ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Thandie Newton - Actor
Swinging from Hollywood blockbusters to sensitive indie films, Thandie Newton brings thoughtfulness and delicate beauty to her work.

Why you should listen

Filmgoers first encountered Thandie Newton in the 1991 film Flirting, a tender and skin-crawlingly honest film about young love and budding identity. In her career since then, she’s brought that same intimate touch even to big Hollywood films (she was the moral center of Mission: Impossible II, for instance, and the quiet heart of the head-banging 2012), while maintaining a strong sideline in art films, like the acclaimed Crash and last year’s adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s For colored girls ...  

Born in England, her mother is Zimbabwean, and Newton is active in nonprofit work across the African continent. In 2008, she visited Mali for a campaign to bring clean water to six African nations, and as a V Day board member, Newton visited the Congo earlier this year to raise awareness of the chronic issue of sexual violence toward women and girls.

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TEDGlobal 2011

Thandie Newton: Embracing otherness, embracing myself

桑迪·牛顿:拥抱他人,拥抱自己

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演员桑迪·牛顿讲述她是如何找到自己的“另一面”——先是作为一个在两种截然不同的文化中成长的小孩,然后作为一个饰演不同人物的演员。这是一场来自TEDGlobal 2011的温暖的、充满智慧的演讲。
- Actor
Swinging from Hollywood blockbusters to sensitive indie films, Thandie Newton brings thoughtfulness and delicate beauty to her work. Full bio

