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Luma Mufleh: Don't feel sorry for refugees -- believe in them
魯瑪．穆夫勒: 別對難民感到抱歉，而是去相信他們。
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「我們的生活日新月異，除了人道關懷之外。」魯瑪．穆夫勒這位約旦移民、敘利亞後裔、穆斯林，同時也是第一位在美國創立官方認可難民學校的人說。穆夫勒分享了一個關於希望與復甦的故事，解釋了她如何幫助從戰火連天的國度來的人們，度過重重難關創立新的家園。透過這個演講可以對難民的人生有新的體悟。
Luma Mufleh - Refugee activist
Luma Mufleh does something revolutionary: she coaches soccer. A Jordanian immigrant and Muslim of Syrian descent, Mufleh is determined to empower refugee children everywhere. Full bio
Luma Mufleh does something revolutionary: she coaches soccer. A Jordanian immigrant and Muslim of Syrian descent, Mufleh is determined to empower refugee children everywhere. Full bio
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00:12
I remember when I first found out
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我記得當我聽到
00:14
I was going to speak at a TED conference.
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我要去 TED 演講的時候，
00:16
I ran across the hall
to one of my classrooms
to one of my classrooms
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我跑到我帶的其中一個班級，
00:19
to inform my students.
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告訴那裡面的學生：
00:20
"Guess what, guys?
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「你們知道嗎？
00:21
I've been asked to give a TED Talk."
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我被邀請去 TED 演講呢！」
00:23
The reaction wasn't one I quite expected.
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但他們的反應不如預期。
00:25
The whole room went silent.
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整間教室只有沉默。
00:29
"A TED Talk? You mean, like the one
you made us watch on grit?
you made us watch on grit?
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「TED？是那些很勵志的演講嗎？
00:32
Or the one with the scientist that did
this really awesome thing with robots?"
this really awesome thing with robots?"
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還是那些科學家和機器人
會做出來的東西？」
會做出來的東西？」
穆罕默德問我。
00:35
Muhammad asked.
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「嗯，差不多是。」
00:37
"Yes, just like that."
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00:39
"But Coach, those people
are really important and smart."
are really important and smart."
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「但教練，只有重要又聰明的人
會去那裡演講耶。」
會去那裡演講耶。」
00:42
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
00:44
"I know that."
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「我知道啊。」
00:46
"But Coach, why are you speaking?
You hate public speaking."
You hate public speaking."
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「你又為什麼會去演講?
你不是不喜歡在眾人面前說話嗎？」
你不是不喜歡在眾人面前說話嗎？」
00:51
"I do," I admitted,
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「我是不喜歡，」我承認，
00:54
"But it's important that I speak about us,
that I speak about your journeys,
that I speak about your journeys,
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「但講關於我們的事何其重要，
00:57
about my journey.
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那些關於你我的歷程，
00:59
People need to know."
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是其他人需要知道的。」
01:01
The students at the all-refugee
school that I founded
school that I founded
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我所創立的難民學校的學生
01:03
decided to end with some
words of encouragement.
words of encouragement.
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決定以鼓勵的話語結束我們的對話。
01:06
"Cool! It better be good, Coach."
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「不錯呢！祝你順利，教練。」
01:08
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
01:10
There are 65.3 million people
who have been forcibly displaced
who have been forcibly displaced
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當今有 6530 萬人因為戰火迫害，
01:14
from their homes because
of war or persecution.
of war or persecution.
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不得不離家異地。
01:18
The largest number,
11 million, are from Syria.
11 million, are from Syria.
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其中來自敘利亞的
1100 萬人占最多數。
1100 萬人占最多數。
01:21
33,952 people flee their homes daily.
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每天有 33,952 人逃離。
01:28
The vast majority remain in refugee camps,
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他們多數來到了難民營，
01:32
whose conditions cannot be defined
as humane under anyone's definition.
as humane under anyone's definition.
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沒有人敢說那裡的條件合乎人道。
01:36
We are participating
in the degradation of humans.
in the degradation of humans.
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我們把人類降級。
01:44
Never have we had numbers this high.
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我們從來沒有那麼多人過。
01:46
This is the highest number
of refugees since World War II.
of refugees since World War II.
