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Naif Al-Mutawa: Superheroes inspired by Islam
Naif Al-Mutawa: 伊斯蘭文化的超級英雄
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Naif Al-Mutawa 在《THE 99》裡的新世代漫畫超級英雄們不只是打擊罪惡 —— 他們還破除世俗偏見與對抗極端主義。書中的主角名字根據真主阿拉的 99 個尊名命名，向讀者強調伊斯蘭教義和其他文化中的積極正向內容，創造對付邪惡的新道德框架。他們甚至與 DC 漫畫中的美國正義聯盟 (Justice League of America) 聯手作戰。
Naif Al-Mutawa - Creator, The 99
Naif Al-Mutawa has created a group of comic superheroes based on Islamic culture and religion. They derive their superpowers from the 99 attributes of Allah. Full bio
Naif Al-Mutawa has created a group of comic superheroes based on Islamic culture and religion. They derive their superpowers from the 99 attributes of Allah. Full bio
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In October 2010,
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在 2010 年十月，
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the Justice League of America will be teaming up with The 99.
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美國正義聯盟將與 "The 99" 聯手作戰。
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Icons like Batman,
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美國文化的偶像，像蝙蝠俠、
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Superman, Wonder Woman and their colleagues
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超人、神奇女俠和他們的夥伴，
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will be teaming up with icons Jabbar, Noora,
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將與伊斯蘭世界的超級英雄，賈巴爾 (Jabbar)、諾拉 (Noora)、
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Jami and their colleagues.
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加米 (Jami) 以及他們的夥伴（The 99 中的主角群）成為盟友。
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It's a story of intercultural intersections,
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這部漫畫故事融合不同的文化。
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and what better group
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而這個團隊將能
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to have this conversation
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傳達更積極的訊息，
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than those that grew out of fighting fascism
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更勝他們在各自的時代和地域中，
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in their respective histories and geographies?
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對抗法西斯主義的情節。
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As fascism took over Europe in the 1930s,
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1930 年代，法西斯主義席捲歐洲，
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an unlikely reaction came out of North America.
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而北美卻出現意想不到的情況。
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As Christian iconography got changed,
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包括基督教聖像的變革，
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and swastikas were created out of crucifixes,
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以十字架為原型創造出的的納粹十字章，
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Batman and Superman were created by Jewish young men
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與此同時，一群美國和加拿大的年輕猶太人
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in the United States and Canada,
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創造出蝙蝠俠和超人，
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also going back to the Bible.
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也是受到聖經的啟發。
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Consider this:
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大家想想：
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like the prophets, all the superheroes
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就像聖經中的先知一樣，所有超級英雄們
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are missing parents.
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都失去雙親。
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Superman's parents die on Krypton
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超人的雙親在氪星死亡，
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before the age of one.
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當時他還未滿足歲。
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Bruce Wayne, who becomes Batman,
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Bruce Wayne，也就是蝙蝠俠，
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loses his parents at the age of six in Gotham City.
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他在六歲時，雙親在高譚市同時被刺殺。
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Spiderman is raised
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蜘蛛人是由他的
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by his aunt and uncle.
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阿姨和叔叔帶大的。
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And all of them, just like the prophets who get their message
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他們如同先知一般，從天使加百列
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from God through Gabriel,
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接收上帝的指令，
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get their message from above.
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英雄的使命從天而降。
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Peter Parker is in a library in Manhattan
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Peter Parker 是在曼哈頓的圖書館中
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when the spider descends from above
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被一隻從天花板降下的蜘蛛叮咬，
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and gives him his message through a bite.
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而得到他的超能力。
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Bruce Wayne is in his bedroom
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Bruce Wayne 是在自己的臥室中
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when a big bat flies over his head,
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發現一隻碩大的蝙蝠飛過他頂上，
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and he sees it as an omen to become Batman.
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認定是個徵兆，要他以「蝙蝠俠」的形象行俠仗義。
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Superman is not only sent to Earth
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而超人不僅是從天堂，或說氪星
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from the heavens, or Krypton,
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降臨地球，
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but he's sent in a pod, much like Moses was on the Nile.
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他還是被放在太空艙裡，很像被放進紙莎草箱子，擱在尼羅河邊的摩西。
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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And you hear the voice of his father, Jor-El,
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你們還能聽到它的父親 Jor-El
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saying to Earth, "I have sent to you my only son."
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對地球說「我將我的獨子獻給您了。」
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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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These are clearly biblical archetypes,
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這些情節很明顯都是源自聖經，
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and the thinking behind that was to create
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背後的構想在於創作出
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positive, globally-resonating storylines
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有正義感，令世人為之動容的情節
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that could be tied to the same things
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通過故事展現同樣的積極本質
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that other people were pulling mean messages out of
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而不會讓人戴著有色眼鏡來批評。
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because then the person that's using religion for the wrong purpose
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因為如果有人將宗教用作惡意目的，
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just becomes a bad man with a bad message.
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那麼他就是讓宗教蒙塵的惡人。
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And it's only by linking positive things
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只有時刻銘記事物的積極一面，
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that the negative can be delinked.
