Empower a girl, transform a community | Kakenya Ntaiya

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To empower girls,
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翻译人员: Jingle duan
为了赋能女孩子们,
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you need to educate them.
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你需要教育她们。
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That was my dream.
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那正是我的梦想。
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And so I built a school,
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所以我创办了一所学校,
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and in the process, I learned something much bigger.
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并且在过程中, 我学到一些更重要的事情,
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When you empower a girl, you transform a community.
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当你赋能一个女孩的时候, 你也改造了一个社区。
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School is just a start.
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学校只是一个开始。
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I grew up in rural Kenya
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我在肯尼亚乡下一个
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in a small village called Enoosaen.
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叫作Enoosaen的村子长大。
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I was the first of eight children,
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我是八个孩子中的老大,
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and I spent my childhood helping my mother cook, clean, farm
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我的童年是在帮助母亲做饭, 打扫卫生,种地和
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and take care of my siblings.
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照顾我的兄弟姐妹中度过的。
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Like other Maasai girls,
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与其他马塞族女孩一样,
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I was engaged from a very young age to be married.
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我在很小的时候就订了婚约。
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But as I reached puberty,
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但是当我到达青春期时,
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I underwent female genital mutilation,
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我遭受了女性割礼,
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known as FGM.
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也就是熟知的FGM。
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This picture shows some of the tools that are used to perform FGM on girls.
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这幅图是给女孩进行割礼的一些工具。
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FGM was supposed to mark the end of my childhood
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割礼标志着我童年时代的终结
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and, by extension, my education.
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还有,随之相关的我的教育的终结。
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But I negotiated with my father in order to stay in school --
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但是为了能继续上学 我与父亲进行了协商 --
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even after going through FGM.
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甚至是在经历了FGM之后。
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Years later I went to university.
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若干年后我进入了大学,
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And in order to get my community's support,
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为了得到我的社区的支持,
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I promised to come back one day to repay that support.
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我许诺有一天会回到社区 来偿还那份支持。
01:18
But years later, when I went back to my village,
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但是多年后,当我回到我的村子时,
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not much had changed.
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没有太多东西发生改变。
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Girls were still going through FGM,
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女孩们依然在遭受着FGM,
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still leaving school,
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一直还在辍学,
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still getting married to men older than their fathers
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一直还在与比她们父亲还老的男人结婚
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and still having children when they're teenagers.
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并且一直还在 她们还是青少年时就生儿育女。
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I did not want to see any more girls go through that.
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我不想看到任何女孩再遭受那些事情。
01:41
That's when I knew what I needed to do to give back to my community.
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那是在当我知道我需要做一些事情 来回馈我们社区的时候。
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I built a school just for girls
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我创办了一所只为女孩开设的学校
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so that they can be free from FGM and early marriage.
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以便她们可以远离FGM和早婚。
01:55
At my first enrollment --
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在我第一次登记时 --
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(Applause and cheers)
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(掌声和欢呼)
02:03
At my first enrollment,
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在我第一次登记时,
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I had hoped for 10 girls.
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我希望有10个女孩。
02:07
100 came.
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结果100个来了。
02:09
(Cheers and applause)
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(欢呼和掌声)
02:11
I started to realize just how big this dream was,
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我开始意识到这个梦想是多么的伟大,
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and soon I learned that my school could be the foundation --
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很快我意识到学校可以作为基础 --
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but it wasn't going to be enough.
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但是它将会不够。
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So that first year, I enrolled these 30 girls.
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所以,在第一年我们登记了这30个女孩。
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Some had been abused, others were orphans,
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有些曾被虐待,有些是孤儿,
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and some came from families that are very traditional,
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有些来自非常传统的家庭,
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that had never sent any girl to school.
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她们的家庭从未把这些女孩送进过校园,
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So school started.
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所以学校启动了。
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Though the girls seemed excited to be there,
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尽管女孩们在校园似乎很激动,
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they were having difficulty staying awake.
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她们却很难保持清醒。
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What was going on?
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发生了什么呢?
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They had a teacher, they had books,
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她们有老师,她们有书籍,
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there was a new classroom on the way,
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并且一个新的教室正在建设中,
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but ...
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但是 ......
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They were determined to be there, but they had no energy.
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她们下定决心待在学校, 但是却没有体力。
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Then I realized they were hungry,
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这时我意识到她们是饥饿的。
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so I quickly found a cook and food.
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所以我很快找到了厨师和食物。
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Soon thereafter, I learned that a classroom was not enough.
