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Ai-jen Poo: The work that makes all other work possible
艾真·普: 家政工作者让所有工作成为可能
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家政工作者身上托付着人们生活最重要的一面——她们是保姆、老人照顾者、家庭清洁员，她们做的工作使其它所有工作成为可能。但她们常常缺乏关注、遭人忽视，被看成是“帮手“。然而家政工作者们始终全心全意地为她们负责的家庭和住宅提供最好的服务。在这场叫人动容的演讲中，社会活动家艾真·普分享了她为家政工作者的平等权利和合理薪资而做的努力，并阐释了我们如何能从家政工作者身上得到启发。她说：“像家政工作者一样思考，她们无论如何都总会如约出现，提供关怀。”
Ai-jen Poo - Activist
Ai-jen Poo has spent the last 20 years bringing care and respect to the women that care for us. Full bio
Ai-jen Poo has spent the last 20 years bringing care and respect to the women that care for us. Full bio
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I want to talk to you tonight
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今晚我想和大家谈谈
让所有工作成为可能的工作，
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about the work that makes
all other work possible,
all other work possible,
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about the millions of women
who go to work in our homes
who go to work in our homes
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谈谈数百万每天来到我们的家中
工作的女性，
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every single day,
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caring for children as nannies,
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有的是照顾孩子的保姆，
有的是照顾我们
身体不便的亲人和长辈的
身体不便的亲人和长辈的
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caring for our loved ones
with disabilities and our elders,
with disabilities and our elders,
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as home care workers,
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家庭护理员，
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maintaining sanity
in our homes as cleaners.
in our homes as cleaners.
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有的是让住宅保持洁净的清洁工。
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It's the work that makes
all other work possible.
all other work possible.
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这是让所有工作成为可能的职业。
00:43
And it's mostly done by women,
more than 90 percent women,
more than 90 percent women,
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做这份工作的，90%都是女性，
非白人女性更多。
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disproportionately women of color.
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And the work itself is associated with
work that women have historically done,
work that women have historically done,
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而这份工作本身
与历史上女性扮演的角色有关，
与历史上女性扮演的角色有关，
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work that's been made incredibly invisible
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在我们的文化中很少受关注，
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and taken for granted in our culture.
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我们都以习以为常了。
01:02
But it's so fundamental
to everything else in our world.
to everything else in our world.
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但这种工作是世界上
其他事情的根基，
其他事情的根基，
让我们能够每一天放心的走出家门，
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It makes it possible for all of us
to go out and do what we do in the world
to go out and do what we do in the world
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并承担起我们在世界上的责任，
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every single day,
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不需要担心我们生活中最重要的部分。
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knowing that the most precious aspects
of our lives are in good hands.
of our lives are in good hands.
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But we don't think about it that way.
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但我们却不这样看待这份工作。
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It's almost defined by its invisibility.
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这份工作几乎是透明的。
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You could go into any neighborhood
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你可以走进任何社区
却不知道哪座房子
也是某些人的办公室。
也是某些人的办公室。
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and not know which homes
are also workplaces.
are also workplaces.
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没有任何标志，
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There's no sign.
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没有名单，没有前台。
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There's no list or registry.
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它是看不到的。
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It's just invisible.
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And it's this work that is not even
referred to as real work.
referred to as real work.
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而且这份工作
还不被人当作真的工作，
还不被人当作真的工作，
人们将其称为“帮忙”。
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It's referred to as "help."
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It's often seen as unskilled,
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它常被视作无需技能，
非正式的工作。
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not seen as professional.
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And race has played a profound role
in how we value this work in our culture.
in how we value this work in our culture.
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而种族深深影响了
我们对这份工作的态度，
我们对这份工作的态度，
美国第一批家政工作者有一些是
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Some of the first domestic workers
in the United States were black women
in the United States were black women
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受到奴役的黑人女性，
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who were enslaved,
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而种族隔离已经影响了
她们好几代人的生活了。
她们好几代人的生活了。
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and racial exclusion has shaped
their conditions for generations.
their conditions for generations.
