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Keith Nolan: Deaf in the military
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Keith Nolan always wanted to join the United States military -- but he’s deaf, an automatic disqualification according to military rules. In this talk, he describes his fight to fight for his country. (In American Sign Language, with real time translation.)
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Keith Nolan doesn't believe his deafness should be a barrier to serving his country -- and is making the case for increasing the role of citizens with disabilities in the military. Full bio
Keith Nolan doesn't believe his deafness should be a barrier to serving his country -- and is making the case for increasing the role of citizens with disabilities in the military. Full bio
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(Interpreter voice-over) Hello, everyone.
My name is Keith Nolan.
My name is Keith Nolan.
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（口译者声音）大家好，我是基思·诺兰。
00:14
I’m a cadet private.
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我是一名军校学员。
00:19
My talk today is on the topic
of the military.
of the military.
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我今天演讲的主题和军队有关。
00:23
How many of you out there thought
you’d ever like to join the military?
you’d ever like to join the military?
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你们当中有多少人曾想过参军？
00:26
I see a number of you nodding.
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我看见有几个人点头了。
从小时候开始我也有同样的念头。
00:28
And I thought the same thing
ever since I was young.
ever since I was young.
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在成长的过程中，我也一直憧憬能够参军。
00:31
Growing up, I’d always wanted
to join the military.
to join the military.
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I loved military history
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我酷爱军队的历史，
00:36
and I’ve read a great deal on the subject.
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也查阅了很多相关资料。
00:39
Also, I have various family members,
such as my grandfather and great uncle,
such as my grandfather and great uncle,
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此外，我的几个家庭成员，
比如我祖父和叔祖父，
比如我祖父和叔祖父，
他们都参加过二战。
00:43
who fought in World War II.
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00:44
And like them, I wanted the same thing:
to serve my country.
to serve my country.
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我也想像他们一样为祖国做贡献。
那么问题来了：我能吗？
00:48
So the question is: Can I?
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答案是：不，我不能。
00:49
No, I can’t.
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00:51
Why? Simply because I’m deaf.
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为什么？原因很简单，我是一个聋哑人。
00:54
Regardless of that fact, I still had
that longing to join the military.
that longing to join the military.
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但我没有就此退缩，我仍然渴望加入军队。
00:59
For example, after I graduated
from high school,
from high school,
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比如，在我高中毕业后的三个月，
01:03
three months before 9/11 occurred,
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911事件发生了，
01:05
I went to a naval recruiting center
with high hopes of joining the navy.
with high hopes of joining the navy.
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我前往一个海军招募中心，
满以为能应招入伍。
满以为能应招入伍。
01:09
I went in and a strapping naval man
stood up and addressed me.
stood up and addressed me.
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进去后，一个身材魁梧的海军
起身向我打招呼。
起身向我打招呼。
当他对我说话时，
我没办法读懂他的唇语，
我没办法读懂他的唇语，
01:13
As he was speaking to me,
it was impossible for me to read his lips,
it was impossible for me to read his lips,
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所以我说：“对不起，我是聋哑人。”
01:18
so I said, “I'm sorry, I’m deaf.”
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01:22
He tore off a little piece of paper
and wrote down three words:
and wrote down three words:
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他撕了一张纸，在上面写了几个字，
01:25
“Bad ear. Disqual.”
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“耳朵有问题，不。”
01:27
He didn't even fully
spell out "Disqualified,"
spell out "Disqualified,"
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他甚至连 “不合格” 都懒得写完整，
就只是写了 “耳朵有问题，不。”
01:30
just: “Bad ear. Disqual.”
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01:33
So I went on my way.
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所以我离开了那里。
01:35
I tried various locations a number
of different times, trying to join,
of different times, trying to join,
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后来我又去了很多地方，还是想要加入军队，
01:39
but over and over again,
I got the same response:
I got the same response:
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但每一次，我都得到同样的回应，
01:41
“Sorry, you’re deaf. We can’t accept you.”
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“对不起，你是聋哑人，我们不接受你。”
01:44
So I shifted gears
and decided to become a teacher.
and decided to become a teacher.
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所以我只能换一条路走，我决心当一名老师。
01:46
I completed a master's in deaf education
and taught for almost two years,
and taught for almost two years,
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在取得聋哑教育专业硕士学位后，
我教了将近两年的书，
我教了将近两年的书，
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until this past spring,
when three things occurred
when three things occurred
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直到去年春天，发生了三件事
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that changed that course,
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改变了这一局面。
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the first of which, while I was teaching
a high school history class.
a high school history class.
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第一件事发生在我执教的高中历史课上，
01:58
I’d lectured on the Mexican-American War.
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我在讲美墨战争，
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The bell had rung,
and I was seated at my desk,
and I was seated at my desk,
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铃声响了，我坐在我的讲桌前。
02:03
when one of my students,
who is deaf, approached me
who is deaf, approached me
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这时，我的一个聋哑学生走了过来，
02:06
and said that he’d like
to join the military.
to join the military.
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告诉我说，他想要参军。
02:08
I said, “Ah, sorry.
You can’t. You're deaf.”
You can’t. You're deaf.”
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我说：“唉，对不起，你不能，你是聋哑人。”
02:11
Then I caught myself.
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紧接着我就发现了我的问题，
02:13
It struck me that all along
I had been told no, I can’t,
I had been told no, I can’t,
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我突然意识到，这么长时间以来，
我一直被告知我不能，
我一直被告知我不能，
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and now I was perpetuating
that same message
that same message
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以至于现在我也在传递同样的讯息给别人，
传递给下一代，传递给我自己的学生。
02:18
to the next generation, to my own student.
