ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Diana Nyad - Journalist, swimmer
A record-setting long-distance swimmer, Diana Nyad writes and thinks deeply about motivation.

Why you should listen

For ten years (1969-1979), Diana Nyad was known as the greatest long-distance swimmer in the world. In 1979, she stroked the then-longest swim in history, making the 102.5-mile journey from the island of Bimini (Bahamas) to Florida. She also broke numerous world records, including what had been a 50-year mark for circling Manhattan Island, setting the new time of 7 hrs 57 min. She is a member of the National Women’s Hall of Fame and the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

At age 60, having not swum a stroke in decades, she began planning for her white whale of distance swims: the 110-mile ocean crossing between Cuba and Florida. She'd tried it once, in her 20s, and severe jellyfish attacks had defeated her then. But now, with a strong team and a new commitment to her vision, she stepped back into the salt. She spoke about this second attempt at TEDMED 2011. And at TEDWomen 2013, in December, she talks about how it feels to have finally done it.

Nyad appears as part of a weekly five-minute radio piece on sports for KCRW called "The Score" (heard during KCRW's broadcast of NPR's All Things Considered), as well as for the Marketplace radio program.

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TEDWomen 2013

Diana Nyad: Never, ever give up

戴安娜．納亞德: 永不輕言放棄

Filmed: 2013-12-05

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在漆黑的夜裡曾經被水母螫傷，曾經被海水嗆到，曾經自己唱歌給自己聽，也曾經產生幻覺......但戴安娜．納亞德依舊不停地在水中游舞。這也成就了她作為運動員一生的目標：以 64 歲的高齡從古巴跨越 100 哩，泳渡至佛羅里達。讓我們聽聽她的故事。

Diana Nyad - Journalist, swimmer
A record-setting long-distance swimmer, Diana Nyad writes and thinks deeply about motivation. Full bio

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It's the fifth第五 time I stand站 on this shore支撐,

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這是我第五次站在這個海岸,

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the Cuban古巴 shore支撐,

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古巴海岸邊,

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looking out at that distant遙遠 horizon地平線,

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眺望著那遙遠的地平線,

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believing相信, again,

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又一次地相信

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that I'm going to make it

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我將會成功地

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all the way across橫過 that vast廣大,

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跨過那一望無際,

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dangerous危險 wilderness荒野 of an ocean海洋.

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波濤洶湧的海洋。

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Not only have I tried試著 four四 times時,

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不是只有我嘗試了四次,

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but the greatest最大 swimmers游泳 in the world世界

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世界上其他偉大的游泳健將

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have been trying試 since以來 1950,

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自從1950年以來就開始嘗試了,

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and it's still never been doneDONE.

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卻沒有人成功過。

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The team球隊 is proud驕傲 of our four四 attempts嘗試.

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我們對於前四次所
付出的努力感到十分驕傲。

00:53

It's an expedition遠征 of some 30 people.

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這探險隊大概有30人。

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Bonnie邦妮 is my best最好 friend朋友 and head頭 handler處理器,

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邦妮是我最要好的朋友,
同時也是我的總教練。

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who somehow不知何故 summons傳票 will,

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她是一個能夠喚醒我意志力的人。

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that last drop下降 of will within中 me, when I think it's gone走了,

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當我在深海中度過無數個日夜,

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after many許多, many許多 hours小時 and days天 out there.

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瀕臨放棄的瞬間,
她能喚起我僅存的意志力。

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The shark鯊魚 experts專家 are the best最好 in the world世界 --

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我們有世界頂端的鯊魚專家...

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large大 predators大鱷 below下面.

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潛藏深海的大型狩獵者。

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The box框 jellyfish海蜇, the deadliest致命 venom毒液

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有箱型水母,
海洋中最致命的毒液,

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in all of the ocean海洋, is in these waters水域,

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也在這水裡。

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and I have come close關 to dying垂死 from them

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我在前一次的探險
差一點因為牠們

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on a previous以前 attempt嘗試.

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而喪失了性命。

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The conditions條件 themselves他們自己,

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這些情況,

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besides除了 the sheer絕對 distance距離 of over 100 miles英里

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除了要在廣闊的海洋中

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in the open打開 ocean海洋 --

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游行超過100哩,

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the currents電流 and whirling旋轉 eddies漩渦

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海流、漩渦

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and the Gulf海灣 Stream流 itself本身, the most最 unpredictable不可預料的

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以及世界上最難預測的

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of all of the planet行星 Earth地球.