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In the 1930s, when Congress
was discussing the labor laws
was discussing the labor laws
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在上世纪三十年代，
国会修改了劳动法，
国会修改了劳动法，
成为了“罗斯福新政"的一部分，
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that would be a part of the New Deal,
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来保护所有劳动者。
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that would protect all workers,
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来自南部的议员
拒绝支持这些劳动法规，
拒绝支持这些劳动法规，
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Southern members of Congress
refused to support those labor laws
refused to support those labor laws
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因为这项法规包括了
对家政工人和农场工人的保护。
对家政工人和农场工人的保护。
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if they included protections
for domestic workers and farmworkers.
for domestic workers and farmworkers.
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That history of racial exclusion
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种族隔离的历史
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and our cultural devaluing of work
that's associated with women
that's associated with women
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和我们文化上对女性职业的轻视，
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now means that millions of women
go to work every single day,
go to work every single day,
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使得现在上百万的女性
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work incredibly hard
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每天辛勤工作，
却仍是勉强度日。
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and still can't make ends meet.
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They earn poverty wages
without a safety net,
without a safety net,
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她们在贫困线上挣扎，
没有社会保障。
没有社会保障。
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so that the women that we're counting on
to take care of us and our families
to take care of us and our families
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我们依赖这些女性照顾我们和家人，
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can't take care of their own,
doing this work.
doing this work.
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但她们却无法靠这份工作照顾自己。
03:01
But my work over the last 20 years
has been about changing precisely that.
has been about changing precisely that.
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但我二十年来的工作
正是为了改变这一点。
正是为了改变这一点。
试图让家政工作变成
受尊重的令人骄傲的职业，
受尊重的令人骄傲的职业，
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It's about making these jobs good jobs
that you can take pride in
that you can take pride in
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并且凭此养活一家人。
03:11
and support your family on.
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At the National Domestic Workers Alliance,
we've been working hard in states
we've been working hard in states
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在美国家政工作者联盟，
我们努力促使各州通过新的法案
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to pass new laws that will protect
domestic workers from discrimination
domestic workers from discrimination
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来保护家政工作者
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and sexual harassment,
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不受歧视和性侵，并提供
休息日、带薪假期。
休息日、带薪假期。
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that will create days of rest,
paid time off, even.
paid time off, even.
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So far, eight states have passed
domestic workers bills of rights.
domestic workers bills of rights.
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目前为止，有八个州已经
通过家政工作者的权利法案。
通过家政工作者的权利法案。
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Yes.
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是的！
（鼓掌）
03:36
(Applause)
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03:40
And during the Obama administration,
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在奥巴马执政期间，
我们成功地让两百万家政工作者
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we were successful in bringing
two million home care workers
two million home care workers
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享受到最低薪资及加班保护。
03:46
under minimum wage
and overtime protections
and overtime protections
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这是1937年以来的第一次。
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for the first time since 1937.
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03:52
(Applause)
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（鼓掌）
03:58
Most recently, we've been really excited
to launch a new portable benefits platform
to launch a new portable benefits platform
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最近，我们怀着激动的心情
启动了全新的移动福利平台，
启动了全新的移动福利平台，
专门服务于家政工人，名叫“Alia”，
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for domestic workers, called "Alia,"
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该平台第一次让服务于
多个家庭的家政工人
多个家庭的家政工人
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which allows for domestic workers
with multiple clients
with multiple clients
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能够享受到福利。
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to give them access to benefits
for the very first time.
for the very first time.
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04:15
So really important progress
is being made.
is being made.
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我们正在实现重大的进步。
04:19
But I would argue tonight
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但是今晚我想说，
家政工作者所提供的最重要的东西，
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that one of the most important things
that domestic workers can provide
that domestic workers can provide
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实际上也是她们能教会我们的，
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is actually what they can teach us
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关于人性自身的事情，
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about humanity itself
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and about what it will take to create
a more humane world for our children.
a more humane world for our children.
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关于我们如何为后代
创造一个更人性的世界。
创造一个更人性的世界。
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In the face of extreme immorality,
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在沦丧的道德面前，
家政工作者可以是我们的指南针。
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domestic workers can be our moral compass.
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And it makes sense,
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这很好理解，
因为她们的工作对人类最基本的
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because what they do is so fundamental
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需求和人性如此重要。
04:52
to the very basics
of human need and humanity.
of human need and humanity.
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They are there when we
are born into this world;
are born into this world;
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我们出生时她们在场，
她们塑造了我们的生活，
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they shape who we become in this world;
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and they are with us
as we prepare to leave this world.
as we prepare to leave this world.