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Embracing拥抱 otherness差异性.
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When I first heard听说 this theme主题,
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当我第一次听到这个主题时
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I thought, well, embracing拥抱 otherness差异性
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我觉得拥抱他人
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is embracing拥抱 myself.
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就是拥抱我自己
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And the journey旅程 to that place地点
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对于我来说
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of understanding理解 and acceptance验收
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通往理解和接纳的路
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has been an interesting有趣 one for me,
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是十分有意思的
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and it's given特定 me an insight眼光
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并且让我对“自我”这一概念
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into the whole整个 notion概念 of self,
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有了深刻的理解
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which哪一个 I think is worth价值 sharing分享 with you today今天.
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我想这值得在今天和你们分享
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We each have a self,
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我们都有一个自我
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but I don't think that we're born天生 with one.
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但我并不认为这是与生俱来的
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You know how newborn新生 babies婴儿
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你看那些刚出生的小婴儿
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believe they're part部分 of everything;
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他们认为自己属于任何事物
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they're not separate分离?
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他们并不是脱离的
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Well that fundamental基本的 sense of oneness合一
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这种最基本的同一性
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is lost丢失 on us very quickly很快.
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会很快从我们身上消失
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It's like that initial初始 stage阶段 is over --
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如同最初始的状态已经结束
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oneness合一: infancy婴儿期,
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同一性:婴儿期
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unformed未成形, primitive原始.
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未成形的,原始的
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It's no longer valid有效 or real真实.
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将不复存在
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What is real真实 is separateness分离性,
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取而代之的是分离
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and at some point in early babyhood婴儿期,
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在婴儿期的某一点
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the idea理念 of self
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关于自我的意识
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starts启动 to form形成.
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开始萌芽
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Our little portion一部分 of oneness合一 is given特定 a name名称,
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我们同一性的一小部分被赋予了一个名字
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is told all kinds of things about itself本身,
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被告知关于它自己的任何事情
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and these details细节,
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这些细节
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opinions意见 and ideas思路
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观点和想法
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become成为 facts事实,
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变成事实
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which哪一个 go towards building建造 ourselves我们自己,
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这些都帮我们形成自我
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our identity身分.
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以及自己的身份
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And that self becomes the vehicle车辆
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然后这个自我就成为一个工具
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for navigating导航 our social社会 world世界.
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用来探索周围的这个世界
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But the self is a projection投影
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但是这个自我实际上是一个投影
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based基于 on other people's人们 projections预测.
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以其他人的投影为基础
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Is it who we really are?
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这就是真正的我们吗?
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Or who we really want to be, or should be?
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是我们真正想成为,或者应该成为的人吗?
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So this whole整个 interaction相互作用
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在我成长过程中
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with self and identity身分
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我一直都很难处理
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was a very difficult one for me growing生长 up.
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自我与身份之间的相互影响
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The self that I attempted尝试 to take out into the world世界
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那个我尝试着向周围的世界展示的自我
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was rejected拒绝 over and over again.
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被一次又一次拒绝
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And my panic恐慌
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因为没有一个合适的自我
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at not having a self that fit适合,
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而带来的恐慌
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and the confusion混乱 that came来了
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以及因为被拒绝
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from my self being存在 rejected拒绝,
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而产生的惶恐
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created创建 anxiety焦虑, shame耻辱
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引起了我的焦虑,羞愧
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and hopelessness绝望,
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还有无望
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which哪一个 kind of defined定义 me for a long time.
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这些在很长一段时间里都限制了我
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But in retrospect回想起来,
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但当我回想过去
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the destruction毁坏 of my self was so repetitive重复
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对于自我的毁灭反复出现
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that I started开始 to see a pattern模式.
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我开始看出一些规律
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The self changed,
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一个自我被改变
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got affected受影响, broken破碎, destroyed销毁,
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被影响,被打击破坏
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but another另一个 one would evolve发展 --
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但有一个新的会形成
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sometimes有时 stronger,
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有时更强
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sometimes有时 hateful可恶,
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有时充满仇恨
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sometimes有时 not wanting希望 to be there at all.
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有时则根本不想出现
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The self was not constant不变.
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这个自我并不是恒定的
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And how many许多 times
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在我还没有意识到
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would my self have to die
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这个自我曾经从未存在时
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before I realized实现
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我的“自我”