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墨西哥灣暖流

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And by the way, it's amusing有趣 to me that

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話說到這裡, 我都被逗笑了,

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journalists記者 and people before these attempts嘗試

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在這幾次嘗試前,

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often經常 ask問 me,

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記者和其他人常常問我,

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"Well, are you going to go with any boats船

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嗯...你會攜帶任何船、

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or any people or anything?"

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任何人或任何東西嗎?

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And I'm thinking思維, what are they imagining想像?

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我心想, 他們到底在幻想些什麼啊?

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That I'll just sort分類 of do some celestial天上 navigation導航,

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幻想我會觀測天體來判斷座標,

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and carry攜帶 a bowie鮑伊 knife刀 in my mouth口,

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嘴裡咬著一把長獵刀,

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and I'll hunt打獵 fish魚 and skin皮膚 them alive活 and eat吃 them,

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然後捕魚, 活生生地
剝了牠們的皮再吃掉。

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and maybe drag拖動 a desalinization脫鹽 plant廠

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或許為了獲取淨水,

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behind背後 me for fresh新鮮 water水.

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背後還揹著一台海水淨化設備?

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(Laughter笑聲)

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（笑聲）

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Yes, I have a team球隊. (Laughter笑聲)

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是的, 我有帶著一個團隊。（笑聲）

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And the team球隊 is expert專家, and the team球隊 is courageous勇敢,

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裡面個個都是專家, 個個成員都英勇,

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and brimming充滿 with innovation革新

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也都具有創新思維

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and scientific科學 discovery發現,

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和科學探索的能力,

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as is true真正 with any major重大的 expedition遠征 on the planet行星.

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就和任何大型遠征隊一樣。

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And we've我們已經 been on a journey旅程.

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我們已經踏上了旅途。

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And the debate辯論 has raged肆虐, hasn't有沒有 it,

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大家不是都在激烈爭論
生命的意義嗎?

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since以來 the Greeks希臘人,

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自古以來,

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of isn't it what it's all about?

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又何嘗不是這麼一回事?

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Isn't life about the journey旅程,

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生命追求的不就是歷經的過程,

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not really the destination目的地?

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而不是抵達的終點?

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And here we've我們已經 been on this journey旅程,

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我們已經踏上旅途了。

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and the truth真相 is, it's been thrilling驚險.

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說實在的, 這一路上十分刺激。

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We haven't沒有 reached到達 that other shore支撐,

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我們還沒登上另一端的岸上,

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and still our sense感 of pride自豪 and commitment承諾,

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但我們的驕傲依舊

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unwavering毫不動搖 commitment承諾.

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承諾不移

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When I turned轉身 60, the dream夢想 was still alive活

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當我60歲時, 我持續懷著這個夢想

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from having有 tried試著 this in my 20s,

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這個從我20幾歲開始的夢想

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and dreamed夢見 it and imagined想像 it.

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不斷嘗試, 不斷幻想

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The most最 famous著名 body身體 of water水

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至今世上最著名的水域

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on the Earth地球 today今天, I imagine想像, Cuba古巴 to Florida佛羅里達.

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我想, 應該是古巴到佛羅里達這塊。

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And it was deep深. It was deep深 in my soul靈魂.

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它非常深, 彷彿直達靈魂深處。

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And when I turned轉身 60,

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我在60歲時,

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it wasn't不 so much about the athletic競技 accomplishment成就,

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並不是所謂的運動生涯成就,

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it wasn't不 the ego自我 of "I want to be the first."

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或者"我想成為第一名"的自負心態,

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That's always there and it's undeniable不可否認.

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無可否認地,那個自我一直都在

03:37

But it was deeper更深. It was, how much life is there left?

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但它更深, 是關於生命還剩下多少時間？

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Let's face面對 it, we're all on a one-way單程 street街, aren't不 we,

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我們承認吧, 我們都在單行道上,不是嗎？

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and what are we going to do?

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那我們應該怎麼做呢？

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What are we going to do as we go forward前鋒

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我們應該做些什麼
才能在前進的路上

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to have no regrets遺憾 looking back?

