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Phil Borges: Photos of endangered cultures
Phil Borges despre culturile puse in pericol
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Fotograful Phil Borges arata imagini rare ale oamenilor din Muntii Dharamsala, India, si ai junglelor din Amazonul Ecuadorean. Odata cu documentarea acestor culturi puse in pericol, el incearca sa ajute la pastrarea lor.
Phil Borges - Photographer
Dentist-turned-photographer Phil Borges documents the world's disappearing cultures, capturing portraits of exiled Tibetan monks and many of the world’s embattled tribal and indigenous cultures. Full bio
Dentist-turned-photographer Phil Borges documents the world's disappearing cultures, capturing portraits of exiled Tibetan monks and many of the world’s embattled tribal and indigenous cultures. Full bio
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A fact
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Urmatoarea informatie
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came out of MIT,
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a iesit de la MIT,
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couple of years ago. Ken Hale,
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acum doi ani. Lingvistul Ken Hale
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who's a linguist,
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spunea ca
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said that of the 6,000 languages
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din 6.000 de limbi
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spoken on Earth right now,
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vorbite pe pamant la ora actuala,
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3,000 aren't spoken by the children.
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3.000 nu sunt vorbite de catre copii.
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So that in one generation,
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Astfel ca, intr-o generatie,
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we're going to halve our cultural diversity.
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diversitatea culturala se va injumatati.
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He went on to say
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A mai spus ca
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that every two weeks,
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la fiecare doua saptamani
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an elder goes to the grave
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un batran duce cu el in mormant
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carrying the last spoken word
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ultimele cuvinte graite
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of that culture.
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in acea cultura.
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So an entire philosophy,
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Astfel, o intreaga filosofie,
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a body of knowledge about the natural world
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o masa de cunostinte despre lumea naturala
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that had been empirically gleaned over centuries,
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culese in mod empiric de-a lungul secolelor,
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goes away.
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dispare.
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And this happens every two weeks.
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Asta se intampla la fiecare doua saptamani.
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So for the last 20 years,
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Deci in ultimii 20 de ani,
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since my dental experience,
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de la ultima mea experienta ca si dentist,
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I have been traveling the world
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am calatorit prin lume
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and coming back
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intorcandu-ma
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with stories about some of these people.
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cu cateva povesti despre acesti oameni.
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What I'd like to do right now
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Si -- ce as vrea sa fac acum
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is share some of those stories with you.
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este sa va impartasesc cateva dintre aceste povesti.
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This is Tamdin.
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Aceasta este Tamdin.
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She is a 69-year-old nun.
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Este o calugarita de 69 de ani.
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She was thrown in prison in Tibet for two years
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A fost bagata doi ani la inchisoare in Tibet
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for putting up a little tiny placard
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pentru ca tinea o pancarta mica
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protesting the occupation of her country.
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in semn de protest impotriva ocuparii tarii sale.
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And when I met her, she had just
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Cand am cunoscut-o,
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taken a walk over the Himalayas
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tocmai se intorsese dintr-o plimbare pe jos peste muntii Himalaya
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from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet,
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din Lhasa, capitala Tibetului,
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into Nepal, across to India --
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in Nepal, traversand India --
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30 days --
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30 de zile --
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to meet her leader, the Dalai Lama.
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pentru a-si intalni liderul, Dalai Lama.
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The Dalai Lama lives in Dharamsala, India.
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Dalai Lama traieste in Dharamsala, India.
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So I took this picture three days
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Poza aceasta i-am facut-o la trei zile
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after she arrived,
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dupa ce a ajuns,
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and she had this beat-up pair of tennis shoes on,
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era incaltata cu o pereche de tenisi foarte uzati,
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with her toes sticking out.
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din care ii ieseau degetele.
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And she crossed in March,
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A calatorit in luna martie
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and there's a lot of snow at 18,500 feet in March.
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cand zapada este foarte mare la 5.600 m altitudine.
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This is Paldin.
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Acesta este Paldin.
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Paldin is a 62-year-old monk.
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Paldin este un calugar de 62 de ani.
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And he spent 33 years in prison.
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Si a petrecut 33 de ani in inchisoare.
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His whole monastery was thrown into prison
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El si toti cei din manastire au fost bagati la inchisoare
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at the time of the uprising,
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cand a avut loc rascoala,
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when the Dalai Lama had to leave
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iar Dalai Lama a fost nevoit sa paraseasca
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Tibet.
