ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Melissa Fleming - Voice for refugees
Melissa Fleming sheds light on their devastating plight and remarkable resilience of refugees.

Why you should listen

Almost 60 million people in the world today have been forcefully displaced from their home - a level not seen since WWII. As many as four million Syrian refugees have sought refuge in neighboring countries. In Lebanon, half of these refugees are children; only 20 percent are in school.

Melissa Fleming, Head of Communications and Spokesperson for the High Commissioner at UN's High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), calls on all of us to make sure that refugee camps are healing places where people can develop the skills they'll need to rebuild their hometowns. Investing in this, she says, may well be the most effective relief effort there is. This inspires her and the teams at the UNHCR to tell stories of the individuals who are displaced.

Fleming's 2017 book, A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea, was born out of the story of Doaa Al Zamel, told her in TED Talk.

Fleming was named senior advisor and spokesperson for UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, in October 2016.

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Melissa Fleming: A boat carrying 500 refugees sunk at sea. The story of two survivors

梅利莎·弗雷明: 载有500名难民的船在海上沉没,关于其中2名幸存者的故事。

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因为登上了一艘满载着500多名难民的船,一位年轻女性意想不到地成为了英雄。联合国难民署的梅利莎·弗雷明为我们讲述了一个动人的故事,让我们面对汹涌的难民潮 - 他们前仆后继,只为了得到更好的生活。
- Voice for refugees
Melissa Fleming sheds light on their devastating plight and remarkable resilience of refugees. Full bio