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回頭看時沒有遺憾？

03:51

And all this past過去 year年 in training訓練,

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過去這一年訓練的時候,

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I had that Teddy泰迪熊 Roosevelt羅斯福 quote引用

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希歐多爾•羅斯福的一句話

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to paraphrase意譯 it, floating漂浮的 around in my brain腦,

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一直在我的腦海回蕩,

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and it says說, "You go ahead先,

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大致是：”你儘管,

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you go ahead先 and sit坐 back in your comfortable自在 chair椅子

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你儘管坐在你那舒服的椅子上,

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and you be the critic評論家, you be the observer觀察者,

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你做個評論家,你做個觀察員,

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while the brave勇敢 one gets得到 in the ring環 and engages嚙合

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同時那個勇敢的人
走上拳擊台開始比賽,

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and gets得到 bloody血腥 and gets得到 dirty臟 and fails失敗

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血流了下來,有點髒,他倒了下去,

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over and over and over again,

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一次又一次,

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but yet然而 isn't afraid害怕 and isn't timid膽小

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但是他不害怕不膽怯,

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and lives生活 life in a bold膽大 way."

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用一種勇敢的方式去生活。”

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And so of course課程 I want to make it across橫過.

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所以當然我想要跨越這一灣水。

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It is the goal目標, and I should be so shallow淺 to say

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這是目標,我也坦率地跟大家說

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that this year年, the destination目的地 was even sweeter更甜

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今年,目的地嘗到的滋味

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than the journey旅程.

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比旅途更甜

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(Laughter笑聲) (Applause掌聲)

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（笑聲）（掌聲）

04:39

But the journey旅程 itself本身 was worthwhile合算 taking服用.

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但旅途本身是值得的。

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And at this point點, by this summer夏季,

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這個時候,今年夏天,

04:45

everybody每個人 -- scientists科學家們, sports體育 scientists科學家們,

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每個人——科學家、運動科學家、

04:48

endurance耐力 experts專家, neurologists神經學家,

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耐力專家、神經專家,

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my own擁有 team球隊, Bonnie邦妮 --

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我自己的團隊,邦妮 ——

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said it's impossible不可能.

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都說這是不可能的。

04:59

It just simply只是 can't be doneDONE, and Bonnie邦妮 said to me,

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這是肯定做不到的,
這時邦妮對我說,

05:01

"But if you're going to take the journey旅程,

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"但是如果你真的要踏上這個旅途,

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I'm going to see you through通過 to the end結束 of it,

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我會從頭到尾看著你,

05:05

so I'll be there."

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所以我會在的。“

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And now we're there.

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而我們就去了。

05:12

And as we're looking out, kind類 of a surreal超現實主義 moment時刻

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啟程之前,我們一眼望去,
感覺一切都是那麼地不真實,

05:14

before the first stroke行程,

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在劃出去的前一刻

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standing常設 on the rocks岩石 at Marina碼頭 Hemingway海明威,

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我們站在海明威碼頭的岩石上,

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the Cuban古巴 flag旗 is flying飛行 above以上,

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古巴旗幟在上空飄揚,

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all my team's球隊的 out in their其 boats船,

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我的團隊在他們的船上,

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hands手 up in the air空氣, "We're here, we're here for you,"

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手高高舉起並說著：
“我們在這裡, 我們會為你加油。”

05:30

Bonnie邦妮 and I look at each每 other, and we say,

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邦妮和我相互對望了一眼,我們說：

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this year年, the mantra口頭禪 is --

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今年,我們的口頭禪是——

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and I've been using運用 it in training訓練 --

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我在訓練的時候也一直用它——

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find a way.

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找到出路。

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You have a dream夢想

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你有一個夢想,

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and you have obstacles障礙 in front面前 of you, as we all do.

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你的前方有障礙,我們都一樣。

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None沒有 of us ever get through通過 this life

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沒有一個人可以

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without無 heartache心痛,

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不經歷任何心痛、

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without無 turmoil動盪,

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任何動盪地走完人生,

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and if you believe and you have faith信仰

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如果你相信,如果你有任何信仰,

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and you can get knocked被撞 down
and get back up again

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你可以被打倒再重新站起來,

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and you believe in perseverance毅力

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你相信毅力

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as a great human人的 quality質量,

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是人類最偉大的優點,

06:05

you find your way, and
Bonnie邦妮 grabbed抓起 my shoulders肩膀,

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你會找到你的出路,
邦妮抓住我的肩膀,

06:08

and she said, "Let's find our way to Florida佛羅里達."