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that it was never alive in the first place地点?
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会死多少次呢?
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I grew成长 up on the coast of England英国
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我于上世纪七十年代
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in the '70s.
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生长在英格兰的海岸边
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My dad is white白色 from Cornwall康沃尔,
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我父亲是来自康沃尔的白人
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and my mom妈妈 is black黑色 from Zimbabwe津巴布韦.
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我母亲是来自津巴布韦的黑人
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Even the idea理念 of us as a family家庭
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对于许多人来说
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was challenging具有挑战性的 to most people.
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是无论如何也想不到我们是一家人
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But nature性质 had its wicked邪恶 way,
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但大自然自有意想不到的一面
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and brown棕色 babies婴儿 were born天生.
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棕色的孩子出生了
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But from about the age年龄 of five,
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但自从五岁开始
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I was aware知道的 that I didn't fit适合.
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我就察觉出我的格格不入
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I was the black黑色 atheist无神论者 kid孩子
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我是一个信奉无神论的黑人孩子
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in the all-white全白 Catholic天主教徒 school学校 run by nuns修女.
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在一个由修女运转的白人天主学校
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I was an anomaly不规则,
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我是一个另类
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and my self was rooting生根 around for definition定义
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我的自我在不断寻找一个定义
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and trying to plug插头 in.
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并试图将自己套入定义
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Because the self likes喜欢 to fit适合,
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因为自我都是愿意去融入
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to see itself本身 replicated复制,
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看到自己被复制
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to belong属于.
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有归属感
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That confirms确认 its existence存在
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那能确认自我的存在感
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and its importance重要性.
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和重要性
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And it is important重要.
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这很重要
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It has an extremely非常 important重要 function功能.
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这有一个极端重要的功能
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Without没有 it, we literally按照字面 can't interface接口 with others其他.
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没有一个对自我的定义,我们简直不能和其他人交流
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We can't hatch孵化 plans计划
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我们无法制定计划
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and climb that stairway楼梯 of popularity声望,
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无法爬上潮流和成功
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of success成功.
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的阶梯
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But my skin皮肤 color颜色 wasn't right.
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但我的肤色不对
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My hair头发 wasn't right.
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我的发色不对
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My history历史 wasn't right.
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我的来历不对
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My self became成为 defined定义
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我的自我
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by otherness差异性,
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被他人定义
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which哪一个 meant意味着 that, in that social社会 world世界,
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这意味着在社会上
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I didn't really exist存在.
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我并不存在
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And I was "other" before being存在 anything else其他 --
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我首先被定义为一个另类
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even before being存在 a girl女孩.
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甚至先于被定义为一个女孩
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I was a noticeable nobody没有人.
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我是一个引人注意的没有人
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Another另一个 world世界 was opening开盘 up
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在这个时候
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around this time:
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另一个世界出现了
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performance性能 and dancing跳舞.
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那就是表演和舞蹈
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That nagging唠叨 dread恐惧 of self-hood个性
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对于自我纠缠不清的恐惧
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didn't exist存在 when I was dancing跳舞.
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在我跳舞时并不存在
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I'd literally按照字面 lose失去 myself.
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我像是失去了自己
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And I was a really good dancer舞蹈家.
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我是一个好的舞蹈演员
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I would put
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我会把
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all my emotional情绪化 expression表达
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我所有的感情
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into my dancing跳舞.
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投入到舞蹈中去
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I could be in the movement运动
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在舞蹈中
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in a way that I wasn't able能够 to be
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我能完成我在现实中
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in my real真实 life, in myself.
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自己无法做到的动作
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And at 16,
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当我16岁时
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I stumbled迷迷糊糊 across横过 another另一个 opportunity机会,
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我无意中遇到另一个机遇
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and I earned my first acting演戏 role角色 in a film电影.
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得到了我的第一个电影角色
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I can hardly几乎不 find the words
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我难以找到言语
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to describe描述 the peace和平 I felt
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来形容在表演中
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when I was acting演戏.
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我感受到的平静
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My dysfunctional功能失调 self
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我那残缺的自我
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could actually其实 plug插头 in
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终于融入了
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to another另一个 self, not my own拥有,
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不是我自己的另一个自我
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and it felt so good.
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这种感觉真好
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It was the first time that I existed存在
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那是我第一次存在于
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inside a fully-functioning充分运作 self --
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一个正常运作的自我
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one that I controlled受控,
