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Mohamed Ali - Human rights advocate
Human rights advocate Mohamed Ali fights terrorism with entrepreneurship.

Why you should listen

In urban hubs like Mogadishu, says Mohamed Ali, we're losing our brightest minds to terrorism and violence. Why not channel the energy of ambitious and eager young people toward innovation instead of destruction? Ali is doing his part to make this dream a reality. He is the Executive Director of the Iftiin Foundation, an organization that builds and supports young entrepreneurs to encourage a culture of change and innovation in Somalia and other post-conflict countries. Ali believes these untapped youths can become figures of hope for their communities and ultimately promote peace and stability in the region.

Ali is a founding member of End Famine, a campaign founded in 2011 aimed at promoting food security and eradicating famine worldwide, starting with the Horn of Africa. Ali has a law degree from Boston College Law School.

 

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Mohamed Ali: The link between unemployment and terrorism

穆罕默德·阿里: 失业与恐怖主义之间的联系

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对那些大城市里年轻的失业者来说,机会和财富的梦想其实是会成真的——但事实常常是他们受到恐怖组织和其他暴力组织的威逼利诱而走上歧途。提倡人权的Mohamed Ali为我们讲述了摩加迪休当地的故事,给那些想为有梦想有抱负的城市年轻人提供创新培养的人们提供了很有说服力的例子。
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I would like to talk to you about a story故事
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我想跟大家讲一个故事
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about a small town kid孩子.
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是关于一个小镇孩子的
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I don't know his name名称, but I do know his story故事.
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我不知道他的名字,但我知道他的故事
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He lives生活 in a small village in southern南部的 Somalia索马里.
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他住在索马里南部的一个小村庄里
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His village is near Mogadishu摩加迪沙.
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这个村庄离首都摩加迪休很近
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Drought干旱 drives驱动器 the small village into poverty贫穷
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这个小村庄因为干旱所以一直很贫穷
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and to the brink边缘 of starvation饥饿.
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人民食不果腹
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With nothing left for him there,
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留在那里实在没什么出路
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he leaves树叶 for the big city,
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所以他去了大城市
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in this case案件, Mogadishu摩加迪沙, the capital首都 of Somalia索马里.
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在这个故事里,索马里的首都摩加迪休,就是大城市
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When he arrives到达, there are no opportunities机会,
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他刚到的时候,没有什么机遇
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no jobs工作, no way forward前锋.
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没工作,没前途
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He ends结束 up living活的 in a tent帐篷 city
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最后只能住在帐篷城里
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on the outskirts郊区 of Mogadishu摩加迪沙.
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就在摩加迪休的郊外
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Maybe a year passes通行证, nothing.
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大概一年过去了,也还是一无所有
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One day, he's approached接近 by a gentleman绅士
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有一天,他遇到一个贵人
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who offers报价 to take him to lunch午餐,
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贵人带他去吃了午餐
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then to dinner晚餐, to breakfast早餐.
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还有晚餐和早餐
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He meets符合 this dynamic动态 group of people,
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他接触了一帮很有活力的人
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and they give him a break打破.
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然后他也得到了休息
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He's given特定 a bit of money
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他还得到一些钱
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to buy购买 himself他自己 some new clothes衣服,
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可以给自己买新衣服
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money to send发送 back home to his family家庭.
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可以给自己老家寄钱
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He is introduced介绍 to this young年轻 woman女人.
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有人给他介绍了个年轻的姑娘
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He eventually终于 gets得到 married已婚.
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然后他们结婚了
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He starts启动 this new life.
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他开始了新的生活
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He has a purpose目的 in life.
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他的生活也有了目标
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One beautiful美丽 day in Mogadishu摩加迪沙,
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在摩加迪休的某一天
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under an azure天蓝 blue蓝色 sky天空,
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在碧蓝的天空下
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a car汽车 bomb炸弹 goes off.
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发生了一场汽车炸弹事件
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That small town kid孩子 with the big city dreams
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这个有着城市梦的小镇男孩
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was the suicide自杀 bomber轰炸机,
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就是那个人体炸弹
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and that dynamic动态 group of people
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而当初那帮充满活力的人
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were al Shabaab青年党, a terrorist恐怖分子 organization组织
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都是"青年党",一个和基地组织有联系的
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linked关联 to al Qaeda凯达.
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恐怖组织
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So how does the story故事 of a small town kid孩子
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这个小镇男孩