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她說：“讓我們找到去佛羅里達的路吧。”

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And we started開始, and for the next下一個 53 hours小時,

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接著我們出發了,接下來的53個小時

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it was an intense激烈, unforgettable難忘 life experience經驗.

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給我們帶來了刺激的、
令人難忘的人生經歷。

06:21

The highs高位 were high高, the awe威嚴,

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高處很高,還有敬畏,

06:23

I'm not a religious宗教 person人, but I'll tell you,

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我不是一個信教的人,但是我要告訴你的是,

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to be in the azure天藍 blue藍色 of the Gulf海灣 Stream流

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身處在墨西哥灣流的湛藍之中,

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as if, as you're breathing呼吸,

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你一邊呼吸,

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you're looking down miles英里 and miles英里 and miles英里,

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一邊看著前方無盡的一片,

06:36

to feel the majesty威嚴 of this blue藍色 planet行星 we live生活 on,

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感受到我們生活在的
這個藍色星球的雄偉,

06:40

it's awe-inspiring凜然.

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真的讓人歎為觀止。

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I have a playlist播放列表 of about 85 songs歌曲,

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我有一個大概85首歌的播放清單,

06:47

and especially特別 in the middle中間 of the night,

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特別是在半夜的時候,

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and that night, because we use no lights燈火 --

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那個晚上,因為我們沒有燈光——

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lights燈火 attract吸引 jellyfish海蜇, lights燈火 attract吸引 sharks鯊魚,

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燈光會引來水母、鯊魚,

06:53

lights燈火 attract吸引 baitfish餌料魚 that attract吸引 sharks鯊魚,

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燈光會引來那些鯊魚喜歡的餌料魚,

06:56

so we go in the pitch瀝青 black黑色 of the night.

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所以我們就在一片漆黑的黑夜中行進。

06:58

You've never seen看到 black黑色 this black黑色.

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你從來沒有見過這種黑暗。

07:02

You can't see the front面前 of your hand手,

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你看不見自己眼前的手,

07:04

and the people on the boat船,

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和船上的人,

07:05

Bonnie邦妮 and my team球隊 on the boat船,

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邦妮的我的團隊,

07:07

they just hear聽 the slapping打耳光 of the arms武器,

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他們透過聽到手臂拍打的聲音,

07:09

and they know where I am,

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才知道我在哪裡,

07:10

because there's no visual視覺 at all.

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因為用肉眼是看不見的。

07:12

And I'm out there kind類 of tripping跳閘 out

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而我就在那兒沉浸在

07:14

on my little playlist播放列表.

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我的音樂裡

07:16

(Laughter笑聲)

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（笑聲）

07:19

I've got a tight緊 rubber橡膠 cap帽,

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我戴著一個很緊的橡膠帽,

07:21

so I don't hear聽 a thing.

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所以我什麼也聽不見。

07:22

I've got goggles風鏡 and I'm turning車削
my head頭 50 times時 a minute分鐘,

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我戴著泳鏡,
一分鐘內轉50次頭

07:25

and I'm singing唱歌,

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而我在唱,

07:27

♪ Imagine想像 there's no heaven天堂 ♪

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♪想像沒有天堂♪

07:31

♪ doo鬥 doo鬥 doo鬥 doo鬥 doo鬥 ♪

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♪doo doo doo doo doo♪

07:33

♪ It's easy簡單 if you try ♪

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♪這不難,如果你嘗試 ♪

07:36

♪ doo鬥 doo鬥 doo鬥 doo鬥 doo鬥 ♪

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♪doo doo doo doo doo♪

07:37

And I can sing唱 that song歌曲 a thousand千 times時 in a row行.

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這個歌我可以連續唱上一千遍。

07:39

(Laughter笑聲)

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（笑聲）

07:42

Now there's a talent天賦 unto對 itself本身.