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Tibetul.
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And
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Si
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he was beaten, starved,
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a fost batut, infometat,
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tortured -- lost all his teeth while in prison.
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torturat -- i-au cazut toti dintii in timpul inchisorii.
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And when I met him, he was a kind gentle old man.
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Iar cand l-am cunoscut, nu era decat un batran bland si linistit.
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And it really impressed me --
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Si chiar m-a impresionat --
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I met him two weeks after he got out of prison --
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l-am cunoscut la doua saptamani dupa ce a iesit din inchisoare --
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that he went through that experience, and ended up
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ca, dupa ce a trecut prin acea experienta, a ajuns
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with the demeanor that he had.
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sa aiba o asfel de atitudine.
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So I was in Dharamsala meeting these people,
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In timp ce cunosteam acesti oameni in Dharamsala,
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and I'd spent about five weeks there,
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am petrecut cinci saptamani acolo,
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and I was hearing these similar stories
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auzeam povesti similare
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of these refugees that had poured out of Tibet
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de la tot felul de refugiati care au scapat din Tibet
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into Dharamsala.
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in Dharamsala.
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And it just so happened, on the fifth week,
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Si intamplarea a facut ca
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there was a public teaching by the Dalai Lama.
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in a cincea saptamana Dalai Lama a tinut o prelegere publica.
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And
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Si
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I was watching this crowd of monks and nuns,
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el -- iar eu stateam si observam multimea de calugari si calugarite,
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many of which I had just interviewed,
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multi dintre care tocmai i-am intervievat,
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and heard their stories,
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si le-am ascultat povestea,
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and I watched their faces,
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si le-am observat expresia fetei,
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and they gave us a little FM radio,
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ne-au dat un mic radio FM
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and we could listen to the translation of his teachings.
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si am putut sa ascultam o traducere a invataturilor lui.
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And what he said was:
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Ce a spus era:
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treat your enemies as if they were precious jewels,
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trateaza-ti dusmanii ca pe niste bijuterii pretioase,
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because it's your enemies
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deoarece ei sunt cei care
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that build your tolerance and patience
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iti construiesc toleranta si rabdarea
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on the road to your enlightenment.
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in drumul tau spre iluminare.
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That hit me so hard,
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Si nu am mai rezistat -- asta m-a lovit asa de tare,
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telling these people that had been through this experience.
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sa le spuna asta acelor oameni care au trecut prin aceasta experienta.
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So, two months later, I went into
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Asadar, doua luni mai tarziu, am mers in
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Tibet, and I started
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Tibet si am inceput
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interviewing the people there, taking my photographs. That's what I do.
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sa intervievez oamenii de acolo, fotografiindu-i. Cu asta ma ocup eu.
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I interview and do portraits.
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Iau interviuri si fac portrete.
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And this is a little girl.
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Si -- si aceasta este o fetita.
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I took her portrait up on top of the Jokhang Temple.
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I-am facut portretul sus la templul Jokhang.
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And I'd snuck in --
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A trebuit sa ma furisez --
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because it's totally illegal to have a picture of the Dalai Lama in Tibet --
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pentru ca este absolut ilegal sa detii o poza cu Dalai Lama in Tibet --
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it's the quickest way you can get arrested.
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este cea mai rapida metoda de a fi arestat.
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So I snuck in a bunch of little wallet-sized pictures of the Dalai Lama,
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Asa ca am strecurat inauntru un teanc de poze de marimea unui portofel cu Dalai Lama,
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and I would hand them out.
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si le-am impartit oamenilor.
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And when I gave them to the people,
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Cand le daruiam oamenilor,
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they'd either hold them to their heart,
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acestia le tineau in dreptul inimii
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or they'd hold them up to their head and just stay there.
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sau stateau cu ele la frunte.
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And this is --
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Si asta era --
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well, at the time -- I did this 10 years ago --
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la acea vreme -- am facut poza asta acum 10 ani --
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that was 36 years after the Dalai Lama had left.
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la 36 de ani dupa plecarea lui Dalai Lama.
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So
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I was going in, interviewing these people and doing their portraits.
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mergeam si intervievam acesti oameni si le faceam portretele.
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This is Jigme and her sister, Sonam.
