How I fail at being disabled | Susan Robinson

82,194 views ・ 2017-08-03

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翻译人员: Wei Wu 校对人员: Emma Wu
00:14
I'd like to introduce you to my mom.
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我想向各位介绍我的妈妈。
00:18
(Laughter)
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(笑声)
00:20
I'm guessing that's not what you expected,
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我猜这不是你们料到的,
00:23
and it's not what I expected either,
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其实这也不是我料到的,
00:25
and thank goodness I realized that an Asian man was not my mom
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谢天谢地,在我打算拥抱他之前, 我意识到了这位亚洲男子
00:30
before I hugged him,
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不是我的妈妈,
00:32
because that would have been so awkward.
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不然的话那就太尴尬了。
00:36
Recognizing people isn't one of my strengths
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我并不擅长认出 人们谁是谁
00:39
due to a genetic visual impairment that has no correction or cure.
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因为我患有先天性的视觉障碍, 无法治疗或矫正。
00:44
As a result, I am legally blind,
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所以,我是一个盲人,
00:47
though I prefer "partially sighted" because it's more optimistic.
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但是我更喜欢“有限视力”这个说法 因为听上去更乐观一些。
00:51
(Laughter)
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(笑声)
00:52
And I'm entitled to the label "disabled."
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我带着“残疾”的标签。
00:58
I hate the word disabled when it's used to describe people.
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我讨厌“残疾”这个词,当它用来 描述人的时候。
01:02
It detonates a mindset of less than
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这个词引发了一种思维定势
01:07
that utterly disregards capacity,
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(人的)能力、潜力
01:10
ability, potential,
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和实力被完全忽视了,
01:12
instead prioritizing brokenness
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取而代之的是对残缺和
01:16
and lack.
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坏损部分的强调。
01:19
The perspective can be overt.
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这个观念是很明显的。
01:23
What can't he do for himself that I'm going to have to do for him?
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他有哪些事情做不了, 我可以去帮他做的?
01:27
She'll probably need some accommodation
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她可能会需要一些帮助,
01:29
that no other employee at this business needs.
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而做同样事情的其他雇员 是不需要的。
01:33
Sometimes, the hidden bias
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有时候,这种隐藏的偏见
01:36
is so sweetly conveyed.
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是用很暖心的语言传达的。
01:40
"Wow, Susan,
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“哇哦,苏珊,
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look at everything you've done in your career and your life.
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看看你在工作和生活中 做出的这些成绩。
01:47
How did you do all of that and be visually impaired?"
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你是怎么能够在眼睛看不见的 情况下做到这些成就?”
01:51
(Laughter)
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(笑声)
01:56
I fail at being disabled.
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作为残疾人我不称职。
01:59
(Laughter)
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(笑声)
02:00
So in the spirit of incentivizing the rampant failure
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所以为了向全世界的(残疾)人 传递这种相当成功的
02:03
of people all over the world
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不称职的精神
02:06
and enticing the so-called normal to just give it a rest already,
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并且诱使这所谓的正常人们 能够长舒一口气,
02:11
here are five tips
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这里有五条技巧
02:13
to fail at being disabled.
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让你成为不称职的残疾人。
02:17
Tip one:
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技巧一:
02:19
know your superpowers.
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发现你的超能力。
02:21
The best team I ever led in my career
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我在职业生涯中带过的最好的团队
02:24
was based on superpowers,
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就是基于各种超能力的,
02:26
and we even gave ourselves fancy-pantsy titles
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甚至我们给自己起了各种 奇特花哨的头衔
02:28
like "the Pillar of Masterly Acumen."
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像是“精湛敏锐的支持者”,
02:33
"The Biscuit Butterer."
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“饼干的仰慕者”,
02:35
(Laughter)
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(笑声)
02:36
"The Voice of Reason."