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我们将要离开人世时她们也在场。
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And their experiences
with families are so varied.
with families are so varied.
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她们和所服务的家庭
会有种种不同的故事。
会有种种不同的故事。
她们与有些所服务的家庭
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They have some relationships
with the families that they work for
with the families that they work for
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that are incredibly positive
and mutually supportive
and mutually supportive
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有非常积极和互相支持的关系，
并且持续数年。
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and last for years and years.
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但也有相反的情况。
05:22
And then the opposite also happens.
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And we've seen cases
of sexual violence and assault,
of sexual violence and assault,
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有时还有性侵犯和性暴力事件，
还有极端的虐待和剥削，
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of extreme forms
of abuse and exploitation.
of abuse and exploitation.
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We've seen cases of human trafficking.
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甚至还有拐卖的案例。
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Domestic workers live
in poor neighborhoods,
in poor neighborhoods,
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家政工人生活在糟糕的社区，
她们工作的社区却十分富裕。
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and then they go to work
in very wealthy ones.
in very wealthy ones.
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They cross cultures and generations
and borders and boundaries,
and borders and boundaries,
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她们跨越了文化、代际和国界。
而不管怎样，她们的职责
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and their job, no matter what,
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都是如约出现并提供关照——
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is to show up and care --
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06:01
to nurture, to feed, to clothe, to bathe,
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给人呵护、给人喂食、
帮人穿衣、帮人沐浴，
帮人穿衣、帮人沐浴，
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to listen, to encourage,
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倾听、鼓励，
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to ensure safety,
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保障安全，
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to support dignity ...
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维护尊严——
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to care no matter what.
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无论如何，都会尽职尽责。
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I want to tell you a story of a woman
I met early on in this work.
I met early on in this work.
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我想给大家讲一讲
我在工作中遇到的一位女性，
我在工作中遇到的一位女性，
她叫莉莉。
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Her name is Lily.
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Lily and her family lived in Jamaica,
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莉莉和家人曾住在牙买加。
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and when she was 15 years old,
she was approached by an American couple
she was approached by an American couple
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她15岁的时候，
有对美国夫妇找到了她，
有对美国夫妇找到了她，
需要一位保姆住在他们
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who were looking for a live-in nanny
to come live with them
to come live with them
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在美国的家里，
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in the United States
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帮他们照顾孩子。
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and help them care for their children.
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They offered Lily's family that
if she came to work as their nanny,
if she came to work as their nanny,
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他们向莉莉的家人保证
如果莉莉来当保姆，
如果莉莉来当保姆，
莉莉将会接受美国的教育，
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she would be able to have access
to a US education,
to a US education,
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她每周还有薪水，
可以寄回家补贴家用。
可以寄回家补贴家用。
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and she would have a weekly salary
sent home to help her family financially.
sent home to help her family financially.
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They decided it was a good idea
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莉莉一家觉得这是个好主意，
决定抓住这个机会。
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and decided to take the opportunity.
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Lily held up her end of the bargain
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莉莉遵守了自己的承诺，
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and helped to raise three children.
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帮忙抚养三个孩子。
07:11
But all communication
with her family was severed:
with her family was severed:
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但她失去了与家人的所有联系。
没有信件，没有电话。
07:15
no letters, no phone calls.
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She was never allowed to go to school,
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那对夫妇从没让她去上学，
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and she was never paid --
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她从没领过薪水，
整整15年。
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for 15 years.
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有一天，她在报纸上看到
一篇关于另一名家政工人的文章，
一篇关于另一名家政工人的文章，
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One day, she saw an article in a newspaper
about another domestic worker
about another domestic worker
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两人遭遇十分相似。
07:31
with a really similar story to hers,
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而当时我正在帮助这名家政工人。
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another case that I was
working on at the time,
working on at the time,
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莉莉想办法找到了我，
07:36
and she found a way to reach me.
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07:39
She also found a way to reach her brother,
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也想办法找到了她的哥哥。
07:42
who was living in the United States
at the time as well.
at the time as well.
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那时她哥哥恰好也在美国。
我和她哥哥最后把她救了出来。
07:45
Between the two of us,
we were able to help her escape.
we were able to help her escape.
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07:49
And she had the help
of one of the children.
of one of the children.
