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Marc Bamuthi Joseph - Arts activist, spoken word artist
TED Fellow Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a curator of words, ideas and protagonists. His bold, poetically-driven work investigates social issues and cultural identity.

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Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a steadfast believer in empathy as the most valuable currency in building community, and he seeks to spark curiosity and dialogue about freedom, compassion and fearlessness through pioneering arts stewardship and education. A 2017 TEDGlobal Fellow, Bamuthi graced the cover of Smithsonian Magazine as one of America's Top Young Innovators in the Arts and Sciences; artistically directed HBO's "Russell Simmons presents Brave New Voices"; and is an inaugural recipient of the United States Artists Rockefeller Fellowship, which annually recognizes 50 of the country’s greatest living artists. Dance Magazine named him a Top Influencer in 2017.

Bamuthi's evening-length work, red black and GREEN: a blues, was nominated for a 2013 Bessie Award for "Outstanding Production (of a work stretching the boundaries of a traditional form)" and he has won numerous grants including from the National Endowment for the Arts and Creative Capital Foundation. His noted work /peh-LO-tah/ is inspired by soccer and Bamuthi's first generation American experience, intersecting global economics, cross-border fan culture and the politics of joy.

Bamuthi is the founding Program Director of the non-profit Youth Speaks, and he is a co-founder of Life is Living, a national series of one-day festivals which activate under-resourced parks and affirm peaceful urban life. His essays have been published in Harvard Education Press; he has lectured at more than 200 colleges, has carried adjunct professorships at Stanford and Lehigh, among others, and currently serves as Chief of Program and Pedagogy at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

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TED2019

Marc Bamuthi Joseph: "You Have the Rite"

马克·巴姆提·约瑟夫: “你有仪式”

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TED成员马克·巴姆提·约瑟夫(Marc Bamuthi Joseph)在一场激动人心、带有爵士乐背景的演讲中,与我们分享了一位黑人父亲看到自己的儿子长大成人后内心的骄傲和恐惧。
- Arts activist, spoken word artist
TED Fellow Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a curator of words, ideas and protagonists. His bold, poetically-driven work investigates social issues and cultural identity. Full bio

