
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rush down from my face面对,
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and in the heat of the desert沙漠,
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I was freezing冷冻 cold.
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and I was like, "What is going on here?"
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我就像是,“到底发生什么了?”
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I heard听说 my heart's心脏的 valves阀门
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snapping捕捉 open打开 and closed关闭.
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啪地打开然后关上。
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The cab出租车 stopped停止,
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and I pulled my body身体 from it
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feeling感觉 each ounce盎司 of weight重量
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as I walked to the elevator电梯.
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I fell下跌 through通过 my apartment公寓 door
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and crawled to the bathroom浴室
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where I found发现 my problem问题:
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I had forgotten忘记了 to mix混合 in
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the most important重要 part部分 of my medicine医学.
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药物中最重要的那一部分。
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I was dying垂死,
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and if I didn't mix混合 that stuff东东 up fast快速,
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I would never leave离开 that apartment公寓 alive.
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I started开始 mixing混合,
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我开始混合,
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and I felt like everything was going to fall秋季 out through通过 one hole or another另一个,
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我感觉周遭事物都在离我而去,
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but I just kept不停 on going.
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我只是继续操作。
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Finally最后, with the last bottle瓶子 in and the last bubble泡沫 out,
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I attached the pump to the tubing管道
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and lay铺设 there hoping希望 it would kick in
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soon不久 enough足够.
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及时注入。
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If it didn't, I'd probably大概 see my father父亲
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sooner than I anticipated预期.
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这比我预期的要早。
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Thankfully感激地, in a few少数 minutes分钟,
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谢天谢地,几分钟以后,
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I saw the signature签名 hive-like蜂巢状 rash皮疹
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appear出现 on my legs,
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which哪一个 is a side effect影响 of the medication药物治疗,
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and I knew知道 I'd be okay.
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我就知道我不会死了。
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We're not big on fear恐惧 in my family家庭,
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我们家族不易恐惧,
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but I was scared害怕.
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但是这次我吓坏了。
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I went back to the States状态,
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anticipating期待 I'd return返回 to Europe欧洲,
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期待我能返回欧洲,
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but the heart catheterization导尿
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但是心脏插管术显示
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showed显示 that I wasn't going anywhere随地
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我不能离开
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further进一步 that a flight-for-life飞行的生活 from Johns约翰斯 Hopkins霍普金斯 Hospital醫院.
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超过约翰·霍普金医院关乎生死的一个机程的距离。
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I performed执行 here and there,
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我四处演出,
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but as my condition条件 deteriorated恶化,
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但是随着我病情的恶化
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so did my voice语音.
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我的音色也下降了。
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My doctor医生 wanted me to get on the list名单 for a lung transplant移植.
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我的医生希望我做肺移植手术;
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I didn't.
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但是我不想做。
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I had two friends朋友 who had recently最近 died死亡
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我有两个朋友最近刚刚去世
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months个月 after having very challenging具有挑战性的 surgeries手术.
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就在她们做完很有挑战性的手术的几个月后。
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I knew知道 another另一个 young年轻 man, though虽然, who had PHPH
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我还知道另外一个年轻人,他也患有PH
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who died死亡 while waiting等候 for one.
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在等待肺的时候死去了。
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I wanted to live生活.
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我想要活下去。
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I thought stem cells细胞 were a good option选项,
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我觉得干细胞是一个很好的选择,
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but they hadn't有没有 developed发达 to a point
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但是他们还没有发展到那个
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where I could take advantage优点 of them yet然而.
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我可以利用它们的水平。
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I officially正式 took a break打破 from singing唱歌,
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我停止了歌唱,
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and I went to the Cleveland克利夫兰 Clinic诊所
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我去了克利夫兰医院
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to be reevaluated重新评估
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再次进行肺移植的评估
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for the third第三 time in five years年份, for transplant移植.
