LZ Granderson: The myth of the gay agenda | TED

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Translator: Jenny Zurawell Reviewer: Morton Bast
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翻译人员: Kang Rong SUN 校对人员: Zhihua Dong
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When I was about 16 years old
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当我十六岁的时候
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I can remember flipping through channels at home during summer vacation,
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我记得暑假的时候在家看电视
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looking for a movie to watch on HBO --
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在HBO上找一部电影看
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and how many of you remember "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"?
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有多人记得“春天不是读书天”这部电影?
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Oh yeah, great movie, right? -- Well, I saw Matthew Broderick on the screen, and so I thought,
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啊,很棒的电影,对吧?- 我看到 马修·布罗德里克在屏幕上,于是我想
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"Sweet! Ferris Bueller. I'll watch this!"
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"太好了!是菲利斯。我要看这个!"
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It wasn't Ferris Bueller. And forgive me Matthew Broderick,
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那不是菲利斯。 原谅我,马修
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I know you've done other movies besides Ferris Bueller, but that's how I remember you; you're Ferris.
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我知道你除了菲利斯还演了其他电影,但这就是我如何记住你的.你就是菲利斯.
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But you weren't doing Ferris-y things at the time; you were doing gay things at the time.
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但是当时你并不是在演菲利斯;你当时是在演一个同性恋
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He was in a movie called "Torch Song Trilogy."
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他当时在演一部叫“同性三分亲”的电影
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And "Torch Song Trilogy" was based on a play about this drag queen who essentially was looking for love.
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“同性三分亲”改编自一个男扮女装的人实际上在寻找爱情的一出戏。
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Love and respect -- that's what the whole film was about.
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爱和尊重 —- 这就是整部电影的主旨。
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And as I'm watching it, I'm realizing that they're talking about me.
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当我在看这部电影的时候,我意识到它是在谈论我。
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Not the drag queen part -- I am not shaving my hair for anyone -- but the gay part.
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不是男扮女装的部分--我不会为任何人去修剪我头发-而是同性恋的部分。
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The finding love and respect, the part about trying to find your place in the world.
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是发现爱和尊重,试着在世界上找到你自己的位置的那部分。
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So as I'm watching this, I see this powerful scene that brought me to tears,
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所以,当我看到这的时候,有一幕感人的场景让我流泪,
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and it stuck with me for the past 25 years.
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在过去的25年里我一直记着这个。
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And there's this quote that the main character, Arnold, tells his mother
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主角阿诺德告诉他的母亲一句话,
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as they're fighting about who he is and the life that he lives.
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当他们正在为他是谁和他的生活争论的时候:
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"There's one thing more -- there's just one more thing you better understand.
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“再多一件事--只有一件事你需要去更好的理解
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I've taught myself to sew, cook, fix plumbing, build furniture,
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我自己学会缝衣服、 做饭、 修水管、 做家具,
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I can even pat myself on the back when necessary,
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必要时我甚至可以拍拍自己的背
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all so I don't have to ask anyone for anything.
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我不用要求别人任何事
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There's nothing I need from anyone except for love and respect,
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我不需要从别人那里得到什么, 除了爱和尊重,
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and anyone who can't give me those two things has no place in my life."
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对我来说,不能给我这两样东西的人在我的生活中无足轻重。
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I remember that scene like it was yesterday; I was 16, I was in tears, I was in the closet,
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我记得那副场景,就像昨天刚发生一样; 当时我16岁,我流泪了,我还没有出柜,
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and I'm looking at these two people, Ferris Bueller and some guy I'd never seen before,
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我就看着这些人,菲利斯和我从来没有见过的人
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fighting for love.
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为爱而战斗.
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When I finally got to a place in my life
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当我终于在我的生命中到达一个位置,
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where I came out and accepted who I was, and was really quite happy, to tell you the truth,
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让我能公开并且接受我是一个同性恋,而且过得很幸福,说实话,
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I was happily gay and I guess that's supposed to be right because gay means happy too.