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“理性的声音”。
02:39
Because we relied on our strengths,
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因为我们依赖于我们的长处,
02:41
our best strengths,
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我们最擅长的,
02:44
we achieved tremendous outcomes.
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我们取得了令人瞩目的成就。
02:48
The trait that prevents me from recognizing my mom
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那个让我无法认出 妈妈的特质
02:51
allows me to smoothly adapt,
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让我能够平稳的适应,
02:54
to quickly absorb and accurately process an exhausting volume of cues,
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面对海量的信息能够快速消化 并精确的处理,
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tease out what's important,
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过滤出重要线索,
03:02
determine multiple processes or potentials for any situation that I'm in,
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无论我身处什么场合都有能力 处理多个事件或可能情况,
03:07
and then select the one that makes the most sense,
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然后从中挑选出 最重要的一个,
03:11
all in a matter of seconds.
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这一切都在数秒内完成。
03:14
I see what other people do not.
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我看到其他人看不见的。
03:17
Some people think that's a superpower,
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有人觉得这就是我的超能力,
03:20
but my real superpowers
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但是我的超能力
03:23
are ricocheting off of glass walls --
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实际上是被玻璃墙反弹——
03:25
(Laughter)
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(笑声)
03:26
and letting my friends walk around with kale in their teeth.
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以及让我的朋友们把菜汤含嘴里 从我身边绕过去(吐掉)
03:29
(Laughter)
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(笑声)
03:33
It's true. Don't have lunch with me,
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真的。不要跟我共进午餐,
03:37
or dinner.
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或者晚餐。
03:39
Tip two: be supremely skilled,
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技巧二:要超级老练,
03:43
supremely skilled at getting it wrong.
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在事情出岔子的时候超级老练。
03:47
It is important to be as equally confident in your superpowers
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能够在你的FUBAR环境下保持自信 就像在你的超能力领域一样
03:51
as you are in you FUBARs.
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是非常重要的。
03:54
That's "effed up beyond all recognition"
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FUBAR就是你们这些千禧一代说的
03:57
for you millennials.
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“搞砸了所有事情”的意思。
03:58
(Laughter)
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(笑声)
03:59
Here's a good example.
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我有个很好的例子。
04:02
It is not a great idea to say,
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说出这句话并不是个好主意:
04:05
"Don't worry, everything in here is too small for me to see"
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“别担心,这里所有东西对我而言 都太小了,我看不到”
04:10
when you accidentally walk into the men's room --
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当你不小心走错了厕所 跑到了男卫生间——
04:14
(Laughter)
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(笑声)
04:20
at one of the world's largest sporting arenas --
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这个世界上最大的 体育竞技场之一——
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
04:27
or anywhere.
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或别的地方。
04:29
I really wish that one wasn't true.
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我真的希望我说的不是真的。
04:33
I'm serious. It is better to just walk out and let them think you're drunk.
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我认真的。更好的方式是不说话 走出去,让别人认为你喝醉了。
04:38
(Laughter)
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(笑声)
04:39
Tip three: know that everyone is disabled in some way,
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技巧三:牢记每个人在某些方面 都有局限性(残疾)的,
04:44
like when you have a cold and you can't smell
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就像是当你感冒的时候 你鼻子闻不出来,
04:47
and you realize that the milk that you splashed in your coffee was sour
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只有当你尝到嘴里才会发现 刚才你倒进咖啡的牛奶
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only after you've tasted it.
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已经变质酸掉了。
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Very recently, a woman walked up to me frantic.
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不久之前一个女人 径直走向我。
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She could not find the bakery she was looking for.
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她想找一家面包店但是 怎么都找不到。
05:00
As I motioned in the direction I thought she should go,
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当我跟她说了我觉得 她应该去的方向,
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saying, "There are no stores on this side of the street
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说,“马路的这边是 没有商店的
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so your best bet is to cross --"
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所以你最好是穿过——”
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"Oh my goodness," she interrupted.
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“我的天哪”,她打断我。
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"There it is.
