TEDGlobal 2007
Ory Okolloh: How I became an activist
Ory Okolloh 成為一個激進分子
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Ory Okolloh 分享她生命與她的家庭故事 -- 她是如何開始她對於肯亞議員的監督行為.
Ory Okolloh - Blogger and activist
Ory Okolloh maintains the blog Mzalendo, providing an unprecedented look at the doings of Kenya's parliament -- information once unavailable to Kenyan citizens. Full bio
Ory Okolloh maintains the blog Mzalendo, providing an unprecedented look at the doings of Kenya's parliament -- information once unavailable to Kenyan citizens. Full bio
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So what's image got do with it?
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影像的意義在哪？
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And I must say, I think Emeka is trying to send
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我必須說我覺得Emeka試圖傳遞
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a lot of subliminal messages,
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許多潛意識的訊息
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because I'm going to keep harping on some of the issues
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因為我會反覆的探討這些已經
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that have come up.
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被討論過的議題
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But I'm going to try and do something different,
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但我會用另一種不同的方法嘗試
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and try and just close the loop with some of my personal stories,
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試著結合一些我個人的故事
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and try and put a face to a lot of the issues
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讓你們更能夠清楚的看到
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that we've been talking about.
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這些我們正在討論的議題
00:39
So, Africa is a complex continent full of contradictions,
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嗯，非洲是一個充滿矛盾複雜的大陸
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as you can see.
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正如你所知的
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We're not the only ones.
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當然不只有我們是這樣
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(Laughter)
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(笑聲)
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(Applause)
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(鼓掌)
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And you know, it's amazing.
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你知道嗎？很讓人驚訝
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I mean, we need a whole conference
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我是說，我們這整場
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just devoted to telling the good stories about the continent.
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都會談論關於這塊大陸美好的故事
01:01
Just think about that, you know?
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思考一下，嗯？
01:03
And this is typically what we've been talking about,
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這就是我們一直在說的
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the role that the media plays in focusing
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媒體扮演的角色總是聚焦在
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just on the negative stuff.
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負面的事物上
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Now, why is that a problem?
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為何現在這成了個問題
01:13
A typical disaster story:
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一個典型災難的故事
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disease, corruption, poverty.
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疾病、貪汙、貧窮
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And some of you might be standing here thinking,
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或許在場的有些人會這樣想
01:21
saying, "OK, you know, Ory, you're Harvard-educated,
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OK, 你知道嗎？Ory，你是哈佛畢業的
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and all you privileged people come here, saying,
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你們這些特權份子站在這裡說著
01:28
'Forget the poor people.
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忘記窮人吧
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Let's focus on business and the markets, and whatever.' "
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讓我們聚焦在商業行為、行銷或其他的事情上
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And they're all, "There's the 80 percent of Africans
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但是全部或80%的非洲人民
01:35
who really need help."
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真的需要幫助
01:38
And I want to tell you that this is my story, OK?
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但我想告訴你，我的故事
01:42
And it's the story of many of the Africans who are here.
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這也是許多在場非洲人民的故事
01:47
We start with poverty.
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從貧窮開始吧
01:48
I didn't grow up in the slums or anything that dire,
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我並非從貧民窟長大
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but I know what it is to grow up without having money,
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但我知道生活困苦是怎麼一回事
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or being able to support family.
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或是你還得負擔家計
01:58
Euvin was talking about bellwether signs.
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Euvin曾談論過前兆
02:00
The bellwether for whether our family was broke or not was breakfast.
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一個家庭有沒有破產看他們的早餐就知道了
02:05
You know, when things were good, we had eggs and sausages.
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日子好過時，我們會有雞蛋跟香腸
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When things were bad, we had porridge.
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但是當日子困苦時，我們只能靠麥片粥過活
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And like many African families,
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許多非洲家庭
02:13
my parents could never save
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我父母從來沒辦法存錢
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because they supported siblings, cousins, you know, their parents,
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因為他們得養親人，表哥表弟，當然還有他們的父母
02:20
and things were always dicey.
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而且經常面臨困境
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Now, when I was born, they realized they had a pretty smart kid,
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當我出生時，他們了解他們擁有一個漂亮聰明的小孩
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and they didn't want me to go to the neighborhood school,
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他們不想要讓我在附近上學
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which was free.
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即使是免費的
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And they adopted a very interesting
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所以他們採用了一個非常有趣
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approach to education, which was
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的方法來教育我，就是
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they were going to take me to a school that they can barely afford.
