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Richard Turere: My invention that made peace with lions
Richard Turere:我的一个与狮子和平共处的发明
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在13岁男孩——Richard Turere所生活的马赛族，所有的牛畜都是极其重要的。但是狮子的袭击却变得越来越猖獗。 在这个短片里，通过鼓舞人心的演讲，你将会看到，这个年轻的发明家是如何利用他发明的太阳能方法安全地驱赶走捕食的狮子。
Richard Turere - Inventor
Young inventor Richard Turere invented "lion lights," an elegant way to protect his family's cattle from lion attacks. Full bio
Young inventor Richard Turere invented "lion lights," an elegant way to protect his family's cattle from lion attacks. Full bio
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00:12
This is where I live. I live in Kenya,
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这是我所生活的地方，肯尼亚，
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at the south parts of the Nairobi National Park.
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在内罗毕国家公园的南部
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Those are my dad's cows at the back,
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在我的身后是我父亲的奶牛
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and behind the cows,
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在奶牛的后边
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that's the Nairobi National Park.
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就是内罗毕国家公园
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Nairobi National Park is not fenced in the south widely,
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内罗毕国家公园的南部并没有全部围起栅栏
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which means wild animals like zebras
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这就意味着像斑马这样的野生动物
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migrate out of the park freely.
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可以自由地在公园外移动
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So predators like lions follow them,
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所以像狮子这样的捕食者会跟随他们
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and this is what they do.
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这就是他们的所作所为，
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They kill our livestock.
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他们捕杀了我们的家畜。
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This is one of the cows which was killed at night,
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这就是其中一只在夜晚被杀害的奶牛
00:48
and I just woke up in the morning and I found it dead,
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我在早晨醒来时就发现它已经死了，
00:52
and I felt so bad,
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我的心情槽透了，
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because it was the only bull we had.
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因为这是我家里唯一的公牛
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My community, the Maasai, we believe that
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我们马赛族的人相信
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we came from heaven with all our animals and all the land
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我们是带着我们的动物和家园从天堂而来
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for herding them, and that's why we value them so much.
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然后放牧、生活，这就是我们为什么如此重视它们。
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So I grew up hating lions so much.
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所以我逐渐地变得十分厌恶狮子
01:15
The morans are the warriors
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莫兰人都是勇士
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who protect our community and the livestock,
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他们保护我们的家族和牲畜
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and they're also upset about this problem.
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但是他们同样对这个问题感到沮丧，素手无策
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So they kill the lions.
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所以他们决定杀了这些狮子
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It's one of the six lions which were killed in Nairobi.
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这是他们在内罗毕国家公园杀的六个狮子中的其中一个
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And I think this is why the Nairobi National Park lions are few.
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我想这就是内罗毕公园的狮子会那么少的原因。
01:36
So a boy, from six to nine years old, in my community
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在我们家族，凡是六到九岁的男孩
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is responsible for his dad's cows,
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都有肩负着保卫他们父亲奶牛的责任，
01:44
and that's the same thing which happened to me.
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同样的事业发生在我身上。
01:47
So I had to find a way of solving this problem.
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所以我必须找到一个解决问题的方法。
01:50
And the first idea I got was to use fire,
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我想到的第一个办法是使用火，
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because I thought lions were scared of fire.
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因为我知道狮子们都惧怕火。
01:59
But I came to realize that that didn't really help,
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但我又意识到这并没有什么成效，
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because it was even helping the lions
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反倒还帮助了狮子
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to see through the cowshed.
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看到了我们的牛棚。
02:10
So I didn't give up. I continued.
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但我并没有因此放弃，我坚持不懈着
02:13
And a second idea I got was
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于是有了第二个办法：
02:16
to use a scarecrow.
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利用稻草人。
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I was trying to trick the lions
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我想要欺骗狮子
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[into thinking] that I was standing near the cowshed.
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让它们误以为是我站在牛舍旁边。
02:22
But lions are very clever. (Laughter)
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但是狮子十分聪明。（笑声）
02:26
They will come the first day and they see the scarecrow, and they go back,
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他们第一天来时看到了稻草人，然后就回去了。
02:31
but the second day, they'll come and they say,
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但是第二天，他们会再来并且说：
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this thing is not moving here, it's always here. (Laughter)
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这个东西从没动过，他一直呆在这儿（笑声）
02:37
So he jumps in and kills the animals.
