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Courtney E. Martin: The new American Dream
考特尼·马丁: 新美国梦
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大多数美国家长不认为孩子的未来生活会更好，这在历史上还是头一次。记者考特尼·马丁称，不必因此而担忧，而是将此视作一个机遇，定义新型工作方式和新型家庭，注重社区生活和创新能力。她在讲话中说道：“最危险的不是没法实现美国梦，而是去追寻一个连自己都不相信的梦。”这势必在全世界产生共鸣。
Courtney E. Martin - Journalist
Courtney E. Martin’s work has two obsessions at its core: storytelling and solutions. Full bio
Courtney E. Martin’s work has two obsessions at its core: storytelling and solutions. Full bio
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I'm a journalist,
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我是一名记者
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so I like to look for the untold stories,
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因此我乐于探寻那些鲜为人知的故事
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the lives that quietly play out
under the scream of headlines.
under the scream of headlines.
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那些夸张头条背后的平静生活
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I've also been going about the business
of putting down roots,
of putting down roots,
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同时我也安家落户
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choosing a partner, making babies.
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结婚生子
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So for the last few years,
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因此在过去的几年中
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I've been trying to understand
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我一直试图理解
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what constitutes
the 21st-century good life,
the 21st-century good life,
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是什么，构成了21世纪的美好生活
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both because I'm fascinated by the moral
and philosophical implications,
and philosophical implications,
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因为我对其道德以及哲学上的含义非常感兴趣
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but also because I'm in desperate
need of answers myself.
need of answers myself.
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并且我自己也迫切的想要知道答案
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We live in tenuous times.
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我们处于脆弱的年代
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In fact, for the first time
in American history,
in American history,
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事实上，大部分父母
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the majority of parents do not think
that their kids will be better off
that their kids will be better off
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都不认为自己孩子的未来生活会更好
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than they were.
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这在美国历史上还是第一次
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This is true of rich and poor,
men and women.
men and women.
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不论贫富、性别，都是如此
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Now, some of you
might hear this and feel sad.
might hear this and feel sad.
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可能有些人听到这种说法后感到难过
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After all, America is deeply invested
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毕竟，美国正致力于
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in this idea of economic transcendence,
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实现经济超越
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that every generation kind of
leapfrogs the one before it,
leapfrogs the one before it,
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让每一代都超越上一代
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earning more, buying more, being more.
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收入更多、支出更多、工作更好
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We've exported this dream
all over the world,
all over the world,
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这一梦想也走向世界
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so kids in Brazil and China and even Kenya
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于是巴西、中国、甚至肯尼亚的儿童
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inherit our insatiable expectation
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也逐渐变得难以满足
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for more.
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But when I read this historic poll
for the first time,
for the first time,
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但是，当我第一次看到这个历史性的调查结果
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it didn't actually make me feel sad.
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我没有感到难过
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It felt like a provocation.
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而是有些愤怒
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"Better off" -- based on whose standards?
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“生活安逸”一词，究竟是根据什么标准来定的？
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Is "better off" finding a secure job
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是找到了一个稳定的工作，
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that you can count on
for the rest of your life?
for the rest of your life?
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一辈子都不用愁，就意味着“生活安逸”吗？
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Those are nearly extinct.
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这种情况几乎不存在
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People move jobs, on average,
every 4.7 years,
every 4.7 years,
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人们平均4.7年就换一个工作
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and it's estimated that by 2020,
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并且，预计到2020年
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nearly half of Americans
will be freelancers.
will be freelancers.
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会有将近半数美国人是自由职业者
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OK, so is better off just a number?
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好吧，所以生活安逸只是由一个数字衡量的吗？
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Is it about earning
as much as you possibly can?
as much as you possibly can?
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是意味着赚的越多越好吗？
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By that singular measurement,
we are failing.
we are failing.
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用这种单一的衡量方式，我们都算不上生活安逸
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Median per capita income
has been flat since about 2000,
has been flat since about 2000,
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从2000年开始，去除通货膨胀因素
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adjusted for inflation.
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人均收入中位数一直偏低
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All right, so is better off getting
a big house with a white picket fence?
a big house with a white picket fence?
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好吧，所以是不是买一栋豪宅，围一圈白色尖桩篱笆，就意味着生活安逸了？
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Less of us are doing that.