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02:21
That realization had a large impact
that really resonated with me.
that really resonated with me.
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这次自省给了我很大的影响，让我感触颇深。
02:25
Now, the second thing that happened,
my friend had just moved to Israel.
my friend had just moved to Israel.
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第二件事是，我的一个朋友最近搬到了以色列。
02:28
Did you know that in Israel
they accept deaf people into the military?
they accept deaf people into the military?
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你们知道吗，以色列允许聋哑人参军！
02:31
How can deaf people be
in the military, right?
in the military, right?
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聋哑人怎么能加入军队呢，对吧？
02:34
Could this really be true? Come on!
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这能是真的吗？
02:36
Well, I went to Israel last summer
to see for myself.
to see for myself.
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为此，去年夏天，我亲自去以色列一探究竟。
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I interviewed 10 deaf Israeli soldiers,
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我采访了10位以色列聋哑士兵，
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all of those video interviews
and questions I’ve compiled,
and questions I’ve compiled,
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所有采访视频和我汇总的问题，
02:45
and the findings,
I’ll share with you later.
I’ll share with you later.
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以及结论，我稍后给你们展示。
02:47
Thirdly, CSUN here, my alma mater,
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第三件事是，我的母校CSUN
（加利福尼亚州立大学北山分校）
（加利福尼亚州立大学北山分校）
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had recently started up
an Army ROTC program.
an Army ROTC program.
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最近开展了一个军队ROTC项目，
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ROTC, which stands for
Reserve Officer Training Corps,
Reserve Officer Training Corps,
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ROTC是预备军官训练团的简称。
02:59
allows students working on
their college majors
their college majors
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它让学生们可以在攻读自己的大学专业的同时，
03:01
to concurrently participate
in the ROTC program.
in the ROTC program.
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参加ROTC的项目。
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Upon graduation, ROTC students
have a military career
have a military career
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毕业后，ROTC项目的学生会发现，
03:07
ready and waiting for them.
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军旅生涯在等待着他们，
03:09
So if one joined the army, one could
commission as a second lieutenant.
commission as a second lieutenant.
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所以如果入伍，他们将会拥有少尉军衔，
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That's generally the ROTC
program here at CSUN.
program here at CSUN.
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这就是CSUN的ROTC项目的大致介绍。
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Having learned that, I was intrigued.
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得知这个以后，我很好奇。
03:18
I already had a profession as a teacher,
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虽然我已经有教师这个工作了，
03:20
but I went ahead anyway
and sent an email off to the program,
and sent an email off to the program,
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但我还是决定尝试一下，
并且给项目负责人发了封电子邮件，
并且给项目负责人发了封电子邮件，
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explaining that I was
a teacher of the deaf,
a teacher of the deaf,
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我说我是一名聋哑人教师，
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wondering if I could take
a few classes with them
a few classes with them
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我希望能和他们一起上课，
03:27
and perhaps share their lessons
with my students.
with my students.
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最好能够把我学到的东西跟我的学生们分享。
03:30
I got an email response back,
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我得到了邮件回复，
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and surprisingly, it was the first
time that I wasn't told,
time that I wasn't told,
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令我惊讶的是，这是第一次，我收到的不是，
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"Sorry, no, you can’t. You’re deaf."
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“对不起，不，你不能。你是聋哑人。”
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It said, "Well, that's interesting.
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邮件里写道：“嗯...这很有意思，”
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I think maybe we can work something out
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“我觉得我们可以协调一下，”
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and you can take a few classes with us."
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”你可以来上几节课。”
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This was unprecedented.
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这样史无前例的回复
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So naturally, I was shocked.
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自然把我惊呆了。
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Although I was teaching, I decided I had
to grab the opportunity right away
to grab the opportunity right away
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虽然我还在教课，
但我还是觉得我应该立刻抓住这次机会
但我还是觉得我应该立刻抓住这次机会
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and get my foot in the door.
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走出这一步。
03:53
Altogether, that's how it transpired.
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总之，这就是这件事的来龙去脉。
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Now, with all my life experiences,
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现在，基于我所有的经验，
03:58
having talked with all the people I had,
and given everything I’ve read,
and given everything I’ve read,
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以及我采访过的人，再加上我阅读的相关资料，
04:02
I decided to write a research paper
called “Deaf in the Military.”
called “Deaf in the Military.”
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我决定写份调查报告，“军队中的聋哑人”。
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I'll share with you
what those 98 pages entail.
what those 98 pages entail.
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今天我跟你们分享，这份98页的报告包含的内容。
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Here in America, we’ve actually had
deaf soldiers serving in the past.
deaf soldiers serving in the past.
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美国的历史上其实有过聋哑士兵，
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In fact, during
the Texas War of Independence,
the Texas War of Independence,
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事实上，在德州独立战争中，
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there was a key character
named Deaf Smith,
named Deaf Smith,
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有一个叫“聋子史密斯”的关键人物
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who made a large contribution
to that war effort.
to that war effort.
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对于那场战争有着很大的贡献。
04:23
For the American Civil War,
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关于美国内战，
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Gallaudet University actually has archived
a list of deaf soldiers in that war
a list of deaf soldiers in that war
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加劳德特大学曾存档过参战聋哑士兵的名单，
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from the North and the South,
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从北到南都有。
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showing that deaf soldiers
were even fighting against each other.
were even fighting against each other.
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这表示，聋哑士兵甚至相互打过仗。
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During World War II,
there are a few rare examples
there are a few rare examples
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在二战中，也有几个罕见的案例，
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of deaf people who made it
into the military at that time
into the military at that time
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是关于聋哑人在当时成功入伍，
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and were able to serve
their country as well.
their country as well.
