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Isabel Allende: Tales of passion
伊莎贝尔.阿连德讲述激情的故事
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身为作家以及活动家的伊莎贝尔.阿连德讨论了关于妇女，创造力以及女性主义的话题，演讲中当然也讲述了关于激情的故事。
Isabel Allende - Novelist
Isabel Allende writes stories of passion. Her novels and memoirs, including The House of the Spirits and Eva Luna, tell the stories of women and men who live with passionate commitment -- to love, to their world, to an ideal. Full bio
Isabel Allende writes stories of passion. Her novels and memoirs, including The House of the Spirits and Eva Luna, tell the stories of women and men who live with passionate commitment -- to love, to their world, to an ideal. Full bio
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Thank you so much. It's really scary to be here
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非常感谢。站在你们这些绝顶聪明的人之间
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among the smartest of the smart.
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让我感到有一点可怕
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I'm here to tell you a few tales of passion.
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我将会在这里讲述关于激情的故事
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There's a Jewish saying that I love.
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我很喜欢一句犹太谚语
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What is truer than truth? Answer: The story.
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比事实更为真实的是什么？答案：故事
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I'm a storyteller. I want to convey something that is truer than truth
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我善于讲故事并希望能够向大家诉说
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about our common humanity.
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比事实真为真实且有关于日常人性的故事
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All stories interest me, and some haunt me
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我对所有的故事都感兴趣，让我念念不忘
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until I end up writing them.
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直到我的写作结束
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Certain themes keep coming up:
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总有一些特定的话题涌入我的脑海：
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justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and social issues,
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公正，诚实，暴力，死亡，政治以及社会问题
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freedom.
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当然也包括自由
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I'm aware of the mystery around us,
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我知道在我们周围充满了神奇
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so I write about coincidences, premonitions,
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所以我写下了关于偶遇，预感
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emotions, dreams, the power of nature, magic.
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感情，梦想，自然的力量，魔术的故事
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In the last 20 years I have published a few books,
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在过去的20年间我出版了一些书籍
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but I have lived in anonymity until February of 2006,
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但是直到2006年2月我的生活一直很平淡
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when I carried the Olympic flag in the Winter Olympics in Italy.
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那时我在意大利冬奥会上举着奥林匹克旗
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That made me a celebrity. Now people recognize me in Macy's,
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这让我成为了名人。现在去商场也能被认出来
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and my grandchildren think that I'm cool.
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我的孙子们都觉得这很酷
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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Allow me to tell you about my four minutes of fame.
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请允许我在四分钟内讲述关于荣誉的故事
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One of the organizers of the Olympic ceremony,
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奥林匹克开幕式的
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of the opening ceremony,
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一位组织者
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called me and said that I had been selected
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通知我被他们选中
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to be one of the flag-bearers.
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作为一名护旗手
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I replied that surely this was a case of mistaken identity
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我立马回复说道这肯定弄错了
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because I'm as far as you can get from being an athlete.
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因为我根本就不是一位田径运动员呀
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Actually, I wasn't even sure that I could go around the stadium
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其实，我只是不太确定在没有拐杖的帮助下
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without a walker.
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我是否能够绕场走一圈
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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I was told that this was no laughing matter.
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他们告诉我这并非玩笑
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This would be the first time
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这将会是第一次
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that only women would carry the Olympic flag.
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仅仅由女性举着奥林匹克旗
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Five women, representing five continents,
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五位女性代表了五个大陆
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and three Olympic gold medal winners.
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另外还有三位奥林匹克金牌获得者
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My first question was, naturally,
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相当自然地，我的第一个问题是
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what was I going to wear?
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那我穿什么好呢？
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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A uniform, she said,
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制服，她回复道
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and asked for my measurements.
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并向我询问我的尺寸
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My measurements.
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我的尺寸
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I had a vision of myself in a fluffy anorak,
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我马上想象到我穿着蓬松的厚夹克
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looking like the Michelin Man.
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看上去就像个米其林男孩
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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By the middle of February,
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在二月中旬
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I found myself in Turin, where enthusiastic crowds
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我来到了都灵市，在这里成千上万的人
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cheered when any of the 80 Olympic teams was in the street.