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这是五年中的第三次。
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I was sitting坐在 there kind of unenthusiastically毫无热情 talking
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我坐在那里漫不经心地
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with the head transplant移植 surgeon外科医生,
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和首席移植手术医生交谈,
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and I asked him if I needed需要 a transplant移植,
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我问他如果我要做移植手术,
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what I could do to prepare准备.
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我应该准备些什么。
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He said, "Be happy快乐.
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他说,“要乐观。
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A happy快乐 patient患者
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一个乐观的病人
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is a healthy健康 patient患者."
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就是一个健康的病人。”
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It was like in one verbal口头 swoop落下
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这就像一道闪电
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he had channeled渠道 my thoughts思念
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on life and medicine医学
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关于生活和治疗
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and Confucius孔子.
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以及孔子。
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I still didn't want a transplant移植,
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我仍然不想做移植手术,
10:07
but in a month,
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但是一个月后,
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I was back in the hospital醫院
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我返回医院
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with some severely严重 edemicedemic kankleskankles --
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因为足部肿大--
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very attractive有吸引力.
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10:17
And it was right-heart右心脏 failure失败.
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这是因为右心脏衰竭。
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I finally最后 decided决定
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最终我决定
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it was time to take my doctor's医生 advice忠告.
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是时候听从医生的建议了。
10:27
It was time for me to go to Cleveland克利夫兰
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是时候我要返回克利夫兰
10:30
and to start开始 the agonizing折腾 wait
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然后开始那令人苦恼的等待
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for a match比赛.
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等待匹配的肺。
10:35
But the next下一个 morning早上,
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while I was still in the hospital醫院,
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我还在医院的时候,
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I got a telephone电话 call.
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接到了一通电话。
10:41
It was my doctor医生 in Cleveland克利夫兰,
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是我在克利夫兰的医生
10:43
Marie玛丽 BudevBudev.
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玛丽·布德夫。
10:45
And they had lungs.
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他们得到了肺。
10:48
It was a match比赛.
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它们和我是匹配的。
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They were from Texas德州.
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这肺来自德克萨斯。
10:52
And everybody每个人 was really happy快乐 for me,
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所有人都真心的为我感到高兴,
10:55
but me.
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除了我以外。
10:57
Because, despite尽管 their problems问题,
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因为,尽管我的肺部有很多问题,
10:59
I had spent花费 my whole整个 life training训练 my lungs,
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但是我这一生都在训练它们,
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and I was not particularly尤其 enthusiastic热情
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所以我不是那么急切的
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about giving them up.
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想要放弃它们。
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I flew to Cleveland克利夫兰,
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我飞抵克利夫兰。
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and my family家庭 rushed there
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我的家人急忙赶去
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in hopes希望 that they would meet遇到 me
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希望能够见我一面
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and say what we knew知道
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然后对我道别
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might威力 be our final最后 goodbye再见.
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也许这是最后一面。
11:17
But organs器官 don't wait,
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但是器官不等人。
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and I went into surgery手术
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所以我开始了手术
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before I could say goodbye再见.
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在我和家人道别之前。
11:26
The last thing I remember记得
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我最后记得的事情就是
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was lying说谎 on a white白色 blanket,
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躺在白色的单子上,
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telling告诉 my surgeon外科医生 that I needed需要 to see my mother母亲 again,
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告诉我的医生,我需要再见我妈妈一面,
11:34
and to please try and save保存 my voice语音.
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请努力帮我保住我的声音。
11:37
I fell下跌 into this apocalyptic世界末日 dream梦想 world世界.
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我进入了天堂般的梦境。
11:41
During the thirteen-and-a-half-hour十三和一个半小时 surgery手术,
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在这十三个半小时的手术中,
11:43
I flatlinedflatlined twice两次,
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我心脏跳停昏厥两次,
11:46
40 quarts夸脱 of blood血液
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40夸脱血
11:49
were infused输注 into my body身体.