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这样做的人越来越少了
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Nearly five million people lost
their homes in the Great Recession,
their homes in the Great Recession,
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在经济大衰退期间，将近500万人无家可归
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and even more of us sobered up
about the lengths we were willing to go --
about the lengths we were willing to go --
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甚至更多的人清楚的意识到买房的困难
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or be tricked into going,
in many predatory cases --
in many predatory cases --
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或者说，从鼓吹买房的陷阱中清醒过来
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to hold that deed.
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Home-ownership rates
are at their lowest since 1995.
are at their lowest since 1995.
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从1995年至今，住房自有率处于最低水平
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All right, so we're not
finding steady employment,
finding steady employment,
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好吧，所以我们没有稳定的工作
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we're not earning as much money,
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没有赚那么多钱
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and we're not living in big fancy houses.
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没有豪宅
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Toll the funeral bells
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为让美国强大的一切
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for everything that made America great.
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敲响丧钟
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But,
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然而
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are those the best measurements
of a country's greatness,
of a country's greatness,
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这些是衡量一个国家强大与否
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of a life well lived?
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生活安逸与否的最佳标准吗？
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What I think makes America great
is its spirit of reinvention.
is its spirit of reinvention.
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我认为，是再创造的精神，使美国强大
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In the wake of the Great Recession,
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大衰退之后
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more and more Americans are redefining
what "better off" really means.
what "better off" really means.
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越来越多的美国人开始重新定义“生活安逸”
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Turns out, it has more to do
with community and creativity
with community and creativity
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他们发现，“生活安逸”和社区生活与创新联系更加紧密
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than dollars and cents.
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而不是钱
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Now, let me be very clear:
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我说的再明白一些就是
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the 14.8 percent of Americans
living in poverty need money,
living in poverty need money,
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在美国，穷人占14.8%，他们需要钱
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plain and simple.
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简单易懂
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And all of us need policies
that protect us from exploitation
that protect us from exploitation
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所有人都需要政策保护
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by employers and financial institutions.
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免受雇主和金融机构的剥削
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Nothing that follows is meant to suggest
that the gap between rich and poor
that the gap between rich and poor
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这些并不是表明贫富差距
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is anything but profoundly immoral.
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是道德的
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But,
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但是
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too often we let
the conversation stop there.
the conversation stop there.
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我们经常谈到这就不说了
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We talk about poverty as if
it were a monolithic experience;
it were a monolithic experience;
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我们谈起贫穷，就好像它是单独存在的一样
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about the poor as if
they were solely victims.
they were solely victims.
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谈起穷人，就好像他们只是受害者
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Part of what I've learned
in my research and reporting
in my research and reporting
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在研究报告中，我发现
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is that the art of living well
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最为弱势的群体
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is often practiced most masterfully
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反而最能掌握生活安逸这门艺术
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by the most vulnerable.
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Now, if necessity
is the mother of invention,
is the mother of invention,
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如果，需要是发明之母
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I've come to believe
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那么我就认为
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that recession can be
the father of consciousness.
the father of consciousness.
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衰退是觉醒之父
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It confronts us with profound questions,
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我们面临诸多问题
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questions we might be too lazy
or distracted to ask
or distracted to ask
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在生活相对安逸的情况下
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in times of relative comfort.
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我们可能不能集中注意，或是懒于回答：
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How should we work?
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我们应当怎样工作？
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How should we live?
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我们应当怎样生活？
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All of us, whether we realize it or not,
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不论是否意识到，我们所有人
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seek answers to these questions,
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都在寻求这些问题的答案
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with our ancestors
kind of whispering in our ears.
kind of whispering in our ears.
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就像是祖先在耳边低语
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My great-grandfather
was a drunk in Detroit,
was a drunk in Detroit,
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我的曾祖父曾经住在底特律，他是个酒鬼
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who sometimes managed
to hold down a factory job.
to hold down a factory job.
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有时勉强去工厂工作
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He had, as unbelievable as it might sound,
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他和我的曾祖母有21个孩子，听起来难以置信
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21 children,
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with one woman, my great-grandmother,
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who died at 47 years old
of ovarian cancer.
of ovarian cancer.