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這是自二戰以來最大的難民潮。
01:50
Now, let me tell you why this issue
is so important to me.
is so important to me.
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讓我來告訴你為何
這個議題對我這麼重要。
這個議題對我這麼重要。
01:54
I am an Arab. I am an immigrant.
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我是位阿拉伯移民。
01:58
I am a Muslim.
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我是穆斯林。
02:00
I've also spent the last 12 years
of my life working with refugees.
of my life working with refugees.
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近 12 年我都投身難民相關工作。
02:03
Oh -- and I'm also gay.
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噢──我還是同性戀。
02:05
It makes me really popular these days.
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這讓我近期滿受矚目的。
02:07
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
02:09
But I am the daughter of a refugee.
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我是難民的女兒。
02:12
My grandmother fled Syria in 1964
during the first Assad regime.
during the first Assad regime.
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我奶奶在 1964 年逃離
敘利亞的阿薩德政權。
敘利亞的阿薩德政權。
02:16
She was three months pregnant
when she packed up a suitcase,
when she packed up a suitcase,
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那時她已經懷胎三個月了，
她帶著五個小孩來到鄰國約旦，
02:20
piled in her five children
and drove to neighboring Jordan,
and drove to neighboring Jordan,
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02:23
not knowing what the future held
for her and her family.
for her and her family.
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面對著未知的未來。
02:26
My grandfather decided to stay,
not believing it was that bad.
not believing it was that bad.
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我爺爺決定留下來，
不相信情況那麼糟。
不相信情況那麼糟。
02:30
He followed her a month later,
after his brothers were tortured
after his brothers were tortured
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但在他兄弟被虐待以後，
他也在一個月後過來了。
他也在一個月後過來了。
02:34
and his factory was taken over
by the government.
by the government.
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他的工廠被政府控制。
02:37
They rebuilt their lives
starting from scratch
starting from scratch
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他們白手重新起家，
02:39
and eventually became independently
wealthy Jordanian citizens.
wealthy Jordanian citizens.
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成為經濟獨立的約旦人。
02:43
I was born in Jordan 11 years later.
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11 年後我在約旦出生。
02:47
It was really important to my grandmother
for us to know our history
for us to know our history
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奶奶認為知道自己的歷史和歷程
02:50
and our journey.
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是很重要的。
02:52
I was eight years old when she took me
to visit my first refugee camp.
to visit my first refugee camp.
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我 8 歲時她帶我參觀了
我第一個難民營。
我第一個難民營。
02:56
I didn't understand why.
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我沒辦法理解。
02:58
I didn't know why
it was so important to her
it was so important to her
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我不知道我們一定要去的理由何在。
03:00
for us to go.
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03:02
I remember walking into the camp
holding her hand,
holding her hand,
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我記得她牽著我的手跟我說：
03:05
and her saying, "Go play with the kids,"
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「去跟孩子們玩吧。」
03:07
while she visited
with the women in the camp.
with the women in the camp.
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她自己則要拜訪一些女人。
03:10
I didn't want to.
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我那時不想去。
03:11
These kids weren't like me.
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那些小孩跟我不一樣。
03:13
They were poor. They lived in a camp.
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他們很窮還住在難民營。
03:15
I refused.
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我拒絕了。
03:16
She knelt down beside me
and firmly said, "Go.
and firmly said, "Go.
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奶奶蹲在我旁邊堅定地說：「快去。
03:19
And don't come back until you've played.
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在跟他們玩過之前不准回來。
03:21
Don't ever think people are beneath you
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不要覺得他們比你低下，
03:23
or that you have nothing
to learn from others."
to learn from others."
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或覺得他們沒什麼好教你的。」
03:26
I reluctantly went.
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我不情願地去了。
03:27
I never wanted to disappoint
my grandmother.
my grandmother.
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我不想讓我奶奶失望。
03:31
I returned a few hours later,
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我跟那些小孩踢了一下足球，
03:32
having spent some time playing soccer
with the kids in the camp.
with the kids in the camp.