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Every一切 day, I listen to harrowing悲惨 stories故事
of people fleeing逃离 for their lives生活,
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每天我都会听到
人们挣扎求生的悲惨故事,
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across横过 dangerous危险 borders国界
and unfriendly不友好 seas海域.
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为了生存,他们穿过
危险的边境线或者海域。
00:24
But there's one story故事
that keeps保持 me awake苏醒 at night,
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但有一个故事让我夜不能寐,
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and it's about DoaaDoaa.
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故事的主人公叫多阿。
00:30
A Syrian叙利亚的 refugee难民, 19 years年份 old,
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她是一名叙利亚难民,19岁,
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she was living活的 a grinding磨碎 existence存在
in Egypt埃及 working加工 day wages工资.
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在埃及打工糊口,艰难度日。
00:38
Her dad was constantly经常 thinking思维
of his thriving business商业 back in Syria叙利亚
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她父亲原本在叙利亚的生意蒸蒸日上,
结果被一颗炸弹摧毁殆尽,
他现在还在不断怀念昔日荣光。
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that had been blown to pieces by a bomb炸弹.
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00:48
And the war战争 that drove开车 them there
was still raging愤怒 in its fourth第四 year.
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那场迫使他们背井离乡的战争
已经进入第四年。
00:54
And the community社区
that once一旦 welcomed欢迎 them there
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原本欢迎他们的社区,
00:58
had become成为 weary厌倦 of them.
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开始对他们厌倦了。
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And one day, men男人 on motorcycles摩托车
tried试着 to kidnap绑架 her.
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有一天,一伙骑摩托车的人
试图绑架她。
01:05
Once一旦 an aspiring有志 student学生
thinking思维 only of her future未来,
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曾经对未来充满憧憬的学生,
01:09
now she was scared害怕 all the time.
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如今生活在恐惧中。
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But she was also full充分 of hope希望,
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但同时她也满怀希望,
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because she was in love
with a fellow同伴 Syrian叙利亚的 refugee难民 named命名 Bassem的Bassem.
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因为她爱上了另一个
叙利亚难民,名叫巴西姆。
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Bassem的Bassem was also struggling奋斗的 in Egypt埃及,
and he said to DoaaDoaa,
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巴西姆也在埃及艰难求生,
他对多阿说,
01:26
"Let's go to Europe欧洲; seek寻求 asylum避难所, safety安全.
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“咱们去欧洲寻求避难吧,
那里比较安全。
01:29
I will work, you can study研究 --
the promise诺言 of a new life."
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我找份工作,你可以念书,
我们能过上新生活。”
01:34
And he asked her father父亲
for her hand in marriage婚姻.
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他还求多阿的父亲将女儿嫁给他。
01:38
But they knew知道 to get to Europe欧洲
they had to risk风险 their lives生活,
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但他们也明白,
前往欧洲要冒生命危险,
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traveling旅行 across横过 the Mediterranean地中海 Sea,
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因为要穿过地中海,
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putting their hands in smugglers'走私者,
notorious臭名昭著 for their cruelty残酷.
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要将性命交到臭名昭著、
手段残忍的走私者手中。
01:53
And DoaaDoaa was terrified of the water.
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而多阿又很怕水。
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She always had been.
She never learned学到了 to swim游泳.
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她从小就怕水,也不会游泳。
02:02
It was August八月 that year,
and already已经 2,000 people had died死亡
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那年八月份,已经有2000人
在试图横跨地中海时丧命,
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trying to cross交叉 the Mediterranean地中海,
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but DoaaDoaa knew知道 of a friend朋友 who had made制作 it
all the way to Northern北方 Europe欧洲,
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但多阿的一个朋友成功了,
他一路到了北欧,
02:12
and she thought, "Maybe we can, too."
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多阿就想,“也许我们也能成功。”
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So she asked her parents父母 if they could go,
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于是她问父母是否能让他俩走,
02:19
and after a painful痛苦 discussion讨论,
they consented同意,
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经过一番痛苦的讨论,父母同意了,
02:22
and Bassem的Bassem paid支付 his entire整个 life savings --
2,500 dollars美元 each --
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巴西姆拿出了自己的全部积蓄——
(价格是)2500美金一个人——
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to the smugglers走私者.
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交给了走私者。
02:30
It was a Saturday星期六 morning早上
when the call came来了,
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出发那天是一个星期六,
02:34
and they were taken采取 by bus总线 to a beach海滩,
hundreds数以百计 of people on the beach海滩.
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一辆巴士把他们拉到海边,
那里已经聚集了几百个人。
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They were taken采取 then by small boats
onto an old fishing钓鱼 boat,
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小船将他们分批送上一艘旧渔船,
02:42
500 of them crammed临时抱佛脚 onto that boat,
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500人被塞进那艘船上,
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300 below下面, 500 above以上.