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一个我可以控制的
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that I steered转向,
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可以操纵的
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that I gave life to.
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可以赋予生命的自我
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But the shooting射击 day would end结束,
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但是拍摄的日子终会结束
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and I'd return返回
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我也会回到
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to my gnarly粗糙, awkward尴尬 self.
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我那扭曲尴尬的自我
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By 19,
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当我19岁时
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I was a fully-fledged羽翼丰满 movie电影 actor演员,
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我已经是一个羽翼丰满的电影演员
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but still searching搜索 for definition定义.
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但却仍在寻找定义
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I applied应用的 to read anthropology人类学
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我在大学里
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at university大学.
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申请攻读人类学
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Dr博士. Phyllis菲利斯 Lee背风处 gave me my interview访问,
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Phyllis Lee博士对我进行了面试
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and she asked me, "How would you define确定 race种族?"
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她问我:“你怎样定义种族?”
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Well, I thought I had the answer回答 to that one,
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嗯,我觉得我有答案
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and I said, "Skin皮肤 color颜色."
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然后我说:“肤色。”
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"So biology生物学, genetics遗传学?" she said.
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她继续问道:“也就是生物学基因上的差异?”
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"Because, Thandie桑迪, that's not accurate准确.
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“因为,桑迪,肤色并不准确。
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Because there's actually其实 more genetic遗传 difference区别
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在一个黑皮肤的肯尼亚人
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between之间 a black黑色 Kenyan肯尼亚
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和一个黑皮肤的乌干达人
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and a black黑色 Ugandan乌干达
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之间存在的基因差异
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than there is between之间 a black黑色 Kenyan肯尼亚
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实际上超过在一个黑皮肤的肯尼亚人
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and, say, a white白色 Norwegian挪威.
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和一个,比如说,白皮肤的挪威人之间的差异
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Because we all stem from Africa非洲.
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因为我们都起源于非洲
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So in Africa非洲,
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所以在非洲
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there's been more time
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更有可能产生
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to create创建 genetic遗传 diversity多样."
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基因多样性。”
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In other words,
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换句话说
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race种族 has no basis基础
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种族这一说法
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in biological生物 or scientific科学 fact事实.
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并没有生物学或科学基础
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On the one hand, result结果.
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一方面,这是结果
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Right?
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对吗?
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On the other hand, my definition定义 of self
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另一方面,我对自我的定义
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just lost丢失 a huge巨大 chunk of its credibility可信性.
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则失去了相当大一部分的可信度
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But what was credible可信的,
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可以相信的
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what is biological生物 and scientific科学 fact事实,
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以及生物学和科学事实
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is that we all stem from Africa非洲 --
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就是我们都起源于非洲
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in fact事实, from a woman女人 called Mitochondrial线粒体 Eve前夕
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实际上,起源于一个叫做线粒体夏娃的女人
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who lived生活 160,000 years年份 ago.
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她生活在十六万年前
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And race种族 is an illegitimate非法的 concept概念
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种族是一个不合法的概念
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which哪一个 our selves自我 have created创建
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是我们自己创造出来的
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based基于 on fear恐惧 and ignorance无知.
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基于恐惧和无知
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Strangely奇怪的是, these revelations启示
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奇怪的是,这些启示
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didn't cure治愈 my low self-esteem自尊,
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并没有治愈我那缺少的自尊
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that feeling感觉 of otherness差异性.
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那种被划为另类的感觉
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My desire欲望 to disappear消失
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我渴望消失的想法
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was still very powerful强大.
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依旧十分强烈
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I had a degree from Cambridge剑桥;
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我有一个剑桥的学位
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I had a thriving career事业,
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我的事业蒸蒸日上
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but my self was a car汽车 crash紧急,
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但我的自我却如同一场车祸
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and I wound伤口 up with bulimia贪食症
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最终我患上贪食症
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and on a therapist's治疗师 couch长椅.
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并接受治疗
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And of course课程 I did.
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我当然会这样
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I still believed相信
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我依旧相信
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my self was all I was.
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我的自我就是我的全部
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I still valued价值 self-worth自我价值
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我依旧认为自我价值
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above以上 all other worth价值,
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高于其余任何价值
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and what was there to suggest建议 otherwise除此以外?
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不然还能怎样呢?
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We've我们已经 created创建 entire整个 value systems系统
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我们创造了整个价值系统
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and a physical物理 reality现实
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以及一个客观的现实
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to support支持 the worth价值 of self.
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用以支持自我的价值
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Look at the industry行业 for self-image自我形象
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看看由个人形象带动的产业
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and the jobs工作 it creates创建,
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还有它提供的工作
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the revenue收入 it turns over.
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以及它创造的价值
