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Stacey Abrams: 3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do
史黛西．艾布蘭: 做任何事情時，都要問自己三個問題
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受挫之後如何反應，定義了你的性格。史黛西．艾布蘭是美國史上第一個被大黨提名州長的黑人女性——她輸掉了那場競爭劇烈的競賽，但如她所言：唯一的選擇就是向前邁進。在這場令人振奮的演說中，她分享了她從競選喬治亞州州長的選戰中學到的教訓，並提出一些建議，說明如何改變世界——還有一些對於她下一步要做什麼的暗示。艾布蘭說：「對你的野心，要積極進取。」
Stacey Abrams - Politician
Former Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams made history in 2018 when she earned the Democratic nomination for governor of Georgia. Full bio
Former Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams made history in 2018 when she earned the Democratic nomination for governor of Georgia. Full bio
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00:13
When I was in high school
at the age of 17 --
at the age of 17 --
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當我還是個十七歲的高中生時——
00:15
I graduated from high school
in Decatur, Georgia,
in Decatur, Georgia,
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我從喬治亞州迪凱特的高中畢業，
00:19
as valedictorian of my high school --
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我是致告別辭的學生代表——
00:21
I was very proud of myself.
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我對自己挺驕傲的。
00:23
I was from a low-income community,
I had grown up in Mississippi,
I had grown up in Mississippi,
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我來自低收入社區，
我在密西西比長大，
我在密西西比長大，
00:26
we'd moved from Mississippi to Georgia
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我們從密西西比搬到喬治亞，
00:28
so my parents could pursue their degrees
as United Methodist ministers.
as United Methodist ministers.
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是因為我父母想要取得
聯合循道宗牧師的身分。
聯合循道宗牧師的身分。
00:34
We were poor, but they didn't think
we were poor enough,
we were poor enough,
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我們很窮，但他們覺得我們還不夠窮，
所以他們要去爭取永久的貧窮。
00:37
so they were going for permanent poverty.
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（笑聲）
00:39
(Laughter)
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00:40
And so, while they studied at Emory,
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所以，他們在埃默里大學讀書，
00:42
I studied at Avondale,
and I became valedictorian.
and I became valedictorian.
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我在雅芳戴爾高中讀書，
且成了致告別辭的學生代表。
且成了致告別辭的學生代表。
00:45
Well, one of the joys of being
valedictorian in the state of Georgia
valedictorian in the state of Georgia
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身為喬治亞州致告別辭的
學生代表，其中一項樂趣就是
學生代表，其中一項樂趣就是
00:49
is that you get invited
to meet the governor of Georgia.
to meet the governor of Georgia.
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你會受邀請去見喬治亞州的州長。
00:52
I was mildly interested in meeting him.
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對於能見到他，我是略感興趣。
00:56
It was kind of cool.
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那還蠻酷的。
00:57
I was more intrigued by the fact
that he lived in a mansion,
that he lived in a mansion,
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比較吸引我的是，他住在官邸中，
01:01
because I watched a lot
of "General Hospital" and "Dynasty"
of "General Hospital" and "Dynasty"
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我小時候常常在看
《杏林春暖》和《朝代》。
《杏林春暖》和《朝代》。
01:04
as a child.
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（笑聲）
01:05
(Laughter)
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01:06
And so I got up that morning,
ready to go to visit the governor.
ready to go to visit the governor.
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所以，我那天早上起床，
準備好要去拜訪州長。
準備好要去拜訪州長。
01:10
My mom and my dad,
who were also invited, got up,
who were also invited, got up,
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我爸媽也受到邀請，
他們起床了，我們出了門。
01:14
and we went outside.
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01:15
But we didn't get in our car.
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但我們沒有上我們的車。
01:17
And in the south,
a car is a necessary thing.
a car is a necessary thing.
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在南方，一定要有車。
01:20
We don't have a lot of public transit,
there aren't a lot of options.
there aren't a lot of options.
