ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tan Le - Entrepreneur
Tan Le is the founder & CEO of Emotiv, a bioinformatics company that's working on identifying biomarkers for mental and other neurological conditions using electroencephalography (EEG).

Why you should listen

Tan Le is the co-founder and president of Emotiv. Before this, she headed a firm that worked on a new form of remote control that uses brainwaves to control digital devices and digital media. It's long been a dream to bypass the mechanical (mouse, keyboard, clicker) and have our digital devices respond directly to what we think. Emotiv's EPOC headset uses 16 sensors to listen to activity across the entire brain. Software "learns" what each user's brain activity looks like when one, for instance, imagines a left turn or a jump.

Le herself has an extraordinary story -- a refugee from Vietnam at age 4, she entered college at 16 and has since become a vital young leader in her home country of Australia.

More profile about the speaker
Tan Le | Speaker | TED.com
TEDxWomen 2011

Tan Le: My immigration story

Tan Le我的移民故事

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2010年工程师TanLe来到TED全球舞台上,带来了富有激情的新面孔。但是在TED妇女中,她讲述了自己的独特经历:关于她的家庭,母亲、祖母和妹妹的故事--感受越南,建立新生活。
- Entrepreneur
Tan Le is the founder & CEO of Emotiv, a bioinformatics company that's working on identifying biomarkers for mental and other neurological conditions using electroencephalography (EEG). Full bio

