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Michelle Obama: A passionate, personal case for education
Michelle Obama govori o važnosti obrazovanja
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U svojem govoru u školi za djevojke u Londonu, Michelle Obama s velikom strašću i vrlo osobno potiče sve učenice da obrazovanje shvate ozbiljno. To je nova, sjajna generacija, kaže, koja će premostiti ponor između svijeta kakav jest i svijeta kakav bi trebao biti.
Michelle Obama - First Lady of the United States
First Lady Michelle Obama, a lawyer and administrator, is an advocate for working parents and education for girls all around the world. Full bio
First Lady Michelle Obama, a lawyer and administrator, is an advocate for working parents and education for girls all around the world. Full bio
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This is my first trip,
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Ovo je moje prvo putovanje
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my first foreign trip as a first lady.
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moje prvo putovanje kao Prve dame u drugu zemlju.
00:22
Can you believe that?
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Zamislite to.
00:24
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
00:34
And while this is not my first visit to the U.K.,
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Iako mi ovo nije prvi posjet Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu,
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I have to say that I am glad that this is my first official visit.
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moram reći da mi je drago što mi je prvi službeni posjet.
00:42
The special relationship between the United States and the U.K.
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Poseban odnos između SAD-a i Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva
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is based not only on the relationship between governments,
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temelji se ne samo na odnosu između vlada,
00:51
but the common language and the values that we share,
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već i na zajedničkom jeziku i vrijednostima,
00:54
and I'm reminded of that by watching you all today.
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i na to me vi svi danas podsjećate.
00:58
During my visit I've been especially honored
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Tijekom svojeg posjeta bila sam posebno počašćena
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to meet some of Britain's most extraordinary women --
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što sam upoznala neke od najnevjerojatnijih žena Britanije --
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women who are paving the way for all of you.
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žene koje svima vama utiru put.
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And I'm honored to meet you,
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Počašćena sam i što upoznajem vas,
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the future leaders of Great Britain and this world.
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buduće vođe Velike Britanije i svijeta.
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And although the circumstances of our lives may seem very distant,
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Iako se naše životne okolnosti možda čine vrlo različitima
01:22
with me standing here as the First Lady of the United States of America,
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jer ja ovdje stojim kao Prva dama Sjedinjenih Američkih Država,
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and you, just getting through school,
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a vi tek pohađate školu,
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I want you to know that we have very much in common.
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želim da znate kako imamo mnogo toga zajedničkoga.
01:34
For nothing in my life's path
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Ništa na mojem životnom putu
01:38
would have predicted that I'd be standing here
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nije dalo naslutiti da ću danas stajati ovdje
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as the first African-American First Lady
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kao prva Afroamerička Prva dama
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of the United States of America.
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Sjedinjenih Američkih Država.
01:45
There is nothing in my story that would land me here.
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U mojoj priči nije bilo ničega što bi me smjestilo ovamo.
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I wasn't raised with wealth or resources
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Nisam bila odgojena u bogatstvu
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or any social standing to speak of.
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niti s nekim naročitim društvenim statusom.
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I was raised on the South Side of Chicago.
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Odrasla sam u južnom dijelu Chicaga.
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That's the real part of Chicago.
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To je pravi dio Chicaga.
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And I was the product of a working-class community.
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Bila sam proizvod radničke klase.
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My father was a city worker all of his life,
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Moj otac bio je zaposlenik grada cijeli život,
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and my mother was a stay-at-home mom.
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a moja majka bila je kućanica.
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And she stayed at home to take care of me and my older brother.
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Bila je kod kuće kako bi se brinula za mene i mojeg starijeg brata.
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Neither of them attended university.
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Nitko od njih nije studirao.
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My dad was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
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Mom je ocu dijagnosticirana multipla skleroza
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in the prime of his life.
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u najboljim godinama njegovog života.