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幾個小時候才回來。
03:38
We walked out of the camp,
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我們走出難民營，
03:39
and I was excitedly telling her
what a great time I had
what a great time I had
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我很興奮的告訴她我有多高興，
03:42
and how fantastic the kids were.
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那些小孩有多棒。
03:45
"Haram!" I said in Arabic. "Poor them."
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「阿拉禁止！」我用阿拉伯文說。
「他們真可憐。」
「他們真可憐。」
03:48
"Haram on us," she said,
using the word's different meaning,
using the word's different meaning,
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「我們也是不潔的，」
她用了這個字的另一個意思，
她用了這個字的另一個意思，
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that we were sinning.
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代表我們都有罪。
03:54
"Don't feel sorry for them;
believe in them."
believe in them."
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「別對他們感到抱歉，
而是去相信他們。」
而是去相信他們。」
03:58
It wasn't until I left my country
of origin for the United States
of origin for the United States
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一直到我來美國後
04:01
that I realized the impact of her words.
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才體會到了這句話的涵義。
04:05
After my college graduation, I applied for
and was granted political asylum,
and was granted political asylum,
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大學畢業後我得到了政治庇護，
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based on being a member of a social group.
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基於我是社會團體的一份子。
04:11
Some people may not realize this,
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有的人可能沒察覺，
04:13
but you can still get the death penalty
in some countries for being gay.
in some countries for being gay.
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但在某些國家身為同性戀
是會被判死刑的。
是會被判死刑的。
04:19
I had to give up my Jordanian citizenship.
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我得放棄我的約旦國籍。
04:21
That was the hardest decision
I've ever had to make,
I've ever had to make,
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這是我做過最艱難的決定，
但我別無選擇。
04:23
but I had no other choice.
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04:29
The point is,
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重點是，
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when you find yourself choosing
between home and survival,
between home and survival,
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當你得在生存和故鄉做選擇時，
04:34
the question "Where are you from?"
becomes very loaded.
becomes very loaded.
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「你從哪裡來？」就會變成負擔。
04:38
A Syrian woman who I recently met
at a refugee camp in Greece
at a refugee camp in Greece
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我在希臘難民營遇到的敘利亞女人
04:42
articulated it best,
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描述得很好，
04:43
when she recalled the exact moment
she realized she had to flee Aleppo.
she realized she had to flee Aleppo.
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她在回想自己得逃離
阿勒頗的時候這麼說道：
阿勒頗的時候這麼說道：
04:47
"I looked out the window
and there was nothing.
and there was nothing.
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「我往窗外看去，
但只看到一片荒蕪。
但只看到一片荒蕪。
04:49
It was all rubble.
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到處都是瓦礫。
04:51
There were no stores, no streets,
no schools. Everything was gone.
no schools. Everything was gone.
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沒有商店、沒有街道，
更遑題學校了。所有東西都消失了。
更遑題學校了。所有東西都消失了。
04:56
I had been in my apartment for months,
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我在公寓住了幾個月，
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listening to bombs drop
and watching people die.
and watching people die.
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聽著炸彈墜落，看著人們死去。
05:01
But I always thought it would get better,
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但我相信明天會更好，
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that no one could force me to leave,
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沒有人能逼我離開，
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no one could take my home away from me.
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沒有人能奪走我的房子。
05:09
And I don't know why it was that morning,
but when I looked outside,
but when I looked outside,
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可是一個早晨我看向外頭，
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I realized if I didn't leave,
my three young children would die.
my three young children would die.
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我驚覺如果再不離開，
我的三個小孩就死定了。
我的三個小孩就死定了。
05:16
And so we left.
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所以我們只好離開。
05:17
We left because we had to,
not because we wanted to.
not because we wanted to.
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這是因為我們必須離開，
不是自己的意願使然。
不是自己的意願使然。
05:20
There was no choice," she said.
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我們別無選擇。」她說。
05:23
It's kind of hard to believe
that you belong
that you belong
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當你無家可歸之時，
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when you don't have a home,
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當你的母國因
恐懼或迫害而拒絕你時，
恐懼或迫害而拒絕你時，
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when your country of origin rejects you
because of fear or persecution,
because of fear or persecution,
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當你的故土被摧毀殆盡時，
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or the city that you grew up in
is completely destroyed.
is completely destroyed.
