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Abigail Washburn: Building US-China relations ... by banjo
艾碧.沃什波恩：用五弦琴...建立中美關係
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身為TED的 會員， 艾碧.沃什波恩曾想要成為一名致力於改善中美關係的律師－－直到她拿起了一把五弦琴。她講述了自己是如何巡迴於中美兩地間，彈著五弦琴唱中文歌的方式，建立了特殊的中美關係。
Abigail Washburn - Clawhammer banjo player
Abigail Washburn pairs venerable folk elements with far-flung sounds, creating results that feel both strangely familiar and unlike anything anybody's ever heard before. Full bio
Abigail Washburn pairs venerable folk elements with far-flung sounds, creating results that feel both strangely familiar and unlike anything anybody's ever heard before. Full bio
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If you had caught me straight out of college
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假如你在我大學剛畢業的時候認識我
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in the halls of the Vermont State House
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那時， 我還在佛蒙特州政府
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where I was a lobbyist in training
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接受培訓，準備成為遊說員
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and asked me what I was going to do with my life,
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如果你問我的志向
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I would have told you
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我會告訴你說
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that I'd just passed the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi,
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我剛通過了漢語水平考試，
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the Chinese equivalency exam,
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也就是中文等級考試，
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and I was going to go study law in Beijing,
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而且我打算到北京去學習法律，
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and I was going to improve U.S.-China relations
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然後致力於改進中美關係
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through top-down policy changes
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透過將政策改弦易轍
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and judicial system reforms.
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和改革司法制度的方式。
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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(Applause)
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（掌聲）
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I had a plan,
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我曾經有這個計劃過，
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and I never ever thought
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但是我從來都沒想到過
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it would have anything to do
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我會用五弦琴
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with the banjo.
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來實現這個計劃。
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Little did I know
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我從沒想過
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what a huge impact it would have on me one night
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那一夜對我的影響是如此巨大。
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when I was at a party
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那是在一個聚會上
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and I heard a sound coming out of a record player
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我聽到一個聲音
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in the corner of a room.
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是從房間角落的唱片機里傳出來。
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And it was Doc Watson
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是多克.沃曾
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singing and playing "Shady Grove."
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邊彈邊唱着那首 “格魯夫”.
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♫ Shady Grove, my little love ♫
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♫格魯夫，我的愛♫
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♫ Shady Grove, my darlin' ♫
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♫格魯夫，我親愛的♫
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♫ Shady Grove, my little love ♫
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♫格魯夫，我的愛♫
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♫ Going back to Harlan ♫
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♫ 回到哈蘭 ♫
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That sound was just so beautiful,
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多克的聲音
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the sound of Doc's voice
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和五弦琴的繞樑之音配合在一起
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and the rippling groove of the banjo.
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簡直是美妙至極
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And after being totally and completely obsessed
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在完全沉迷於
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with the mammoth richness and history
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中國文化巨大的
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of Chinese culture,
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豐富與歷史性之後，
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it was like this total relief
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再聽到這樣純正美式的東西
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to hear something so truly American
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完全就像一種解脫
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and so truly awesome.
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簡直太美妙了。
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I knew I had to take a banjo with me to China.
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我意識到我必須帶着五弦琴去中國。
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So before going to law school in China
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所以在去中國上法學院之前
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I bought a banjo, I threw it in my little red truck
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我買了一把五弦琴，丟到我那輛紅色的小卡車上
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and I traveled down through Appalachia
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然後一路旅遊到了阿巴拉契亞
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and I learned a bunch of old American songs,
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學到了不少美國的歌曲，
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and I ended up in Kentucky
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最後到達肯塔基
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at the International Bluegrass Music Association Convention.
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去看了國際藍草音樂聯合會會議。
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And I was sitting in a hallway one night
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有一天晚上，我坐在大廳
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and a couple girls came up to me.
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幾個女孩走了過來。
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And they said, "Hey, do you want to jam?"
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她們問我，“嘿，你想和我配合彈幾曲嗎？”
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And I was like, "Sure."
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我回答，“當然。”
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So I picked up my banjo
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然後，我拿起了我的琴
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and I nervously played four songs that I actually knew with them.
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緊張地彈了四首我會的歌曲。
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And a record executive walked up to me
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然後，一個唱片製作向我走了過來
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and invited me to Nashville, Tennessee to make a record.
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邀請我到田納西州的纳什维尔, 去製作唱片。
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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It's been eight years,
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8年了
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and I can tell you that I didn't go to China to become a lawyer.
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我可以告訴你的是，我沒有去中國成為律師
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In fact, I went to Nashville.
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事實上，我去了纳什维尔
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And after a few months I was writing songs.
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幾個月後，我開始寫歌。
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And the first song I wrote was in English,
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第一首歌，我用英語創作
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and the second one was in Chinese.
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第二首歌，我就用中文寫
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(Music)
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（音樂）
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[Chinese]
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［中文］
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Outside your door the world is waiting.
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門外有個世界
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Inside your heart a voice is calling.