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We'd星期三 be right in assuming假设
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我们可能会假设
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that the self is an actual实际 living活的 thing.
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这个自我是真实存在的
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But it's not. It's a projection投影
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但我们错了;这只是一个投影
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which哪一个 our clever聪明 brains大脑 create创建
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是由我们聪明的大脑创造出来的
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in order订购 to cheat作弊 ourselves我们自己
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来欺骗我们自己
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from the reality现实 of death死亡.
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无需面对死亡的现实
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But there is something
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但总有一些事
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that can give the self
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能赋予自我
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ultimate最终 and infinite无穷 connection连接 --
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终极无尽的联系
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and that thing is oneness合一,
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那就是同一性
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our essence本质.
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我们的本源
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The self's自我的 struggle斗争
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自我对于
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for authenticity真伪 and definition定义
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真实性和定义的挣扎
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will never end结束
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永远不会停止
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unless除非 it's connected连接的 to its creator创造者 --
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除非自我能够与创造者相连
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to you and to me.
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与你,与我
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And that can happen发生 with awareness意识 --
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这和意识的觉醒一同存在
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awareness意识 of the reality现实 of oneness合一
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意识到同一性的现实
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and the projection投影 of self-hood个性.
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以及自我的投影
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For a start开始, we can think about
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一开始,我们可以想想
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all the times when we do lose失去 ourselves我们自己.
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那些我们失去自我的时候
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It happens发生 when I dance舞蹈,
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当我跳舞时
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when I'm acting演戏.
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表演时
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I'm earthed接地 in my essence本质,
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我根植于我的本源
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and my self is suspended暂停.
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我的自我被抑制了
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In those moments瞬间,
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在那些时刻
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I'm connected连接的 to everything --
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我与万物相连
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the ground地面, the air空气,
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大地,空气
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the sounds声音, the energy能源 from the audience听众.
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声音,观众的能量
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All my senses感官 are alert警报 and alive
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我的所有感官都是警觉和鲜活的
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in much the same相同 way as an infant婴儿 might威力 feel --
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如同一个婴儿感受到的一般
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that feeling感觉 of oneness合一.
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那种同一性的感觉
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And when I'm acting演戏 a role角色,
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当我表演一个角色时
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I inhabit居住于 another另一个 self,
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我进入了另一个自我
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and I give it life for awhile一会儿,
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我在一段时间内赋予其生命
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because when the self is suspended暂停
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当自我被抑制时
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so is divisiveness分歧
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它的多样性
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and judgment判断.
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和判断也会一同被抑制
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And I've played发挥 everything
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我出演过许多角色
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from a vengeful复仇 ghost in the time of slavery奴隶制度
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从奴隶时代想要复仇的鬼魂
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to Secretary秘书 of State in 2004.
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到2004年的国务卿
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And no matter how other
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无论这些角色
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these selves自我 might威力 be,
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是多么的不同
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they're all related有关 in me.
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他们全都与我相连
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And I honestly老老实实 believe
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我诚恳地认为
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the key to my success成功 as an actor演员
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我作为一个演员能够成功的关键
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and my progress进展 as a person
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以及作为一个不断进步的人
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has been the very lack缺乏 of self
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是因为自我的缺失
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that used to make me feel
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这让我觉得
09:57
so anxious and insecure不安全.
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非常焦虑和不安
09:59
I always wondered想知道
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我总是在想
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why I could feel others'其他' pain疼痛 so deeply,
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为什么我能如此深切地感受到他人的痛苦
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why I could recognize认识
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为什么我能辨认出
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the somebody in the nobody没有人.
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一个被忽视的人
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It's because I didn't have a self to get in the way.
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那是因为我没有一个自我挡在中间
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I thought I lacked缺乏 substance物质,
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我想我缺少一种介质
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and the fact事实 that I could feel others'其他'
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我能够感受他人这个事实
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meant意味着 that I had nothing of myself to feel.
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说明我感受不到我自己
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The thing that was a source资源 of shame耻辱
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这曾经导致了我的羞愧
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was actually其实 a source资源 of enlightenment启示.
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其实是给我启蒙的源头
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And when I realized实现
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当我意识到
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and really understood了解
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并真正明白
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that my self is a projection投影 and that it has a function功能,
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自我是一个投影,并有它自己的功能时