02:26
But even as it got harder for him to walk
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No, čak i kad mu je bilo sve teže hodati
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and get dressed in the morning --
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i obući se ujutro --
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I saw him struggle more and more --
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vidjela sam kako se sve više muči --
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my father never complained about his struggle.
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moj se otac nikad nije žalio na svoje probleme.
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He was grateful for what he had.
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Bio je zahvalan za ono što ima.
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He just woke up a little earlier and worked a little harder.
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Samo bi se probudio malo ranije i trudio malo više.
02:44
And my brother and I were raised with all that you really need:
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Moj brat i ja odgojeni smo sa svime što nam je zaista trebalo:
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love, strong values
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s ljubavlju, snažnim vrijednostima
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and a belief that with a good education
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i vjerovanjem da s dobrim obrazovanjem
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and a whole lot of hard work,
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i mnogo napornog rada
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that there was nothing that we could not do.
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ne postoji ništa što ne možemo učiniti.
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I am an example of what's possible
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Ja sam primjer što je sve moguće
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when girls from the very beginning of their lives
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kad djevojke od najranije dobi
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are loved and nurtured by the people around them.
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osjećaju da ih ljudi oko njih vole i brinu se za njih.
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I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life:
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Mene su u životu okruživale iznimne žene:
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grandmothers, teachers, aunts, cousins, neighbors,
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bake, učiteljice, tetke, sestrične, susjede,
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who taught me about quiet strength and dignity.
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koje su me naučile što je to tiha snaga i dostojanstvo.
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And my mother, the most important role model in my life,
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I moja majka, najvažniji uzor u mojem životu,
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who lives with us at the White House
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koja sad živi s nama u Bijeloj kući
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and helps to care for our two little daughters,
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i pomaže nam brinuti se za naše dvije kćeri,
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Malia and Sasha.
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Maliju i Sashu.
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She's an active presence in their lives, as well as mine,
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Aktivno sudjeluje u njihovim životima, kao i u mojem,
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and is instilling in them
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i usađuje im
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the same values that she taught me and my brother:
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jednake vrijednosti kojima je poučila i mene i mojeg brata.
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things like compassion, and integrity,
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To su stvari poput suosjećanja, poštenja,
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and confidence, and perseverance --
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samopouzdanja i ustrajnosti --
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all of that wrapped up in an unconditional love
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a sve to umotano u bezuvjetnu ljubav
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that only a grandmother can give.
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koju može dati samo baka.
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I was also fortunate enough to be cherished and encouraged
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Imala sam i dovoljno sreće da me također vole i potiču
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by some strong male role models as well,
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snažni muški uzori,
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including my father, my brother, uncles and grandfathers.
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uključujući mojeg oca, brata, ujake i djedove.
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The men in my life taught me some important things, as well.
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I muškarci u mojem životu naučili su me važnim stvarima.
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They taught me about what a respectful relationship
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Naučili su me kako izgleda veza
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should look like between men and women.
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puna poštovanja između muškarca i žene.
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They taught me about what a strong marriage feels like:
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Naučili su me kako izgleda snažan brak:
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that it's built on faith and commitment
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onaj koji se gradi na povjerenju i predanosti
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and an admiration for each other's unique gifts.
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i divljenju jedinstvenim osobinama druge osobe.
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They taught me about what it means
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Naučili su me što znači
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to be a father
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biti otac
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and to raise a family.
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i podizati obitelj.
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And not only to invest in your own home
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I ne samo ulagati u vlastiti dom,
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but to reach out and help raise kids
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već se i dodatno potruditi i pomagati
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in the broader community.
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u odgoju djece u široj zajednici.
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And these were the same qualities
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Iste te osobine
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that I looked for in my own husband,
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tražila sam i kod svojeg supruga,
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Barack Obama.
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Baracka Obame.
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And when we first met,
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Kad smo se tek upoznali,
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one of the things that I remember is that he took me out on a date.
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jedna od prvih stvari kojih se sjećam jest da me odveo na spoj.