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欢迎着来自世界的80支奥林匹克代表团
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Those athletes had sacrificed everything to compete in the games.
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这些运动员们将会竭尽全力在比赛中竞争
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They all deserved to win, but there's the element of luck.
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他们均理应获胜，但是其中也存在运气的因素
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A speck of snow, an inch of ice, the force of the wind,
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一个雪斑点，一英尺的冰，风速
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can determine the result of a race or a game.
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均可以影响到比赛的结果
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However, what matters most -- more than training or luck -- is the heart.
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但是，最为重要的-比训练或运气更重要-是心
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Only a fearless and determined heart will get the gold medal.
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只有永不畏惧并拥有坚强的心的人能够获胜
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It is all about passion.
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这就是激情
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The streets of Turin were covered with red posters
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都灵市的街道被红色张贴画给盖满
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announcing the slogan of the Olympics.
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上面写着奥林匹克的标语
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Passion lives here. Isn't it always true?
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激情永驻此地。这真的永远是事实吗？
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Heart is what drives us and determines our fate.
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心能够驱使我们并决定我们的命运
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That is what I need for my characters in my books:
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那是我在我的书中将要描述的角色
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a passionate heart.
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拥有激情的心
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I need mavericks, dissidents, adventurers, outsiders and rebels,
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我需要个性，异议，勇于冒险以及变革的角色
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who ask questions, bend the rules and take risks.
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她们提出质疑，脱离常规并敢于冒险
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People like all of you in this room.
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就像在座的各位一样
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Nice people with common sense do not make interesting characters.
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循规蹈矩的好人不会是有趣的角色
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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They only make good former spouses.
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他们只会是好的前夫(妻)
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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(Applause)
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(掌声)
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In the green room of the stadium, I met the other flag bearers:
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在运动场的绿色房间中我遇到了其它的护旗手
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three athletes, and the actresses Susan Sarandon and Sophia Loren.
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三位运动员，以及演员苏珊.萨兰登和索菲亚.罗兰
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Also, two women with passionate hearts:
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以及拥有热情的心的两位妇女
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Wangari Maathai, the Nobel prizewinner from Kenya
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来自肯尼亚的诺贝尔奖获得者旺加里.马塔伊
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who has planted 30 million trees. And by doing so,
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她种植了超过3000万棵书，并通过此行为
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she has changed the soil, the weather,
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改变了非洲某些地方的
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in some places in Africa, and of course
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土壤，天气。当然
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the economic conditions in many villages.
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这也改善了很多乡村的经济状况
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And Somaly Mam, a Cambodian activist who fights passionately
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以及柬埔寨活动家苏曼丽.马恩
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against child prostitution.
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她倾注了一切热情来抵抗童妓
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When she was 14 years old, her grandfather sold her to a brothel.
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当她14岁时，她的祖父将她卖到了妓院
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She told us of little girls raped by men who believe that
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她告诉我们这些被强奸的女孩若与男性发生性行为
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having sex with a very young virgin will cure them from AIDS.
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便可治愈她们的爱滋病
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And of brothels where children are forced to receive five,
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并且妓院逼迫童妓们
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15 clients per day,
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每天必须接五到十五位客人
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and if they rebel, they are tortured with electricity.
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如果她们反抗，将会受到电刑
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In the green room I received my uniform.
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在绿色房间中我接到了我的制服
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It was not the kind of outfit that I normally wear,
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这并不是我平时所穿衣服的类型
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but it was far from the Michelin Man suit
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但是这并不是我之前所想象的
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that I had anticipated. Not bad, really.
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米其林男孩似的服装。实际上并不差
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I looked like a refrigerator.
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我看上去像台电冰箱
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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But so did most of the flag-bearers, except Sophia Loren,
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所有的护旗手都穿上了制服，除了索菲亚.罗兰
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the universal symbol of beauty and passion.
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她是公认的美丽和热情的化身
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Sophia is over 70 and she looks great.
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索菲亚已经超过70岁但仍然看上去很棒
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She's sexy, slim and tall, with a deep tan.
