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Barat Ali Batoor - Photojournalist
Barat Ali Batoor, an award-winning photojournalist, is a member of the Hazara people. He is based in Australia.

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Barat Ali Batoor is a member of the Hazara ethnic group, once from Afghanistan, then driven into Pakistan. He started work as a photographer in 2002, documenting his people's ancestral home of Afghanistan. His photos have appeared in the Washington Post, Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, Stern and many other publications. He held his first solo exhibition in 2007, and has been exhibited around the world.

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Barat Ali Batoor: My desperate journey with a human smuggler

巴拉特·阿里·巴徒儿: 我在人蛇偷渡中的亡命之旅

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摄影记者巴拉特·阿里·巴徒儿本来住在阿富汗 - 直到他的工作风险迫使他离开他的国家。对于巴徒儿来说,作为一个流离失所的哈扎拉族的一份子,事实证明把家搬到巴基斯坦也同样危险。要去到一个更安全的地方并不是买一张飞机票那么容易。实际上,他只能买通人蛇,坐上了船,和其他寻求庇护者们一起面对惊涛骇浪,死里逃生。他用有力的照片影像记录下了这段磨难的海上旅程。
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Barat Ali Batoor, an award-winning photojournalist, is a member of the Hazara people. He is based in Australia. Full bio

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I am a Hazara哈扎拉,
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我是个哈扎拉族人,
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and the homeland家园
of my people is Afghanistan阿富汗.
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我族人的祖国是阿富汗。
和数十万别的哈扎拉孩子一样,
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Like hundreds数以百计 of thousands数千
of other Hazara哈扎拉 kids孩子,
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I was born天生 in exile流亡.
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我在父母流亡時出生。
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The ongoing不断的 persecution迫害
and operation手术 against反对 the Hazaras哈扎拉人
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针对哈扎拉族人的持续迫害,
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forced被迫 my parents父母 to leave离开 Afghanistan阿富汗.
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迫使我的父母离开了阿富汗。
这种迫害有很长的历史了,
可以追溯到19世纪末,
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This persecution迫害 has had a long history历史
going back to the late晚了 1800s,
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and the rule规则 of King国王 Abdur阿卜杜勒 Rahman拉赫曼.
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阿布杜尔·拉赫曼汗国王统治时期。
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He killed杀害 63 percent百分 of
the Hazara哈扎拉 population人口.
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他杀害了63%的哈扎拉族人,
用他们的头颅搭建起了尖塔(穆斯林宣礼塔)。
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He built内置 minarets宣礼塔 with their heads.
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许多哈扎拉族人被卖身为奴,
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Many许多 Hazaras哈扎拉人 were sold出售 into slavery奴隶制度,
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还有很多逃离了祖国,
到了邻国伊朗和巴基斯坦。
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and many许多 others其他 fled逃离 the country国家
for neighboring邻接 Iran伊朗 and Pakistan巴基斯坦.
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我的父母也逃亡到了巴基斯坦,
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My parents父母 also fled逃离 to Pakistan巴基斯坦,
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and settled安定 in Quetta奎达, where I was born天生.
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并定居在了奎达,我的出生地。
911双子塔袭击过后,
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After the September九月 11
attack攻击 on the Twin双胞胎 Towers,
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I got a chance机会 to go to Afghanistan阿富汗
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我得到了一个去阿富汗的机会
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for the first time,
with foreign国外 journalists记者.
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那是我第一次去,是和外国记者一起
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I was only 18, and I got a job工作
working加工 as an interpreter翻译员.
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我那时才18岁,
我得到一个翻译员的工作。
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After four years年份,
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四年后,
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I felt it was safe安全 enough足够
to move移动 to Afghanistan阿富汗 permanently永久,
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我觉得足够安全,
所以就搬到阿富汗长期定居了,
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and I was working加工 there
as a documentary记录 photographer摄影师,
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我在那里从事纪实摄影工作。
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and I worked工作 on many许多 stories故事.
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我记录了许多故事。
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One of the most important重要
stories故事 that I did
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我记录的重要故事里,
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was the dancing跳舞 boys男孩 of Afghanistan阿富汗.
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有一个是关于阿富汗跳舞的男孩们。
那个悲惨的故事记录的
是一项可怕的传统。
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It is a tragic悲惨 story故事 about
an appalling骇人听闻的 tradition传统.