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船舱里300人,甲板上200人:
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There were Syrians叙利亚人, Palestinians巴勒斯坦人,
Africans非洲人, Muslims穆斯林 and Christians基督徒,
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叙利亚人、巴勒斯坦人、非洲人,
有穆斯林、也有基督徒,
其中有100个孩子,包括桑德拉,
(小桑德拉才6岁)
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100 children孩子, including包含 Sandra桑德拉 --
little Sandra桑德拉, six years年份 old --
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and Masa马萨, 18 months个月.
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还有玛萨,18个月大。
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There were families家庭 on that boat,
crammed临时抱佛脚 together一起 shoulder to shoulder,
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有的全家人都在船上,
紧靠在一起,
肩并肩,脚靠脚。
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feet to feet.
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DoaaDoaa was sitting坐在 with her legs
crammed临时抱佛脚 up to her chest胸部,
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多阿坐在地上,蜷成一团,
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Bassem的Bassem holding保持 her hand.
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巴西姆握着她的手。
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Day two on the water,
they were sick生病 with worry担心
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在海上漂了两天,
他们担惊受怕,
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and sick生病 to their stomachs
from the rough sea.
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风浪让他们恶心反胃。
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Day three, DoaaDoaa had a premonition征兆.
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第三天,多阿有种不祥的预感。
03:27
And she said to Bassem的Bassem,
"I fear恐惧 we're not going to make it.
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她对巴西姆说,
“我觉得咱们到不了了。
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I fear恐惧 the boat is going to sink水槽."
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我觉得咱们的船要沉了。”
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And Bassem的Bassem said to her,
"Please be patient患者.
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巴西姆说,“耐心点。
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We will make it to Sweden瑞典,
we will get married已婚
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我们会到瑞典的,我们会结婚,
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and we will have a future未来."
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我们会拥有未来的。”
03:43
Day four, the passengers乘客
were getting得到 agitated激动.
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第四天,乘客们开始焦虑不安。
03:47
They asked the captain队长,
"When will we get there?"
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他们问船长,“还有多久能到?”
03:50
He told them to shut关闭 up,
and he insulted受辱 them.
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船长破口大骂,让他们闭嘴,
03:54
He said, "In 16 hours小时 we will reach达到
the shores海岸 of Italy意大利."
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他说,“再过16小时
我们就能在意大利上岸。”
03:58
They were weak and weary厌倦.
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乘客们已经疲惫不堪。
04:01
Soon不久 they saw a boat approach途径 --
a smaller boat, 10 men男人 on board,
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不久后他们看到一艘船开过来——
一艘小一点的船,船上有10个人,
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who started开始 shouting叫喊 at them,
hurling投掷 insults侮辱,
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小船上的人冲他们
骂骂咧咧,大声嚷嚷,
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throwing投掷 sticks, asking them
to all disembark登陆
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冲他们扔棍子,让他们都下船,
04:13
and get on this smaller,
more unseaworthy不适航 boat.
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上那艘看起来很不安全的小船。
04:17
The parents父母 were terrified
for their children孩子,
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父母们担心自己的孩子,
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and they collectively
refused拒绝 to disembark登陆.
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集体拒绝下船。
04:26
So the boat sped加快 away in anger愤怒,
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于是小船(上的人)
怒气冲冲地(开船)走了,
04:29
and a half an hour小时 later后来, came来了 back
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半小时后,船又回来了,
04:33
and started开始 deliberately故意 ramming a hole
in the side of Doaa'sDoaa的 boat,
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故意在多阿他们的船上凿出一个洞,
04:39
just below下面 where she
and Bassem的Bassem were sitting坐在.
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正好在她和巴西姆所在位置下方。
04:43
And she heard听说 how they yelled大叫,
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多阿听到他们在喊,
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"Let the fish eat your flesh!"
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“让你们都到海里喂鱼!”
船慢慢侧倾和下沉,
而他们在一边大笑。
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And they started开始 laughing
as the boat capsized翻船 and sank沉没.
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The 300 people below下面 deck甲板 were doomed注定.
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船舱里的300人在劫难逃。
05:01
DoaaDoaa was holding保持 on to the side
of the boat as it sank沉没,
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船开始下沉,多阿紧紧抓着船边,
05:06
and watched看着 in horror恐怖 as a small child儿童
was cut to pieces by the propeller螺旋桨.
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惊恐地看着一个小孩子
被卷入螺旋桨。
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Bassem的Bassem said to her, "Please let go,
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巴西姆对她说,“赶紧放手,
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or you'll你会 be swept风靡 in and the propeller螺旋桨
