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Leslie Morgan Steiner: Why domestic violence victims don't leave
莱斯利·摩根·斯泰纳：为什么家庭暴力受害者不离开
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莱斯利·摩根·斯泰纳曾经陷入“疯狂的爱情”——即爱上了一个经常虐待她并威胁她生命的男人。斯泰纳描述了她的婚姻中黑暗的一面，纠正了许多人对于家庭暴力受害者的错误理解，并告诉我们如何帮助受害者打破沉默。（TEDx Rainier）
Leslie Morgan Steiner - Writer
Leslie Morgan Steiner is a writer and outspoken advocate for survivors of domestic violence -- which includes herself. Full bio
Leslie Morgan Steiner is a writer and outspoken advocate for survivors of domestic violence -- which includes herself. Full bio
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00:16
I'm here today to talk about a disturbing question,
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今天，我想聊一个令人不安的问题，
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which has an equally disturbing answer.
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这个问题的答案同样令人烦扰。
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My topic is the secrets of domestic violence,
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我要说的是家庭暴力的秘密，
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and the question I'm going to tackle
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而我将要回答的问题
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is the one question everyone always asks:
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这个问题每个人都曾经问起：
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Why does she stay?
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“为什么她（家庭暴力受害者）会留下来？”
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Why would anyone stay with a man who beats her?
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“怎么会有人愿意和一个打她的男人继续住在一起？”
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I'm not a psychiatrist, a social worker
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我并不是精神病医生、社会工作者、
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or an expert in domestic violence.
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也不是家庭暴力方面的专家。
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I'm just one woman with a story to tell.
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我只是一个有着亲身经历要讲述的女人。
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I was 22. I had just graduated from Harvard College.
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当时我22岁，刚从哈佛学院毕业。
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I had moved to New York City for my first job
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我搬到了纽约，开始了自己第一份工作
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as a writer and editor at Seventeen magazine.
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在“Seventeen”杂志社当编辑和撰稿人。
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I had my first apartment,
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我第一次有了自己的房子（公寓），
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my first little green American Express card,
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有了第一张信用卡。
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and I had a very big secret.
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我还有一个非常大的秘密。
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My secret was that I had this gun
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这个秘密就是我曾经
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loaded with hollow-point bullets pointed at my head
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被我认为是我灵魂伴侣的男人
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by the man who I thought was my soulmate,
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用这把装满空心弹头的枪指着我的头
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many, many times.
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太多、太多次。
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The man who I loved more than anybody on Earth
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这个我曾经最爱的人，
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held a gun to my head and threatened to kill me
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用枪指着我的头，并威胁要杀掉我，
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more times than I can even remember.
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我已经记不得对我做了多少次。
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I'm here to tell you the story of crazy love,
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现在我所讲述的这个“疯狂爱情”的故事，
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a psychological trap disguised as love,
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是一个伪装成爱情的心理陷阱，
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one that millions of women and even a few men
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每年都会有上百万的女性，甚至也包括一些男性
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fall into every year.
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会掉进这个陷阱。
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It may even be your story.
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或许，它正发生在你的身上。
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I don't look like a typical domestic violence survivor.
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我看起来不像是典型的家庭暴力受害者。
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I have a B.A. in English from Harvard College,
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我拥有哈佛学院的英语学士学位，
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an MBA in marketing from Wharton Business School.
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还拿到了沃顿商学院的市场营销方面的MBA学位。
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I've spent most of my career working for Fortune 500 companies
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我决大多数时间都在为"财富"500强公司工作，
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including Johnson & Johnson, Leo Burnett and The Washington Post.
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包括强生，李奥贝纳和华盛顿邮报。
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I've been married for almost 20 years to my second husband
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我嫁给我的第二任丈夫差不多20年了
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and we have three kids together.
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并育有3个孩子。
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My dog is a black lab, and I drive a Honda Odyssey minivan.
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我养了一只黑色拉布拉多猎犬，开本田奥赛德面包车。
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(Laughter)
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（笑）
02:12
So my first message for you is that domestic violence
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这就是我要告诉你的第一个事实：家庭暴力
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happens to everyone --
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可能发生在每个人身上
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all races, all religions, all income and education levels.
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无关你的种族、信仰、收入和教育水平。
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It's everywhere.