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It involves涉及 young年轻 kids孩子
dancing跳舞 for warlords军阀
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故事里的那些年轻男孩子,
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and powerful强大 men男人 in the society社会.
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为军阀和有权有势的男人跳舞。
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These boys男孩 are often经常 abducted绑架
or bought from their poor较差的 parents父母,
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这些年轻男孩大多是被绑架来
或者是因贫穷被人从他们父母那买来的,
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and they are put to work as sex性别 slaves奴隶.
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他们被迫成为性奴隶。
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This is ShukurShukur.
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这是修库尔。
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He was kidnapped绑架 from Kabul喀布尔 by a warlord军阀.
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他在喀布爾被一个军阀绑架后。
被带到另一个省,
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He was taken采取 to another另一个 province,
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where he was forced被迫 to work as a sex性别 slave奴隶
for the warlord军阀 and his friends朋友.
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在那里他被迫成为
那个军阀和他的朋友的性奴隶。
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When this story故事 was published发表
in the Washington华盛顿 Post岗位,
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当这个故事刊登在《华盛顿邮报》时,
我开始收到死亡威胁,
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I started开始 receiving接收 death死亡 threats威胁,
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and I was forced被迫 to leave离开 Afghanistan阿富汗,
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然后我被迫离开阿富汗,
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as my parents父母 were.
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就象以前我父母一样。
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Along沿 with my family家庭,
I returned back to Quetta奎达.
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带着我的家人,我回到了奎達。
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The situation情况 in Quetta奎达 had changed
dramatically显着 since以来 I left in 2005.
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那时的奎达和2005年我离开时
有了非常大的变化。
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Once一旦 a peaceful平静的 haven避风港 for the Hazaras哈扎拉人,
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它曾经是哈扎拉人的和平天堂,
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it had now turned转身 into the most
dangerous危险 city in Pakistan巴基斯坦.
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现在它已变成巴基斯坦最危险的城市。
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Hazaras哈扎拉人 are confined受限 into two small areas,
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哈扎拉人被限制在两个小区里,
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and they are marginalized边缘化 socially社交上,
educationally教育上, and financially经济.
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他们在社会,教育和经济方面
都受到排斥。
這是纳迪尔。
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This is Nadir纳迪尔.
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我从小就认识他。
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I had known已知 him since以来 my childhood童年.
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He was injured受伤 when his van面包车
was ambushed伏击 by terrorists恐怖分子 in Quetta奎达.
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有一次,他的小巴士被奎达的恐怖分子伏击,
他也因此受伤了。
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He later后来 died死亡 of his injuries受伤.
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后来他不治身亡。
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Around 1,600 Hazara哈扎拉 members会员
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大约1600哈扎拉人
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had been killed杀害 in various各个 attacks攻击,
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因为各种袭击而死。
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and around 3,000 of them were injured受伤,
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另外有大约3000人受伤,
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and many许多 of them permanently永久 disabled.
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他们许多人终生残废。
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The attacks攻击 on the Hazara哈扎拉 community社区
would only get worse更差,
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针对哈扎拉人社区的攻击愈演愈烈,
所以一点也不意外,很多人都想逃离。
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so it was not surprising奇怪
that many许多 wanted to flee逃跑.
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03:16
After Afghanistan阿富汗, Iran伊朗, Pakistan巴基斯坦,
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在阿富汗、伊朗、巴基斯坦以外,
澳洲是世界上哈扎拉人最多的
第四个国家。
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Australia澳大利亚 is home to the fourth第四 largest最大
population人口 of Hazaras哈扎拉人 in the world世界.
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When it came来了 time to leave离开 Pakistan巴基斯坦,
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当要离开巴基斯坦的时候,
澳洲似乎是理所当然的选择。
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Australia澳大利亚 seemed似乎 the obvious明显 choice选择.
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因为经济关系,
我们只能负担得起一个人离开,
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Financially财政, only one of us could leave离开,
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and it was decided决定 that I would go,
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大家决定那个人应该是我。
这样的话,如果我能安全抵达目的地,
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in the hope希望 that if I arrived到达
at my destination目的地 safely安然,
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我就可以工作赚钱,
然后再把其他人接过去,一家团圆。
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I could work to get the rest休息
of my family家庭 to join加入 me later后来.
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03:45
We all knew知道 about the risks风险,
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我们都清楚风险,
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and how terrifying可怕的 the journey旅程 is,
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也知道这个旅程多么可怕,
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and I met会见 many许多 people
who lost丢失 loved喜爱 ones那些 at sea.