will kill you, too."
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否则你也会被螺旋桨卷进去。”
别忘了,多阿不会游泳。
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And remember记得 -- she can't swim游泳.
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05:22
But she let go and she started开始 moving移动
her arms武器 and her legs,
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但多阿还是松开了手,
开始挥舞手脚,
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thinking思维, "This is swimming游泳的."
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心想,“这就是游泳。”
05:28
And miraculously奇迹般地,
Bassem的Bassem found发现 a life ring.
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奇迹般地,巴西姆找到一个救生圈。
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It was one of those child's孩子的 rings戒指
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是那种儿童用的救生圈,
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that they use to play
in swimming游泳的 pools and on calm冷静 seas海域.
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在游泳池和平静的海面玩水用。
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And DoaaDoaa climbed爬上 onto the ring,
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多阿坐上救生圈,
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her arms武器 and her legs
dangling悬空 by the side.
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手脚放在两侧。
05:46
Bassem的Bassem was a good swimmer游泳者,
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巴西姆水性很好,
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so he held保持 her hand and tread water.
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他抓住多阿的手,在旁边踩水。
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Around them there were corpses尸体.
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他们周围都是尸体。
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Around 100 people survived幸存 initially原来,
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最初大约有100人幸存下来,
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and they started开始 coming未来 together一起
in groups, praying祈祷 for rescue拯救.
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他们慢慢聚拢在一起,
祈祷有人来营救他们。
06:03
But when a day went by and no one came来了,
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但一天过去了,救援没有来,
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some people gave up hope希望,
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一些人放弃了希望,
06:09
and DoaaDoaa and Bassem的Bassem watched看着
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多阿和巴西姆看到
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as men男人 in the distance距离 took their
life vests背心 off and sank沉没 into the water.
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远处有人脱下救生衣,
任自己沉入水底。
06:19
One man approached接近 them
with a small baby宝宝 perched栖息 on his shoulder,
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一个男人向他们游过来,
肩上背着一个婴儿,
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nine months个月 old -- Malek马利克.
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九个月大的马利克。
06:26
He was holding保持 onto a gas加油站 canister
to stay afloat浮着, and he said to them,
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男人抱着一个天然气罐保持浮力,
他对他们说,
06:31
"I fear恐惧 I am not going to survive生存.
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“我恐怕活不下去了。
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I'm too weak. I don't have
the courage勇气 anymore."
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我太虚弱了,我没有勇气再坚持下去。”
06:36
And he handed little Malek马利克
over to Bassem的Bassem and to DoaaDoaa,
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他把小马利克递给巴西姆和多阿,
06:41
and they perched栖息 her onto the life ring.
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他们把她放上救生圈。
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So now they were three,
DoaaDoaa, Bassem的Bassem and little Malek马利克.
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现在他们有三个人了,
多阿、巴西姆和小马利克。
06:51
And let me take a pause暂停
in this story故事 right here
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故事先暂停一下,
06:54
and ask the question:
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我问大家一个问题:
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why do refugees难民 like DoaaDoaa
take these kinds of risks风险?
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为什么像多阿这样的难民
愿意冒如此大的风险?
07:03
Millions百万 of refugees难民 are living活的
in exile流亡, in limbo打入冷宫.
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数百万难民颠沛流离。
07:09
They're living活的 in countries国家 [fleeing逃离]
from a war战争 that has been raging愤怒
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战火已经燃烧了四年,
为了逃离战争,他们背井离乡。
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for four years年份.
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07:17
Even if they wanted to return返回, they can't.
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即便他们想回家,也做不到。
07:20
Their homes家园, their businesses企业,
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他们的家,他们的事业,
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their towns城市 and their cities城市
have been completely全然 destroyed销毁.
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他们的家园,都已被破坏得面目全非。
07:27
This is a UNESCO联合国教科文组织 World世界 Heritage遗产 City,
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这是被联合国教科文组织
列为世界遗产城市:
07:29
Homs霍姆斯, in Syria叙利亚.
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霍姆斯市(叙利亚)。
难民持续涌入邻国,
07:33
So people continue继续 to flee逃跑
into neighboring邻接 countries国家,
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and we build建立 refugee难民 camps营地
for them in the desert沙漠.
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我们在沙漠中为他们修建了难民营。
数十万人住在这样的难民营里,
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Hundreds数以百计 of thousands数千 of people