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她很性感，苗条并且很高，拥有古铜色皮肤
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Now, how can you have a deep tan and have no wrinkles?
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如何才能保持古铜色皮肤并且没有皱纹呢？
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I don't know.
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我不知道
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When asked in a TV interview, "How could she look so good?"
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电视采访时被问到：“她怎么看上去那么棒?”
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She replied, "Posture. My back is always straight,
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她回复到：“姿势。我的背永远挺直，
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and I don't make old people's noises."
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并且我不会发出像老年人那样的噪音。”
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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So, there you have some free advice
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所以，现在你们得到了来自
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from one of the most beautiful women on earth.
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地球上最漂亮的女人之一的建议
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No grunting, no coughing, no wheezing,
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不要呻吟，不要咳嗽，不要气喘
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no talking to yourselves, no farting.
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不自言自语，不放屁
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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Well, she didn't say that exactly.
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她正是严格按照她所说的而做的
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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At some point around midnight,
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在半夜的某个时候
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we were summoned to the wings of the stadium,
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我们被叫到运动场一侧
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and the loudspeakers announced the Olympic flag, and the music started --
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广播中传来会旗进场，同时音乐响起
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by the way, the same music that starts here,
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顺便提一下，就是跟这里同样的音乐
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the Aida March.
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阿依达进行曲
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Sophia Loren was right in front of me -- she's a foot taller than I am,
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索菲亚.罗兰就站在我前面，比我高一个头
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not counting the poofy hair.
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如果蓬松头不计算在内的话
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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She walked elegantly, like a giraffe on the African savannah,
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她步伐优雅，就像是非洲摹上的长颈鹿
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holding the flag on her shoulder. I jogged behind
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将旗子一端扛在肩上，我则在后面小跑着
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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-- on my tiptoes -- holding the flag on my extended arm,
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掂着脚，举高手才勉强够到旗子
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so that my head was actually under the damn flag.
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因此，我的头实际上是在那旗子下面
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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All the cameras were, of course, on Sophia.
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所有的镜头当然是索菲亚
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That was fortunate for me, because in most press photos
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我还算幸运，因为后来登出的照片中
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I appear too, although often between Sophia's legs.
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都有我的存在，虽然常是在索菲亚的双腿间
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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A place where most men would love to be.
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那可是大多数男人梦寐以求的地方
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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(Applause)
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(笑声)
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The best four minutes of my entire life
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我一生中最伟大的四分钟
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were those in the Olympic stadium.
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就在这奥林匹克体育馆中
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My husband is offended when I say this --
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我的爱人听我这么描述，觉得没有受到尊重
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although I have explained to him that what we do in private
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即使我私下跟他解释到我们的事
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usually takes less than four minutes --
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往往还不到四分钟
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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-- so he shouldn't take it personally.
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所以他不应该觉得我是在针对他
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I have all the press clippings of those four magnificent minutes,
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我留下了那四分钟的所有剪报
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because I don't want to forget them
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因为我想永远不忘记
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when old age destroys my brain cells.
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即使我老了，记忆力退化
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I want to carry in my heart forever the key word of the Olympics --
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我也要将奥林匹克的精神铭记于心
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passion.
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那就是“激情”
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So here's a tale of passion.
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接下来的故事仍然与激情相关
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The year is 1998, the place is a prison camp
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来到1988年，地点是在一座囚营附近
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for Tutsi refugees in Congo.
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里面都是刚果境内的图西族难民
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By the way, 80 percent of all refugees and displaced people in the world
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顺便说一下，世界上80%的难民和流民
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are women and girls.
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都是妇女和女童
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We can call this place in Congo a death camp,
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这些地方简直就是刚果的死刑场
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because those who are not killed will die of disease or starvation.
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即使没有被杀死，最终也被病死或饿死
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The protagonists of this story
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故事的主角
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are a young woman, Rose Mapendo, and her children.
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是年轻女性罗斯.马培德和她的孩子们
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She's pregnant and a widow.