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它随处可见。
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And my second message is that everyone thinks
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我要说的第二个事实，是很多人认为
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domestic violence happens to women,
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既然家庭暴力发生在女性身上，
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that it's a women's issue.
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那应该是女性自身的问题。
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Not exactly.
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不是的。
02:33
Over 85 percent of abusers are men, and domestic abuse
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超过85%的施虐者是男性，并且家庭暴力
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happens only in intimate, interdependent, long-term relationships,
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只发生在亲密的、相互依存的、长期的关系中，
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in other words, in families,
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换句话说，发生在家庭中，
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the last place we would want or expect to find violence,
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这是我们最不愿意，或最不期望看到暴力的地方。
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which is one reason domestic abuse is so confusing.
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这也是为什么家庭暴力如此叫人困扰的原因之一。
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I would have told you myself that I was the last person on Earth
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我原本以为世界上只有我一个人
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who would stay with a man who beats me,
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会继续留在一个打我的男人身边，
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but in fact I was a very typical victim because of my age.
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但是事实上在我这个年龄段这种事情非常普遍。
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I was 22, and in the United States,
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我当时22岁。而在美国，
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women ages 16 to 24 are three times as likely
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16至24岁的女性相比其他年龄段的女性
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to be domestic violence victims
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受到家庭暴力伤害的可能性
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as women of other ages,
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要高出两倍以上。
03:15
and over 500 women and girls this age
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同样在美国，每年有超过500位
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are killed every year by abusive partners,
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妇女或女孩被施虐者杀害，
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boyfriends, and husbands in the United States.
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凶手是她们的男友，或者丈夫。
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I was also a very typical victim because I knew nothing
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我是一个非常典型的受害者，
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about domestic violence, its warning signs or its patterns.
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还因为我家庭暴力的预兆和发展模式一无所知。
03:35
I met Conor on a cold, rainy January night.
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我在一个雨夜遇见了康纳，那时是一月份，天很冷。
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He sat next to me on the New York City subway,
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我们在纽约的地铁上碰巧坐在一起，
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and he started chatting me up.
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他先跟我聊了起来。
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He told me two things.
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他告诉我两件事。
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One was that he, too, had just graduated from an Ivy League school,
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第一件是他也毕业于常春藤联盟学校，
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and that he worked at a very impressive Wall Street bank.
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并且在一个非常好的华尔街银行工作。
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But what made the biggest impression on me that first meeting
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但是第一次见面给我留下最深印象的是
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was that he was smart and funny
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他的智慧和幽默，
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and he looked like a farm boy.
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而他的外貌看起来像农场男孩。
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He had these big cheeks, these big apple cheeks
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他的脸颊像大苹果一样红扑扑的
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and this wheat-blond hair,
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小麦色的金发，
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and he seemed so sweet.
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看起来十分讨人喜欢。
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One of the smartest things Conor did, from the very beginning,
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在初次交往中康纳做的最聪明的事情，
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was to create the illusion that I was the dominant partner in the relationship.
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是让我相信，在这段感情中我是强势的一方。
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He did this especially at the beginning
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尤其刚开始的时候，他让我觉得
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by idolizing me.
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我是他崇拜的偶像。
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We started dating, and he loved everything about me,
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我们开始交往，他喜欢关于我的一切，
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that I was smart, that I'd gone to Harvard,
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例如我的聪明，我在哈佛的求学经历，
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that I was passionate about helping teenage girls, and my job.
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我给予青少年女性的热情帮助，以及我的工作。
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He wanted to know everything about my family
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他很愿意了解我的家庭、
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and my childhood and my hopes and dreams.
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我的童年、我的愿望和梦想。
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Conor believed in me, as a writer and a woman,
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康纳对我信任的程度，我身为一个女人和撰稿人，
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in a way that no one else ever had.
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之前从未没有在别人那里得到过。
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And he also created a magical atmosphere of trust between us
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通过透露他不为人知的秘密，他在我们之间营造了
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by confessing his secret,
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奇特的相互信任的氛围。
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which was that, as a very young boy starting at age four,
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他告诉我，他从四岁开始
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he had been savagely and repeatedly physically abused
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他的继父就开始持续野蛮的
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by his stepfather,
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在身体上虐待他。
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and the abuse had gotten so bad that he had had to drop out of school in eighth grade,
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虐待的结果是如此之坏，使得他不得不在八年级的时候辍学，
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even though he was very smart,
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尽管当时他十分的聪明。
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and he'd spent almost 20 years rebuilding his life.