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我覺得這本身也是一種才能。

07:44

(Laughter笑聲) (Applause掌聲)

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（笑聲）（掌聲）

07:49

And each每 time I get doneDONE with

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每一次到結尾的時候,

07:51

♪ Ooh哦, you may可能 say I'm a dreamer夢想家
but I'm not the only one ♪

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♪ 你可能說我是一個夢想家,但我不是唯一的 ♪

07:58

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222。

08:01

♪ Imagine想像 there's no heaven天堂 ♪

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♪想像沒有天堂♪

08:05

And when I get through通過 the end結束 of a thousand千

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當我唱完一千遍的時候,

08:08

of John約翰 Lennon's列儂 "Imagine想像,"

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約翰藍儂的《想像》

08:09

I have swum遊過 nine九 hours小時 and 45 minutes分鐘,

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我已經游了9個小時45分鐘,

08:12

exactly究竟.

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絲毫不差。

08:16

And then there are the crises危機. Of course課程 there are.

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當然也有危機出現時候,當然有。

08:20

And the vomiting嘔吐 starts啟動,

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我開始嘔吐,

08:22

the seawater海水, you're not well,

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還有海水,你感覺不舒服,

08:24

you're wearing穿著 a jellyfish海蜇 mask面具
for the ultimate最終 protection保護.

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你戴著高效保護的水母面具。

08:27

It's difficult難 to swim游泳 in.

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戴著它更難游泳

08:29

It's causing造成 abrasions擦傷 on the inside內 of the mouth口,

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導致你嘴巴裡面出現磨損,

08:31

but the tentacles觸手 can't get you.

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可是你不會再被水母觸角螫到

08:34

And the hypothermia低溫 sets套 in.

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接著身體出現低溫。

08:37

The water's水的 85 degrees度, and yet然而 you're losing失去 weight重量

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水溫是85華氏度（約29攝氏度）,
你的體重開始減輕

08:40

and using運用 calories卡路里, and as you come over

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和消耗熱量,當你慢慢靠近

08:43

toward往 the side側 of the boat船, not allowed允許 to touch觸摸 it,

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船隻邊緣,不能觸碰,

08:45

not allowed允許 to get out,

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不能放棄,

08:46

but Bonnie邦妮 and her team球隊 hand手 me nutrition營養

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但是邦妮和團隊遞給我營養物質,

08:48

and asks問 me what I'm doing, am I all right,

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並問我怎麼樣,是否一切都好,

08:52

I am seeing眼看 the Taj泰姬陵 Mahal泰姬陵 over here.

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而我卻看到了泰姬陵。

08:57

I'm in a very different不同 state州,

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我已經進入了一個非常不同的境界,

09:02

and I'm thinking思維, wow哇, I never thought

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我在想,哇,我從來沒有想過

09:06

I'd be running賽跑 into the Taj泰姬陵 Mahal泰姬陵 out here.

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我會在這裡看到泰姬陵。

09:09

It's gorgeous華麗.

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簡直太美了。

09:11

I mean, how long did it take them to build建立 that?

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這,他們得用了多長時間才造出來啊？

09:13

It's just -- So, uh, wooo的Wooo. (Laughter笑聲)

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簡直,簡直——噢唔（笑聲）

09:22

And then we kind類 of have a cardinal樞機主教 rule規則

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我們有一個基本規則,

09:24

that I'm never told, really, how far遠 it is,

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就是沒有人會告訴我已經遊了多遠,

09:26

because we don't know how far遠 it is.

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因為我們不知道。

09:27

What's going to happen發生 to you

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從這裡到那裡會發生什麼？

09:29

between之間 this point點 and that point點?

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從這裡到那裡會發生什麼？

09:30

What's going to happen發生 to the weather天氣

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天氣、洋流會怎麼樣？

09:32

and the currents電流 and, God forbid禁止, you're stung刺痛

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還有,上帝保佑,

09:35

when you don't think you could
be stung刺痛 in all this armor盔甲,

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當你以為在這身裝置下不會很安全,
可是你就是被螫了,

09:38

and Bonnie邦妮 made製作 a decision決定

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邦妮做了一個決定,

09:41

coming未來 into that third第三 morning早上

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在第三個早上

09:44

that I was suffering痛苦

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那時我很痛苦,

09:46

and I was hanging掛 on by a thread線

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我的生命懸在一線之間,

09:50

and she said, "Come here,"

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她說："過來,"

09:51

and I came來了 close關 to the boat船, and she said,

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我游到船邊,她說,

09:52

"Look, look out there,"

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"你看,你看那邊,"

09:54

and I saw light光, because the
day's天 easier更輕鬆 than the night,

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我看到了燈光,因為白天要比晚上好,

09:57

and I thought we were coming未來 into day,

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我以為我們已經進入白天了,

09:59

and I saw a stream流 of white白色 light光

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我看到一束白光,

10:02

along沿 the horizon地平線,

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沿著地平線

10:03

and I said, "It's going to be morning早上 soon不久."