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你會很難相信自己屬於
任何一個群體。
任何一個群體。
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I didn't feel like I had a home.
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我那時不覺得我有家。
05:38
I was no longer a Jordanian citizen,
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我不再是約旦人，
05:41
but I wasn't American, either.
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但我同時也不是美國人。
05:43
I felt a kind of loneliness
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孤寂感油然而生，
05:45
that is still hard
to put into words today.
to put into words today.
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至今仍難以言喻。
05:48
After college, I desperately needed
to find a place to call home.
to find a place to call home.
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大學畢業後，我急切地
想要找一個可以稱為家的所在。
想要找一個可以稱為家的所在。
05:52
I bounced around from state to state
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我在州與州之間徘徊，
05:54
and eventually ended up in North Carolina.
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最後來到了北卡羅來納。
05:56
Kindhearted people who felt sorry for me
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善心的民眾可憐我，
05:59
offered to pay rent
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他們幫我繳房租，
06:01
or buy me a meal or a suit
for my new interview.
for my new interview.
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或在我去應徵時幫我買食物或衣服。
06:04
It just made me feel
more isolated and incapable.
more isolated and incapable.
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這只讓我更覺得自己的孤立無能。
06:08
It wasn't until I met Miss Sarah,
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直到我遇到了莎拉小姐，
06:10
a Southern Baptist who took me in
at my lowest and gave me a job,
at my lowest and gave me a job,
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一個美南浸信會教徒，
在我人生的低點給了我一份工作，
在我人生的低點給了我一份工作，
06:14
that I started to believe in myself.
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讓我開始產生自信。
06:16
Miss Sarah owned a diner
in the mountains of North Carolina.
in the mountains of North Carolina.
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莎拉小姐在北卡羅萊那州的
山區有一間餐館。
山區有一間餐館。
06:21
I assumed, because
of my privileged upbringing
of my privileged upbringing
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我原本以為是因為我優越的成長環境
06:24
and my Seven Sister education,
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和七姊妹學院的學歷，
06:25
that she would ask me
to manage the restaurant.
to manage the restaurant.
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讓她給我管理餐廳的機會。
06:27
I was wrong.
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但我錯了。
06:29
I started off washing dishes,
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我從洗盤子、
06:31
cleaning toilets and working the grill.
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清廁所、顧烤架開始做起。
06:34
I was humbled; I was shown
the value of hard work.
the value of hard work.
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我態度謙卑，也明白了
努力工作的價值。
努力工作的價值。
06:37
But most importantly,
I felt valued and embraced.
I felt valued and embraced.
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但更重要的是，我覺得被重視了。
06:40
I celebrated Christmas with her family,
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我和她們家一同慶祝聖誕節，
06:42
and she attempted to observe
Ramadan with me.
Ramadan with me.
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她也試著跟我一起過齋戒月。
06:46
I remember being very nervous
about coming out to her --
about coming out to her --
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我記得對她出櫃那時我緊張萬分──
06:48
after all, she was a Southern Baptist.
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畢竟她是美南浸信會教徒。
06:50
I sat on the couch next to her
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我坐在她旁邊
06:52
and I said, "Miss Sarah,
you know that I'm gay."
you know that I'm gay."
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並說道：「莎拉，
我是一名同性戀。」
我是一名同性戀。」
06:55
Her response is one
that I will never forget.
that I will never forget.
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她的回應讓我永生難忘。
06:57
"That's fine, honey.
Just don't be a slut."
Just don't be a slut."
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「沒關係，親愛的。
別當個蕩婦就好。」
別當個蕩婦就好。」
06:59
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
07:03
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
07:05
I eventually moved to Atlanta,
still trying to find my home.
still trying to find my home.
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我最後移到亞特蘭大，
仍試著尋找我的定所。
仍試著尋找我的定所。
07:12
My journey took a strange turn
three years later,
three years later,
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三年後我遇到一群難民小孩在踢球，
07:14
after I met a group of refugee kids
playing soccer outside.
playing soccer outside.
