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Reniqua Allen: The story we tell about millennials -- and who we leave out
瑞尼库阿·艾伦: 我们讲述的关于千禧一代的故事——以及我们忽略了谁
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千禧一代现在是美国数量最大，最多样化的成年人群——但瑞尼库阿·艾伦（Reniqua Allen）认为，千禧一代通常模式化地被描述为懒惰、出了名的牛油果吐司爱好者。在这场发人深省的演讲里，她分享了许多千禧一代中有色人种的故事，提供了看待这一代人广泛而更关注细节的视角。她说：”千禧一代不是单调的群体“。
Reniqua Allen - Writer, producer, journalist
Reniqua Allen is a journalist who produces and writes for various outlets on issues of race, opportunity, politics and popular culture. Full bio
Reniqua Allen is a journalist who produces and writes for various outlets on issues of race, opportunity, politics and popular culture. Full bio
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So on the surface,
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从表面上看，
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Troy is the kind of millennial
that think pieces are made of.
that think pieces are made of.
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特洛伊（人名）是那种
人们口中的80后。
人们口中的80后。
00:18
He's arrogant, self-centered
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他很傲慢，自私，
00:20
and convinced that he is smarter
than people give him credit for.
than people give him credit for.
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并且认为自己比
所有赞扬他的人都聪明。
所有赞扬他的人都聪明。
00:23
His favorite topics of conversation
are girls, sneakers and cars --
are girls, sneakers and cars --
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他最喜欢的话题是
女生，跑鞋和汽车——
女生，跑鞋和汽车——
00:28
not a surprise for someone
who was a teenager just a few years ago.
who was a teenager just a few years ago.
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鉴于他几年前还是十几岁的
少年，这并不令人惊讶。
少年，这并不令人惊讶。
00:32
But Troy's mannerisms --
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但特洛伊的习惯——
00:34
they reveal the patterns
of someone who is scared,
of someone who is scared,
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反映了他的害怕、烦恼
00:37
troubled and unsure of the future.
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以及对未来的缺乏信心。
00:40
Now Troy also embodies
the many positive qualities
the many positive qualities
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不过特洛伊又具备了很多
00:44
his generation is known for.
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他这代人出了名的
一些优秀品质。
一些优秀品质。
00:46
An entrepreneurial spirit,
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企业家的精神，
00:48
an independent streak
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独立的性格，
00:50
and a dedication to his parents.
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还有对父母的奉献精神。
00:52
He believes in hard work
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他相信努力会有回报，
00:53
and has tried gigs in both the licit
and underground economies,
and underground economies,
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尝试过以合法和
地下手段赚钱，
地下手段赚钱，
00:58
but he hasn't had any luck
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但他运气并不好，
00:59
and is just trying to find his way
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只能不停地寻找前进的路，
01:01
and still dances between both worlds.
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并在两条不同的路
之间不停转换。
之间不停转换。
01:04
When I met Troy a few years ago,
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当我几年前遇到特洛伊时，
01:06
he had been employed as a golf caddy
at a local country club,
at a local country club,
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他被一家乡村俱乐部
雇用做了一名球童，
雇用做了一名球童，
01:09
carrying bags for rich men and women
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为常常对他视而不见的
01:11
who often never even
acknowledged his existence.
acknowledged his existence.
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富人们拎袋子。
01:14
Before that, he sold sneakers on Facebook.
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在那之前，他在脸书上卖跑鞋。
01:17
He even tried selling candy bars
and water bottles,
and water bottles,
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他甚至尝试过卖糖果和水杯，
01:21
but he wasn't making enough money
to help his parents out
to help his parents out
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但他从没挣够过足以
让他父母过上好一点生活，
让他父母过上好一点生活，
01:24
or save up for a car any time soon.
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或者买一辆车的钱。
01:27
So Troy saw how hard his immigrant
mother from Jamaica worked
mother from Jamaica worked
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当特洛伊看到从牙买加
移民来的母亲工作得那么努力
移民来的母亲工作得那么努力
01:31
and how little she got back in return,
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但却得到如此少的回报，
01:33
and he vowed --
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他发誓——
01:35
Troy vowed to take a different path.