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莉莉也得到了其中一个孩子的帮助。
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One of the children
was old enough to realize
was old enough to realize
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这个孩子已经长大，并能够理解
他的保姆受到了不公正的待遇。
07:56
that the way his nanny
was being treated was wrong,
was being treated was wrong,
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他还把从小存的钱给了她，
08:01
and he gave her the money that he
had been saving through his childhood
had been saving through his childhood
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来帮她逃脱。
08:04
to help her escape.
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But here's the thing about this story.
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这个故事的重点在于，
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She was essentially enslaved for 15 years.
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莉莉等同于被奴役了15年。
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Human trafficking and slavery
is a criminal offense.
is a criminal offense.
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人口拐卖和奴役是刑事犯罪。
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And so her lawyers and I asked Lily,
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所以莉莉的律师和我问她，
要不要因为她的遭遇
而提出刑事指控？
而提出刑事指控？
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did she want to press criminal charges
for what had happened to her.
for what had happened to her.
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08:29
And after thinking about
what it would mean,
what it would mean,
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然而考虑到这行为的后果，
她婉拒了。
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she said no,
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because she didn't want the children
to be separated from their parents.
to be separated from their parents.
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因为她不希望
让那些孩子与父母分开。
让那些孩子与父母分开。
08:42
Instead, we filed a civil lawsuit,
and we eventually won the case,
and we eventually won the case,
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我们最终提出了
民事控告，并赢了官司，
民事控告，并赢了官司，
她的案子使各地的
家政工人激动万分。
家政工人激动万分。
08:46
and her case became a rallying cry
for domestic workers everywhere.
for domestic workers everywhere.
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她不但和家人团聚，
还建立了自己的家庭。
还建立了自己的家庭。
08:50
She was reunited with her family
and went on to have a family of her own.
and went on to have a family of her own.
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But the thing that's so profound
to me about this story
to me about this story
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这个故事令我深受触动的一点是，
尽管有人偷走了她生命的15年，
08:59
is, despite having 15 years
stolen from her life,
stolen from her life,
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却没有改变她对孩子们的关怀和同情。
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it did not affect the care and compassion
that she felt for the children.
that she felt for the children.
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And I see this from domestic
workers all the time.
workers all the time.
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我经常在家政工人身上看到这一点。
在遭受屈辱的时候，
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In the face of indignities
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在我们的文化没能
尊重和重视家政工作的时候，
尊重和重视家政工作的时候，
09:16
and our failure to respect and value
this work in our culture,
this work in our culture,
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她们仍然如约出现，
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they still show up,
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提供呵护。
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and they care.
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They're simply too proximate
to our shared humanity.
to our shared humanity.
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她们太了解我们共同的人性了。
她们知道你的孩子
喜欢怎么样被抱着，
喜欢怎么样被抱着，
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They know how your toddler
likes to be held
likes to be held
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她们在孩子入睡前给他们喂奶。
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as they take their bottle before a nap.
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They know how your mother likes her tea,
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她们知道你的母亲喜欢喝怎样的茶，
知道怎样让有痴呆症的
母亲笑起来，怎样给她讲故事。
母亲笑起来，怎样给她讲故事。
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how to make her smile and tell stories
despite her dementia.
despite her dementia.
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They are so proximate to our humanity.
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她们如此懂得我们的人性。
09:47
They know that at the end of the day,
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她们知道在一天结束之时，
她们服务的对象都是家庭的一分子，
09:49
these are people
who are part of families --
who are part of families --
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或许是位母亲，
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someone's mother,
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或许是位祖母，
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someone's grandmother,
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或许是某人的挚友，
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someone's best friend
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或许是某人的孩子。
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and someone's baby;
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undeniably human,
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他们都是人，
10:06
and therefore, not disposable.
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因此是不可以随意抛弃的。
10:11
Domestic workers know that any time
a single person becomes disposable,
a single person becomes disposable,
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家政工人知道，
一旦有人遭到抛弃，
一旦有人遭到抛弃，
便是人性滑坡的开始。
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it's a slippery slope.
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You see, the cultural devaluing
of domestic work
of domestic work
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轻视家政工作的文化，
意味着将人类价值划分等级，
10:25
is a reflection
of a hierarchy of human value
of a hierarchy of human value
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而这种人类价值定义着
这世上所有一切；
这世上所有一切；
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that defines everything in our world,
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a hierarchy that values
the lives and contributions
the lives and contributions
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这种等级重视
某些群体的生命和贡献，
某些群体的生命和贡献，
10:36
of some groups of people over others,
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又轻视另一些群体的。
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based on race, gender,
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其依据则是种族、性别、
阶级和合法身份，
10:44
class, immigration status --
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以及其他方面的差异。
10:47
any number of categories.