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How can I speak说话 in 10 minutes分钟
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10分钟何尝够我来讲述,
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about the bonds债券 of women妇女 over three generations,
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关于三代妇女间的纽带,
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about how the astonishing惊人 strength强度 of those bonds债券
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关于这条纽带的惊人的力量
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took hold保持 in the life
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of a four-year-old四十岁 girl女孩
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4岁小姑娘和
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huddled with her young年轻 sister妹妹,
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她的妹妹
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her mother母亲 and her grandmother祖母
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母亲、祖母绑在一起,
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for five days and nights
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5天5夜
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in a small boat in the China中国 Sea
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挤在一条小船飘在中国海
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more than 30 years年份 ago,
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已经过去了30多年,
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bonds债券 that took hold保持 in the life of that small girl女孩
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一直留在小女孩的脑海中
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and never let go --
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不曾磨灭--
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that small girl女孩 now living活的 in San Francisco弗朗西斯科
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那个小女孩现在居住在旧金山
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and speaking请讲 to you today今天?
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今天正在为你们讲述
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This is not a finished story故事.
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一个不断延续的故事
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It is a jigsaw拼图 puzzle难题 still being存在 put together一起.
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就像一幅正在被拼接的拼图一样
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Let me tell you about some of the pieces.
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请允许我讲述其中的片段
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Imagine想像 the first piece:
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回想起来的第一个画面是
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a man burning燃烧 his life's人生 work.
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一个男人拼尽全力地工作。
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He is a poet诗人, a playwright剧作家,
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他是一个诗人兼剧作家
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a man whose谁的 whole整个 life
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一生
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had been balanced均衡 on the single hope希望
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都致力于
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of his country's unity统一 and freedom自由.
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国家的统一和自由。
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Imagine想像 him as the communists共产主义者 enter输入 Saigon胡志明市,
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想象着他作为一名共产主义者进入胡志明市
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confronting面对 the fact事实
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面对着
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that his life had been a complete完成 waste浪费.
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完全被抛弃的一生
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Words, for so long his friends朋友, now mocked嘲笑 him.
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面对朋友们的嘲笑
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He retreated撤退 into silence安静.
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他沉默以对
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He died死亡 broken破碎 by history历史.
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作为历史,他已经死去
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He is my grandfather祖父.
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他就是我的祖父
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I never knew知道 him in real真实 life.
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我从来不了解他的真实生活。
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But our lives生活 are much more than our memories回忆.
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但是我们的生活比记忆更加丰富。
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My grandmother祖母 never let me forget忘记 his life.
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祖父让我永记他的一生。
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My duty义务 was not to allow允许 it to have been in vain徒然,
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而我的职责就是不让他的经历成为徒劳
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and my lesson was to learn学习
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我的责任是从中学习
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that, yes, history历史 tried试着 to crush粉碎 us,
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是的,历史试图打垮我们
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but we endured忍受.
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而我们一直忍受着。
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The next下一个 piece of the jigsaw拼图
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下一块拼图是
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is of a boat in the early dawn黎明
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黎明的早上一叶扁舟
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slipping滑倒 silently默默 out to sea.
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悄悄滑向大海
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My mother母亲, Mai, was 18
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我母亲,Mai,18岁
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when her father父亲 died死亡 --
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丧父
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already已经 in an arranged安排 marriage婚姻,
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经历了一系列婚姻,
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already已经 with two small girls女孩.
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有了两个小女儿。
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For her, life had distilled蒸馏 itself本身 into one task任务:
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对于她,生活唯一目的就是
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the escape逃逸 of her family家庭
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逃离家庭
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and a new life in Australia澳大利亚.
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在澳大利亚开始新生活。
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It was inconceivable不可思议 to her
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这对她来说,
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that she would not succeed成功.
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简直就是天方夜谭。
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So after a four-year四年 saga冒险故事 that defies难量 fiction小说,
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因此,4年的蔑视小说的长篇故事
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a boat slipped下滑 out to sea
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disguised伪装 as a fishing钓鱼 vessel船只.
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远离渔船。
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All the adults成年人 knew知道 the risks风险.
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大人们知道其中的危险。
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The greatest最大 fear恐惧 was of pirates海盗,
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最大的威胁是海盗,
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rape强奸 and death死亡.
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强奸和死亡。
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Like most adults成年人 on the boat,
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和所有成年人一样,
