ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Myriam Sidibe - Public-health expert
Dr. Myriam Sidibe promotes hand-washing with soap, setting up partnerships with governments, companies and communities to promote this simple, cheap, powerful disease-fighting tactic.

Why you should listen

Myriam Sidibe is one of the only people in the world with a doctorate in public health focused on handwashing with soap. As the Global Social Mission Director for Lifebuoy soap, she has spent 14 years working with thousands of children understanding the most effective ways to get them to wash their hands with soap at key occasions like before eating or after using the bathroom.

Sidibe leads Social Mission activity in 55 countries throughout Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America with the aim of changing handwashing behaviours of one billion people by 2020 – that’s the biggest hygiene behaviour change program in the world.

Sidibe is one of the driving forces behind the creation of Global Handwashing Day, which recognises the need to raise awareness of handwashing with soap as a simple but lifesaving habit that can prevent disease. She represents Unilever and often partners with organisations such as Millennium Villages, the World Bank, PSI, WSUP, MCHIP and USAID to educate people about the importance of handwashing with soap, and run programmes that will help form healthy handwashing habits for life.

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Myriam Sidibe: The simple power of hand-washing

米利亚姆 西德贝: 简单的洗手创造强大的力量

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Myriam Sidibe is a warrior in the fight against childhood disease. Her weapon of choice? A bar of soap. For cost-effective prevention against sickness, it’s hard to beat soapy hand-washing, which cuts down risk of pneumonia, diarrhea, cholera and worse. Sidibe, a public-health expert, makes a smart case for public-private partnerships to promote clean hands — and local, sustainable entrepreneurship.
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00:12
So imagine想像 that a plane平面 is about to crash紧急
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让我们想象一下,一架飞机将要坠毁,
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with 250 children孩子 and babies婴儿,
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上面有250个孩童和婴儿,
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and if you knew知道 how to stop that, would you?
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如果你知道该怎么去阻止这件事发生,你会去做吗?
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Now imagine想像
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再想象一下,
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that 60 planes飞机 full充分 of babies婴儿 under five
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60架飞机上满是年龄五岁以下的孩童,
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crash紧急 every一切 single day.
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而这60架飞机每天坠毁一次,
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That's the number of kids孩子
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那些孩子们,
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that never make it to their fifth第五 birthday生日.
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都是从来没有过过五岁生日的孩子。
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6.6 million百万 children孩子
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660万个孩子啊,
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never make it to their fifth第五 birthday生日.
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他们都从没有经历过自己第五个生日。
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Most of these deaths死亡 are preventable预防的,
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大部分这样的死亡都是可以避免的,
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and that doesn't just make me sad伤心,
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这不仅仅使我感到伤心,
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it makes品牌 me angry愤怒,
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更加使我愤怒,
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and it makes品牌 me determined决心.
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并且使我下定决心要做些什么
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Diarrhea腹泻 and pneumonia肺炎
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痢疾(腹泻)和急性肺炎
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are among其中 the top最佳 two killers杀手
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正是杀害不满五岁孩童的
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of children孩子 under five,
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罪魁祸首
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and what we can do to prevent避免 these diseases疾病
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而我们为了预防这些疾病所能做的
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isn't some smart聪明,
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并不是某些先进
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new technological技术性 innovations创新.
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新颖的科技发明。
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It's one of the world's世界 oldest最老的 inventions发明:
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这其实是世界上最古老的一种发明之一:
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a bar酒吧 of soap肥皂.
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一块肥皂。
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Washing洗涤 hands with soap肥皂,
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用肥皂洗手,
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a habit习惯 we all take for granted理所当然,
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一个我们都认为理所当然的习惯,
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can reduce减少 diarrhea腹泻 by half,
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可以减少一半的痢疾
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can reduce减少 respiratory呼吸 infections感染 by one third第三.
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以及减少三分之一的呼吸传染。
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Handwashing洗手 with soap肥皂
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用肥皂洗手
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can have an impact碰撞
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可以减少
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on reducing减少 flu流感, trachoma沙眼, SARSSARS,
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流感,颗粒性结膜炎(沙眼),SARS(非典)
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and most recently最近 in the case案件 of cholera霍乱
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还有近年来的霍乱
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and Ebola埃博拉病毒 outbreak暴发,
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埃博拉病毒的爆发,
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one of the key interventions干预措施
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最重要的预防措施之一就是
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is handwashing洗手 with soap肥皂.
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用肥皂洗手。
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Handwashing洗手 with soap肥皂 keeps保持 kids孩子 in school学校.
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用肥皂洗手可以使孩子们健康的在学校读书。
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It stops停止 babies婴儿 from dying垂死.
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并且让婴儿不再早夭。