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我见过许多人,
他们的挚爱都(这样)死在海里。
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It was a desperate殊死 decision决定 to take,
to leave离开 everything behind背后,
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要抛下一切,这是个孤注一掷的决定,
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and no one makes品牌 this decision决定 easily容易.
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没有谁能轻易的做此决定。
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If I had been able能够
to simply只是 fly to Australia澳大利亚,
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假如我能飞到澳洲,那就简单了,
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it would have taken采取 me
less than 24 hours小时.
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根本都不用超过24小时。
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But getting得到 a visa签证 was impossible不可能.
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但那时想要拿到签证可是难于登天。
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My journey旅程 was much longer,
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我的旅程长得多,
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much more complicated复杂,
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也复杂得多,
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and certainly当然 more dangerous危险,
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当然也更危险。
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traveling旅行 to Thailand泰国 by air空气,
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我先是飞到泰国,
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and then by road and boat
to Malaysia马来西亚 and into Indonesia印度尼西亚,
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然后坐车加坐船到马来西亚,
然后到印尼。
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paying付款 people and smugglers走私者 all the way
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我们一路上花钱买通走私者,
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and spending开支 a lot of time hiding
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大多时间在躲藏,
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and a lot of time in fear恐惧 of being存在 caught抓住.
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也随时担心被抓到。
在印尼,我加入了一个寻求庇护者的
7人团体。
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In Indonesia印度尼西亚, I joined加盟 a group
of seven asylum避难所 seekers求职者.
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We all shared共享 a bedroom卧室
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我们住在雅加達附近叫做茂物(Bogor)的镇,
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in a town outside of Jakarta雅加达 called Bogor茂物.
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挤在同一间房里。
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After spending开支 a week in Bogor茂物,
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在茂物镇一星期后,
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three of my roommates室友
left for the perilous journey旅程,
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三个我的室友离开了,
去了一个危险的旅程。
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and we got the news新闻 two days later后来
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我们在两天后得到消息:
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that a distressed苦恼 boat sank沉没
in the sea en route路线 to Christmas圣诞 Island.
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一艘超载船只
在前往圣诞岛的途中沉没。
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We found发现 out that our three roommates室友 --
NawrozNawroz, Jaffar贾法尔 and ShabbirShabbir --
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我们发现我们的同伴--
纳若兹、贾法儿和萨比儿--
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were also among其中 those.
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也在这艘船上。
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Only Jaffar贾法尔 was rescued获救.
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只有贾法儿获救。
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ShabbirShabbir and NawrozNawroz were never seen看到 again.
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萨比儿和纳若兹从此失踪。
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It made制作 me think,
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这个事件让我思考,
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am I doing the right thing?
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我在做的事是对的吗?
我的结论是:
没有其他选择,只能继续向前。
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I concluded总结 I really had
no other choice选择 but to go on.
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05:19
A few少数 weeks later后来, we got the call
from the people smuggler走私者
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几个星期后,我们接到人蛇的电话,
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to alert警报 us that the boat is ready准备 for us
to commence开始 our sea journey旅程.
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告知我们,要搭的船已经准备好,
我们可以开始海上旅程了。
05:28
Taken采取 in the night towards the main主要 vessel船只
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一天晚上我们被带着坐上汽艇,
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on a motorboat汽艇,
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前往搭乘(去澳洲的)大船。
05:32
we boarded登上 an old fishing钓鱼 boat
that was already已经 overloaded超载.
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我们上了一艘已经超载的老旧渔船。
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There were 93 of us,
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我们总共有93个人,
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and we were all below下面 deck甲板.
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全都藏在甲板下,
不许到船面上。
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No one was allowed允许 up on the top最佳.
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We all paid支付 6,000 dollars美元 each
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我们每个人都付了6000美元,
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for this part部分 of the trip.
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就为了这一段路。
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The first night and day went smoothly顺利,
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第一晚和白天很顺利,
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but by the second第二 night,
the weather天气 turned转身.
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但是第二天晚上,天气变了。
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Waves波浪 tossed the boat around,
and the timbers木材 groaned呻吟.
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海浪翻腾,渔船颠簸,
船身的木条嘎吱作响。
甲板下的人们,哭泣着,
祈祷着,思念着他们的挚爱。
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People below下面 deck甲板 were crying哭了,
praying祈祷, recalling回顾 their loved喜爱 ones那些.