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我是一个幸福的同性恋,我想我是对的,因为同性恋这个词也有幸福的意思。
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I realized there were a lot of people who weren't as gay as I was --
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我意识到有很多的人不像我一样gay— —
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gay being happy, not gay being attracted to the same sex.
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gay作为幸福的意思,不是作为被同性吸引的意思。
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In fact, I heard that there was a lot of hate and a lot of anger
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事实上,我听到了很多的仇恨和很多愤怒,
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and a lot of frustration and a lot of fear
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很多挫折和很多恐惧,
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about who I was and the gay lifestyle.
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对于我是谁和同性恋者的生活方式。
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Now, I'm sitting here trying to figure out "the gay lifestyle," "the gay lifestyle,"
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现在,我坐在这里试图找出"同性恋的生活方式"、"同性恋的生活方式,"
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and I keep hearing this word over and over and over again: lifestyle, lifestyle, lifestyle.
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我一直反反复复听到这个词: 生活方式、 生活方式、 生活方式。
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I've even heard politicians say that the gay lifestyle is a greater threat
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我甚至听政客说同性恋的生活方式是对文明一种更大的威胁
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to civilization than terrorism.
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相较于恐怖主义而言。
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That's when I got scared.
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那时我开始感到害怕了。
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Because I'm thinking, if I'm gay and I'm doing something that's going to destroy civilization,
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因为我想,如果我是同性恋而且我做的事会摧毁人类文明,
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I need to figure out what this stuff is, and I need to stop doing it right now.
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我需要找出它是什么,然后我需要立刻停止继续做它!
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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So, I took a look at my life, a hard look at my life,
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所以,我回顾了一下我的生活,一次深刻的回顾
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and I saw some things very disturbing.
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我看到一些非常令人不安的事情。
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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And I want to begin sharing these evil things that I've been doing with you,
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我想开始与你们分享我做过的这些邪恶的事情,
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starting with my mornings.
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从我的早晨开始。
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I drink coffee.
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我喝咖啡。
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Not only do I drink coffee, I know other gay people who drink coffee.
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不只我喝咖啡,我知道其他同性恋也喝咖啡。
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I get stuck in traffic --
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我陷入交通堵塞 — —
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evil, evil traffic.
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邪恶的,邪恶的交通。
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Sometimes I get stuck in lines at airports.
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有时我会在机场排很长的队.
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I look around, and I go, "My God, look at all these gay people!
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我环顾四周,然后我说,"我的上帝,看看所有这些同性恋!
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We're all trapped in these lines! These long lines trying to get on an airplane!
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我们都被困在了这队伍里 !这么长的队伍都想上一架飞机!
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My God, this lifestyle that I'm living is so freaking evil!"
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我的上帝,我的这种生活方式竟然如此邪恶 !"
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I clean up. This is not an actual photograph of my son's room; his is messier.
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我清扫房间。这不是我儿子房间的真实照片;他的更乱。
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And because I have a 15-year-old, all I do is cook and cook and cook.
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因为我有个15岁的儿子,我做的一切就是做饭,做饭,做饭。
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Any parents out there of teenagers? All we do is cook for these people --
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有小孩的父母在座吗?我们所做就是给他们做饭-
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they eat two, three, four dinners a night -- it's ridiculous!
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他们一晚上要吃两顿,三顿,四顿晚餐 — 太荒唐了 !
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This is the gay lifestyle.
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这就是同性恋的生活方式。
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And after I'm done cooking and cleaning and standing in line and getting stuck in traffic,
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之后我做饭、洗碗、排队、堵车,
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my partner and I, we get together
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我的伙伴和我,我们聚在一起
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and we decide that we're gonna go and have some wild and crazy fun.
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我们决定我们要做一些狂野的乐事。
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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We're usually in bed before we find out who's eliminated on "American Idol."
