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Jackson Browne: A song inspired by the ocean
杰克逊·布朗尼：“如果我能到任何地方”
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在TEDxGPGP上，杰克逊·布朗尼演唱了他创作于去年四月蓝洋行动旅行(Mission Blue Voyage)时的歌曲，该行动是有资深海洋学家塞尔维亚·厄尔勒发起的，目的是找寻拯救海洋的方式。“如果我能到任何地方”，他在歌中唱道，“这里便是我愿去的地方”。
Jackson Browne - Musician and activist
Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music -- and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. Full bio
Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music -- and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. Full bio
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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♫ Slide into the shimmering surface ♫
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♫ 慢慢陷入那微微发光的表面 ♫
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♫ between two worlds. ♫
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♫ 恍如两个世界 ♫
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♫ Standing at the center of time ♫
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♫ 站在时光中间 ♫
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♫ as it uncurls. ♫
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♫ 看着它无限延展 ♫
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♫ Cutting through the veil of illusion. ♫
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♫ 透过幻觉的面纱 ♫
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♫ Moving beyond past conclusions. ♫
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♫ 抛开过去的论断 ♫
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♫ Wondering if all my doubt and confusion will clear. ♫
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♫ 不知能否解开我的困惑 ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ 如果我能到任何地方 ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ 如果我能到任何地方 ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere right now, ♫
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♫ 如果我此刻能到任何地方 ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ 这里便是我愿去的地方 ♫
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♫ Searching for the future ♫
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♫ 在我们抛弃的事物中 ♫
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♫ among the things we're throwing away. ♫
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♫ 寻找未来 ♫
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♫ Trying to see the world ♫
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♫ 试着透过我们每天♫
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♫ through the junk we produce everyday. ♫
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♫ 产生废弃物来看这个世界 ♫
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♫ They say nothing lasts forever, ♫
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♫ 都说没有什么可以永远 ♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫ 但塑料垃圾却一直存在着 ♫
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫ 在怎么闭上我们的双眼 ♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫ 也无法让它消失 ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ 如果我能去任何地方 ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ 如果我能去任何地方 ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in history, ♫
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♫ 如果我能穿越时空，到达任何地方 ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ 这里便是我愿去的地方 ♫
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♫ The Romans, the Spanish ♫
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♫ 罗马人，西班牙人 ♫
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♫ the British, the Dutch, ♫
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♫ 英国人，荷兰人 ♫
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♫ American exceptionalism, so out of touch. ♫
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♫ 美国例外，所以我们不谈 ♫
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♫ The folly of empire repeating its course, ♫
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♫ 荒唐的故事还在一遍遍上演 ♫
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♫ imposing its will ♫
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♫ 强加意愿 ♫
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♫ and ruling by force ♫
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♫ 暴力统治 ♫
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♫ on and on through time. ♫
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♫ 不断上演 ♫
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♫ But the world can't take it very much longer. ♫
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♫ 但我们的世界已无法承受 ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ 除非我们能更加聪明强大 ♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫ 否则我们将无法幸免 ♫
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♫ The world is going to shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫ 世界将通过它的方式 ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ 摆脱我们的贪婪 ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ 如果我能去任何地方 ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫ 如果我能立刻到达任何地方 ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change things, ♫
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♫ 如果我能去任何地方，改变些什么 ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ 我必须立刻启程 ♫
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♫ They say nothing last forever, ♫
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♫ 都说没有什么可以永远 ♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫ 但塑料垃圾却一直存在着 ♫
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫ 即使你闭上双眼 ♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫ 也无法让它少一点点 ♫
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♫ And the world can't take it ♫
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♫ 我们的世界 ♫
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♫ very much longer. ♫
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♫ 已无法承受多久 ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ 除非我们能更加聪明强大 ♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫ 否则我们将无法幸免 ♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫ 世界将通过它的方式 ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ 摆脱我们的贪婪 ♫
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♫ And the world can't take it, that you can see. ♫
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♫ 你会看到我们的世界已无法承受 ♫
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♫ If the oceans don't make it, neither will we. ♫
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♫ 如果海洋都束手无策，我们也将无法拯救 ♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself all the way free ♫
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♫ 世界将通过它的方式 ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ 摆脱我们的贪婪 ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ 如果我能去任何地方 ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫ 如果我能立刻到达任何地方 ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change the outcome, ♫
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♫ 如果我能去任何地方，改变结果 ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ 我必须立刻启程 ♫
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jackson Browne - Musician and activistJackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music -- and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics.
Why you should listen
Since his debut album in 1972, Jackson Browne has written some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music. Inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, he's defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He has released 19 albums; his latest, Love Is Strange featuring David Lindley, was released last year.
Browne has combined his four-decade-long music career with a passionate commitment to social and environmental justice. He's a co-founder of the groups Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE), Nukefree.org, and the Success Through the Arts Foundation, which provides education opportunities for students in South Central Los Angeles.
Jackson Browne | Speaker | TED.com