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才能消除悲觀的印象。
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This is the kind of thinking that went into
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正是因應這種想法
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creating The 99.
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才創造出 The 99。
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The 99 references the 99 attributes of Allah in the Koran,
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The 99 來源自真主阿拉的 99 個尊名，
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things like generosity and mercy and foresight and wisdom
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代表慷慨、慈悲、遠見及智慧，
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and dozens of others that no two people in the world would disagree about.
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和一些為世人共同稱道的美德，
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It doesn't matter what your religion is;
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並不直接牽涉宗教。
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even if you're an atheist, you don't raise your kid telling him, you know,
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也就是說，就算你是無神論者，你也不會教孩子
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"Make sure you lie three times a day."
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每天撒三次謊。
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Those are basic human values.
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那些都是基本的價值觀。
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And so the backstory of The 99
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而 The 99 的背景故事
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takes place in 1258,
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發生在 1258 年，
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which history tells us the Mongols invaded Baghdad and destroyed it.
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蒙古大軍攻陷巴格達並毀城。
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All the books from Bait al-Hikma library,
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當時世界最著名的「智慧之家」圖書館，
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the most famous library in its day, were thrown in the Tigris River,
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所有的藏書都被扔進底格里斯河，
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and the Tigris changes color with ink.
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因此河水被墨汁徹底染黑了。
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It's a story passed on generation after generation.
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這個故事世代流傳。
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I rewrote that story,
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我重新詮釋這個故事。
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and in my version, the librarians find out that this is going to happen --
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在我改編的版本裡，智慧之家的圖書館員預見即將發生的事件——
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and here's a side note:
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我順帶一提：
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if you want a comic book to do well, make the librarians the hero. It always works well.
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如果你想讓一部漫畫書受歡迎，就讓圖書館員成為英雄。絕對不會錯。
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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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So the librarians find out
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所以那些圖書館員
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and they get together a special solution, a chemical solution called King's Water,
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協力研製出一個特殊的化學配方，喚作「君王之水」，
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that when mixed with 99 stones
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將藥水跟 99 個寶石混合，
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would be able to save all that culture and history in the books.
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藥水就能保存書籍中記載的所有文化與歷史。
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But the Mongols get there first.
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不幸地，蒙古大軍早先一步，
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The books and the solution get thrown in the Tigris River.
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將書籍和藥水一起扔進底格里斯河。
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Some librarians escape, and over the course of days and weeks,
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一些圖書館員逃走了，而在數週的時日內，
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they dip the stones into the Tigris and suck up that collective wisdom
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他們把寶石浸在底格里斯河以吸取
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that we all think is lost to civilization.
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我們以為已經流失的智慧財富。
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Those stones have been smuggled as three prayer beads
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這些寶石被做成三串念珠，
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of 33 stones each
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每串三十三顆，
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through Arabia into Andalusia in Spain, where they're safe for 200 years.
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從阿拉伯偷渡至安達魯西亞，安全保存兩百年。
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But in 1492, two important things happen.
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但在 1492 年，兩個重大的歷史事件發生了。
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The first is the fall of Granada,
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首先是格拉那達，
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the last Muslim enclave in Europe.
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歐洲最後一個穆斯林領土淪陷。
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The second is Columbus finally gets funded to go to India, but he gets lost.
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第二是哥倫布終於得到資助航行印度，但最後去錯了地方。
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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So 33 of the stones are smuggled
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所以其中三十三顆寶石
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onto the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria
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由哥倫布船隊的尼尼亞號、平塔號和聖瑪利亞號
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and are spread in the New World.
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傳至新大陸。
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Thirty-three go on the Silk Road to China, South Asia and Southeast Asia.
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還有三十三顆通過絲路到中國、南亞及東南亞。
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And 33 are spread between Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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最後三十三顆散佈在歐洲、中東及非洲各地。
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And now it's 2010, and there are 99 heroes
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到了 2010 年，出現九十九位英雄
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from 99 different countries.
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分別來自於九十九個國家。
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Now it's very easy to assume
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現在我們很容易這樣聯想，
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that those books, because they were from a library called Bait al-Hikma, were Muslim books,
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那些來自於智慧之家圖書館的書籍，看來就是面向於穆斯林的。
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but that's not the case because the caliph that built that library,
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其實不然，因為當時修建圖書館的國王，
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his name was al-Ma'mun -- he was Harun al-Rashid's son.
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名叫阿爾·馬蒙 —— 他是哈倫·拉希德的兒子，
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He had told his advisers, "Get me all the scholars
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他對幕僚們說：「把學者們都請到我這裡來，
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to translate any book they can get their hands onto into Arabic,
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讓他們把所有能找到的書都翻譯成阿拉伯語，
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and I will pay them its weight in gold."
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我會酬予他們與書同重的黃金。」
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After a while, his advisers complained.
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沒多久，他的幕僚們開始抱怨，
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They said, "Your Highness, the scholars are cheating.
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他們這樣說，「陛下，學者們在作弊。
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They're writing in big handwriting to take more gold."
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他們故意把字寫大，好換取更多金子。」
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To which he said, "Let them be, because what they're giving us
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而他回答說，「隨他們去，因為學者為我們所作的
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is worth a lot more than what we're paying them."