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他們把我送到我去他們幾乎負擔不起的學校
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So they took me to a private, Catholic, elementary school,
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那是一間私立、天主教的小學
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which set the foundation for what ended up being my career.
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此也讓我的職業生涯奠定基礎
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And what happened was,
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然而實際發生的是
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because they could afford it sometimes, sometimes not,
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因為有時他們繳的起學費，有時候繳不起
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I got kicked out pretty much every term.
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我幾乎每學年都被勒令退學
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You know, someone would come in with a list
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嗯，有人拿著一張列表走進來
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of the people who haven't paid school fees,
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上面寫著哪些人沒有繳學費
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and when they started getting pretty strict,
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他們非常嚴格的執行
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you had to leave, until your school fees could be paid.
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除非你已經繳了學費否則你必須離開學校
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And I remember thinking, I mean,
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然而我記得我當時在想，我指
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why don't these guys just take me to a cheap school?
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為什麼不把我送到便宜一點的學校就好
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Because you know, as a kid
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因為你知道的，你是一個小孩
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you're embarrassed and
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你會尷尬而且
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you're sensitive, and everyone knows
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你很敏感，每個人都知道
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you guys don't have money.
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你沒有錢
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But they kept at it,
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但是我父母還是持續這件事
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and I now understand why they did what they did.
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但我現在理解為何他們要這樣做
03:25
They talk about corruption.
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他們談論貪汙腐敗
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In Kenya, we have an entrance exam to go into high school.
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在肯亞，我們有高中入學考試
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And there's national schools, which are like the best schools,
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在那裡，國立學校看似是最好的學校
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and provincial schools.
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或者省立學校
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My dream school at that time was Kenya High School,
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我那時候夢想中的學校是肯亞高中
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a national school.
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一間國立學校
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I missed the cutoff by one point.
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就當時來講，我差點被退學。
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And I was so disappointed, and I was like,
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但我也很失望，覺得
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"Oh my God, you know, what am I going to do?"
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我的天啊，我接下來要怎麼辦
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And my father said, "OK, listen.
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然後我父親說，好，聽著
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Let's go and try and talk to the headmistress.
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讓我們跟校長談談看
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You know, it's just one point. I mean,
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你知道的，這只是一個原因，我指
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maybe she'll let you in if that slot's still there."
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或許他會讓你繼續，如果還在機會還在
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So we went to the school,
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所以我們去了學校
04:00
and because we were nobodies, and because we didn't have privilege,
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但因為我們只是無名小卒，也非特權人士
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and because my father didn't have the right last name,
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我父親也非名門之後
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he was treated like dirt.
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所以他遭遇到很無禮的對待
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And I sat and listened to the headmistress talk to him, saying,
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我坐下來聽著校長這樣跟他說
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you know, who do you think you are?
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嗯，你以為你是誰阿？
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And, you know, you must be joking if you think
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你對你剛提出的不會是認真的吧
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you can get a slot.
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你想要一個機會
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And I had gone to school with other girls, who were kids of politicians,
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我必須去一個全是政治人物小孩的學校
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and who had done much, much worse than I did,
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而他們大部分都沒有我來的優秀
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and they had slots there.
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但他們卻可以在這裡
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And there's nothing worse than seeing your parent
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沒有什麼比親眼看見你的父母
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being humiliated in front of you, you know?
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當著你的面被羞辱更糟了
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And we left, and I swore to myself,
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當我們離開的時候，我對自己發誓
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and I was like, "I'm never, ever going to have
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我這輩子絕對不要讓自己
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to beg for anything in my life."
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為了任何事卑躬屈膝
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They called me two weeks later, they're like,
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兩週後他們打電話給我，他們表現出
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oh, yeah, you can come now. And I told them to stuff it.
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嗯，是的，你現在可以過來了。然後我跟他們說，去你的。
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(Laughter) (Applause)
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(笑聲)(掌聲)
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Final story, and I sort of have to speak quickly.
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最後一個故事，我得講快點了。
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Disease.
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疾病
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My father, who I've been talking about, died of AIDS in 1999.
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我父親，那位我一直在討論的人，在1999年因為感染愛滋死了
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He never told anyone that he had AIDS,
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他從沒跟別人說他感染愛滋
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his fear of the stigma was so strong.