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Me and the boy男孩 wear穿 the same相同 shoe size尺寸.
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我和我儿子的鞋码是一样的。
00:18
He wants a pair of
Air空气 Jordan约旦 4s for Christmas圣诞.
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他想要一双Air Jordan 4s
的鞋作为圣诞礼物。
00:22
I buy购买 them,
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于是我买了一双,
00:23
and then I steal them from his closet壁橱,
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但又从他的衣柜里偷出了这双鞋,
00:26
like a twisted扭曲 Grinch-themed格林奇主题
episode插曲 of "Black-ish黑色."
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就像黑人家庭剧里出现了
偷走圣诞礼物的绿毛鬼精灵。
00:30
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
00:31
The kicks are totems图腾 to my youth青年.
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在我年轻时,这些鞋就像图腾一般。
00:34
I wear穿 them like mercury
on my Black黑色 man feet.
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我穿上它们就像踩着福特水星汽车,
00:38
I can't get those young年轻
freedom自由 days back fast快速 enough足够.
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但跑得再快也找不回那些
年轻的自由时光。
00:42
Last time I was really fast快速 I was 16,
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16岁的我跑得飞快,
有一次我狂奔着
00:44
outrunning出跑 a doorman看门人
on the Upper East Side.
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想甩掉上东区的一个看门人。
00:46
He caught抓住 me vandalizing破坏 his building建造,
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他抓到我在破坏他看守的建筑,
00:49
not even on some artsy艺术 stuff东东,
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甚至是点儿艺术品也不行,
00:50
just ... stupid.
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我那时候太傻了。
00:53
Of all the genders性别,
boys男孩 are the stupidest愚蠢的.
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在所有性别中,男孩是最傻的。
00:57
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
00:59
Sixteen十六 was a series系列 of
barely仅仅 getting得到 away
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16岁时,我好几次差点被警察抓到,
01:02
and never telling告诉 my parents父母.
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而我从不告诉我的父母。
01:04
I assume承担 that my son儿子
is stewarding管事 this tradition传统 well.
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我觉得我的儿子
也很好继承了这一传统。
01:08
Sixteen十六 was "The Low End结束 Theory理论"
and Marvin马文 Gaye盖伊 on repeat重复.
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16岁是循环播放《低端理论》专辑
和沉浸在马文·盖伊歌声的年纪。
01:12
Sixteen十六 is younger更年轻 than Trayvon塔拉万
and older旧的 than Emmett埃米特 Till直到.
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16岁比被警察枪杀的特拉伊冯年轻,
比无辜被残害致死的艾默特·蒂尔年长。
01:17
At the DMVDMV, my boy's男孩的 in line线 to officially正式
enter输入 his prime主要 suspect疑似 years年份:
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在车管所,我儿子在排队领取驾照,
等待正式迈入“头号犯罪嫌疑人”生涯:
01:23
young年轻, brown棕色 and behind背后 the wheel,
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年纪轻轻,棕色皮肤,可以驾车,
01:24
a moving移动 semaphore信号, signaling发信号
the threat威胁 of communities社区 from below下面.
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他如同一个移动的标识,
是从下层社区发出的威胁信号。
01:28
On top最佳 of the food餐饮 chain,
humans人类 have no natural自然 predator捕食者,
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在食物链的顶端,人类没有天敌,
01:31
but America美国 plays播放 out something
genetically基因 embedded嵌入式 and instinctual本能
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但美国人对黑人的“兴趣”
01:36
in its appetite食欲 for the Black黑色 body身体.
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却是与生俱来的。
01:38
America美国 guns枪炮 down Black黑色 bodies身体
and then walks散步 around them,
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美国人枪杀黑人,
然后从他们身边走过,
01:42
bored无聊,
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百无聊赖,
01:43
like laconic简洁 lions狮子 next下一个 to
half-eaten吃了一半 gazelles瞪羚,
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就像在瞪羚被啃食过的尸体旁
悄无声息的狮子,
01:46
bloody血腥 lips嘴唇 ...
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满嘴鲜血——
01:48
"America美国 and the Black黑色 Body身体"
on some Nat纳特 Geo地理 shit拉屎.
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仿佛活生生就出自
国家地理的《美国与黑体》。
01:53
Well, he passes通行证 his road test测试 at the DMVDMV.
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他通过了车管所的路考。
01:56
He does this strut支撑 C-WalkC-步行
broken破碎 "Fortnite福特尼特" thing
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在去完成相关手续的上,
01:59
on the way in to finish his paperwork证件,
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他得意洋洋的扭着欢快的舞步,
02:01
true真正 joy喜悦 and calibrated校准 cool
under the eye of my filming拍戏 iPhone苹果手机,
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我手机镜头中的他
是那么快乐无比,朝气蓬勃,
02:04
the victory胜利 dance舞蹈 of someone有人
who has just salvaged打捞 a draw.
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如同跳着刚刚扳回一球
的胜利之舞。
02:07
He's earned this win赢得, but he's so 16
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他赢了,但他才16岁,
02:10
he can't quite相当 let his body身体 be fully充分 free自由.
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身体还不能完全放开。
02:13
When he's three,
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当他3岁时,
02:15
I'm in handcuffs手铐 in downtown市中心 Oakland奥克兰.
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我在奥克兰市中心被捕了。
02:18
Five minutes分钟 ago, I was illegally非法 parked.
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5分钟前,我非法停车。
02:20
Now I'm in the back of a squad car汽车,
considering考虑 the odds可能性 that I'm going to die
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现在我坐在警车的后面,
想着自己可能要完蛋了,
02:24
here, 15 minutes分钟 away from my son儿子
who expects预计 that in 18 minutes分钟,
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这里离我儿子的幼儿园
只有15分钟的路程,
02:28
daddy's爸爸的 gonna pick him up from preschool幼儿.
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他还在期待18分钟后爸爸会去接他。
那时候还没有口袋大小
的相机来捕捉这一刻。
02:30
There are no pocket-size口袋大小 cameras相机
to capture捕获 this moment时刻, so.
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02:34
I learned学到了 a lot of big words