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并且同样能够保家卫国。
04:41
History illustrates the fact
that America has had deaf soldiers,
that America has had deaf soldiers,
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历史证明，美国军队中曾有过聋哑士兵，
而现在却没有。
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in contrast to today.
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04:46
In my paper, I also discuss
the deaf Israeli soldiers.
the deaf Israeli soldiers.
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在我的报告中，我同样提到了以色列的聋哑士兵，
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I learned that they serve
in non-combat roles.
in non-combat roles.
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我了解到他们的工作都是非战斗性的。
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The deaf soldiers are not
on the front lines engaged in fire,
on the front lines engaged in fire,
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聋哑士兵不会在第一线与敌人交火，
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but rather, are behind the lines
serving in supportive roles.
serving in supportive roles.
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但他们会在后方承担支援工作，
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There are a plethora of various
non-combat jobs accessible to the deaf:
non-combat jobs accessible to the deaf:
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这里有很多聋哑士兵可以做的工作，
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intelligence, computer technology,
map drawing, supply,
map drawing, supply,
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情报工作，电脑技术，绘图，后勤，
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military dog training --
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军犬训练——
还有很多其他的工作。
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the list goes on.
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The communication
between deaf Israeli soldiers
between deaf Israeli soldiers
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以色列聋哑士兵，
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and other soldiers who are hearing
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和正常士兵之间的交流方式，
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is carried out with the same approaches
deaf people in general use
deaf people in general use
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实际上和日常生活中聋哑人
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with the hearing public on a daily basis.
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与健全人的交流方式是一样的。
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You can use your voice,
lip-read, gestures,
lip-read, gestures,
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你可以发声，读唇语，打手势，
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sometimes another soldier knows
sign language and that can be utilized,
sign language and that can be utilized,
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如果其他士兵会手语的话，沟通将更为顺利。
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pen and paper, texts, computers, emails --
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此外可以利用纸笔，打字，用电脑，电子邮件......
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seriously, there’s no
magic wand necessary.
magic wand necessary.
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说真的，不需要什么魔杖，
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It's the same thing we do every day.
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就跟我们平时做的一样，
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Interpreters are used there primarily
for boot camp training.
for boot camp training.
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在新兵训练时才会用到口译人员。
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For the average work, it’s not necessary
to have an interpreter by your side.
to have an interpreter by your side.
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平常工作，聋哑士兵是不需要口译人员的。
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The Israeli Army is comprised
of small groups.
of small groups.
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以色列军队由各个小组组成，
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Each of these units with deaf
soldiers have developed
soldiers have developed
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每个包含聋哑士兵的小组，
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their own way of communicating
with each other,
with each other,
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都建立了独特的交流方式，
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so there’s no need for interpreters.
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因此口译人员并非必要。
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The top picture is of one soldier I met.
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上面这张图片是我遇到的一个士兵。
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The bottom photo
is of Prime Minister Begin
is of Prime Minister Begin
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下面这张是首相贝京
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with a deaf soldier in Israel.
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和一名聋哑士兵在以色列。
05:57
Another part of my paper touches on
disabled soldiers in the US Military.
disabled soldiers in the US Military.
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报告的另一部分是关于美国军队中的残疾士兵。
06:02
Obviously, military work can be dangerous
and involve injury.
and involve injury.
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很明显，军队工作很危险，会有人受伤，
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One example here is Captain Luckett.
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卢赛特队长就是一个例子，
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Due to an explosion, he lost his leg.
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他在一次爆炸中失去了一条腿，
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He’s recovered and currently has
a prosthetic leg.
a prosthetic leg.
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他最终恢复了，并且安装了假肢，
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Now that he’s strong, he's back in combat,
still fighting in Afghanistan.
still fighting in Afghanistan.
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现在他很强壮，又回到了第一线，仍然在阿富汗服役。
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It’s remarkable.
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这真的很非同凡响。
06:22
And guess what? He’s not the only one.
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而且你们猜怎么样？他不是唯一一个！
06:25
There are 40 other soldiers like him,
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还有40个像他一样的士兵，
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amputees who are serving in combat zones.
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40个在前线作战的截肢的士兵们，
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Incredible.
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真是难以置信。
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Also, we have a blind soldier here.
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另外，还有一个盲人士兵，
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While he was in Iraq,
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当他在伊拉克时，
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an explosion from a suicide car bomber
destroyed his eyesight.
destroyed his eyesight.
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一辆自杀式汽车里的炸弹爆炸，他因此失明，
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He’s recovered and hasn’t left the army.
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他恢复了，并且继续留在了军队，
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The army has retained him on active duty,
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军队依然保持着他的现役军籍，
06:45
and he’s currently running a hospital
for wounded soldiers.
for wounded soldiers.
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而且他现在正运营一家专为伤残士兵开设的医院。
06:48
I also found out online
about another soldier,
about another soldier,
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同时，我通过网络找到了另一名士兵，
06:51
who is deaf in one ear.
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他有一只耳朵是聋的，
06:53
He’s developed civil programs in Iraq,
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他在伊拉克开发了很多民间项目，
06:55
one of which actually started
a school for the deaf in Iraq.
a school for the deaf in Iraq.
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其中有一个项目，在伊拉克建立了一所聋哑人学校，
07:01
All of this is incredible.
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这些事例多么的惊人啊，
07:03
But I am going to ask all of you:
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但我想问在座的各位：
07:05
If the US Military can retain
their disabled soldiers,
their disabled soldiers,
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如果美国军队可以保留残疾士兵的军籍，
07:09
why can’t they accept
disabled citizens as well?
disabled citizens as well?