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他對這個恥辱的懼怕是如此強烈
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And I'm pretty much the one who figured it out, because I was a nerd.
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我大概是唯一知道這件事的人，因為我是個書呆子
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And I was in the States at the time,
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那個時候我還在美國
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and they called me. He was very sick, the first time he got sick.
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他們告訴我，他病的很嚴重，第一次他生病
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And he had Cryptococcal meningitis.
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是因為罹患隱球菌腦膜炎
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And so I went on to Google, Cryptococcal meningitis, you know.
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所以我去搜尋有關隱球菌腦膜炎的資訊
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Because of doctor-patient privilege,
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因為有醫病關係的權力消長
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they couldn't really tell us what was going on.
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他們不能夠告訴我們真正發生了什麼事
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But they were like, you know, this is a long-term thing.
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但他們表現出，嗯，這是需要長期治療的
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And when I went online and looked at the infectious --
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當我上網然後
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read about the disease,
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閱讀有關這個疾病的資訊
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I pretty much realized what was going on.
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我大概也知道是怎麼一回事
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The first time he got sick, he recovered.
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第一次他得病，然後痊癒了
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But what happened was that he had to be on medication
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但實際上，他必須要接受醫療照護
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that, at that time -- Diflucan, which in the States
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當時，泰復肯(治療腦膜炎用藥)，在美國
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is used for yeast infections -- cost 30 dollars a pill.
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是用來治療黴菌感染的，一顆藥要價30美元
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He had to be on that pill for the rest of his life.
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他此生都必須要仰賴這種藥物
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You know, so money ran out.
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你知道的，這所費不非
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He got sick again.
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然後他又再度得病
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And up until that time, he had a friend who used to travel to India,
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一直到那時，他有個朋友曾到印度旅遊
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and he used to import, bring him, could
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然後他會
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get him a generic version of it.
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帶回一些無廠家商標的的藥物給我父親
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And that kept him going.
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這讓我父親得以存活
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But the money ran out.
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但錢還是會花完
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He got sick again. He got sick on a Friday.
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所以他又再度生病，他在週五得病
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At that time, there was only one bank that had ATMs in Kenya,
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那時，在肯亞只有一間銀行有自動提款機
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and we could not get cash. The family couldn't get cash
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我們無法提領現金，家人無法取得現金
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for him to start the treatment until Monday.
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好讓他得以接受治療，一直到星期一
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The hospital put him on a water drip for three days.
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醫院只是幫他吊了三天的點滴
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And finally, we figured, well, OK,
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最後我們明白了，嗯
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we'd better just try and take him to a public hospital.
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我們得帶他去公立醫院
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At least he'll get treated
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在那裡他至少可以得到治療
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while we try to figure out the money situation.
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當我們試圖解決財務上的困境
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And he died when the ambulance was coming
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救護車來正趕來送他前往醫院時
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to the hospital to take him.
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他過世了
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And, you know, now, imagine if -- and I could go on and on --
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嗯。想像一下如果...，我可以繼續說下去
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imagine if this is all you know about me.
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想像一下如果這就是你所認識的我
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How would you look at me?
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你會怎麼看我
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With pity, you know. Sadness.
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帶著憐憫，或許還有哀傷
07:08
And this is how you look at Africa.
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這就是大家怎麼看非洲的
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This is the damage it causes.
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這就是它造成的傷痕
07:13
You don't see the other side of me.
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你不會看到我的另一面
07:15
You don't see the blogger,
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你不會知道我是一個部落客
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you don't see the Harvard-educated lawyer,
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也不會知道我是哈佛畢業的律師
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the vibrant person, you know?
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一個有力量的人，明白嗎？
07:21
And I just wanted to personalize that.
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我只想要把此個人化
07:23
Because we talk about it in big terms,
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因為我們談論的是一個廣泛巨大的詞
07:25
and you wonder, you know, so what?
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然後你想著，嗯，那又怎樣
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But it's damaging.
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但它正在崩壞
07:31
And I'm not unique, right?
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我並不是唯一的，是不是？
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Imagine if all you knew about William
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想像一下如果你所知道的威廉
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was the fact that he grew up in a poor village.
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是住在一個貧窮的村落
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And you didn't know about the windmill, you know?
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而你對那個磨坊一無所知，明白嗎？
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And I was just moved.
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然後我剛剛才受到感動 --
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I was actually crying during his presentation.
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我正因為他的演講而哭泣
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He was like, I try and I make.