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他花了几乎20年的时间重建他的生活。
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Which is why that Ivy League degree
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这也就是为什么常春藤大学的学位，
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and the Wall Street job and his bright shiny future
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华尔街的工作和光明的未来，
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meant so much to him.
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对他意义重大。
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If you had told me
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如果那时有人对我说
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that this smart, funny, sensitive man who adored me
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这个聪明、幽默、体贴并喜欢我的男人
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would one day dictate whether or not I wore makeup,
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会有一天命令我是否化妆，
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how short my skirts were,
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我的裙子能多短，
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where I lived, what jobs I took,
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我生活在哪，要做什么工作，
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who my friends were and where I spent Christmas,
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能和谁交朋友和在哪度过圣诞，
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I would have laughed at you,
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我会嘲笑你，
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because there was not a hint of violence or control
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因为我在康纳身上看不出一点暴力或者控制欲
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or anger in Conor at the beginning.
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或者愤怒的预兆。
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I didn't know that the first stage
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当时我并不知道，
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in any domestic violence relationship
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引诱和迷惑受害者是家庭暴力关系
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is to seduce and charm the victim.
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开始的第一步
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I also didn't know that the second step is to isolate the victim.
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我当时也不知道，第二步是孤立受害者。
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Now, Conor did not come home one day and announce,
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康纳并不是回到家，向我宣布
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"You know, hey, all this Romeo and Juliet stuff has been great,
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“嘿，虽然罗曼蒂克之类的很棒，
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but I need to move into the next phase
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但是我们要进入下一阶段了
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where I isolate you and I abuse you" — (Laughter) —
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我要孤立你然后虐待你。”（笑）
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"so I need to get you out of this apartment
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“所以我要你离开你自己的公寓，
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where the neighbors can hear you scream
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防止你的邻居他听见你的惨叫，
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and out of this city where you have friends and family
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我还要让你离开这个有你的朋友、家人和同事的城市
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and coworkers who can see the bruises."
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不然他们会看到你的伤痕。”
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Instead, Conor came home one Friday evening
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事实是，康纳在一个周五的晚上回到家，
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and he told me that he had quit his job that day,
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告诉我他辞掉了他的工作，
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his dream job,
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他梦寐以求的工作，
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and he said that he had quit his job because of me,
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他说他是因为我才辞职，
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because I had made him feel so safe and loved
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我让他拥有了无比的幸福和安全感，
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that he didn't need to prove himself on Wall Street anymore,
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他再不需要到华尔街证明自己。
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and he just wanted to get out of the city
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现在他只想离开这座城市，
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and away from his abusive, dysfunctional family,
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原理那个充满虐待的、不正常的家庭，
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and move to a tiny town in New England
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搬到新英格兰的某个小镇
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where he could start his life over with me by his side.
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和我一起在那里开始新的生活。
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Now, the last thing I wanted to do was leave New York,
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当时，我最不想做的就是离开纽约，
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and my dream job,
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离开我热爱的工作，
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but I thought you made sacrifices for your soulmate,
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但是为了自己灵魂伴侣，我想我需要做出牺牲。
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so I agreed, and I quit my job,
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所以我同意了，辞掉了工作，
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and Conor and I left Manhattan together.
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跟康纳一起离开了曼哈顿。
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I had no idea I was falling into crazy love,
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我以为自己陷入了疯狂的爱情，还不知道
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that I was walking headfirst into a carefully laid
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我已经懵懂的走进了一张精心编织的
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physical, financial and psychological trap.
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控制你身体、心灵和经济的陷阱。
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The next step in the domestic violence pattern
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家庭暴力模式的第三阶段
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is to introduce the threat of violence
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就是开始用暴力威胁（受害者）
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and see how she reacts.
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并观察她的反应。
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And here's where those guns come in.