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Handwashing洗手 with soap肥皂
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is one of the most cost-effective经济有效
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是最经济的方法之一
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ways方法 of saving保存 children's儿童 lives生活.
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来拯救孩子们的生命。
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It can save保存 over 600,000 children孩子 every一切 year.
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它每年可以拯救超过60万个生命。
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That's the equivalent当量 of stopping停止
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这相当于阻止
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10 jumbo巨大的 jets喷气机
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10架满载着
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full充分 of babies婴儿 and children孩子
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婴儿和小孩的客机
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from crashing轰然 every一切 single day.
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每天阻止它们坠毁。
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I think you'll你会 agree同意 with me that that's a pretty漂亮
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我相信你们会和我一样
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useful有用 public上市 health健康 intervention介入.
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觉得这是一个非常有用的公共健康预防措施。
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So now just take a minute分钟.
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所以现在花一分钟的时间,
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I think you need to get to
know the person next下一个 to you.
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请你们和邻座的人相互认识一下。
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Why don't you just shake their hands.
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你们为什么不握手呢?
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Please shake their hands.
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请握住对方的手。
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All right, get to know each other.
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好,现在互相认识一下。
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They look really pretty漂亮.
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他(她)看起来真漂亮,对吧。
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All right.
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那么好
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So what if I told you
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如果现在我告诉你
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that the person whose谁的 hands you just shook震撼
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你刚刚握手的那个人
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actually其实 didn't wash their hands
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在他们走出洗手间的时候
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when they were coming未来 out of the toilet厕所?
(Laughter笑声)
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实际上并没有洗手......(笑)
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They don't look so pretty漂亮 anymore, right?
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现在他们看起来没有那么漂亮了,是吧?
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Pretty漂亮 yucky令人讨厌, you would agree同意 with me.
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非常恶心,你们和我想的一样。
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Well, statistics统计 are actually其实 showing展示
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统计数据显示
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that four people out of five
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世界上
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don't wash their hands when
they come out of the toilet厕所,
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五个人中有四个人
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globally全球.
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在用完洗手间之后都不洗手
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And the same相同 way,
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并且同样的,
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we don't do it when we've我们已经 got fancy幻想 toilets洗手间,
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在我们进入有自来水,有肥皂提供的
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running赛跑 water, and soap肥皂 available可得到,
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豪华洗手间时也不洗手。
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it's the same相同 thing in the countries国家
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并且在乡村也是这样,
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where child儿童 mortality死亡 is really high.
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那里孩子的死亡率非常高。
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What is it? Is there no soap肥皂?
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这是为什么?没有肥皂吗?
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Actually其实, soap肥皂 is available可得到.
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实际上,有肥皂。
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In 90 percent百分 of households in India印度,
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在印度百分之九十家庭,
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94 percent百分 of households in Kenya肯尼亚,
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在肯尼亚百分之九十四的家庭,
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you will find soap肥皂.
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都有肥皂。
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Even in countries国家 where soap肥皂 is the lowest最低,
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甚至在肥皂拥有率最低的乡村,
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like Ethiopia埃塞俄比亚, we are at 50 percent百分.
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像埃塞俄比亚,都有百分之五十。
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So why is it?
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那么为什么会这样呢?
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Why aren't people washing洗涤 their hands?
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人们为什么都不洗手了?
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Why is it that MayankMayank,
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马扬克
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this young年轻 boy男孩 that I met会见 in India印度,
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我在印度认识的一个男孩
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isn't washing洗涤 his hands?
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为什么他不洗手呢?
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Well, in Mayank'sMayank的 family家庭,
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在马扬克的家中,
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soap肥皂 is used for bathing洗澡,
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肥皂用来洗澡,
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soap肥皂 is used for laundry洗衣店,
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用来洗衣服,
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soap肥皂 is used for washing洗涤 dishes碗碟.
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用来洗碗。
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His parents父母 think sometimes有时