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我說：”白天很快就到了。“

10:05

And she said, "No, those are the lights燈火 of Key鍵 West西."

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她說："不,那是西礁島的燈光。"

10:11

It was 15 more hours小時,

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還需要15個小時,

10:13

which哪一個 for most最 swimmers游泳 would be a long time.

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這對大部分游泳的人
都是一段很長的時間。

10:15

(Laughter笑聲) (Applause掌聲)

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（笑聲）（掌聲）

10:22

You have no idea理念 how many許多
15-hour-小時 training訓練 swims游泳 I had doneDONE.

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你不知道我經歷過多少
15個小時的游泳訓練。

10:26

So here we go, and I somehow不知何故, without無 a decision決定,

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所以我們又繼續往前,
而我不知道怎麼的,沒有任何決定,

10:30

went去 into no counting數數 of strokes招

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進入了不數劃了多少下,

10:32

and no singing唱歌 and no quoting引用 Stephen斯蒂芬 Hawking霍金

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不唱歌,不引用斯蒂芬•霍金

10:36

and the parameters參數 of the universe宇宙,

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及其宇宙參數,

10:39

I just went去 into thinking思維 about this dream夢想,

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我只是開始想我的這個夢想,

10:41

and why, and how.

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為什麼, 如何實現。

10:44

And as I said, when I turned轉身 60,

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我說過,我60歲的時候,

10:48

it wasn't不 about that concrete具體 "Can you do it?"

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它不再是關於那個具體的
“你是否可以做到”,

10:52

That's the everyday每天 machinations陰謀詭計.

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那是每天的策劃,

10:55

That's the discipline學科, and it's the preparation製備,

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那是自我紀律,事前準備,

10:57

and there's a pride自豪 in that.

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而這其中有自豪。

10:59

But I decided決定 to think, as I went去 along沿, about,

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但是隨著前進,我決定開始思考

11:04

the phrase短語 usually平時 is reaching到達 for the stars明星,

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通常人們是說,追逐星星,

11:08

and in my case案件, it's reaching到達 for the horizon地平線.

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而我的情況,則是追逐地平線。

11:11

And when you reach達到 for the horizon地平線,

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而當你到達地平線的時候,

11:13

as I've proven證明, you may可能 not get there,

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當然你也可能到達不了,

11:16

but what a tremendous巨大 build建立 of character字符 and spirit精神

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但是你建立了多麼驚人的

人類特質和精神

11:22

that you lay鋪設 down.

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11:24

What a foundation基礎 you lay鋪設 down in reaching到達

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在你追逐地平線的時候,

11:26

for those horizons視野.

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你搭下了堅實的地基。

11:29

And now the shore支撐 is coming未來,

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現在慢慢接近海岸了,

11:32

and there's just a little part部分 of me that's sad傷心.

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我內心有一小部分開始難過。

11:35

The epic史詩 journey旅程 is going to be over.

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這個史詩般的旅途就要結束了。

11:37

So many許多 people come up to me now and say,

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現在很多人走上前問我,“

11:39

"What's next下一個? We love that!

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"接下來你會做什麼？我們好激動！

11:44

That little tracker跟踪器 that was on the computer電腦?

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那個電腦上的小跟蹤器？

11:46

When are you going to do the next下一個 one?
We just can't wait to follow跟隨 the next下一個 one."

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你什麼時候會進行下一次冒險？
我們迫不及待地想看你的下一次冒險。"

11:49

Well, they were just there for 53 hours小時,

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他們只花了53個小時在那裡,

11:52

and I was there for years年份.

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而我花了數年的時間。

11:55

And so there won't慣於 be another另一個
epic史詩 journey旅程 in the ocean海洋.