live生活 in camps营地 like these,
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07:45
and thousands数千 and thousands数千 more,
millions百万, live生活 in towns城市 and cities城市.
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还有更多的、上百万的难民
住在乡村和城市。
07:50
And the communities社区,
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一些社区、
07:51
the neighboring邻接 countries国家
that once一旦 welcomed欢迎 them
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一些邻国,曾经对他们表示欢迎,
07:54
with open打开 arms武器 and hearts心中
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真心诚意地欢迎,
07:56
are overwhelmed不堪重负.
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如今也不堪重负。
07:58
There are simply只是 not enough足够 schools学校,
water systems系统, sanitation卫生.
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因为教育、供水、医疗资源缺乏。
08:03
Even rich丰富 European欧洲的 countries国家
could never handle处理 such这样 an influx辐辏
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即便是富裕的欧洲国家,
在没有大笔投资的情况下,
08:08
without massive大规模的 investment投资.
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也无法应对这么大规模的难民潮。
08:13
The Syria叙利亚 war战争 has driven驱动 almost几乎
four million百万 people over the borders国界,
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叙利亚战争已经让
差不多400万人离开叙利亚,
08:18
but over seven million百万 people
are on the run inside the country国家.
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但仍有超过700万人
在叙利亚内流离失所。
08:23
That means手段 that over half
the Syrian叙利亚的 population人口
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也就是说超过一半的叙利亚人口
被迫逃离家园。
08:27
has been forced被迫 to flee逃跑.
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08:29
Back to those neighboring邻接
countries国家 hosting托管 so many许多.
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而那些接收了如此多难民的邻国,
08:35
They feel that the richer更丰富 world世界
has doneDONE too little to support支持 them.
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觉得发达国家对他们支持太少了。
08:41
And days have turned转身 into months个月,
months个月 into years年份.
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难民们越待越久,
日复一日,年复一年。
08:46
A refugee's难民的 stay is supposed应该
to be temporary临时.
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而接收难民原本应该只是临时举措。
08:50
Back to DoaaDoaa and Bassem的Bassem in the water.
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重新说回在水里挣扎的多阿和巴西姆。
08:53
It was their second第二 day,
and Bassem的Bassem was getting得到 very weak.
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到了第二天,巴西姆变得越来越虚弱。
08:58
And now it was Doaa'sDoaa的 turn
to say to Bassem的Bassem,
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这次轮到多阿
来鼓励巴西姆了,她说,
09:02
"My love, please hold保持 on to hope希望,
to our future未来. We will make it."
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“亲爱的,坚持住,想想我们的未来,
我们一定能活下去。”
09:09
And he said to her,
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巴西姆说,
09:12
"I'm sorry, my love,
that I put you in this situation情况.
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“对不起,亲爱的,
是我害你变成这样的。
09:16
I have never loved喜爱 anyone任何人
as much as I love you."
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我从未像爱你一样爱过任何人。”
09:22
And he released发布 himself他自己 into the water,
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巴西姆松手沉入了水里,
09:26
and DoaaDoaa watched看着 as the love of her life
drowned淹死的 before her eyes眼睛.
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多阿眼睁睁地看着
自己的挚爱离开了人世。
09:35
Later后来 that day,
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当天晚些时候,
09:38
a mother母亲 came来了 up to DoaaDoaa with her
small 18-month-old个月大 daughter女儿, Masa马萨.
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一位母亲带着她18个月大的女儿,
玛萨,游到多阿身边。
09:44
This was the little girl女孩 I showed显示 you
in the picture图片 earlier,
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玛萨就是之前我给你们看过照片的,
09:47
with the life vests背心.
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穿着救生衣的那个小女孩。
09:49
Her older旧的 sister妹妹 Sandra桑德拉 had just drowned淹死的,
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她的姐姐桑德拉已经淹死了,
09:51
and her mother母亲 knew知道 she had to do
everything in her power功率
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她的母亲明白要尽自己全部力量,
09:55
to save保存 her daughter女儿.
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来救自己的女儿。
09:57
And she said to DoaaDoaa,
"Please take this child儿童.
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她对多阿说,
“请带走这个孩子。
10:01
Let her be part部分 of you.
I will not survive生存."
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让她跟你走。我肯定活不下去了。”
10:07
And then she went away and drowned淹死的.
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然后她游开了,慢慢沉到了水里。
10:11
So DoaaDoaa, the 19-year-old-岁 refugee难民
who was terrified of the water,
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于是,多阿,这个怕水的19岁难民,
10:16
who couldn't不能 swim游泳,
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不会游泳,
10:17
found发现 herself她自己 in charge收费
of two little baby宝宝 kids孩子.
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却成为了两个小孩的依靠。
10:23
And they were thirsty and they were hungry饥饿
and they were agitated激动,
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他们又饥又渴,又累又怕,
10:27
and she tried试着 her best最好 to amuse游玩 them,
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多阿想尽办法逗她们笑,
10:30
to sing to them, to say words
to them from the Quran古兰经.
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唱歌,念《可兰经》。
10:35
Around them, the bodies身体 were bloating腹胀
and turning车削 black黑色.
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在她们周围,全是肿胀的尸体
并且开始发黑。
10:39
The sun太阳 was blazing炽烈 during the day.
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白天太阳毒辣。
10:41
At night, there was a cold moon月亮 and fog多雾路段.
