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John Legend: "Redemption Song"
约翰·传奇: “救赎之歌”
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约翰·传奇正在完成一项改造美国刑事司法系统的任务。通过他的自由美国运动，他正在推进监狱、拘留所、移民署拘留中心中的新生与治愈——并给予完成服役后想要创造更好生活的人以希望。圣昆廷监狱犯人詹姆斯·卡维特的发言后，约翰·传奇向我们展开了简版的鲍勃·马利的“救赎之歌”，“你不帮忙唱吗——这首自由之歌。”
John Legend - Singer, musician, composer
With his philanthropic work, John Legend is leveraging his stardom to raise social consciousness and make a positive impact on a global scale. Full bio
With his philanthropic work, John Legend is leveraging his stardom to raise social consciousness and make a positive impact on a global scale. Full bio
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00:12
At Free America, we've done
a listening and learning tour.
a listening and learning tour.
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“自由美国”刚刚完成了一次倾听和学习之旅。
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We visited not only with prosecutors
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我们不仅拜访了检察官
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but with legislators,
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以及立法委员，
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with inmates in our state
and local prisons.
and local prisons.
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还有在我们州立和地方监狱中的被收容者。
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We've gone to immigration
detention centers.
detention centers.
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我们去了移民拘留中心。
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We've met a lot of people.
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我们见了很多人。
我们看到如果我们给
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And we've seen that redemption
and transformation can happen
and transformation can happen
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正在监狱、拘留所和移民署看守所中
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in our prisons, our jails
and our immigration detention centers,
and our immigration detention centers,
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想在结束服役后
创造更好生活的人以希望，
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giving hope to those
who want to create a better life
who want to create a better life
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救赎和变革会在此发生。
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after serving their time.
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Imagine if we also considered
the front end of this prison pipeline.
the front end of this prison pipeline.
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让我们再想想这条监狱输送线的前端。
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What would it look like
if we intervened,
if we intervened,
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如果我们将改过自新作为核心价值，
将爱与热情作为核心价值入手，
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with rehabilitation as a core value --
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with love and compassion as core values?
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那一切又将变成什么样子？
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We would have a society that is safer,
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我们将拥有一个更安全、
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healthier
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更健康，
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and worthy of raising our children in.
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值得让我们的孩子在其中成长的社会。
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I want to introduce you to James Cavitt.
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下面我想介绍詹姆斯·卡维特。
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James served 12 years
in the San Quentin State Prison
in the San Quentin State Prison
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詹姆斯在圣昆廷州立监狱服刑了12年，
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and is being released in 18 months.
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18个月后将刑满释放。
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Now James, like you and me,
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詹姆斯就像你我一样，
不再被他所做过的最大恶事所定义人生。
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is more than the worst thing he's done.
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He is a father, a husband, a son, a poet.
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他是一个父亲，一个丈夫，一个儿子，一个诗人。
他犯过罪；
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He committed a crime;
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但他正在偿还他的债务，
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he's paying his debt,
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正在努力学习技能
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and working hard to build the skills
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好让生活在他重返文明社会时重回正轨。
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to make the transition back
to a productive life
to a productive life
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when he enters the civilian
population again.
population again.
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Now James, like millions
of people behind bars,
of people behind bars,
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詹姆斯正如全国上百万囚犯一样，
成为了“如果我们坚信我们的
错误不会一直定义我们的人生，
错误不会一直定义我们的人生，
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is an example of what happens
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if we believe that our failings
don't define who we are,
don't define who we are,
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相信我们都值得被救赎，
那么一切将会有什么不同”的范例。
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that we are all worthy of redemption
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and if we support those impacted
by mass incarceration,
by mass incarceration,
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而如果我们给予这些被囚禁者以支持，
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we can all heal together.
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我们也能随他们一起得到治愈。
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I'd like to introduce you
to James right now,
to James right now,
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现在我就将向你们介绍詹姆斯，
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and he's going to share
his journey of redemption
his journey of redemption
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他将通过演讲，
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through spoken word.