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我們沒有太多的
大眾交通工具可以選擇。
大眾交通工具可以選擇。
01:23
But if you're lucky enough
to live in a community
to live in a community
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但如果你夠幸運，
住在一個社區中，
住在一個社區中，
01:26
where you don't have a car,
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在那裡若你沒有車，
唯一的選擇就是大眾交通工具。
唯一的選擇就是大眾交通工具。
01:27
the only option is public transit.
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01:29
And that's what we had to take.
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那就是我們得要搭乘的。
01:32
And so we got on the bus.
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所以我們上了巴士。
01:33
And we took the bus from Decatur
all the way to Buckhead,
all the way to Buckhead,
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我們從迪凱特
一路搭巴士到巴克海特，
一路搭巴士到巴克海特，
01:37
where the Governor's Mansion sat
on this really beautiful acreage of land,
on this really beautiful acreage of land,
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在那裡，州長的官邸坐落在
一片非常漂亮的土地上，
一片非常漂亮的土地上，
01:41
with these long black gates
that ran the length of the property.
that ran the length of the property.
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有很長的黑色大門，
從地產的這一頭到那一頭。
從地產的這一頭到那一頭。
01:45
We get to the Governor's Mansion,
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我們到了州長的官邸，
01:46
we pull the little lever
that lets them know this is our stop,
that lets them know this is our stop,
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我們按了下車鈴
讓他們知道我們要下車，
讓他們知道我們要下車，
01:49
we get off the bus,
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我們下了巴士，
01:50
my mom, my dad and I,
we walk across the street.
we walk across the street.
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我爸媽和我，我們穿過街道，
01:53
We walk up the driveway,
because there are cars coming up,
because there are cars coming up,
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我們走上車道，
因為有一些車抵達，
因為有一些車抵達，
01:56
cars bringing in students
from all across the state of Georgia.
from all across the state of Georgia.
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那些車載來了
喬治亞州各地的學生。
喬治亞州各地的學生。
我們延著邊邊行走。
01:59
So we're walking along the side.
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我們成一路縱隊延著邊邊行走，
02:01
And as we walk single file along the side,
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我爸媽把我夾在中間，以免我被
02:03
my mom and dad sandwiching me to make sure
I don't get hit by one of the cars
I don't get hit by one of the cars
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其他學生代表載來的車給撞到，
02:07
bringing in the other valedictorians,
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02:08
we approach the guard gate.
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我們接近了警衛門。
02:10
When we get to the guard gate,
the guard comes out.
the guard comes out.
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當我們到達警衛門時，
警衛走出來。
警衛走出來。
02:13
He looks at me,
and he looks at my parents,
and he looks at my parents,
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他看著我，他看著我爸媽，
02:16
and he says, "You don't belong here,
this is a private event."
this is a private event."
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他說：「你們不屬於這裡，
這是私人的活動。」
這是私人的活動。」
02:19
My dad says, "No, this is my daughter,
Stacey. She's one of the valedictorians."
Stacey. She's one of the valedictorians."
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我爸爸說：「不，這是我女兒，
史黛西。她是學生代表之一。」
史黛西。她是學生代表之一。」
02:24
But the guard doesn't look
at the checklist that's in his hands.
at the checklist that's in his hands.
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但警衛並沒有看他手上的名單。
02:27
He doesn't ask my mom for the invitation
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他沒有向我媽媽要邀請函，
02:29
that's at the bottom
of her very voluminous purse.
of her very voluminous purse.
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我媽媽把邀請函放在
她那寬鬆的皮包底部。
她那寬鬆的皮包底部。
02:32
Instead, he looks
over our shoulder at the bus,
over our shoulder at the bus,
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反之，他看向我們後面的巴士，
02:34
because in his mind, the bus is telling
him a story about who should be there.
him a story about who should be there.
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因為在他的想法中，
巴士就能告訴他誰該在這裡。
巴士就能告訴他誰該在這裡。
02:39
And the fact that we were too poor
to have our own car --
to have our own car --
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我們太貧窮了，沒有自己的車——
02:42
that was a story he told himself.