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我的曾祖母因为卵巢癌，于47岁去世
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Now, I'm pregnant with my second child,
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现在，我怀着第二个孩子
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and I cannot even fathom
what she must have gone through.
what she must have gone through.
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我甚至不敢想象她经历了什么
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And if you're trying to do the math --
there were six sets of twins.
there were six sets of twins.
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如果你们算一下的话，其中有6对双胞胎
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So my grandfather, their son,
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我的祖父，也就是他们的儿子
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became a traveling salesman,
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当了一名旅行推销员
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and he lived boom and bust.
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生活起伏不定
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So my dad grew up answering
the door for debt collectors
the door for debt collectors
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因此我父亲的童年一直就是，给催债的人开门
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and pretending his parents weren't home.
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假装说父母不在家
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He actually took his braces off himself
with pliers in the garage,
with pliers in the garage,
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我祖父说没有钱去看正牙医生了
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when his father admitted
he didn't have money
he didn't have money
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我父亲就自己在车库里用钳子把牙套拔掉
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to go back to the orthodontist.
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So my dad, unsurprisingly,
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因此不足为奇，我父亲
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became a bankruptcy lawyer.
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成了一位破产清算律师
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Couldn't write this in a novel, right?
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这可不能写在小说里，对吧？
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He was obsessed with providing
a secure foundation
a secure foundation
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他一心想为我们姐弟俩
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for my brother and I.
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提供稳定的生活
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So I ask these questions
by way of a few generations of struggle.
by way of a few generations of struggle.
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因此我通过描述几代人的奋斗，回答了刚才的问题
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My parents made sure that I grew up
on a kind of steady ground
on a kind of steady ground
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父母想确保我的成长建立在稳固的基础上
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that allows one to question
and risk and leap.
and risk and leap.
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在这种基础上就会产生质疑、风险、冒险
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And ironically, and probably
sometimes to their frustration,
sometimes to their frustration,
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具有讽刺意味的是，可能对此我的父母也很失望
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it is their steadfast
commitment to security
commitment to security
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正是因为他们想要为我提供稳定生活的决心
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that allows me to question its value,
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我才开始质疑其价值
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or at least its value
as we've historically defined it
as we've historically defined it
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或是说，21世纪对其价值的定义
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in the 21st century.
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So let's dig into this first question:
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所以，我们来探讨第一个问题：
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How should we work?
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我们应当如何工作？
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We should work like our mothers.
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我们应该像我们的母亲们那样
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That's right -- we've spent decades
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没错，好几十年的时间里
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trying to fit women into a work world
built for company men.
built for company men.
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我们试图将女性融入男性的工作环境中
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And many have done backbends to fit in,
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许多人为了融入而拼尽全力
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but others have carved
a more unconventional path,
a more unconventional path,
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但是另一些人不同寻常
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creating a patchwork of meaning and money
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她们将工作的意义与钱结合在一起
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with enough flexibility
to do what they need to do
to do what they need to do
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有足够的灵活性去做她们要做的事
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for those that they love.
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为了她们所爱的人
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My mom called it "just making it work."
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我母亲称这种工作为“付诸行动”
06:31
Today I hear life coaches
call it "a portfolio career."
call it "a portfolio career."
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如今，我听到生活导师称其为“组合型职业”
06:35
Whatever you call it,
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不论何种称呼
06:37
more and more men are craving
these whole, if not harried, lives.
these whole, if not harried, lives.
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越来越多的男性渴望这种不慌不忙的生活
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They're waking up to their desire
and duty to be present fathers and sons.
and duty to be present fathers and sons.
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他们开始意识到自己作为父亲与儿子的责任
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Now, artist Ann Hamilton has said,
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艺术家安·汉密尔顿说过
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"Labor is a way of knowing."
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“劳动是一种认知方式”
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Labor is a way of knowing.
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劳动是一种认知方式
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In other words, what we work on
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换句话说，我们的工作
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is what we understand about the world.
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反映了我们对世界的理解
07:01
If this is true, and I think it is,
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如果这是正确的（我认为是的）
07:03
then women who have disproportionately
cared for the little ones
cared for the little ones
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那么女人花费更多的精力照顾孩子
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and the sick ones and the aging ones,
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病人和老人
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have disproportionately benefited
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也就说明她们有更多的机会
07:11
from the most profound kind
of knowing there is:
of knowing there is:
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从最深奥的一种认知中获益
07:15
knowing the human condition.