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她是一位怀孕的寡妇
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Soldiers have forced her to watch
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士兵们逼迫她亲眼目睹
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as her husband was tortured and killed.
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自己的丈夫被折磨致死
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Somehow she manages to keep her seven children alive,
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但是她努力维持自己七个孩子的生计
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and a few months later, she gives birth to premature twins.
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几个月之后，她生了一对双胞胎
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Two tiny little boys.
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两位小男孩
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She cuts the umbilical cord with a stick,
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她用木棍剪掉了脐带
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and ties it with her own hair.
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并用自己的头发把它系了起来
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She names the twins after the camp's commanders
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她将双胞胎命名为难民营两位长官的名字
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to gain their favor, and feeds them with black tea
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以获取他们的照顾，从而用红茶来喂养他们
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because her milk cannot sustain them.
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因为她的奶水并不充足
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When the soldiers burst in her cell to rape her oldest daughter,
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当士兵冲进她的小屋并试图强奸她的大女儿时
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she grabs hold of her and refuses to let go,
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她紧紧地抓住了她并严厉拒绝
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even when they hold a gun to her head.
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即使被枪抵住脑袋也仍然如此
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Somehow, the family survives for 16 months,
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不管怎么样，这个家庭撑过了16个月
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and then, by extraordinary luck, and the passionate heart
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之后在运气的帮助下
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of a young American man, Sasha Chanoff,
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得到了一位年轻美国人萨沙.查诺夫的同情心
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who manages to put her in a U.S. rescue plane,
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将她带到了美国的营救飞机上
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Rose Mapendo and her nine children end up in Phoenix, Arizona,
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罗斯.马培德和她的九个小孩来到了亚利桑那州的菲历克斯
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where they're now living and thriving.
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一直生活至今
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Mapendo, in Swahili, means great love.
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在斯瓦希里语中马培德意味着爱
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The protagonists of my books are strong and passionate women
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我的书中的主角都是坚韧且充满热情的妇女
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like Rose Mapendo.
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正如罗斯.马培德那样
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I don't make them up. There's no need for that.
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她们并非虚构，也没有必要虚构
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I look around and I see them everywhere.
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在我身边这样的身影无处不在
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I have worked with women and for women all my life.
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我一生都和女性也为女性而工作
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I know them well.
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我对她们非常熟悉
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I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world,
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很久以前我出生于很远的地方
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in a patriarchal Catholic and conservative family.
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出生于一个宗主派天主教的保守家庭
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No wonder that by age five I was a raging feminist --
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难怪我在5岁时就是热血沸腾的女权主义者
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although the term had not reached Chile yet,
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不过当时女权这个词并不流行
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so nobody knew what the heck was wrong with me.
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因此没人知道我到底哪出了问题
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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I would soon find out that there was a high price to pay
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很快地，我就发现要想享受自由
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for my freedom, and for questioning the patriarchy.
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得付出极高的代价，还有与长辈顶嘴
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But I was happy to pay it, because for every blow that I received,
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但是我还是会去顶嘴，因为我每次被罚时
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I was able to deliver two.
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下次都会被双倍奉还
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(Laughter)
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Once, when my daughter Paula was in her twenties,
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有次，我当时20多岁的女儿宝拉
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she said to me that feminism was dated, that I should move on.
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给我说女权运动过时了，叫我好好过日子
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We had a memorable fight. Feminism is dated?
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我们为此吵了一场难忘的架。真的过时了吗？
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Yes, for privileged women like my daughter and all of us here today,
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的确，对于我女儿和在座各位这样幸福的女性，的确是过时了
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but not for most of our sisters in the rest of the world
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不过对其他地方的姐妹们却并非如此
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who are still forced into premature marriage,
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她们仍然在很小时就嫁人
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prostitution, forced labor --
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成为童妓，被强迫工作
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they have children that they don't want or they cannot feed.
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生下自己不想要或者养不起的孩子们
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They have no control over their bodies or their lives.
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无法掌控自己的身体和人生
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They have no education and no freedom.
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无法教育且没有自由
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They are raped, beaten up and sometimes killed with impunity.