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06:03
They were screaming尖叫.
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大家都在拼命叫喊。
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It was a terrible可怕 moment时刻.
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那是非常可怕的时刻。
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It was like a scene现场 from doomsday末日,
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像是世界末日的景象,
06:11
or maybe like one of those scenes场景
from those Hollywood好莱坞 movies电影
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或像是好莱坞电影里
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that shows节目 that everything
is breaking破坏 apart距离
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出现的镜头:一切都在分崩瓦解,
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and the world世界 is just ending结尾.
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世界正在消亡。
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It was happening事件 to us for real真实.
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这些都真实的发生在我们身边。
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We didn't have any hope希望.
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我们陷入了绝望。
06:29
Our boat was floating漂浮的
like a matchbox火柴盒 on the water
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我们的船就像火柴盒在水里漂浮,
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without any control控制.
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完全不受控制。
06:34
The waves波浪 were much higher更高 than our boat,
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海浪比我们的船高许多,
06:38
and the water poured in faster更快
than the motor发动机 pumps could take it out.
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海水不断的涌入船内,
快过了马达把水泵出去的速度。
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We all lost丢失 hope希望.
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我们都失去了信心。
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We thought, this is the end结束.
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我们想,这是我们的终点了。
我们会眼睁睁的看着自己死去,
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We were watching观看 our deaths死亡,
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而我一直在记录。
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and I was documenting文档化 it.
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船长告诉我们,
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The captain队长 told us
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06:56
that we are not going to make it,
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我们不可能成功,
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we have to turn back the boat.
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我们必须回头。
我们去到甲板上,
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We went on the deck甲板
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把我们的手电筒点亮和熄灭,
07:03
and turned转身 our torches火炬 on and off
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to attract吸引 the attention注意
of any passing通过 boat.
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希望能吸引其他经过的船的注意。
07:11
We kept不停 trying to attract吸引 their attention注意
by waving挥手 our life jackets夹克 and whistling吹口哨.
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我们不断尝试
用挥动救生衣和吹口哨来引起注意。
07:18
Eventually终于, we made制作 it to a small island.
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最后,我们到达了一个小岛。
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Our boat crashing轰然 onto the rocks岩石,
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我们的船撞到岩石,
07:25
I slipped下滑 into the water
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我滑落到水里,
07:27
and destroyed销毁 my camera相机,
whatever随你 I had documented记录.
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照相机和我记录的一切都没了,
07:31
But luckily, the memory记忆 card survived幸存.
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幸运的是,记忆卡并没坏。
(岛上)是一片茂密的森林。
07:36
It was a thick forest森林.
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07:39
We all split分裂 up into many许多 groups
as we argued争论 over what to do next下一个.
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我们为下一步怎么走而争吵,
分裂成了好多组,
我们都非常害怕和迷茫。
07:44
We were all scared害怕 and confused困惑.
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07:47
Then, after spending开支
the night on the beach海滩,
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然后,在海滩上过了一夜后,
07:50
we found发现 a jetty码头 and coconuts椰子.
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我们发现一个码头和椰子。
07:53
We hailed欢呼 a boat from a nearby附近 resort采取,
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我们向从附近的度假村过来的一艘船大叫,
07:56
and then were quickly很快 handed over
to Indonesian印度尼西亚 water police警察.
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然后我们很快就被交给印尼的水警。
08:00
At Serang西朗 Detention拘留 Center中央,
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在西朗看守所,
08:04
an immigration移民 officer came来了
and furtively偷偷摸摸 strip-searched带状搜索 us.
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一个移民官过来偷偷的
对我们做了脱衣搜身检查。
08:09
He took our mobile移动, my $300 cash现金,
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他拿走我们的手机,我的300美元现金,
08:12
our shoes that we should not
be able能够 to escape逃逸,
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还有我们的鞋子以防我们逃走。
08:15
but we kept不停 watching观看 the guards卫士,
checking检查 their movements运动,
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但是我们一直观察那些守卫,
注意他们的一举一动。
08:21
and around 4 a.m.
when they satSAT around a fire,
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大概在清晨4点,当他们围坐在火边,
08:25
we removed去除 two glass玻璃 layers
from an outside facing面对 window窗口
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我们取下一扇外窗的两层玻璃,
08:29
and slipped下滑 through通过.