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也就是对人类状态的认知
07:18
By prioritizing care,
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将照顾他人放在首位
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men are, in a sense, staking their claim
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在某种意义上，
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to the full range of human existence.
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男性向全人类主张自己的权利
07:27
Now, this means the nine-to-five
no longer works for anyone.
no longer works for anyone.
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如今，这意味着朝九晚五的工作不再适合所有人
07:30
Punch clocks are becoming obsolete,
as are career ladders.
as are career ladders.
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打卡和事业的阶梯已经过时了
07:33
Whole industries are being born
and dying every day.
and dying every day.
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企业日新月异
07:36
It's all nonlinear from here.
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起伏不定
07:39
So we need to stop asking kids,
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因此我们不要再问孩子
07:41
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
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“你长大后想做什么？”
07:43
and start asking them,
"How do you want to be when you grow up?"
"How do you want to be when you grow up?"
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而是问，“你长大后要如何成为自己想成为的人？”
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Their work will constantly change.
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他们的工作千变万化
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The common denominator is them.
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只有他们本身是不变的
07:51
So the more they understand their gifts
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因此，他们越了解自己的天赋
07:53
and create crews of ideal collaborators,
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理想的合作伙伴也会越多
07:55
the better off they will be.
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生活也会更好
07:58
The challenge ahead is to reinvent
the social safety net
the social safety net
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我们面临的挑战就是重建社会保障体系
08:01
to fit this increasingly
fragmented economy.
fragmented economy.
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以适应逐渐分化的经济
08:04
We need portable health benefits.
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我们需要便捷的医疗保障
08:06
We need policies that reflect
that everyone deserves to be vulnerable
that everyone deserves to be vulnerable
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我们需要制定政策，规定不仅仅穷人是弱者，每个人都应该是弱者
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or care for vulnerable others,
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每个人都应当关心其他弱者
08:11
without becoming destitute.
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We need to seriously consider
a universal basic income.
a universal basic income.
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我们需要慎重考虑全民基本收入
08:15
We need to reinvent labor organizing.
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我们需要重新构建劳动组织
08:18
The promise of a work world
that is structured to actually fit
that is structured to actually fit
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工作前景应当是符合
08:22
our 21st century values,
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21世纪价值观
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not some archaic idea
about bringing home the bacon,
about bringing home the bacon,
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而不是养家这种过时的观念
08:27
is long overdue --
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早就应该这样想了
08:29
just ask your mother.
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问问母亲们就知道了
08:31
Now, how about the second question:
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现在我们来谈谈第二个问题
08:33
How should we live?
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我们应该怎么生活？
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We should live
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我们应该
08:37
like our immigrant ancestors.
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像移民的祖先一样生活
08:41
When they came to America,
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他们来到美洲时
08:42
they often shared apartments,
survival tactics, child care --
survival tactics, child care --
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经常分享住所、生存手段、和照顾孩子
08:46
always knew how to fill one more belly,
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不论食物有多少
08:48
no matter how small the food available.
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总是有办法喂饱新生儿的肚子
08:51
But they were told that success meant
leaving the village behind
leaving the village behind
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但是人们告诉他们，想要成功，就得离开村庄
08:55
and pursuing that iconic symbol
of the American Dream,
of the American Dream,
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追寻美国梦的象征：
08:58
the white picket fence.
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白色尖桩篱笆
09:00
And even today,
we see a white picket fence
we see a white picket fence
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甚至今天，当我们看到白色尖桩篱笆
09:02
and we think success, self-possession.
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也能联想到成功和沉着冷静
09:04
But when you strip away
the sentimentality,
the sentimentality,
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但是当你抛开这种表象
09:07
what it really does is divides us.
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就会发现白篱笆只是将我们分隔开来
09:10
Many Americans are rejecting
the white picket fence
the white picket fence
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现在许多美国人都抵制白篱笆
09:12
and the kind of highly privatized life
that happened within it,
that happened within it,
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抵制篱笆内的独立封闭式生活
09:16
and reclaiming village life,
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重新追求乡村生活
09:17
reclaiming interdependence instead.