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有时他的父母认为
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it's a precious珍贵 commodity商品,
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肥皂是一个珍贵的日用品,
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so they'll他们会 keep it in a cupboard橱柜.
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所以他们会把肥皂放在碗柜里。
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They'll他们会 keep it away from him so he doesn't waste浪费 it.
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不让马扬克碰肥仔以免他浪费了肥皂。
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On average平均, in Mayank'sMayank的 family家庭,
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通常来说,在马扬克的家里,
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they will use soap肥皂 for washing洗涤 hands
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他们会用肥皂洗手
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once一旦 a day
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一天一次
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at the very best最好, and sometimes有时
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这样算好的,有时甚至
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even once一旦 a week for washing洗涤 hands with soap肥皂.
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一个星期才用肥皂洗一次手。
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What's the result结果 of that?
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那么这样的后果是什么?
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Children孩子 pick up disease疾病
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孩子们在家里会染上疾病
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in the place地点 that's supposed应该 to love them
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在这个本该最给他们关爱
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and protect保护 them the most, in their homes家园.
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最能保护他们的地方。
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Think about where you learned学到了 to wash your hands.
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回想一下你是在哪里学会洗手的,
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Did you learn学习 to wash your hands at home?
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你是在家学会的吗
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Did you learn学习 to wash your hands in school学校?
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你是在学校学会的洗手的吗?
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I think behavioral行为的 scientists科学家们 will tell you
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行为学家会告诉你:
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that it's very difficult to change更改 the habits习惯
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想要改掉一个
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that you have had early in life.
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在你小时候养成的习惯很难。
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However然而, we all copy复制 what everyone大家 else其他 does,
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但是,我们总会跟着大流改变,
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and local本地 cultural文化 norms规范 are something
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并且当地的文化也会
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that shape形状 how we change更改 our behavior行为,
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对我们习惯的形成产生影响,
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and this is where the private私人的 sector扇形 comes in.
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下面我们就讲到肥皂的销售。
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Every一切 second第二 in Asia亚洲 and Africa非洲,
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在亚洲和非洲
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111 mothers母亲
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几乎每秒都有111位母亲
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will buy购买 this bar酒吧 to protect保护 their family家庭.
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会购买肥皂来保护她们的家人。
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Many许多 women妇女 in India印度 will tell you
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许多印度的妈妈会告诉你
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they learned学到了 all about hygiene卫生, diseases疾病,
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她们从Lifebuoy的肥皂中(联合利华肥皂品牌)
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from this bar酒吧 of soap肥皂 from Lifebuoy救生圈 brand.
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了解了卫生学,和疾病学
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Iconic标志性的 brands品牌 like this one
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像这样的标志性品牌
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have a responsibility责任 to do good
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有责任
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in the places地方 where they sell their products制品.
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把他们售卖的产品做好
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It's that belief信仰, plus the scale规模 of Unilever联合利华,
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正是这样的信任,还有联合利华的规模
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that allows允许 us to keep talking about
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使我们和这些妈妈们讨论
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handwashing洗手 with soap肥皂 and
hygiene卫生 to these mothers母亲.
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用肥皂洗手和卫生。
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Big businesses企业 and brands品牌 can change更改
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大公司和大品牌可以改变
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and shift转移 those social社会 norms规范
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一些社会习俗
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and make a difference区别 for those habits习惯
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并且使一些习惯发生改变
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that are so stubborn倔强.
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这些习惯实在是太难改变了。
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Think about it:
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想一想:
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Marketeers市场商人 spend all their time
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商人们一直想尽办法
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making制造 us switch开关 from one brand to the other.
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让我们从一个品牌换到另一个品牌。
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And actually其实, they know how to transform转变
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并且事实上,他们知道如何将科技
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science科学 and facts事实 into compelling引人注目 messages消息.
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转换成激发人们兴趣的信息。
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Just for a minute分钟, imagine想像
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用一分钟的时间想象一下,
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when they put all their forces军队 behind背后
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商人们用尽全力地传递
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a message信息 as powerful强大 as handwashing洗手 with soap肥皂.
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一个有力地信息:用肥皂洗手。
