ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Malcolm London - Poet, performer, activist
Young spoken-word poet Malcolm London has been called the "Gil Scott-Heron of this generation" (by Cornel West). His feisty, passionate performances take on the issues of the day, including the Chicago education system in which he grew up.

Why you should listen

This poet wields a dynamic spirit for speaking engagements utilizing his feisty and passionate performances as words of encourage for next generations to tell their stories. In 2011, Malcolm London won the Louder than a Bomb youth poetry slam in his native Chicago, scooping the top award as both individual performer and with a team. The poet, performer and activist has performed on stages throughout his home city as well as across the United States. A member of the Young Adult Council of the prestigious Steppenwolf Theater, London brings vim and vigor to his energetic performances tackling tough contemporary issues head-on. He wrote & directed a spoken word0infused play responding to the Zimmerman verdict called Two Years Later, and 

London attends University of Illinois at Chicago & is a member & co-chair of BYP100 Chicago Chapter, a national organization of black activists & organizers. Deeply interested in working on ways to improve the national education system, London regularly visits high schools, youth jails, colleges and communities to work with students on writing workshops and performances. London is currently devoted to being a youth advocate & coordinator of The Know Your Rights Project out of Northwestern Law School, a project dedicated to educating young people on their rights within the juvenile justice system, & continuing his work as teaching artist on staff at Young Chicago Authors, a program working to transform the lives of young people by cultivating their voices through writing, publication and performance education. His work has been featured on national outlets including CBS, NPR, The Huffington Post, The Root, and the Chicago Tribune.

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Malcolm London: "High School Training Ground"

Malcolm London: “我的高中,我的训练场”

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年轻诗人、教育者、社会活动家Malcom London朗诵了他这篇关于芝加哥中学教育的动人诗篇。他提到了“如潮水般涌来”却“学不会游泳”的学子、蓄意被隔离的环境、培养循规蹈矩平庸者的教育体系、高压力的学业等,来自于当今教育的最前线的思考。美丽动人、发人深省。
- Poet, performer, activist
Young spoken-word poet Malcolm London has been called the "Gil Scott-Heron of this generation" (by Cornel West). His feisty, passionate performances take on the issues of the day, including the Chicago education system in which he grew up. Full bio