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比黃金有價值得多。」
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So the idea of an open architecture, an open knowledge,
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這樣開放建築、開放知識的想法，
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is not new to my neck of the desert.
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在我的國家裡不是什麼新鮮事了。
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The concept centers on something called the Noor stones.
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故事主題圍繞著被稱作 Noor 的寶石。
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Noor is Arabic for light.
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"Noor" 是阿拉伯文「光明」之意。
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So these 99 stones, a few kind of rules in the game:
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這九十九顆寶石本身有一些規則：
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Number one, you don't choose the stone; the stone chooses you.
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第一，不是你選擇寶石；是寶石選中你。
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There's a King Arthur element to the storyline, okay.
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這是仿效《亞瑟王》的傳說情節。
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Number two, all of The 99,
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第二，當九十九個英雄
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when they first get their stone, or their power, abuse it;
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最初得到寶石的力量時，不外乎地
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they use it for self-interest.
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利用它滿足私心。
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And there's a very strong message in there that when you start abusing your stone,
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這傳達一個重要的訊息，一旦你開始誤用寶石，
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you get taken advantage of
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那些想要運用你的力量的人們
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by people who will exploit your powers, okay.
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就會設法操縱你。
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Number three, the 99 stones all have within them
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第三，九十九個寶石都具備
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a mechanism that self-updates.
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自我升級的能力。
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Now there are two groups that exist within the Muslim world.
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當今的穆斯林世界有兩大派別。
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Everybody believes the Koran is for all time and all place.
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所有人都相信古蘭經適用於每個時代和地區。
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Some believe that means that the original interpretation
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部分人認為這意味著經文原始的解釋，
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from a couple thousand years ago is what's relevant today.
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從幾千年前時至今日仍然適用。
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I don't belong there.
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我不這麼認為。
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Then there's a group that believes the Koran is a living, breathing document,
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另外有些人相信古蘭經是活的、有機的經典。
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and I captured that idea within these stones that self-update.
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這就是寶石擁有自我更新能力的由來。
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Now the main bad guy, Rughal,
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而故事中主要的反派，盧加爾 (Rughal)，
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does not want these stones to update,
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不希望這些寶石升級。
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so he's trying to get them to stop updating.
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所以他嘗試阻止它們自我更新。
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He can't use the stones, but he can stop them.
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他不能運用寶石，但可以抑制寶石的力量。
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And by stopping them, he has more of a fascist agenda,
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通過抑制寶石的力量，他就能大肆進行獨裁行動，
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where he gets some of The 99 to work for him --
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他欺騙九十九位英雄中的部分人為他效力。
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they're all wearing cookie-cutter, same color uniforms
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為他效力的人都身著同樣款式，同色的制服。
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They're not allowed to individually express who they are and what they are.
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他們不能私下透漏自己的身份。
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And he controls them from the top down --
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而他親自指揮這些人。
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whereas when they work for the other side, eventually,
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然而當他們終於投奔正義方，
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when they find out this is the wrong person, they've been manipulated,
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知道自己曾被操縱並效力於惡徒之後，
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they actually, each one has a different, colorful
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他們都換成不同顏色、
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kind of dress.
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不同外型的服裝。
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And the last point about the 99 Noor stones is this.
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關於九十九個光明寶石，最後的規則是，
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So The 99 work in teams of three.
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九十九個英雄要以三個分為一組行動。
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Why three? A couple of reasons.
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為何是三個？原因如下。
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Number one, we have a thing within Islam that you don't leave a boy and a girl alone together,
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第一，伊斯蘭教規不允許孤男寡女私下相處。
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because the third person is temptation or the devil, right?
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因為誘惑跟魔鬼會從中介入。
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I think that's there in all cultures, right?
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所有的文化都是這麼說的，對吧？
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But this is not about religion, it's not about proselytizing.
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但這與宗教無關，沒有在灌輸教條。
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There's this very strong social message
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這其中蘊含了強烈的社會訊息，
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that needs to get to kind of
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我們需要良善對待
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the deepest crevices of intolerance,
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最深層的偏見。
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and the only way to get there is to kind of play the game.
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要達到這個目的，就得行動起來。
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And so this is the way I dealt with it.
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於是，我們就這樣為英雄分組。
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They work in teams of three: two boys and a girl, two girls and a boy,
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他們三人一組，可能是兩男一女或兩女一男，
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three boys, three girls, no problem.
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也有三個都是男生或都是女生的，都沒有問題。
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And the Swiss psychoanalyst, Carl Jung, also spoke about
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瑞士的精神分析學家，卡爾·容格，也曾主張
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the importance of the number three in all cultures, so I figure I'm covered.
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數字「三」在所有文化的重要性，我想我掌握它了。
06:44
Well ...
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不過呢......
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I got accused in a few blogs that I was actually sent by the Pope
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有些人在 blog 上指責我是由天主教皇派來
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to preach the Trinity and Catholicism in the Middle East,
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到中東宣傳三位一體跟天主教法的，
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so you -- (Laughter)
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所以......（笑聲）
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you believe who you want. I gave you my version of the story.