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为什么他们不让残疾公民入伍呢？
07:14
Moreover, out of all the US Military jobs,
80% are non-combat positions.
80% are non-combat positions.
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并且，在所有的美军军队工作中，
百分之八十都是非战斗性的，
百分之八十都是非战斗性的，
07:20
There are many jobs that we
in the Deaf community can do.
in the Deaf community can do.
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有太多工作可以让我们聋哑人去做，
07:24
If I were to be in the military,
I’d like to do intelligence work.
I’d like to do intelligence work.
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如果我能加入军队，我想做情报工作，
07:27
But there is an array
of other things we can do,
of other things we can do,
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还有这么多其他工作可以让我们来做，
07:30
such as mechanics, finance, medicine, etc.
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比如技工，财务，医药等等。
07:33
So to summarize, I’ve presented
three premises to support my argument,
three premises to support my argument,
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总结一下，我有三个论据可以支持我的观点，
07:37
the first being, Israeli defense
openly accepts deaf soldiers.
openly accepts deaf soldiers.
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第一个是以色列军队公开接受聋哑士兵，
07:40
If you have the qualities
and skills required, they’ll take you.
and skills required, they’ll take you.
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如果你能满足相应的能力和技能的要求，
他们就会招你入伍。
他们就会招你入伍。
07:43
Secondly, the US Military
has accommodations
has accommodations
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第二，美军拥有很多场所，
07:46
for retaining their disabled soldiers.
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用于训练他们的残疾士兵。
07:48
And lastly, 80% of occupations
in the military are non-combat.
in the military are non-combat.
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第三，美军中百分八十的工作是非战斗性的，
07:53
Now, can we Deaf Americans
serve our country?
serve our country?
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所以，我们聋哑人到底能不能为国效力？
07:56
Yes! Of course!
Absolutely, without a doubt!
Absolutely, without a doubt!
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能！当然能！毋庸置疑！
08:02
Now I’ll explain a bit
about my experience in the Army ROTC,
about my experience in the Army ROTC,
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现在我想分享一下我在ROTC中的经历，
08:05
which began last fall.
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我是在去年秋天参加的这个项目。
08:07
I have been involved with that thus far
and it’s still going on now.
and it’s still going on now.
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从那时起我就在这个项目中了，现在还在，
08:11
Really, I need to preface this
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说真的，我必须要声明一下，
08:13
by saying that this is the first time
my battalion had ever had a deaf cadet.
my battalion had ever had a deaf cadet.
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我所在的军营第一次有一个聋哑学员，
08:17
They had never experienced that before.
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这是一件从未有过的事情，
08:19
So of course, they were taken aback,
wondering, initially,
wondering, initially,
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军队里的人一开始都特别吃惊，
08:23
how I would do this or that,
how would we communicate and such,
how would we communicate and such,
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吃惊我是怎么做到的，或是，我们究竟该如何交流。
08:27
which is a natural reaction,
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这些疑问都很正常，
毕竟他们中的大多数人都没接触过聋哑人，
08:28
considering that many of them
had never interacted with a deaf person
had never interacted with a deaf person
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起码在接触我之前。
08:31
prior to me.
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另外，我真的加入军队了！这也令我大吃一惊，
08:33
Plus, I was taken aback by this --
it was the real thing, the army.
it was the real thing, the army.
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08:37
I had to learn a whole new world,
full of military jargon,
full of military jargon,
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我必须去了解一个全新的世界，
一个充满着军事术语的世界，
一个充满着军事术语的世界，
08:40
with its own culture and everything.
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一个拥有独特文化的世界，
08:44
So we started out slow,
getting to know each other
getting to know each other
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所以我们慢慢起步，一点点地了解对方，
08:47
and learning how
to work together, progressively.
to work together, progressively.
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学习如何有效率地共同工作。
08:50
For example, on the first day
of class, I had no uniform.
of class, I had no uniform.
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举个例子，第一天上课时，我没有军服，
所以我就穿着普通的衣服去上课了，
08:54
So I showed up in regular clothes,
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08:56
while the other cadets
were all in uniform.
were all in uniform.
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但其他的学员都穿着他们的军服。
08:58
I found out that every morning at 5:30,
there was physical training, PT.
there was physical training, PT.
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每天早上5:30是体能训练时间，简称体训，
09:04
On Fridays, there would be
field training -- labs -- off-campus,
field training -- labs -- off-campus,
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周五则是在校外的实验室实地训练，
09:08
and occasionally, we would have
weekend training at a military base.
weekend training at a military base.
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时不时的，我们还会在周末时去军事基地训练，
09:12
So I showed up, ready,
each morning at 5:30,
each morning at 5:30,
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我在每天早上5:30，穿着普通人的衣服，
09:14
with all the cadets in uniform
and me in civilian clothes.
and me in civilian clothes.
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和那些穿军服学员一起出现。
09:17
They told me, “Hey, you know,
you don't need to work out.
you don't need to work out.
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他们告诉我：“你知道的，你不用训练的，”
09:20
You can just simply take classes.”
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“你只需要上课就行。”
09:21
I told them I wanted to, anyway.
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我告诉他们，不管怎样，我想参加训练。
09:23
They acknowledged that, and I continued
to show up every morning to train.
to show up every morning to train.
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他们理解了，因此我每天早上都会去训练。
当周五到来时，我询问我是否能参加实地训练，
09:26
When Friday came,
I asked if I could do the field training.
I asked if I could do the field training.
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09:29
I was told no, just stick with class.
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他们说：“不行，你只需要上课就好了。”
09:31
I insisted that I wanted to try.