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我的旅程有了奇妙的轉折。
07:18
I'd made a wrong turn
into this apartment complex,
into this apartment complex,
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我走錯路進到了一間公寓大樓，
07:20
and I saw these kids
outside playing soccer.
outside playing soccer.
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看到這些小孩在踢足球。
07:23
They were playing barefoot
with a raggedy soccer ball
with a raggedy soccer ball
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他們赤腳踢著殘破的足球，
07:26
and rocks set up as goals.
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並用石頭計分。
07:27
I watched them for about an hour,
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我大概看了一個小時，
07:29
and after that I was smiling.
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之後我笑了。
07:31
The boys reminded me of home.
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他們讓我想起了家。
07:33
They reminded me of the way
I grew up playing soccer
I grew up playing soccer
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想起了我兒時在約旦街道上，
07:35
in the streets of Jordan,
with my brothers and cousins.
with my brothers and cousins.
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和兄弟姊妹一起踢球。
07:39
I eventually joined their game.
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我加入了他們的賽局。
07:41
They were a little skeptical
about letting me join it,
about letting me join it,
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他們一開始還有點疑義，
07:44
because according to them,
girls don't know how to play.
girls don't know how to play.
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因為他們認為女生不會踢球。
07:47
But obviously I did.
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但我當然會。
07:48
I asked them if they had
ever played on a team.
ever played on a team.
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我問他們有沒有組隊過。
他們說沒有，但是願意試試看。
07:51
They said they hadn't,
but that they would love to.
but that they would love to.
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07:53
I gradually won them over,
and we formed our first team.
and we formed our first team.
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我慢慢地說服他們，並組了隊。
07:57
This group of kids would give me
a crash course in refugees, poverty
a crash course in refugees, poverty
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這群小孩會讓我對難民、貧困
08:03
and humanity.
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和人性上有了深刻的一課。
來自阿富汗的三兄弟──
魯拉、努爾拉和扎比伍拉──
魯拉、努爾拉和扎比伍拉──
08:06
Three brothers from Afghanistan --
Roohullah, Noorullah and Zabiullah --
Roohullah, Noorullah and Zabiullah --
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08:09
played a major role in that.
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扮演了主要角色。
08:12
I showed up late to practice one day
to find the field completely deserted.
to find the field completely deserted.
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一天我遲到，卻發現
場地上沒有半個人。
場地上沒有半個人。
08:15
I was really worried.
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我很緊張。
08:17
My team loved to practice.
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我的團隊是喜歡練習的。
08:18
It wasn't like them to miss practice.
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他們應該不會錯過才是。
08:21
I got out of my car, and two kids
ran out from behind a dumpster,
ran out from behind a dumpster,
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我從車子出來，
兩個小孩從垃圾桶後跑出，
兩個小孩從垃圾桶後跑出，
08:24
waving their hands frantically.
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焦急地揮著手。
08:27
"Coach, Rooh got beat up. He got jumped.
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「教練，魯被人打啦。他被人圍毆。
08:29
There was blood everywhere."
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到處都是血。」
08:30
"What do you mean?
What do you mean he got beat up?"
What do you mean he got beat up?"
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「你說被打是甚麼意思?」
「有一群壞蛋跑來打他，教練。
08:33
"These bad kids came
and beat him up, Coach.
and beat him up, Coach.
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大家都很害怕地跑了。」
08:35
Everybody left. They were all scared."
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08:37
We hopped into my car
and drove over to Rooh's apartment.
and drove over to Rooh's apartment.
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我們上車來到魯住的地方。
08:40
I knocked on the door, and Noor opened it.
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我敲了敲門，努爾來幫我開門。
08:43
"Where's Rooh? I need
to talk to him, see if he's OK."
to talk to him, see if he's OK."
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「魯在哪裡？我得跟他談談，
看他好不好。」
看他好不好。」
08:46
"He's in his room, Coach.
He's refusing to come out."
He's refusing to come out."
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「他在他房間，教練。他不想出來。」
08:49
I knocked on the door.
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我敲了門。
08:50
"Rooh, come on out. I need to talk to you.
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「魯，出來吧！我們講一下話。
08:52
I need to see if you're OK
or if we need to go to the hospital."
or if we need to go to the hospital."