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Ea este Jigme si sora ei, Sonam.
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And they live up on the Chang Tang, the Tibetan Plateau,
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Ele stau sus pe Chang Tang, Platoul Tibetan,
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way in the western part of the country.
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tocmai in partea de vest a tarii.
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This is at 17,000 feet.
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Asta este la 5.200 m altitudine.
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And they had just come down from the high pastures,
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Tocmai au coborat de la pasunile aflate la
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at 18,000 feet.
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5.500 de metri.
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Same thing: gave her a picture,
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Acelasi lucru: i-am daruit o poza,
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she held it up to her forehead.
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iar ea a dus-o la frunte.
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And I usually hand out Polaroids
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Si de obicei le daruiesc Polaroide,
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when I do these, because I'm setting up lights,
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deoarece pot seta luminile
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and checking my lights,
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si le pot proba,
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and when I showed her her Polaroid, she screamed and ran into her tent.
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iar cand i-am aratat lui Jigme un Polaroid, a zbierat si a fugit in cort.
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This is Tenzin Gyatso;
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Acesta este Gyatso,
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he was found to be the Buddha of Compassion at the age of two,
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a fost descoperit ca fiind Buddha al Compasiunii la varsta de doi ani,
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out in a peasant's house,
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in casa unui taran,
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way out in the middle of nowhere.
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in mijlocul pustietatii.
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At the age of four, he was installed
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La varsta de patru ani a fost numit
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as the 14th Dalai Lama.
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al 14-lea Dalai Lama.
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As a teenager, he faced
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Ca adolescent a infruntat
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the invasion of his country,
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invazia tarii sale
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and had to deal with it -- he was the leader of the country.
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si a trebuit sa-i faca fata -- el era conducatorul tarii.
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Eight years later, when they discovered there was a plot
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Opt ani mai tarziu, cand s-a descoperit ca se pune la cale un complot
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to kill him,
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ca sa-l omoare,
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they dressed him up like a beggar
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l-au imbracat in haine de cersetor
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and snuck him out of the country on horseback,
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si l-au furisat calare afara din tara,
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and took the same trip that Tamdin did.
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urmand acelasi traseu ca si Tamdin.
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And he's never been back to his country since.
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Acolo traieste si acum -- si de atunci nu s-a mai intors in tara lui.
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And
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Si
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if you think about this man,
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cand te gandesti ca acest om,
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46 years later,
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46 de ani mai tarziu,
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still sticking
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adera la acelasi
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to this non-violent response
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raspuns non-violent
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to a severe political and human rights issue.
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fata de problemele severe dintre politica si drepturile omului.
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And the young people,
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Iar tinerii,
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young Tibetans, are starting to say, listen, this doesn't work.
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tineri tibetani, incep sa spuna, atentie, ceva nu merge bine.
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You know, violence as a political tool
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Sa stiti ca vi -- violenta ca unealta politica
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is all the rage right now.
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face ravagii acum.
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And
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he still is holding this line.
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el inca se tine tare.
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So this is our icon
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Deci aceasta este icoana noastra
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to non-violence in our world --
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a non-violentei in lume --
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one of our living icons.
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unul din simbolurile noastre vii.
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This is another leader of his people.
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Acesta este un alt lider al poporului sau.
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This is Moi. This is in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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El este Moi. Asta este in Amazonul Ecuadorian.
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And Moi is 35 years old.
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Iar Moi are 35 de ani.
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And
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Si
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this area of the Ecuadorian Amazon --
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in aceasta zona a Amazonului Ecuadorian --
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oil was discovered in 1972.
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petrolul a fost descoperit in 1972.
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And in this period of time -- since that time --
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Iar in aceasta perioada de timp -- de atunci --
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as much oil, or twice as much oil
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la fel de mult sau de doua ori mai mult petrol,
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as was spilled in the Exxon Valdez accident,
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cat a fost varsat in accidentul Exxon Valdez,
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was spilled in this little area of the Amazon,
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a fost varsat si in aceasta mica zona a Amazonului,
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and the tribes in this area have constantly had to move.
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iar triburile din aceasta zona au trebuit sa se mute constant.
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And Moi
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Moi
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belongs to the Huaorani tribe,
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face parte din tribul Huaorani,
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and they're known as
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si sunt cunoscuti ca
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very fierce, they're known as "auca."