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心中有個聲音
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The four corners of the world are watching,
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四方等你來呀
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so travel daughter, travel.
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勇於遊歷
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Go get it, girl.
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去吧，女孩兒
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(Applause)
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It's really been eight years since that fated night in Kentucky.
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自從肯塔基那命中注定之夜後，到現在已經8年了
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And I've played thousands of shows.
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我也已經演出了過逾千場
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And I've collaborated
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和我合作過的
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with so many incredible, inspirational musicians around the world.
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有很多世界各地激發人靈感的出色音樂家
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And I see the power of music.
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我看到了音樂的力量
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I see the power of music
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我看到了
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to connect cultures.
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音樂聯接文化的力量
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I see it when I stand on a stage
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特別是在西維吉尼亞州的藍草音樂節
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in a bluegrass festival in east Virginia
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我站在舞台上
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and I look out at the sea of lawn chairs
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看着台下坐在草坪上的人海
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and I bust out into a song in Chinese.
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我突然間唱了首中文歌
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[Chinese]
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［中文］
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And everybody's eyes just pop wide open
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每個人都瞪大了眼睛
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like it's going to fall out of their heads.
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就像眼珠子快掉了似的
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And they're like, "What's that girl doing?"
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他們不禁在想，“那個女孩子在幹甚麼？”
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And then they come up to me after the show
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表演過後，他們紛紛來找我
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and they all have a story.
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大家都有自己的故事
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They all come up and they're like,
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比如說
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"You know, my aunt's sister's babysitter's dog's chicken went to China
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“你知道嗎，我阿姨的姊姊的保姆的狗的雞去中國了
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and adopted a girl."
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還領養了個女孩子”
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And I tell you what, it like everybody's got a story.
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我告訴你，每一個人都有他自己的故事
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It's just incredible.
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太神奇了
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And then I go to China
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在那之後，我去了中國
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and I stand on a stage at a university
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在一個大學的舞台上
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and I bust out into a song in Chinese
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我唱出了一首中文歌
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and everybody sings along
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台下的每個人都跟著唱
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and they roar with delight
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他們高興地沖着
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at this girl
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台上的這個女孩大聲唱
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with the hair and the instrument,
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儘管有着不同的頭髮，用着不一樣的樂器
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and she's singing their music.
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卻唱着他們的音樂
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And I see, even more importantly,
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我認為，更重要的是
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the power of music to connect hearts.
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音樂的力量能將心與心相連
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Like the time I was in Sichuan Province
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比如這次我在四川省
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and I was singing for kids in relocation schools
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的地震災區
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in the earthquake disaster zone.
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為臨時小學里的孩子們表演
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And this little girl comes up to me.
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有個小女孩走到我身邊。
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[Chinese]
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“［中文］”
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"Big sister Wong,"
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“王大姐”
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Washburn, Wong, same difference.
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沃什波恩，王，差不多啦。
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"Big sister Wong, can I sing you a song
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“王大姐，我可以給你唱一首
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that my mom sang for me
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我媽媽被地震吞噬前
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before she was swallowed in the earthquake?"
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唱給我的歌嗎？“
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And I sat down,
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我坐了下來，
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she sat on my lap.
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她坐在我腿上
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She started singing her song.
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開始唱着她的歌
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And the warmth of her body
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她身體傳來的溫度
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and the tears rolling down her rosy cheeks,
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滑落她粉紅臉蛋的淚珠
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and I started to cry.
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讓我開始哭
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And the light that shone off of her eyes
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閃爍在她眼睛里的淚光
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was a place I could have stayed forever.
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讓我久久不能忘懷
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And in that moment, we weren't our American selves,
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那一刻，我們不是美國人
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we weren't our Chinese selves,
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我們不是中國人
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we were just mortals
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我們只是凡人
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sitting together in that light that keeps us here.
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坐在一片將我們維繫在一起的光輝裡，
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I want to dwell in that light
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我想和你們大家
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with you and with everyone.
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一起住在那片光裡
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And I know U.S.-China relations
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而且我知道中美關係中
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doesn't need another lawyer.
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也不需要再多一名律師
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Thank you.
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謝謝。
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Abigail Washburn - Clawhammer banjo playerAbigail Washburn pairs venerable folk elements with far-flung sounds, creating results that feel both strangely familiar and unlike anything anybody's ever heard before.
Why you should listen
If American old-time music is about adopting earlier, simpler ways of life and music-making, Abigail has proven herself a bracing challenge to that tradition. A singing, songwriting, Chinese-speaking, Illinois-born, Nashville-based, clawhammer banjo player, Abigail is every bit as interested in the present and the future as she is in the past, and every bit as attuned to the global as she is to the local. From the recovery zones of earthquake-shaken Sichuan to the hollers of Tennessee, she pairs venerable folk elements with far-flung sounds, and the results feel both strangely familiar and unlike anything anybody’s ever heard before. To put it another way, she changes what seems possible.
More profile about the speakerAbigail Washburn | Speaker | TED.com