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发誓要走一条不同的路。
01:37
So he ended up selling drugs.
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他最后走上了卖毒品的道路。
01:38
And then he got caught,
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然后他被抓住了，
01:39
and right now, he's trying
to figure out his next steps.
to figure out his next steps.
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现在他正试着搞明白
下一步该怎么办。
下一步该怎么办。
01:43
In a country where money equals power,
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在这个金钱等于权利的国家，
01:46
quick money, at least for a while,
gives young men and women like him
gives young men and women like him
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挣快钱在一小段时间内
可以让像他一样的年轻人
可以让像他一样的年轻人
01:51
a sense of control over their lives,
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对生活更有控制感，
01:53
though he said he mainly did it
because he wanted stability.
because he wanted stability.
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即使他们说只是为了
有更稳定的生活。
有更稳定的生活。
01:57
"I wanted a good life," he told me.
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“我想有美好的生活，”
他告诉我。
他告诉我。
01:59
"I got greedy and I got caught."
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“我变得贪婪，后来被抓住了。”
02:01
Yet the amazing thing about Troy
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特洛伊身上最令人惊奇的
02:04
is that he still believes
in the American dream.
in the American dream.
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是他仍相信美国梦。
02:06
He still believes that with hard work,
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他相信即使被抓住了，
02:08
despite being arrested,
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通过努力，
02:10
that he can move on up.
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他仍可以提高自己的社会地位。
02:13
Now, I don't know
if Troy's dreams came true.
if Troy's dreams came true.
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我不知道特洛伊
的梦想有没有实现。
的梦想有没有实现。
02:16
He disappeared from the program
for troubled youth that he was involved in
for troubled youth that he was involved in
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他从自己参与的
问题青年项目中消失了，
问题青年项目中消失了，
02:20
and slipped through the cracks,
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没再继续接受我们的帮助。
02:22
but on that day that we spoke,
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但是，从我们那天的谈话，
我可以看出，
02:24
I could tell that more than anything,
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02:26
Troy was happy that someone
listened to his dreams
listened to his dreams
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有人愿意听他的梦想，
询问他的未来，
询问他的未来，
02:30
and asked him about his future.
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让特洛伊很开心。
02:32
So I think about Troy and his optimism
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每当我想到许多年轻的
02:35
when I think of the reality
that so many young, black millennials face
that so many young, black millennials face
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黑人千禧一代在实现梦想时
所面临的现实时，
所面临的现实时，
02:39
when it comes to realizing their dreams.
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我就会想到特洛伊和他的乐观主义。
02:41
I think about all the challenges
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我总想到
02:43
that so many black
millennials have to endure
millennials have to endure
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那么多千禧一代黑人被告知
只要努力梦想就能实现，
只要努力梦想就能实现，
02:46
in a world that tells them
they can anything they want to be
they can anything they want to be
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而说那些话的人，
连坐下来听他们的梦想
连坐下来听他们的梦想
02:49
if they work hard,
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或他们的挣扎
02:51
but actually doesn't sit down
to listen to their dreams
to listen to their dreams
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都不愿意时，
02:54
or hear stories about their struggle.
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黑人青年们面临的挑战。
02:56
And we really need to listen
to this generation
to this generation
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如果我们想有一个
健康文明的未来社会，
健康文明的未来社会，
02:59
if we hope to have a healthy
and civil society going forward,
and civil society going forward,
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我们就必须倾听
这一代年轻人的声音，
这一代年轻人的声音，
03:03
because millienials of color,
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因为千禧一代有色人种青年
03:05
they make up a fair chunk
of the US and the world population.
of the US and the world population.
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组成了美国和
世界相当比例的人口。
世界相当比例的人口。
03:11
Now when we talk about millennials,
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当我们讲到千禧一代，
03:12
a group that is often labeled
as entitled, lazy, overeducated,
as entitled, lazy, overeducated,
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他们总被贴上享有特权，
懒惰，高学历，没主见，
懒惰，高学历，没主见，
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noncommittal and narcissistic,
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孤芳自赏的标签。
03:18
the conversations often swirl
around avocado toast,
around avocado toast,
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话题总是围绕着
牛油果吐司，
牛油果吐司，
03:21
overpriced lattes and fancy jobs abroad --
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贵得离谱的拿铁，
海外高级的工作——
海外高级的工作——
03:24
you probably have heard
all these things before.
all these things before.