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我们通常还来不及看完《美国偶像》就已经倒头入睡
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We have to wake up and find out the next day who's still on
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于是不得不在第二天醒来时继续看谁还在舞台上
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because we're too freaking tired to hear who stays on.
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因为我们实在太累了,等不到宣布结果的一刻。
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This is the super duper evil gay lifestyle.
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这就是令人讨厌的同性恋生活
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Run for your heterosexual lives, people.
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快去追求你们的异性恋生活吧,各位。
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(Applause)
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(掌声)
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When my partner, Steve, and I first started dating,
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当我的伴侣,史蒂夫,第一次跟我约会,
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he told me this story about penguins.
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他给我讲了个关于企鹅的故事。
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And I didn't know where he was going with it at first.
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一开始我也没弄明白他想表达什么。
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He was kind of a little bit nervous when he was sharing it with me, but he told me that
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他分享给我这个故事的时候有点紧张,他告诉我,
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when a penguin finds a mate that they want to spend the rest of their life with,
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当一只企鹅找到它想要相伴一生的伴侣时,
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they present them with a pebble -- the perfect pebble.
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它们会送给对方一颗鹅卵石——一非常完美的鹅卵石。
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And then he reaches into his pocket, and he brings this out to me.
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说完,他把手伸向口袋,给我看了这个(鹅卵石项链)
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And I looked at it, and I was like, this is really cool.
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我看着它,心想:这棒极了!
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And he says, "I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
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他说,"我想和你共度人生。"
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So I wear this whenever I have to do something that makes me a little nervous,
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所以,此后每当我要做什么会让我感到紧张的事的时候,我就戴着它
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like, I don't know, a TEDx talk.
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就像今天来做TED演讲
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I wear this when I am apart from him for a long period of time.
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我们很久不能见面的时候我也会戴着它。
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And sometimes I just wear it just because.
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有时候,我戴着它,仅仅因为
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How many people out there are in love? Anyone in love out there?
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有多少人爱着?有多少人沉浸在爱之中?
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You might be gay.
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你可能是同性恋。
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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Because I, too, am in love, and apparently that's part of the gay lifestyle that I warned you about.
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因为,我也一样,爱着,这显然是我警告过你的同性恋的生活方式中的一种。
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(Applause)
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(掌声)
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You may want to tell your spouse. Who, if they're in love, might be gay as well.
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您可能想告诉你的配偶,如果他们也爱着,他们可能也是同性恋。
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How many of you are single? Any single people out there?
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你们有多少人还单身着?
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You too might be gay! Because I know some gay people who are also single.
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你们也可能是同性恋 !因为我知道一些同性恋的人也是单身。
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It's really scary, this gay lifestyle thing; it's super duper evil and there's no end to it!
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可怕吗?真的很可怕!同性恋生活,超级邪恶,没完没了 !
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It goes and goes and engulfs!
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仿佛”阴魂不散“。
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It's really quite silly, isn't it?
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这真的很傻,不是吗?
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That's why I'm so happy to finally hear President Obama come out and say
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这就是为什么很高兴终于听到奥巴马总统“出来”说
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(掌声)
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that he supports --
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他支持 — —
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(Applause)
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(掌声)
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that he supports marriage equality.
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他支持婚姻平等。
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It's a wonderful day in our country's history; it's a wonderful day in the globe's history
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这是我们国家历史上美好的一天。也是全球历史上美好的一天。
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to be able to have an actual sitting president say, enough of this --
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因为有一位在任总统表示支持
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first to himself, and then to the rest of the world.
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既是对他自己,继而也是对全世界
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It's wonderful.
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这棒极了!
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But there's something that's been disturbing me since he
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但此后,有件事情已经让我有些烦恼
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made that remark just a short time ago.
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就在他这么说之后的很短时间内
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And that is, apparently, this is just another move by the gay activists
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就是很明显,这是只是因为同性恋维权人士的而造成的另一项举措而已
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that's on the gay agenda.
