TEDGlobal 2013
Hetain Patel: Who am I? Think again
Hetens Patels: Kas es esmu? Padomājiet vēlreiz
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Kā mēs izlemjam to, kas esam? Hetens Patels savā pārsteidzošajā runā apspēlē identitāti, valodu un akcentu, un aicina jūs padomāt par ārējo izskatu. Burvīga, Brūsa Lī iedvesmota sevis iepazīšana ar Juju Rau.
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Hetain Patel: (In Chinese)
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Hetens Patels: (ķīniski)
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Yuyu Rau: Hi, I'm Hetain. I'm an artist.
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Juju Rau: Sveiki, mani sauc Hetens. Esmu mākslinieks.
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And this is Yuyu,
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Un šī ir Juju,
00:28
who is a dancer I have been working with.
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dejotāja, ar kuru strādāju.
00:30
I have asked her to translate for me.
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Šodien es lūdzu viņu tulkot.
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HP: (In Chinese)
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H.P.: (ķīniski)
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YR: If I may, I would like to tell you
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J.R.: Ja drīkst, es labprāt pastāstītu
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a little bit about myself
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jums mazliet par sevi
00:43
and my artwork.
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un savu mākslinieka darbu.
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HP: (In Chinese)
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H.P.: (ķīniski)
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YR: I was born and raised near Manchester,
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J.R.: Es piedzimu un uzaugu Anglijā,
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in England,
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netālu no Mančesteras,
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but I'm not going to say it in English to you,
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taču es nerunāšu angliski,
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because I'm trying to avoid any assumptions
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jo vēlos izvairīties no visiem pieņēmumiem,
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that might be made from my northern accent.
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kas varētu rasties mana ziemeļnieciskā akcenta dēļ.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
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HP: (In Chinese)
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H.P.: (ķīniski)
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YR: The only problem with masking it
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J.R.: Vienīgā problēma, slēpjot manu akcentu
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with Chinese Mandarin
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ar mandarīnu valodu, ir tāda,
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is I can only speak this paragraph,
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ka māku norunāt tikai šo īso tekstu,
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which I have learned by heart
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ko iemācījos no galvas,
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when I was visiting in China. (Laughter)
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kamēr biju Ķīnā. (Smiekli)
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So all I can do is keep repeating it in different tones
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Man atliek vien atkārtot to dažādās intonācijās
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and hope you won't notice.
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un cerēt, ka jūs to nepamanīsiet.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
01:39
HP: (In Chinese)
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H.P.: (ķīniski)
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(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
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YR: Needless to say, I would like to apologize
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J.R.: Lieki piebilst, ka vēlos atvainoties visiem
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to any Mandarin speakers in the audience.
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publikā esošajiem mandarīnu valodas runātājiem.
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As a child, I would hate being made
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Bērnībā es nevarēju ciest
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to wear the Indian kurta pajama,
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indiešu kurta pidžamu,
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because I didn't think it was very cool.
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jo, manuprāt, tā neizskatījās diez ko forši.
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It felt a bit girly to me, like a dress,
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Manuprāt, kurta pidžama izskatījās kā meiteņu kleita
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and it had this baggy trouser part
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un tai bija maisveidīgi bikšu stari,
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you had to tie really tight
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kas bija ļoti cieši jāsasien,
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to avoid the embarrassment of them falling down.
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lai tās nenokristu un nebūtu jāpiedzīvo kauns.
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My dad never wore it,
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Mans tētis nekad tās nevilka, tāpēc es
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so I didn't see why I had to.
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neredzēju iemeslu, kāpēc tas būtu jādara man.
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Also, it makes me feel a bit uncomfortable,
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Turklāt, es jūtos mazliet neērti,
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that people assume I represent something
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kad cilvēki pieņem, ka, valkājot kurtu,
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genuinely Indian when I wear it,
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es pārstāvu kaut ko tradicionālu indiešiem,
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because that's not how I feel.
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jo tā nav.
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HP: (In Chinese)
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H.P.: (ķīniski)
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YR: Actually, the only way I feel comfortable
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J.R.: Patiesībā, es jutos ērti vienīgi,
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wearing it is by pretending
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iedomājoties, ka tās ir
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they are the robes of a kung fu warrior
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kungfu cīkstoņa drānas
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like Li Mu Bai from that film,
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kā Lī Mubai filmā
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"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
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„Tīģeris un drakons”.
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(Music)
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(Mūzika)
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Okay.
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Labi.
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So my artwork is about identity and language,
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Tātad, mans mākslas darbs ir par identitāti un valodu,
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challenging common assumptions
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par to, kā mēs izdarām vispārīgus pieņēmumus,
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based on how we look like or where we come from,
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balstoties uz cilvēka izskatu vai tautību,
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gender, race, class.
