ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nellie McKay - Singer/songwriter
Nellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim.

Why you should listen

Playful, quirky, hilarious, endearing: not attributes of your typical political agitator. But singer-songwriter-producer-activist Nellie McKay merits the description. Her music is whimsical, colorful, catchy and as engaging as it is restless. Toying with antique genres and yet undeniably contemporary, it flirts with multiple styles of delivery while maintaining a sharp social conscience.

For these and other eccentricities, McKay has gained a devoted fan following. On stage and off, she's an outspoken advocate of animal rights, a friend and ally to any arch political quip and -- lucky for us -- artistically uncompromising. After cutting two major-label records, her own indie label, Hungry Mouse, produced her latest, Obligatory Villagers.

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TED2008

Nellie McKay: "Mother of Pearl," "If I Had You"

内尔.麦凯演唱《珍珠母》与《如果我拥有你》

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由迷人的内尔.麦凯演唱《珍珠母》(以不朽的“女权主义者没有幽默感”为打头之句)与《如果我拥有你》闪耀TED2008。
- Singer/songwriter
Nellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim. Full bio

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Feminists女权主义者 don't have a sense of humor幽默. ♫
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♫女权主义者没有幽默感。♫
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Feminists女权主义者 just want to be alone单独 -- boo hoo, hoo, hoo. ♫
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♫女权主义者只想独身。Boo hoo, hoo, hoo.♫
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Feminists女权主义者 spread传播 vicious恶毒 lies and rumors传闻. ♫
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♫女权主义者散步恶毒的谎言和谣传♫
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♫ They have a tumor on their funny滑稽 bone. ♫
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♫在她们的追求快乐骨子里有一颗毒瘤。♫
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♫ They say child儿童 molestation性骚扰 isn't funny滑稽 -- ha, ha, ha, ha. ♫
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♫她们认为小孩的扰闹不是一种乐趣。哈……哈……哈……哈……。♫
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Rape强奸 and degradation's降解的 just a crime犯罪 -- lighten减轻 up, ladies女士们. ♫
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♫强奸和堕落仅仅是犯罪——轻松点,女士们。♫
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Rampant猖獗 prostitution's卖淫的 sex性别 for money -- what’s wrong错误 with that? ♫
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♫卖淫猖獗,钱色交易——这有什么错呢?♫
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♫ Can't these chicks小鸡 do anything but whine抱怨? ♫
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♫难到这些小妞就只能哭哭啼啼吗?♫
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Dance舞蹈 break打破! Da, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA. ♫
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♫跳舞吧。哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……♫
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Da, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA. ♫
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♫哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……♫
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Woo-hoo真厉害! ♫
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♫Woo-hoo!♫
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Da, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA -- ♫
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♫哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……♫
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♫ yeah, take it off. ♫
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♫耶,脱掉♫
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Da, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, dum达姆. ♫
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♫哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……dum♫
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♫ They say cheap低廉 objectification客观 isnISN’t witty机智 -- it’s hot! ♫
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♫她们认为卑微的现实生活是无趣的——是艰难的!♫
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Equal等于 work and wages工资 worth价值 the fight斗争 -- ♫
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♫平等的工作和工资值得去争取♫
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sing us a new one. ♫
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♫给我们唱一首新的。♫
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On-demand一经请求 abortion流产 every一切 city -- OK, but no gun control控制. ♫
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♫每个城市可随心堕胎——(但)没有枪械管制♫
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Won韩元’t these women妇女 ever get a life? ♫
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♫这些妇女将永远得不到生活吗?♫
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Feminists女权主义者 don不要’t have a sense of humor幽默 -- poor较差的 Hillary希拉里. ♫
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♫女权主义者毫无幽默感——可怜的希拉里♫
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Feminists女权主义者 and vegetarians素食者 -- make mine a Big Mac苹果电脑. ♫
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♫女权主义者和素食主义者——给我做一个大汉堡。♫
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Feminists女权主义者 spread传播 vicious恶毒 lies and rumors传闻. ♫
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♫女权主义者散布恶毒的谎言和谣传。♫
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♫ They're far too sensitive敏感 to ever be a ham火腿, ♫
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♫她们过于敏感,永远不能成为一个火腿。♫
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♫ that's why these feminists女权主义者 just need to find a man. ♫
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♫这是这些女权主义者需要找一个男人的原因。♫
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Da, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA, daDA. ♫
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♫哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……哒……♫
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I’m Dennis丹尼斯 Kucinich库钦奇 and I approved批准 this message信息.
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♫我是丹尼斯.库辛尼奇(美国众议院议员),我批准了这些言论。♫
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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)
03:01
Thank you.
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谢谢
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
03:06
Thank you.
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谢谢
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I asked my mother母亲, you know, should I say anything in support支持 of anyone任何人?
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我问过我妈妈,我需要如人们期望的那样说话吗?
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And she said, "Oh no! Just disDIS everybody每个人, except Ralph拉尔夫 Nader纳德."
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她说:“不!随意藐视任何人,除了拉尔夫纳德(Ralph Nader)。”
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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♫ I could show显示 the world世界 how to smile微笑, ♫
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♫我可以看到世界是怎么微笑的。♫
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♫ I could be glad高兴 all of the while. ♫
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♫我将永远快乐。♫
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♫ I could turn the gray灰色 skies天空 to blue蓝色, if I had you. ♫
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♫如果有你我能使灰色天空变蓝。♫
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♫ I could leave离开 the old days behind背后, ♫
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♫我将忘却过去的岁月。♫
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leave离开 all my pals哥儿们, I’d never mind心神. ♫
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♫离开我所有的伙伴儿,我也在所不惜。♫
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♫ I could start开始 my life all anew重新, if I had you. ♫
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♫如果有你,我将开始我崭新的生活。♫
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♫ I could climb the snow-capped白雪皑皑 mountains, ♫
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♫我可以攀登雪山。♫
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sail the mighty威武 ocean海洋 wide. ♫
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♫渡过宽阔的神秘海洋。♫
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♫ I could cross交叉 the burning燃烧 desert沙漠, if I had you by my side. ♫
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♫如果有你相伴,我可以穿越火热的沙漠。♫
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♫ I could be a king国王, dear, uncrowned非正式的, humble谦卑 or poor较差的, rich丰富 or renowned闻名. ♫
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♫亲爱的,我会成为无冕的国王,无论尊贵与卑微,无论富有与贫困。♫
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♫ There is nothing I couldncouldn’t do, if I had you. ♫
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♫如果有你,我还有何是事不成呢。♫
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Thank you. Well, thank you so much.
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谢谢!非常感谢!
Translated by Gallego Pang
Reviewed by Wang Qian

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nellie McKay - Singer/songwriter
Nellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim.

Why you should listen

Playful, quirky, hilarious, endearing: not attributes of your typical political agitator. But singer-songwriter-producer-activist Nellie McKay merits the description. Her music is whimsical, colorful, catchy and as engaging as it is restless. Toying with antique genres and yet undeniably contemporary, it flirts with multiple styles of delivery while maintaining a sharp social conscience.

For these and other eccentricities, McKay has gained a devoted fan following. On stage and off, she's an outspoken advocate of animal rights, a friend and ally to any arch political quip and -- lucky for us -- artistically uncompromising. After cutting two major-label records, her own indie label, Hungry Mouse, produced her latest, Obligatory Villagers.

More profile about the speaker
Nellie McKay | Speaker | TED.com