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这就是刚才（我拿出来的）枪的用途。
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As soon as we moved to New England -- you know,
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我们刚搬到新英格兰小镇
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that place where Connor was supposed to feel so safe --
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——我想，康纳应该是觉得这里很安全——
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he bought three guns.
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他就买了三支枪。
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He kept one in the glove compartment of our car.
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一支放在车子的置物箱里，
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He kept one under the pillows on our bed,
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一支放在床的枕头下面，
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and the third one he kept in his pocket at all times.
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第三支则一直放在口袋里。
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And he said that he needed those guns
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他说小时候的精神创伤
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because of the trauma he'd experienced as a young boy.
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使得他需要拥有这些枪
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He needed them to feel protected.
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来让他自己保持安全感。
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But those guns were really a message for me,
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那些枪对我来说是一个明显的信号，
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and even though he hadn't raised a hand to me,
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尽管他并没有拿起枪指着我，
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my life was already in grave danger every minute of every day.
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我已经无时不刻不处在危险的边缘。
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Conor first physically attacked me
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康纳第一次打我
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five days before our wedding.
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是在我们婚礼的五天前。
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It was 7 a.m. I still had on my nightgown.
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那是早上七点，我还穿着睡袍。
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I was working on my computer trying to finish a freelance writing assignment,
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我正在用电脑工作，想要完成自由职业撰稿的任务，
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and I got frustrated,
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当时我有些烦躁，
08:29
and Conor used my anger as an excuse
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康纳以我的愤怒为借口，
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to put both of his hands around my neck
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用双手掐住我的脖子，
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and to squeeze so tightly that I could not breathe or scream,
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死死的掐着，让我无法呼吸，喊不出声。
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and he used the chokehold
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他从背后勒着我的脖子
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to hit my head repeatedly against the wall.
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一次一次的把我的头往墙上撞。
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Five days later, the ten bruises on my neck had just faded,
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五天之后，脖子上的十个手指印刚消退，
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and I put on my mother's wedding dress,
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我就穿上我妈妈的婚纱，
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and I married him.
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嫁给了他。
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Despite what had happened,
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尽管发生了那些事情，
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I was sure we were going to live happily ever after,
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我还是相信我们以后能幸福的生活，
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because I loved him, and he loved me so much.
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因为我们如此的相爱，也因为
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And he was very, very sorry.
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他表现出的深深的悔意。
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He had just been really stressed out by the wedding
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他只是压力太大了，婚礼的筹备和
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and by becoming a family with me.
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我家庭成员的到来让他喘不过气。
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It was an isolated incident,
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这是一个意外，
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and he was never going to hurt me again.
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而他以后不会再伤害我。
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It happened twice more on the honeymoon.
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蜜月期间我又被打了两次。
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The first time, I was driving to find a secret beach
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第一次，我驾车去寻找秘密的海滩
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and I got lost,
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我迷路了，
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and he punched me in the side of my head so hard
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他（坐在副驾驶座上）不停的打我的头，打得如此的使劲
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that the other side of my head repeatedly hit
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以至于我的头不断的撞到
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the driver's side window.
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驾驶座车门的玻璃。
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And then a few days later, driving home from our honeymoon,
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没过几天，过完蜜月开车回家的路上
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he got frustrated by traffic,
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堵车让他很烦躁，
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and he threw a cold Big Mac in my face.
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他把一个冰冷的巨无霸砸在我的脸上。
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Conor proceeded to beat me once or twice a week
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在我跟康纳两年半的婚姻生活中，
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for the next two and a half years of our marriage.
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我每周都会被打一到两次。
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I was mistaken in thinking that I was unique
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我曾经误以为只有我一个人
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and alone in this situation.
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有这样的遭遇。
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One in three American women
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事实上，每三个美国女性中
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experiences domestic violence or stalking at some point in her life,
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就有一个曾是家庭暴力受害者或潜在的目标，
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and the CDC reports that 15 million children
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而CDC的报告称每年有1500万的儿童
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are abused every year, 15 million.
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遭受虐待，1500万。
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So actually, I was in very good company.
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所以事实上，我不是个例。
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Back to my question:
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回到我的问题：
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Why did I stay?
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为什么我要留下来了？
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The answer is easy.
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答案很简单。
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I didn't know he was abusing me.