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dzimumu, rasi, šķiru.
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What makes us who we are anyway?
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Kas padara mūs par to, kas esam?
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HP: (In Chinese)
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H.P.: (ķīniski)
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YR: I used to read Spider-Man comics,
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J.R.: Kādreiz es lasīju komiksus par Zirnekļcilvēku,
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watch kung fu movies,
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skatījos kungfu filmas,
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take philosophy lessons from Bruce Lee.
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mācījos pie Brūsa Lī filozofiju.
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He would say things like --
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Viņš teiktu ko šādu:
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HP: Empty your mind.
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H.P.: Atbrīvo savu prātu.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
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Be formless, shapeless, like water.
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Pielāgojies, esi bezveidīgs kā ūdens.
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Now you put water into a cup.
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Ielejot ūdeni krūzē,
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It becomes the cup.
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tas kļūst par krūzi.
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You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle.
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Ielejot ūdeni pudelē, tas kļūst par pudeli.
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Put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
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Ielej ūdeni tējkannā, un tas kļūs par tējkannu.
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Now, water can flow
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Ūdens var plūst,
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or it can crash.
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un tas var gāzties.
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Be water, my friend. (Applause)
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Esi ūdens, mans draugs. (Aplausi)
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YR: This year, I am 32 years old,
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J.R.: Šogad man ir 32 gadi,
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the same age Bruce Lee was when he died.
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tikpat, cik Brūsam Lī, pirms viņš nomira.
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I have been wondering recently,
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Pēdējā laikā esmu aizdomājies par to,
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if he were alive today,
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kādus padomus viņš man dotu,
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what advice he would give me
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veidojot šo TED runu,
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about making this TED Talk.
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ja viņš būtu dzīvs.
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HP: Don't imitate my voice.
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H.P.: Neatdarini manu balsi.
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It offends me.
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Tas mani aizvaino.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
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YR: Good advice,
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J.R.: Labs padoms,
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but I still think that we learn who we are
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taču es joprojām uzskatu, ka, atdarinot citus, mēs uzzinām,
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by copying others.
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kas esam paši.
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Who here hasn't imitated their childhood hero
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Kuri no klātesošiem, bērnībā spēlējoties, gan nav atdarinājuši
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in the playground, or mum or father?
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savu bērnības varoni, mammu vai tēvu?
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I have.
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Es esmu.
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HP: A few years ago, in order to make this video
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H.P.: Pirms dažiem gadiem, lai izveidotu šo
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for my artwork, I shaved off all my hair
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savas mākslas video, es noskuvu sev visus matus,
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so that I could grow it back as my father had it
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lai vēlāk tie ataugtu tāpat kā manam tēvam,
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when he first emigrated from India
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kad viņš 1960. gados emigrēja
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to the U.K. in the 1960s.
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no Indijas uz Lielbritāniju.
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He had a side parting and a neat mustache.
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Viņam bija celiņš sānos un glītas ūsas.
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At first, it was going very well.
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Sākumā viss gāja ļoti gludi.
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I even started to get discounts in Indian shops.
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Es pat sāku saņemt atlaides indiešu veikalos.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
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But then very quickly,
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Bet tad drīz vien es sāku
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I started to underestimate
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par zemu novērtēt
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my mustache growing ability,
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savu ūsu augšanas ātrumu,
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and it got way too big.
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un tās izauga pārāk lielas.
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It didn't look Indian anymore.
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Es vairs neizskatījos pēc indieša.
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Instead, people from across the road,
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Tā vietā cilvēki no pretējās ielas puses
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they would shout things like --
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uzsauca man:
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HP and YR: Arriba! Arriba! Ándale! Ándale!
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Arriba! Arriba! Andale! Andale!
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(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
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HP: Actually, I don't know why I am even talking like this.
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H.P.: Īstenībā, es pat nezinu, kāpēc tā runāju.
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My dad doesn't even have an Indian accent anymore.
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Manam tētim vairs nav indieša akcenta.
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He talks like this now.
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Tagad viņš runā šādi.
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So it's not just my father that I've imitated.
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Lai vai kā, mans tēvs nav vienīgais, kuru esmu atdarinājis.
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A few years ago I went to China for a few months,
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Pirms dažiem gadiem es pavadīju vairākus mēnešus
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and I couldn't speak Chinese,
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Ķīnā, taču nemācēju runāt ķīniski,
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and this frustrated me,
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un tas mani tracināja,
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so I wrote about this and had it translated
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tāpēc es par to uzrakstīju, palūdzu, lai to pārtulko
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into Chinese, and then I learned this by heart,
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ķīniešu valodā, un tad iemācījos no galvas
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like music, I guess.