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At 7:45 a.m., I open打开 the doors to a building建造
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清晨7点45分,我打开那扇门,
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dedicated专用 to building建造, yet然而 only breaks休息 me down.
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那扇通往建筑楼的门,
即便它只能让我失望。
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I march游行 down hallways走廊 cleaned清洗 up after me every一切 day
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我走过门廊,
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by regular定期 janitors校工,
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清洁工每日在我的身后打扫,
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but I never have the decency风化 to honor荣誉 their names.
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但我从未高尚地记住他们的名字。
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Lockers储物柜 left open打开 like teenage青少年 boys'男孩 mouths嘴巴
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储物柜敞开着,就像青春期的男生们看到
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when teenage青少年 girls女孩 wear穿 clothes衣服 that covers盖子
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女生们穿着暴露的衣服——那种除了掩饰她们的不安全感,
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their insecurities不安全感 but exposes自曝 everything else其他.
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其实什么都没有遮住的衣服时,他们张大的嘴一样。
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Masculinity阳刚之气 mimicked模仿 by men男人 who grew成长 up with no fathers父亲,
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处处彰显着自己的男子气概的,
是成长在没有父亲的家庭中的男人;
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camouflage伪装 worn磨损的 by bullies恶霸 who are dangerously危险 armed武装
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恃强凌弱、横行霸道的,
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but need hugs拥抱.
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是需要拥抱的持枪者。
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Teachers教师 paid支付 less than what it costs成本 them to be here.
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老师们拿着不足以维持生计的薪水,
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Oceans海洋 of adolescents青少年 come here to receive接收 lessons教训
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孩子们如潮水一般涌来聆听教诲,
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but never learn学习 to swim游泳,
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却从未学会游泳。
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part部分 like the Red Sea when the bell rings戒指.
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下课铃一响,孩子们便像红海分开一样,彼此说再会。
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This is a training训练 ground地面.
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这就是我们的训练场。
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My high school学校 is Chicago芝加哥,
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我的高中,芝加哥,
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diverse多种 and segregated隔离 on purpose目的.
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在那里,学生被蓄意分隔成不同类别。
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Social社会 lines线 are barbed带刺 wire线.
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像有一张铁丝网横在我们中间一样。
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Labels标签 like "Regulars常客" and "Honors荣誉" resonate谐振.
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“普通学生”和“优等生”的标签不绝于耳。
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I am an Honors荣誉 but go home with Regular定期 students学生们
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我是一个优等生,
却混杂在普通学生中一道回家。
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who are soldiers士兵 in territory领土 that owns拥有 them.
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那些普通学生,就像战士站在统治他们的领地上一样。
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This is a training训练 ground地面 to sort分类 out the Regulars常客
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这就是我们的训练场:
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from the Honors荣誉, a reoccurring再次发生 cycle周期
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永无止境地从优等生中寻找平庸者,
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built内置 to recycle回收 the trash垃圾 of this system系统.
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只是为了回收体系的垃圾。
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Trained熟练 at a young年轻 age年龄 to capitalize利用,
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从小接受的资本化训练告诉你,
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letters taught now that capitalism资本主义 raises加薪 you
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虽然资本主义养育了你,
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but you have to step on someone有人 else其他 to get there.
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但你还必须踩在别人的肩膀上才能实现自己的目标。
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This is a training训练 ground地面 where one group
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这就是我们的训练场:
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is taught to lead and the other is made制作 to follow跟随.
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在这里,一部分人被训练成领导者,
另一部分人被训练如何去服从。
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No wonder奇迹 so many许多 of my people spit bars酒吧,
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为什么我们中很多人去饶舌,
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because the truth真相 is hard to swallow.
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因为真相很难下咽。
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The need for degrees has left so many许多 people frozen冻结的.
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对学位的需求让许多人感到害怕。
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Homework家庭作业 is stressful压力,
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家庭作业让人抓狂,
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but when you go home every一切 day and your home is work,
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每当你回到家中,你的家就是作业,
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you don't want to pick up any assignments任务.
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你根本不想拿起作业本。
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Reading textbooks教科书 is stressful压力,
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读课本也让人抓狂,
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but reading does not matter when you feel
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但有时,读书也没有用:那就是当你觉得
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your story故事 is already已经 written书面,
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你的命运已被决定——
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either dead or getting得到 booked预订.
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不是死亡,就是被征用的时候。
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Taking tests测试 is stressful压力,
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考试更让人抓狂,
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but bubbling冒泡 in a ScantronScantron公司 does not stop
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但是在答题卡上填涂得再多,
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bullets子弹 from bursting爆破.
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也无法阻止枪声响起,子弹爆炸。
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I hear education教育 systems系统 are failing失败,
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我听到我们的教育正在走向失败,
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but I believe they're succeeding下一 at what they're built内置 to do --
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但我以为,
我们的教育正是成功实现了它的预期目标——
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to train培养 you, to keep you on track跟踪,
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训练你在已有的轨道上前行,
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to track跟踪 down an American美国 dream梦想 that has failed失败
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去追寻一个对于我们很多人来说
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so many许多 of us all.
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已经失败的美国梦。
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Yo Yu
Reviewed by Wei Zeng

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Malcolm London - Poet, performer, activist
Young spoken-word poet Malcolm London has been called the "Gil Scott-Heron of this generation" (by Cornel West). His feisty, passionate performances take on the issues of the day, including the Chicago education system in which he grew up.

Why you should listen

This poet wields a dynamic spirit for speaking engagements utilizing his feisty and passionate performances as words of encourage for next generations to tell their stories. In 2011, Malcolm London won the Louder than a Bomb youth poetry slam in his native Chicago, scooping the top award as both individual performer and with a team. The poet, performer and activist has performed on stages throughout his home city as well as across the United States. A member of the Young Adult Council of the prestigious Steppenwolf Theater, London brings vim and vigor to his energetic performances tackling tough contemporary issues head-on. He wrote & directed a spoken word0infused play responding to the Zimmerman verdict called Two Years Later, and 

London attends University of Illinois at Chicago & is a member & co-chair of BYP100 Chicago Chapter, a national organization of black activists & organizers. Deeply interested in working on ways to improve the national education system, London regularly visits high schools, youth jails, colleges and communities to work with students on writing workshops and performances. London is currently devoted to being a youth advocate & coordinator of The Know Your Rights Project out of Northwestern Law School, a project dedicated to educating young people on their rights within the juvenile justice system, & continuing his work as teaching artist on staff at Young Chicago Authors, a program working to transform the lives of young people by cultivating their voices through writing, publication and performance education. His work has been featured on national outlets including CBS, NPR, The Huffington Post, The Root, and the Chicago Tribune.

More profile about the speaker
Malcolm London | Speaker | TED.com