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Stacey Abrams: 3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do
斯泰西·艾布拉姆斯: 做任何事前三省自身
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如何应对挫败定义了你的性格。史黛西·艾布拉姆斯(Stacey Abrams)是美国历史上第一位被主要政党提名为州长的黑人女性——她在那场激烈的竞选中失败了，但正如她所说:唯一的选择就是继续前进。在一场激动人心的演讲中，她分享了自己在竞选乔治亚州州长过程中获得的经验教训，如何改变世界的一些建议，以及对她下一步行动的一些暗示。艾布拉姆斯说:“要有野心。”
Stacey Abrams - Politician
Former Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams made history in 2018 when she earned the Democratic nomination for governor of Georgia. Full bio
Former Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams made history in 2018 when she earned the Democratic nomination for governor of Georgia. Full bio
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00:13
When I was in high school
at the age of 17 --
at the age of 17 --
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17岁，我在佐治亚州的迪凯特读高中。
毕业的时候，我作为学生代表
00:15
I graduated from high school
in Decatur, Georgia,
in Decatur, Georgia,
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00:19
as valedictorian of my high school --
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在毕业典礼上致告别辞。
00:21
I was very proud of myself.
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对此，我引以为傲。
我来自低收入社区，成长于密西西比州。
00:23
I was from a low-income community,
I had grown up in Mississippi,
I had grown up in Mississippi,
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we'd moved from Mississippi to Georgia
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我们一家从密西西比搬到了佐治亚州，
因为父母要攻读联合卫理公会牧师的学位。
00:28
so my parents could pursue their degrees
as United Methodist ministers.
as United Methodist ministers.
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00:34
We were poor, but they didn't think
we were poor enough,
we were poor enough,
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我们很穷，但父母似乎认为我们还不够穷，
所以他们致力于要永久贫困。
00:37
so they were going for permanent poverty.
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（笑声）
00:39
(Laughter)
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00:40
And so, while they studied at Emory,
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他们在埃默里上大学的时候，
00:42
I studied at Avondale,
and I became valedictorian.
and I became valedictorian.
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我在埃文代尔读高中，
并且成为了学生代表。
并且成为了学生代表。
00:45
Well, one of the joys of being
valedictorian in the state of Georgia
valedictorian in the state of Georgia
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作为佐治亚州学生代表的乐趣之一，
00:49
is that you get invited
to meet the governor of Georgia.
to meet the governor of Georgia.
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是可以获邀拜访佐治亚州的州长。
00:52
I was mildly interested in meeting him.
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我很高兴能拜访州长。
00:56
It was kind of cool.
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这感觉很酷。
00:57
I was more intrigued by the fact
that he lived in a mansion,
that he lived in a mansion,
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让我更好奇的是他住的豪宅，
01:01
because I watched a lot
of "General Hospital" and "Dynasty"
of "General Hospital" and "Dynasty"
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因为在小时候看了很多
《综合医院》和《豪门恩怨》之类的
《综合医院》和《豪门恩怨》之类的
电视剧，
01:04
as a child.
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（笑声）
01:05
(Laughter)
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01:06
And so I got up that morning,
ready to go to visit the governor.
ready to go to visit the governor.
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所以那天早上，我起床
准备好出发去拜访州长。
准备好出发去拜访州长。
01:10
My mom and my dad,
who were also invited, got up,
who were also invited, got up,
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我的父亲和母亲也被邀请一同前去，
01:14
and we went outside.
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我们走到外面。
01:15
But we didn't get in our car.
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但我们并没有自己的车。
01:17
And in the south,
a car is a necessary thing.
a car is a necessary thing.
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在南方，汽车是必不可少的交通工具。
01:20
We don't have a lot of public transit,
there aren't a lot of options.
there aren't a lot of options.
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那里公共交通少，所以选择也不多。
01:23
But if you're lucky enough
to live in a community
to live in a community
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但是如果你碰巧生活在一个社区，
01:26
where you don't have a car,
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还没有自己的车，
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the only option is public transit.
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那么唯一的选择就只有公共交通了。
01:29
And that's what we had to take.
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我们只能坐公交。
01:32
And so we got on the bus.