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而那也正是在同性恋的议程上的。
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And I'm disturbed by this because I've been openly gay now for quite some time.
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而我不安的,就是因为:我已经公开自己同性恋身份很久了
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I've been to all of the functions, I've been to fundraisers,
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我已经履行过所有职能,我筹过款,
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I've written about the topic, and I have yet to receive my copy of this gay agenda.
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我也为这个专题写过文章,然而我却未曾收到同性恋的议程的副本。
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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I've paid my dues on time,
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我可是已经“按时交货”了啊!
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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I've marched in gay pride flags parades and the whole nine,
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我参加过同性恋游行
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and I've yet to see a copy of the gay agenda.
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但我至今没有看到一个同性恋议程的副本。
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It's very, very frustrating, and I was feeling left out, like I wasn't quite gay enough.
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这令人感到非常沮丧,我觉得被抛弃了,我觉得我不是合格的同性恋。
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But then something wonderful happened: I was out shopping, as I tend to do,
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但是之后发生了一件很好的事: 我在外去购物时
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and I came across a bootleg copy of the official gay agenda.
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看到一本盗版的同性恋的官方议程。
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And I said to myself, "LZ, for so long, you have been denied this.
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于是,我对自己说,"LZ ,这么长时间来,你一直无从看到它。
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When you get in front of this crowd, you're gonna share the news.
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当你在这群人的前面时,应该分享这个消息。
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You're gonna spread the gay agenda so no one else has to wonder,
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你应该将同性恋议程广而告之,让其他的人消除疑虑:
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what exactly is in the gay agenda?
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同性恋议程到底是什么?
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What are these gays up to?
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这些同性恋究竟在干些什么?
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What do they want?"
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他们究竟要什么?
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So, without further ado, I will present to you, ladies and gentlemen --
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所以,让我废话少说,现在为你们介绍,女士们,先生们 — —
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now be careful, 'cause it's evil -- a copy,
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请小心,因为它很”邪恶“ — — 一份
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the official copy, of the gay agenda.
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同性恋议程的官方副本
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(Music)
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(音乐)
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The gay agenda, people!
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同性恋议程,人们 !
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(Applause)
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(掌声)
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There it is!
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它在这里 !
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Did you soak it all in? The gay agenda.
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你沉浸在其中吗?同性恋的议程。
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Some of you may be calling it, what,
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你们中的一些可能会称之为,什么,
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the Constitution of the United States, is that what you call it too?
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美国宪法,这是你们给它的名字吧?
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The U.S. Constitution is the gay agenda.
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美国宪法就是同性恋议程。
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These gays, people like me, want to be treated like full citizens
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这些同性恋,好比我,想要像正式公民一样被对待。
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and it's all written down in plain sight.
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这些想法被平淡无奇地记录下来.
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I was blown away when I saw it. I was like, wait, this is the gay agenda?
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当时我非常震惊。我当时想,等等,这是同性恋议程吗?
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Why didn't you just call it the Constitution so I knew what you were talking about?
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为什么不就是叫它宪法呢?这样我就知道你在说什么了!
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I wouldn't have been so confused; I wouldn't have been so upset.
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我也就不会一直迷茫,不会一直如此不安。
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But there it is. The gay agenda.
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但它就在这里。同性恋议程。
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Run for your heterosexual lives.
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赶紧过你的异性恋生活吧。
10:58
Did you know that in all the states where there is no shading that
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你们知不知道那些对以下政策毫无隐瞒的州?
11:05
people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered
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在那些州,同性恋、 女同性恋、 双性恋或变性者
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can be kicked out of their apartments
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可以被赶出他们的公寓
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for being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered?
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仅仅因为他们是同性恋、 女同性恋、 双性恋或变性者?
11:14
That's the only reason that a landlord needs to have them removed,
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那是房东赶走他们的唯一原因
11:20
because there's no protection from discrimination of GLBT people.