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所以他们又跳进来，杀死了动物。
02:41
So one night, I was walking around the cowshed with a torch,
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有一天晚上，我拿着手电筒在牛棚边走动，
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and that day, the lions didn't come.
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那天晚上，狮子并没有来。
02:48
And I discovered that lions are afraid of a moving light.
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我开始意识到狮子们会害怕移动的光。
02:53
So I had an idea.
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所以我又有了个主意。
02:55
Since I was a small boy,
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因为我当时是个小孩子，
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I used to work in my room for the whole day,
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我可以一整天不干别的，在自己的房间里鼓捣一天，
03:01
and I even took apart my mom's new radio,
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我甚至把我妈妈新买的收音机拆得七零八落，
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and that day she almost killed me,
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那天她差点杀了我（笑声），
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but I learned a lot about electronics. (Laughter)
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尽管如此，我学到了许多关于电子的知识。（笑声）
03:12
So I got an old car battery,
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所以我找到了一个旧的车用蓄电池，
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an indicator box. It's a small device found in a motorcycle,
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一个指示器。这是一个从摩托车中找到的小装备，
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and it helps motorists when they want to turn right or left. It blinks.
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用来控制摩托车的转向灯，能够让灯闪烁。
03:24
And I got a switch where I can switch on the lights, on and off.
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同时我找到了一个开关，可以控制灯的亮灭。
03:29
And that's a small torch from a broken flashlight.
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灯泡来自于一个坏掉的手电筒。
03:34
So I set up everything.
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一切都准备好了。
03:37
As you can see, the solar panel charges the battery,
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就如你所见，由太阳能接收板来给电池充电，
03:40
and the battery supplies the power
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再由电池来指示器给提供能量
03:42
to the small indicator box. I call it a transformer.
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我把这个叫做“变压器”，
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And the indicator box makes the lights flash.
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这个指示器又会使光线闪动，
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As you can see, the bulbs face outside,
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你可以看到，这个电灯泡是朝外的，
03:54
because that's where the lions come from.
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因为狮子是从那儿过来的。
03:56
And that's how it looks to lions when they come at night.
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当狮子晚上走近的时候看到的就是这个样子。
04:00
The lights flash and trick
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这个灯光一闪动就会使狮子受到欺骗
04:03
the lions into thinking I was walking around the cowshed,
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它们会以为是我在牛棚附近走动，
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but I was sleeping in my bed.
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但实际上，此时的我正在自己的床上做着春秋大梦。
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(Laughter)
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（笑声）
04:09
(Applause)
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（掌声）
04:11
Thanks.
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谢谢。
04:17
So I set it up in my home two years ago,
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我在两年前把这个装置装在了我家中，
04:21
and since then, we have never experienced any problem with lions.
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从那时起，我们就再没有狮子捕食家禽的烦恼了。
04:24
And my neighboring homes heard about this idea.
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我的邻居们都听说了这个办法。
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One of them was this grandmother.
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他们中的其中一个就是这位老奶奶。
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She had a lot of her animals being killed by lions,
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她家有一大堆的家禽被狮子捕食了。
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and she asked me if I could put the lights for her.
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她问我是否可以帮她在家里也装一个这样的灯。
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And I said, "Yes."
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我欣然同意。
04:38
So I put the lights. You can see at the back, those are the lion lights.
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我装上了这些灯，你们可以在背后看到，这些就是赶狮灯。
04:43
Since now, I've set up seven homes around my community,
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至今为止，我已为我们家族社区中的七户家庭装上了这个赶狮灯，
04:46
and they're really working.
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它们非常有用。
04:49
And my idea is also being used now all over Kenya
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现在，我的方法已经被肯尼亚的所有人使用
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for scaring other predators like hyenas, leopards,
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来驱赶其他类似的捕食动物，像鬣狗，美洲豹等
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and it's also being used
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它们同样被用来
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to scare elephants away from people's farms.