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fiind foarte indarjiti, sunt cunoscuti ca "auca."
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And they've managed to keep out
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Si au reusit sa tina departe
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the seismologists and the oil workers
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seismologii si petrolul -- muncitorii din domeniul petrolier
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with spears and blowguns.
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doar cu sulite si tuburi cu sageti.
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And we spent --
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Si am petrecut --
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I was with a team --
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noi am petrecut -- am fost o echipa --
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two weeks with these guys out in the jungle
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doua saptamani in jungla cu acesti oameni
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watching them hunt.
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privindu-i cum vaneaza.
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This was on a monkey hunt,
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Asta este la o vanatoare de maimute,
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hunting with curare-tipped darts.
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care se vaneaza cu sageti cu varful imbibat in curara.
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And the knowledge that these people have
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Iar cunostintele pe care le au acesti oameni
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about the natural environment is incredible.
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despre mediul inconjurator sunt incredibile.
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They could hear things, smell things, see things I couldn't see.
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Pot sa auda, sa miroasa, sa vada lucruri pe care eu nu puteam sa le vad.
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And I couldn't even see the monkeys
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Si nici macar nu puteam sa vad maimutele
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that they were
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pe care
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getting with these darts.
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le doborau cu aceste sageti.
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This is Yadira,
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Ea este Yadira,
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and Yadira is
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Yadira are
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five years old. She's in a
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cinci ani. Este dintr-un -- a --
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tribe that's neighboring the Huaorani.
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trib invecinat cu Huaorani.
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And her tribe has had to move
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Si tribul ei a fost nevoit sa se mute
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three times in the last 10 years because of the oil spills.
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de trei ori in ultimii 10 ani datorita varsarii de petrol.
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And we never hear about that. And the latest
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Iar noi nu auzim niciodata despre asa ceva. Iar ultima
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infraction against these people is,
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infractiune impotriva acestor oameni este,
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as part of Plan Colombia,
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face parte din Planul Columbia,
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we're spraying Paraquat or Round Up, whatever it is --
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care pulverizeaza cu Paraquat sau Round Up, sau ce-o mai fi --
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we're defoliating thousands of acres
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defriseaza mii de hectare
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of the Ecuadorian Amazon
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ale Amazonului Ecuadorian
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in our war on drugs.
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in razboiul impotriva drogurilor.
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And these people are the people who take the brunt of it.
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Iar acestia sunt oamenii care suporta consecintele.
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This is Mengatoue.
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Acesta este Mengatoue.
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He's the shaman of the Huaorani,
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El este samanul tribului Huaorani,
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and
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iar el --
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he said to us, you know, I'm an older man now;
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el doar -- el ne-a spus, stiti, sunt batran acum,
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I'm getting tired, you know; I'm tired
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si ma satur, stiti, m-am saturat
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of spearing these oil workers.
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sa-i tot alung cu sagetile pe acesti oameni care lucreaza cu petrolul,
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I wish they would just go away.
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as vrea doar sa plece.
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And I was -- I usually travel alone
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Iar eu am fost -- de obicei calatoresc singur
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when I do my work, but I did this --
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cand imi fac treaba, dar am facut urmatorul lucru --
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I hosted a program for Discovery,
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am fost gazda unui program pentru Discovery,
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and when I went down with the team,
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iar cand m-am dus cu echipajul acolo
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I was quite concerned about
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am fost cam ingrijorat de faptul ca
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going in with a whole bunch of people, especially into the Huaorani,
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eram cu un grup mare de oameni, mai ales la Huaorani,
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deep into the Huaorani tribe.
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in mijlocul tribului Huaorani.
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And
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Dar
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as it turned out, these guys really
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pana la urma, acesti oameni
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taught me a thing or two about blending in
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m-au invatat una alta despre cum sa ma integrez
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with the locals.
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printre localnici.
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(Rasete)
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One of the things I did
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Unul din lucrurile care le-am facut
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just before 9/11 --
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chiar inainte de 9/11 --
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August of 2001 --
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in august 2001 --
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I took my son, Dax,
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a fost sa-mi duc fiul, Dax,
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who was 16 at the time,
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care avea 16 atunci,
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and I took him to Pakistan.
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in Pakistan.