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我得看你好不好，要不要去醫院。」
08:56
He came out.
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他出來了 。
08:57
He had a big gash on his head,
a split lip,
a split lip,
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他的臉上有一道疤痕，嘴唇也裂了。
09:00
and he was physically shaken.
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他渾身發抖。
09:02
I was looking at him,
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我看著他，
09:03
and I asked the boys
to call for their mom,
to call for their mom,
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並請其他人打電話給他們的媽媽，
09:06
because I needed to go
to the hospital with him.
to the hospital with him.
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因為我得跟他去醫院。
09:08
They called for their mom.
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他們打了電話，
09:10
She came out.
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而媽媽也來了。
09:12
I had my back turned to her,
and she started screaming in Farsi.
and she started screaming in Farsi.
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她開始用波斯語尖叫，我背對著她。
09:16
The boys fell to the ground laughing.
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其他男孩笑著在地上打滾。
09:18
I was very confused,
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我感到困惑，
09:19
because there was nothing
funny about this.
funny about this.
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因為這並不好笑。
09:22
They explained to me that she said,
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他們告訴我媽媽是在說
09:24
"You told me your coach
was a Muslim and a woman."
was a Muslim and a woman."
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「你們明明告訴我
你們的教練是穆斯林女性。」
你們的教練是穆斯林女性。」
09:27
From behind, I didn't appear
to be either to her.
to be either to her.
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而我從背後看來一點都不像。
09:29
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
09:33
"I am Muslim," I said, turning to her.
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「我是穆斯林，」我轉身告訴她。
09:35
"Ašhadu ʾan lā ʾilāha ʾilla (A)llāh,"
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「我作證──萬物非主，唯有真主。」
09:37
reciting the Muslim declaration of faith.
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這是穆斯林的信仰宣言。
09:40
Confused,
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她很疑惑，
09:43
and perhaps maybe a little bit reassured,
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但慢慢開始相信，
09:45
she realized that yes,
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眼前這個美國樣、
09:46
I, this American-acting,
shorts-wearing, non-veiled woman,
shorts-wearing, non-veiled woman,
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穿短褲、沒頭巾的女人，
09:49
was indeed a Muslim.
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的確是穆斯林。
09:52
Their family had fled the Taliban.
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他們的家庭逃離塔利班。
09:55
Hundreds of people in their village
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幾百位村民
09:57
were murdered.
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都被殺了。
09:58
Their father was taken in by the Taliban,
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他們家父親被塔利班抓走，
10:00
only to return a few months later,
a shell of the man he once was.
a shell of the man he once was.
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幾個月後被送回來，
已經沒有了生命。
已經沒有了生命。
10:06
The family escaped to Pakistan,
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他們逃到巴基斯坦，
10:09
and the two older boys,
age eight and 10 at the time,
age eight and 10 at the time,
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而兩個分別為
8 歲和 10 歲的男孩，
8 歲和 10 歲的男孩，
10:12
wove rugs for 10 hours a day
to provide for their family.
to provide for their family.
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為了生計每天織地毯 10 小時。
10:16
They were so excited when they found out
that they had been approved
that they had been approved
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他們獲知能在美國
10:20
to resettle in the United States,
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重新開始時有多麼高興，
10:23
making them the lucky 0.1 percent
who get to do that.
who get to do that.
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只有千分之一的幸運兒有這個機會。
10:26
They had hit the jackpot.
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他們就像中了大獎。
10:28
Their story is not unique.
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這個故事並不特別。
10:31
Every refugee family I have worked with
has had some version of this.
has had some version of this.
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每個我接觸的難民都有
差不多的遭遇。
差不多的遭遇。
10:35
I work with kids
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我接觸孩子，
10:37
who have seen their mothers raped,
their fathers' fingers sliced off.
their fathers' fingers sliced off.
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那些看到母親被強姦，
父親被剁手指的孩子。
父親被剁手指的孩子。
10:41
One kid saw a bullet
put in his grandmother's head,
put in his grandmother's head,
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一位孩子看見一顆子彈
穿過她祖母的腦門，
穿過她祖母的腦門，
10:44
because she refused to let the rebels
take him to be a child soldier.
take him to be a child soldier.