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my mother母亲 carried携带的 a small bottle瓶子 of poison.
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我母亲带了一小瓶毒药。
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If we were captured捕获, first my sister妹妹 and I,
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如果我们被抓获,我妹妹、我、
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then she and my grandmother祖母 would drink.
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母亲和祖母依次服毒自尽。
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My first memories回忆 are from the boat --
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我的第一个记忆来自于小船--
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the steady稳定 beat击败 of the engine发动机,
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发动机均匀的节奏
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the bow dipping浸渍 into each wave,
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浅浅的波浪
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the vast广大 and empty horizon地平线.
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一望无尽的海平面
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I don't remember记得 the pirates海盗 who came来了 many许多 times,
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我不记得海盗来了几次,
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but were bluffed上了当 by the bravado虚张声势
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却被船上男人们的虚张声势
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of the men男人 on our boat,
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吓跑了,
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or the engine发动机 dying垂死
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引擎熄火,
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and failing失败 to start开始 for six hours小时.
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6个小时无法启动。
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But I do remember记得 the lights灯火 on the oil rig操纵
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但是我记得边石油钻井反射的光;
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off the Malaysian马来西亚 coast
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来自马来西亚海岸
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and the young年轻 man who collapsed倒塌 and died死亡,
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年轻小伙虚脱而死,
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the journey's旅途的 end结束 too much for him,
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旅途早早结束;
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and the first apple苹果 I tasted,
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我尝到的第一个苹果,
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given特定 to me by the men男人 on the rig操纵.
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来自同船的一个男人。
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No apple苹果 has ever tasted the same相同.
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再也没有吃到那么美味的苹果。
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After three months个月 in a refugee难民 camp,
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在难民集中营的三个月后,
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we landed登陆 in Melbourne墨尔本.
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我们定居在墨尔本。
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And the next下一个 piece of the jigsaw拼图
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下一片拼图是
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is about four women妇女 across横过 three generations
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关于三代妇女
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shaping成型 a new life together一起.
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共同创造的新生活。
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We settled安定 in FootscrayFootscray的,
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定居于Footscray,
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a working-class工人阶级 suburb市郊
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一个的工薪阶层市郊,
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whose谁的 demographic人口 is layers of immigrants移民.
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以移民为主.
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Unlike不像 the settled安定 middle-class中产阶级 suburbs郊区,
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不像定居其他中级阶层市郊,
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whose谁的 existence存在 I was oblivious浑然不觉 of,
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我忘记了我的存在,
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there was no sense of entitlement权利 in FootscrayFootscray的.
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更别说权利了。
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The smells气味 from shop doors were from the rest休息 of the world世界.
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商店透出的味道仿佛来自另一个世界。
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And the snippets片段 of halting暂停 English英语
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说着同样磕磕绊绊的英语,
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were exchanged交换 between之间 people
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人们相互交流着。
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who had one thing in common共同,
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有一件事情是相同的,
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they were starting开始 again.
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又重新开始了。
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My mother母亲 worked工作 on farms农场,
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母亲一开始在农村干活,
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then on a car汽车 assembly部件 line线,
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后来去了汽车组装线,
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working加工 six days, double shifts转变.
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一周工作6天,双班倒。
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Somehow不知何故 she found发现 time to study研究 English英语
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有时她挤时间学习英语,
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and gain获得 IT qualifications资格.
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获得了IT资格证。
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We were poor较差的.
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我们很穷,
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All the dollars美元 were allocated分配
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节约每一分钱。
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and extra额外 tuition学费 in English英语 and mathematics数学
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剩余的钱都用来缴英语和数学的学费,
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was budgeted预算 for
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不管再难,
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regardless而不管 of what missed错过 out,
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即使没有
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which哪一个 was usually平时 new clothes衣服;
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新衣服穿,
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they were always secondhand二手.
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穿二手的。
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Two pairs of stockings丝袜 for school学校,
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上学时穿两双袜子,
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each to hide隐藏 the holes in the other.
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一双遮挡另一双上的洞。
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A school学校 uniform制服 down to the ankles脚踝,
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学校的制服盖过了膝盖,
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because it had to last for six years年份.
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因为它得坚持6年。
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And there were rare罕见 but searing灼热 chants圣歌
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虽然很少,但是搜寻圣歌的
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of "slit-eye狭缝眼"
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边边角角,
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and the occasional偶然 graffiti涂鸦:
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偶尔的涂鸦说
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"Asian亚洲, go home."
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“亚洲人,回家去吧!”