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我坚持说我想尝试一下。
09:34
Somewhat reluctantly,
they let me attend the lab,
they let me attend the lab,
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尽管很不情愿，他们还是让我去了，
09:37
but only as an observer;
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但我只能看，
我只被允许坐在那里看，不能参与。
09:38
I would only be allowed
to sit and watch, not participate.
to sit and watch, not participate.
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09:42
Alright, so, I showed up on Friday,
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那好吧，于是我就每周五都会出现在那里，
09:44
and watched as the cadets learned
marching drill commands,
marching drill commands,
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观察那些学员，学习行军训练口令，
09:47
like how to stand at attention,
how to properly salute,
how to properly salute,
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比如如何立正，如何规范敬礼，
09:50
and all the basics.
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就是这些基础的东西。
09:51
I had to ask again if I could join.
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我又问了一次我能不能参与，
他们终于同意了。
09:53
Finally, I got the go-ahead.
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09:55
I went to get in formation.
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我站到了队伍里接受指挥，
09:56
I figured I better stand
in the second line,
in the second line,
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我觉得，我最好站在第二排，
09:58
so I could watch what the cadets
were doing in the row ahead of me.
were doing in the row ahead of me.
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这样我就可以先看到第一排的学员是怎么做的。
10:02
But the officer who opened the door
for me to join the ROTC program
for me to join the ROTC program
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但那位允许我加入ROTC的长官，
10:06
spotted me in the back and said,
“Hey! Uh-uh. I want you in the front.
“Hey! Uh-uh. I want you in the front.
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在我背后发现了我并对我说：
“嘿，不行，你去站在前面。”
“嘿，不行，你去站在前面。”
10:10
You want to be a soldier?
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“你想要成为一名士兵？”
“你需要像其他人一样，理解这些命令。”
10:11
You've got to learn the commands
just like the rest of them.
just like the rest of them.
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“你不能去跟着别人做，你得自己学会！”
10:14
You’re not going to follow other people.
Learn it yourself!”
Learn it yourself!”
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我心里想：“哇。”
10:17
I thought, "Wow.
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“他把我像正常人一样对待，给我应有的尊严。”
10:18
He’s viewing me like any person,
giving dignity to who I am."
giving dignity to who I am."
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我非常地感动。
10:21
I was impressed by that.
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10:23
So as the weeks went by,
I still didn’t have a uniform.
I still didn’t have a uniform.
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好几周过去了，我依然没有军服，
10:26
I asked if it would be possible
to get one, but I was told it wasn't.
to get one, but I was told it wasn't.
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我问过是否能给我一件，但他们拒绝了我。
10:30
So I continued on that way,
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所以我就继续穿着普通人的衣服，
10:31
until one day, I was informed
that I’d be getting a uniform.
that I’d be getting a uniform.
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直到有一天，他们告诉我，我可以有一件军服了。
10:36
"Please!" I said, “Really?
Why? What changed?”
Why? What changed?”
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“天啊！” 我说，“真的吗？为什么？哪里变了？”
10:39
I was told, “We see your motivation,
you show up every morning, dedicated,
you show up every morning, dedicated,
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他们说：“我们看到了你的积极，
你每天早上都很刻苦地训练，
你每天早上都很刻苦地训练，
10:43
and always gave a 110% effort.”
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每次都付出110％的努力。”
10:45
They wanted to give me the uniform.
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他们想要给我一件军服，
10:47
It was remarkable.
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真是太棒了。
10:48
We went to the warehouse
to get my uniform.
to get my uniform.
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去仓库拿军服的时候，
10:50
I assumed I’d just get a uniform
and a pair of boots, nothing more.
and a pair of boots, nothing more.
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我猜我只能拿到一件军服和一双靴子，没别的了。
10:54
But they filled two duffel bags
chock-full of gear:
chock-full of gear:
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没想到，他们把两个背包装的满满的，里面全是装备：
10:57
helmet, ammo vest, shovel,
sleeping bag -- the whole nine yards.
sleeping bag -- the whole nine yards.
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头盔，弹药背心，铁铲，睡袋——该有的都有，
11:00
I was astonished.
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我惊呆了。
11:03
And I have to tell you,
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我必须说，
11:05
each morning that I get up
and put on my uniform,
and put on my uniform,
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每天早晨我起床，穿上我的军服，
11:09
I feel privileged.
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我觉得自己好像是拥有某种特权一样，
11:11
It’s truly an honor to wear the uniform.
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能够穿上军服真的是太荣幸的一件事了。
11:15
So, moving along,
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慢慢地，
11:17
when it came time to train
at the garrison base,
at the garrison base,
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当需要在要驻防基地训练时，
11:20
at first, I was told I couldn’t go.
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一开始他们说我不能去，
11:22
There was concern on the ROTC's part
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因为他们担心
11:24
that if the interpreter
were to get injured during the training,
were to get injured during the training,
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口译者会在训练中受伤，
11:27
it would be a liability issue.
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这种担心的确不是多余的。
11:28
So we had to figure out
all those issues and confusion,
all those issues and confusion,
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所以我们必须要考虑到所有的问题和麻烦，
11:31
but we worked it out,
and in the end, they let me go.
and in the end, they let me go.
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但我们还是解决了问题，最终，他们让我去训练了。
这就是事情变化的经过；
他们允许我去做越来越多的事情。
他们允许我去做越来越多的事情。
11:33
That's how events were unfolding;
I was permitted to do more and more.
I was permitted to do more and more.