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输入到我的体内。
11:51
And in my surgeon's外科医生 20-year-年 career事业,
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医生说,在他20年的手术生涯中,
11:54
he said it was among其中 the most difficult transplants移植
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这次基本是他做过的最困难的
11:57
that he's ever performed执行.
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移植手术了。
12:00
They left my chest胸部 open打开 for two weeks.
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他们把我的胸腔打开了两周。
12:03
You could see my over-sized过大 heart
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你都可以看到我那过大的心脏
12:06
beating跳动 inside of it.
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在那里跳动。
12:08
I was on a dozen machines
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我身边有许多仪器
12:10
that were keeping保持 me alive.
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它们维系着我的生命。
12:12
An infection感染 ravaged蹂躏 my skin皮肤.
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我的皮肤受到了感染。
12:20
I had hoped希望 my voice语音 would be saved保存,
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我是希望我的声音能够得以保留,
12:23
but my doctors医生 knew知道
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但是我的医生知道
12:25
that the breathing呼吸 tubes going down my throat
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那些通过我喉咙呼吸管
12:27
might威力 have already已经 destroyed销毁 it.
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可能会毁掉我的声音。
12:29
If they stayed in, there was no way I would ever sing again.
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如果它们通过喉咙,我将不能再歌唱。
12:32
So my doctor医生 got the ENT耳鼻喉科,
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所以医生找到了眼耳鼻喉科--
12:35
the top最佳 guy at the clinic诊所, to come down
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这医院最顶尖的人才--过来
12:38
and give me surgery手术
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给我做手术
12:40
to move移动 the tubes around my voice语音 box.
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让这些管子绕过我的喉咙。
12:44
He said it would kill me.
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他说这样做对我是致命的。
12:46
So my own拥有 surgeon外科医生 performed执行 the procedure程序
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所以我的主治医生亲自做了这个手术
12:48
in a last-ditch最后一搏 attempt尝试 to save保存 my voice语音.
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为保住我的声音做最后一搏。
12:51
Though虽然 my mom妈妈 couldn't不能 say goodbye再见 to me
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虽然在手术前我母亲没能
12:53
before the surgery手术,
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见我一面,
12:55
she didn't leave离开 my side
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但是她在随后几个月的观察期中
12:58
in the months个月 of recovery复苏 that followed其次.
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与我寸步不离。
13:01
And if you want an example
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如果你需要一个
13:03
of perseverance毅力,
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坚韧,
13:05
grit砂砾 and strength强度
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慈爱和坚强
13:07
in a beautiful美丽, little package,
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集于一体的美好化身,
13:10
it is her.
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这就是我母亲。
13:15
One year ago
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一年前
13:17
to this very day,
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的这一天,
13:20
I woke醒来 up.
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我醒来。
13:22
I was 95 lbs.
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我只有95磅。
13:24
There were a dozen tubes
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有一打管子
13:26
coming未来 in and out of my body身体.
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穿进我体内。
13:28
I couldn't不能 walk步行, I couldn't不能 talk,
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我不能走路,不能说话。
13:30
I couldn't不能 eat, I couldn't不能 move移动,
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不能吃,不能动,
13:32
I certainly当然 couldn't不能 sing,
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当然,我也不能唱歌。
13:34
I couldn't不能 even breathe呼吸,
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我甚至不能呼吸,
13:37
but when I looked看着 up
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但是当我抬头看
13:40
and I saw my mother母亲,
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到我的母亲时,
13:43
I couldn't不能 help but smile微笑.
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我情不自禁地微笑。
13:47
Whether是否 by a Mack麦克 truck卡车
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无论是麦克牌卡车(暗示车祸)
13:50
or by heart failure失败
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还是心脏衰竭
13:52
or faulty不完善的 lungs,
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还是肺移植失败,
13:54
death死亡 happens发生.
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死亡总会发生。
13:56
But life isn't really just about avoiding避免 death死亡, is it?
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但是生活不仅仅是避免死亡,对吧?
14:00
It's about living活的.