when I was 16 getting得到 ready准备 for the SATSAT,
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当我16岁准备SAT的时候,
我学到了很多重要的单词,
02:38
but none没有 of them come to me now.
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但现在我一个都不记得了。
02:40
In the police警察 car汽车, the only thing
that really speaks说话 is my skin皮肤.
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在警车上,我的肤色
仿佛说明了一切。
02:45
I know this:
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我只知道:
02:46
I was parked on a bus总线 zone
on 12th and Broadway百老汇,
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我把车停在12街和百老汇大街
的公共汽车站上,
02:50
running赛跑 to the ATM自动取款机 on the corner.
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跑向拐角处的自动取款机。
02:52
I pull the cash现金 out just as
a police警察 car汽车 pulls up behind背后 me,
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警察把车停到我后面时,
我正好把钱掏出来,
02:55
give him the "Aw shucks胡说, my bad,"
that earnest认真 Black黑色 man face面对.
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我那黑色的面孔仿佛给了他
一种“哎呀,被抓到了。”的表情,
02:58
He waits等待 till直到 I'm back in the car汽车
and then hits点击 the siren警笛,
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他一直等我回到车上,
然后按响了警铃,
03:01
takes my license执照 with his hand on the gun,
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他手握着枪拿走了我的驾照,
03:04
comes back two minutes分钟 later后来, gun drawn,
another另一个 patrol巡逻 car汽车 now, four cops警察 now,
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两分钟后回来,拔出了枪,
又来了一辆巡逻车,现在是四个警察了,
03:09
my face面对 on the curb抑制,
hands behind背后 my back, shackled脚镣.
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我的脸被按在路边,双手
被扭在身后,戴上了镣铐。
03:12
I'm angry愤怒 and humiliated羞辱,
only until直到 I'm scared害怕 and then sad伤心.
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我感到愤怒和羞辱,
后来又变成害怕和悲伤,
03:16
I smell like the last gasp喘气
before my own拥有 death死亡.
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觉得自己马上就要一命呜呼了。
03:20
I think how long the boy男孩 will wait
before he realizes实现
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我在想,儿子要等多久才知道
03:23
that daddy is not on his way.
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爸爸不会来了。
03:25
I think his last barely仅仅
formed形成 memory记忆 of me
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我想,他对我的最后模糊记忆
03:29
will be the story故事 of how
I never came来了 for him.
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将会是我没有如约而来,
让他失望至极。
03:32
I try to telepathically心灵 感应 say goodbye再见.
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我试着用心灵感应的方式说再见。
03:35
The silence安静 brings带来 me no peace和平.
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沉默没给我带来平静。
03:37
The quiet安静 makes品牌 it hard to rest休息.
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寂静更让我如坐针毡。
03:39
In the void空虚 there is anger愤怒 mushrooming蘑菇
in the moss苔藓 at the base基础 of my thoughts思念,
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我的大脑一片空白,而思绪深处
的愤怒却如雨后春笋般不断涌现,
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a fungus growing生长 on the spine脊柱
of my freedom自由 attempts尝试.
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我在争取自由的路上举步维艰。
03:46
I'm free自由 from all except contempt鄙视,
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除了蔑视之外,我什么都没有,
03:48
the spirit精神 of an unarmed徒手 civilian平民
in the time of civil国内 unrest动荡,
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这是一个手无寸铁的平民
在社会动荡时期的精神,
03:53
no peace和平, just Marvin马文 Gaye盖伊 falsettos假托
arching拱架 like a broken-winged断翼 sparrow麻雀,
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没有平静,只有马文·盖伊的假音
如断翅的麻雀在空中飘荡,
03:57
competing竞争 against反对 the empty sirens警报器,
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对抗苍白的
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singing唱歌 the police警察.
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警笛声。
04:03
Apparently显然地 some cat from Richmond里士满
had a warrant保证 out on him,
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显然里士满市有人吃了张搜查令,
04:06
and when the cop警察 says my name名称 to dispatch调度,
dude花花公子 doesn't hear "Marc渣子 Joseph约瑟夫,"
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当警察叫我的名字时,
这家伙没听见“马克·约瑟夫”,
04:09
he hears就听 "Mike麦克风 Johnson约翰逊."
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而是听成了“迈克·约翰逊。”
04:11
I count计数 seven cars汽车 and 18 cops警察
on the corner now,
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我数到现在,街角一共有
7辆车和18个警察,
04:15
a pride自豪 around a pound of flesh.
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对着我这囊中之物得意洋洋。
04:18
By the grace恩典 of God,
I'm not fed美联储 to the beast today今天.
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感谢上帝,我今天逃过一劫。
04:22
Magnanimously大宪章, the first cop警察
makes品牌 sure to give me a ticket
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第一个警察高抬贵手,
给我开了张公交车区
违规停车的罚单,
04:25
for parking停車處 in a bus总线 zone,
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然后就让我走了。
04:26
before he sets me free自由.
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04:29
The boy男孩 is 16.
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孩子16岁了。
04:31
He has a license执照 to drive驾驶
in the hollow空洞 city,
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他有了驾照,可以
在这座空空荡荡的城里开车,
04:34
enough足够 body身体 to fill my shoes.
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个子高到能穿得上我的鞋。
04:36
I have grey灰色 in my beard胡子,
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我的胡子开始变白了,
04:38
and it tells告诉 the truth真相.
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暴露了我日渐苍老的真相。
04:40
He can navigate导航 traffic交通
in the age年龄 of autonomous自主性 vehicles汽车.
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在自动驾驶时代,
他能在车流中自由穿行。
04:44
You know, people say "the talk,"
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人们说的“谈话”,
04:46
like the thing happens发生 just once一旦,
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就像事情只发生一次,
04:48
like my memory's记忆的 been erased擦除
and my internet互联网 is broken破碎,