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And his date was to go with him to a community meeting.
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A na tom spoju išla s njim na sastanak lokalne zajednice.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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I know, how romantic.
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Romantično, znam.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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But when we met, Barack was a community organizer.
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Kad smo se upoznali, Barack je bio organizator zajednice.
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He worked, helping people to find jobs
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Radio je i pomagao ljudima da pronađu posao
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and to try to bring resources into struggling neighborhoods.
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i pokušavao je dobiti sredstva za siromašnije dijelove grada.
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As he talked to the residents in that community center,
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Dok je govorio stanovnicima u tom lokalnom centru,
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he talked about two concepts.
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govorio je o dvjema idejama.
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He talked about "the world as it is" and "the world as it should be."
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Govorio je o "svijetu kakav on jest" i o "svijetu kakav bi trebao biti".
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And I talked about this throughout the entire campaign.
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A ja sam o tome govorila tijekom cijele kampanje.
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What he said, that all too often,
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Ono što je on i prečesto govorio
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is that we accept the distance between those two ideas.
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jest kako mi prihvaćamo udaljenost tih dviju ideja.
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And sometimes we settle for the world as it is,
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Ponekad se zadovoljimo svijetom kakav on jest,
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even when it doesn't reflect our values and aspirations.
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čak i kad ne odražava naše vrijednosti i ciljeve.
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But Barack reminded us on that day,
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Ali Barack nas je tada podsjetio,
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all of us in that room, that we all know
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sve nas koji smo bili u toj prostoriji,
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what our world should look like.
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da svi znamo kako bi svijet trebao izgledati.
06:02
We know what fairness and justice and opportunity look like.
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Svi znamo kako izgledaju poštenje i pravda i dobre prilike.
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We all know.
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Svi to znamo.
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And he urged the people in that meeting,
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Poticao je ljude na tom sastanku,
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in that community,
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u toj zajednici,
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to devote themselves to closing the gap
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da se posvete premošćivanju ponora
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between those two ideas,
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između tih dviju ideja,
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to work together to try to make the world as it is
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da rade zajedno i potrude se da svijet kakav jest
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and the world as it should be, one and the same.
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i svijet kakav bi trebao biti budu ista stvar.
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And I think about that today because I am
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Danas o tome razmišljam jer sam se
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reminded and convinced that all of you in this school
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podjsetila i uvjerila da ste svi vi u ovoj školi
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are very important parts of closing that gap.
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vrlo važni za premošćivanje tog ponora.
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You are the women who will build the world as it should be.
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Vi ste žene koje će graditi svijet kakav bi trebao biti.
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You're going to write the next chapter in history.
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Vi ćete ispisati sljedeće poglavlje povijesti.
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Not just for yourselves, but for your generation
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Ne samo za sebe same, već za vašu generaciju
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and generations to come.
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i za generacije koje dolaze.
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And that's why getting a good education
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I zato je toliko bitno
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is so important.
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steći dobro obrazovanje.
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That's why all of this that you're going through --
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Zato je sve ovo što prolazite --
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the ups and the downs, the teachers that you love and the teachers that you don't --
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usponi i padovi, učitelji koje volite i učitelji koje ne volite --
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why it's so important.
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zato je to toliko bitno.
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Because communities and countries and ultimately the world
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Zato što su zajednice i zemlje i, na kraju, i svijet
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are only as strong as the health of their women.
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jaki samo koliko i zdravlje njihovih žena.
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And that's important to keep in mind.
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Važno je da to uvijek imate na umu.
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Part of that health includes an outstanding education.
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To zdravlje uključuje i izvrsno obrazovanje.
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The difference between a struggling family and a healthy one
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Razlika između obitelji u krizi i zdrave obitelji
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is often the presence of an empowered woman
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često je u prisutnosti snažne žene
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or women at the center of that family.
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ili žena u središtu te obitelji.