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不論你相信什麼 —— 反正我說了我的故事。
06:58
So here's some of the characters that we have.
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下面介紹故事的幾位主角。
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Mujiba, from Malaysia: her main power is she's able to answer any question.
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穆吉巴 (Mujiba)，來自馬來西亞，她最主要的力量是能解答任何的問題。
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She's the Trivial Pursuit queen, if you want,
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如果她玩棋盤問答 (Trivial Pursuit) 遊戲，肯定是百勝將軍。
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but when she first gets her power,
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而她最初獲得力量的時候，
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she starts going on game shows and making money.
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確實是藉此在問答遊戲節目撈一大筆。
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We have Jabbar from Saudi who starts breaking things when he has the power.
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而這是來自沙烏地阿拉伯的賈巴爾 (Jabbar)，他擁有無堅不催的怪力。
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Now, Mumita was a fun one to name. Mumita is the destroyer.
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然後這是穆密塔 (Mumita)，名字很有趣。穆密塔代表「毀滅」。
07:15
So the 99 attributes of Allah have the yin and the yang;
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真主阿拉的九十九個尊名中，包涵陽剛及陰柔的性質。
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there's the powerful, the hegemonous, the strong,
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陽剛的性質體現霸氣與堅毅；
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and there's also the kind, the generous.
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陰柔的性質體現善良與雅量。
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I'm like, are all the girls going to be kind and merciful and the guys all strong?
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我傾向將女生設定得比較善良慈悲，而男生比較陽剛。
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I'm like, you know what, I've met a few girls who were destroyers in my lifetime, so ...
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你知道嗎，以前我認識幾個女孩，她們實在很會折磨人，所以......
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
07:29
We have Jami from Hungary, who first starts making weapons:
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這位是來自匈牙利的加米 (Jami)，擅長製造武器。
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He's the technology wiz.
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他是個「科技巫師」。
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Musawwira from Ghana,
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還有來自迦納的穆薩維拉 (Musawwira)；
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Hadya from Pakistan, Jaleel from Iran who uses fire.
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來自巴基斯坦的哈蒂亞 (Hadya)；來自伊朗，有火燄力量的加里爾 (Jaleel)。
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And this is one of my favorites, Al-Batina from Yemen.
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然後這是我最愛的一位英雄，來自葉門的艾爾·巴廷娜 (Al-Batina)。
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Al-Batina is the hidden.
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這名字源自 Al-Batin，意指隱者。
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So Al-Batina is hidden, but she's a superhero.
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所以巴廷娜總是低調行事，但確實是個超級英雄。
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I came home to my wife and I said, "I created a character after you."
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我有次回家跟妻子說，「我照著妳的形象創造了一位角色。」
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My wife is a Saudi from Yemeni roots.
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我妻子是葉門裔的沙烏地阿拉伯人。
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And she said, "Show me." So I showed this.
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她說，「讓我看看。」我就給她看這位角色。
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She said, "That's not me."
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她說，「這不像我啊。」
07:52
I said, "Look at the eyes. They're your eyes."
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我回答，「看那雙眼睛，那是照著妳的眼睛畫的。」
07:54
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
07:57
So I promised my investors this would not be another made-in-fifth-world-country production.
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我向投資人承諾這漫畫絕不是粗製濫造的東西。
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This was going to be Superman, or it wasn't worth my time or their money.
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它會和超人一樣棒，否則就不值得投資我的心力或是他們的錢。
08:03
So from day one, the people involved in the project,
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這些是從頭開始全程參與製作的工作人員，
08:05
bottom left is Fabian Nicieza,
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左下角的是 Fabian Nicieza，
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writer for X-Men and Power Rangers.
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《X戰警》和《金剛戰士》的編劇。
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Next to him is Dan Panosian,
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他旁邊的是 Dan Panosian，
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one of the character creators for the modern-day X-Men.
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現代版X戰警的創作者之一。
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Top right is Stuart Moore, a writer for Iron Man.
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主要編劇，Stuart Moore，也是《鋼鐵人》的編劇。
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Next to him is John McCrea, who was an inker for Spiderman.
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他旁邊的是 John McCrea，主要為《蜘蛛人》畫漫畫線稿。
08:18
And we entered Western consciousness
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我們以一條標語來得到西方世界的關注：
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with a tagline: "Next Ramadan, the world will have new heroes,"
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「下個齋月，新的英雄將橫空出世。」
08:23
back in 2005.
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這是在 2005 年的事。
08:26
Now I went to Dubai, to an Arab Thought Foundation Conference,
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我到杜拜參加阿拉伯思想基金會的會議，
08:29
and I was waiting by the coffee for the right journalist.
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當時我邊喝咖啡邊物色合適的記者。
08:31
Didn't have a product, but had energy.
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手頭上還沒有現成的作品，但有滿腔熱情。
08:33
And I found somebody from The New York Times,
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然後我相中紐約時報的一位記者。
08:36
and I cornered him, and I pitched him.