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just trying to make it big in the city
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只是想去城市闯一闯
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end结束 up with him blowing himself他自己 up?
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为什么他的故事是以自杀式袭击为结尾呢?
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He was waiting等候.
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他其实在等待
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He was waiting等候 for an opportunity机会,
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他在等待一个机会
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waiting等候 to begin开始 his future未来,
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等待开启他的未来
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waiting等候 for a way forward前锋,
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等待一条可以往前走的路
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and this was the first thing that came来了 along沿.
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而这是他一路走来的第一次遭遇
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This was the first thing that pulled him out
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这是将他从等待成年期中解脱出来的
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of what we call waithoodwaithood.
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第一次遭遇
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And his story故事 repeats重复 itself本身
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而他的故事还在重复着
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in urban城市的 centers中心 around the world世界.
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在世界不同的市中心
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It is the story故事 of the disenfranchised被剥夺公民权,
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这是一个关于被剥夺权利的,
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unemployed失业的 urban城市的 youth青年
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失业城市青年的故事。
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who sparks火花 riots暴动 in Johannesburg约翰内斯堡,
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他们在约翰尼斯堡发起暴动
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sparks火花 riots暴动 in London伦敦,
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在伦敦发起暴动
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who reaches到达 out for something other than waithoodwaithood.
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他们想得到等待成年期之外的东西
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For young年轻 people, the promise诺言 of the city,
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对于年轻人,城市带来的希望
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the big city dream梦想 is that of opportunity机会,
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大城市梦,就意味着机遇
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of jobs工作, of wealth财富,
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工作,财富
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but young年轻 people are not sharing分享
in the prosperity繁荣 of their cities城市.
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但年轻人并没有享受到他们所在城市的繁荣
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Often经常 it's youth青年 who suffer遭受 from
the highest最高 unemployment失业 rates利率.
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更多的,是年轻人在忍受着最高的失业率
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By 2030, three out of five people living活的 in cities城市
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到2030年,五个住在城市里的人,就有三个
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will be under the age年龄 of 18.
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是属于18岁以下的人群
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If we do not include包括 young年轻 people
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如果我们在城市的发展中
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in the growth发展 of our cities城市,
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不把年轻人考虑在内的话
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if we do not provide提供 them opportunities机会,
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如果我们不给他们提供机会的话
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the story故事 of waithoodwaithood,
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等待成年期的这个故事
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the gateway网关 to terrorism恐怖主义, to violence暴力, to gangs帮派,
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踏入恐怖主义,暴力和帮派这些雷池
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will be the story故事 of cities城市 2.0.
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将是未来城市的主题
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And in my city of birth分娩, Mogadishu摩加迪沙,
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在我出生的城市,摩加迪休
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70 percent百分 of young年轻 people
suffer遭受 from unemployment失业.
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70%的人处于失业状态
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70 percent百分 don't work,
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70%没有工作
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don't go to school学校.
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没有书读
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They pretty漂亮 much do nothing.
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基本无所事事
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I went back to Mogadishu摩加迪沙 last month,
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上个月我回了一趟摩加迪休
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and I went to visit访问 Madina马迪纳 Hospital醫院,
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然后我走访了玛迪娜医院
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the hospital醫院 I was born天生 in.
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那家我出生的医院
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I remember记得 standing常设 in front面前 of that
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我记得我站在那个满是弹眼的医院前面
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bullet-ridden弹痕 hospital醫院 thinking思维,
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我不禁思考
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what if I had never left?
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如果我没有离开的话会是怎样?
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What if I had been forced被迫
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如果我也无奈地处于
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into that same相同 state of waithoodwaithood?
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同样的等待成年期呢?
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Would I have become成为 a terrorist恐怖分子?
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我会成为一名恐怖分子吗?
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I'm not really sure about the answer回答.