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被强暴，殴打，有时还因受罚而被杀
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For most Western young women of today,
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对如今大多数西方年轻女性来说
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being called a feminist is an insult.
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被叫做女权主义者是一种污辱
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Feminism has never been sexy, but let me assure you
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女权主义永远不会性感，但我要向你们担保
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that it never stopped me from flirting,
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我并没有失去调情的时机
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and I have seldom suffered from lack of men.
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并且我也很少受到缺乏男子气概的影响
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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Feminism is not dead, by no means.
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无论如何女权主义并没有逝去
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It has evolved. If you don't like the term,
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它只是不断在进化，如果你并不喜欢这词的话
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change it, for Goddess' sake.
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在上帝的保佑下改变
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Call it Aphrodite, or Venus, or bimbo, or whatever you want;
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改名叫爱芙罗蒂、维纳斯或花瓶，如果你喜欢的话
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the name doesn't matter,
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名称并不重要
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as long as we understand what it is about, and we support it.
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只要我们互相了解并理解其含义
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So here's another tale of passion, and this is a sad one.
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我再讲一个热情但是却悲伤的故事
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The place is a small women's clinic in a village in Bangladesh.
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这事发生在孟加拉的一个村子的小妇女诊所
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The year is 2005.
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时间是在2005年
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Jenny is a young American dental hygienist
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珍妮是一位年轻的美国牙科卫生员
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who has gone to the clinic as a volunteer
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在她三个星期的假期中
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during her three-week vacation.
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作为志愿者来到了这个诊所
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She's prepared to clean teeth,
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她本来是准备去清洗牙齿
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but when she gets there, she finds out that there are no doctors,
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但是当她到那里时却发现并没有医生
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no dentists, and the clinic is just a hut full of flies.
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没有牙科医生，诊所也到处飞满了苍蝇
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Outside, there is a line of women
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诊所外面排满了妇女
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who have waited several hours to be treated.
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她们要等了几个小时以看病
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The first patient is in excruciating pain
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第一位病人受着剧痛的折磨
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because she has several rotten molars.
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因为她有几颗臼齿腐烂了
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Jenny realizes that the only solution is to pull out the bad teeth.
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珍妮发现唯一的解决办法就是拔掉坏牙齿
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She's not licensed for that; she has never done it.
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她没有相关执照，之前从没干过这事
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She risks a lot and she's terrified.
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她冒了很大风险并且非常紧张
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She doesn't even have the proper instruments,
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她甚至没有适合的工具
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but fortunately she has brought some Novocaine.
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但是很幸运地是她带了奴佛卡因(麻醉药)
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Jenny has a brave and passionate heart.
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珍妮有着勇敢和热情的心
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She murmurs a prayer and she goes ahead with the operation.
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她做了祈祷之后就开始进行手术
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At the end, the relieved patient kisses her hands.
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最后，病人亲吻了她的手心
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That day the hygienist pulls out many more teeth.
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那一天这位卫生员拔出了很多牙齿
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The next morning, when she comes again to the so-called clinic,
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第二天，当她再次来到这所谓的诊所时
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her first patient is waiting for her with her husband.
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她的第一位病人正和她的丈夫一起等着她
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The woman's face looks like a watermelon.
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她的脸看上去就像个大西瓜
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It is so swollen that you can't even see the eyes.
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脸肿得都看不到她的眼睛
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The husband, furious, threatens to kill the American.
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她的丈夫非常愤怒，扬言要杀掉美国人
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Jenny is horrified at what she has done,
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珍妮对她所做到感到很惊讶
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but then the translator explains
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但是当翻译员解释时
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that the patient's condition has nothing to do with the operation.
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病人的状况与手术无关
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The day before, her husband beat her up because she was not home
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前一天，她的丈夫狠狠地揍了她一顿
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in time to prepare dinner for him.
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仅仅因为她没有为他准备晚餐
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Millions of women live like this today.
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如今还有万千上万的妇女像这样生活着
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They are the poorest of the poor.
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她们是真正的最穷的穷人
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Although women do two-thirds of the world's labor,
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尽管妇女从事着世界上三分之二的劳力工作
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they own less than one percent of the world's assets.
