Historical role models - Amy Bissetta

Translator: Nika Kotnik Reviewer: Matej Divjak

We all know that there are certain virtues

Vsi vemo, da so nekatere vrline dobre za nas.

that are good for us.

Intelligence,

Inteligentnost,

wisdom,

modrost,

bravery,

justice,

pogum,

pravičnost,

respect,

spoštovanje,

responsibility,

odgovornost,

honesty,

odkritost,

unselfishness,

nesebičnost,

compassion,

patience,

sočutje,

and perseverance

potrpljenje

in vztrajnost

always have been and always will be positive virtues.

so vedno bile in bodo pozitivne vrline.

Think of some people who have those traits.

Pomislite na ljudi s temi vrlinami.

Maybe it's Martin Luther King

Morda je to Martin Luther King,

or Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

or George Washington.

ali George Washington.

I bet you know a lot of facts

Gotovo poznate veliko dejstev o teh zgodovinskih osebnostih,

about these historical figures,

but maybe you've never taken the time

a si morda niste nikoli vzeli časa, da bi pomislili na njihovo osebnost.

to think about their character.

Let's talk about Sybil Ludington.

Pogovorimo se o Sybil Ludington.

She's a little-known revolutionary figure,

Je precej neznana revolucionarka,

but boy, was she something!

ampak bila je nekaj posebnega!

She rode 40 miles through the damp, cold night

Jezdila je 64 km skozi mokro, temno noč

of April 26, 1777

26. Aprila, 1777,

to alert the colonial militia of a British attack.

da bi opozorila kolonialno milico o britanskem napadu.

Her action was similar to that of Paul Revere,

Podobno kot ona je storil Paul Revere,

only she rode twice as far

a ona je jezdila še enkrat dlje

and was only 16 years old.

in bila je stara samo 16 let.

That takes some real guts!

Za to potrebuješ pravi pogum!

Beriah Green?

Beriah Green?

Anyone ever heard of Beriah Green?

Je kdo že slišal za Beriaha Greena?

He was president of the first integrated school

Bil je predsednik prve mešane šole v Združenih državah.

in the United States.

He also spent the majority of his life

Prav tako se je večino svojega življenja

fighting for the immediate abolition of slavery.

boril za takojšnjo odpravo suženjstva.

He used his voice,

Uporabljal je svoj glas,

pen,

and good deed to fight slavery.

pisalo

in dobra dela za boj proti suženjstvu.

Beriah Green was fiercely devoted to abolition

Beriah Green si je strastno želel odpraviti suženjstvo,

before it was popular

preden je bilo to popularno, ker je verjel, da je tako prav.

because he believed it was the right thing to do.

And then there's Abraham Lincoln.

In potem je tu Abraham Lincoln.

You know he was president during the Civil War.

Veš, da je bil predsednik med Državljansko vojno.

He wrote the Emancipation Proclaimation

Napisal je razglas o emancipaciji

and is credited with freeing the slaves.

in je zaslužen za osvoboditev sužnjev.

He went to war with the South to save the Union.

Šel je v vojno z Jugom da bi rešil Unijo.

He helped the country get through

Deželo je popeljal skozi eno izmed najtežjih obdobij.

one of its most difficult times.

He kept the United States united.

Združene države je ohranil združene.

But, above all that,

A najbolj pomembno,

Abraham Lincoln showed great leadership.

Abraham Lincoln je bil dober vodja.

Could any of these people

Bi lahko kdo od teh ljudi

have done the deeds they're famous for

naredil tisto, po čemer slavijo,

without bravery,

brez poguma,

compassion,

sočutja,

dedication,

predanosti

or wisdom?

ali modrosti?

No!

Ne!

History can teach us much more than just the facts.

Zgodovina nas lahko nauči veliko več kot samo dejstva.

It's full of examples of how to live better.

Polna je primerov, kako lahko živimo bolje.

And for you,

even if you're not freeing the slaves

In tebi,

tudi če ne osvobajaš sužnjev,

or riding 40 miles on horseback,

ali jezdiš 64 km na konju,

bravery and wisdom will help you get an A on that test,

bosta pogum in modrost pomagala dobiti 5 na testu,

ask out that cute boy,

povabiti na zmenek luštnega fanta

and get that great job.

in dobiti krasno službo.