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重新追求相互依赖
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Fifty million of us, for example,
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例如，我们一共有5000万人
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live in intergenerational households.
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是两代人住在同一屋檐下
09:26
This number exploded
with the Great Recession,
with the Great Recession,
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这个数字在大衰退期间内激增
09:28
but it turns out people
actually like living this way.
actually like living this way.
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但是人们喜欢这种生活方式
09:31
Two-thirds of those who are living
with multiple generations under one roof
with multiple generations under one roof
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好几代人住在同一屋檐下的情况下
09:35
say it's improved their relationships.
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有三分之二的人认为他们的关系更加紧密
09:38
Some people are choosing
to share homes not with family,
to share homes not with family,
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有些人不和家人住在一起
09:40
but with other people who understand
the health and economic benefits
the health and economic benefits
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而是和懂得社会和经济利益一致的人住在一起
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of daily community.
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CoAbode, an online platform
for single moms looking to share homes
for single moms looking to share homes
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CoAbode为单身母亲提供了一个网上平台
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with other single moms,
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和其他单身母亲合住
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has 50,000 users.
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共有50000名用户
09:53
And people over 65 are especially prone
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并且65岁以上的人更倾向于
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to be looking for these alternative
living arrangements.
living arrangements.
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这种非传统的生活方式
10:00
They understand that their quality of life
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他们明白生活质量的提高
10:02
depends on a mix
of solitude and solidarity.
of solitude and solidarity.
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依靠的是独处与共处的结合
10:07
Which is true of all of us
when you think about it,
when you think about it,
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其实想一想，我们所有人都是这样
10:10
young and old alike.
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年轻人和老人都一样
10:11
For too long, we've pretended
that happiness is a king in his castle.
that happiness is a king in his castle.
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长久以来，我们认为国王住在城堡中就是幸福
10:16
But all the research proves otherwise.
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但是所有研究结果都是相反的
10:19
It shows that the healthiest,
happiest and even safest --
happiest and even safest --
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在美国，最健康、最快乐以及最安全的生活方式
10:22
in terms of both climate change disaster,
in terms of crime, all of that --
in terms of crime, all of that --
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—包括气候变化灾害、犯罪活动，诸如此类—
10:28
are Americans who live lives
intertwined with their neighbors.
intertwined with their neighbors.
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就是睦邻友好
10:32
Now, I've experienced this firsthand.
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我亲身体验过这种生活
10:35
For the last few years, I've been living
in a cohousing community.
in a cohousing community.
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过去几年中，我生活在一个合作居住社区
10:38
It's 1.5 acres of persimmon trees,
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社区公园里有1.5英亩柿子树
10:41
this prolific blackberry bush
that snakes around a community garden,
that snakes around a community garden,
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黑莓丛郁郁葱葱，蜿蜒遍布整个公园
10:45
all smack-dab, by the way,
in the middle of urban Oakland.
in the middle of urban Oakland.
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一切都是刚刚好，顺便提一句，这个社区在奥克兰中部
10:49
The nine units are all built
to be different,
to be different,
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九幢房屋各有特色
10:51
different sizes, different shapes,
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大小不同，形状也不同
10:53
but they're meant to be
as green as possible.
as green as possible.
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但是绿化都是越多越好
10:55
So big, shiny black
solar cells on our roof
solar cells on our roof
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屋顶上是巨大的黑色太阳能板
10:57
mean our electricity bill rarely exceeds
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我们每个月的电费几乎从来
10:59
more than five bucks in a month.
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都不超过五美元
11:01
The 25 of us who live there are all
different ages and political persuasions
different ages and political persuasions
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我们一共25个人，不同年龄、不同政治信仰
11:05
and professions,
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不同职业
11:06
and we live in homes that have everything
a typical home would have.
a typical home would have.
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我们就像普通家庭一样
11:10
But additionally,
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但是
11:11
we share an industrial-sized
kitchen and eating area,
kitchen and eating area,
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大家共同使用一个巨大的厨房和餐厅
11:13
where we have common meals twice a week.
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我们每周有两天在一起吃饭
11:15
Now, people, when I tell them
I live like this,
I live like this,
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现在每当我告诉别人我的生活方式时
11:18
often have one of two extreme reactions.