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The profit利润 motive动机 is transforming转型 health健康 outcomes结果
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这样做的动机就是
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in this world世界.
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改善这个世界的卫生与健康。
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But it's been happening事件 for centuries百年:
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但是商家们这么做已经有几个世纪了:
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the Lifebuoy救生圈 brand was launched推出 in 1894
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Lifebuoy这个品牌1894年建立,
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in Victorian维多利亚时代 England英国
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在维多利亚女王时代的英国,
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to actually其实 combat战斗 cholera霍乱.
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当时是为了抵抗霍乱。
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Last week, I was in Ghana加纳
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上个星期,我在加纳(非洲西部国家),
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with the minister部长 of health健康,
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和卫生部长在一起,
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because if you don't know,
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因为在当时,你们可能不知道,
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there's a cholera霍乱 outbreak暴发 in Ghana加纳 at the moment时刻.
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那里霍乱正在爆发。
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A hundred and eighteen十八 years年份 later后来,
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118年之后,
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the solution is exactly究竟 the same相同:
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解决方案仍旧是一样的:
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It's about ensuring确保 that they have access访问
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就是确保人人都能用到
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to this bar酒吧 of soap肥皂,
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肥皂,
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and that they're using运用 it,
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并且人们确实在使用它,
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because that's the number one way
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因为这是预防霍乱传播的
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to actually其实 stop cholera霍乱 from spreading传播.
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首要方法。
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I think this drive驾驶 for profit利润
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我想这个利益驱动所带来的好处
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is extremely非常 powerful强大,
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是非常可观的,
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sometimes有时 more powerful强大 than
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有时甚至超过了
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the most committed提交 charity慈善机构 or government政府.
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那些承担着最多任务的慈善机构和政府。
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Government政府 is doing what they can,
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政府也在尽全力做他们能做的事,
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especially特别 in terms条款 of the pandemics流行病
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尤其是发生全球流行病的时候
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and epidemics流行病 such这样 as cholera霍乱,
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比如霍乱,
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or Ebola埃博拉病毒 at the moment时刻,
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或者现在正在肆虐的埃博拉,
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but with competing竞争 priorities优先.
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政府更有竞争力
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The budget预算 is not always there.
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但是预算并不是那么简单。
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And when you think about this,
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我们想一下
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you think about what is required需要
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能够使每天洗手成为一个习惯
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to make handwashing洗手 a daily日常 habit习惯,
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所需要的经费
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it requires要求 sustained持续 funding资金
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它需要持久地提供资金
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to refine提炼 this behavior行为.
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来巩固这种有益的行为。
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In short, those that fight斗争 for public上市 health健康
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总之,那些旨在改善公共卫生的组织
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are actually其实 dependent依赖的 upon the soap肥皂 companies公司
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实际上是依赖于肥皂商家
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to keep promoting促进 handwashing洗手 with soap肥皂.
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才能推广用肥皂洗手的。
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We have friends朋友 like USAID你说,
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我们有USAID(美国国际开发总署),
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the Global全球 Public-Private公私 Partnership合伙
for Handwashing洗手 with Soap肥皂,
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是世界性的公私合作模式
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London伦敦 School学校 of Hygiene卫生 and Tropical热带 Medicine医学,
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还有伦敦卫生和热带医药学院,
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Plan计划, WaterAid水援助,
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还有Plan, WaterAid(旨在给贫穷地区人们用水的世界性组织),
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that all believe
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都坚信着
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for a win-win-win互利双赢 partnership合伙.
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三赢的合作关系。
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Win赢得 for the public上市 sector扇形,
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公共部门能得到好处,
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because we help them reach达到 their targets目标.
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因为我们帮助他们完成了他们的目标。
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Win赢得 for the private私人的 sector扇形,
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私人个体也能得到好处,
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because we build建立 new generations
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因为我们使一代又一代的人
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of future未来 handwashershandwashers.
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形成了洗手的习惯
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And most importantly重要的,
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而且最重要的是
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win赢得 for the most vulnerable弱势.