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这答案我还真说不准
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My reason原因 for being存在 in Mogadishu摩加迪沙 that month
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上个月我回摩加迪休的原因
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was actually其实 to host主办
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其实是去举办一场
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a youth青年 leadership领导 and entrepreneurship创业 summit首脑.
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青年领导力和创业学的峰会
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I brought together一起 about 90 young年轻 Somali索马里 leaders领导者.
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我带了约90名索马里来的领导
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We satSAT down and brainstormed头脑风暴 on solutions解决方案
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我们坐下来一起集思广益
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to the biggest最大 challenges挑战 facing面对 their city.
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想办法解决城市面临的最大难题
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One of the young年轻 men男人 in the room房间 was Aden亚丁.
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其中一个在房间里的年轻人叫Aden
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He went to university大学 in Mogadishu摩加迪沙, graduated毕业.
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他在摩加迪休上了大学,之后毕业
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There were no jobs工作, no opportunities机会.
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当时没有工作也没有什么机会
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I remember记得 him telling告诉 me,
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我记得他告诉我
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because he was a college学院 graduate毕业,
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因为他是大学毕业生
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unemployed失业的, frustrated受挫,
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没工作,很沮丧
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that he was the perfect完善 target目标 for al Shabaab青年党
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算是“青年党”的理想人选
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and other terrorist恐怖分子 organizations组织, to be recruited应征.
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也是其他恐怖组织想招募的人
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They sought追捧 people like him out.
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那些人专门寻找像他一样的人
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But his story故事 takes a different不同 route路线.
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但他的故事,则是另外一个版本
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In Mogadishu摩加迪沙, the biggest最大 barrier屏障
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在摩加迪休,从A地到B地
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to getting得到 from point A to point B are the roads道路.
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最大的障碍就是马路
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Twenty-three二十三 years年份 of civil国内 war战争
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23年的内战
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have completely全然 destroyed销毁 the road system系统,
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已经完全把道路系统给摧毁了
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and a motorbike摩托车 can be the easiest最简单的 way
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而此时,摩托车则成了
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to get around.
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最便捷的工具
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Aden亚丁 saw an opportunity机会 and seized it.
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Aden发现了机遇并牢牢抓住它
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He started开始 a motorbike摩托车 company公司.
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他开了一家摩托车公司
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He began开始 renting租房 out motorbikes摩托车
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开始出租摩托车
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to local本地 residents居民 who couldn't不能 normally一般 afford给予 them.
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租给当地那些买不起摩托车的人
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He bought 10 bikes自行车, with the help
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在亲朋好友的帮助下
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of family家庭 and friends朋友,
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他买了10辆
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and his dream梦想 is to eventually终于 expand扩大
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他最终的梦想
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to several一些 hundred within the next下一个 three years年份.
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是在接下来的三年内扩展到数百辆
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How is this story故事 different不同?
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他的故事是如何不同的呢?
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What makes品牌 his story故事 different不同?
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是什么使之不同?
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I believe it is his ability能力 to identify鉴定
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我相信是他的发现机遇
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and seize抢占 a new opportunity机会.
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并善于把握机遇的能力
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It's entrepreneurship创业,
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这就是企业家精神
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and I believe entrepreneurship创业 can be
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并且我相信企业家精神
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the most powerful强大 tool工具 against反对 waithoodwaithood.
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是对付等待成年期最有效的工具
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It empowers如虎添翼 young年轻 people
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他激励着年轻人
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to be the creators创作者 of the very economic经济 opportunities机会
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成为他们一直拼命在寻找的
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they are so desperately拼命 seeking.
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经济机遇的创造者
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And you can train培养 young年轻 people to be entrepreneurs企业家.
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你也能把年轻人训练成企业家
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I want to talk to you about a young年轻 man
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我想跟大家介绍一个年轻人
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who attended出席 one of my meetings会议,