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与你们分享他的救赎之旅。
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James Cavitt: Thanks, John.
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詹姆斯·卡维特：谢谢，约翰！
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TED, welcome to San Quentin.
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TED，欢迎来到圣昆廷。
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The talent is abundant
behind prison walls.
behind prison walls.
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在狱墙之后隐藏着丰富的天赋才华，
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Future software engineers,
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未来的软件工程师、
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entrepreneurs,
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企业家、
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craftsmen,
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工匠、
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musicians
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音乐家
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and artists.
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和艺术家。
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This piece is inspired
by all of the hard work
by all of the hard work
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而这些才华正是男人们女人们在狱中，
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that men and women are doing on the inside
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所有的辛勤工作所激发产生的。
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to create better lives
and futures for themselves
and futures for themselves
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为了让他们在结束服役后，
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after they serve their time.
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能够为他们自己创造更好的生活。
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This piece is entitled, "Where I Live."
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这一部分我的演讲叫做“我所居住的地方”。
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I live in a world where most people
are too afraid to go.
are too afraid to go.
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我住在一个大多数人极其恐惧来到的地方。
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Surrounded by tall, concrete walls,
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被高高的混凝土墙、
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steel bars,
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铁窗所包围，
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where razor wire have a way
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这里的铁丝网
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of cutting away at the hopes
for a brighter tomorrow.
for a brighter tomorrow.
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能切断人们对于更光明未来的希望。
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I live in a world
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我住在一个
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that kill people who kill people
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通过杀死杀死别人的人
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in order to teach people
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来教导人们
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that killing people is wrong.
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杀人不对的世界。
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Imagine that.
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请想象一下。
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Better yet,
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那么更好的是，
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imagine a world where healed people
helped hurt people heal
helped hurt people heal
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如果我们想象有一个被治愈者
帮助受到伤害的人恢复，
帮助受到伤害的人恢复，
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and become strong.
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从而变得更加强大的世界。
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Maybe then we would all
be singin' "Redemption Song."
be singin' "Redemption Song."
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也许这样的世界里每个人都在
高唱着“救赎之歌”。
高唱着“救赎之歌”。
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I live in a world that
has been called "hell on Earth"
has been called "hell on Earth"
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我住在一个被关押在其中的人称为
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by those trapped inside.
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“地球上的地狱”的地方。
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But I've come to the stark realization
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但我逐渐明显地意识到
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that prison --
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监狱——
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it really is what you make it.
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到底是什么景象其实取决于你的内心。
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You see, in spite
of the harshness of my reality,
of the harshness of my reality,
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你看，尽管现实严酷，
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there is a silver lining.
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生活仍有美好幸福的一面。
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I knew that my freedom was gonna come,
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我知道我的自由即将到来，
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it was just a matter of time.
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这只是时间问题。
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And so I treated my first steps
as if they were my last mile,
as if they were my last mile,
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而因此我就像人生最后一英里
一样对待我的第一步，
一样对待我的第一步，
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and I realized that you
don't have to be free
don't have to be free
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而我也意识到想要经历自由，
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in order to experience freedom.
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未必需要人身自由。
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And just because you're free,
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而你似乎拥有着人身自由时，
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doesn't mean that you have freedom.
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也不意味着你拥有真正的自由。
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Many of us, for years,
have been battling our inner demons.
have been battling our inner demons.
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我们中的许多人，多年以来，
一直在与心中的恶魔战斗。
一直在与心中的恶魔战斗。
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We walk around smiling
when inside we're really screamin':
when inside we're really screamin':
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我们四顾微笑
而内心却在疾呼：
而内心却在疾呼：
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freedom!
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自由！
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Don't you get it?
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你懂吗？
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We're all serving time;
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你我都是为了自由的服刑人员；
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we're just in different places.
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我们只是处在不同的地方而已。
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As for me,
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对我而言，
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I choose to be free
from the prisons I've created.
from the prisons I've created.
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我选择从我自己所创造的监狱中
获得自由。
获得自由。
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The key:
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关键，
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forgiveness.
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是原谅。
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Action's my witness.