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夜晚寒气逼人,大雾弥漫。
10:44
It was very frightening可怕的.
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令人毛骨悚然。
10:46
On the fourth第四 day in the water,
this is how DoaaDoaa probably大概 looked看着
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落水的第四天——
这大概就是多阿在救生圈上
10:51
on the ring with her two children孩子.
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抱着两个孩子的场景。
10:53
A woman女人 came来了 on the fourth第四 day
and approached接近 her
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第四天,一个女人游过来,
10:57
and asked her to take another另一个 child儿童 --
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请多阿照顾另一个孩子,
11:00
a little boy男孩, just four years年份 old.
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一个小男孩,只有四岁。
11:04
When DoaaDoaa took the little boy男孩
and the mother母亲 drowned淹死的,
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多阿把小男孩接过来,
他的母亲沉入了水里,
11:09
she said to the sobbing抽泣 child儿童,
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多阿对抽泣的小男孩说,
“你妈妈只是去找食物和水了。”
11:11
"She just went away
to find you water and food餐饮."
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11:16
But his heart soon不久 stopped停止,
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但小男孩的心脏很快就停止了跳动,
11:18
and DoaaDoaa had to release发布
the little boy男孩 into the water.
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多阿只能将他放到了水里。
11:23
Later后来 that day,
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又过了一段时间,
11:25
she looked看着 up into the sky天空 with hope希望,
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多阿充满希望地看着天空,
11:28
because she saw two planes飞机
crossing路口 in the sky天空.
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因为她看到空中有两架飞机飞过。
11:32
And she waved挥手 her arms武器,
hoping希望 they would see her,
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她挥舞双手,希望飞机能看到自己,
11:36
but the planes飞机 were soon不久 gone走了.
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结果飞机很快飞走了。
11:39
But that afternoon下午,
as the sun太阳 was going down,
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但当天下午,临近黄昏的时候,
11:42
she saw a boat, a merchant商人 vessel船只.
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她看到了一艘船,一艘商船,
11:46
And she said, "Please, God,
let them rescue拯救 me."
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多阿祈祷到,“神啊,
求求你,让他们救救我吧。”
11:50
She waved挥手 her arms武器 and she felt
like she shouted喝道 for about two hours小时.
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她挥舞自己的手臂,
感觉好像叫喊了很长时间。
11:54
And it had become成为 dark黑暗,
but finally最后 the searchlights探照灯 found发现 her
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那时天开始变黑,
但最终探照灯找到了她,
11:58
and they extended扩展 a rope,
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他们扔下来一根绳子,
12:00
astonished惊讶 to see a woman女人
clutching抓着 onto two babies婴儿.
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惊讶地发现这个女人还抱着两个婴儿。
12:06
They pulled them onto the boat,
they got oxygen and blankets毯子,
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他们被救上船,
吸了氧气,盖上了毯子,
12:10
and a Greek希腊语 helicopter直升机 came来了
to pick them up
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一架希腊的直升机过来接她们
12:13
and take them to the island of Crete克里特岛.
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要将她们带到克里特岛。
12:16
But DoaaDoaa looked看着 down and asked,
"What of Malek马利克?"
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多阿在直升机上往下看,问道,
“马利克怎么没来?”
12:20
And they told her the little baby宝宝
did not survive生存 --
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他们告诉她那个小婴儿没能活下来,
12:23
she drew德鲁 her last breath呼吸
in the boat's船的 clinic诊所.
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她在船上的医务室停止了呼吸。
12:28
But DoaaDoaa was sure that as they had
been pulled up onto the rescue拯救 boat,
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然而多阿肯定,
当他们被救上船的时候,
12:33
that little baby宝宝 girl女孩 had been smiling微笑.
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那个小女婴还在微笑着。
12:39
Only 11 people survived幸存
that wreck破坏, of the 500.
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在这场事故中,500人里面
只有11个人活下来了。
12:46
There was never an international国际
investigation调查 into what happened发生.
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针对这件事从未开展过
任何国际调查。
12:50
There were some media媒体 reports报告
about mass murder谋杀 at sea,
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有一些媒体报道了这场海上大屠杀,
12:55
a terrible可怕 tragedy悲剧,
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这场人间悲剧,
12:56
but that was only for one day.
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但也仅仅持续了一天。
12:59
And then the news新闻 cycle周期 moved移动 on.
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之后新闻热点就被转移到
其他事件上去了。
13:04
Meanwhile与此同时, in a pediatric小儿科的
hospital醫院 on Crete克里特岛,
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同时,在克里特岛的
一家儿童医院里,
13:09
little Masa马萨 was on the edge边缘 of death死亡.
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小玛萨在死亡线上挣扎。
13:13
She was really dehydrated脱水.
Her kidneys肾脏 were failing失败.
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她严重脱水,肾脏衰竭。
13:17
Her glucose葡萄糖 levels水平 were dangerously危险 low.
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血糖水平非常低。
13:19
The doctors医生 did everything
in their medical power功率 to save保存 them,
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医生们竭尽所能来抢救她,
13:23
and the Greek希腊语 nurses护士 never left her side,
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希腊的护士们从未离开她半步,
13:26
holding保持 her, hugging拥抱 her,
singing唱歌 her words.
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抱着她、哄她、唱歌给她听。
13:28
My colleagues同事 also visited参观
and said pretty漂亮 words to her in Arabic阿拉伯.
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我的同事们也去看望了她,
用阿拉伯语逗她。
13:34