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所以我们上了一辆公共汽车。
01:33
And we took the bus from Decatur
all the way to Buckhead,
all the way to Buckhead,
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从迪凯特一直坐到了巴克海特，
01:37
where the Governor's Mansion sat
on this really beautiful acreage of land,
on this really beautiful acreage of land,
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州长官邸就坐落在这片美丽辽阔的土地上，
01:41
with these long black gates
that ran the length of the property.
that ran the length of the property.
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长长的黑色大门一直通向这座建筑的尽头。
01:45
We get to the Governor's Mansion,
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汽车到达州长官邸的时候，
01:46
we pull the little lever
that lets them know this is our stop,
that lets them know this is our stop,
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我们拉了一下小拉杆，好让
他们知道我们到站了。
他们知道我们到站了。
01:49
we get off the bus,
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我们下了车，
01:50
my mom, my dad and I,
we walk across the street.
we walk across the street.
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父亲、母亲和我穿过马路，
01:53
We walk up the driveway,
because there are cars coming up,
because there are cars coming up,
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走上了车道，
因为有车开过来，
因为有车开过来，
01:56
cars bringing in students
from all across the state of Georgia.
from all across the state of Georgia.
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这些汽车带来了从佐治亚州各地来的学生，
所以我们只好沿着路边走了。
01:59
So we're walking along the side.
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02:01
And as we walk single file along the side,
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当我们排成单行走在路边的时候，
02:03
my mom and dad sandwiching me to make sure
I don't get hit by one of the cars
I don't get hit by one of the cars
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父母把我像三明治那样夹在中间
以确保我不被那些载着
以确保我不被那些载着
02:07
bringing in the other valedictorians,
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其他学生代表的汽车撞到，
02:08
we approach the guard gate.
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我们向警卫门走去。
02:10
When we get to the guard gate,
the guard comes out.
the guard comes out.
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到达警卫门的时候，警卫员出来了。
02:13
He looks at me,
and he looks at my parents,
and he looks at my parents,
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他看看我，又看看我的父母，
02:16
and he says, "You don't belong here,
this is a private event."
this is a private event."
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然后说：“你们不属于这里，这是私人活动。”
02:19
My dad says, "No, this is my daughter,
Stacey. She's one of the valedictorians."
Stacey. She's one of the valedictorians."
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我父亲说：“不是的，这是我女儿
斯泰西。她是学生代表之一。”
斯泰西。她是学生代表之一。”
02:24
But the guard doesn't look
at the checklist that's in his hands.
at the checklist that's in his hands.
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但是警卫员并没有看自己手里的核对名单，
02:27
He doesn't ask my mom for the invitation
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也没有问母亲要那张
02:29
that's at the bottom
of her very voluminous purse.
of her very voluminous purse.
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被收在她超大钱包底部的邀请函。
02:32
Instead, he looks
over our shoulder at the bus,
over our shoulder at the bus,
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反之他看向了我们身后的那辆公交车，
02:34
because in his mind, the bus is telling
him a story about who should be there.
him a story about who should be there.
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因为在他看来，公交车就足以
告诉他站在这的会是什么人了。
告诉他站在这的会是什么人了。
02:39
And the fact that we were too poor
to have our own car --
to have our own car --
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他们太穷而买不起汽车的事实——
02:42
that was a story he told himself.
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这就是警卫员告诉自己的故事。
02:45
And he may have seen
something in my skin color,
something in my skin color,
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他可能还从我的肤色，
02:47
he may have seen something in my attire;
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以及我的服装打扮，看出了些什么。
我不知道那个时候他在想什么。
02:49
I don't know what went through his mind.
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但是他得出的结论是再次看向我，
02:51
But his conclusion was
to look at me again,
to look at me again,
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02:53
and with a look of disdain, say,
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带着一种不屑的表情，说：
02:55
"I told you, this is a private event.
You don't belong here."
You don't belong here."
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“我告诉过你们，这是个私人活动，
你们不属于这里。”
你们不属于这里。”
02:59
Now, my parents were studying to become
United Methodist ministers,
United Methodist ministers,
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现在，我的父母要学习如何做一名
联合卫理公会的牧师了，
联合卫理公会的牧师了，
03:02
but they were not pastors yet.
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尽管他们还不是牧师。
03:04
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
03:07
And so they proceeded
to engage this gentleman
to engage this gentleman
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所以，他们开始和这位绅士进行了
03:10
in a very robust discussion
of his decision-making skills.
of his decision-making skills.