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他就像，我嘗試的並且我所做的
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I was like Nike should hire him, you know, "Just do it!"
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我希望Nike雇用他，你知道的，『去做吧！』
07:51
(Laughter)
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(笑聲)
07:54
And this is, again, the point I'm trying to make.
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這就是我想重申的論點
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When you focus just on the disasters --
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當你只專注在災難時
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(Laughter) (Applause)
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(笑聲)(鼓掌)
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-- we're ignoring the potential.
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我們忽視了潛在的可能
08:11
So, what is to be done?
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所以要怎麼做
08:15
First of all,
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首先
08:16
Africans, we need to get better at telling our stories.
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非洲人民們，我們必須要更精於訴說我們的故事
08:19
We heard about that yesterday.
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昨天我們聽到的
08:21
We had some of them this morning.
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今天早晨我們保留一部分就好
08:23
And this is an example, you know,
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你知道
08:25
blogging is one way of doing that.
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寫部落格是一個方法
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Afrigator is an aggregator of African blogs
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Afrigator是一個非洲的部落格平台
08:30
that was developed in South Africa.
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它是在南非被開發的
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So we need to start getting better.
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所以我們必須要開始變好
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If no one else will tell our stories, let's do it.
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如果沒有人要說我們的故事，讓我們來說
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And going back to the point I was trying to make,
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回到我剛剛想說的
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this is the Swahili Wikipedia.
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這是斯瓦希里語(非洲最多人說的語言)的維基百科
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Swahili is spoken by about 50 million people in East Africa.
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斯瓦希里語在東非大約50萬人使用
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It only has five contributors.
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但卻只有五個貢獻撰寫者
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Four of them are white males -- non-native speakers.
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其中四個人是男性白人，完全沒有人有母語背景
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The other person is -- Ndesanjo, if you're here, stand up --
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第五個人是Ndesanjo, 如果你在場請起立 --
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is a Tanzanian, [the] first Swahili blogger.
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他是坦桑尼亞人，第一個斯瓦希里語的部落客
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He's the only African who's contributing to this.
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他是唯一非洲藉的的貢獻撰寫者
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People, please. We can't whine and complain
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人們阿，拜託！我們不能夠再哭泣抱怨
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the West is doing this.
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西方國家已經在進行了
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What are we doing?
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而我們在做什麼呢？
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Where are the rest of the Swahili speakers?
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斯瓦希里語的發言者都跑到哪裡去了？
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Why are we not generating our own content?
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為什麼我們不能說說我們自己的故事呢？
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You know, it's not enough to complain. We need to act.
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你知道，光抱怨是沒有用的，我們必須要做些什麼
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Reuters now integrates African blogs
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路透社現在正在集結非洲的部落格
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into their coverage of Africa.
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成為他們非洲的訊息來源
09:25
So, that's a start,
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所以這是個開始
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and we've heard of all their other initiatives.
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我們也聽聞了他們其它開創的舉動
09:29
The cheetah generation.
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獵豹世代(指非洲的未來一代)
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The aid approach, you know, is flawed.
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這個資助行為，是有缺失的
09:34
And after all the hoopla of Live 8,
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在Live 8(貧窮運動)的喧鬧之後
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we're still not anywhere in the picture.
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在這塊版圖上依然不見我們蹤影
09:39
No, you're not.
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是的，沒有你。
09:41
(Laughter)
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(笑聲)
09:53
But the point I'm trying to make, though,
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但我想說的是
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is that it's not enough for us to criticize.
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光只有評論是不夠的
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And for those of you in the diaspora
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在遷徙流散中的你們
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who are struggling with where should I be,
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掙扎著何去何從
10:03
should I move back,
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該般回去嗎
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should I stay?
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或者繼續停留
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You know, just jump.
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嗯，行動就對了
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The continent needs you.
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這塊大陸需要你
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And I can't emphasize that enough, you know.
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我得過分強調，你知道的
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I walked away from a job with one of the top firms in D.C.,
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我從華盛頓特區最頂尖的事務所辭職了
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Covington and Burling, six figures.
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卡溫頓和布林，六位數
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With two paychecks, or three paychecks,
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兩份或三份薪水
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I could solve a lot of my family's problems.
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我可以解決家裡的問題
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But I walked away from that, because my passion was here,
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但我離開那裏，因為我知道我志向於此
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and because I wanted to do things that were fulfilling.