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我把他堵到角落裡緊盯著他。
08:38
And I think I scared him -- (Laughter)
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他大概被我的舉動嚇到了——（笑聲）
08:41
because he basically promised me --
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因為他這樣答應我——
08:43
we had no product -- but he said, "We'll give you a paragraph in the arts section
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由於成品還沒出來——他就說，「我們會在藝術版上為你寫一段介紹，
08:45
if you'll just go away."
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拜託你快放開我。」
08:47
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
08:49
So I said, "Great." So I called him up a few weeks afterward.
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所以我說，「成交。」幾週之後我打電話給他。
08:51
I said, "Hi, Hesa." And he said, "Hi." I said, "Happy New Year."
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我說，「嗨，Hesa。」而他也答「嗨。」我說「新年快樂。」
08:54
He said, "Thank you. We had a baby." I said, "Congratulations."
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他回答「謝謝你。我們有個孩子了。」我說，「恭喜你。」
08:56
Like I care, right?
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裝作我很在意他，沒錯。
08:59
"So when's the article coming out?"
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「所以為我寫的文章會在何時見報？」
09:01
He said, "Naif, Islam and cartoon?
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他說，「Naif，伊斯蘭教的漫畫？
09:04
That's not timely.
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這不太合潮流。
09:07
You know, maybe next week, next month, next year, but, you know, it'll come out."
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也許下週、下個月、明年都有可能，但你知道，一定會見報的。」
09:10
So a few days after that, what happens?
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接下來幾天後，你知道發生了什麼事嗎？
09:12
What happens is the world erupts in the Danish cartoon controversy.
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丹麥報紙的伊斯蘭漫畫醜聞被公諸於世。
09:16
I became timely.
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這下我可走在潮流尖端了。
09:18
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
09:20
So flurry of phone calls and emails from The New York Times.
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於是紐約時報不停打電話和發郵件給我。
09:22
Next thing you knew, there's a full page covering us positively,
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接下來，他們用一整版的篇幅為我們作宣傳。
09:25
January 22nd, 2006,
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2006 年一月 22 日，
09:27
which changed our lives forever,
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成為我們一生的轉折點。
09:29
because anybody Googling Islam and cartoon or Islam and comic,
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因為每一個人都在搜尋伊斯蘭的卡通及漫畫，
09:32
guess what they got; they got me.
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猜猜看他們會搜到什麼？當然都會找到我。
09:35
And The 99 were like superheroes
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The 99 就和大家熟知的超級英雄一樣，
09:37
kind of flying out of what was happening around the world.
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在紛雜的世事中拔刀相助。
09:39
And that led to all kinds of things,
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那天之後發生了很多事情，
09:41
from being in curricula in universities and schools to --
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一些大學和學校把 The 99 列入課程 ——
09:43
one of my favorite pictures I have from South Asia,
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有一張我最喜歡的照片，是在南亞拍的，
09:46
it was a couple of men with long beards
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照片上有一群蓄長鬚的男人
09:48
and a lot of girls wearing the hijab -- it looked like a school.
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和一群戴著面紗的女孩 —— 場景像是個學校。
09:51
The good news is they're all holding copies of The 99, smiling,
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好消息是他們都微笑著高舉 The 99 漫畫，
09:53
and they found me to sign the picture.
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找上我要給他們簽名。
09:55
The bad news is they were all photocopies, so we didn't make a dime in revenue.
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壞消息是這些漫畫都是盜版，所以我們一毛都沒賺到。
09:58
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
10:02
We've been able to license The 99 comic books
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目前我們已經授權 The 99 漫畫書
10:04
into eight languages so far --
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翻譯成八種語言，
10:06
Chinese, Indonesian, Hindi, Urdu, Turkish.
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包括漢語、印尼語、印地語、烏爾都語、土耳其語。
10:09
Opened a theme park through a license in Kuwait a year and a half ago
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一年半之前，我們獲准在科威特創建一個主題公園，
10:12
called The 99 Village Theme Park --
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名叫「The 99 村主題公園」，
10:14
300,000 square feet, 20 rides, all with our characters:
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佔地三十萬平方公尺，有二十個遊樂設施，裡面包含所有角色。
10:17
a couple back-to-school licenses in Spain and Turkey.
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我們在西班牙和土耳其也得到校園授權。
10:20
But the biggest thing we've done to date, which is just amazing,
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到目前為止我們完成了一件大事，真的很了不起，
10:23
is that we've done a 26-episode animated series,
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就是我們推出二十六集的動畫，
10:25
which is done for global audiences:
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讓全世界的觀眾觀賞，
10:27
in fact, we're already going to be in the U.S. and Turkey, we know.
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實際上，我們的動畫即將在美國和土耳其上映。
10:30
It's 3D CGI, which is going to be very high-quality,
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它是 3D 電腦動畫，畫質非常地好，
10:33
written in Hollywood by the writers behind Ben 10
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腳本出自好萊塢的編劇團隊，他們的作品有《Ben 10》、
10:35
and Spiderman and Star Wars: Clone Wars.
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《蜘蛛人》、《星際大戰：複製人戰爭》等。
10:37
In this clip I'm about to show you, which has never been seen in the public before,
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等一下要播放的剪輯，之前未公眾播映過，
10:40
there is a struggle.