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一场非常有力的关于他决策能力的讨论。
03:13
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
03:14
My father may have mentioned
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父亲似乎向我提到过，
03:15
that he was going to spend eternity
in a very fiery place
in a very fiery place
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他将和他一直激烈地讨论下去，
03:18
if he didn't find my name
on that checklist.
on that checklist.
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如果那个警卫员没在名单上
找我的名字的话。
找我的名字的话。
03:21
And indeed, the man checks
the checklist eventually,
the checklist eventually,
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当然，最终他还是核对了名单，
03:23
and he found my name,
and he let us inside.
and he let us inside.
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并找到了我的名字，让我们进去了。
03:26
But I don't remember meeting
the governor of Georgia.
the governor of Georgia.
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但我已经想不起
与佐治亚州州长会面的情形了，
与佐治亚州州长会面的情形了，
03:30
I don't recall meeting
my fellow valedictorians
my fellow valedictorians
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也记不清来自180个学校的
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from 180 school districts.
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和我一样的学生代表。
03:34
The only clear memory I have of that day
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我唯一清晰的记忆，
03:36
was a man standing in front
of the most powerful place in Georgia,
of the most powerful place in Georgia,
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是一个男人站在佐治亚州最具权力的地方，
03:39
looking at me and telling me
I don't belong.
I don't belong.
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看着我，并告诉我，我不属于那里。
03:43
And so I decided, 20-some-odd years later,
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所以我下定决心，20多年之后，
03:47
to be the person
who got to open the gates.
who got to open the gates.
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我一定要成为那个有能力打开那扇门的人。
03:50
(Cheers)
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（欢呼）
03:53
(Applause)
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（掌声）
03:59
Unfortunately, you may have read
the rest of the story.
the rest of the story.
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不幸的是，接下来的故事
你们可能已经听过了。
你们可能已经听过了。
04:01
It didn't quite work out that way.
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事实并不全如所愿。
04:03
And now I'm tasked with figuring out:
How do I move forward?
How do I move forward?
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而我现在的任务是弄清楚：我该如何前进？
04:07
Because, you see, I didn't just want
to open the gates for young black women
to open the gates for young black women
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因为，我并不只是想为那些被低估
04:11
who had been underestimated
and told they don't belong.
and told they don't belong.
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并且被告诉不属于这里的
年轻黑人女性打开大门。
年轻黑人女性打开大门。
04:14
I wanted to open those gates
for Latinas and for Asian Americans.
for Latinas and for Asian Americans.
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我还想为拉美裔人和
亚裔美国人打开大门，
亚裔美国人打开大门，
04:18
I wanted to open those gates
for the undocumented and the documented.
for the undocumented and the documented.
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我想为那些有证和
无证的人们打开大门；
无证的人们打开大门；
04:22
I wanted to open those gates
as an ally of the LGBTQ community.
as an ally of the LGBTQ community.
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为支持LGBTQ群体的盟友打开大门；
04:25
I wanted to open those gates
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为那些自称是
04:27
for the families that have to call
themselves the victims of gun violence.
themselves the victims of gun violence.
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枪支暴力受害者的家庭打开大门。
04:30
I wanted to open those gates wide
for everyone in Georgia,
for everyone in Georgia,
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我想为佐治亚州的每一个人打开大门，
04:33
because that is our state,
and this is our nation,
and this is our nation,
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因为这是我们的州，这是我们的国家，
04:36
and we all belong here.
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我们都属于这里。
04:38
(Cheers)
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（欢呼）
04:40
(Applause)
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（掌声）
但是我意识到的是第一次尝试还不够。
04:46
But what I recognized
is that the first try wasn't enough.
is that the first try wasn't enough.
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04:50
And my question became:
How do I move forward?
How do I move forward?
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而且我的问题变成了：我该如何前进？
04:53
How do I get beyond the bitterness
and the sadness and the lethargy
and the sadness and the lethargy
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我要如何才能摆脱痛苦、悲伤、嗜睡，
04:59
and watching an inordinate amount
of television as I eat ice cream?
of television as I eat ice cream?
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以及一边吃冰淇淋一边无节制地看电视？
05:03
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
05:04
What do I do next?
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接下来我该怎么办？
05:07
And I'm going to do what I've always done.
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我要做我一直以来在做的事情，
05:10
I'm going to move forward,
because going backwards isn't an option
because going backwards isn't an option
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我会继续前进，因为倒退不是选择，
并且原地不动也不够。
05:13
and standing still is not enough.