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驱赶大象远离人类的农庄。
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Because of this invention, I was lucky to get a scholarship
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我也很幸运地因为这项发明而获得了奖学金
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in one of the best schools in Kenya,
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这是肯尼亚最好的学校——
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Brookhouse International School,
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布鲁克豪斯国际学校所颁发的，
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and I'm really excited about this.
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我对此感到十分的兴奋。
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My new school now is coming in and helping
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我的新学校现在也加入进来，并帮助我
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by fundraising and creating an awareness.
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提高知名度并筹集更多资金。
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I even took my friends back to my community,
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我甚至将我的朋友带回我的社区，
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and we're installing the lights to the homes
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帮助他们在没有赶狮灯的人家里安装这个
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which don't have [any], and I'm teaching them how to put them.
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我教他们怎么安装。
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So one year ago, I was just a boy in the savanna grassland
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一年前，我只是一个热带大草原上
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herding my father's cows,
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帮爸爸放牛的普通男孩，
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and I used to see planes flying over,
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我常常看着飞机飞过，
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and I told myself that one day, I'll be there inside.
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并且告诉自己：总有一天，我也会在里面。
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And here I am today.
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今天，我做到了。
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I got a chance to come by plane for my first time for TED.
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我获得了乘飞机来TED的机会，这是我的第一次
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So my big dream is to become an aircraft engineer and pilot when I grow up.
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所以我伟大的梦想是：当我长大以后，成为一个飞机工程师兼飞行员。
06:04
I used to hate lions, but now because my invention
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我过去讨厌狮子，但是现在，就是因为我的发明
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is saving my father's cows and the lions,
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拯救了我爸爸的牛以及狮子
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we are able to stay with the lions without any conflict.
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我们终于可以狮子和平共处了。
06:15
Ashê olên. It means in my language, thank you very much.
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非常感谢（肯尼亚语）。在我的语言里，它的意思是：非常感谢！
06:18
(Applause)
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（掌声）
06:33
Chris Anderson: You have no idea how exciting it is
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Chris Anderson：你不会相信，
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to hear a story like yours.
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听到你这样的故事是多么使人振奋。
06:37
So you got this scholarship.Richard Turere: Yep.
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所以你已经拿到了这个奖学金。Richard Turere：是的。
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CA: You're working on other electrical inventions.
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CA：你是不是正在进行另一项电子发明？
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What's the next one on your list?
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你的下一步计划是什么？
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RT: My next invention is,
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RT：我的下一项发明是，
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I want to make an electric fence.CA: Electric fence?
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我想做一个电力栅栏。CA：电力栅栏？
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RT: But I know electric fences are already invented,
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RT：我知道，电力栅栏已经有了，
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but I want to make mine.
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但是我只想做我自己的那一个。
06:53
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
06:56
CA: You already tried it once, right, and you --RT: I tried it before,
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CA：你已经尝试过一次了，对吧，但是你——RT：我之前有过尝试，
06:59
but I stopped because it gave me a shock. (Laughter)
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但我停止了，因为它惊吓到我了。（笑声）
07:05
CA: In the trenches. Richard Turere, you are something else.
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CA：会是一场苦战。Richard Turere，你与众不同。
07:09
We're going to cheer you on every step of the way, my friend.
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我们将为你在成长中的每一步喝彩，朋友。
07:12
Thank you so much.RT: Thank you. (Applause)
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很感谢你。RT：谢谢。（掌声）
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Richard Turere - InventorYoung inventor Richard Turere invented "lion lights," an elegant way to protect his family's cattle from lion attacks.
Why you should listen
Richard Turere is a young Maasai man who lives in the wilderness of the Kenya savanna, on the edge of a national park full of rhino, giraffe, buffalo and lions. Since he was 9, Richard has held the honored chore of tending his father's cattle; in his free time, he tinkered with electrical gadgets. After dismantling the few household appliances, Richard taught himself how to fix them, and then he started inventing. He fit his parents' home with fans made from car parts and other junkyard components harvested from junkyards, then built other inventions for his neighbors.
Now 13, he is renowned for inventing "lion lights," a fence made of basic pieces (solar charging cells, flashlight parts), which quickly and effectively scares lions away from his father's cattle. Richard's dream is to be an aircraft engineer.
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