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這是他告訴他自己的故事。
02:45
And he may have seen
something in my skin color,
something in my skin color,
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他可能在我的膚色中
看到了些資訊，
看到了些資訊，
02:47
he may have seen something in my attire;
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他可能在我的穿著中
看到了些資訊，
看到了些資訊，
02:49
I don't know what went through his mind.
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我不知道他在想什麼。
但他的結論是，再看我一次，
02:51
But his conclusion was
to look at me again,
to look at me again,
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02:53
and with a look of disdain, say,
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他臉上是輕蔑的表情，
說：「我說過了，
說：「我說過了，
02:55
"I told you, this is a private event.
You don't belong here."
You don't belong here."
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這是私人活動。
你們不屬於這裡。」
你們不屬於這裡。」
02:59
Now, my parents were studying to become
United Methodist ministers,
United Methodist ministers,
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我爸媽在讀書，想要成為
聯合循道宗的牧師，
聯合循道宗的牧師，
03:02
but they were not pastors yet.
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但他們還不是牧師。
03:04
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
03:07
And so they proceeded
to engage this gentleman
to engage this gentleman
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所以他們開始跟這位男士
03:10
in a very robust discussion
of his decision-making skills.
of his decision-making skills.
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進行非常穩健的討論，
談他的決策技巧。
談他的決策技巧。
03:13
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
03:14
My father may have mentioned
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我爸爸可能有提及
03:15
that he was going to spend eternity
in a very fiery place
in a very fiery place
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若他不在名單上找到
我的名字，他就會永久
我的名字，他就會永久
03:18
if he didn't find my name
on that checklist.
on that checklist.
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待在一個非常熾熱的地方（下地獄）。
03:21
And indeed, the man checks
the checklist eventually,
the checklist eventually,
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那名男子終於看了他的名單，
03:23
and he found my name,
and he let us inside.
and he let us inside.
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他找到了我的名字，讓我們進入。
03:26
But I don't remember meeting
the governor of Georgia.
the governor of Georgia.
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但我不記得和喬治亞州
州長的會面。
州長的會面。
03:30
I don't recall meeting
my fellow valedictorians
my fellow valedictorians
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我想不起來我有見到
來自 180 個學區的
來自 180 個學區的
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from 180 school districts.
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其他學生代表。
03:34
The only clear memory I have of that day
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我對那天唯一清楚的記憶，
03:36
was a man standing in front
of the most powerful place in Georgia,
of the most powerful place in Georgia,
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就是有名男子站在喬治亞州
最有權勢的場所前面，
最有權勢的場所前面，
03:39
looking at me and telling me
I don't belong.
I don't belong.
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看著我，告訴我我不屬於這裡。
03:43
And so I decided, 20-some-odd years later,
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所以，二十多年後，我決定
03:47
to be the person
who got to open the gates.
who got to open the gates.
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要成為打開那些大門的人。
03:50
(Cheers)
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（歡呼）
03:53
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
03:59
Unfortunately, you may have read
the rest of the story.
the rest of the story.
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不幸的是，你們可能已經
讀過故事剩下的部分了。
讀過故事剩下的部分了。
發展並不如我預期。
04:01
It didn't quite work out that way.
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04:03
And now I'm tasked with figuring out:
How do I move forward?
How do I move forward?
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我現在的任務，就是要想出：
我要如何向前邁進？
我要如何向前邁進？
04:07
Because, you see, I didn't just want
to open the gates for young black women
to open the gates for young black women
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因為，我不只是想要
為那些被低估、被告知
為那些被低估、被告知
不屬於這裡的年輕
黑人女性打開那些大門，
黑人女性打開那些大門，
04:11
who had been underestimated
and told they don't belong.
and told they don't belong.
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04:14
I wanted to open those gates
for Latinas and for Asian Americans.
for Latinas and for Asian Americans.
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我想要為拉丁美洲裔
和亞裔美國人打開那些大門。
和亞裔美國人打開那些大門。
04:18
I wanted to open those gates
for the undocumented and the documented.
for the undocumented and the documented.