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一般人的反应都是两个极端
11:20
Either they say, "Why doesn't
everyone live like this?"
everyone live like this?"
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一种反应是：“为什么不是所有人都这样生活？“
11:22
Or they say, "That sounds
totally horrifying.
totally horrifying.
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另一种反应是：”太可怕了，我坚决不要这样生活。”
11:25
I would never want to do that."
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11:27
So let me reassure you: there is
a sacred respect for privacy among us,
a sacred respect for privacy among us,
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但是不要担心，我们十分尊重隐私
11:32
but also a commitment to what we call
"radical hospitality" --
"radical hospitality" --
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同时也“殷勤好客”
11:37
not the kind advertised
by the Four Seasons,
by the Four Seasons,
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不是四季酒店那种
11:40
but the kind that says that every
single person is worthy of kindness,
single person is worthy of kindness,
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而是说每个人都值得友好相待
11:46
full stop, end of sentence.
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就是这样
11:49
The biggest surprise for me
of living in a community like this?
of living in a community like this?
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对我来说，住在这个社区最大的惊喜是什么？
11:53
You share all the domestic labor --
the repairing, the cooking, the weeding --
the repairing, the cooking, the weeding --
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就是共同分担家务—修理、做饭、除草
11:57
but you also share the emotional labor.
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同时分享喜怒哀乐
11:59
Rather than depending only
on the idealized family unit
on the idealized family unit
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不是只能向家人
12:02
to get all of your emotional needs met,
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宣泄自己的情绪
12:04
you have two dozen other people
that you can go to
that you can go to
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而是，你可以和20多个人
12:06
to talk about a hard day at work
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聊聊一天的辛苦工作
12:08
or troubleshoot how to handle
an abusive teacher.
an abusive teacher.
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或者是讨论如何应付那个满口脏话的老师
12:12
Teenagers in our community will often go
to an adult that is not their parent
to an adult that is not their parent
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我们社区的青少年经常向其他成年人寻求意见
12:17
to ask for advice.
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不仅仅是他们的父母
12:19
It's what bell hooks
called "revolutionary parenting,"
called "revolutionary parenting,"
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这就是贝尔·胡克斯所说的“革命性教育”
12:22
this humble acknowledgment
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也就是说
12:24
that kids are healthier when they have
a wider range of adults
a wider range of adults
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当孩子们可以模仿和依靠更多的成年人时
12:27
to emulate and count on.
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他们会更加健康
12:30
Turns out, adults are healthier, too.
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结果，成年人也更健康了
12:33
It's a lot of pressure,
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维持白篱笆里面的模范家庭
12:35
trying to be that perfect family
behind that white picket fence.
behind that white picket fence.
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要承受很大压力
12:40
The "new better off,"
as I've come to call it,
as I've come to call it,
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我所说的“新型安逸生活”
12:42
is less about investing
in the perfect family
in the perfect family
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不是关于维持完美的家庭
12:45
and more about investing
in the imperfect village,
in the imperfect village,
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而是关于维持不那么完美的村落
12:49
whether that's relatives
living under one roof,
living under one roof,
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不论是所有亲戚住在同一屋檐下
12:51
a cohousing community like mine,
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就像是我的合作居住社区一样
12:53
or just a bunch of neighbors
who pledge to really know
who pledge to really know
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还是几户邻居
12:56
and look out for one another.
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想要真正了解彼此
12:58
It's good common sense, right?
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这都不错，对吗？
13:00
And yet, money has often made us dumb
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如今，金钱使我们麻木
13:03
about reaching out.
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不再向他人伸出双手
13:05
The most reliable wealth
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但是最可靠的财富
13:07
is found in relationship.
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来源于人际关系之中
13:11
The new better off is not
an individual prospect at all.
an individual prospect at all.
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新型安逸生活不是一个人的成功就能达到的
13:15
In fact, if you're a failure
or you think you're a failure,
or you think you're a failure,
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事实上，如果你是个失败者，或者你自认为是个失败者
13:18
I've got some good news for you:
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我有一些好消息给你
13:20
you might be a success by standards
you have not yet honored.
you have not yet honored.
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也许你没达到成功的标准
13:24
Maybe you're a mediocre earner
but a masterful father.
but a masterful father.