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因為我想做一些事情是有意義的
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And because I'm needed here, you know?
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因為這裡需要我，了解嗎
10:35
I probably can win a prize for the most ways
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在很多方面或許我可能會獲獎
10:38
to use a Harvard Law School degree
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因為我有哈佛法學院的學位
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because of all the things I'm doing.
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因為所有我做的這些事
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One is because I'm pretty aggressive,
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其一是我非常的積極
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and I try and find, you know, opportunities.
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我極力尋找機會
10:46
But there is such a need, you know?
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但這裡有這樣的一個需要，了解嗎？
10:49
I'm a corporate lawyer most of the time
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我平常是一個企業律師
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for an organization called Enablis
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在一個叫做Enablis的機構
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that supports entrepreneurs in South Africa.
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那裡資助從南非來的企業家
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We're now moving into East Africa.
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我們現在往東非移動
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And we give them business development services,
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我們提供商業發展的服務
11:01
as well as financing loan and equity.
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和財務貸款與投資入股
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I've also set up a project in Kenya,
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我也在肯亞設置了一個計畫
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and what we do is we track the performance
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我們所做的是追蹤肯亞國會議員(MP)
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of Kenyan MPs.
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的表現
11:10
My partner, M, who's a tech guru, hacked WordPress.
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我有個科技技術一流的夥伴，駭進了WordPress(部落格平台)
11:14
It costs us, like, 20 dollars a month just for hosting.
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主機費用一個月大概20美元
11:16
Everything else on there is a labor of love.
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其他的都是發自於內心喜愛而自願做的
11:20
We've manually entered all the data there.
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我們自己取得了所有的資料
11:22
And you can get profiles of each MP,
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你可以得到每個國會議員(MP)的檔案
11:25
questions they've asked in parliament.
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他們在國會中問的問題
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We have a comment function,
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我們有個評論功能
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where people can ask their MPs questions.
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在那裡人們可以詢問議員問題
11:31
There are some MPs who participate,
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有些議員有參與
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and come back and ask.
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並且回來與發問
11:34
And basically, we started this because we were tired
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基本上我們開始做這些，是因為我們厭倦了
11:36
of complaining about our politicians.
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對於政客的抱怨
11:39
You know, I believe that accountability stems from demand.
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嗯，我相信當責是需要被要求的
11:42
You're not just going to be accountable
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你並不只是對你的良心
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out of the goodness of your heart.
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負責就好
11:45
And we as Africans need to start challenging our leaders.
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而我們身為非洲人民需要開始質詢我們的在上位者
11:48
What are they doing?
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他們在做什麼
11:50
You know, they're not going to change
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了解嗎？他們並沒有要改變
11:51
just out of nowhere.
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一點都沒有
11:53
So we need new policies, we need --
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所以我們需要新政策，我們需要
11:55
where's that coming from, you know?
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這是從哪裡來的，了解嗎？
11:57
Another thing is that these leaders
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其二是，這些在上位者
11:59
are a reflection of our society.
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是我們社會的一個倒影
12:02
We talk about African governments
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我們談論非洲政府時
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like they've been dropped from Mars, you know?
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就像他們被扔到火星一樣，了解嗎？
12:07
They come from us.
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他們也是我們自身
12:09
And what is it about our society that is generating leaders that we don't like?
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是我們社會的樣貌產生我們不喜愛的領袖
12:13
And how can we change that?
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我們要怎樣改變這個呢
12:15
So Mzalendo was one small way we thought we could start
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Mzalendo(監督肯亞議員網站)是我們可以起步的一條小逕
12:19
inspiring people to start holding their leaders accountable.
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讓人民開始監督在上位者的論述
12:23
Where do we go from here?
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我們可以往哪呢？
12:25
I believe in the power of ideas.
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我相信信念的力量
12:27
I believe in the power of sharing knowledge.
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我相信知識共享的力量
12:29
And I'd ask all of you, when you leave here, please just share,
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我想請求你們，當你離開這裡的時候，請與他人分享
12:34
and keep the ideas that you've gotten out of here going,
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並且記住你在這裡所產生的想法
12:37
because it can make a difference.
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因為它是可以有所不同的
12:40
The other thing I want to urge you to do
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另外我想要你做的另一件事是
12:42
is take an interest in the individual.
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對他人付出關懷
12:45
I've had lots of conversations about things I think
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我已經談論過許多需要在
12:48
need to be happening in Africa.