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裡面有一段爭執。
10:42
Two of the characters, Jabbar, the one with the muscles,
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兩位主角，賈巴爾 (Jabbar)，大力士；
10:44
and Noora, the one that can use light,
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以及諾拉 (Noora)，發光的女生，
10:46
are actually wearing the cookie-cutter fascist gray uniform
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身穿象徵獨裁的統一灰色制服，
10:48
because they're being manipulated.
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因為他們被操縱了。
10:50
They don't know, OK,
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他們還被蒙在鼓裡，沒錯。
10:52
and they're trying to get another member of The 99 to join them.
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他們想要另一位成員加入他們。
10:54
So there's a struggle within the team.
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所以他們就產生了爭執。
10:56
So if we can get the lights ...
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如果燈可以先關掉的話......
11:00
["The 99"]
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["The 99"]
11:06
Jabbar: Dana, I can't see where to grab hold.
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賈巴爾：丹娜 (Dana)，我看不見把手。
11:08
I need more light.
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我需要照明。
11:12
What's happening?
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怎麼回事？
11:14
Dana: There's too much darkness.
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丹娜：這裡實在太黑了。
11:16
Rughal: There must be something we can do.
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盧加爾：我們要想個辦法。
11:18
Man: I won't send any more commandos in
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某人：我不會增派兵力
11:20
until I know it's safe.
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除非我能確保安全。
11:23
Dr. Razem: It's time to go, Miklos.
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拉薩姆博士 (Dr. Razem)：該走了，米克羅斯 (Miklos)。
11:25
Miklos: Must download file contents.
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米克羅斯：得先下載好文件。
11:27
I can't forget auntie.
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別忘了「伯母」。
11:30
Jabbar: Dana, I can't do this without you.
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賈巴爾：光靠我一個是不行的。
11:32
Dana: But I can't help.
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丹娜：但我幫不上忙。
11:35
Jabbar: You can,
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賈巴爾：妳可以的，
11:37
even if you don't believe in yourself right now.
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就算妳現在不太相信自己，
11:39
I believe in you.
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但我還是相信妳。
11:41
You are Noora the Light.
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妳是諾拉，光明使者。
11:43
Dana: No.
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丹娜：不。
11:45
I don't deserve it. I don't deserve anything.
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我不配。我什麼都不是。
11:49
Jabbar: Then what about the rest of us?
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賈巴爾：那我們其他人怎麼辦？
11:51
Don't we deserve to be saved? Don't I?
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難道我們不能得救嗎？不能幫我一下嗎？
12:10
Now, tell me which way to go.
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現在告訴我該往哪裡走。
12:15
Dana: That way.
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丹娜：那邊。
12:27
Alarm: Threat imminent.
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警笛：威脅將近。
12:29
Jabbar: Aaaahhh!
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賈巴爾：啊呀！
12:34
Miklos: Stay away from me.
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米克羅斯：別過來。
12:43
Jabbar: We're here to help you.
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賈巴爾：我來救你的。
12:45
Dr. Razem: Don't listen to them.
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拉薩姆博士：別聽他們的話。
12:47
Dana: Miklos, that man is not your friend.
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丹娜：米克羅斯，這個人是敵人。
12:49
Miklos: No. He gave me access,
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米克羅斯：不，他幫助了我。
12:52
and you want to reboot the [unclear]. No more [unclear].
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你們想要重啟「核心」。「核心」早就不在這裡了！
12:55
["The 99"]
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["The 99"]
12:58
Thank you.
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謝謝。
13:00
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
13:06
So "The 99" is technology; it's entertainment;
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"The 99" 體現科技、娛樂、
13:08
it's design.
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及精湛的設計。
13:10
But that's only half the story.
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但不只如此。
13:13
As the father of five sons,
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作為五個孩子的父親，
13:15
I worry about who they're going to be using as role models.
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我掛心於他們會將什麼樣的人當作偶像。
13:17
I worry because all around me, even within my extended family,
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我掛心於此是因為，即使自身是在大家庭裡，
13:20
I see religion being manipulated.
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我依然會看到宗教被不當運用。
13:23
As a psychologist, I worry
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作為一個心理學家，我掛念於
13:26
for the world in general,
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這個廣大世界，
13:28
but worry about the perception of how people see themselves
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也掛心在身邊的人是如何
13:30
in my part of the world.
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看待他們自己。
13:32
Now, I'm a clinical psychologist. I'm licensed in New York State.
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我是個臨床心理師，在紐約州獲得執照。
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I trained at Bellevue Hospital Survivors of Political Torture Program,
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我曾在貝爾維尤醫院對政治迫害倖存者進行培訓。
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and I heard one too many stories of people growing up
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我聽到太多關於人們在成長過程中
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to idolize their leadership,
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如何崇拜他們的領袖，
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only to end up being tortured by their heroes.
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最終卻被他們心目中的英雄迫害。
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And torture's a terrible enough thing as it is, but when it's done by your hero,
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迫害這回事本來就夠恐怖的，而如果迫害由你崇拜的英雄所為，
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that just breaks you in so many ways.