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也许你是个普通的上班族，但是在当父亲这方面很有一套
13:28
Maybe you can't afford your dream home,
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也许你买不起梦寐以求的房子
13:30
but you throw legendary
neighborhood parties.
neighborhood parties.
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但是你可以举办众所周知的社区聚会
13:34
If you're a textbook success,
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如果你是个标准的成功者
13:36
the implications of what I'm saying
could be more grim for you.
could be more grim for you.
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我要说的可能对你来说就是个坏消息
13:40
You might be a failure
by standards you hold dear
by standards you hold dear
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可能你自认为的成功标准别人都不买账
13:43
but that the world doesn't reward.
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这样你可能也是个失败者
13:46
Only you can know.
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只有你自己知道
13:49
I know that I am not a tribute
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如果我挣到足够多的钱，让所有人都过上舒适的生活
13:52
to my great-grandmother,
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这并不是向我的曾祖母致敬
13:54
who lived such a short and brutish life,
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她的生命如此短暂残酷
13:56
if I earn enough money to afford
every creature comfort.
every creature comfort.
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14:00
You can't buy your way
out of suffering or into meaning.
out of suffering or into meaning.
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花再多的钱，也不能摆脱痛苦，也不能使人生有意义
14:03
There is no home big enough
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再大的房子
14:05
to erase the pain
that she must have endured.
that she must have endured.
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也不能抹去她所承受的痛苦
14:09
I am a tribute to her
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如果我的生活
14:10
if I live a life as connected
and courageous as possible.
and courageous as possible.
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尽可能地与他人联系紧密，尽可能勇敢，这才是向她致敬
14:16
In the midst of such
widespread uncertainty,
widespread uncertainty,
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在这种变幻无常之中
14:19
we may, in fact, be insecure.
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我们可能会没有安全感
14:22
But we can let that insecurity
make us brittle
make us brittle
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但是我们能让这种不安全感，使我们变得脆弱敏感
14:25
or supple.
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或是能屈能伸
14:26
We can turn inward, lose faith
in the power of institutions to change --
in the power of institutions to change --
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我们可以选择封闭自我，服从于惯例，失去改变的信心
14:31
even lose faith in ourselves.
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甚至对我们自己失去信心
14:34
Or we can turn outward,
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或者，我们可以选择敞开胸怀
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cultivate faith in our ability
to reach out, to connect, to create.
to reach out, to connect, to create.
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培养与他人紧密联系、开拓创新的能力
14:43
Turns out, the biggest danger
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最危险的
14:46
is not failing to achieve
the American Dream.
the American Dream.
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不是没法实现美国梦
14:49
The biggest danger is achieving a dream
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而是追寻一个
14:52
that you don't actually believe in.
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连你自己都不相信的梦
14:55
So don't do that.
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所以不要这样
14:57
Do the harder, more interesting thing,
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尝试更加困难有趣的事物
14:59
which is to compose a life
where what you do every single day,
where what you do every single day,
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生命中应该每天都是如此
15:03
the people you give your best love
and ingenuity and energy to,
and ingenuity and energy to,
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将你最真切的爱、聪明才智与活力带给他人
15:07
aligns as closely as possible
with what you believe.
with what you believe.
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坚定于你所相信的事物
15:11
That, not something as mundane
as making money,
as making money,
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这不是像赚钱一样世俗的事
15:14
is a tribute to your ancestors.
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而是向祖先们致敬
15:16
That is the beautiful struggle.
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这才是美丽的奋斗
15:20
Thank you.
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谢谢
15:22
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Courtney E. Martin - JournalistCourtney E. Martin’s work has two obsessions at its core: storytelling and solutions.
Why you should listen
In her upcoming book, The New Better Off, Courtney E. Martin explores how people are redefining the American dream with an eye toward fulfillment. Martin is a columnist for On Being, and the cofounder of the Solutions Journalism Network, Valenti Martin Media, and FRESH Speakers, as well as a strategist for the TED Prize and an editor emeritus at Feministing.com.
In her previous book Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists, she profiled eight young people doing social justice work, a fascinating look at the generation of world-changers who are now stepping up to the plate.
Courtney E. Martin | Speaker | TED.com