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我并不知道他是在虐待我。
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Even though he held those loaded guns to my head,
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尽管他用上膛的枪指着我的头，
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pushed me down stairs,
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把我推下楼梯，
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threatened to kill our dog,
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威胁杀掉我们的狗，
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pulled the key out of the car ignition as I drove down the highway,
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在高速公路上拔掉车钥匙，
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poured coffee grinds on my head
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在我为了面试而准备着装时
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as I dressed for a job interview,
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把咖啡粉从我头上倒下来，
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I never once thought of myself as a battered wife.
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我从来没有想过自己是一个受到虐待的妻子。
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Instead, I was a very strong woman
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正好相反，我是一个很强硬的女性
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in love with a deeply troubled man,
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深爱着这个饱受困扰的男人，
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and I was the only person on Earth
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而且我是这世上唯一一个
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who could help Conor face his demons.
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可以帮助康纳面对自己心魔的人。
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The other question everybody asks is,
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大家都想问的另一个问题是，
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why doesn't she just leave?
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为什么她不离开？
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Why didn't I walk out? I could have left any time.
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我为什么没有逃跑？我有很多的机会。
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To me, this is the saddest and most painful question that people ask,
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对我来说，这是人们问过的最让我伤心和痛苦的问题，
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because we victims know something you usually don't:
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你不能理解，但是只有我们受害者自己清楚
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It's incredibly dangerous to leave an abuser.
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离开施虐者是多么的危险。
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Because the final step in the domestic violence pattern
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因为在家庭暴力中的最后一步
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is kill her.
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就是杀掉她。
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Over 70 percent of domestic violence murders
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超过70%的家庭暴力谋杀
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happen after the victim has ended the relationship,
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发生在受害者结束这段关系后，
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after she's gotten out,
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在她离开之后，
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because then the abuser has nothing left to lose.
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因为施虐者已经毫无顾忌。
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Other outcomes include long-term stalking,
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其他可能的结果包括长期的跟踪，
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even after the abuser remarries;
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甚至施虐者再婚之后（仍会跟踪）；
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denial of financial resources;
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拒绝经济支持；
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and manipulation of the family court system
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欺骗家庭法庭
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to terrify the victim and her children,
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来恐吓受害者和她的孩子。
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who are regularly forced by family court judges
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孩子们通常会被家庭问题法官要求
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to spend unsupervised time
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和那个打他们母亲的男人
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with the man who beat their mother.
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一起度过一段无人监管的时间。
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And still we ask, why doesn't she just leave?
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现在我们仍然会问，她为什么不逃走？
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I was able to leave,
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我之所以决定离开，
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because of one final, sadistic beating
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是因为最后一次残暴的殴打
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that broke through my denial.
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突破了我能承受的极限。
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I realized that the man who I loved so much
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我意识到如果我不反抗，这个我曾
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was going to kill me if I let him.
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深爱的男人会杀掉我。
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So I broke the silence.
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所以我打破了沉默。
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I told everyone:
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我向所有人求助：
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the police, my neighbors,
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警察，邻居，
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my friends and family, total strangers,
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我的朋友和家人，完全陌生的人，
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and I'm here today because you all helped me.
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今天我能站在这里，因为你们每个人都帮助了我。
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We tend to stereotype victims
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我们倾向于将受害者描述成
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as grisly headlines,
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作贱自己、轻浮的女人，
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self-destructive women, damaged goods.
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就像新闻中可怕的标题所言。
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The question, "Why does she stay?"
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“为什么她要留下？” 问这个问题
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is code for some people for, "It's her fault for staying,"
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的一些人实际上在说，“这是她自己的错“，
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as if victims intentionally choose to fall in love with men
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就好像受害者是有意的和意图
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intent upon destroying us.
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摧残她们的男人相爱。
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But since publishing "Crazy Love,"
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但”Crazy Love”这本书出版之后，
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I have heard hundreds of stories from men and women
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很多男人和女人跟我诉说了他们的故事
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who also got out,
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他们也想告诉别人，
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who learned an invaluable life lesson from what happened,
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他们从发生的事情中学到了无价的一课，
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and who rebuilt lives -- joyous, happy lives --
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他们重新开始了生活——开心快乐的生活——
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as employees, wives and mothers,
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作为员工、妻子和母亲，
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lives completely free of violence, like me.