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因為她拒絕惡棍
抓她的小孩去當童兵。
抓她的小孩去當童兵。
10:49
Their journeys are haunting.
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他們的故事都很駭人。
10:51
But what I get to see every day
is hope, resilience, determination,
is hope, resilience, determination,
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但我每天看到的
是希望，是復甦，是決心，
是希望，是復甦，是決心，
10:57
a love of life
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是生活的愛，
10:58
and appreciation for being able
to rebuild their lives.
to rebuild their lives.
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還有能夠重獲新生的感激。
11:03
I was at the boys' apartment one night,
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一晚我在男孩的公寓，
11:05
when the mom came home
after cleaning 18 hotel rooms in one day.
after cleaning 18 hotel rooms in one day.
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他們的母親在清完 18 間
旅館客房後回來。
旅館客房後回來。
11:10
She sat down, and Noor rubbed her feet,
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她坐下，努爾開始幫她腳底按摩，
11:13
saying that he was going to take care
of her once he graduated.
of her once he graduated.
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並說他畢業後會好好照顧她。
11:16
She smiled from exhaustion.
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她疲憊的面容露出了微笑。
11:18
"God is good. Life is good.
We are lucky to be here."
We are lucky to be here."
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「感謝老天。感謝生命。
我們在此何其有幸。」
我們在此何其有幸。」
11:23
In the last two years, we have seen
an escalating anti-refugee sentiment.
an escalating anti-refugee sentiment.
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近兩年，人們反難民的情緒激增。
11:28
It's global.
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這個現象布及全球。
11:30
The numbers continue to grow
because we do nothing to prevent it
because we do nothing to prevent it
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這個數字不斷攀升，
因為我們都毫無作為，
因為我們都毫無作為，
11:33
and nothing to stop it.
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也沒有抵擋。
11:35
The issue shouldn't be stopping refugees
from coming into our countries.
from coming into our countries.
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問題不是阻止難民來到這裡，
11:39
The issue should be
not forcing them to leave their own.
not forcing them to leave their own.
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而是在怎麼讓他們不會
被迫離鄉背井。
被迫離鄉背井。
11:42
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
11:58
Sorry.
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對不起。
11:59
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
12:09
How much more suffering,
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還有多少苦難，
12:12
how much more suffering must we take?
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我們到底還要遭受多少苦難？
12:15
How many more people need to be
forced out of their homes
forced out of their homes
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又要有多少人離開家園，
12:18
before we say, "Enough!"?
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在我們說出「夠了！」之前？
12:19
A hundred million?
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一億？
12:21
Not only do we shame,
blame and reject them
blame and reject them
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我們不僅因為跟他們無關的暴行
12:25
for atrocities that they had
absolutely nothing to do with,
absolutely nothing to do with,
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羞赧、斥責、拒絕他們，
12:29
we re-traumatize them,
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我們還做了二度傷害，
12:30
when we're supposed to be welcoming
them into our countries.
them into our countries.
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而且是在他們
應該被歡迎接納的時候。
應該被歡迎接納的時候。
12:35
We strip them of their dignity
and treat them like criminals.
and treat them like criminals.
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我們剝奪了他們的尊嚴，
對待他們就像是在對待罪犯。
對待他們就像是在對待罪犯。
12:38
I had a student in my office
a couple of weeks ago.
a couple of weeks ago.
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我辦公室前幾個禮拜來了個學生。
12:41
She's originally from Iraq.
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她是伊拉克來的。
12:43
She broke down crying.
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她哭了出聲。
12:45
"Why do they hate us?"
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「他們為甚麼討厭我們？」
12:47
"Who hates you?"
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「誰討厭妳？」
12:48
"Everyone; everyone hates us
because we are refugees,
because we are refugees,
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「所有人。因我們是難民，
大家都討厭我們。
大家都討厭我們。
12:51
because we are Muslim."
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也因為我們是穆斯林。」
12:54
In the past, I was able
to reassure my students
to reassure my students
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以前我能安撫我的學生，
12:56
that the majority of the world
does not hate refugees.
does not hate refugees.