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因为这些人不受保护,一直生活在歧视中。
11:25
Did you know in the states where there's no shading that
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你们知不知道在哪些州,
11:31
you can be fired for being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered?
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你可以因为是同性恋、 女同性恋者、 双性恋者或变性者而被解雇吗?
11:37
Not based upon the quality of your work,
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不是根据你的工作质量
11:41
how long you've been there, if you stink,
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或者工作年限
11:45
just if you're gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered.
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仅仅因为你是同性恋、 女同性恋、 双性恋或者变性者
11:51
All of which flies in the face of the gay agenda,
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这些行为都是公开不顾同性恋议程,
11:57
also known as the U.S. Constitution.
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(也被称为美国宪法)
12:01
Specifically, this little amendment right here:
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具体来说,这个小修正案就在这里:
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"No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities
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”任何州都不应制订或执行任何侵害公民权利的法案
12:09
of citizens of the United States."
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对所有美国公民有效。“
12:14
I'm looking at you, North Carolina.
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我看北卡罗莱纳州
12:17
But you're not looking at the U.S. Constitution.
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就没有履行美国宪法
12:21
This is the gay agenda: equality. Not special rights,
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这就是同性恋议程:平等。不是什么特权,
12:27
but the rights that were already written by these people --
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但这些权利已经被书写成册
12:31
these elitists, if you will.
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由我们伟大的前辈和先驱一笔一笔制订下来,你可以说是
12:33
Educated, well-dressed,
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受过良好教育的,穿着得体的人们
12:37
(Laughter)
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(笑声)
12:40
some would dare say questionably dressed.
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有些人也可以说是人模狗样的
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
12:45
Nonetheless, our forefathers, right?
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但是,是我们的先辈,对么?
12:49
The people that, we say, knew what they were doing when they wrote the Constitution --
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当他们制定宪法的时候,我敢说那些人知道他们在做什么
12:53
the gay agenda, if you will.
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或者说,同性恋议程
12:57
All of that flies in the face of what they did.
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而这些州的所作所为都与之背道而驰。
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That is the reason why I felt it was imperative that
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这就是为什么我觉得
13:07
I presented you with this copy of the gay agenda.
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今天呈现给各位这份同性恋议程是至关重要的
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Because I figured if I made it funny, you wouldn't be as threatened.
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因为我觉得如果我把它当儿戏,你们也许不会感到如此惊慌
13:18
I figured if I was a bit irreverent, you wouldn't find it serious.
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如果我是不相关人士,你们恐怕不会当真
13:22
But when you see the map, and you see our state of Michigan --
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不过,当你们看看地图时,你们会发现:我们的密西根州
13:28
it's legal to fire someone
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开除那些
13:33
for being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered,
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男女同性恋、双性恋、变性者,是完全合法的
13:37
that it's legal to remove someone from their home
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把它们赶出公寓也是合法的
13:42
because they're gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered,
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仅仅因为人家是男女同性恋、双性恋或者变性者
13:46
then you realize that this whole conversation about marriage equality
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于是,你会发现所有关于婚姻平等的对话
13:50
is not about stripping someone's rights away,
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不是关于抢夺某些人的合法权利,
13:54
it's about granting them the rights that [have] already been stated.
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而是给予他们本该有的权利
13:58
And we're just trying to walk in those rights that have already been stated,
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于是那些早已被制订的权利刚刚进入我们的生活
14:03
that we've already agreed upon.
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而那些权利我们早已一致通过。
14:06
There are people living in fear
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很多人生活在担惊受怕之中
14:12
of losing their jobs
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担心失去工作
14:15
so they don't show anyone who they really are
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因而他们隐藏了真实的自己
14:20
right here at home. This isn't just about North Carolina;
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这些事不只是在北卡罗来纳州上演
14:25
all those states that were clear, it's legal.
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所有其他的州也一样。这些都合法
14:31
If I could brag for a second,
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现在我来跟大家吹吹牛
14:34
I have a 15-year-old son from my marriage.