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但是她们仅仅拥有低于1%的资产
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They are paid less than men for the same work
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相同的工作他们的报酬比男性更低
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if they're paid at all, and they remain vulnerable
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即使她们得到报酬，也很容易受到伤害
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because they have no economic independence,
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因为她们并没有经济独立能力
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and they are constantly threatened by exploitation,
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并且她们常常受到剥削
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violence and abuse.
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暴力以及侮辱
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It is a fact that giving women education, work,
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事实上如果给妇女提供教育，工作
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the ability to control their own income,
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以及控制自己的收入，财产等的能力
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inherit and own property, benefits the society.
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将会为社会带来好处
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If a woman is empowered,
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如果妇女的能力得到了提升
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her children and her family will be better off.
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她的孩子和家庭都将会获益
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If families prosper, the village prospers,
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如果家庭变好，村庄也会繁荣起来
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and eventually so does the whole country.
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从而整个国家都将会变得更好
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Wangari Maathai goes to a village in Kenya.
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旺加里.马塔伊来到肯尼亚的村庄时
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She talks with the women and explains that the land is barren
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她与妇女交谈，并向她们解释土地荒芜的
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because they have cut and sold the trees.
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原因是因为他们砍掉了那些树木
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She gets the women to plant new trees and water them,
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她让妇女们种植新的树木并且进行浇灌
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drop by drop.
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慢慢地
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In a matter of five or six years, they have a forest,
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在五年或者六年后，他们拥有了森林
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the soil is enriched, and the village is saved.
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土壤被催肥，村庄被拯救了
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The poorest and most backward societies
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在最为贫穷的社会中
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are always those that put women down.
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往往妇女位于最低层
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Yet this obvious truth is ignored by governments
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并且很明显地是真相往往被政府所忽略
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and also by philanthropy.
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同样也被慈善事业所忽略
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For every dollar given to a women's program,
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在妇女项目得到一美元的同时
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20 dollars are given to men's programs.
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男性项目却得到了二十美元
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Women are 51 percent of humankind.
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妇女占有人类的51%
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Empowering them will change everything --
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将妇女变强的话将会改变一切
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more than technology and design and entertainment.
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远超过技术，设计和娱乐所带来的影响
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I can promise you that women working together --
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我敢保证如果妇女们一起工作
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linked, informed and educated --
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相互联系，智慧并且受到过教育
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can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.
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能够为这个星球带来和平和繁荣
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In any war today, most of the casualties are civilians,
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在当今的任何战争中，大多数受害者是平民
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mainly women and children. They are collateral damage.
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主要是妇女和小孩。他们是被动受害者
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Men run the world, and look at the mess we have.
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男性主宰世界，然后看着我们所带来这一切
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What kind of world do we want?
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到底我们需要怎么样的世界
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This is a fundamental question that most of us are asking.
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这是一个我们常常扪心自问的问题
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Does it make sense to participate in the existing world order?
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这对已有世界秩序行得通吗？
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We want a world where life is preserved
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我们需要一个珍重生命的世界
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and the quality of life is enriched for everybody,
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并且每人都能够有丰富多彩的生活
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not only for the privileged.
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而不仅仅是特权者的权力
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In January I saw an exhibit of Fernando Botero's paintings
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一月份我参观了费尔南多.波特罗的绘画展览
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at the UC Berkeley library.
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在柏克利大学的图书馆中
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No museum or gallery in the United States,
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在美国除了纽约展览厅
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except for the New York gallery that carries Botero's work,
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没有博物馆或展览厅会展示波特罗的作品
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has dared to show the paintings because the theme
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他们没有胆量展示这些绘画
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is the Abu Ghraib prison.
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因为绘画主题是关于阿布格莱布监狱(萨达姆建造的集中营)
15:39
They are huge paintings of torture and abuse of power,
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展览有着大量的虐待和侮辱的绘画
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in the voluminous Botero style.
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在浩繁的波特罗风格中
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I have not been able to get those images out of my mind
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我没有办法得到这些图象
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or my heart.