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The difference between a broken community and a thriving one
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Razlika između nesložne i uspješne zajednice
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is often the healthy respect between men and women
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često je u zdravom osjećaju poštovanja između muškaraca i žena
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who appreciate the contributions each other makes to society.
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koji cijene ono čime jedni i drugi doprinose društvu.
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The difference between a languishing nation
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Razlika između slabog naroda
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and one that will flourish
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i naroda koji će procvasti
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is the recognition that we need equal access to education
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jest u shvaćanju da je potrebna jednaka dostupnost obrazovanja
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for both boys and girls.
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za dječake i za djevojčice.
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And this school, named after the U.K.'s first female doctor,
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Ova škola, koja je dobila ime po prvoj liječnici u Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu,
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and the surrounding buildings named for Mexican artist Frida Kahlo,
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i okolne građevine nazvane po meksičkoj umjetnici Fridi Kahlo,
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Mary Seacole,
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po Mary Seacole,
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the Jamaican nurse known as the "black Florence Nightingale,"
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medicinskoj sestri s Jamajke zvanoj "crna Florence Nightingale",
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and the English author, Emily Bronte,
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te po engleskoj spisateljici Emily Brontë,
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honor women who fought sexism, racism and ignorance,
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odaju počast ženama koje su se borile protiv seksizma, rasizma i neznanja
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to pursue their passions to feed their own souls.
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kako bi slijedile svoju strast i hranije svoje duše.
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They allowed for no obstacles.
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Nisu priznavale prepreke.
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As the sign said back there, "without limitations."
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Kao što ondje stoji na jednom znaku: "bez ograničenja".
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They knew no other way to live
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Nisu poznavale drugačiji način života
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than to follow their dreams.
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osim da slijede svoje snove.
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And having done so, these women
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A kad su to učinile, te su žene
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moved many obstacles.
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uklonile brojne prepreke.
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And they opened many new doors
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Otvorile su mnoga vrata
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for millions of female doctors and nurses
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milijunima liječnica i medicinskih sestara
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and artists and authors,
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i umjetnica i spisateljica,
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all of whom have followed them.
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koje su sve slijedile njih.
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And by getting a good education,
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Kad steknete dobro obrazovanje,
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you too can control your own destiny.
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i vi možete kontrolirati vlastitu sudbinu.
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Please remember that.
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Molim vas da to upamtite.
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If you want to know the reason why I'm standing here,
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Ako vas zanima zašto ovdje stojim,
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it's because of education.
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to je zbog obrazovanja.
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I never cut class. Sorry, I don't know if anybody is cutting class.
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Nikad nisam markirala. Oprostite, ne znam markira li itko od vas.
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I never did it.
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Nikad to nisam činila.
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I loved getting As.
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Obožavala sam dobivati petice.
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I liked being smart.
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Voljela sam biti pametna.
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I liked being on time. I liked getting my work done.
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Voljela sam biti točna. Voljela sam pisati zadaće.
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I thought being smart was cooler than anything in the world.
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Mislila sam da si najviše cool ako si pametan.
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And you too, with these same values,
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I vi, s istim ovim vrijednostima,
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can control your own destiny.
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možete kontrolirati svoju sudbinu.
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You too can pave the way.
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I vi možete utirati put.
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You too can realize your dreams,
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I vi možete ostvariti svoje snove.
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and then your job is to reach back
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Tada će vaš zadatak biti da se okrenete
09:41
and to help someone just like you do the same thing.
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i pomognete nekome baš poput vas da učini isto to.
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History proves that it doesn't matter
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Povijest je pokazala da nije bitno
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whether you come from a council estate
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dolazite li iz siromašnije
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or a country estate.
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ili iz bogate obitelji.
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Your success will be determined
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Vaš će uspjeh biti određen
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by your own fortitude,
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vašom izdržljivošću,
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your own confidence, your own individual hard work.
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vašim samopouzdanjem, vašim napornim radom.