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Go home to where?
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回家回到哪儿?
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Something stiffened加筋 inside me.
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一些事情刺痛了我的内心。
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There was a gathering搜集 of resolve解决
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一股力量在凝聚,
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and a quiet安静 voice语音 saying, "I will bypass旁路 you."
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安静的声音在说:“我要超越你。”
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My mother母亲, my sister妹妹 and I
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我、我妹妹和我母亲
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slept in the same相同 bed.
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睡在同一张床上。
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My mother母亲 was exhausted each night,
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每晚母亲都拖着疲惫的身体回家,
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but we told one another另一个 about our day
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但是我们互相交流一天的事情,
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and listened听了 to the movements运动
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听着旁白房间
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of my grandmother祖母 around the house.
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祖母的动静。
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My mother母亲 suffered遭遇 from nightmares噩梦
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我母亲一直梦魇困扰着,
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all about the boat.
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都是关于小船的。
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And my job工作 was to stay awake苏醒 until直到 her nightmares噩梦 came来了
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我的工作就是保持清醒,在她做恶梦的时候
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so I could wake唤醒 her.
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叫醒她。
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She opened打开 a computer电脑 store商店
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她开了一家计算机商店,
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then studied研究 to be a beautician美容师
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学习美容,
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and opened打开 another另一个 business商业.
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将来开一家美容店。
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And the women妇女 came来了 with their stories故事
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关于男人的故事,
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about men男人 who could not make the transition过渡,
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没有过渡,
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angry愤怒 and inflexible呆板,
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生气,呆板,
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and troubled苦恼 children孩子 caught抓住 between之间 two worlds世界.
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问题小孩,就像两个世界。
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Grants资助 and sponsors赞助商 were sought追捧.
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寻求资金和资助人,
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Centers中心 were established既定.
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建立了中心。
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I lived生活 in parallel平行 worlds世界.
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我生活在一个平行的世界。
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In one, I was the classic经典 Asian亚洲 student学生,
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一方面,我是典型的亚洲学生,
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relentless in the demands需要 that I made制作 on myself.
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自己特别狠;
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In the other, I was enmeshed落网 in lives生活 that were precarious危险的,
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另一方面,我纠缠于现实的危险,
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tragically可悲 scarred伤痕累累 by violence暴力,
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暴力冲突的可悲,
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drug药物 abuse滥用 and isolation隔离.
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毒品泛滥和种族隔离。
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But so many许多 over the years年份 were helped帮助.
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但是如此多年的帮助,
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And for that work, when I was a final最后 year law student学生,
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当我曾为法律系毕业生的时候,
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I was chosen选择 as the young年轻 Australian澳大利亚 of the year.
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我被选择作为当年的澳大利亚年轻代表。
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And I was catapulted连升
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我直接
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from one piece of the jigsaw拼图 to another另一个,
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从一个片段跳到了另一个,
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and their edges边缘 didn't fit适合.
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没有漂亮的连接。
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Tan黄褐色 Le, anonymous匿名 FootscrayFootscray的 resident居民,
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Tan Le一名Footscray普通居民,
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was now Tan黄褐色 Le, refugee难民 and social社会 activist活动家,
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现在是难民,社会积极分子,
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invited邀请 to speak说话 in venues场馆 she had never heard听说 of
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被邀请演讲,
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and into homes家园 whose谁的 existence存在
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去一个从未听说过的
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she could never have imagined想象.
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去一个无法想象是否存在的地方。
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I didn't know the protocols协议.
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我不知道协议,
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I didn't know how to use the cutlery刀具.
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不知道如何用刀具,
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I didn't know how to talk about wine红酒.
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不会谈论葡萄酒,
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I didn't know how to talk about anything.
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不会讲话。
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I wanted to retreat撤退 to the routines例程 and comfort安慰
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我想要退回到原来,
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of life in an unsung幕后 suburb市郊 --
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无名市郊的舒适生活--
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a grandmother祖母, a mother母亲 and two daughters女儿
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祖母、目前和两个女儿
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ending结尾 each day as they had for almost几乎 20 years年份,
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过着20多年的平淡生活,
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telling告诉 one another另一个 the story故事 of their day
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相互谈论着过去的日子,
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and falling落下 asleep睡着,
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渐渐入睡,
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the three of us still in the same相同 bed.
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我们三个还在一个床上。
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I told my mother母亲 I couldn't不能 do it.
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我告诉我母亲,我做不到。
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She reminded提醒 me that I was now the same相同 age年龄 she had been
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她提醒我,她带我们乘船出国的时候,
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when we boarded登上 the boat.