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就像我现在一样生活，远离暴力。
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Because it turns out that I'm actually a very typical domestic violence victim
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实际上，我是典型的家庭暴力受害者，
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and a typical domestic violence survivor.
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也是典型的家庭暴力幸存者。
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I remarried a kind and gentle man,
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我和一个温柔善良男人再次结婚，
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and we have those three kids.
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有了三个孩子。
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I have that black lab, and I have that minivan.
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我养了一只黑色拉布拉多猎犬，开本田奥赛德面包车。
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What I will never have again,
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而我永远不会再拥有的，
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ever,
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永远
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is a loaded gun held to my head
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是一个嘴里说爱我的人用
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by someone who says that he loves me.
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上膛了的枪指着我的脑袋。
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Right now, maybe you're thinking,
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此时此刻，你可能在想，
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"Wow, this is fascinating,"
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哇，这才神奇了，
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or, "Wow, how stupid was she,"
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或者，“喔，她真蠢，”
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but this whole time, I've actually been talking about you.
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但是在整个过程中，事实上，我在谈论的是你。
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I promise you there are several people
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我敢保证，现在正在听我说话的人中
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listening to me right now
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有一些人
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who are currently being abused
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正遭受着虐待
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or who were abused as children
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或者曾经在小时候被虐待过
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or who are abusers themselves.
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或者你就是一个施虐者。
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Abuse could be affecting your daughter,
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虐待可能正发生在你的女儿身上，
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your sister, your best friend right now.
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发生在你的姐妹、你最好的朋友身上。
14:30
I was able to end my own crazy love story
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我能够结束自己“疯狂的爱”的故事
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by breaking the silence.
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靠的是打破沉默。
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I'm still breaking the silence today.
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今天我仍然在打破着沉默。
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It's my way of helping other victims,
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这是我帮助其他的受害者的方式，
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and it's my final request of you.
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同时也是我对你们最后的请求。
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Talk about what you heard here.
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告诉别人你今天听到的。
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Abuse thrives only in silence.
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虐待只能活在沉默中。
14:52
You have the power to end domestic violence
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你有能力制止家庭暴力
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simply by shining a spotlight on it.
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只需要点亮星星之火。
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We victims need everyone.
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我们受害者需要每一个人的帮助。
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We need every one of you to understand
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我们需要你们每一个人理解
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the secrets of domestic violence.
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家庭暴力的秘密。
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Show abuse the light of day by talking about it
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和你的孩子，你的同事，
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with your children, your coworkers,
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你的朋友和家人讨论这个话题，
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your friends and family.
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将虐待曝之于光，
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Recast survivors as wonderful, lovable people
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帮助幸存者重新找回美好、可爱的自己，
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with full futures.
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重新拥有未来。
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Recognize the early signs of violence
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发现家庭暴力的预兆
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and conscientiously intervene,
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并认真的干预，
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deescalate it, show victims a safe way out.
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减少发生的可能性，给受害者提供安全的出路。
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Together we can make our beds,
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让我们携起手来，
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our dinner tables and our families
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让我们的床，我们餐桌和家庭
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the safe and peaceful oases they should be.
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成为它们应该成为的安全、和平的绿洲。
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Leslie Morgan Steiner - WriterLeslie Morgan Steiner is a writer and outspoken advocate for survivors of domestic violence -- which includes herself.
Why you should listen
Leslie Morgan Steiner is the author of Crazy Love, a memoir about her marriage to a man who routinely abused and threatened her. In it she describes the harrowing details that unfolded unexpectedly -- from the moment she met a warm, loving, infatuated man on the subway, to the moment he first laid a hand on her, when he grabbed her neck just days before their wedding. Steiner also edited Mommy Wars: Stay-at-Home and Career Moms Face Off on Their Choices, Their Lives, Their Families, a collection of essays by women struggling to balance motherhood and their careers.
Steiner received her MBA in marketing from Wharton School of Business and worked in marketing for Johnson & Johnson before transitioning to writing, as General Manager of the Washington Post Magazine. Steiner writes a weekly column called "Two Cents on Modern Motherhood," for the website Mommy Track’d, and she has just finished her third book, on the effect of fertility treatments on modern motherhood.
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