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沒有人會排斥難民。
12:59
But this time I couldn't.
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但現在不行了。
13:00
I couldn't explain to her why someone
tried to rip off her mother's hijab
tried to rip off her mother's hijab
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我沒辦法解釋怎麼有人會在店裡，
13:04
when they were grocery shopping,
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拉掉她母親的頭巾。
13:06
or why a player on an opposing
team called her a terrorist
team called her a terrorist
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或者敵隊的同學，
直接叫她恐怖分子，
直接叫她恐怖分子，
13:09
and told her to go back
where she came from.
where she came from.
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叫她滾回原本的國家。
13:11
I couldn't reassure her
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我也沒辦法安慰她，
13:13
that her father's ultimate life sacrifice
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她的父親一生奉獻給了美軍，
13:16
by serving in the United States
military as an interpreter
military as an interpreter
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擔任美軍的翻譯，
13:19
would make her more valued
as an American citizen.
as an American citizen.
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但這沒辦法使她成為
被尊重的美國人。
被尊重的美國人。
13:23
We take in so few refugees worldwide.
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我們接納的難民為數不多。
13:26
We resettle less than 0.1 percent.
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我們安置的難民少於 0.1%。
13:30
That 0.1 percent benefits us
more than them.
more than them.
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這 0.1 的數字對國家的利益
大於對他們的利益。
大於對他們的利益。
13:34
It dumbfounds me how the word "refugee"
is considered something to be dirty,
is considered something to be dirty,
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莫非所謂「難民」，
就是骯髒污穢的？
就是骯髒污穢的？
13:38
something to be ashamed of.
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就是應該羞恥的？
13:40
They have nothing to be ashamed of.
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他們不應感到羞恥。
13:45
We have seen advances
in every aspect of our lives --
in every aspect of our lives --
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我們的生活日新月異，
13:48
except our humanity.
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除了人道關懷之外。
13:50
There are 65.3 million people
who have been forced out of their homes
who have been forced out of their homes
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因為征戰，有 6530 萬人
13:54
because of war --
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離開故土。
13:56
the largest number in history.
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這是史上最大的數字。
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We are the ones who should be ashamed.
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我們才是該感到羞恥的人。
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Thank you.
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謝謝大家。
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Luma Mufleh - Refugee activistLuma Mufleh does something revolutionary: she coaches soccer. A Jordanian immigrant and Muslim of Syrian descent, Mufleh is determined to empower refugee children everywhere.
Why you should listen
Luma Mufleh is the CEO and Founding Director of Fugees Family, Inc., a nonprofit organization that uses the power of soccer, education and community to empower refugee children to successfully integrate into the United States. Now, she's part principal, part tutor, the head of the first accredited private school dedicated to refugee education in the country, which encompases a summer camp and a college prep program -- and she’s building a community and support network that could be the national model the United States needs.
The Fugees' story began in 2004, when Luma took a wrong turn while driving through the town of Clarkston, Georgia and noticed a group of boys playing soccer in the street. She learned that these children were refugees from war-town countries including Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Burma, Somalia and Sudan. That summer, Luma made fliers announcing tryouts for the Fugees soccer team. In the years that followed, the soccer team grew into something much larger -- a school, a tutoring program, a summer camp, a college prep program, and, most importantly, a community and support network.
A lifelong social entrepreneur, Luma has created several programs and initiatives that have gainfully employed, educated and empowered refugees and immigrants in her community and beyond, with the Fugees Academy serving as a national model for refugee education. While only 20 percent of refugee students graduate from high school in Georgia's DeKalb County, the Fugees Academy has a 90 percent graduation rate. These types of results helped earn Luma the 2016 Cournelle Award for Social Entrepreneurship from the Manhattan Institute.
A Jordanian immigrant and Muslim of Syrian descent, Luma received her U.S. citizenship in 2011. Her story -- and the story of the Fugees -- illustrates both the American dream and the very real challenges of integration and discrimination that so many face today. Luma received her B.A. in Anthropology from Smith College and recently completed the Executive Program in Social Entrepreneurship at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Luma Mufleh | Speaker | TED.com