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有一次，在驻防基地训练时，
11:37
Once, at the garrison base,
during one of the training days,
during one of the training days,
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一个巨大的纵列式双旋翼切努克直升机
直直地降落到我们的头顶，
直直地降落到我们的头顶，
11:40
a huge Chinook helicopter with its
tandem rotors landed right down to us,
tandem rotors landed right down to us,
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11:45
forcefully spinning
exhilaration in the air.
exhilaration in the air.
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激烈地旋转，搅动着空气。
11:48
All of us cadets were supposed
to be getting on board.
to be getting on board.
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每位学员都应该登机，
11:50
Everyone was geared up and ready.
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大家都准备好了，
11:52
However, the cadre had decided
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然而，长官认为，
11:54
I wasn’t going to be able
to ride the Chinook.
to ride the Chinook.
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我没有乘坐直升机的能力。
11:57
They were afraid
if the pilot shouted out orders,
if the pilot shouted out orders,
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他们担心飞行员下指令时，
11:59
how would I be able
to follow the instructions?
to follow the instructions?
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我听不到指令，
12:01
I’d potentially cause a disruption.
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我很有可能造成一场混乱。
12:04
So I had to stand aside,
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因此，我不得不站在一旁待命。
12:05
while the others were filing
toward the helicopter.
toward the helicopter.
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而其他的学员都冲向直升机，
12:08
I could see the cadre huddled up,
discussing, mulling it over.
discussing, mulling it over.
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我能看到长官和其他人聚在一起，商量这件事。
在最后一刻，他们其中一人说：“快点，登上直升机！”
12:11
At the last minute, one of them said,
“Come on! Get on the helicopter!”
“Come on! Get on the helicopter!”
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12:15
I rushed over and got in.
It was such a thrill.
It was such a thrill.
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我冲上了直升机，这简直太刺激了。
12:19
And that was the spirit of learning about
and supporting one another
and supporting one another
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这就是学习和直至彼此
12:22
that carried over.
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的精神。
从那以后，我可以参加他们做的任何事，
12:23
And since then, I’ve been involved
in everything they do,
in everything they do,
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没有任何分别，
12:26
without any separation.
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12:28
This is where my passion lies.
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这就是我的热情所在。
12:30
I love them. I’ll show you
some pictures here.
some pictures here.
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我爱他们。我要向你们展示几张照片。
12:34
Bruin Battalion, Bravo Company --
that’s the name of the group I belong to.
that’s the name of the group I belong to.
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黑熊营－敢死连——这是我所属的小组。
这里的长官是监管ROTC项目的士官。
12:38
The cadre are the officers and sergeants
who oversee the ROTC program.
who oversee the ROTC program.
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12:43
In the beginning, you can see,
it was a bit of an awkward phase.
it was a bit of an awkward phase.
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在刚开始时，你们知道，我深陷难关，
12:46
But once they learned more about me
and what I’m capable of doing,
and what I’m capable of doing,
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然而他们更了解我后，知道我的能力，
他们就给予了我极大的支持，我们变得非常团结，
12:49
there's been tremendous support and unity.
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无论是长官们还是我的同学们——你看，
当我们一起训练，一起流血流汗时，
当我们一起训练，一起流血流汗时，
12:51
The cadets, my fellow peers --
well, when you train and sweat together,
well, when you train and sweat together,
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我就能感受到友情的纽带，
12:55
you feel the bond
of camaraderie right away.
of camaraderie right away.
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12:57
A brother- or sisterly cohesiveness
makes them like family.
makes them like family.
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那种类似兄弟或姐妹一样的凝聚力，
让我们像一个大家庭。
让我们像一个大家庭。
13:00
In training and military science classes,
we learn theories of warfare,
we learn theories of warfare,
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在训练和军事科学课上，
我们学到战争理论知识，
我们学到战争理论知识，
13:04
how to lead soldiers,
how to do reconnaissance,
how to do reconnaissance,
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如何领兵，如何侦查，
13:07
strategies, how to knock out a bunker
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各种战术，如何端掉一个地堡，
13:09
and land navigation, where you’re finding
your way out in the mountains.
your way out in the mountains.
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以及如何通过地面导航在丛山之中找到出路。
13:15
As far as accommodations,
I’ve been provided with interpreters
I’ve been provided with interpreters
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提到日常起居，在CSUN，NCOD（国家聋哑人中心）
13:19
through the National Center on Deafness,
NCOD, here at CSUN.
NCOD, here at CSUN.
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为我提供了翻译人员。
13:23
And I really have to thank them,
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我真的非常感谢他们。
因为很难找到像他们那样，
13:24
because it's hard to find interpreters
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who are willing to wake up
at 4:30 in the morning,
at 4:30 in the morning,
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愿意在早晨4:30起床的翻译人员，
13:29
or sometimes even 3:30 in the morning.
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有时候甚至要在凌晨3:30起床。
13:31
That's the officer who emailed me back,
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这是回复我邮件的长官。
就是他说的，我可以跟他们上几节课。
13:33
saying I think you can have
a few classes with us.
a few classes with us.
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13:36
That's Lieutenant Mendoza.
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这是门多萨中尉。
13:38
That’s my interpreter there,
before class starts.
before class starts.
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这是我课程开始前的翻译人员。
13:41
This is a picture from last fall,
when we were new to training.
when we were new to training.
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这个图片展示的是去年秋天，我们开始训练时的场景。
13:45
This is Lieutenant Colonel Phelps,
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这是菲尔普斯中校。
13:48
this being his name sign.
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这是他名字的手势。
13:50
He's the commanding officer
of the entire Bruin Battalion.
of the entire Bruin Battalion.
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他是整个黑熊营的长官。
13:54
Every time I see him walk by,
it’s rather inspiring.
it’s rather inspiring.