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10:51
And that hierarchy of human value requires
stories about those groups of people
stories about those groups of people
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而这种价值等级需要这些家政工人
来保持自身的延续。
10:58
in order to sustain itself.
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因此这些人的故事
深深渗透进了我们的文化，
深深渗透进了我们的文化，
11:00
So these stories have seeped
deep into our culture
deep into our culture
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有些人比别人笨，
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about how some people
are less intelligent,
are less intelligent,
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有些人比别人迟钝，
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some people are less intuitive,
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11:13
weaker,
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比别人弱，
进而不够可信，
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by extension, less trustworthy,
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11:19
less valuable
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不够有价值，
11:21
and ultimately,
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最后，
他们的人格没有得到应有的尊重。
11:23
less human.
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And domestic workers know
it's a slippery slope
it's a slippery slope
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而家政工作者知道这人性的滑坡，
当我们忘记她们也是真正的劳动者，
11:30
when we start to see a worker
as less than a real worker,
as less than a real worker,
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11:38
to a woman as less than a woman,
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忘记她们也有女性的尊严，
11:42
to a mother as less than a mother,
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忘记她们也是母亲，
11:47
to a child as less than a child.
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忘记有些也是孩子。
11:52
In the spring of 2018,
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2018年的春天，
特朗普政府在美墨边境
宣布了一项新政策，
宣布了一项新政策，
11:54
the Trump administration announced
a new policy at the US-Mexico border,
a new policy at the US-Mexico border,
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一项零容忍的政策，
11:58
a zero-tolerance policy,
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强制将儿童与父母分离，
12:01
to forcibly separate all children
from their parents,
from their parents,
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这些父母来到边境是为了寻求庇护。
12:06
who were arriving at the border
seeking asylum;
seeking asylum;
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小至18个月的儿童被迫与父母分离，
12:09
children as young as 18 months,
separated from their parents
separated from their parents
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而他们刚经过长途的
跋涉才来到美墨边境，
跋涉才来到美墨边境，
12:13
after a long and arduous journey
to reach the US-Mexico border
to reach the US-Mexico border
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寻求安全的环境与全新的开始。
12:18
in search of safety and a new beginning.
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12:22
Thousands of children separated.
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数千名儿童被迫与父母分离。
12:26
And because they were migrants,
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而由于他们是移民，
他们没有得到普通儿童的待遇。
12:29
they were treated as less than children.
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12:35
In response, I helped to organize
the Families Belong Together Vigil
the Families Belong Together Vigil
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为此，我在父亲节那天参与
组织了“家庭团聚守夜活动”，
组织了“家庭团聚守夜活动”，
就在德克萨斯州麦克艾伦的
12:39
at the Ursula Border Patrol
Processing Center in McAllen, Texas,
Processing Center in McAllen, Texas,
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乌尔索拉边境巡逻中心。
12:44
on Father's Day.
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Inside that processing center,
there were hundreds of children
there were hundreds of children
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在巡逻中心，有数百名儿童
处在扣留状态，等待下一步安排，
12:49
who were being held, processed
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他们随后会迁往全美各地，
12:52
and then prepared to be
shipped all over country
shipped all over country
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扣留在某处，与父母相隔数百公里。
12:55
to be jailed in facilities
hundreds of miles away from their parents.
hundreds of miles away from their parents.
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13:01
I saw with my own eyes
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我亲眼目睹了，
有些孩子还不到上幼儿园的年级，
13:03
children not [old] enough for kindergarten
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乘着没有标识的车，
13:06
in unmarked buses,
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前往数百英里之外的关押所。
13:08
being shipped off to jails
hundreds of miles away.
hundreds of miles away.
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13:13
And as they passed us by,
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他们与我们擦肩而过的时候，
会通过窗子向我们示意。
13:16
they reached for us through the windows,
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13:21
as we stood vigil to let them know
that they are not alone,
that they are not alone,
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我们守夜是为了告诉他们，
他们并不孤独，
他们并不孤独，
我们在为他们而战。
13:25
and we are fighting for them.