Amazingly令人惊讶的是, little Masa马萨 survived幸存.
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奇迹发生了,小玛萨活下来了。
13:40
And soon不久 the Greek希腊语 press started开始 reporting报告
about the miracle奇迹 baby宝宝,
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之后,希腊媒体开始报道
这个奇迹宝宝,
13:46
who had survived幸存 four days in the water
without food餐饮 or anything to drink,
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她在水上漂了四天,
粒米未进,滴水未沾,
13:51
and offers报价 to adopt采用 her came来了
from all over the country国家.
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希望领养她的人络绎不绝。
13:57
And meanwhile与此同时, DoaaDoaa
was in another另一个 hospital醫院 on Crete克里特岛,
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同时,多阿在克里特岛的另一家医院,
14:00
thin, dehydrated脱水.
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虚弱,脱水。
14:03
An Egyptian埃及人 family家庭 took her into their
home as soon不久 as she was released发布.
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在她出院后,
一个埃及家庭很快收留了她。
14:10
And soon不久 word went around
about Doaa'sDoaa的 survival生存,
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一时间多阿幸存的故事就传开了,
14:15
and a phone电话 number
was published发表 on FacebookFacebook的.
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他们在“脸书”上
公布了一个电话号码。
14:19
Messages消息 started开始 coming未来 in.
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不断有人发来短信。
14:22
"DoaaDoaa, do you know
what happened发生 to my brother哥哥?
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“多阿,你知道我哥哥怎么样了吗?
14:27
My sister妹妹? My parents父母? My friends朋友?
Do you know if they survived幸存?"
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我姐姐?我父母?我朋友?
他们活下来了吗?”
14:35
One of those messages消息 said,
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一条短信说到,
14:38
"I believe you saved保存
my little niece侄女, Masa马萨."
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“我觉得你救了我的小侄女,玛萨。”
14:44
And it had this photo照片.
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他还附上了这张照片。
14:47
This was from Masa's玛莎的 uncle叔叔,
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这是玛萨的叔叔发来的,
14:50
a Syrian叙利亚的 refugee难民 who had made制作 it
to Sweden瑞典 with his family家庭
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他同样也是叙利亚难民,
他们一家成功抵达了瑞典
14:54
and also Masa's玛莎的 older旧的 sister妹妹.
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玛萨的姐姐跟他在一起。
14:57
Soon不久, we hope希望, Masa马萨 will be reunited重聚
with him in Sweden瑞典,
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我们希望,马萨很快能去瑞典
跟叔叔团聚,
15:03
and until直到 then, she's being存在 cared照顾 for
in a beautiful美丽 orphanage孤儿院 in Athens雅典.
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在那之前,她会待在雅典
一家很好的孤儿院。
15:10
And DoaaDoaa? Well, word went around
about her survival生存, too.
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多阿呢?她幸存的故事也很快传开了。
15:16
And the media媒体 wrote
about this slight轻微 woman女人,
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媒体报道了这名柔弱的女子,
15:20
and couldn't不能 imagine想像 how
she could survive生存 all this time
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他们想象不出她究竟是怎么活下来的,
15:24
under such这样 conditions条件 in that sea,
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海上的环境如此恶劣,
15:27
and still save保存 another另一个 life.
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她还拯救了另一条生命。
15:32
The Academy学院 of Athens雅典, one of Greece's希腊
most prestigious声望很高的 institutions机构,
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雅典科学院,
希腊最具声望的学府之一,
15:37
gave her an award of bravery,
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授予她英勇奖,
15:41
and she deserves值得 all that praise赞美,
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她对得起这份荣誉,
15:44
and she deserves值得 a second第二 chance机会.
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她也应该得到第二次机会。
15:47
But she wants to still go to Sweden瑞典.
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但她还是想去瑞典。
15:51
She wants to reunite团聚
with her family家庭 there.
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她想与自己的家人在那里团聚。
15:53
She wants to bring带来 her mother母亲
and her father父亲 and her younger更年轻 siblings兄弟姐妹
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她想把自己的母亲、父亲、妹妹
15:57
away from Egypt埃及 there as well,
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从埃及接出来,
16:00
and I believe she will succeed成功.
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我觉得她一定能做到。
16:03
She wants to become成为 a lawyer律师
or a politician政治家
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她想成为一名律师或政治家,
16:06
or something that can help
fight斗争 injustice不公正.
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或者其他职业,能与不公正作斗争。
16:11
She is an extraordinary非凡 survivor幸存者.
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她是一名非凡的幸存者。
16:15
But I have to ask:
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但我不得不问:
16:17
what if she didn't have to take that risk风险?
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如果她根本没有必要冒这次险呢?
16:20
Why did she have to go through通过 all that?
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为什么她非得要经历所有这一切?
16:23
Why wasn't there a legal法律 way
for her to study研究 in Europe欧洲?
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为什么没有一种合法的方式
能让她在欧洲上学?
16:28
Why couldn't不能 Masa马萨 have taken采取
an airplane飞机 to Sweden瑞典?
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为什么玛萨不能坐飞机去瑞典?
16:32
Why couldn't不能 Bassem的Bassem have found发现 work?
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为什么巴西姆找不到工作?
16:36
Why is there no massive大规模的 resettlement安置
program程序 for Syrian叙利亚的 refugees难民,
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为什么没有针对叙利亚难民的
大型安置计划?
16:41
the victims受害者 of the worst最差 war战争 of our times?
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他们是我们这个时代
最悲惨战争的受害者。
16:45