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那會令你更加痛不欲生。
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I left Bellevue, went to business school and started this.
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我離開貝爾維尤，轉去商學院並開始構思這部漫畫。
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Now, one of the things that I refer to
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我的靈感來源之一是
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when I -- about the importance of this message --
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當我 —— 這是最重要的部份 ——
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is that I gave a lecture at the medical school at Kuwait University,
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我在科威特大學的醫學院做了一次演講
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where I lecture on the biological basis of behavior,
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我講了關於行為的生理基礎，
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and I gave the students two articles, one from The New York Times
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還給學生們兩篇文章，一篇來自《紐約時報》，
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and one from New York magazine.
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一篇則來自《紐約週刊》。
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And I took away the name of the writer, the name of the [unclear] -- everything was gone except the facts.
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我去除作者的名稱，只留下文章陳述。
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And the first one was about a group called The Party of God,
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第一篇文章是描述一個叫做 "The Party of God" 的組織，
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who wanted to ban Valentine's Day. Red was made illegal.
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他們想要廢除情人節，因為認為紅色是不規矩的。
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Any boys and girls caught flirting
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如果發現男女在調情，
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would get married off immediately, okay.
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就要他們立刻結婚。
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The second one was about a woman complaining
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第二篇文章是述說一個婦女的抱怨，
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because three minivans with six bearded men pulled up
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六個蓄鬍的男人從三輛小貨車下來，
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and started interrogating her on the spot
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開始當場質問這位婦女
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for talking to a man who wasn't related to her.
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為什麼她與一個沒有親緣關係的男人交談。
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And I asked the students in Kuwait where they thought these incidents took place.
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我讓科威特的學生猜猜這些事件發生的地點。
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The first one, they said Saudi Arabia. There was no debate.
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他們說第一個故事發生在沙烏地阿拉伯，沒有人持不同意見。
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The second one, they were actually split
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關於第二個故事，有人還是認為這是
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between Saudi and Afghanistan.
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發生在沙烏地的事，有人認為在阿富汗。
14:37
What blew their mind was the first one took place in India,
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出乎他們意料的是，第一個事件發生在印度，
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it was the party of a Hindu God.
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那是一個信仰印度某位神祇的組織。
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The second one took place in upstate New York.
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第二個事件是發生在紐約上州。
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It was an Orthodox Jewish community.
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那裡有個正教派猶太社區。
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But what breaks my heart and what's alarming
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但令我心痛並擔憂的是
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is that in those two interviews,
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在這兩則報導中
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the people around, who were interviewed as well,
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被採訪的旁觀者
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refer to that behavior as Talibanization.
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都認定這些事件像是塔利班組織的作為。
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In other words, good Hindus and good Jews don't act this way.
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換句話說，善良的印度人和猶太人不會做出這種事。
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This is Islam's influence on Hinduism and Judaism.
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這是伊斯蘭教影響印度教和猶太教才會如此。
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But what do the students in Kuwait say? They said it's us --
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而科威特的學生是怎麼說的？他說這是我們會做的事。
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and this is dangerous.
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這種想法是危險的。
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It's dangerous when a group self-identifies itself
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當一群人都自認是極端份子時，
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as extreme.
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是相當危險的。
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This is one of my sons, Rayan,
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這是我其中一個兒子 Rayan，
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who's a Scooby Doo addict.
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他是個《叔比狗》迷。
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You can tell by the glasses there.
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你看他戴的眼鏡就知道了。
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He actually called me a meddling kid the other day.
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他有一天還喚我作淘氣小子。
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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But I borrow a lesson that I learned from him.
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但我從他那裡學到一個道理。
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Last summer when we were in our home in New York,
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去年夏天我們在紐約的家裡，
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he was out in the yard playing in his playhouse. And I was in my office working,
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他在院子裡的遊戲小屋玩耍。而我在書房裡工作，
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and he came in, "Baba, I want you to come with me. I want my toy."
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而他走進書房，「爸爸，你跟我過來一下，我想要我的玩具。」
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"Yes, Rayan, just go away." He left his Scooby Doo in his house.
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「好，Rayan，你先走。」他將他的叔比狗玩具留在小屋裡。
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I said, "Go away. I'm working. I'm busy."
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我說，「走開哪。我在工作，我很忙。」
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And what Rayan did then
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結果 Rayhan
15:40
is he sat there, he tapped his foot on the floor, at three and a half,
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就坐在那裡，腳使勁蹬著地，連續三個半分鐘，
15:42
and he looked at me and he said, "Baba,
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然後他看著我說，「爸爸，
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I want you to come with me to my office in my house.
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跟我過來到我屋裡的書房。
15:47
I have work to do."
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我手上也有工作呢。」
15:49
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
15:51
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
15:53
Rayan reframed the situation
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Rayhan 重新定義局面
15:55
and brought himself down to my level.
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並將他的立場調到和我平等。
15:57
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
16:00
And with The 99, that is what we aim to do.
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這就是我們創作 The 99 的目的。
16:03
You know, I think that there's a big parallel
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我認為將十字架的形狀彎曲
16:05
between bending the crucifix out of shape
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及創造出納粹十字章之間
16:08
and creating swastikas.