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每次看到他从我身边经过，我心中就充满力量。
13:58
I mean, the way he presents himself,
you can see he’s the epitome of a soldier.
you can see he’s the epitome of a soldier.
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我想说，他展现出的状态，
会让你知道什么是军人的典范。
会让你知道什么是军人的典范。
14:04
Plus, he doesn't view me as a deaf person.
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此外，他从没有把我当成聋哑人。
14:06
He looks at my skills
and capabilities instead.
and capabilities instead.
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他看重我的技巧和能力。
14:09
He’s really pushed for me,
and I respect him for all that.
and I respect him for all that.
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他给了我很大的动力，我非常尊敬他。
14:12
That’s me during one of the exercises.
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这是我在一次训练中的照片，
就是这架奇努克式直升机，我差点儿没上去。
14:14
This is that Chinook helicopter
I almost didn’t get on.
I almost didn’t get on.
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每个学员都有导师，
14:17
Every cadet has a mentor.
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14:20
My mentor is Cinatl.
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我的导师是辛纳特，
14:23
He’s a really sharp soldier.
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他是一个非常专业的军人，
他教会我所有的细节以及如何完美地执行它们。
14:25
He teaches me all the finer points
and how to execute them ideally.
and how to execute them ideally.
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14:29
This top picture is when
a group of us went to Las Vegas
a group of us went to Las Vegas
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上面的这张照片是
我们当中的一组人前往阿拉斯维加斯，
我们当中的一组人前往阿拉斯维加斯，
完成一个测试，
14:33
to compete in a test,
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检测我们是否能够达到德国军队的体能训练标准，
14:34
to see if we could match the German
troops' physical training standards.
troops' physical training standards.
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项目涉及游泳、定时冲刺、射击以及其他体能考核。
14:38
It involved swimming, timed sprints,
marksmanship and numerous fitness events.
marksmanship and numerous fitness events.
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我通过了测试并且完全达标。
14:42
I passed them
and satisfied the requirements
and satisfied the requirements
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这个金色的东西，就是我获得的德国武装技能徽章。
14:44
to be awarded the gold German Armed Forces
Proficiency Badge right here.
Proficiency Badge right here.
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14:50
This is one of the sergeants,
Sergeant Richardson.
Sergeant Richardson.
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这是这里的中士之一，理查德森中士，
我非常喜欢他，他从来不听任何学员瞎扯。
14:53
I love this guy. He doesn't take baloney
from any of us cadets.
from any of us cadets.
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14:59
Here I am one morning,
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这是某天早上的我，
当时我们负重40磅行军7.5英里，
15:01
when we trekked seven and a half miles
with a 40-pound rucksack
with a 40-pound rucksack
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我在两个小时内完成了。
15:04
in less than two hours.
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15:06
Here are a few of my fellow cadets.
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这里是一些我的学员同伴。
15:10
I've been with them long enough
that I’ve developed name signs for them.
that I’ve developed name signs for them.
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我和他们相处很长时间，
我甚至发明了他们名字的手势。
我甚至发明了他们名字的手势。
15:15
On the right, here, is Trinidad.
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右边的是特立尼达，
我用这样的手势表示他的名字，因为他总是挖苦人，
15:17
I gave him this name sign
because he's always very sarcastic.
because he's always very sarcastic.
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他是个老兵，在伊拉克和阿富汗服役过。
15:20
He's a veteran, having served
in Iraq and Afghanistan.
in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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那个女士是弗里戈，她的昵称是”冰箱“，
15:24
The female is Frigo,
whose nickname is "Refrigerator,"
whose nickname is "Refrigerator,"
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15:27
hence her name sign.
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因此这是她的姓名手势。
15:28
We’re always competing
intellectually in class.
intellectually in class.
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我们经常在课堂上比谁聪明。
15:30
The cadet on the end is Jarvy.
He's a top athlete.
He's a top athlete.
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最后的学员是贾维，他是个运动健将，
我给了他这样的手势，因为他这里有道伤疤。
15:35
I've given him this sign
because of the scar he has here.
because of the scar he has here.
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15:38
Do you know who this is?
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你们知道这是谁么？
15:40
This is the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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这是参谋长联席会议主席，
他是最高级别的军官，
15:43
He is the highest-ranking military officer
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身兼奥巴马总统和国防部长盖茨
15:45
and principal military advisor
to President Obama
to President Obama
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的首席军事顾问。
15:48
and Secretary of Defense Gates.
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15:50
He gave a talk at UCLA to a full house.
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他在加州大学洛杉矶分校进行了一次座无虚席的演讲。
15:53
Afterwards, I lined up to shake his hand.
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演讲后，我排队和他握手，
握手后，我向他致意：“见到您非常高兴。”
15:55
Having done so, I greeted him,
“It’s a great pleasure to meet you.”
“It’s a great pleasure to meet you.”
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我打着手势，一旁的翻译人员帮我传话。
15:58
I signed and my interpreter voiced for me.
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穆伦上将跟翻译人员说“很高兴见到你，”
16:00
Admiral Mullen turned to the interpreter
and said, “It’s nice to meet you,”
and said, “It’s nice to meet you,”
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得到回复的翻译人员没来得及澄清。
16:04
addressing the interpreter,
who refrained to clarify.
who refrained to clarify.
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将军看起来有些困惑，但还是继续
16:07
He seemed a little confused
and just quickly moved on
and just quickly moved on
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和其他排队的士兵握手，
16:09
to shake hands
with the rest of the soldiers.
with the rest of the soldiers.
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所以我也不清楚他是否知道我是聋哑人。
16:11
So I’m not sure whether he really knew
that I'm deaf or not.
that I'm deaf or not.
