A Conversation With My Hero, Stephen | How my deaf friend learned English

Hello, everyone.

大家好。

My name is Robin Shaw.

我叫罗宾·肖。

And I am here today with a very special guest.

今天我和一位非常特别的客人一起来到这里。

我亲爱的朋友，斯蒂芬。

My dear friend, Stephen.

He’s also my personal hero.

他也是我个人的英雄。

Hello, Stephen.

你好，斯蒂芬。

Hey, Robin.

嘿，罗宾。

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

您能向我们介绍一下您自己吗？

I am 33.

我33岁了。

I am deaf.

我是聋子。

I can communicate with you right now through lip-reading and listening through my hearing aids.

我现在可以

通过唇读和通过助听器聆听来与您交流。

Alright so, yes, he is deaf.

好吧，是的，他是聋子。

And he can understand me because he can hear a little bit through his hearing aids and

他能理解我的意思，

因为他可以通过助听器听到一点声音

，而且他必须读懂我的嘴唇。

he has to read my lips.

Yes.

是的。

Where did we meet?

我们在哪里见面的？

We met in North Korea 5 years ago.

我们五年前在朝鲜相识。

That’s right.

这是正确的。

I was traveling in North Korea for a few weeks, and we had to stay in the same room for about

我在朝鲜旅行了几周，

我们不得不在同一个房间待大约一两周。

a week or two.

我们相遇了。

And we met each other.

我很惊讶，

And I was very surprised because he was traveling alone in North Korea.

因为他独自一人在朝鲜旅行。

And, well, you know, just to be in North Korea, Yes,

而且，嗯，你知道，只是来到朝鲜，

… is such an adventure.

是的，……就是一次冒险。

但他独自一人在那里。

But he was there alone.

He didn’t need anybody’s help.

他不需要任何人的帮助。

Yeah.

是的。而且他还是一个很独立的人。

And he’s quite an independent person.

There are a lot of misconceptions about deaf people.

人们对聋人有很多误解。

A lot of people believe that deaf people cannot do much.

很多人认为聋人做不了多少事情。

But I’m a good example of why that is so wrong.

但我就是一个很好的例子，说明为什么这是错误的。

Why don’t you tell us about your childhood, like, how did you learn English?

你为什么不告诉我们你的童年，

比如你是怎么学英语的？

It started with a deaf school.

事情始于一所聋人学校。

So I’m with other children who are also deaf.

所以我和其他聋哑孩子在一起。

我们通过手学英语，

We learned English through the hands, so it’s not sign language.

所以它不是手语。

But a representation of English with the hands.

而是用双手代表英语。

So through that medium, we learn the structure of English.

因此，通过这种媒介，

我们学习英语的结构。

And also…

还有……我的家人都在听。

My family are all hearing.

So I was isolated from the conversation.

所以我被隔绝在谈话之外。

So I spent a lot of time reading.

所以我花了很多时间读书。

So I learned more English through books.

所以我通过书本学到了更多的英语。

Through books, yes…

通过书籍，是的……

That is amazing.

这太棒了。

你一定读过很多书。

You must’ve read a lot of books.

A lot, yes.

很多，是的。很多书。

A lot of books.

As I said, or he said, we met in North Korea.

正如我所说，或者他所说，我们是在朝鲜见面的。

He loves to travel.

他喜欢旅行。

I do.

我愿意。

So, how many countries and territories have you been to?

那么， 您去过

多少个国家 和地区？

I have been to, now, over 90.

我现在已经去过90多个了。90多个，是的。

Over 90, yes.

I have not traveled that much.

我没去过那么多地方。

And I don’t think many of you have traveled that much,

我认为你们中的很多人都没有去过那么多地方，

so he is amazing.

所以他很棒。

He can travel the world alone.

他可以一个人环游世界。

You know…

你知道……

No problem.

没问题。

There’s no problem.

这里没有问题。

Can you tell us what kind of problems you may have when traveling?

您能告诉我们您

在旅行时可能会遇到

I have been to a lot of poor countries.

哪些问题吗 ？ 我去过很多贫穷国家。

在贫穷国家，

And in poor countries, a lot of people cannot read and write.

很多人不会读写。

所以，很多时候，我沟通的时候，

So, a lot of the time, when I communicate, I have to use pen and paper.

必须要用笔和纸。

So when I go up to someone in a poor country to ask for something,

因此，当我向贫穷国家的某人

索要某样东西时，我会把它写下来。

I write it down.

But they cannot read it.

但他们无法阅读它。

So, I’ve had to adapt to that by miming for example, or drawing a picture.

所以，我必须通过模仿

或画画来适应这一点。

So that’s a good example.

这是一个很好的例子。

Okay, and what country are planning to travel in the near future?

好的，近期您计划去哪些国家旅行？

There’s so much more of the world that I want to see.

我想去看看的世界还有很多。

I’m thinking of going to Mongolia.

我想去蒙古。

It’s very beautiful.

非常漂亮。是的。是的，好吧。

Yes.

Yes, alright.

You have been.

你曾经是。我去过蒙古。非常漂亮。

I’ve been to Mongolia.

It’s very beautiful.

And, yes, we have traveled...

是的，我们……

after we met in North Korea.

在朝鲜见面之后就已经旅行过。

We have traveled to other countries.

我们去过其他国家。

We've traveled to Sri Lanka and Maldives together.

我们一起去了斯里兰卡和马尔代夫。是的。

Yes.

And in the future we will travel to more countries.

未来我们还会去更多的国家旅行。

Alright, thank you very much, Stephen.

好的，非常感谢你，斯蒂芬。

You’re welcome.

I’m very happy you did this.

不客气。

我很高兴你这么做了。

And you shared a part of your life with our viewers.

您与我们的观众分享了您生活的一部分。

And your struggles traveling around the world.

还有你在世界各地旅行时的挣扎。

And learning and speaking English.

以及学习和说英语。

So thank you very much.

非常感谢。

Yeah.

是的。

Alright, thank you everyone for watching.

好了，谢谢大家的观看。

And I’ll see you next time.

下次再见。