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不久以后,我意识到一个教室并不够。
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I needed a boarding school.
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我需要一个寄宿制学校。
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Not only were the girls tired and hungry from chores
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女孩们的疲劳和饥饿源于杂乱的工作
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and long walks to school and back home,
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和校园到家里的来回长途跋涉,
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they were also not safe.
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另外她们这样也不安全。
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It's a sad truth,
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这是一个可悲的现实,
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but girls are often assaulted, raped and even kidnapped
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但是女孩们经常被袭击、强奸、甚至绑架
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on their way to school.
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在去往学校的途中。
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So before a girl could learn math or history,
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所以,在一个女孩能学习数学和历史之前,
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she needed to feel safe,
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她需要能感受到安全,
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she needed to be rested and be well-nourished.
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她需要休息好并且营养良好。
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So let me tell you about some of my girls.
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所以让我给你讲述一些关于我的女孩的故事。
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This is Faith.
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这个女孩叫Faith。
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Faith comes from a very traditional family in the community.
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Faith来自于社区中一个非常传统的家庭。
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Her older sister had already gone through FGM and already married,
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她的大姐姐已经遭受了FGM 并且也结婚了,
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but Faith was so determined.
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但是Faith是如此的决心坚定。
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She really loved learning,
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她真的喜欢学习,
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and she wanted to come to my school when she heard about it.
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当听到我的学校时她想要加入。
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So she asked her father, her mother --
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所以她问了她的父亲,她的母亲 --
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anyone to bring her to my school.
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是否有人可以带她来我的学校。
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They all refused.
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他的父母都拒绝了。
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Faith did something very brave.
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于是Faith做了一件非常勇敢的事情。
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She stole an egg from her mother's house,
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她从母亲的屋子偷了一个鸡蛋出来,
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went to the market,
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跑到市场,
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sold the egg and bought a single pencil.
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卖掉了鸡蛋然后买了一只铅笔。
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Then she walked five miles,
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然后她走了五英里,
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clenching that pencil, trying to enroll.
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紧握那根铅笔,尝试加入学校。
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She arrived --
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她赶到学校了 --
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(Applause)
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(掌声)
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She arrived tired and hungry,
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她到达时又累又饿,
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but determined.
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但是却心意坚决。
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I listened to her story, and we enrolled her in my school.
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我听了她的故事, 然后把她接纳进我的学校。
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But getting into my school was only just the start.
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但是进入到我的学校仅仅只是开始。
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Faith needed food, she needed medicine,
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Faith需要食物,她需要治疗,
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she needed counseling --
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她需要咨询 --
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all of which we provided.
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我们提供了所有这些。
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And she also met adults who already believed in her.
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她也见到了已经信任她的大人。
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Supported by this community,
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通过社区的支持,
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Faith was ready to learn.
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Faith已经准备好学习。
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This is Faith.
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这就是Faith。
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Six months of schooling,
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入学6个月后,
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now she's a happy sixth grader who dreams of becoming a pilot someday,
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现在她是一个开心的梦想着 将来成为飞行员的六年级学生,
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and her family now supports her,
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并且她的家庭现在也支持她了,
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and best of all,
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更重要的是,
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her younger sisters will follow in her footsteps.
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她年幼的妹妹也会紧随她的步伐。
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(Applause)
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(掌声)
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Child marriage is expected to cost the global economy trillions of dollars
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童婚预计会花费全社会数亿美元
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over the next 15 years.
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在未来的15年。
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We can talk numbers,
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我们可以谈论数字,
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but in a real lifetime,
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但是在现实生活中,
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what child marriage will cost my village is the doctor, the teacher,
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童婚浪费我们村子的是大夫,是教师
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the entrepreneur,
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是企业家,
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the true partner our men will need in the future ...
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浪费的是男性在未来需要的 真正伴侣
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real ways women can help us lift out of poverty.
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浪费了女性可以帮助 我们脱离贫困的道路。
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So I came to realize once again,
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所以我再次意识到,
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as I did when I needed help to go to university,
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正如我在上大学需要帮助时做的那样,
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that while I could dream or have a dream,
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在我可以梦想或者拥有一个梦想时,
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I could not make it come true all by myself.
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我不可能只靠自己让它实现。
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So I went back to the elders who helped me more than a decade ago.
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所以我跑回去找曾经 在十多年前帮助过我的老者。
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I needed their support once again if I was going to be successful.
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如果想要成功我需要他们再次支持我。
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So I formed a community board with religious leaders, parents
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所以我组建了一个社区委员会, 由宗教领袖,父母
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and some teachers from other schools.