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接着，所有的事情都在全速推进，
16:14
So everything’s been moving along,
gung-ho, full speed ahead,
gung-ho, full speed ahead,
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直到两星期前，
16:18
until two weeks ago,
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16:22
when something occurred.
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发生了一些事情。
16:25
Well, the ROTC has four levels.
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ROTC有四个等级，
16:27
I’m currently doing the first two levels,
which finishes up this May.
which finishes up this May.
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我目前身处前两个等级，今年五月份我就能完成。
第三等级将于今年秋天开始。
16:32
The third level will begin in the fall.
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但是如果你想要升级，你需要通过体检，
16:34
But in order to move up,
you need to pass a medical exam.
you need to pass a medical exam.
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16:38
Obviously, I’m deaf,
so I’d fail a hearing test.
so I’d fail a hearing test.
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显然，因为我是聋哑人，无法通过听力测试，
16:44
So we sat down,
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所以我们坐下来一起商量，
16:46
and I was told that if I wanted
to continue to the third level,
to continue to the third level,
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他们告诉我，如果我想继续完成第三等级，
我就不可以参加早晨的体训，
16:50
I couldn’t do any
of the PT workouts in the morning,
of the PT workouts in the morning,
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也不能参加周五的实地训练，还有驻地训练，
16:54
nor the Friday lab field trainings,
nor the army base trainings.
nor the army base trainings.
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我还得归还我的军服，
16:59
My uniform, I would have to
give back as well.
give back as well.
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17:02
I could take the classes,
audit them, and that’s all.
audit them, and that’s all.
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我只能参加课程，旁听他们，
17:06
It really hit me. It was a huge blow.
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这对我是一个沉重的打击。
17:13
Many of the officers
and cadets have empathized
and cadets have empathized
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许多军官和学员都对我突然遭遇的失望
17:16
with this sudden shock of disappointment,
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表示同情。
他们对当前的情况表示质疑，
17:18
and are wondering
why this has to be the case.
why this has to be the case.
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17:21
Colonel Phelps has tried
to speak with the higher-ups
to speak with the higher-ups
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菲尔普斯上校尝试过和高层对话，
17:24
in the chain of command
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逐级上报，
向他们报告我是非常优秀的学员，
17:25
and explain to them
that I’m one of the top cadets,
that I’m one of the top cadets,
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已经通过很多考核并且在测试中取得了高分，
17:28
having passed all the events
and receiving high marks on my exams.
and receiving high marks on my exams.
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但是他们的回应却始终如一：
17:31
But their response is unwavering:
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政策就是政策，如果你是聋哑人，你就不合格。
17:33
policy is policy, and if you’re deaf,
you’re disqualified.
you’re disqualified.
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17:37
I know that the cadre has tried
to find various ways.
to find various ways.
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我知道长官已经尝试了各种办法，
17:41
They found out that
there's a deaf cadet at The Citadel,
there's a deaf cadet at The Citadel,
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他们在Citadel找到了一个聋哑学员，
17:46
a military college in South Carolina.
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那是南卡罗来纳州的一所军事学院，
17:49
That particular cadet will be completing
his fourth year there
his fourth year there
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那个特殊的学员将在那里度过第四学年，
17:53
and graduating this May.
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并于今年五月毕业。
是的，他和我也面临同样的困境——
17:54
Yet, he's in the same
predicament that I'm in --
predicament that I'm in --
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因为聋哑人的身份无法参军。
17:56
unable to join the army because he’s deaf.
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18:00
Yet, all of my fellow cadets
and the officers have told me
and the officers have told me
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但是，我身边所有的学员同伴和长官都不断告诉我，
不要放弃，政策肯定会改的。
18:03
not to give up; the policy must change.
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18:06
I was advised to talk with my congressman.
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还有人建议我找国会议员谈谈，
18:08
And I've brought this issue
to Henry Waxman,
to Henry Waxman,
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所以我向亨利·韦克斯曼反映了这个问题，
他是洛杉矶区的议员，
18:11
the district congressman here in LA,
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我希望他能为我呼吁一下，
18:13
to get the ball rolling
with his advocacy for my cause.
with his advocacy for my cause.
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不管怎样，我需要你们的帮助和支持。
18:16
However, I need your help
and support to lobby.
and support to lobby.
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我们所有人，你知道么？
18:18
All of us, you know?
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18:20
If you remember back in US history,
African-Americans were told
African-Americans were told
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如果回顾一下美国历史，非裔美国人曾被告知，
18:23
they couldn’t join the military,
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他们不可以参军，
但是他们现在可以了。
18:25
and now they serve.
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女性也曾被禁止参军，但是他们现在也被允许了。
18:26
Women as well were banned,
but now they've been allowed.
but now they've been allowed.
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军队已经并且正在发生变化。
18:28
The military has and is changing.
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今天是我们的时代，现在轮到我们了。
18:30
Today is our time. Now it’s our turn.
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呼啊！
18:32
Hooah!
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（掌声）
18:34
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Keith Nolan - TeacherKeith Nolan doesn't believe his deafness should be a barrier to serving his country -- and is making the case for increasing the role of citizens with disabilities in the military.
Why you should listen
Keith Nolan was told that he couldn’t enlist in the army because he was deaf -- but he didn’t take no for an answer. After he finally convinced a commander to let him audit ROTC classes, he proved himself a top student and earned his uniform. Although a standard military hearing test prevents him from enlisting, his continued fight has inspired many would-be soldiers with disabilities -- and a vigorous online campaign on his behalf.
Keith Nolan | Speaker | TED.com