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05:15
(Applause)
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（掌声）
是这样，我竞选州长
05:20
You see, I began my race for governor
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是通过分析“我是谁”和
“我想成为什么人”开始的。
“我想成为什么人”开始的。
05:23
by analyzing who I was
and what I wanted to be.
and what I wanted to be.
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对我做的每一件事，
我都会问自己三个问题，
我都会问自己三个问题，
05:26
And there are three questions
I ask myself about everything I do,
I ask myself about everything I do,
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无论是竞选还是创业。
05:29
whether it's running for office
or starting a business;
or starting a business;
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当我决定启动新佐治亚州项目
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when I decided to start
the New Georgia Project
the New Georgia Project
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to register people to vote;
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让选民去登记选票时；
05:35
or when I started the latest action,
Fair Fight Georgia.
Fair Fight Georgia.
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当我开始最新倡议Fair Fight Georgia时。
05:39
No matter what I do,
I ask myself three questions:
I ask myself three questions:
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无论我做什么，我都会问自己三个问题：
我想要什么？
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What do I want?
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05:43
Why do I want it?
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为什么我想要？
05:45
And how do I get it?
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以及我如何才能得到？
05:47
And in this case, I know what I want.
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在这种情况下，我知道自己想要什么。
我要改变。
05:49
I want change.
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05:51
That is what I want.
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这就是我想要的。
05:52
But the question is:
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但问题是，
05:55
What change do I want to see?
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我想要看到什么样的改变？
05:57
And I know that the questions
I have to ask myself are:
I have to ask myself are:
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我知道我需要问自己的问题其实是：
第一，我对自己的抱负是否诚实？
06:00
One, am I honest about the scope
of my ambition?
of my ambition?
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06:03
Because it's easy to figure out
that once you didn't get what you wanted,
that once you didn't get what you wanted,
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因为很容易发现一旦你
没有得到你想要的，
没有得到你想要的，
那么也许你应该把你的眼光放低一点，
06:07
then maybe you should
have set your sights a little lower,
have set your sights a little lower,
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但是我在这告诉你一定要
对自己的目标有进取心。
对自己的目标有进取心。
06:10
but I'm here to tell you
to be aggressive about your ambition.
to be aggressive about your ambition.
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不要让挫折阻碍你。
06:12
Do not allow setbacks to set you back.
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（掌声）
06:15
(Applause)
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06:21
Number two, let yourself
understand your mistakes.
understand your mistakes.
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第二，要清楚自己的错误。
06:25
But also understand their mistakes,
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但同时也要清楚他人的错误。
06:27
because, as women in particular,
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因为，尤其作为女性，
06:29
we're taught that if something
doesn't work out,
doesn't work out,
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大家总认为如果事情没有成功，
06:31
it's probably our fault.
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那肯定是我们的问题。
06:32
And usually, there is something
we could do better,
we could do better,
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通常，有些事情我们其实可以做得更好。
06:35
but we've been told
not to investigate too much
not to investigate too much
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但我们一直被告知不要调查太多
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what the other side could have done.
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对方可能做的事情。
这不是党派——这是人民。
06:39
And this isn't partisan -- it's people.
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我们经常被告知错误是我们自己的，
06:40
We're too often told
that our mistakes are ours alone,
that our mistakes are ours alone,
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but victory is a shared benefit.
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但胜利又是大家共同享有的利益。
06:46
And so what I tell you to do
is understand your mistakes,
is understand your mistakes,
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所以我要告诉你们的是，
了解自己的错误，
了解自己的错误，
06:49
but understand the mistakes of others.
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也了解他人的错误，
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And be clearheaded about it.
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并且对此保持清醒。
06:53
And be honest with yourself
and honest with those who support you.
and honest with those who support you.
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忠于自己，也忠于那些支持你的人。
06:58
But once you know what you want,
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但是一旦你知道想要什么，
07:00
understand why you want it.
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明白了为什么想要，
07:02
And even though it feels good,
revenge is not a good reason.
revenge is not a good reason.
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即使感觉很好，报复也不是一个好理由。
07:05
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
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Instead, make sure you want it
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还有，确保你想做一件事情
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because there's something
not that you should do,
not that you should do,
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不是因为你应该这么做，
07:13
but something you must do.