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弱势群体也收到了保护。
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On October十月 15,
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每年十月十五号,
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we will celebrate庆祝 Global全球 Handwashing洗手 Day.
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我们会庆祝全球洗手日。
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Schools学校, communities社区,
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学校,社会团体,
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our friends朋友 in the public上市 sector扇形
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还有我们公共部门的朋友们
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and our friends朋友 in the private私人的 sector扇形
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还有私人个体企业的朋友们
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yes, on that day even our competitors竞争对手,
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是的,在那天,甚至是我们的竞争者,
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we all join加入 hands to celebrate庆祝
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也会加入我们一起庆祝
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the world's世界 most important重要
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这个世界上最重要的
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public上市 health健康 intervention介入.
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公共健康的节日。
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What's required需要,
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我们所需要的,
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and again where the private私人的 sector扇形
can make a huge巨大 difference区别,
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还有私人企业可以从中获得利益的地方
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is coming未来 up with this big, creative创作的 thinking思维
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都会随着这个远大并且具有创造性的想法而来
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that drives驱动器 advocacy拥护.
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并且这样的创意会带来大面积的宣传。
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If you take our Help a Child儿童 Reach达到 5 campaign运动,
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如果你加入了我们“帮助一个孩子”的活动,
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we've我们已经 created创建 great films影片
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我们制作了很棒的宣传片
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that bring带来 the message信息 of handwashing洗手 with soap肥皂
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片子里面将用肥皂洗手的重要性
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to the everyday每天 person
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用与人们相关的方式
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in a way that can relate涉及 to them.
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传递给了每一个人。
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We've我们已经 had over 30 million百万 views意见.
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我们有超过三千万的浏览量。
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Most of these discussions讨论 are still happening事件 online线上.
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甚至很多人到现在依然在网络上讨论这个电影。
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I urge敦促 you to take five minutes分钟
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我希望大家用五分钟
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and look at those films影片.
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去看一下这些电影。
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I come from Mali马里,
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我来自马里(西非国家),
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one of the world's世界 poorest最穷 countries国家.
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世界上最贫穷的国家之一。
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I grew成长 up in a family家庭 where every一切 dinner晚餐 conversation会话
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在我的家庭中,每天晚餐家人都在讨论
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was around social社会 justice正义.
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社会正义。
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I trained熟练 in Europe's欧洲 premier总理 school学校 of public上市 health健康.
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我在欧洲公共卫生一流的学校里完成我的学业。
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I think I'm probably大概 one of the only women妇女
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我想我可能是我们的国家中
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in my country国家 with this high degree in health健康,
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唯一一个在卫生学上有这么高学历的女性,
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and the only one
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并且是唯一一个
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with a doctorate博士学位 in handwashing洗手 with soap肥皂.
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拥有“用肥皂洗手博士”头衔的人。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
09:01
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
09:08
Nine years年份 ago, I decided决定,
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九年前,
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with a successful成功 public上市 health健康 career事业 in the making制造,
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当我的公共卫生事业发展的很好的时候,
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that I could make the biggest最大 impact碰撞 coming未来,
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我下定决心要做一个具有很大影响力的事情,
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selling销售 and promoting促进 the world's世界 best最好 invention发明
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销售并且推广这个世界上在公共卫生领域
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in public上市 health健康: soap肥皂.
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最好的发明:肥皂。
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We run today今天 the world's世界 largest最大
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我们经营着世界上最大的
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handwashing洗手 program程序
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洗手项目
09:25
by any public上市 health健康 standards标准.
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按照任何公共卫生的标准。
09:28
We've我们已经 reached到达 over 183 million百万 people
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我们影响了16个国家的
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in 16 countries国家.
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超过一亿八千三百万人。
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My team球队 and I have the ambition志向
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我的团队和我有在2020年
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to reach达到 one billion十亿 by 2020.
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影响10亿人的雄心壮志。
09:40
Over the last four years年份,
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在过去的四年里,
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business商业 has grown长大的 double digits数字,
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商业以双位数水平增长,
09:45
whilst同时 child儿童 mortality死亡 has reduced减少
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同时孩子们的死亡率也在减少
09:47
in all the places地方 where soap肥皂 use has increased增加.
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这样的情况发生在所有肥皂使用增加的地方。