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他曾参加我我举办的一个会议
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Mohamed穆罕默德 Mohamoud马哈茂德, a florist花商.
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他叫Mohamed Mohamoud,是一名花商
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He was helping帮助 me train培养 some of the young年轻 people
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他在帮我培训在创业峰会上
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at the summit首脑 in entrepreneurship创业
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的一部分年轻人
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and how to be innovative创新
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培养他们如何创新
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and how to create创建 a culture文化 of entrepreneurship创业.
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如何营造创业文化
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He's actually其实 the first florist花商 Mogadishu摩加迪沙 has seen看到
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他其实是摩加迪休在过去22年里
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in over 22 years年份,
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的第一位花商
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and until直到 recently最近, until直到 Mohamed穆罕默德 came来了 along沿,
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直到Mohamed来了,他是直到最近才有的花商
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if you wanted flowers花卉 at your wedding婚礼,
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在过去如果你想在你的婚礼上摆上鲜花
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you used plastic塑料 bouquets花束
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你得用塑料花束
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shipped from abroad国外.
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而且还得从海外进口
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If you asked someone有人,
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如果你问别人
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"When was the last time you saw fresh新鲜 flowers花卉?"
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“你上次见到鲜花是什么时候?”
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for many许多 who grew成长 up under civil国内 war战争,
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对于很多出生在内战时期的人
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the answer回答 would be, "Never."
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他们的答案将会是,“从没见过。”
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So Mohamed穆罕默德 saw an opportunity机会.
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所以Mohamed从中发现了机遇
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He started开始 a landscaping美化 and design设计 floral花的 company公司.
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他创立了一个园林绿化和花卉设计的公司
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He created创建 a farm农场 right outside of Mogadishu摩加迪沙,
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他在摩加迪休外开辟了一片农田
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and started开始 growing生长 tulips郁金香 and lilies百合,
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他开始种植郁金香和百合花
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which哪一个 he said could survive生存
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据他说这些花
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the harsh苛刻 Mogadishu摩加迪沙 climate气候.
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能熬过摩加迪休恶劣的气候
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And he began开始 delivering交付 flowers花卉 to weddings婚礼,
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然后他开始往婚礼上送花
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creating创建 gardens花园 at homes家园
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建立家庭式花园
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and businesses企业 around the city,
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在城里的生意也忙碌起来
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and he's now working加工 on creating创建
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现在他正忙于建立
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Mogadishu's摩加迪沙 first public上市 park公园 in 22 years年份.
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摩加迪休22年来的首个市民公园
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There's no public上市 park公园 in Mogadishu摩加迪沙.
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目前在摩加迪休是没有市民公园的
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He wants to create创建 a space空间 where families家庭,
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他想创立一个空间给家庭
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young年轻 people, can come together一起,
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年轻人,能一起到这儿来
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and, as he says, smell the proverbial谚语 roses玫瑰.
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就像他说的,来感受玫瑰的花香和启迪
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And he doesn't grow增长 roses玫瑰 because
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顺便说下,他之所以不种植玫瑰
06:46
they use too much water, by the way.
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是因为它们需要很多水分
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So the first step is to inspire启发 young年轻 people,
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所以第一步就是要鼓舞年轻人
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and in that room房间, Mohamed's穆罕默德 presence存在
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所以在那个房间里,Mohamed的出席
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had a really profound深刻 impact碰撞
on the youth青年 in that room房间.
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对在座的年轻人影响非常深
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They had never really thought
about starting开始 up a business商业.
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他们从没想过能创业
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They've他们已经 thought about working加工 for an NGO非政府组织,
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他们想过为民间组织工作
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working加工 for the government政府,
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为政府工作
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but his story故事, his innovation革新,
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但在这个故事里,他的创新
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really had a strong强大 impact碰撞 on them.
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对那些年轻人的影响非常大
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He forced被迫 them to look at their city
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他使得那些年轻人用机遇之地
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as a place地点 of opportunity机会.
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重新看待这座城市
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He empowered授权 them to believe
that they could be entrepreneurs企业家,