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正好是我现在的年龄。
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No had never been an option选项.
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没有任何选择。
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"Just do it," she said,
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“放手去做”,她说
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"and don't be what you're not."
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“做真正的自己”
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So I spoke out on youth青年 unemployment失业 and education教育
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因此我讲到了失业低龄化和教育问题
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and the neglect忽略 of the marginalized边缘化 and the disenfranchised被剥夺公民权.
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忽视边缘群体和剥夺政治权利。
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And the more candidly坦率地 I spoke,
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我说的越坦率,
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the more I was asked to speak说话.
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越是有人邀请我演讲。
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I met会见 people from all walks散步 of life,
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遇见周围的人们,
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so many许多 of them doing the thing they loved喜爱,
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做着自己喜欢的事情,
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living活的 on the frontiers前沿 of possibility可能性.
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生活的
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And even though虽然 I finished my degree,
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即使我完成了我的学业,
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I realized实现 I could not settle解决 into a career事业 in law.
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我意识到我不能局限于法律职业。
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There had to be another另一个 piece of the jigsaw拼图.
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这儿还有另一个拼图的片段。
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And I realized实现 at the same相同 time
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同一时间,我意识到
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that it is okay to be an outsider局外人,
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作为局外人也可以,
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a recent最近 arrival到达,
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最近的事情,
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new on the scene现场 --
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屏幕上的新闻
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and not just okay,
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不仅仅是可以,
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but something to be thankful感谢 for,
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一些事情归功于
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perhaps也许 a gift礼品 from the boat.
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来自小船的经历。
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Because being存在 an insider内幕
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因为作为一个局内人,
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can so easily容易 mean collapsing崩溃 the horizons视野,
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太容易放弃视野,
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can so easily容易 mean
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太容易
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accepting验收 the presumptions推定 of your province.
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接收你的假设。
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I have stepped加强 outside my comfort安慰 zone enough足够 now
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我现在得站在舒适区足够远
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to know that, yes, the world世界 does fall秋季 apart距离,
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是的,世界开始破碎,
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but not in the way that you fear恐惧.
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不是按照你担心的那样。
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Possibilities可能性 that would not have been allowed允许
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不允许贸然或者
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were outrageously悍然 encouraged鼓励.
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鼓励放大可能性。
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There was an energy能源 there,
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这里有能量,
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an implacable无情 optimism乐观,
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无情的乐观,
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a strange奇怪 mixture混合物 of humility谦逊 and daring大胆.
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混合着人道和胆量。
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So I followed其次 my hunches预感.
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跟随我的预感。
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I gathered云集 around me a small team球队 of people
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我聚集了一个小组
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for whom the label标签 "It can't be doneDONE"
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“不能完成”的标签
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was an irresistible不可抗拒 challenge挑战.
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是我们唯一的挑战。
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For a year we were penniless不名一文.
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整整一年,我们一名不文。
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At the end结束 of each day, I made制作 a huge巨大 pot of soup
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每一天最后,我都做一大锅汤
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which哪一个 we all shared共享.
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大家共享。
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We worked工作 well into each night.
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每晚都努力工作。
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Most of our ideas思路 were crazy,
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我们大多数的想法都很疯狂,
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but a few少数 were brilliant辉煌,
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还有少数很明智,
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and we broke打破 through通过.
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我们突破着。
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I made制作 the decision决定 to move移动 to the U.S.
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我觉得搬到美国,
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after only one trip.
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在一次旅行后。
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My hunches预感 again.
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我的直觉又一次成功了。
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Three months个月 later后来 I had relocated搬迁,
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我到达3个月后,
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and the adventure冒险 has continued继续.
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继续冒险。
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Before I close though虽然,
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在最后让我说说
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let me tell you about my grandmother祖母.
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我的祖母。
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She grew成长 up at a time
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她成长的时代
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when Confucianism was the social社会 norm规范
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儒教盛行,
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and the local本地 Mandarin普通话 was the person who mattered要紧.
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本地Mandarin最大。
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Life hadn't有没有 changed for centuries百年.
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几个世纪的生活都不曾改变。
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Her father父亲 died死亡 soon不久 after she was born天生.