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而是因为必须要这么做。
07:16
It has to be something
that doesn't allow you to sleep at night
that doesn't allow you to sleep at night
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这一定是令你晚上
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unless you're dreaming about it;
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魂牵梦萦的事情；
07:20
something that wakes you up in the morning
and gets you excited about it;
and gets you excited about it;
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或者是早上醒来就足够让你兴奋的事情；
又或者是能够让你很愤怒的事情，
07:24
or something that makes you so angry,
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你知道你必须要做点什么。
07:26
you know you have to do
something about it.
something about it.
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But know why you're doing it.
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但是知道为什么要做这件事情，
07:31
And know why it must be done.
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还要知道为什么必须做。
07:34
You've listened to women
from across this world
from across this world
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你们应该听过很多世界各地的女性
07:37
talk about why things have to happen.
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谈论过为什么有些事必须去做。
07:39
But figure out what the "why" is for you,
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要弄清楚对你来说
问题的原因到底是什么，
问题的原因到底是什么，
07:41
because jumping from
the "what" to the "do"
the "what" to the "do"
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因为只是从“什么”事情跳到“做”一件事情
07:44
is meaningless if you don't know why.
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是没有意义的，如果你不知道原因的话。
07:47
Because when it gets hard,
when it gets tough,
when it gets tough,
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当事情变得很艰难、棘手的时候，
07:50
when your friends walk away from you,
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当你的朋友远离你的时候，
07:52
when your supporters forget you,
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当你的支持者忘记你的时候，
07:54
when you don't win your first race --
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当你没有赢得第一次竞争的时候——
07:57
if you don't know why,
you can't try again.
you can't try again.
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如果你不知道为什么，你将无法再次尝试。
08:00
So, first know what you want.
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所以，首先要知道你想要什么。
08:02
Second, know why you want it,
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其次，知道你为什么想要，
08:04
but third, know how
you're going to get it done.
you're going to get it done.
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但是最后，还要知道如何实现。
08:07
I faced a few obstacles in this race.
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在这次竞争中我就遇到了好几次阻碍。
08:09
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
08:11
Just a few.
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只是几次而已。
08:13
But in the pursuit,
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但是在追求目标的过程中，
我成为了美利坚合众国历史上
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I became the first black woman
to ever become the nominee for governor
to ever become the nominee for governor
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第一位获得主要政党的
州长候选的黑人女性。
州长候选的黑人女性。
08:18
in the history of the United States
of America for a major party.
of America for a major party.
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08:22
(Cheers)
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（欢呼声）
08:26
(Applause)
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08:30
But more importantly, in this process,
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但更重要的是，在这个过程中，
08:33
we turned out 1.2 million
African American voters in Georgia.
African American voters in Georgia.
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我们在佐治亚州发现了120万非裔美国选民。
08:37
That is more voters
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这比2014年
08:39
than voted on the Democratic side
of the ticket in 2014.
of the ticket in 2014.
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民主党投票的选民还要多。
08:42
(Applause)
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08:47
Our campaign tripled the number of Latinos
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我们的竞选活动使得
08:49
who believed their voices mattered
in the state of Georgia.
in the state of Georgia.
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相信他们的呼声对佐治亚州很重要的
拉美裔人的数量翻了三倍。
拉美裔人的数量翻了三倍。
使得那些站起来并高喊
08:52
We tripled the number of Asian Americans
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who stood up and said,
"This is our state, too."
"This is our state, too."
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“这也是我们的国家”的
亚裔美国人的数量翻了三倍。
亚裔美国人的数量翻了三倍。
08:57
Those are successes that tell me
how I can get it done.
how I can get it done.
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这些成功事例告诉我如何能把事情做好。
09:01
But they also let me understand
the obstacles aren't insurmountable.
the obstacles aren't insurmountable.
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但是他们也让我明白了
没有无法逾越的障碍。
没有无法逾越的障碍。
09:04
They're just a little high.
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只是这些障碍有点高。
09:07
But I also understand
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但我也明白
09:08
that there are three things
that always hold us hostage.
that always hold us hostage.
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还有三件事情会让我们变得很被动。
09:12
The first is finances.
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首先是财务状况。
09:15
Now, you may have heard,
I'm in a little bit of debt.
I'm in a little bit of debt.
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你们应该听说了，
我现在欠了一点债。
我现在欠了一点债。
09:18
If you didn't hear about it,
you did not go outside.
you did not go outside.