09:52
It may可能 be uncomfortable不舒服 for some to hear
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有些人可能会认为我这么说不对——
09:54
business商业 growth发展 and lives生活 saved保存
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“经济增长意味着
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somehow不知何故 equated划等号 in the same相同 sentence句子
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拯救了很多生命”
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but it is that business商业 growth发展
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----正是经济增长
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that allows允许 us to keep doing more.
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使我们能做得更多
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Without没有 it, and without talking about it,
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如果不谈经济,没有商业,
10:07
we cannot不能 achieve实现 the change更改 that we need.
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我们不能获得我们所需要的改变。
10:11
Last week, my team球队 and I
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上个星期,我们团队
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spent花费 time visiting访问 mothers母亲
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去拜访了一些母亲
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that have all experienced有经验的 the same相同 thing:
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她们都经历了一件相同的事情:
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the death死亡 of a newborn新生.
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新生婴儿的夭折。
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I'm a mom妈妈. I can't imagine想像 anything more powerful强大
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我是一个母亲
10:24
and more painful痛苦.
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我不能想象有什么能比这更震撼更痛苦。
10:27
This one is from Myanmar缅甸.
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有一位来自缅甸的母亲。
10:30
She had the most beautiful美丽 smile微笑,
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她在生活给了她第二次机会的时候
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the smile微笑, I think, that life gives you
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绽放出了
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when you've had a second第二 chance机会.
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最美丽的笑容。
10:36
Her son儿子, Myo, is her second第二 one.
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他的儿子,妙(人名),是她的第二个孩子。
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She had a daughter女儿
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她曾有过一个女儿
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who passed通过 away at three weeks,
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在她只有三个星期大的时候去世了,
10:44
and we know that the majority多数
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我们都知道
10:46
of children孩子 that actually其实 die
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孩子们最容易
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die in the first month of their life,
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在他们刚出生的一个月内死亡,
10:49
and we know that if we give a bar酒吧 of soap肥皂
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如果我们给那些有经验的
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to every一切 skilled技能的 birth分娩 attendant服务员,
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护理人员们一块肥皂,
10:55
and that if soap肥皂 is used
before touching接触 the babies婴儿,
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并且让他们在触碰婴儿前使用肥皂的话,
10:57
we can reduce减少 and make a change更改
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我们就可以减少
10:58
in terms条款 of those numbers数字.
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新生儿的死亡数
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And that's what inspires激励 me,
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正是这样的事激励着我,
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inspires激励 me to continue继续 in this mission任务,
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鞭策着我继续完成这个任务,
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to know that I can equip装备 her
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让我可以给每一位母亲
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with what's needed需要
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她们需要的东西
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so that she can do
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这样她就可以
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the most beautiful美丽 job工作 in the world世界:
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从事世界上最美丽的一份事业:
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nurturing培育 her newborn新生.
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抚养的她的新生儿。
11:15
And next下一个 time you think of a gift礼品
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这样,下次你去看望一位产妇和她的家人
11:17
for a new mom妈妈 and her family家庭,
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想带礼物去时,
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don't look far: buy购买 her soap肥皂.
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不用想太多:给她买一个肥皂吧。
11:22
It's the most beautiful美丽 invention发明 in public上市 health健康.
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这是在公共卫生历史上最伟大的发明。
11:25
I hope希望 you will join加入 us
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我也希望大家能加入我们
11:27
and make handwashing洗手 part部分 of your daily日常 lives生活
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让洗手成为你们
11:30
and our daily日常 lives生活
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以及我们的日常生活
11:32
and help more children孩子 like Myo
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并且帮助更多像妙一样的男孩
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reach达到 their fifth第五 birthday生日.
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让他们能过自己的五岁生日。
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Yuting Liu
Reviewed by Wenchan Jiang

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Myriam Sidibe - Public-health expert
Dr. Myriam Sidibe promotes hand-washing with soap, setting up partnerships with governments, companies and communities to promote this simple, cheap, powerful disease-fighting tactic.

Why you should listen

Myriam Sidibe is one of the only people in the world with a doctorate in public health focused on handwashing with soap. As the Global Social Mission Director for Lifebuoy soap, she has spent 14 years working with thousands of children understanding the most effective ways to get them to wash their hands with soap at key occasions like before eating or after using the bathroom.

Sidibe leads Social Mission activity in 55 countries throughout Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America with the aim of changing handwashing behaviours of one billion people by 2020 – that’s the biggest hygiene behaviour change program in the world.

Sidibe is one of the driving forces behind the creation of Global Handwashing Day, which recognises the need to raise awareness of handwashing with soap as a simple but lifesaving habit that can prevent disease. She represents Unilever and often partners with organisations such as Millennium Villages, the World Bank, PSI, WSUP, MCHIP and USAID to educate people about the importance of handwashing with soap, and run programmes that will help form healthy handwashing habits for life.

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