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好像我的记忆被抹去了,
好像我的互联网掉线了,
04:51
like I can't read today's今天的 martyred殉难者 name名称,
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好像我读不懂
今天的殉道者名字一样,
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like today's今天的 the day
that I don't love my son儿子 enough足够
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好像今天我不够爱孩子,
04:56
to tell him, "Bro兄弟, I really
don't care关心 about your rights权利, yo.
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无法告诉他,“小伙子,
我真不在乎你的权利,
04:59
Your mission任务 is to get home to me.
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你的任务是安全回家。
05:01
Live生活 to tell me the story故事, boy男孩.
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活着告诉我你的故事,孩子,
05:03
Get home to me."
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安全回家,回到我身边。”
05:06
Today's今天的 talk is mostly大多
happening事件 in my head
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今天,当他把车开上高速公路,
马文·盖伊的声音从收音机里传出,
05:08
as he pulls onto the freeway高速公路
and Marvin马文 Gaye盖伊 comes on the radio无线电.
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这段谈话就在我的脑海里浮现。
05:12
I'm wearing穿着 the boy's男孩的 shoes,
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我穿着这孩子的鞋子,
05:14
and the tune in my head is the goodbye再见
that I almost几乎 never said,
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脑海中的旋律是我
几乎从未说过的再见,
05:18
a goodbye再见 the length长度 of a requiem安魂曲,
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如安魂曲般绵长,
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a kiss, a whiff喷气 of his neck颈部,
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如同一个吻,
他脖子上的一缕气味,
05:22
the length长度 of a revelation启示
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又长如启示录,
05:24
and a request请求 flying飞行 high
in the friendly友善 sky天空
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带着在亲切宁静的天空中
高高飞翔的一个请求,
05:27
without ever leaving离开 the ground地面.
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却没有离开地面。
05:29
My pain疼痛 is a walking步行 bass低音 line线,
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我的痛苦低沉的徘徊着,
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a refrain副歌, placated安抚 stress强调
against反对 the fading衰退 baseline底线.
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如同一段旋律在缓解压力,
对抗不断消逝的底线。
05:34
Listen, this is not to be romantic浪漫,
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各位,这毫无浪漫可言,
05:37
but to assert断言 a plausible似是而非 scenario脚本
for the existential存在 moment时刻.
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而是为当下找到一个合理的解释。
05:42
Driving驾驶 while Black黑色
is its own拥有 genre类型 of experience经验.
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黑人驾驶是一种独特的体验。
05:46
Ask Marvin马文.
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问一问马文。
05:47
It may可能 not be the reason原因
why you sing like an angel天使,
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这可能不是你有天使般嗓音的原因,
05:50
but it surely一定 has something to do with
why heaven天堂 bends弯曲 to your voice语音.
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但肯定与上天为什么
俯听你的声音有关。
05:55
The boy男孩 driving主动,
the cop警察 in the rearview后视镜 mirror镜子
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男孩在前面开车,
后视镜里的警察
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is a ticket to ride or die.
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可能随时开出一张
生死攸关的罚单。
06:01
When you give a Black黑色 boy男孩 "the talk,"
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当你跟一个黑人男孩“交谈”时,
06:03
you pray祈祷 he is of the faction
of the fraction分数 that survives生存.
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你祈祷他是幸存下来
的那一小部分人。
06:07
You pitch沥青 him the frequency频率
of your telepathic心灵 感应 goodbye再见,
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你不断向他投去
你心灵感应式的告别,
06:10
channel渠道 the love sustained持续
in Marvin's马文的 upper register寄存器
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通过马文无边帽檐下的上音区
06:13
under his skullcap黄芩.
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把持续的爱传递给他。
06:15
Black黑色 music音乐 at its best最好
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最好的黑人音乐
06:17
is an exploded爆炸 black黑色 hole
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是一个爆炸的黑洞,
06:19
responding响应 to the call
of America美国 at its worst最差.
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回应着美国在最糟情况下的号召。
06:23
Strike罢工 us down, the music音乐 lives生活,
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我们会倒下,但音乐永存,
06:25
dark黑暗, like tar柏油 or tobacco烟草
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深色如焦油或烟草,
06:28
or cotton in muddy water.
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或在泥水中的棉花。
06:30
Get home to me, son儿子.
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安全回家,孩子。
06:33
Like a love supreme最高, a god as love,
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像至高无上的爱,神之爱,
06:37
a love overrules否决,
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压倒一切的爱,
06:39
feathers羽毛 for the angelic天使 lift电梯
of the restless不安 dead,
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像帮助不安的亡灵
升入天国的羽毛,
06:42
like a theme主题 for trouble麻烦 man,
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像一个马文的《麻烦者》主题,
06:44
or a 16-year-old-岁 boy男孩, free自由 to make
mistakes错误 and live生活 through通过 them,
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或一个16岁的男孩,
可以自由地犯错误,并在错误中生活,
06:49
grow增长 from them,
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在错误中成长,
06:51
holy, holy, mercy怜悯, mercy怜悯 me,
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上帝,上帝,怜悯我,宽恕我,
06:56
mercy怜悯,
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怜悯我,
06:57
mercy怜悯.
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宽恕我吧。
07:02
Thank you.
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谢谢。
07:03
(Applause掌声)
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(鼓掌)
Translated by psjmz mz
Reviewed by Cong Liu