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非洲被實踐的想法
12:50
People are like, "OK, if you don't do aid,
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人們傾向於-- 好，如果你不幫忙
12:52
I'm a bleeding heart liberal, what can I do?"
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我是一個心軟的民主主義者，我可以做什麼？
12:55
And when I talk about my ideas, they're like,
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當我談論我的想法時，他們總是，
12:56
"BBut it's not scalable, you know.
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但這是不能被比較的，了解嗎？
12:58
Give me something I can do with Paypal."
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給我一些用Paypal就可以做的
13:00
It's not that easy, you know?
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這不容易，你知道嗎？
13:02
And sometimes just taking an interest in the individual,
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有時只對個人付出關心
13:06
in the fellows you've met, and the businesspeople you've met,
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對你所遇見的人付出關懷，或者你認識的商人
13:09
it can make a huge difference, especially in Africa,
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這可以大有不同的，尤其是在非洲
13:11
because usually the individual in Africa
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因為在非洲的個人
13:13
carries a lot of people behind them.
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背後都有更大的一群人
13:15
Practically. I mean, when I was a first-year student in law school,
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實際上，我指，當我在法學院的第一年
13:20
my mom's business had collapsed, so I was supporting her.
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我母親的生意倒閉了，所以我必須要扶養她
13:24
My sister was struggling to get through undergrad.
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我妹妹掙扎完成大學學位
13:26
I was helping her pay her tuition.
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我幫忙她負擔學費
13:28
My cousin ran out of school fees, and she's really smart.
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我堂妹付不出學費，但她很聰明
13:31
I was paying her school fees.
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我幫她負擔她的學費
13:32
A cousin of mine died of AIDS, left an orphan,
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我的一位表兄死於愛滋，有個遺孤
13:35
so we said, well, what are we going to do with her?
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所以我們討論，她要何去何從
13:37
You know, she's now my baby sister.
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嗯，她現在變成了我親愛的小妹
13:39
And because of the opportunities that were afforded to me,
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因為這些在我面前眾多的機會
13:41
I am able to lift all those people.
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我才能夠照顧起這些人
13:43
So, don't underestimate that.
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所以不要輕忽這些
13:47
An example. This man changed my life.
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另外一個例子，一個改變我生命的男人
13:49
He's a professor. He's now at Vanderbilt.
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他是一個教授，現在在范德比特大學
13:51
He's an undergrad professor, Mitchell Seligson.
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他是一個本科教授，Mitchell Seligson
13:54
And because of him, I got into Harvard Law School,
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因為他我才能夠進哈佛
13:56
because he took an interest.
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因為他付出關心
13:57
I was taking a class of his, and he was just like,
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我當時修他的課，而他就像，
14:01
this is an overeager student,
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這是一個過於有野心的學生
14:03
which we don't normally get in the United States,
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這種人在美國並不常見
14:05
because everyone else is cynical and jaded.
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因為大家都是自私自立並且精疲力盡
14:09
He called me to his office and said,
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他把我叫進他的辦公室並且說
14:10
"What do you want to do when you grow up?"
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你長大後想做什麼
14:11
I said, "I want to be a lawyer."
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我說，我想成為一名律師
14:12
And he was like, "Why? You know,
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然後他疑惑著，為什麼？
14:15
we don't need another lawyer in the United States."
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在美國我們不需要再多一名律師
14:17
And he tried to talk me out of it,
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他試圖要告訴我這點
14:19
but it was like, "OK, I know nothing about applying to law school,
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但就像，好，我一點都不知道要怎麼樣才能進法學院
14:22
I'm poli-sci Ph.D.
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我是一個國際關係的博士
14:23
But, you know, let's figure out what I need you to do,
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但是，讓我們想想你需要做什麼
14:27
what I need to do to help you out."
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我需要做些什麼才能幫助你
14:28
It was like, "Where do you want to go?"
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這就像，你想要做些什麼？
14:30
And to me at that time university --
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對我而言那時是上大學
14:31
I was at University of Pitts for undergrad,
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我那時候準備要到匹茲堡大學就讀
14:33
and that was like heaven, OK,
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而這就像天堂，嗯，
14:35
because compared to what could have been in Kenya.
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因為可能跟在肯亞發生的事情做了比較
14:37
So I'm like, "Yeah, I'm just applying to Pitt for law school."