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我想要為沒有證明文件
和有證明文件的人打開那些大門。
和有證明文件的人打開那些大門。
04:22
I wanted to open those gates
as an ally of the LGBTQ community.
as an ally of the LGBTQ community.
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我想要為 LGBTQ 族群
打開那些大門。
打開那些大門。
04:25
I wanted to open those gates
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我想要為成為槍枝暴力下
04:27
for the families that have to call
themselves the victims of gun violence.
themselves the victims of gun violence.
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受害者的家庭打開那些大門。
04:30
I wanted to open those gates wide
for everyone in Georgia,
for everyone in Georgia,
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我想要為喬治亞州的每個人，
把那些大門開到底，
把那些大門開到底，
04:33
because that is our state,
and this is our nation,
and this is our nation,
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因為那是我們的州，
這是我們的國家，
這是我們的國家，
04:36
and we all belong here.
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我們都屬於這裡。
04:38
(Cheers)
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（歡呼）
04:40
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
04:46
But what I recognized
is that the first try wasn't enough.
is that the first try wasn't enough.
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但我發現，第一次嘗試並不足夠。
04:50
And my question became:
How do I move forward?
How do I move forward?
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我的問題變成了：
我要如何向前邁進？
我要如何向前邁進？
04:53
How do I get beyond the bitterness
and the sadness and the lethargy
and the sadness and the lethargy
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我要如何超越痛苦、
悲傷、沒精打采，
04:59
and watching an inordinate amount
of television as I eat ice cream?
of television as I eat ice cream?
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以及一邊吃冰淇淋
一邊無節制地看電視？
一邊無節制地看電視？
05:03
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
05:04
What do I do next?
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我接下來要怎麼做？
05:07
And I'm going to do what I've always done.
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我要做的，是我一直在做的。
05:10
I'm going to move forward,
because going backwards isn't an option
because going backwards isn't an option
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我要向前邁進，
因為沒有「後退」這個選項，
因為沒有「後退」這個選項，
且「站著不動」並不足夠。
05:13
and standing still is not enough.
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05:15
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
05:20
You see, I began my race for governor
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我競選州長的第一件事，
05:23
by analyzing who I was
and what I wanted to be.
and what I wanted to be.
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就是分析我以前是什麼人、
我想要成為什麼人。
我想要成為什麼人。
05:26
And there are three questions
I ask myself about everything I do,
I ask myself about everything I do,
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對於我做的每一件事，
我都會問自己三個問題，
我都會問自己三個問題，
05:29
whether it's running for office
or starting a business;
or starting a business;
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不論是競選或是創業；
包括當我發動「新喬治亞計畫」，
讓大家登記去投票；
讓大家登記去投票；
05:32
when I decided to start
the New Georgia Project
the New Georgia Project
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05:34
to register people to vote;
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05:35
or when I started the latest action,
Fair Fight Georgia.
Fair Fight Georgia.
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或是當我成立最新的行動
「喬治亞公平之爭」時。
「喬治亞公平之爭」時。
05:39
No matter what I do,
I ask myself three questions:
I ask myself three questions:
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不論我做什麼，
我都會問自己三個問題：
我都會問自己三個問題：
05:42
What do I want?
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我想要什麼？
05:43
Why do I want it?
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我為什麼想要它？
05:45
And how do I get it?
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我要如何得到它？
05:47
And in this case, I know what I want.
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我這個案例中，我知道我要什麼。
05:49
I want change.
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我要改變。
05:51
That is what I want.
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那就是我想要的。
05:52
But the question is:
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但，問題是：
05:55
What change do I want to see?
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我想要看到什麼樣的改變？
05:57
And I know that the questions
I have to ask myself are:
I have to ask myself are:
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我知道我得要問我自己的問題是：
一，我對於我野心的範圍
是否有誠實？
是否有誠實？
06:00
One, am I honest about the scope
of my ambition?
of my ambition?