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marc Bamuthi Joseph - Arts activist, spoken word artist
TED Fellow Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a curator of words, ideas and protagonists. His bold, poetically-driven work investigates social issues and cultural identity.

Why you should listen

Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a steadfast believer in empathy as the most valuable currency in building community, and he seeks to spark curiosity and dialogue about freedom, compassion and fearlessness through pioneering arts stewardship and education. A 2017 TEDGlobal Fellow, Bamuthi graced the cover of Smithsonian Magazine as one of America's Top Young Innovators in the Arts and Sciences; artistically directed HBO's "Russell Simmons presents Brave New Voices"; and is an inaugural recipient of the United States Artists Rockefeller Fellowship, which annually recognizes 50 of the country’s greatest living artists. Dance Magazine named him a Top Influencer in 2017.

Bamuthi's evening-length work, red black and GREEN: a blues, was nominated for a 2013 Bessie Award for "Outstanding Production (of a work stretching the boundaries of a traditional form)" and he has won numerous grants including from the National Endowment for the Arts and Creative Capital Foundation. His noted work /peh-LO-tah/ is inspired by soccer and Bamuthi's first generation American experience, intersecting global economics, cross-border fan culture and the politics of joy.

Bamuthi is the founding Program Director of the non-profit Youth Speaks, and he is a co-founder of Life is Living, a national series of one-day festivals which activate under-resourced parks and affirm peaceful urban life. His essays have been published in Harvard Education Press; he has lectured at more than 200 colleges, has carried adjunct professorships at Stanford and Lehigh, among others, and currently serves as Chief of Program and Pedagogy at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

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