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他使得他们相信他们也能成为企业家
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that they could be change更改 makers制造商.
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也能成为改变世界的人
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By the end结束 of the day, they were coming未来 up
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那一天结束之前,他们想出了
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with innovative创新 solutions解决方案
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新颖的解决办法
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to some of the biggest最大 challenges挑战 facing面对 their city.
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解决这个城市目前一些最为棘手的问题
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They came来了 up with entrepreneurial创业 solutions解决方案
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他们想出了企业式的解决方法
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to local本地 problems问题.
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对付当地的问题
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So inspiring鼓舞人心 young年轻 people
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所以激励年轻人
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and creating创建 a culture文化 of entrepreneurship创业
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创造企业文化
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is a really great step,
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是很大的一步跨越
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but young年轻 people need capital首都
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但年轻人需要资金
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to make their ideas思路 a reality现实.
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来实现他们的想法
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They need expertise专门知识 and mentorship导师
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他们需要专业知识和导师指导
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to guide指南 them in developing发展
and launching发射 their businesses企业.
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带领他们发展和启动他们的商业
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Connect young年轻 people with the resources资源 they need,
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为年轻人提供他们需要的资源
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provide提供 them the support支持 they need
to go from ideation意念 to creation创建,
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为他们提供需要的支持,帮助他们从构思转变到创造
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and you will create创建 catalysts催化剂 for urban城市的 growth发展.
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你就等同于为城市发展创造催化剂
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For me, entrepreneurship创业 is more than just
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对我来说,企业家精神不仅仅是
08:03
starting开始 up a business商业.
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开启商业
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It's about creating创建 a social社会 impact碰撞.
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它还包括创造社会影响
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Mohamed穆罕默德 is not simply只是 selling销售 flowers花卉.
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Mohamed不单是在卖花
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I believe he is selling销售 hope希望.
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我相信他也是在销售希望
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His Peace和平 Park公园, and that's what he calls电话 it,
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他的和平公园,名字是他取的
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when it's created创建, will actually其实 transform转变
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当它建立之时,将会真正意义上
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the way people see their city.
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改变人们对这座城市的看法
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Aden亚丁 hired雇用 street kids孩子 to help rent出租 out
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Aden雇佣街边的孩童帮他出租
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and maintain保持 those bikes自行车 for him.
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也帮他维护那些摩托车
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He gave them the opportunity机会 to escape逃逸
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他给了他们机会去挣脱
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the paralysis麻痹 of waithoodwaithood.
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去挣脱等待成年期的无奈
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These young年轻 entrepreneurs企业家 are having
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这些年轻的企业家
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a tremendous巨大 impact碰撞 in their cities城市.
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都对他们的城市有着深远的影响
08:33
So my suggestion建议 is,
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所以我的建议是
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turn youth青年 into entrepreneurs企业家,
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带动更多年轻人成为企业家
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incubate孵化 and nurture培育 their inherent固有 innovation革新,
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培养发展他们内在的创新精神
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and you will have more stories故事
of flowers花卉 and Peace和平 Parks公园
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那么就会有更多花和和平公园的故事出现
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than of car汽车 bombs炸弹 and waithoodwaithood.
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而不是那些汽车炸弹和等待成年期的故事
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Thank you.
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谢谢
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Lee Li
Reviewed by Shi Dan

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mohamed Ali - Human rights advocate
Human rights advocate Mohamed Ali fights terrorism with entrepreneurship.

Why you should listen

In urban hubs like Mogadishu, says Mohamed Ali, we're losing our brightest minds to terrorism and violence. Why not channel the energy of ambitious and eager young people toward innovation instead of destruction? Ali is doing his part to make this dream a reality. He is the Executive Director of the Iftiin Foundation, an organization that builds and supports young entrepreneurs to encourage a culture of change and innovation in Somalia and other post-conflict countries. Ali believes these untapped youths can become figures of hope for their communities and ultimately promote peace and stability in the region.

Ali is a founding member of End Famine, a campaign founded in 2011 aimed at promoting food security and eradicating famine worldwide, starting with the Horn of Africa. Ali has a law degree from Boston College Law School.

 

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