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我婚后有个15岁的儿子
14:40
He has a 4.0.
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他成绩满绩点
14:43
He is starting a new club at school, Policy Debate.
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在学校里组织了新的社团,政策辩论社。
14:49
He's a budding track star;
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他还是田径运动新星;
14:53
he has almost every single record in middle school for every event that he competed in.
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他在中学每项比赛中都战果累累
15:00
He volunteers.
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他参加志愿者活动
15:02
He prays before he eats.
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他饭前都会祷告
15:06
I would like to think, as his father -- and he lives with me primarily --
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我想,作为他的父亲,而且他主要跟我住在一起
15:12
that I had a little something to do with all of that.
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我对他的成就还是起到了一定作用的。
15:16
I would like to think that he's a good boy,
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我觉得他是个好孩子,
15:19
a respectful young man. I would like to think that
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值得尊敬的年轻小伙。我觉得
15:23
I've proven to be a capable father.
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我也因此被证明是个能干的父亲。
15:27
But if I were to go to the state of Michigan today,
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但是,如果我现在去到密西根州
15:31
and try to adopt a young person who is in an orphanage,
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并尝试领养一个孤儿
15:35
I would be disqualified for only one reason:
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我可能仅仅由于一个原因而遭到拒绝
15:39
because I'm gay.
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那就是:我是同性恋
15:42
It doesn't matter what I've already proven, what I can do with my heart.
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与我的能力无关,与我的意愿无关
15:47
It's because of what the state of Michigan says that I am
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仅仅因为密西根州
15:51
that I am disqualified for any sort of adoption.
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认为我不具有领养孩子的资格
15:57
And that's not just about me,
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而这也不仅仅是针对我一个人而已
16:01
that's about so many other Michiganders, U.S. citizens,
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而是众多其他密西根州的人,众多美国公民
16:06
who don't understand why what they are
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他们不明白,为什么
16:11
is so much more significant than who they are.
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他们的性取向比他们是什么样的人重要那么多。
16:16
This story just keeps playing over and over
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这类故事一而再,再而三地发生
16:21
and over again in our country's history.
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反复在我国的历史上上演
16:25
There was a time in which, I don't know,
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曾经一度
16:29
people who were black couldn't have the same rights.
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人们因为种族(是黑人)而失去平等的权利
16:33
People who happened to be women didn't have the same rights, couldn't vote.
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因为性别而失去平等的权利——女性无法参加投票选举
16:38
There was a point in our history in which, if you were considered disabled,
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曾经一度,如果你不幸残疾
16:43
that an employer could just fire you, before the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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雇主可能就会随时解雇你。那是在残障人士法案出台之前。
16:48
We keep doing this over and over again.
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我们竟然一次又一次地做这种事。
16:51
And so here we are, 2012,
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如今,在2012年
16:56
gay agenda,
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同性恋议程
16:58
gay lifestyle, and I'm not a good dad
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同性恋生活方式,我承认我不是一位好父亲
17:02
and people don't deserve to be able to protect their families
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那些被剥夺了保护家庭的权利的人们
17:05
because of what they are, not who they are.
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因为受限于他们的性取向,而非他们是怎样的一个人。
17:10
So when you hear the words "gay lifestyle" and "gay agenda" in the future,
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因此,当你日后听到”同性恋生活“或”同性恋议程“之类的字眼时
17:17
I encourage you to do two things:
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请您做以下两件事
17:20
One, remember the U.S. Constitution, and then two,
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一,请回忆美国宪法;二,
17:26
if you wouldn't mind looking to your left, please.
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如果您不介意看看自己的左边,
17:31
Look to your right.
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请您看看自己的右边
17:35
That person next to you is a brother, is a sister.
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站在您旁边的,是您的兄弟姐妹
17:40
And they should be treated with love and respect.
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请平等地用爱和尊重对他/她
17:43
Thank you.
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谢谢!
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