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你也许听说过这些。
03:26
But millennials are not a monolith.
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但千禧一代的特质却不尽相同。
03:28
Actress Lena Dunham
may be the media's representation
may be the media's representation
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女演员莉娜·丹恩
也许成为了媒体眼中
也许成为了媒体眼中
03:33
of this generation,
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这一代人的代表，
03:34
but Troy and other voices like his
are also part of the story.
are also part of the story.
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但特洛伊和很多其他人
也是故事的一部分。
也是故事的一部分。
03:38
In fact, millennials are the largest
and most diverse adult population
and most diverse adult population
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实际上，千禧一代是美国
最大、最多样化的
最大、最多样化的
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in this country.
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人群。
03:44
44 percent of all American
millennials are nonwhite,
millennials are nonwhite,
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美国44%的千禧一代青年
都是有色人种，
都是有色人种，
03:48
but often, you wouldn't
even know it at all.
even know it at all.
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只不过人们通常不知道。
03:51
Now sure, there are similarities
within this population
within this population
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的确，这个出生于
1981和1996年之间的群体
1981和1996年之间的群体
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born between 1981 and 1996.
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有他们自己的特点。
03:57
Perhaps many of us do love
avocado toast and lattes --
avocado toast and lattes --
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也许我们很多人
确实喜欢牛油果吐司和拿铁——
确实喜欢牛油果吐司和拿铁——
04:00
I know I do, right?
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至少我是的——
04:02
But there are also extreme differences,
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但千禧一代中的
04:05
often between millennials of color
and white millennials.
and white millennials.
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有色人种和白人有着很大不同。
04:09
In fact, all too often,
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实际上，
04:10
it seems as though we're virtually
living in different worlds.
living in different worlds.
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他们似乎常常活在
两个完全不同的世界里。
两个完全不同的世界里。
04:14
Now black millennials,
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对于千禧一代的黑人青年，
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a group that I have researched
for a book I recently wrote,
for a book I recently wrote,
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我做了研究并写了一本书，
04:19
are the perfect example
of the blind spot that we have
of the blind spot that we have
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就是我们有关千禧一代
讨论中的盲点
讨论中的盲点
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when it comes to this group.
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最好的例子。
04:24
For example,
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比如，
04:26
we have lower rates of homeownership,
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我们的房屋拥有率更低，
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we have higher student debt,
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学生债务更高，
04:31
we get ID'd more
at voter registration booths,
at voter registration booths,
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大选投票时
被查身份文件的频率更高，
被查身份文件的频率更高，
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we are incarcerated at higher rates ...
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被关押率更高，
04:39
we make less money,
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赚的钱更少，
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we have higher numbers of unemployment --
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失业率更高——
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even when we do
go to college, I should say --
go to college, I should say --
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即使我们上了大学——
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and we get married at lower rates.
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我们的结婚率也更低。
04:49
And honestly, that's really
just the beginning.
just the beginning.
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老实说，这只是个开始。
04:52
Now, none of these struggles
are particularly new, right?
are particularly new, right?
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没有一个上面提到的
困难是新出现的。
困难是新出现的。
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Young black people in America
have been fighting,
have been fighting,
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黑人青年在美国
努力地斗争，
努力地斗争，
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really fighting hard to get
their stories told for centuries.
their stories told for centuries.
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奋力传播他们的故事。
05:01
After the Civil War in the 1800s,
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十九世纪初的内战后，
05:04
Reconstruction failed
to deliver the equality
to deliver the equality
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战后重建没有像
奴隶制废除时预示的那样
奴隶制废除时预示的那样
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that the end of slavery
should have heralded,
should have heralded,
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达到人人平等的原则，
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so young people moved
to the North and the West
to the North and the West
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年轻人们为了逃避
种族歧视的吉姆·克劳法
种族歧视的吉姆·克劳法
05:12
to escape discriminatory
Jim Crow policies.
Jim Crow policies.