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和一些从其他学校来的教师所组成。
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I needed allies in the government and in the community
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我需要政府和社区中的盟友
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to help advance my goal.
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来帮助实现我的目标。
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I needed especially the support of the chief
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我特别需要酋长的支持
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to help me enforce the no-FGM policy in my school.
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来帮助我在学校中强制执行无FGM政策。
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At first he was resistant,
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一开始他拒绝,
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but I persisted --
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但是我坚持着 --
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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and now he's our greatest ally.
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现在他是我们最大的盟友。
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(Applause)
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(掌声)
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I also needed the fathers.
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我也需要父亲们,
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That brings me to Linet.
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这让我想到了Linet。
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Linet's father, Momposhi, did not believe in the education of girls.
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Linet的父亲Momposhi并不认可女孩子的教育。
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In fact, he himself never went to school.
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事实上,他本人未曾去学校上过学。
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But Linet's mother believed in Linet and brought her to enroll in my school,
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但是Linet的母亲相信Linet 并且把她带到我的学校登记,
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and I knew she belonged with us.
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我知道她属于我们。
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I just had to find a way to get Momposhi to believe in Linet, too.
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我只需要找到一个方法 让Momposhi也相信Linet。
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So I used the pretense of revealing Linet's grade
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所以我用公布Linet成绩作为借口
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to get Momposhi to come.
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设法让Momposhi来到学校。
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He came, and he started noticing his daughter being promising as a student.
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他来了,并且开始注意到 他的女儿在作为学生时很有前途。
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With each visit, he built a strong relationship with his daughter --
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每到访一次, 他都与女儿建立起坚强的关系 --
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noticing not just her grades
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不止注意到她的成绩
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but also accepting her as someone with full potential.
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并且开始接受一个很有潜力的她。
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So when Linet was accepted in one of the top national high schools
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所以,当Linet被一个 顶级高中录取时
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after eighth grade,
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那是在八年级后,
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Momposhi was bursting with pride
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Momposhi满怀自豪的爆发了
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and went around the village
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并且他跑过村子
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telling everyone how proud and how smart his daughter was.
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告诉每一个人他的女儿 是多么的自豪和能干。
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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Can you imagine?
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你敢想象吗?
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He brought Linet to the new school himself.
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他自己把Linet带到了新的学校。
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It was the first time either of them had ever been to Nairobi.
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那是他们父女两的第一次内罗毕之旅。
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Today Linet is studying at university in Australia --
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现在Linet正在澳大利亚读大学 --
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(Applause and cheers)
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(掌声和欢呼)
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and Momposhi is our greatest advocate in the community.
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然后Momposhi是我们在社区最大的拥护者。
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I also brought mothers to the table,
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我同样把母亲们也带到桌前,
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including my own.
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包括我自己的母亲。
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That's my mother in one of our training programs.
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这是我的妈妈在 我们其中的一个培训课程上。
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And our mothers are involved in the education of their own children.
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我们的母亲们参与了 她们孩子所接受的教育。
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I also brought grandmothers into the mix.
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我同样把祖母们也带到其中。
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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In my community, grandmothers are the proud keepers
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在我们社区,祖母们是自豪的
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of our stories and cultures,
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她们是我们的故事和文化的守护者,
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and I wanted my girls to learn and embrace our rich Maasai culture.
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我希望我们的女孩能学习 并拥抱马塞族丰富的文化。
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Today, grandmothers do story time with the girls,
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今天,祖母们与女孩们分享故事,
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and it's a beautiful way our community remains connected.
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这是一种社区能够保持联系的美好方式。
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I also ...
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我同样 ......
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started working with the boys!
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开始与男孩们合作!
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
08:44
What would happen
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又会发生什么呢?
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if the boys grew up with the same mindset as their fathers before them?
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如果男孩子们和他们之前的父辈们 持有一样的眼界并且长大成人?
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I'll tell you, not much will change.
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我告诉大家,没有太多东西会改变。
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So I enlisted support from an organization called I'm Worth Defending:
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所以从一个叫作“我值得保护” 的组织招募支持:
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a group of young, progressive leaders led by Alfred and George.
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一群由阿尔弗雷德和乔治带领的 有进取心的青年领袖。
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Together we created a training program for boys and girls
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我们一起创办了针对男孩和女孩的培训课程
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who could not attend my school,
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为那些不能来到校园的孩子,
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sharing vital information about gender equality,
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给他们分享关于性别平等的重要信息,
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health and human rights.