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Because at first I wanted --
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Deoarece, initial, am vrut --
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you know, I've taken him on a couple of trips,
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sa stiti ca l-am dus cu mine in vreo doua excursii,
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but I wanted him to see
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insa am vrut ca el sa vada
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people that live on a dollar a day or less.
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oameni care traiesc cu un dolar sau mai putin pe zi.
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I wanted him to get an experience
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Am vrut sa aiba parte de o experienta
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in the Islamic world
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in lumea islamului
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and I also wanted him to --
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si de asemenea am vrut ca el --
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I was going there to work with a group,
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am mers acolo sa lucrez cu un grup,
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do a story on a group called the Kalash,
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sa fac o poveste despre un grup numit Kalash,
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that are a group of animists, 3,000 animists,
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care sunt un grup de animisti, 3.000 de animisti,
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that live -- very small area --
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care locuiesc -- o zona foarte mica --
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surrounded by Islam -- there's 3,000
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inconjurati de Islam -- 3.000
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of these Kalash left; they're incredible people.
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de oameni din Kalash au mai ramas, si sunt niste oameni incredibili.
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So it was a great experience for him. He stayed up all night with them,
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Asadar a fost o experienta foarte buna pentru el. Toata noaptea a stat treaz cu ei,
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drumming and dancing.
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cantand la tobe si dansand.
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And he brought a soccer ball,
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Si le-a dus o minge de fobal
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and we had soccer every night in this little village.
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si jucam fotbal in acel satuc in fiecare seara.
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And then we went up
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Iar apoi ne-am dus
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and met their shaman.
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si l-am cunoscut pe samanul lor.
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By the way, Mengatoue was the shaman
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Apropo, Mengatoue era si samanul
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of his tribe as well.
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tribului sau.
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And this is John Doolikahn,
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Iar acesta este John Doolikahn,
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who's the shaman of the Kalash.
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samanul tribului Kalash.
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And he's up in the mountains,
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Si locuieste sus in munti,
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right on the border with Afghanistan.
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la granita cu Afganistan.
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In fact, on that other side is the area, Tora Bora,
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De fapt, de cealalta parte este zona, Tora Bora,
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the area where
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zona in care
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Osama bin Laden's supposed to be. This is the tribal area.
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se banuieste ca s-ar gasi Osama bin Laden. Aceasta este zona tribului.
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And we watched
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Si noi am privit
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and stayed with
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si am stat cu
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John Doolikahn.
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John Doolikahn.
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And the shaman -- I did a whole series on shamanism,
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Iar samanul -- am facut o intreaga serie despre samanism,
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which is
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ceea ce este un --
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an interesting phenomenon.
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un fenomen interesant.
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But around the world,
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Insa peste tot in lume,
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they go into trance in different ways,
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ei intra in transa in moduri diferite,
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and in Pakistan,
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iar in Pakistan,
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the way they do it is they burn juniper leaves
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modul in care o fac este ard frunze de ienupar
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and they sacrifice an animal,
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si sacrifica un animal,
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pour the blood of the animal on the leaves
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ii toarna sangele peste frunze
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and then inhale the smoke.
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si apoi inhaleaza fumul.
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And they're all praying
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Si toti se roaga
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to the mountain gods
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la zeii muntilor in timp ce --
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as they go into trance.
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in timp ce intra in transa.
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You know,
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Acesta a fost -- stiti,
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getting kids used to different realities,
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un mod de a-i obisnui pe copii cu diferite realitati,
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I think, is so important. What Dan Dennett said the other day --
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si cred ca este foarte important. Cum spunea si Dan Dennett ieri --
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having a curriculum where they study different religions,
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sa aiba un curriculum in care sa studieze diferite religii --
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just to make a mental flexibility,
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pentru a obtine o flexibilitate mentala --
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give them a mental flexibility
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care sa le dea o flexibilitate mentala
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in different belief systems --
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intr-un sistem de credinte diferit.
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I think this is so necessary in our world today
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Cred ca este foarte necesar in ziua de azi
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as you see these clash of beliefs taking place.
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avand in vedere discrepanta dintre credinte care s-a creat.
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And all the security issues they cause us.
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Si toate problemele de siguranta care -- care ni le-au creat.
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So, one thing we did five years ago:
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Iar ceea ce am facut acum cinci ani a fost
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we started a program that links kids
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sa incepem un program care sa creeze o legatura intre copii
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in indigenous communities with kids in the United States.