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06:03
Because it's easy to figure out
that once you didn't get what you wanted,
that once you didn't get what you wanted,
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因為，很容易就能想通，
如果你得不到你想要的，
如果你得不到你想要的，
也許你應該把目標設低一點，
06:07
then maybe you should
have set your sights a little lower,
have set your sights a little lower,
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但我來這裡是要告訴各位，
對你們的野心要很積極。
對你們的野心要很積極。
06:10
but I'm here to tell you
to be aggressive about your ambition.
to be aggressive about your ambition.
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不要讓挫折使你受挫。
06:12
Do not allow setbacks to set you back.
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06:15
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
06:21
Number two, let yourself
understand your mistakes.
understand your mistakes.
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二，讓你自己了解你的錯誤。
06:25
But also understand their mistakes,
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但也要了解他們的錯誤，
06:27
because, as women in particular,
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因為，特別是女性，我們被教導，
06:29
we're taught that if something
doesn't work out,
doesn't work out,
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若事情沒成功，很可能是我們的錯。
06:31
it's probably our fault.
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06:32
And usually, there is something
we could do better,
we could do better,
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通常，會有我們能做更好的地方，
但我們被告知的是，不要追究
另一方本來還可以怎麼做。
另一方本來還可以怎麼做。
06:35
but we've been told
not to investigate too much
not to investigate too much
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06:37
what the other side could have done.
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這不是支持黨派——這是人。
06:39
And this isn't partisan -- it's people.
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我們太常被告知，
我們的錯誤完全是我們的錯誤，
我們的錯誤完全是我們的錯誤，
06:40
We're too often told
that our mistakes are ours alone,
that our mistakes are ours alone,
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06:43
but victory is a shared benefit.
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但勝利則是要共享的利益。
06:46
And so what I tell you to do
is understand your mistakes,
is understand your mistakes,
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我要各位做的是，了解你的錯誤，
06:49
but understand the mistakes of others.
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但也要了解他人的錯誤。
06:51
And be clearheaded about it.
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且要能清楚明辨。
06:53
And be honest with yourself
and honest with those who support you.
and honest with those who support you.
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對自己誠實，對支持你的人誠實。
06:58
But once you know what you want,
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但一旦你知道你想要什麼，
07:00
understand why you want it.
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就要去了解你為什麼想要它。
07:02
And even though it feels good,
revenge is not a good reason.
revenge is not a good reason.
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且雖然報仇很爽，
但它並不是個好理由。
但它並不是個好理由。
07:05
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
07:08
Instead, make sure you want it
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應該做的，是要確保你想要它
07:10
because there's something
not that you should do,
not that you should do,
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是因為有你非做不可的事，
而不是應該做的事。
而不是應該做的事。
07:13
but something you must do.
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07:16
It has to be something
that doesn't allow you to sleep at night
that doesn't allow you to sleep at night
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它必須要是那種，晚上你如果
不夢到它就無法入睡的事；
不夢到它就無法入睡的事；
07:19
unless you're dreaming about it;
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它必須要是那種讓你
早上起來就很興奮的事；
早上起來就很興奮的事；
07:20
something that wakes you up in the morning
and gets you excited about it;
and gets you excited about it;
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或是讓你非常憤怒的事，
你知道你得要做點什麼來處理它。
你知道你得要做點什麼來處理它。
07:24
or something that makes you so angry,
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07:26
you know you have to do
something about it.
something about it.
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07:28
But know why you're doing it.
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但要知道你為什麼要做它。
07:31
And know why it must be done.
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知道為什麼它必須要被完成。
07:34
You've listened to women
from across this world
from across this world
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你們已經聽過了
來自世界各地的女性
來自世界各地的女性
07:37
talk about why things have to happen.
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談論事情為什麼必須要發生。
07:39
But figure out what the "why" is for you,
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但找出「為什麼」是你個人的事，
07:41
because jumping from
the "what" to the "do"
the "what" to the "do"
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因為如果你不知道為什麼，
從「什麼」跳到「做」
就是無意義的。
就是無意義的。
07:44
is meaningless if you don't know why.