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健康和人权。
09:16
Today we have reached over 10,000 boys and girls and counting.
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今天我们已经拥有 超过1万名的男孩和女孩。
09:21
(Applause)
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(掌声)
09:28
It turns out it truly does take a village to make this kind of a dream come true.
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事实证明它真的需要一个村子 的力量,使这种梦想成真。
09:33
(Laughter)
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(笑声)
09:35
That's what you're seeing today,
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这就是你今天所看到的。
09:36
where nearly 400 girls have not gone through FGM
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有接近400名女孩
09:41
in my village,
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在我的村子中不再遭受FGM,
09:42
in a region where nearly 80 percent of women have been cut.
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在这个地域几乎80%的女性 曾遭受割礼。
09:48
Believe me, these girls,
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相信我,这些女孩
09:51
they are sharing their experiences
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她们正在把自己的经历分享给
09:53
with their sisters, their cousins and their friends.
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他们的姐妹,表妹和她们的朋友们。
09:57
They're so interested.
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她们如此感兴趣。
10:01
Over time, this is becoming the new normal
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随着时间流逝,这将成为新的常态
10:03
and it's being embraced by the same, same community --
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并且这一点正在被原来的社区所拥抱 --
10:07
my community.
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我的社区。
10:09
So what does transforming communities mean to Kenya?
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那么改造社区对于肯尼亚意味着什么呢?
10:15
President Obama visited Kenya in 2015,
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奥巴马总统曾在2015年造访肯尼亚,
10:18
and he met with representatives from organizations
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他接见了一些组织的代表
10:22
trying to help improve communities.
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这些组织尝试改进社区。
10:25
Guess what?
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猜下发生了什么?
10:27
He met Linet!
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他见到了Linet!
10:28
(Laughter)
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(笑声)
10:30
(Applause)
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(掌声)
10:37
Together they talked about a Kenya
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他们一起讨论了肯尼亚这个国度
10:40
where all girls have the same opportunities,
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在那里所有的女孩机会均等,
10:44
where Linet is a leader
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在那里Linet是一个领袖
10:46
and where communities like Enoosaen are thriving
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并且在那里像Enoosaen 这样的社区们欣欣向荣
10:49
because its members --
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由于这些组织的成员的存在 --
10:50
all its members -- have opportunities.
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所有每一个成员 -- 都有机会。
10:53
Helping the communities see that each daughter is a treasure,
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帮助社区认识到每一个女儿 都是一份宝藏,
10:57
every sister is full of potential,
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每一个姐妹都富有潜力,
11:00
and helping every single girl see that value in herself.
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并且帮助每一个女孩 看到她们自身的价值。
11:04
There is no limit to what that future will cost.
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对于未来的成本是没有限制的。
11:09
Not every girl who comes to my school will be a PhD,
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不是所有到我学校的女孩都会成为博士,
11:14
but every single one of them will achieve her full potential
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但是她们中的每一个人 都将实现自己的潜能
11:19
and will become an advocate for her children
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并且将成为自己孩子的支持者
11:22
and her grandchildren for years to come.
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也将成为数年后她们孙子的支持者。
11:26
Today my dreams are informed by what I learned from them
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今天我的梦想已经明确, 通过我从她们所学到的
11:30
and what I've learned from you.
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还有我从你们所学到的东西。
11:32
My journey led me out of Enoosaen and back again.
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我的梦想把我带离 又带回到了Enoosaen。
11:37
And in the process,
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在此过程中,
11:38
I was embraced by the world,
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我被世界所拥抱,
11:41
and you have become my village.
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并且你们也成了我的村庄。
11:43
So I make a new promise to you,
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所以,我要给你们一个新的许诺,
11:45
my elders, my sisters and my friends,
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我的尊长,我的姐妹们还有我的朋友们,
11:49
that I am going to keep dreaming and keep going
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我将继续怀揣梦想并保持前进
11:53
until girls like Linet and Faith achieve their dreams
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直至所有像Linet和Faith的女孩 都实现自己的梦想。
11:57
and I see mine:
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并且我自己看到了:
11:59
that all communities give every single woman
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所有的社区让每一个妇女
12:04
and every single girl
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和每一个女孩
12:06
their dreams come true.
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的梦想都变成了现实。
12:08
Thank you.
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谢谢。
12:09
(Applause and cheers)
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(掌声和欢呼)
12:14
Thank you, thank you.
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谢谢,谢谢。
12:16
(Applause and cheers)
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(掌声和欢呼)
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