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从我的脑海中或者心中
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What I fear most is power with impunity.
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我最害怕的是不纯洁的力量
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I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse.
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我害怕力量的滥用以及力量所造成的暴力
15:59
In our species, the alpha males define reality,
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在我们的种族中，男人们定义现实
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and force the rest of the pack to accept that reality
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然后逼迫他人接受现实
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and follow the rules.
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遵守规则
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The rules change all the time, but they always benefit them,
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规则常常发生变化，但总是对男性有益
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and in this case, the trickle-down effect,
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就这样，在一致遵循的状况下
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which does not work in economics, works perfectly.
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在经济上并不成立的规则却完美地存在
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Abuse trickles down from the top of the ladder to the bottom.
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从上到下，一层层的力量滥用
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Women and children, especially the poor, are at the bottom.
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女性和儿童，尤其是贫穷的，就这样处于底层
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Even the most destitute of men have someone they can abuse --
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即使是最一无所有的男人也有人被他凌虐
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a woman or a child.
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常常是妇女或者儿童
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I'm fed up with the power that a few exert over the many
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我再也受不了少数人操纵多数人
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through gender, income, race, and class.
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通过性别，收入，种族和阶级的手段
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I think that the time is ripe to make fundamental changes
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我认为现在时机已经成熟
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in our civilization.
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可以根本性地改变我们的文明
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But for real change, we need feminine energy
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不过若要真正改变，就需要让妇女的力量
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in the management of the world.
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参与到世界当中
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We need a critical number of women in positions of power,
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我们需要让足够的妇女拥有权力
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and we need to nurture the feminine energy in men.
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并且培养男人心中的妇女力量
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I'm talking about men with young minds, of course.
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这里当然是指年轻男人了
16:57
Old guys are hopeless; we have to wait for them to die off.
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老男人们都没求了，只能等着他们死光
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
17:03
Yes, I would love to have Sophia Loren's long legs
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的确我也想拥有索菲亚罗兰的长腿
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and legendary breasts.
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和著名的酥胸
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But given a choice, I would rather have the warrior hearts
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不过若是可以选择，我宁愿拥有勇敢的心
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of Wangari Maathai, Somaly Mam, Jenny and Rose Mapendo.
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像旺加里.马塔伊，苏曼丽.马恩，珍妮和罗斯.马培德那样的
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I want to make this world good.
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我想让世界变得更好
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Not better, but to make it good.
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不仅仅是消极地等待改变，而是参与改变
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Why not? It is possible. Look around in this room --
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为什么不这样？这是能够做得到的。
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all this knowledge, energy, talent and technology.
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看看这里，充满了知识，活力，才华和科技
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Let's get off our fannies, roll up our sleeves
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让我们走出冷气房，卷起袖子
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and get to work, passionately,
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开始行动，带着我们的热情
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in creating an almost perfect world.
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创造一个近乎完美的世界
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Thank you.
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感谢大家
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Isabel Allende - NovelistIsabel Allende writes stories of passion. Her novels and memoirs, including The House of the Spirits and Eva Luna, tell the stories of women and men who live with passionate commitment -- to love, to their world, to an ideal.
Why you should listen
As a novelist and memoirist, Isabel Allende writes of passionate lives, including her own. Born into a Chilean family with political ties, she went into exile in the United States in the 1970s—an event that, she believes, created her as a writer. Her voice blends sweeping narrative with touches of magical realism; her stories are romantic, in the very best sense of the word. Her novels include The House of the Spirits, Eva Luna and The Stories of Eva Luna, and her latest, Maya's Notebook and Ripper. And don't forget her adventure trilogy for young readers— City of the Beasts, Kingdom of the Golden Dragon and Forest of the Pygmies.
As a memoirist, she has written about her vision of her lost Chile, in My Invented Country, and movingly tells the story of her life to her own daughter, in Paula. Her book Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses memorably linked two sections of the bookstore that don't see much crossover: Erotica and Cookbooks. Just as vital is her community work: The Isabel Allende Foundation works with nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chile to empower and protect women and girls—understanding that empowering women is the only true route to social and economic justice.
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