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所以不會再有這樣的海上旅途了。

11:58

But the point點 is, and the point點 was

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但是重點是,

12:02

that every一切 day of our lives生活 is epic史詩,

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我們生活的每一天都是壯麗的,

12:07

and I'll tell you, when I walked走 up onto到 that beach海灘,

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我要告訴你,當我走上那片海灘的時候,

12:09

staggered交錯 up onto到 that beach海灘,

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踉蹌著走上那片海灘,

12:11

and I had so many許多 times時

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我曾經很多次

12:14

in a very puffed膨化 up ego自我 way,

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自命不凡地

12:18

rehearsed排練 what I would say on the beach海灘.

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想像過我會在海灘上說什麼。

12:22

When Bonnie邦妮 thought that

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當邦妮以為

12:24

the back of my throat喉 was swelling腫脹 up,

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我的喉部腫了,

12:26

and she brought帶 the medical醫 team球隊 over to our boat船

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她把醫療團隊帶到了我們的船上,

12:28

to say that she's really beginning開始

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告訴他們

12:31

to have trouble麻煩 breathing呼吸.

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我呼吸有困難.

12:32

Another另一個 12, 24 hours小時 in the saltwater鹽水,

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在鹽水裡待了12、14個小時後,

12:35

the whole整個 thing -- and I just thought

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整件事情,我以為

12:37

in my hallucinatory幻覺 moment時刻, that
I heard聽說 the word字 tracheotomy氣管切開術.

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在我幻想著的時候,
我到了氣管切開術。

12:42

(Laughter笑聲)

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（笑聲）

12:43

And Bonnie邦妮 said to the doctor醫生,

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邦妮對醫生說：

12:45

"I'm not worried擔心 about her not breathing呼吸.

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“我不擔心她不能呼吸,

12:47

If she can't talk when she gets得到 to the shore支撐,

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如果她到達海岸的時候不能說話,

12:49

she's gonna be pissed生氣 off."

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她會火冒三丈的。”

12:51

(Laughter笑聲)

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（笑聲）

12:57

But the truth真相 is, all those orations演說

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但事實是,那些我

12:59

that I had practiced練 just to get myself我 through通過

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練習了無數次的演說,

13:02

some training訓練 swims游泳 as motivation動機,

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只為了激勵自己訓練的演說,

13:04

it wasn't不 like that.

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其實不是那樣的。

13:06

It was a very real真實 moment時刻,

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那是真實的一刻,

13:08

with that crowd人群, with my team球隊.

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有人群,有我的團隊。

13:11

We did it. I didn't do it. We did it.

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我們做到了,不是我一個人,我們做到了。

13:13

And we'll好 never forget忘記 it. It'll它會 always be part部分 of us.

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我們永遠不會忘記,
這會永遠是我們的一部分。

13:17

And the three三 things that I did sort分類 of blurt脫口而出 out

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當我們到達的時候,
我脫口而出的說了三件事,

13:19

when we got there, was first, "Never, ever give up."

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第一就是："永遠、永遠不要放棄。"

13:24

I live生活 it. What's the phrase短語
from today今天 from Socrates蘇格拉底?

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我經歷過了。蘇格拉底的
那句話今天怎麼說來著？

13:29

To be is to do.

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想成為什麼就要行動

13:31

So I don't stand站 up and say, don't ever give up.

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所以我是只站起來說永遠不要放棄。

13:34

I didn't give up, and there
was action行動 behind背後 these words話.

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我沒有放棄,在這些話語背後是有行動的。

13:38

The second第二 is, "You can chase追 your dreams夢

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第二,“你可以在任何年紀追求你的夢想,

13:41

at any age年齡; you're never too old舊."

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你永遠不會太老。”

13:43

Sixty-four六十四, that no one at any age年齡, any gender性別,

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64歲,沒有人在這個年紀,不管男女,

13:47

could ever do, has doneDONE it,

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可以做,做到了,

13:48

and there's no doubt懷疑 in my mind心神

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我沒有絲毫懷疑

13:50

that I am at the prime主要 of my life today今天.

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今天我正處於我生命的頂峰。

13:53

(Applause掌聲)

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（掌聲）

13:56

Yeah.

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是的。

14:02

Thank you.