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搬到西部和北部。
05:14
Then, as segregation raged
in much of the country,
in much of the country,
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20 世纪 50 和 60 年代
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young black people helped
spearhead civil rights campaigns
spearhead civil rights campaigns
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种族隔离在全国肆虐时，
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in the 1950s and 1960s.
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年轻的黑人们担当了
人权运动的先锋。
人权运动的先锋。
05:23
After that, some people embraced
black power and then became Black Panthers
black power and then became Black Panthers
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后来，有些人接受了黑人权利
并加入了黑豹党，
并加入了黑豹党，
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and then the next generation,
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再下一代人
用说唱音乐讲述自己的故事。
05:29
they turned to hip-hop to make sure
their voices were heard.
their voices were heard.
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05:32
And then Barack Obama,
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再后来是贝拉克·奥巴马
05:33
hopeful that he, too,
may bring about change.
may bring about change.
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满怀希望地争取改变。
05:35
And when that failed,
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当有些尝试失败时，
05:37
when we realized we were still
brutalized and battered,
brutalized and battered,
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当我们意识到我们
仍不断被伤害时，
仍不断被伤害时，
05:40
we had to let the world know
that our lives still mattered.
that our lives still mattered.
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我们要让世界知道
我们的生命也很重要。
我们的生命也很重要。
05:43
Now, when technology allows
more video of our pain and struggle
more video of our pain and struggle
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当科技让我们的痛楚和挣扎
以视频的形式
以视频的形式
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to be broadcast to the world,
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在世界范围内播出时，
05:51
we wonder, like, what is next?
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我们很好奇接下来会发生什么。
05:54
Our country feels
more polarized than ever,
more polarized than ever,
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当下的美国
史无前例地两极化，
史无前例地两极化，
05:57
yet we are still being told
to pull up our pants,
to pull up our pants,
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而我们却被告知要保持克制，
06:00
be respectable, be less angry,
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要体面，不要愤怒，
06:03
smile more and work harder.
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多微笑，努力工作。
06:05
Even the attitudes of millennials
themselves are overdue for an update.
themselves are overdue for an update.
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即使以千禧一代青年们的态度，
也迟迟没有任何进展。
也迟迟没有任何进展。
06:10
Research done by the Washington Post
in 2015 about this supposedly "woke" group
in 2015 about this supposedly "woke" group
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《华盛顿邮报》2015年关于本应当
“被唤醒”的群体的研究发现，
“被唤醒”的群体的研究发现，
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found that 31 percent of white millennials
think that blacks are lazier than whites,
think that blacks are lazier than whites,
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31%的白人千禧一代
认为黑人青年比白人懒惰，
认为黑人青年比白人懒惰，
06:22
and 23 percent say
they're not as intelligent.
they're not as intelligent.
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23% 认为黑人没白人聪明。
06:26
These are, like, surprising
things to me, and shocking.
things to me, and shocking.
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这些说法令我相当震惊。
06:29
And these responses
are not that much different
are not that much different
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这些回答其实跟前人的回答
06:31
than generations in the past,
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相差不大，
06:32
and it shows that unfortunately,
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这项研究也表明
06:34
this generation is repeating
the same old stereotypes
the same old stereotypes
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这一代人仍在重复以前的
06:38
and tropes of the past.
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对黑人的模式化看法。
06:39
Now, a study conducted by David Binder
Research and MTV in 2014 --
Research and MTV in 2014 --
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大卫·宾得研究所和 MTV
在 2014 年进行的一项研究表明，
在 2014 年进行的一项研究表明，
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it found that 84 percent of young
millennials were taught by their families
millennials were taught by their families
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84%的千禧一代
在家中被亲人教导
在家中被亲人教导
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that everyone should be equal.
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人生而平等。
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This is a really great thing,
a really positive step.
a really positive step.
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这是很棒的一件事，
也是乐观的一步，
也是乐观的一步，
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But only 37 percent in that group
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但在那些人中，
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actually talked about race
with their families.
with their families.
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只有37%的人
会跟家人讨论种族问题。
会跟家人讨论种族问题。
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So I could understand
why things may be confusing to some.
why things may be confusing to some.