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如果你没听说过，
那你肯定没出过门。
那你肯定没出过门。
09:21
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
09:23
And finances are something
that holds us back so often,
that holds us back so often,
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财务状况经常在拖我们后腿，
09:26
our dreams are bounded
by how much we have in resources.
by how much we have in resources.
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我们的梦想总是会受限于所拥有的资源。
09:30
But we hear again and again
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但我们也不止一次地听到
09:32
the stories of those who overcome
those resource challenges.
those resource challenges.
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那些克服了资源挑战的成功故事。
09:36
But you can't overcome
something you don't talk about.
something you don't talk about.
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当然你不可能去克服你从不谈论的事情。
09:39
And that's why I didn't allow them
to debt-shame me in my campaign.
to debt-shame me in my campaign.
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这就是为什么我不允许他们
在竞选活动中利用债务来羞辱我。
在竞选活动中利用债务来羞辱我。
09:43
I didn't allow anyone to tell me
that my lack of opportunity
that my lack of opportunity
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我不允许任何人告诉我，
09:47
was a reason to disqualify
me from running.
me from running.
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缺乏机会是取消我竞选资格的原因，
09:50
And believe me, people tried
to tell me I shouldn't run.
to tell me I shouldn't run.
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相信我，人们曾经试图告诉我，
不应该参加竞选。
不应该参加竞选。
09:52
Friends told me not to run.
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朋友们告诉我不要参加竞选。
09:54
Allies told me not to run.
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盟友也告诉我不要参加竞选。
09:56
"USA Today" mentioned
maybe I shouldn't run.
maybe I shouldn't run.
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就连”今日美国“也曾报道说，
或许我不该参加竞选。
或许我不该参加竞选。
09:59
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
10:01
But no matter who it was,
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但是不管是谁，
10:02
I understood that finances are often
a reason we don't let ourselves dream.
a reason we don't let ourselves dream.
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我明白财务问题往往是
我们不敢梦想的原因。
我们不敢梦想的原因。
10:07
I can't say that you will always
overcome those obstacles,
overcome those obstacles,
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我不能说你能一直克服那些障碍，
10:10
but I will tell you,
you will be damned if you do not try.
you will be damned if you do not try.
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但是我想告诉你，
如果连尝试都不敢，那你注定完蛋。
如果连尝试都不敢，那你注定完蛋。
10:14
(Applause)
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（掌声）
10:19
The second is fear.
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其次是恐惧。
10:21
And fear is real.
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恐惧是一种真实的感受。
10:23
It is paralyzing.
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它会让我们觉得气馁，
10:24
It is terrifying.
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心生畏惧。
10:26
But it can also be energizing,
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但是它也会让我们充满能量，
10:28
because once you know
what you're afraid of,
what you're afraid of,
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因为一旦你知道自己害怕什么，
你就会知道怎么去避开。
10:31
you can figure out how to get around it.
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10:33
And the third is fatigue.
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第三是疲劳。
10:35
Sometimes you just get tired of trying.
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有时候你只是没有力气再去尝试了。
10:39
You get tired of reading
about processes and politics
about processes and politics
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你疲于阅读有关流程和政策
10:43
and the things that stop you
from getting where you want to be.
from getting where you want to be.
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以及那些阻止你实现目标的事情。
10:46
Sometimes, fatigue means that we accept
position instead of power.
position instead of power.
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有时候，疲劳意味着
我们甘愿接受位置而非权力。
我们甘愿接受位置而非权力。
10:51
We let someone give us a title
as a consolation prize,
as a consolation prize,
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我们让别人给我们一个头衔作为安慰奖，
10:54
rather than realizing we know what we want
and we're going to get it,
and we're going to get it,
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而非并努力实现梦想，
即便我们会疲劳。
10:57
even if we're tired.
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这正是上帝要创造午睡的原因。
10:58
That's why God created naps.
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（笑声）
11:00
(Laughter)
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11:03
But we also learn in those moments
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但我们也在这些时刻学习到
11:05
that fatigue is an opportunity
to evaluate how much we want it.
to evaluate how much we want it.
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疲劳是评估我们多想得到它的一个机会。
11:11
Because if you are beaten down,
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因为如果你被击败了，
11:14
if you have worked as hard as you can,
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如果你尽可能地努力了，
11:16
if you have done everything
you said you should,
you said you should,
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如果你应该做的都做了，
11:19
and it still doesn't work out,
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当仍然无济于事，
11:21
fatigue can sap you of your energy.