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a funny滑稽 thing happened发生.
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一件有意思的事发生了
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I stopped停止 giving it so much authority权威.
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我不再给我的自我过多的权利
10:39
I give it its due应有.
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我给它应得的回报
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I take it to therapy治疗.
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我带它去治疗
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I've become成为 very familiar
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我已经非常熟悉
10:45
with its dysfunctional功能失调 behavior行为.
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自我的不正常运作了
10:47
But I'm not ashamed羞愧 of my self.
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但我并不为我的自我感到羞愧
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In fact事实, I respect尊重 my self
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事实上,我尊重我的自我
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and its function功能.
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和它的功能
10:54
And over time and with practice实践,
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经过时间和练习
10:57
I've tried试着 to live生活
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我不断尝试过一种
10:59
more and more from my essence本质.
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顺从我的本源的生活
11:01
And if you can do that,
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如果你能做到这一点
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incredible难以置信 things happen发生.
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将会发生不可思议的事情
11:06
I was in Congo刚果 in February二月,
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二月份的时候我在刚果
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dancing跳舞 and celebrating庆祝
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与那些自我曾遭受
11:11
with women妇女 who've谁一直 survived幸存
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难以想象的毁灭的
11:13
the destruction毁坏 of their selves自我
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女人们一起
11:15
in literally按照字面 unthinkable不可思议的 ways方法 --
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跳舞庆祝
11:18
destroyed销毁 because other brutalized摧残, psychopathic心理变态 selves自我
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因为在那片美丽的土地上
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all over that beautiful美丽 land土地
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那些被残酷对待的心理变态的自我
11:24
are fueling加油 our selves'自我 addiction
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正不断满足我们对于
11:27
to iPodsiPod播放器, Pads, and bling金光闪闪,
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iPod以及iPad等光鲜事物的瘾
11:30
which哪一个 further进一步 disconnect断开 ourselves我们自己
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这些更进一步阻碍我们
11:32
from ever feeling感觉 their pain疼痛,
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去感受她们的痛苦
11:34
their suffering痛苦,
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她们的遭遇
11:36
their death死亡.
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她们的死亡
11:38
Because, hey,
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因为
11:40
if we're all living活的 in ourselves我们自己
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当我们都活在自己的世界里
11:42
and mistaking误认 it for life,
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并以为这就是生活
11:44
then we're devaluing贬值
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那我们就是在贬低生活的价值
11:46
and desensitizing脱敏 life.
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并且变得越来越迟钝
11:48
And in that disconnected断开的 state,
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在那样一个被隔断的状态里
11:50
yeah, we can build建立 factory farms农场 with no windows视窗,
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我们可以建造没有窗户的工厂
11:54
destroy破坏 marine海洋 life
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破坏海洋生命
11:56
and use rape强奸 as a weapon武器 of war战争.
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把强奸视为战争的一种武器
12:00
So here's这里的 a note注意 to self:
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这有一个对自我的建议
12:03
The cracks裂缝 have started开始 to show显示
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在我们这个被构造的世界里
12:05
in our constructed world世界,
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已经开始出现裂缝
12:08
and oceans海洋 will continue继续
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海水将持续不断
12:10
to surge浪涌 through通过 the cracks裂缝,
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从裂缝中涌出
12:12
and oil and blood血液,
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石油和鲜血
12:15
rivers河流 of it.
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汇流成河
12:18
Crucially最重要的是, we haven't没有 been figuring盘算 out
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关键在于我们尚未找出
12:20
how to live生活 in oneness合一
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怎样与地球和万物一起
12:22
with the Earth地球 and every一切 other living活的 thing.
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生活在同一性中
12:25
We've我们已经 just been insanely疯狂地 trying to figure数字 out
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我们一直在疯狂地寻找
12:28
how to live生活 with each other -- billions数十亿 of each other.
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怎样和数十亿的其他人一起生活
12:31
Only we're not living活的 with each other;
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只是我们并非和其他人一起生活
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our crazy selves自我 are living活的 with each other
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我们疯狂的自我们在一起生活
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and perpetuating延续 an epidemic疫情
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与他人的隔断
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of disconnection断开.
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也如同传染病一般蔓延
12:41
Let's live生活 with each other
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让我们生活在一起
12:44
and take it a breath呼吸 at a time.
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歇一口气,慢慢来
12:47
If we can get under that heavy self,
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如果我们能进入那沉重的自我
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light a torch火炬 of awareness意识,
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点燃一支觉察的火炬
12:53
and find our essence本质,
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寻找我们的本源
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our connection连接 to the infinite无穷
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我们和永恒
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and every一切 other living活的 thing.
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以及万物的联系
13:00
We knew知道 it from the day we were born天生.
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我们从出生那天就知道的联系
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Let's not be freaked吓坏 out
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我们无须因为
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by our bountiful丰富 nothingness虚无.
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大量的空虚而慌张
13:07
It's more a reality现实
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相比于我们创造出的那些
13:09
than the ones那些 our selves自我 have created创建.
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这空虚更加真实
13:11
Imagine想像 what kind of existence存在 we can have
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想像我们能有怎样的存在方式
13:15
if we honor荣誉 inevitable必然 death死亡 of self,
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当我们正视自我不可避免的死亡
13:19
appreciate欣赏 the privilege特权 of life
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感恩生命的权利
13:23
and marvel奇迹 at what comes next下一个.
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惊异于即将到来的事物
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Simple简单 awareness意识 is where it begins开始.
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这些都来自于简单的觉察
13:30
Thank you for listening.
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感谢聆听
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Andrea Feng
Reviewed by Qian Yue

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Thandie Newton - Actor
Swinging from Hollywood blockbusters to sensitive indie films, Thandie Newton brings thoughtfulness and delicate beauty to her work.

Why you should listen

Filmgoers first encountered Thandie Newton in the 1991 film Flirting, a tender and skin-crawlingly honest film about young love and budding identity. In her career since then, she’s brought that same intimate touch even to big Hollywood films (she was the moral center of Mission: Impossible II, for instance, and the quiet heart of the head-banging 2012), while maintaining a strong sideline in art films, like the acclaimed Crash and last year’s adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s For colored girls ...  

Born in England, her mother is Zimbabwean, and Newton is active in nonprofit work across the African continent. In 2008, she visited Mali for a campaign to bring clean water to six African nations, and as a V Day board member, Newton visited the Congo earlier this year to raise awareness of the chronic issue of sexual violence toward women and girls.

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