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它关乎活下去。
14:03
Medical conditions条件 don't negate否定 the human人的 condition条件.
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疾病并不能完全否定人们求生的意志。
14:07
And when people are allowed允许
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所以人们一旦可以
14:09
to pursue追求 their passions激情,
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追随他们的热情所在,
14:11
doctors医生 will find they have better,
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医生发现他们拥有了更棒
14:13
happier幸福 and healthier健康 patients耐心.
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更幸福更健康的病人。
14:15
My parents父母 were totally完全 stressed强调 out
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我的父母很担忧我
14:18
about me going and auditioning试镜
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出去试镜
14:20
and traveling旅行 and performing执行 all over the place地点,
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旅行和四处表演,
14:23
but they knew知道 that it was much better for me to do that
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但是他们知道我这样做我自己会感觉好很多
14:25
than be preoccupied斤斤计较 with my own拥有 mortality死亡 all of the time.
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这样总比整日担心我自己的死亡要好很多。
14:29
And I'm so grateful感激 they did.
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我感谢他们这样理解我。
14:31
This past过去 summer夏季, when I was running赛跑 and singing唱歌
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这是去年夏天我跑啊唱啊
14:34
and dancing跳舞 and playing播放 with my nieces侄女 and my nephews侄子
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跳啊玩啊,和我的侄子与侄女
14:37
and my brothers兄弟 and my sisters姐妹 and my mother母亲 and my grandmother祖母
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我的兄弟和姐妹,我的母亲和祖母
14:40
in the Colorado科罗拉多州 Rockies落基山脉,
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在科罗拉多洛矶,
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I couldn't不能 help but think of that doctor医生
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我不由地想起了那个医生
14:44
who told me that I couldn't不能 sing.
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她说我不能再歌唱了。
14:47
And I wanted to tell her,
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但是我想告诉她,
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and I want to tell you,
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我想告诉大家,
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we need to stop letting出租 disease疾病
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我们必须停止让疾病
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divorce离婚 us from our dreams.
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剥夺我们的梦想。
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When we do,
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当我们做到了,
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we will find that patients耐心
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我们将发现病人
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don't just survive生存;
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不仅仅是活下来了,
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we thrive兴旺.
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我们会活力四射。
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And some of us
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有些病人
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might威力 even sing.
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甚至可以歌唱。
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[Singing唱歌: French法国]
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[歌唱:法语]
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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(Applause掌声)
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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And I'd like to thank my pianist钢琴家, Monica莫妮卡 Lee背风处.
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谢谢我的钢琴师,莫妮卡·李。
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Thank you so much.
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十分感谢。
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
Translated by Zhang XinYue
Reviewed by Angelia King

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Charity Tillemann-Dick - Soprano
Charity Tillemann-Dick is a soprano who has appeared on opera and concert stages around the world. Her roles have included Titania in "A Midsummer's Night Dream," Gilda in "Rigoletto" and Violetta in "La Traviata."

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Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick is an American-born soprano. She has performed across the United States, Europe, and Asia in venues as diverse as The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC; Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio; Il Giardino Di Boboli in Florence, Italy; The National Symphony Hall in Budapest, Hungary; The Tel Aviv Opera House in Israel; and the American Embassy in Beijing, China. She studied music at the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University and the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest.

She has collaborated and performed with noted conductors and musicians Bruno Rigacci, Joella Jones, Marvin Hamlisch, Bono, Zoltán Kocsis, Joan Dornemann, Eva Marton, and former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. Some of her operatic roles have included Titania in A Midsummer's Night Dream, Gilda in Rigoletto and Violetta in La Traviata. She has performed for presidents, prime ministers, members of Congress, and world dignitaries. Her performances have been broadcast around the world on the BBC, IRA, Bartok Radio, MTV, PBS and NPR.

Tillemann-Dick has served as the national spokesperson for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association, working to raise awareness, increase federal research funding, expand stem cell research, and promote preventative and alternative medicine.

 

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