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din comunitatile indigene cu copii din Statele Unite.
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So we first hooked up
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Prima legatura a fost --
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a spot in the Navajo Nation with a classroom in Seattle.
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un loc din Natiunea Najaro cu o clasa din Seattle.
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We now have 15 sites.
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Acum avem 15 situri.
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We have one in Kathmandu, Nepal;
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Avem unul in Kathmandu, Nepal;
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Dharamsala, India; Takaungu, Kenya --
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Dharamsala, India; Takaungu, Kenya --
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Takaungu is one-third Christian, one-third Muslim
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Takaungu este o treime crestin, o treime musulman
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and one-third animist, the community is --
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si o treime animist, comunitatea este --
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Ollantaytambo, Peru,
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Ollantaytambo, Peru,
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and Arctic Village, Alaska.
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si Arctic Village, Alaska.
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This is Daniel; he's one of our students
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Acesta este Daniel, unul dintre elevii nostri
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in Arctic Village, Alaska.
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in Arctic Village, Alaska.
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He lives in this log cabin --
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Locuieste in aceasta cabana de lemn:
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no running water, no heat other than --
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fara instalatie de apa, fara alta sursa de caldura --
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no windows
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fara geamuri
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and high-speed Internet connection.
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si cu conexiune rapida la internet.
12:49
And this is --
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Iar aceasta este -- este ---
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I see this rolling out all over --
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vad asta peste tot --
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this is our site in Ollantaytambo, Peru, four years ago,
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acesta este situl nostru din Ollantaytambo, Peru, acum patru ani,
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where they first saw their first computers;
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cand au vazut primul calculator din viata lor;
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now they have computers in their classrooms.
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acum au calculatoare in salile de clasa.
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And the way we've done this --
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Iar modul in care am facut asta --
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we teach digital storytelling to these kids.
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a fost sa-i invatam pe acesti copii sa spuna povesti cu ajutorul calculatorului
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And we have them tell stories about issues in their community
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Si ii punem sa povesteasca despre problemele din comunitatile lor
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in their community that they care about.
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in comunitatile lor despre care le pasa.
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And this is in Peru, where the kids told the story
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Asta este in Peru, unde copiii au spus povestea
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about a river that they cleaned up.
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unui rau pe care l-au curatat.
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And the way we do it is, we do it in workshops,
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Iar modul in care ne organizam este in workshop-uri
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and we bring people who want to learn
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in care aducem oameni care vor sa ii invete
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digital workflow and storytelling,
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fluxul de lucru digital si povestirea
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and have them
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si ii punem
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work with the kids.
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sa lucreze cu copiii.
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And just this last year we've taken a group of teenagers in,
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Chiar anul trecut am adus un grup de adolescenti
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and this has worked the best.
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si a mers cel mai bine.
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So our dream is to bring teenagers together,
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Deci visul nostru este sa unim adolescentii
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so they'll have a community service experience
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ca sa aiba o experienta in serviciul comunitatii
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as well as a cross-cultural experience,
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si, de asemenea, o experienta in schimbul cultural,
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as they teach kids in these areas
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prin faptul ca ii invata pe copiii din aceste zone
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and help them build their communication infrastructure.
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si ii ajuta sa isi construiasca o infrastructura in comunicare.
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This is teaching Photoshop
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Aici este la o lectie de Photoshop
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in the Tibetan children's village in Dharamsala.
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la copiii -- satul tibetan al copiilor din Dharamsala.
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We have the website, where the kids all get their homepage.
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Avem un website unde fiecare copil are un homepage.
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This is all their movies. We've got about 60 movies
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Acestea sunt toate filmele lor. Avem cam 60 de filme
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that these kids have made,
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facute de acesti copii
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and they're quite incredible.
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si sunt chiar incredibile.
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The one I want to show you --
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Cel care vreau sa vi-l prezint --
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after we get them to make the movies,
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dupa ce il terminam,
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we have a night where we show the movies to the community.
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avem o seara in care aratam filmele intregii comunitati.
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And this is in Takaungu --
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Iar aceasta este in Takaungu --
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we've got a generator and a digital projector,
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avem un generator si un proiector digital,
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and we're projecting it up against a barn,
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si l-am proiectat pe un hambar,
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and showing one of the movies that they made.