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kā mūziku.
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YR: This phrase is now etched into my mind
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J.R.: Nu šī frāze ir iekalta manā galvā
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clearer than the pin number to my bank card,
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daudz skaidrāk, nekā manas bankas kartes PIN kods,
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so I can pretend I speak Chinese fluently.
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lai es varētu izlikties, ka brīvi runāju ķīniski.
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When I had learned this phrase,
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Kad biju iemācījies šo frāzi,
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I had an artist over there hear me out
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palūdzu kādam vietējam māksliniekam to noklausīties
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to see how accurate it sounded.
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un pārbaudīt, vai tā izklausās pareizi.
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I spoke the phrase, and then he laughed
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Kad to norunāju, viņš sāka smieties un teica:
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and told me, "Oh yeah, that's great,
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„Jā, lieliski, vienīgi tu
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only it kind of sounds like a woman."
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izklausies kā sieviete.”
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I said, "What?"
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„Ko?” es teicu.
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He said, "Yeah, you learned from a woman?"
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Viņš atbildēja: „Jā, tevi mācīja sieviete?”
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I said, "Yes. So?"
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„Jā. Nu un?” es teicu.
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He then explained the tonal differences
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Tad viņš man pastāstīja, ka sieviešu un vīriešu
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between male and female voices
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balss intonācijas ir ļoti atšķirīgas.
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are very different and distinct, and that I had learned it very well,
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Acīmredzot, mani apmācīja ļoti labi,
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but in a woman's voice.
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bet tikai sievietes balsī.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
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(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
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HP: Okay. So this imitation business
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H.P.: Labi. Tātad, šai atdarināšanai
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does come with risk.
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līdzi nāk zināms risks.
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It doesn't always go as you plan it,
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Reizēm nenotiek, kā cerēts,
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even with a talented translator.
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pat ar talantīgu tulku.
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But I am going to stick with it,
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Bet es palikšu pie šīs izrunas,
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because contrary to what we might usually assume,
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jo pretēji pieņēmumam,
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imitating somebody can reveal something unique.
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kāda atdarināšana var atklāt ko neatkārtojamu.
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So every time I fail
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Tā nu ikreiz, kad man
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to become more like my father,
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neizdodas kļūt līdzīgākam tēvam,
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I become more like myself.
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es kļūstu līdzīgāks sev.
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Every time I fail to become Bruce Lee,
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Ikreiz, kad man neizdodas būt Brūsam Lī,
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I become more authentically me.
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es kļūstu par patiesāku sevi.
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This is my art.
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Šī ir mana māksla.
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I strive for authenticity,
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Es tiecos pēc autentiskuma
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even if it comes in a shape
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pat tad, ja tas nāk formā,
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that we might not usually expect.
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ko mēs parasti negaidām.
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It's only recently that I've started to understand
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Tikai nesen esmu sācis saprast,
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that I didn't learn to sit like this
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ka šādi sēdēt es neiemācījos, tāpēc,
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through being Indian.
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ka esmu indietis.
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I learned this from Spider-Man.
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Es to iemācījos no Zirnekļcilvēka.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
08:48
Thank you.
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Paldies.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Hetain Patel - ArtistIn his compelling stage works, Hetain Patel uses powerful imagery and storytelling to examine questions of identity.
Why you should listen
"What determines our identities anyway?" asks Hetain Patel. As a child, Patel wanted to be like Spider-Man or Bruce Lee; later, he aimed to be more like his father, who displays a much different kind of bravery. From these ambitions, Patel's new show Be Like Water examines shifting identities of all kinds, using dance and bold imagery to power a story of self-examination and self-creation.
As a conceptual artist, Patel has used photography, sculpture, installation and performance to challenge cultural identity. For his work, he has grown a mustache exactly like the one his father wore when he emigrated from India to the United Kingdom in the 1960s, and remixed the practice henna tattooing to incorporate English words and comics books. Patel's conclusion about identity: that it is an ever-shifting game of imitation.
Hetain Patel | Speaker | TED.com
Yuyu Rau - Dancer
Yuyu Rau's dance skills span a wide range, from ballet to contemporary to Chinese classical.
Why you should listen
Yuyu Rau is a dancer trained in ballet, contemporary and Chinese classical dance. Born in Taiwan and now a resident of the United Kingdom, Rau has performed with a wide range of dance companies and worked with choreographers like Wayne McGregor, Javier De Frutos, Luca Silvestrini and Douglas Thorpe.
Yau has toured with conceptual artist Hetain Patel, performing in his stage work Be Like Water. In the piece, Rau acts as Patel's translator, and often stands in to help him tell his story.
Yuyu Rau | Speaker | TED.com