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是平行的關係。
16:10
And when I see pictures like this, of parents or uncles
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當我看到這些照片，雙親或是叔父
16:13
who think it's cute to have a little child
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認為一個小孩持著古蘭經
16:15
holding a Koran and having a suicide bomber belt around them
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又綁著幾個自殺炸彈進行示威
16:18
to protest something,
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是很可愛的。
16:20
the hope is by linking enough positive things
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而我希望讓人們對於古蘭經有更多
16:23
to the Koran,
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積極的認識，
16:25
that one day we can move this child
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如此，有一天我們能將這個孩子
16:28
from being proud in the way they're proud there,
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的自信來源從這身武裝
16:31
to that.
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換成這個造型。
16:34
And I think --
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而我認為 —— （掌聲）
16:36
I think The 99
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我相信 The 99
16:38
can and will achieve its mission.
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能夠完成它的使命。
16:42
As an undergrad at Tufts University, we were giving away free falafel one day
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有一天在塔夫斯大學的本科部，我們免費發放炸豆丸子 (falafel)，
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and, you know, it was Middle East Day or something.
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因為當天是「中東日」或是類似的節日。
16:47
And people came up and picked up
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然後人們走過來，從這些炸豆丸子
16:49
the culturally resonant image of the falafel,
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引發文化形象上的共鳴，
16:52
ate it and, you know, talked and left.
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品嚐它們，談了些話，就離開了。
16:54
And no two people could disagree about what the word free was
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沒有誰會誤解兩個詞語 "free"免費
16:56
and what the word falafel was, behind us, "free falafel." You know.
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以及 "falafel" 的意思 —— 「釋放法拉菲爾」，你瞭解的。
16:58
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
17:00
Or so we thought,
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我們也沒多想，
17:02
until a woman came rushing across the campus
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直到一位女士匆匆走過校園
17:04
and dropped her bag on the floor, pointed up to the sign and said,
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然後將手提包往地上一扔，指著我們的牌子說，
17:06
"Who's falafel?"
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「誰是法拉菲爾？」
17:08
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
17:11
True story.
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這是真實發生的事。
17:13
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
17:15
She was actually coming out of an Amnesty International meeting.
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她剛好從國際特赦組織的會議出來。
17:18
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
17:20
Just today, D.C. Comics announced
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就在今天，DC 漫畫公佈
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the cover of our upcoming crossover.
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我們的聯合創作計畫的新封面。
17:24
On that cover you see Batman, Superman
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在這封面上有蝙蝠俠、超人、
17:26
and a fully-clothed Wonder Woman
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穿著得體的神奇女俠，
17:28
with our Saudi member of The 99,
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加上 The 99 的英雄，分別來自於沙烏地、
17:30
our Emirati member and our Libyan member.
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阿聯以及利比亞的三位成員。
17:33
On April 26, 2010,
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2010 年四月 26 日，
17:35
President Barack Obama said that
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美國總統巴拉克·歐巴馬說
17:37
of all the initiatives since his now famous Cairo speech --
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自他著名的開羅演講之後 ——
17:39
in which he reached out to the Muslim world --
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所採取的穆斯林友好行動中 ——
17:41
the most innovative was that The 99 reach back out
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最有創意的就是讓 The 99 和
17:44
to the Justice League of America.
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美國正義聯盟攜手合作。
17:47
We live in a world in which the most culturally innocuous symbols,
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我們生活在一個最平凡的文化符號，
17:49
like the falafel, can be misunderstood because of baggage,
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像炸豆丸子，都會被執念誤解的世界裡，
17:53
and where religion can be twisted
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而宗教會被扭曲
17:55
and purposefully made where it's not supposed to be by others.
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會被故意曲解而脫離原本的意義。
17:57
In a world like that,
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在這樣的世界裡，
17:59
they'll always be a job for Superman and The 99.
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超人和九十九位英雄將持續履行他們的天職。
18:02
Thank you very much.
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非常感謝大家。
18:04
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Naif Al-Mutawa - Creator, The 99Naif Al-Mutawa has created a group of comic superheroes based on Islamic culture and religion. They derive their superpowers from the 99 attributes of Allah.
Why you should listen
Widad the Loving, Bari the Healer, Mumita the Destroyer and friends, all working together to fight evil -- the virtues of Islam are embodied in the characters of the thrilling new comic The 99. Naif Al-Mutawa, a clinical psychologist by training, created the characters with a team of artists and writers to showcase traditional, tolerant and enlightened Muslim values in the guise of good old-fashioned superheroes, ordinary mortals who acquire special powers and crisscross the globe on missions.
Soon, the 99 heroes will be saving the world alongside all-American heroes Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman in a crossover comic with the Justice League. The 99 comic is the corner stone of an expanding family (moving toward videogames and theme parks) that will bring these characters into the mainstream; an animated cartoon series has been announced for fall 2010 on US cable channel The Hub. And US President Barack Obama recently commended The 99 for capturing the imagination of young people through their message of tolerance.
Naif Al-Mutawa | Speaker | TED.com