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07:47
Because when it gets hard,
when it gets tough,
when it gets tough,
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因為當情況變艱難時，
07:50
when your friends walk away from you,
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當你的朋友都離開你時，
07:52
when your supporters forget you,
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當你的支持者都忘了你時，
07:54
when you don't win your first race --
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當你無法贏得你的
第一場比賽時——
第一場比賽時——
07:57
if you don't know why,
you can't try again.
you can't try again.
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若你不知道為什麼要做，
你就無法再試一次。
你就無法再試一次。
08:00
So, first know what you want.
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所以，先知道你想要什麼。
08:02
Second, know why you want it,
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再來，知道你為什麼想要它，
08:04
but third, know how
you're going to get it done.
you're going to get it done.
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但，第三，知道要如何做到它。
08:07
I faced a few obstacles in this race.
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在這場競賽中，我面對了幾個障礙。
08:09
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
08:11
Just a few.
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只有幾個。
08:13
But in the pursuit,
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但在這場追尋當中，我成了
08:14
I became the first black woman
to ever become the nominee for governor
to ever become the nominee for governor
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美國史上第一個被大黨
08:18
in the history of the United States
of America for a major party.
of America for a major party.
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提名為州長的黑人女性。
08:22
(Cheers)
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（歡呼）
08:26
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
08:30
But more importantly, in this process,
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但，更重要的是，在這個過程中，
08:33
we turned out 1.2 million
African American voters in Georgia.
African American voters in Georgia.
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我們讓喬治亞州的 120 萬名
非裔美國投票人站出來。
非裔美國投票人站出來。
08:37
That is more voters
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這比 2014 年投票給
08:39
than voted on the Democratic side
of the ticket in 2014.
of the ticket in 2014.
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民主黨的投票者還多。
08:42
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
08:47
Our campaign tripled the number of Latinos
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我們的競選活動讓相信自己的聲音
在喬治亞洲會被重視的
拉丁美洲裔人數變為三倍。
拉丁美洲裔人數變為三倍。
08:49
who believed their voices mattered
in the state of Georgia.
in the state of Georgia.
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我們讓站出來說
「這也是我們的州」的
「這也是我們的州」的
08:52
We tripled the number of Asian Americans
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08:54
who stood up and said,
"This is our state, too."
"This is our state, too."
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亞裔美國人人數變為三倍。
08:57
Those are successes that tell me
how I can get it done.
how I can get it done.
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那些成功，讓我知道
我如何能做到它。
我如何能做到它。
09:01
But they also let me understand
the obstacles aren't insurmountable.
the obstacles aren't insurmountable.
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但它們也讓我了解到，
障礙並非不能克服。
障礙並非不能克服。
09:04
They're just a little high.
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這些障礙只是高了點。
09:07
But I also understand
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但我也了解到，
09:08
that there are three things
that always hold us hostage.
that always hold us hostage.
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有三樣東西總是挾持著我們。
09:12
The first is finances.
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第一樣是財務。
09:15
Now, you may have heard,
I'm in a little bit of debt.
I'm in a little bit of debt.
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你們可能聽說過，我其實有欠點債。
09:18
If you didn't hear about it,
you did not go outside.
you did not go outside.
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如果你們沒聽過，你們大概沒出門。
09:21
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
09:23
And finances are something
that holds us back so often,
that holds us back so often,
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我們常常被財務給拖住，
09:26
our dreams are bounded
by how much we have in resources.
by how much we have in resources.
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我們的夢想會受限於
我們有多少資源。
我們有多少資源。
09:30
But we hear again and again
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但我們一再聽到
09:32
the stories of those who overcome
those resource challenges.
those resource challenges.
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人們能夠克服資源困難的故事。
09:36
But you can't overcome
something you don't talk about.
something you don't talk about.
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但你不拿出來談論，
就不可能克服。
就不可能克服。
09:39
And that's why I didn't allow them
to debt-shame me in my campaign.
to debt-shame me in my campaign.