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le aratam unul din filmuletele pe care le-am facut.
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And if you get a chance, you can go to our website, and you'll see
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Si daca aveti ocazia, puteti accesa website-ul nostru, si veti vedea
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the incredible work these kids do.
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munca incredibila pe care o fac acesti copii.
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The other thing:
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Copiii din -- inca un lucru:
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I wanted to give indigenous people a voice.
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am vrut sa dau voce oamenilor indigeni.
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That was one of the big motivating factors.
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Acesta a fost unul din cei mai mari factori care m-au motivat.
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But the other motivating factor is
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Insa celalalt factor care m-a motivat a fost
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the insular nature of our country.
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natura insulara a tarii noastre.
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National Geographic just did a Roper Study
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National Geografic tocmai a facut un Studiu Roper
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of 18 to 26 year olds
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pentru oameni intre 18 si 26 de ani
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in our country
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in tara noastra
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and in nine other industrialized countries.
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si in alte noua tari industrializate.
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It was a two million dollar study.
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A fost un studiu de doua milioane de dolari.
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United States came in second to last
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Statele Unite au iesit pe penultimul loc
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in geographic knowledge.
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in materie de cunostinte geografice.
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70 percent of the kids couldn't find
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70 la suta din copii nu au putut localiza
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Afghanistan or Iraq on a map;
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Afganistanul sau Iraq-ul pe harta,
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60 percent couldn't find India;
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60 la suta nu au gasit India;
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30 percent couldn't find the Pacific Ocean.
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30 la suta nu au putut gasi Oceanul Pacific.
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And this is a study
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Iar acesta este un studiu
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that was just done a couple of years ago.
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facut acum doi ani.
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So what I'd like to show you now,
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Iar ceea ce as vrea sa va arat acum
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in the couple of minutes I have left,
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in cele doua minute cate mi-au mai ramas
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is a film that a student made in Guatemala.
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este un filmulet facut de un elev din Guatemala.
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We just had a workshop in Guatemala.
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Tocmai am avut un workshop in Guatemala.
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A week before we got to the workshop,
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Cu o saptamana inainte sa ajungem la workshop
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a massive landslide, caused by Hurricane Stan,
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o masiva alunecare de teren, cauzata de uraganul Stan,
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last October, came in and buried
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in octombrie care a trecut, a venit si a ingropat
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600 people alive in their village.
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de vii 600 de oameni in satele lor.
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And this kid lived in the village --
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Iar acest copil a trait in acel sat --
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he wasn't there at the time --
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nu era acolo cand s-a intamplat --
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and this is the little movie he put together about that.
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insa acesta este fimuletul pe care l-a facut despre ce s-a intamplat.
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And he hadn't seen a computer before
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Si nu a vazut in viata lui un calculator inainte
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we did this movie. We taught him Photoshop and --
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sa facem acest film. L-am invatat Photoshop si --
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yeah, we can play it.
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da, il putem viziona.
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This is an old Mayan funeral chant
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Acesta este un cantec mayan vechi pentru inmormantari
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that he got from his grandfather.
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invatat de la bunicul sau.
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Thank you very much.
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Va multumesc mult.
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(Aplauze)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Phil Borges - PhotographerDentist-turned-photographer Phil Borges documents the world's disappearing cultures, capturing portraits of exiled Tibetan monks and many of the world’s embattled tribal and indigenous cultures.
Why you should listen
Spurred by the rapid disappearance of the world's indigenous peoples and their oral traditions, Phil Borges abandoned his orthodontic practice to pursue his first love, photography. For the past 25 years, he has traveled to the farthest reaches of the globe to meet with persecuted Tibetan monks engaged in nonviolent struggle and embattled tribespeople of the Ecuadorian Amazon who must defend their way of life by any means necessary. Through interviews and portraiture, Borges examines his subjects' valuable beliefs and stories and documents their tribulations with dignity.
He is the founder of Bridges to Understanding, an interactive online classroom that promotes cross-cultural learning between indigenous and American youths. By teaching teenagers how to share stories through digital filmmaking, Borges hopes they'll develop the mental flexibility and cultural sensitivity to understand and appreciate belief systems outside their own. Borges' feature-length documentary, CRAZYWISE, takes a look at America’s mental health care crisis and examines what we could learn from the way different cultures define and treat mental illness.
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