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行动是我的见证者
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If we want freedom,
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如果我想要得到自由，
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then we gotta think different.
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思想要有所不同。
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Because freedom ...
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因为自由……
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it isn't a place.
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它不是一个地方。
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It's a mind setting.
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它是一种思想境界。
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Thank you.
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谢谢！
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(Applause)
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（掌声）
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(Piano)
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（钢琴）
04:45
John Legend: Old pirates, yes, they rob I.
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约翰·传奇：老海盗们，对，他们抢劫了我。
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Sold I to the merchant ships.
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把我卖到了商船。
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Minutes after they took I
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过了没多久他们把我
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from the bottomless pit.
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从无尽的深渊中救了出来。
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My hands were made strong
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然而我有一双
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by the hand of the almighty.
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上帝赋予坚强的双手。
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We forward in this generation
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我们朝向这个世代，
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triumphantly.
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胜利地。
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Won't you help to sing
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你不帮忙唱吗？
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these songs of freedom?
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这首自由之歌。
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'Cause all I ever had --
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因为我全部拥有的——
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redemption songs.
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救赎之歌。
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Redemption songs.
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救赎之歌。
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Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.
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把你自己从被奴役的心灵中解放出来。
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None but ourselves can free our minds.
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只有自己能解放自己的心。
不要畏惧强权，
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Have no fear for atomic energy
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因为没有任何人能暂停时间。
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'cause none of them can stop the time.
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他们还要抹煞我们的先知多久，
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How long shall they kill our prophets
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而我们只能晾在一旁看着？
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while we stand aside and look?
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Some say it's just a part of it,
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有人说那只不过是一小部分，
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we've got to fulfill the book.
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我们得说出全部实情。
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Won't you help to sing
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你不帮忙唱吗？
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these songs of freedom?
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这首自由之歌。
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'Cause all I ever had --
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因为我全部拥有的——
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redemption songs.
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救赎之歌。
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Redemption songs.
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救赎之歌。
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(Piano)
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（钢琴）
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Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.
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把你自己从被奴役的心灵中解放出来。
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None but ourselves can free our minds.
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只有自己能解放自己的心。
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Have no fear for atomic energy
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不要畏惧强权，
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'cause none of them can stop the time.
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因为任何人都不能暂停时间。
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How long shall they kill our prophets
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他们还要抹煞我们的先知多久，
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while we stand aside and look?
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而我们只能晾在一旁看着？
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Some say it's just a part of it,
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有人说那只不过是一小部分，
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we've got to fulfill the book.
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我们得说出全部实情。
07:30
Won't you help to sing
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你不帮忙唱吗？
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these songs of freedom?
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这首自由之歌。
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'Cause all I ever had --
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因为我全部拥有的——
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redemption songs.
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救赎之歌。
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Redemption songs.
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救赎之歌。
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These songs of freedom.
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这些自由之歌。
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'Cause all I ever had --
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因为我全部拥有的——
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redemption songs.
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救赎之歌。
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Redemption songs.
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救赎之歌。
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Redemption songs.
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救赎之歌。
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(Piano)
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（钢琴）
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(Applause)
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（掌声）
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Thank you.
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谢谢！
08:27
Thank you.
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谢谢！
08:28
(Applause)
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（掌声）
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
John Legend - Singer, musician, composerWith his philanthropic work, John Legend is leveraging his stardom to raise social consciousness and make a positive impact on a global scale.
Why you should listen
Fueled by a lean, immediate sound and a message rooted in optimism, John Legend has become a true superstar with blockbuster tours, high-profile collaborations, nine Grammys and an Oscar (for Best Original Song, “Glory” in 2015’s Selma).
Legend is well-known for his philanthropic work, which includes the Show Me Campaign, an organization that seeks to provide every child with access to a quality education. Most recently, Legend launched #FREEAMERICA, a multi-year cultural change campaign focused on ending mass incarceration. As a respected artist, Legend is using his platform to engage stakeholders from all areas of the criminal justice system to work towards that goal.
John Legend | Speaker | TED.com