The world世界 did this for the Vietnamese越南
in the 1970s. Why not now?
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70年代全世界都帮助了越南人民。
为什么现在不可以?
16:52
Why is there so little investment投资
in the neighboring邻接 countries国家
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为什么邻国接收了如此多难民,
16:57
hosting托管 so many许多 refugees难民?
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却只得到如此少的投资?
17:01
And why, the root question,
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还有最根本的一个问题,
17:03
is so little being存在 doneDONE to stop
the wars战争, the persecution迫害
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为什么我们不去阻止战争、阻止迫害
17:10
and the poverty贫穷 that is driving主动
so many许多 people
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消除贫困,以致于这么多人
17:14
to the shores海岸 of Europe欧洲?
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不得不偷渡前往欧洲?
17:17
Until直到 these issues问题 are resolved解决,
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这些问题不解决,
17:20
people will continue继续 to take to the seas海域
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人们还是会继续偷渡,
17:23
and to seek寻求 safety安全 and asylum避难所.
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去寻求安全和避难。
未来会如何?
17:28
And what happens发生 next下一个?
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17:30
Well, that is largely大部分 Europe's欧洲 choice选择.
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当然,这主要取决于欧洲。
17:33
And I understand理解 the public上市 fears恐惧.
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我理解欧洲民众的恐惧。
17:37
People are worried担心 about their security安全,
their economies经济, the changes变化 of culture文化.
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他们担心自己的安全,
担心国家的经济,害怕文化冲突。
17:43
But is that more important重要
than saving保存 human人的 lives生活?
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但这些难道
比拯救人的生命还重要吗?
17:48
Because there is something
fundamental基本的 here
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我觉得有一点是最关键的,
17:51
that I think overrides覆盖 the rest休息,
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比其他事情都重要,
17:54
and it is about our common共同 humanity人性.
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那就是我们共有的人性。
17:58
No person fleeing逃离 war战争 or persecution迫害
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那些躲避战争和迫害的人
18:03
should have to die
crossing路口 a sea to reach达到 safety安全.
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不应该在渡海求生的过程中死去。
18:08
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
18:14
One thing is for sure,
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有一点是毫无疑问的,
18:15
that no refugee难民 would be
on those dangerous危险 boats
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那些难民如果在自己的家乡
能好好生存下去,
18:19
if they could thrive兴旺 where they are.
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那他们谁也不会登上死亡之船。
18:21
And no migrant农民 would take
that dangerous危险 journey旅程
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那些移民和他们的孩子,
如果吃得饱穿得暖,
18:24
if they had enough足够 food餐饮
for themselves他们自己 and their children孩子.
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那他们谁也不会踏上死亡之旅。
18:28
And no one would put their life savings
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如果存在合法移民的可能性,
18:31
in the hands of those notorious臭名昭著 smugglers走私者
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谁也不会愿意把自己毕生的积蓄
18:34
if there was a legal法律 way to migrate迁移.
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交到那些臭名昭著的走私者手中。
18:37
So on behalf代表 of little Masa马萨
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因此,为了小玛萨,
18:41
and on behalf代表 of DoaaDoaa
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为了多阿,
18:43
and of Bassem的Bassem
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为了巴西姆,
18:45
and of those 500 people
who drowned淹死的 with them,
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为了那葬身海底的500条人命,
18:50
can we make sure that they
did not die in vain徒然?
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我们能否保证他们的死没有白费?
18:54
Could we be inspired启发 by what happened发生,
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我们能否被这个故事激励,
18:57
and take a stand for a world世界
in which哪一个 every一切 life matters事项?
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去表明我们的立场,
支持一个珍惜每一条生命的世界呢?
19:04
Thank you.
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谢谢大家。
19:06
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Alvin Lee
Reviewed by Xingyi Ouyang 歐陽杏儀

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Melissa Fleming - Voice for refugees
Melissa Fleming sheds light on their devastating plight and remarkable resilience of refugees.

Why you should listen

Almost 60 million people in the world today have been forcefully displaced from their home - a level not seen since WWII. As many as four million Syrian refugees have sought refuge in neighboring countries. In Lebanon, half of these refugees are children; only 20 percent are in school.

Melissa Fleming, Head of Communications and Spokesperson for the High Commissioner at UN's High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), calls on all of us to make sure that refugee camps are healing places where people can develop the skills they'll need to rebuild their hometowns. Investing in this, she says, may well be the most effective relief effort there is. This inspires her and the teams at the UNHCR to tell stories of the individuals who are displaced.

Fleming's 2017 book, A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea, was born out of the story of Doaa Al Zamel, told her in TED Talk.

Fleming was named senior advisor and spokesperson for UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, in October 2016.

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