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她出生的时候,父亲去世,
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Her mother母亲 raised上调 her alone单独.
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由母亲独自养大。
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At 17 she became成为 the second第二 wife妻子
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她17岁嫁给了一个Mandarin,
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of a Mandarin普通话 whose谁的 mother母亲 beat击败 her.
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做二房,遭到婆婆的打骂。
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With no support支持 from her husband丈夫,
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没有丈夫的支持,
09:43
she caused造成 a sensation感觉 by taking服用 him to court法庭
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带着丈夫去法院起诉自己,
09:46
and prosecuting控方 her own拥有 case案件,
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从而轰动一时,
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and a far greater更大 sensation感觉 when she won韩元.
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胜诉的她更是名声远扬。
09:51
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
09:53
(Applause掌声)
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(鼓掌)
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"It can't be doneDONE" was shown显示 to be wrong错误.
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“不可能”变成了可能。
10:03
I was taking服用 a shower淋浴 in a hotel旅馆 room房间 in Sydney悉尼
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当她在600英里外的墨尔本
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the moment时刻 she died死亡
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逝世时,
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600 miles英里 away in Melbourne墨尔本.
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我正在悉尼的宾馆房间洗澡。
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I looked看着 through通过 the shower淋浴 screen屏幕
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透过玻璃,
10:13
and saw her standing常设 on the other side.
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我看到她站在对面。
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I knew知道 she had come to say goodbye再见.
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我知道她是来说声再见。
10:18
My mother母亲 phoned打电话给 minutes分钟 later后来.
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我母亲的电话几分钟后来了。
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A few少数 days later后来,
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几天后,
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we went to a Buddhist佛教徒 temple寺庙 in FootscrayFootscray的
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我们去Footscray的佛寺,
10:25
and satSAT around her casket棺材.
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坐在她的棺材旁。
10:27
We told her stories故事
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我们讲述着故事,
10:29
and assured保证 her that we were still with her.
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向她保证我们一直陪着她。
10:32
At midnight午夜 the monk came来了
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午夜僧人告诉我们,
10:35
and told us he had to close the casket棺材.
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他必须盖上棺材。
10:38
My mother母亲 asked us to feel her hand.
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我母亲让我们感受祖母的手。
10:41
She asked the monk,
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她问僧人
10:43
"Why is it that her hand is so warm
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“为什么祖母的手是温的,
10:45
and the rest休息 of her is so cold?"
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其他地方那么凉?”
10:48
"Because you have been holding保持 it since以来 this morning早上," he said.
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“因为您从早上一直握到现在”,他说
10:52
"You have not let it go."
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“你从未放手”。
10:57
If there is a sinew腱子 in our family家庭,
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如果说我们家族有动力,
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it runs运行 through通过 the women妇女.
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那它一定来着于妇女们。
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Given特定 who we were and how life had shaped成形 us,
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考虑到我们自身和生活的塑造,
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we can now see
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我们现在可以预见,
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that the men男人 who might威力 have come into our lives生活
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一个男人必须挫败我们才能融入我们。
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would have thwarted受挫 us.
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必须挫败我们才行。
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Defeat打败 would have come too easily容易.
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失败来的太容易。
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Now I would like to have my own拥有 children孩子,
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现在我想要自己孩子,
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and I wonder奇迹 about the boat.
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自己的小船。
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Who could ever wish希望 it on their own拥有?
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又有谁不愿意呢?
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Yet然而 I am afraid害怕 of privilege特权,
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然而我害怕特权、
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of ease缓解,
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安乐
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of entitlement权利.
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和权利。
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Can I give them a bow in their lives生活,
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给他们生命的桨,
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dipping浸渍 bravely勇敢地 into each wave,
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勇敢地划入每个波浪,
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the unperturbed泰然自若 and steady稳定 beat击败 of the engine发动机,
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自然地、稳稳地发动机,
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the vast广大 horizon地平线
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宽广的视野,
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that guarantees担保 nothing?
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不用任何担保,我能做到吗?
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I don't know.
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我不知道。
11:41
But if I could give it
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但是我可以放任它,
11:43
and still see them safely安然 through通过,
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看着他们安全的通过,
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I would.
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这也是我希望的。
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(Applause掌声)
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Trevor特雷弗 Neilson尼尔森: And also, Tan's mother母亲 is here today今天
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同时,Tan的目前今天也来到的现场,
12:03
in the fourth第四 or fifth第五 row.
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就坐于第四、五排。
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by dong liu
Reviewed by Yipeng Xie

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tan Le - Entrepreneur
Tan Le is the founder & CEO of Emotiv, a bioinformatics company that's working on identifying biomarkers for mental and other neurological conditions using electroencephalography (EEG).

Why you should listen

Tan Le is the co-founder and president of Emotiv. Before this, she headed a firm that worked on a new form of remote control that uses brainwaves to control digital devices and digital media. It's long been a dream to bypass the mechanical (mouse, keyboard, clicker) and have our digital devices respond directly to what we think. Emotiv's EPOC headset uses 16 sensors to listen to activity across the entire brain. Software "learns" what each user's brain activity looks like when one, for instance, imagines a left turn or a jump.

Le herself has an extraordinary story -- a refugee from Vietnam at age 4, she entered college at 16 and has since become a vital young leader in her home country of Australia.

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