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然后溜了出去。
08:30
We climbed爬上 a tree next下一个 to an outer wall
that was topped突破 with the shards碎片 of glass玻璃.
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我们爬到上面布满碎玻璃的
外墙旁边的一棵树,
08:35
We put the pillow枕头 on that
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我们把枕头放在外墙上,
08:38
and wrapped包裹 our forearms前臂 with bedsheets床单
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用床单裹住我们的前臂
08:41
and climbed爬上 the wall,
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然后爬出围墙,
08:43
and we ran away with bare feet.
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我们赤脚逃离那里。
08:47
I was free自由,
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我自由了,
08:49
with an uncertain不确定 future未来,
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但却前路茫茫,
08:51
no money.
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身无分文。
08:53
The only thing I had was the memory记忆 card
with the pictures图片 and footage镜头.
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我仅有的东西是
那个存有相片和录像资料的记忆卡。
09:00
When my documentary记录 was aired播出
on SBSSBS Dateline日界线,
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当我的记录片
在SBS Dateline 节目播出时,
09:04
many许多 of my friends朋友 came来了 to know
about my situation情况,
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许多我的朋友才得知我的情况,
09:06
and they tried试着 to help me.
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他们尝试帮助我。
09:08
They did not allow允许 me to take
any other boat to risk风险 my life.
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他们不准我再冒着生命危险搭船。
09:12
I also decided决定 to stay in Indonesia印度尼西亚
and process处理 my case案件 through通过 UNHCR联合国难民署,
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我也决定留在印尼
向联合国难民署申请庇护。
09:16
but I was really afraid害怕
that I would end结束 up in Indonesia印度尼西亚
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但是我也很担心我从此终结在印尼,
09:20
for many许多 years年份 doing nothing
and unable无法 to work,
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许多年无所事事也无法工作,
09:24
like every一切 other asylum避难所 seeker导引头.
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就象其他的寻求庇护者一样。
09:27
But it had happened发生 to be
a little bit different不同 with me.
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但是最后我的境遇有些不同。
09:30
I was lucky幸运.
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我很幸运。
09:35
My contacts往来 worked工作 to expedite促进
my case案件 through通过 UNHCR联合国难民署,
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我的熟人想办法请联合国难民署(UNHCR)
加速处理了我的案件,
09:40
and I got resettled安置
in Australia澳大利亚 in May可能 2013.
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在2013年5月,我被重新安排去了澳洲。
09:45
Not every一切 asylum避难所 seeker导引头 is lucky幸运 like me.
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并非每一个寻求庇护者都和我一样幸运。
09:49
It is really difficult to live生活 a life
with an uncertain不确定 fate命运, in limbo打入冷宫.
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茫然无措的活着真的很难受。
09:56
The issue问题 of asylum避难所 seekers求职者 in Australia澳大利亚
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寻求庇护者的问题,
10:00
has been so extremely非常 politicized政治
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在澳洲已被极端的政治化,
10:03
that it has lost丢失 its human人的 face面对.
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以至于它已失去了人性的一面。
10:06
The asylum避难所 seekers求职者 have been demonized妖魔化
and then presented呈现 to the people.
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寻求庇护者们为大众所知的面目
都已经被妖魔化了。
10:12
I hope希望 my story故事 and the story故事
of other Hazaras哈扎拉人
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我希望我和其他哈扎拉人的故事,
在某种程度上,能让大家进一步了解
10:16
could shed some light to show显示 the people
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10:19
how these people are suffering痛苦
in their countries国家 of origin起源,
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(寻求庇护者)他们在祖国是多么受苦,
10:24
and how they suffer遭受,
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他们怎样的历尽磨难,
10:28
why they risk风险 their lives生活 to seek寻求 asylum避难所.
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为何他们会如此不顾性命的寻求庇护。
10:32
Thank you.
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谢谢。
10:34
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Melody Tang
Reviewed by Gena Volz

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Barat Ali Batoor - Photojournalist
Barat Ali Batoor, an award-winning photojournalist, is a member of the Hazara people. He is based in Australia.

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Barat Ali Batoor is a member of the Hazara ethnic group, once from Afghanistan, then driven into Pakistan. He started work as a photographer in 2002, documenting his people's ancestral home of Afghanistan. His photos have appeared in the Washington Post, Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, Stern and many other publications. He held his first solo exhibition in 2007, and has been exhibited around the world.

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