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13:27
Domestic workers came from all over Texas
to be a part of the vigil.
to be a part of the vigil.
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德州各地的家政工作者
都赶来参加守夜。
都赶来参加守夜。
她们在这些家庭中
看到了自己家庭的故事。
看到了自己家庭的故事。
13:32
They saw in those families
their own family stories.
their own family stories.
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她们来到美国也是
为了安全和新的开始，
为了安全和新的开始，
13:36
They had also come here
in search of safety and a new beginning,
in search of safety and a new beginning,
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为了让家人更好的生活。
13:42
a better life for their families,
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她们在这些孩子的眼中，
13:44
and they saw in the eyes of those children
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看到了自己的孩子。
13:47
their own children.
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13:51
And through our tears,
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我们难掩泪水，
13:53
we looked at each other
and we asked each other,
and we asked each other,
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看着彼此，询问彼此，
“我们是如何走到这一步的？
13:56
"How did we get here,
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13:59
to putting children in cages
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把儿童置于牢笼，
把他们从全世界
最爱他们的人身边带走？
最爱他们的人身边带走？
14:02
and separating them from the people
who love them the most in the world?"
who love them the most in the world?"
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14:07
How?
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怎么回事？”
14:10
And what I thought to myself was:
if domestic workers were in charge,
if domestic workers were in charge,
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我在心里想的是，
如果家政工作者是掌权者，
如果家政工作者是掌权者，
这样的事永远不会发生。
14:16
this never would have happened.
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Our humanity would never
have been so disposable
have been so disposable
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我们的人性不会遭到随意践踏，
到了如此对待儿童的地步。
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that we would be treating
children in this way.
children in this way.
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14:29
The Dalai Lama once said
that love and compassion are necessities,
that love and compassion are necessities,
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达赖喇嘛曾经说过，
爱与同情是必须品，
爱与同情是必须品，
14:35
not luxuries.
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不是奢侈品。
14:38
Without them, humanity cannot survive.
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没有这些，人类无法生存。
14:44
In other words, they are fundamental
to human existence.
to human existence.
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换言之，它们对人类生存
是不可或缺的。
是不可或缺的。
14:49
Domestic workers are in charge
of the fundamentals.
of the fundamentals.
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家政工人掌握的
正是这些不可或缺的品质。
正是这些不可或缺的品质。
14:55
They love and they care,
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她们有爱心，她们懂得关怀，
她们总是充满同情心，不管发生什么。
14:58
and they show compassion no matter what.
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15:04
We live in a time of moral choices
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我们生活在道德抉择的时代。
15:09
everywhere we turn:
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抉择无处不在，
在边境问题上，
15:11
at the border,
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在选举时，
15:12
at the ballot box,
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在工作场所，
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in our workplaces,
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right in our homes, full of moral choices.
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甚至在家中，到处都是道德抉择。
15:23
As you go about your day
and you encounter these moral choices,
and you encounter these moral choices,
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在你度过每一天，面对道德抉择时，
想想莉莉。
15:29
think of Lily.
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Think like Lily.
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并像莉莉一样思考。
15:35
Think like a domestic worker
who shows up and cares no matter what.
who shows up and cares no matter what.
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像家政工人那样思考，
无论如何都如约出现，提供关怀。
无论如何都如约出现，提供关怀。
15:42
Love and compassion, no matter what.
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奉献爱与关怀，不论发生什么。
15:46
Show up like a domestic worker,
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像家政工作者那样如约出现，
15:51
because our children are counting on us.
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因为孩子们依靠着我们。
15:54
Thank you.
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谢谢。
（鼓掌）
15:55
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ai-jen Poo - ActivistAi-jen Poo has spent the last 20 years bringing care and respect to the women that care for us.
Why you should listen
Ai-jen Poo is the director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the co-director of Caring Across Generations. Under her leadership, domestic workers won eight state Domestic Workers Bill of Rights and federal overtime and minimum wage protections for more than two million home care workers. She is also an influential voice in the Me Too and women's movements, including participating in the Times Up action at the 2018 Golden Globes. She is a 2014 MacArthur "genius" Fellow and a TIME 100 alumna and has been a featured speaker at the United State of Women Summits, Aspen Ideas Festivals, the Obama Foundation Summit and the 2018 Women’s Convention. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, TIME and CNN.com. She is the author of The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America.
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