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所以我就，嗯，我剛申請了匹茲堡大學的法學院
14:40
He was like, "Why? You know, you're smart,
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他就一臉疑惑，為什麼？你知道嗎？你很聰明
14:42
you have all these things going for you."
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妳具備所有條件阿
14:44
And I'm like, "Because I'm here and it's cheap,
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然後我就嗯，因為我在這裡，而且它很便宜
14:46
and you know, I kind of like Pittsburgh."
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嗯，我也有點喜歡匹茲堡
14:49
Like, that's the dumbest reason I've ever heard
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喜歡！這真是我聽過要申請進法學院
14:51
for applying to law school.
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最愚蠢的理由了
14:53
And, you know, so he took me under his wing, and he encouraged me.
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嗯，所以他把我納入他的羽翼下，鼓勵我
14:57
And he said, "Look, you can get into Harvard,
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然後他說，妳看，妳可以進哈佛的
14:59
you're that good, OK?
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妳是這麼棒，好嗎？
15:00
And if they don't admit you, they're the ones who are messed up."
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如果他們不認同妳，他們才是搞砸的那方
15:05
And he built me up, you know?
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他幫助我成長許多，
15:07
And this is just an illustration.
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這只是其中一個例子
15:09
You can meet other individuals here.
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你也可以在這裡遇到其他人
15:11
We just need a push.
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我們只需要被推一把
15:12
That's all I needed was a push to go to the next level.
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我所需要的只是把我往前推一步
15:18
Basically, I want to end with my vision for Africa, you know?
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基本上我想要以我對非洲的想像作結
15:25
A gentleman spoke yesterday about the indignity
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一位紳士昨天談論關於我們必須要
15:27
of us having to leave the continent
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離開非洲這塊大陸的恥辱
15:32
so that we can fulfill our potential.
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因此我們可以滿足我們的潛能
15:35
You know, my vision is that my daughter,
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嗯，我的想像是我女兒
15:37
and any other African child being born today,
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或者是非洲的孩童
15:41
can be whoever they want to be here,
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在非洲都能夠做他們想做的
15:45
without having to leave.
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而不用遠離家門
15:47
And they can have the possibility of transcending
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而他們也擁有超越他們所在
15:51
the circumstances under which they were born.
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環境的可能
15:54
That's one thing you Americans take for granted, you know?
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這是你們美國人視為理所當然的，嗯
15:57
That you can grow up, you know, not so good circumstances,
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你成長的環境，並非如此完善
16:01
and you can move.
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你可以遠離
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Just because you are born in rural Arkansas, whatever,
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只是因為你生在阿肯色州的農村或其他地方
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that doesn't define who you are.
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這並不會界定你是誰
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For most Africans today, where you live, or where you were born,
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但對大多數的非洲人而言，你住哪裡或者你於哪裡出生
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and the circumstances under which you were born,
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或者你在哪個環境下出生
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determine the rest of your life.
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則會決定了你的下半生
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I would like to see that change,
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我想要見證這些改變
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and the change starts with us.
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而改變從我們開始
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And as Africans, we need to take responsibility for our continent.
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身為一個非洲人民，我們必須對這塊土地負起責任
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Thank you.
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謝謝
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ory Okolloh - Blogger and activistOry Okolloh maintains the blog Mzalendo, providing an unprecedented look at the doings of Kenya's parliament -- information once unavailable to Kenyan citizens.
Why you should listen
Ory Okolloh is a blogger and open-government activist. She runs Mzalendo, a pioneering civic website that tracks the performance of Kenya's Parliament and its Parliamentarians. With a vote tracker, articles and opinion pieces, the site connects Kenyans to their leaders and opens the lid on this powerful and once-secretive body. (This is a Parliament that finally agreed to have its procedings televised in August 2008.)
Okolloh's own blog is called Kenyan Pundit, and it tracks her work with Mzalendo and her other efforts as part of the rebuilding of Kenya, following the post-election violence in late 2007 (she collected a powerful series of diaries of the violence, dozens of essays from Kenyans and others -- well worth a read).
Okolloh is part of a wave of young Africans who are using the power of blogging, SMS and web-enabled openness to push their countries forward and help Africans to truly connect. Tools like Ushahidi help to link a people whose tribal differences, as Okolloh points out again and again, are often cynically exploited by a small group of leaders. Only by connecting Africans can this cycle be broken.
Ory Okolloh | Speaker | TED.com