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疲劳就会消耗你的精力。
11:24
But that's why you go back
to the "why" of it.
to the "why" of it.
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但这就是为什么你要回到
“为什么”的原因。
“为什么”的原因。
11:28
Because I know we have to have women
who speak for the voiceless.
who speak for the voiceless.
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因为我知道，我们必须要有
为弱势群体说话的女性。
为弱势群体说话的女性。
11:32
I know we have to have people
of good conscience
of good conscience
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我知道我们必须要有良知的人们
11:34
who stand up against oppression.
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站出来反抗压迫。
11:36
I know we have to have people
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我知道我们必须要有人
11:38
who understand that social justice
belongs to us all.
belongs to us all.
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懂得社会正义属于我们所有人。
11:42
And that wakes me up every morning,
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这让我每天早上醒来，
11:44
and that makes me fight even harder.
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让我更加努力地奋斗。
11:46
Because I am moving forward,
knowing what is in my past.
knowing what is in my past.
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因为我在前进，知道我的过去是什么样。
我知道他们为我设置的障碍。
11:51
I know the obstacles they have for me.
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11:53
I know what they're going to do,
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我知道他们会怎么做，
我相当肯定，他们现在充满活力，
在制造新的障碍。
在制造新的障碍。
11:55
and I'm fairly certain they're energizing
and creating new obstacles now.
and creating new obstacles now.
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11:59
But they've got four years
to figure it out.
to figure it out.
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但他们有四年的时间来搞清楚这个问题。
12:01
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
12:02
(Applause)
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（鼓掌）
12:08
Maybe two.
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也许两年。
12:09
(Cheers)
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（欢呼）
12:12
(Applause)
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（鼓掌）
12:15
But here's my point:
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但这是我的观点：
12:16
I know what I want, and that is justice.
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我知道我要什么，那就是公正。
12:19
I know why I want it,
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我知道为什么我想要它，
12:21
because poverty is immoral,
and it is a stain on our nation.
and it is a stain on our nation.
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因为贫穷是不道德的，
它是我们国家的污点。
它是我们国家的污点。
12:25
And I know how I'm going to get it:
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我知道该怎么实现它：
每天都前进一点点。
12:26
by moving forward every single day.
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谢谢。
12:28
Thank you so much.
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（欢呼）
12:30
(Cheers)
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12:32
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Stacey Abrams - PoliticianFormer Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams made history in 2018 when she earned the Democratic nomination for governor of Georgia.
Why you should listen
Stacey Abrams's 2018 campaign for governor of Georgia turned more voters than any Democrat in Georgia history, including former President Barack Obama, and invested in critical infrastructure to build progress in the state. After witnessing the gross mismanagement of the election by the Secretary of State's office, Abrams launched Fair Fight to ensure every Georgian has a voice in our election system.
Abrams received degrees from Spelman College, the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas and Yale Law School. Dedicated to civic engagement, she founded the New Georgia Project, which submitted more than 200,000 registrations from voters of color between 2014 and 2016.
Under the pen name Selena Montgomery, Abrams is the award-winning author of eight romantic suspense novels, which have sold more than 100,000 copies. As co-founder of NOW Account, a financial services firm that helps small businesses grow, Abrams has helped create and retain jobs in Georgia. And through her various business ventures, she has helped employ even more Georgians, including hundreds of young people starting out. As House Minority Leader, she has worked strategically to recruit, train, elect and defend Democrats to prevent a Republican supermajority in the House, and she has worked across the aisle on behalf of all Georgians. During her tenure, she has stopped legislation to raise taxes on the poor and middle class and to roll back reproductive healthcare. She has brokered compromises that led to progress on transportation, infrastructure, and education. In the legislature, she passed legislation to improve the welfare of grandparents and other kin raising children and secured increased funding to support these families.
Abrams and her five siblings grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi with three tenets: go to school, go to church, and take care of each other. Despite struggling to make ends meet for their family, her parents made service a way of life for their children -- if someone was less fortunate, it was their job to serve that person. This ethic led the family to Georgia. Abrams's parents attended Emory University to pursue graduate studies in divinity and become United Methodist ministers. Abrams and her younger siblings attended DeKalb County Schools, and she graduated from Avondale High School.
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