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That is true. That is the reality of the world that we live in.
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To je istina. Takav je svijet u kojem živimo.
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You now have control over your own destiny.
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Vi sada imate kontrolu nad svojom sudbinom.
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And it won't be easy -- that's for sure.
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Neće biti lako -- to vam mogu reći.
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But you have everything you need.
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Ali imate sve što vam treba.
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Everything you need to succeed,
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Sve što vam treba za uspjeh
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you already have, right here.
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već imate, upravo ovdje.
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My husband works in this big office.
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Moj suprug radi u velikom uredom.
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They call it the Oval Office.
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Zovu ga Ovalni ured.
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In the White House, there's the desk that he sits at --
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U Bijeloj kući postoji radni stol za kojim on sjedi --
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it's called the Resolute desk.
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zove se Odlučni stol.
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It was built by the timber of Her Majesty's Ship Resolute
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Izrađen je od drva s broda Njenog visočanstva Resolute (Odlučnost)
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and given by Queen Victoria.
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i darovala ga je kraljica Viktorija.
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It's an enduring symbol of the friendship between our two nations.
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To je trajan simbol prijateljstva između dvaju naroda.
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And its name, Resolute,
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Njegovo ime, Resolute (Odlučan)
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is a reminder of the strength of character that's required
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podsjetnik je na snagu karaktera koja je potrebna
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not only to lead a country,
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ne samo kako bi se vodio narod,
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but to live a life of purpose, as well.
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već kako bi vam život imao svrhu.
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And I hope in pursuing your dreams, you all remain resolute,
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Nadam se da ćete sve ostati odlučne i slijediti svoje snove,
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that you go forward without limits,
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da ćete ići naprijed bez ograničenja
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and that you use your talents -- because there are many; we've seen them;
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i da ćete koristiti svoje talente -- jer ima ih mnogo, vidjeli smo ih,
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it's there --
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oni postoje --
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that you use them to create the world as it should be.
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da ćete ih koristiti kako biste stvorili svijet kakav bi trebao biti.
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Because we are counting on you.
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Jer mi računamo na vas.
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We are counting on every single one of you
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Računamo na svaku od vas
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to be the very best that you can be.
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da ćete biti najbolje što možete biti.
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Because the world is big.
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Jer svijet je tako velik.
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And it's full of challenges.
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I pun je izazova.
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And we need strong, smart, confident young women
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Trebamo snažne, pametne i samopouzdane mlade žene
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to stand up and take the reins.
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kako bi ustale i primile uzde u ruke.
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We know you can do it. We love you. Thank you so much.
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Znamo da to možete. Volimo vas. Hvala vam.
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(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Michelle Obama - First Lady of the United StatesFirst Lady Michelle Obama, a lawyer and administrator, is an advocate for working parents and education for girls all around the world.
Why you should listen
Michelle Obama's life as First Lady of the United States is informed by her early life, growing up as the daughter of a pump operator for the Chicago water department. Though money was tight, her parents emphasized education and possibility for their two brilliant children. Both kids went to Princeton (her older brother, Craig Robinson, was a bond trader, then become a much-respected basketball coach at Brown and now Oregon State University); Michelle went on to Harvard Law School, and returned to Chicago to do corporate law at the firm where she met her future husband, Barack Obama. She left corporate law to become a civil servant, working in planning, social outreach and administration with the city of Chicago, AmeriCorps and the University of Chicago Medical Center.
While Michelle Obama's personal focus is on raising her own two children, Malia and Sasha, in the glare of White House life, her outward focus, as First Lady, revolves around issues of education and work-life balance; she's a passionate supporter of working mothers and for global education of women and girls. She's helping to lead the drive for national service, encouraging Americans to volunteer in their own communities. Follow her on Snapchat at @michelleobama.
Plus: Read what it was like to be in the audience for this surprise talk.
Michelle Obama | Speaker | TED.com