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“就在那儿。
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All I needed was another set of eyes."
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我需要的就是另一双眼睛。”
05:16
(Laughter)
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(笑声)
05:21
I just let her have it.
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我没有纠正她。
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I would have said that, you know,
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我当然也可以说,你知道的,
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being logical and paying attention
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投入足够注意力
05:30
and staying calm would have done the trick,
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保持冷静,用逻辑思维 就可以做到这点。
05:33
but who am I?
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但我何必呢?
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Tip four: point out the disability in others.
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技巧四:指出别人 身上缺失的能力。
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This one is best reserved -- very important note --
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这一条最好是能够保留给—— 非常重要的提醒——
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this one is best reserved for people you know well,
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这一条最好是能够保留给 你非常熟悉的人,
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because random strangers typically don't appreciate
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因为偶遇的陌生人 一般都不会感激
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teachable moments.
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被你教育。
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A few years ago, my parents and I went to see the Rockettes,
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几年前,我和父母去 看踢踏舞表演,
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Radio City's high-kicking dancers.
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无线电城的高踢腿舞者。
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I leaned over to my dad.
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我凑近我爸爸轻声说,
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"The two Rockettes on the left aren't kicking in a straight line."
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“左边那两个踢踏舞者 踢得不在一条直线上。”
06:07
"Yes, they are."
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“不,在一条直线上。”
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"No, they're not."
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“不,不在一条直线上。”
06:11
"Yes, they are, and how do you know?
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“不,在一条线上,你怎么能知道?
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You can't see."
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你看不到啊。“
06:15
But I know what a straight line looks like.
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但是我知道直线 看起来什么样子。
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I had snapped a picture during our back and forth
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我在我们争论的时候 拍了一张快照
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and presented him the evidence that proved I was right.
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给爸爸看了证据, 证明我是对的。
06:26
He looked at the picture.
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他看着这张照片。
06:28
I leaned in further.
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我进一步靠近爸爸。
06:30
"Who's disabled now?"
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“现在谁残疾了?”
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Tip five: pursue audacious goals.
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技巧五:去实现大胆的目标。
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Flip expectation upside down
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把你不敢想的预期作为目标,
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and shove limitation off a cliff to meet its demise.
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将限制你的东西推下悬崖 宣告它们的死亡。
06:45
There is a college football linebacker
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有一个大学橄榄球队中后卫
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who blitzes, tackles, recovers fumbles
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精通各种橄榄球战术,
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while having one hand.
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尽管他只有一只手。
06:53
There is a teacher who successfully transfers knowledge
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有一位老师成功地 传道授业,
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and inspires countless students
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激励了一代代学生,
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while living with Down syndrome.
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尽管她自己身患唐氏综合症。
07:02
And for me,
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至于我,
07:04
on my long list,
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我长长的清单上,
07:05
to cycle from Kathmandu, Nepal, to Darjeeling, India
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(有一条是)骑自行车从尼泊尔 加德满都骑到印度大吉岭
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on the backseat of a bicycle built for two.
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坐在双人自行车的 后排座位上。
07:13
It will be an exciting 620-mile adventure,
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这激动人心的冒险长达620英里,
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and I'm sure I will have the blurry photos to show for it.
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我很确定我会在沿路拍摄 很多模糊的照片。
07:22
(Laughter)
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(笑声)
07:23
Oh, before we go on, I forgot to introduce you to my mom.
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哦,对了,我忘记给大家 介绍我的妈妈了。
07:27
I need to do that.
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我需要介绍一下。
07:30
And here she is,
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这是我妈妈,
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as she would appear to me
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这是我看到的样子
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if I were looking through a crowd of people looking for her.
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当我需要穿过人海 找寻她的时候。
07:37
Or is that an Asian man?
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会不会认错成那个亚洲男人?
07:40
Thank you.
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谢谢。
07:41
(Applause)
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(掌声)
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