How books can open your mind | Lisa Bu

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Transcriber: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast
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Prevodilac: Maja Budišin Lukin Lektor: Mile Živković
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So I was trained to become a gymnast
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Krenula sam na dvogodišnju obuku za gimnastičare
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for two years in Hunan, China in the 1970s.
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u Hunanu u Kini, 1970-ih godina.
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When I was in the first grade, the government
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Kada sam bila u prvom razredu,
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wanted to transfer me to a school for athletes,
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vlada je nameravala da me prebaci u školu za sportiste,
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all expenses paid.
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besplatno.
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But my tiger mother said, "No."
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Međutim, moja mama-tigrica je rekla: "Ne".
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My parents wanted me to become
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Roditelji su želeli da postanem
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an engineer like them.
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inženjerka, kao što su i oni.
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After surviving the Cultural Revolution,
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Posle preživljene Kulturne revolucije,
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they firmly believed there's only one sure way to happiness:
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bili su duboko uvereni da postoji samo jedan siguran put do sreće:
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a safe and well-paid job.
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siguran i dobro plaćen posao.
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It is not important if I like the job or not.
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Nije bilo važno da li mi se posao sviđa ili ne.
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But my dream was to become a Chinese opera singer.
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Međutim, moj san je bio da postanem kineska operska pevačica.
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That is me playing my imaginary piano.
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То sam ja kako sviram na svom izmišljenom klaviru.
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An opera singer must start training young
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Operska pevačica mora započeti sa školovanjem u ranoj mladosti,
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to learn acrobatics,
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da bi naučila akrobacije,
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so I tried everything I could to go to opera school.
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zato sam pokušavala sve što sam mogla da bih stigla do škole za operu.
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I even wrote to the school principal
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Čak sam i direktoru škole pisala
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and the host of a radio show.
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i voditelju radio emisije.
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But no adults liked the idea.
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Ali ta ideja se nije sviđala nikom od odraslih.
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No adults believed I was serious.
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Niko od odraslih nije verovao u moju ozbiljnost.
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Only my friends supported me, but they were kids,
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Podržavali su me samo prijatelji, ali oni su bili deca,
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just as powerless as I was.
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nemoćni jednako kao i ja.
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So at age 15, I knew I was too old to be trained.
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Sa 15 godina sam znala da sam za obuku prestara
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My dream would never come true.
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i da se moj san neće nikada ostvariti.
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I was afraid that for the rest of my life
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Pribojavala sam se da će me do kraja života
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some second-class happiness
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pratiti neka drugorazredna sreća
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would be the best I could hope for.
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i da je to najbolje čemu se mogu nadati.
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But that's so unfair.
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Ali to je tako nepravedno.
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So I was determined to find another calling.
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Zato sam odlučila da pronađem drugi poziv.
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Nobody around to teach me? Fine.
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Zar niko neće da me uči? Dobro.
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I turned to books.
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Okrenula sam se knjigama.
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I satisfied my hunger for parental advice
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Zadovoljila sam svoju znatiželju za roditeljskim savetom
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from this book by a family of writers and musicians.["Correspondence in the Family of Fou Lei"]
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u knjizi familije pisaca i muzičara ["Correspondence in the Family of Fou Lei"]
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I found my role model of an independent woman
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Pronašla sam svoj uzor nezavisne žene
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when Confucian tradition requires obedience.["Jane Eyre"]
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kada konfučijanska tradicija zahteva pokornost. ["Džejn Ejr"]
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And I learned to be efficient from this book.["Cheaper by the Dozen"]
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Naučila sam se efikasnosti iz ove knjige. [Što više to bolje ("Cheaper by the Dozen")]
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And I was inspired to study abroad after reading these.
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Za studije u inostranstvu me je ispirisalo ovo
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["Complete Works of Sanmao" (aka Echo Chan)] ["Lessons From History" by Nan Huaijin]
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["Sabrana dela Sanmao" ("Echo Chan")] ["Lessons From History" od Nan Huaijina]
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I came to the U.S. in 1995,
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U SAD sam došla 1995.
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so which books did I read here first?
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i koje sam knjige prvo pročitala?
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Books banned in China, of course.
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Naravno, knjige zabranjene u Kini.
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"The Good Earth" is about Chinese peasant life.
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Knjiga "The Good Earth" je o životu kineskih seljaka.
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That's just not convenient for propaganda. Got it.
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Ta baš nije pogodna za propagandu. Kontam.
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The Bible is interesting, but strange.
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Biblija je interesantna, ali čudna.
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
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That's a topic for a different day.
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To je druga tema.
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But the fifth commandment gave me an epiphany:
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Ali peta zapovest mi je bila otkrovenje:
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"You shall honor your father and mother."
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"Poštuj oca i mater svoju."
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"Honor," I said. "That's so different,
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Rekla sam: "Poštovanje." "To je toliko različito
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and better, than obey."
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i bolje od poslušnosti."
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So it becomes my tool to climb out
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I to je postalo moje sredstvo za izlazak
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of this Confucian guilt trap
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iz te zamke konfučijanskog osećaja krivice
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and to restart my relationship with my parents.
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i za obnovu odnosa sa roditeljima.
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Encountering a new culture also started my habit
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U susretu sa novom kulturom takođe sam razvila naviku
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of comparative reading.
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komparativnog čitanja.