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謝謝。

14:03

And the third第三 thing I said on that beach海灘 was,

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我在那個海灘上說的第三個東西是：

14:06

"It looks容貌 like the most最 solitary孤 endeavor努力 in the world世界,

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"它看起來像世界上最孤獨的努力,

14:08

and in many許多 ways方法, of course課程, it is,

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在許多方面,確實如此。

14:10

and in other ways方法, and the most最 important重要 ways方法,

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但在其他方面,最重要的方面,

14:14

it's a team球隊, and if you think I'm a badass壞蛋,

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這是一個團隊,如果你認為我很厲害,

14:17

you want to meet遇到 Bonnie邦妮."

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你應該見見邦妮。"

14:18

(Laughter笑聲)

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（笑聲）

14:20

Bonnie邦妮, where are you?

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邦妮,你在哪裡？

14:22

Where are you?

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你在哪裡？

14:25

There's Bonnie邦妮 Stoll斯托爾. (Applause掌聲)

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邦妮•斯托爾在那兒。（掌聲）

14:28

My buddy夥伴.

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我的夥伴。

14:33

The Henry亨利 David大衛 Thoreau梭羅 quote引用 goes去,

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亨利•大衛•梭羅有句名言,

14:35

when you achieve實現 your dreams夢, it's
not so much what you get

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當你實現你的夢想的時候,
關鍵並不是你得到了什麼,

14:38

as who you have become成為 in achieving實現 them.

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而是在最求的過程中
你變成了什麼樣的人。

14:41

And yeah, I stand站 before you now.

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是的,現在我站在你們面前,

14:43

In the three三 months個月 since以來 that swim游泳 ended結束,

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那場游泳結束已經三個月了,

14:45

I've satSAT down with Oprah奧普拉

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我和奧普拉談過,

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and I've been in President主席 Obama's奧巴馬 Oval橢圓 Office辦公室.

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我去過奧巴馬總統的橢圓形辦公室。

14:51

I've been invited邀請 to speak說話 in front面前 of
esteemed尊敬 groups組 such這樣 as yourselves你自己.

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我被受邀給像你們這樣
受人尊敬的人群演講。

14:54

I've signed簽 a wonderful精彩 major重大的 book書 contract合同.

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我簽了一個出書的合同。

14:57

All of that's great, and I don't denigrate詆毀 it.

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這些都很好,我不會貶低它。

15:00

I'm proud驕傲 of it all, but the truth真相 is,

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我很自豪這一切,但事實是,

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I'm walking步行 around tall高 because I am that bold膽大,

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我可以挺起腰杆走路,因為我是那勇敢、

15:04

fearless不怕 person人, and I will be, every一切 day,

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無畏的人,而我接下來每一天也都會是,

15:09

until直到 it's time for these days天 to be doneDONE.

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直到再無時間可剩。

15:13

Thank you very much and enjoy請享用 the conference會議.

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謝謝大家,享受會議！

15:15

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. (Applause掌聲)

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謝謝。謝謝。（掌聲）

15:20

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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謝謝。謝謝。

15:23

Thank you.

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謝謝。

15:26

Find a way! (Applause掌聲)

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找出你的路！（掌聲）

Translated by Michael Ge 葛叔
Reviewed by Nan-Kun Wu

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Diana Nyad - Journalist, swimmer
A record-setting long-distance swimmer, Diana Nyad writes and thinks deeply about motivation.

Why you should listen

For ten years (1969-1979), Diana Nyad was known as the greatest long-distance swimmer in the world. In 1979, she stroked the then-longest swim in history, making the 102.5-mile journey from the island of Bimini (Bahamas) to Florida. She also broke numerous world records, including what had been a 50-year mark for circling Manhattan Island, setting the new time of 7 hrs 57 min. She is a member of the National Women’s Hall of Fame and the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

At age 60, having not swum a stroke in decades, she began planning for her white whale of distance swims: the 110-mile ocean crossing between Cuba and Florida. She'd tried it once, in her 20s, and severe jellyfish attacks had defeated her then. But now, with a strong team and a new commitment to her vision, she stepped back into the salt. She spoke about this second attempt at TEDMED 2011. And at TEDWomen 2013, in December, she talks about how it feels to have finally done it.

Nyad appears as part of a weekly five-minute radio piece on sports for KCRW called "The Score" (heard during KCRW's broadcast of NPR's All Things Considered), as well as for the Marketplace radio program.

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