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那就是為什麼我在兢選時，
不會讓他們用債務來羞辱我。
不會讓他們用債務來羞辱我。
09:43
I didn't allow anyone to tell me
that my lack of opportunity
that my lack of opportunity
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我不會讓任何人來告訴我，
我沒資格競選的理由
是因為我缺乏機會。
是因為我缺乏機會。
09:47
was a reason to disqualify
me from running.
me from running.
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09:50
And believe me, people tried
to tell me I shouldn't run.
to tell me I shouldn't run.
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相信我，很多人試圖
告訴我說我不應該競選。
告訴我說我不應該競選。
09:52
Friends told me not to run.
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朋友告訴我不要競選。
09:54
Allies told me not to run.
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盟友告訴我不要競選。
09:56
"USA Today" mentioned
maybe I shouldn't run.
maybe I shouldn't run.
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《今日美國》提到，
也許我不該競選。
也許我不該競選。
09:59
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
10:01
But no matter who it was,
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但，不論是誰，
10:02
I understood that finances are often
a reason we don't let ourselves dream.
a reason we don't let ourselves dream.
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我知道財務常常會是
不讓我們作夢的一個理由。
不讓我們作夢的一個理由。
10:07
I can't say that you will always
overcome those obstacles,
overcome those obstacles,
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我沒辦法保證你們一定
都會克服那些障礙，
都會克服那些障礙，
10:10
but I will tell you,
you will be damned if you do not try.
you will be damned if you do not try.
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但我會告訴各位，如果你們
不嘗試，才應該下地獄。
不嘗試，才應該下地獄。
10:14
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
10:19
The second is fear.
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第二樣是恐懼。
10:21
And fear is real.
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恐懼是真實的。
10:23
It is paralyzing.
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它會讓你癱瘓不動。
10:24
It is terrifying.
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它很嚇人。
10:26
But it can also be energizing,
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但它也能激勵人，
10:28
because once you know
what you're afraid of,
what you're afraid of,
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因為一旦你知道你害怕的是什麼，
你就能想出方法繞過它。
你就能想出方法繞過它。
10:31
you can figure out how to get around it.
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10:33
And the third is fatigue.
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第三樣是疲憊。
10:35
Sometimes you just get tired of trying.
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有時，你會厭倦了再次嘗試。
10:39
You get tired of reading
about processes and politics
about processes and politics
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你會厭倦了讀到關於流程、政治，
10:43
and the things that stop you
from getting where you want to be.
from getting where you want to be.
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以及阻擋你朝目標前進的那些事物。
10:46
Sometimes, fatigue means that we accept
position instead of power.
position instead of power.
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有時，疲憊意味著
我們接受位置而非權力。
我們接受位置而非權力。
10:51
We let someone give us a title
as a consolation prize,
as a consolation prize,
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我們讓某人給我們
一個頭銜，當作安慰獎，
一個頭銜，當作安慰獎，
10:54
rather than realizing we know what we want
and we're going to get it,
and we're going to get it,
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而不是了解到我們
知道自己想要什麼，
知道自己想要什麼，
且即使累了也還是要完成它。
10:57
even if we're tired.
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10:58
That's why God created naps.
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那就是為什麼神會創造打盹。
11:00
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
11:03
But we also learn in those moments
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但，在那些時刻，我們也會學到
11:05
that fatigue is an opportunity
to evaluate how much we want it.
to evaluate how much we want it.
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疲憊是個機會，
可以評估我們到底有多想要它。
11:11
Because if you are beaten down,
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因為如果你被打倒，
11:14
if you have worked as hard as you can,
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如果你已經盡力而為，
11:16
if you have done everything
you said you should,
you said you should,
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如果你已經做到了
所有你說你應該做的事，
所有你說你應該做的事，
11:19
and it still doesn't work out,
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結果仍然不如人意，
11:21
fatigue can sap you of your energy.
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疲憊就會把你的能量吸光。
11:24
But that's why you go back
to the "why" of it.
to the "why" of it.
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但，那就是為什麼
你要回到它的「為什麼」。
你要回到它的「為什麼」。
11:28
Because I know we have to have women
who speak for the voiceless.
who speak for the voiceless.