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It offers many insights.
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Na taj način se mnogo toga uoči.
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For example, I found this map out of place at first
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Na primer, smatrala sam da ova mapa nije odgovarajuća,
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because this is what Chinese students grew up with.
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jer su kineski učenici odrasli sa ovim.
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It had never occurred to me,
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Nikada mi nije palo na pamet,
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China doesn't have to be at the center of the world.
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da Kina ne mora biti centar sveta.
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A map actually carries somebody's view.
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Mapa zapravo nosi nečije gledište.
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Comparative reading actually is nothing new.
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Komparativno čitanje i nije ništa novo.
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It's a standard practice in the academic world.
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To je standardna praksa u akademskom svetu.
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There are even research fields
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Postoje čak i istraživačke oblasti
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such as comparative religion and comparative literature.
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kao što su komparativne religije i komparativna književnost.
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Compare and contrast gives scholars
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Upoređivanje sličnosti i razlika služi naučnicima
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a more complete understanding of a topic.
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za potpunije sagledavanje teme.
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So I thought, well, if comparative reading
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Zato sam pomislila da ako komparativno čitanje
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works for research, why not do it in daily life too?
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služi istraživanju, zašto ga ne bi koristili i u svakodnevnom životu?
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So I started reading books in pairs.
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Zato sam počela da čitam knjige u parovima.
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So they can be about people --
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One mogu biti i o ljudima -
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["Benjamin Franklin" by Walter Isaacson]["John Adams" by David McCullough] --
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["Benjamin Franklin" od Valtera Isaksona] ["Džon Adams" od Dejvida Mekalofa] -
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who are involved in the same event,
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učesnicima istog događaja
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or friends with shared experiences.
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ili prijateljima koji dele iskustvo.
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["Personal History" by Katharine Graham]["The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life," by Alice Schroeder]
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["Personal History" od Katarine Graham] ["The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life" od Alis Šreder]
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I also compare the same stories in different genres -- (Laughter)
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Takođe upoređujem iste priče u različitim žanrovima - (smeh)
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[Holy Bible: King James Version]["Lamb" by Chrisopher Moore] --
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[Biblija: Verzija Kralja Džejmsa] ["Lamb" od Kristofera Mura] -
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or similar stories from different cultures,
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ili slične priče iz različitih kultura,
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as Joseph Campbell did in his wonderful book.["The Power of Myth" by Joseph Campbell]
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kao u sjajnoj knjizi Džozefa Kampbela. ["The Power of Myth" Džozef Kampbel]
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For example, both the Christ and the Buddha
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Na primer, i Isus i Buda
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went through three temptations.
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su prošli kroz tri iskušenja.
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For the Christ, the temptations
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Za Isusa
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are economic, political and spiritual.
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su to ekonomska, politička i duhovna.
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For the Buddha, they are all psychological:
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Za Budu su sva psihološka:
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lust, fear and social duty -- interesting.
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pohlepa, strah i društvene obaveze - zanimljivo.
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So if you know a foreign language, it's also fun
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Ako znate neki strani jezik, takođe je zabavno
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to read your favorite books in two languages.
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da čitate omiljene knjige u oba jezika.
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["The Way of Chuang Tzu" Thomas Merton]["Tao: The Watercourse Way" Alan Watts]
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["The Way of Chuang Tzu" Tomas Merton] ["Tao: The Watercourse Way" Alan Vots]
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Instead of lost in translation, I found there is much to gain.
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Umesto izgubljenog u prevodu, pronašla sam mnogo dobijenog.
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For example, it's through translation that I realized
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Na primer, prevođenjem sam shvatila
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"happiness" in Chinese literally means "fast joy." Huh!
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da "sreća" na kineskom doslovno znači "kratko veselje!" Uh!
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"Bride" in Chinese literally means "new mother." Uh-oh.
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"Nevesta" na kineskom doslovno znači "nova mama". Uh-oh.
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
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Books have given me a magic portal to connect with people
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Knjige su mi dale magični portal povezivanja sa ljudima
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of the past and the present.
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iz prošlosti i iz sadašnjosti.
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I know I shall never feel lonely or powerless again.
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Znam da se nikada više neću osećati usamljeno i nemoćno.
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Having a dream shattered really is nothing
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Uništen san zaista nije ništa
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compared to what many others have suffered.
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u odnosu na to šta su mnogi drugi ljudi pretrpeli.
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I have come to believe that coming true
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Verujem da ostvarivanje sna
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is not the only purpose of a dream.
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nije njegova jedina svrha.
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Its most important purpose is to get us in touch
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Najvažnija svrha sna je da nas poveže
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with where dreams come from,
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sa svojim izvorom,
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where passion comes from, where happiness comes from.
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izvorom strasti, izvorom sreće.
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Even a shattered dream can do that for you.
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Čak i uništen san vam u tome može pomoći.
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So because of books, I'm here today,
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Jer, zbog knjiga sam danas ovde,
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happy, living again with a purpose and a clarity,
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srećna, ponovo živim s jasnim smislom
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most of the time.
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skoro sve vreme.
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So may books be always with you.
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Zato dozvolite knjigama da budu uvek sa vama.
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Thank you.
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Hvala.
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(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
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Thank you. (Applause)
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Hvala. (Aplauz)
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Thank you. (Applause)
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Hvala. (Aplauz)
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