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因為我知道，必須要有女性
來為無法發聲的人發聲。
來為無法發聲的人發聲。
11:32
I know we have to have people
of good conscience
of good conscience
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必須要有有良心的人
11:34
who stand up against oppression.
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站出來對抗壓迫。
11:36
I know we have to have people
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必須要有人能了解
11:38
who understand that social justice
belongs to us all.
belongs to us all.
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社會正義屬於所有人。
11:42
And that wakes me up every morning,
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這個想法每天早上把我喚醒，
讓我更努力奮鬥。
讓我更努力奮鬥。
11:44
and that makes me fight even harder.
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11:46
Because I am moving forward,
knowing what is in my past.
knowing what is in my past.
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因為我在向前行，
知道什麼已經是過去的事。
知道什麼已經是過去的事。
11:51
I know the obstacles they have for me.
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我知道他們給我的障礙。
11:53
I know what they're going to do,
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我知道他們打算怎麼做，
11:55
and I'm fairly certain they're energizing
and creating new obstacles now.
and creating new obstacles now.
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我十分確定他們現在正
精力充沛地在創造新的障礙。
精力充沛地在創造新的障礙。
11:59
But they've got four years
to figure it out.
to figure it out.
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但他們有四年的時間可以想出來。
12:01
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
12:02
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
12:08
Maybe two.
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也許兩年。
12:09
(Cheers)
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（歡呼）
12:12
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
12:15
But here's my point:
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但，我的重點是：
12:16
I know what I want, and that is justice.
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我知道我想要什麼，就是正義。
12:19
I know why I want it,
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我知道我為什麼想要它，
12:21
because poverty is immoral,
and it is a stain on our nation.
and it is a stain on our nation.
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因為貧窮是不道德的，
它是我們國家的污點。
它是我們國家的污點。
12:25
And I know how I'm going to get it:
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我知道我要如何做到：
12:26
by moving forward every single day.
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每天都持續向前進。
12:28
Thank you so much.
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非常謝謝。
12:30
(Cheers)
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（歡呼）
12:32
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Stacey Abrams - PoliticianFormer Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams made history in 2018 when she earned the Democratic nomination for governor of Georgia.
Why you should listen
Stacey Abrams's 2018 campaign for governor of Georgia turned more voters than any Democrat in Georgia history, including former President Barack Obama, and invested in critical infrastructure to build progress in the state. After witnessing the gross mismanagement of the election by the Secretary of State's office, Abrams launched Fair Fight to ensure every Georgian has a voice in our election system.
Abrams received degrees from Spelman College, the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas and Yale Law School. Dedicated to civic engagement, she founded the New Georgia Project, which submitted more than 200,000 registrations from voters of color between 2014 and 2016.
Under the pen name Selena Montgomery, Abrams is the award-winning author of eight romantic suspense novels, which have sold more than 100,000 copies. As co-founder of NOW Account, a financial services firm that helps small businesses grow, Abrams has helped create and retain jobs in Georgia. And through her various business ventures, she has helped employ even more Georgians, including hundreds of young people starting out. As House Minority Leader, she has worked strategically to recruit, train, elect and defend Democrats to prevent a Republican supermajority in the House, and she has worked across the aisle on behalf of all Georgians. During her tenure, she has stopped legislation to raise taxes on the poor and middle class and to roll back reproductive healthcare. She has brokered compromises that led to progress on transportation, infrastructure, and education. In the legislature, she passed legislation to improve the welfare of grandparents and other kin raising children and secured increased funding to support these families.
Abrams and her five siblings grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi with three tenets: go to school, go to church, and take care of each other. Despite struggling to make ends meet for their family, her parents made service a way of life for their children -- if someone was less fortunate, it was their job to serve that person. This ethic led the family to Georgia. Abrams's parents attended Emory University to pursue graduate studies in divinity and become United Methodist ministers. Abrams and her younger siblings attended DeKalb County Schools, and she graduated from Avondale High School.
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