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我可以理解为什么
有些人会很困惑。
有些人会很困惑。
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There are definitely black millennials
who are succeeding.
who are succeeding.
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千禧一代的黑人青年里
的确有成功人士。
的确有成功人士。
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Marvel's "Black Panther,"
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漫威的电影《黑豹》
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directed by black millennial Ryan Coogler
and showcasing many others,
and showcasing many others,
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就是由千禧一代的黑人青年瑞安·库格勒
导演，很多其他黑人青年出演的，
导演，很多其他黑人青年出演的，
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broke all sorts of records.
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打破了很多记录。
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There's a crop of television shows
by creatives like Donald Glover,
by creatives like Donald Glover,
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还有很多有创意的电视剧，
由唐纳德·格洛沃，
由唐纳德·格洛沃，
列娜·怀瑟，
伊莎·瑞等人精心打造。
伊莎·瑞等人精心打造。
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Lena Waithe and Issa Rae.
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Beyoncé is, like, the queen, right?
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碧昂丝就像天后，不是吗？
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She is, like, everything.
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她代表了一切。
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Young black authors are winning awards,
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年轻的黑人作家
也捧回不少奖项，
也捧回不少奖项，
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Serena Williams is still
dominating on the tennis court
dominating on the tennis court
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赛琳娜·威廉姆斯
在网球场上所向披靡，
在网球场上所向披靡，
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despite all her haters,
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哪怕有人不喜欢她。
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and there's a crop of new politicians
and activists running for office.
and activists running for office.
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除此以外还有一群新晋
黑人政治家和运动领导者。
黑人政治家和运动领导者。
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So I don't want to, like,
kill these moments of black joy
kill these moments of black joy
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我不想压下这
属于黑人的快乐片刻，
属于黑人的快乐片刻，
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that I too revel in,
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因为我也在狂欢中，
07:38
but I want to make it clear
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但我想澄清的是，
07:39
that these wins are too few
and far between
and far between
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这还是太少了，且远不够，
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for a people that's been here
for over 400 years.
for over 400 years.
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因为我们已经在这里
生活了超过四百年，
生活了超过四百年，
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Like, that's insane, right?
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听起来是不是难以置信？
07:47
And most people still don't
really understand the full picture, right?
really understand the full picture, right?
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还有很多人依然不能
明白全局，不是吗？
明白全局，不是吗？
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Our stories are still misunderstood,
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我们的故事仍被误解，
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our bodies are still taken advantage of,
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我们的身体和声音
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and our voices?
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仍被利用。
07:56
Our voices are silenced
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我们的声音
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in a world that still shows little concern
for our everyday struggles.
for our everyday struggles.
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被这个对我们日常的困境
漠不关心的世界掩盖了。
漠不关心的世界掩盖了。
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So our stories need to be told
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我们的故事
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in a multitude of ways
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应该以多种方式
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by a range of voices
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被不同的声音讲述，
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talking about diverse and nuanced topics,
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讨论我们多样、
细致划分的话题，
细致划分的话题，
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and they really need to be listened to.
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它们应该被聆听。
08:12
And it is not just here in America, right?
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而且还不能只是在美国，
08:14
It's all around the world.
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而是在全世界。
08:16
Millennials make up 27 percent
of the world's population.
of the world's population.
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千禧一代占据世界人口的27%，
08:19
That's around two billion people.
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那是20亿人了。
08:22
And with countries like India,
China, Indonesia and Brazil,
China, Indonesia and Brazil,
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像印度、中国、印尼、巴西
08:26
along with the United States,
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和美国这些国家，
08:28
accounting for 50 percent
of the world's millennials,
of the world's millennials,
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拥有世界几近一半的
千禧一代青年，
千禧一代青年，
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it's clear that the white, often male,
heterosexual narrative of the millennial
heterosexual narrative of the millennial
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很明显，他们中的
异性恋白种男子讲述的
异性恋白种男子讲述的
08:36
is only telling half the story.
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只是故事的一部分。
08:38
Now, there's many people
trying to broaden the palette.
trying to broaden the palette.
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现在很多人都在尝试
扩展他们的调色板。
扩展他们的调色板。
08:41
They're fighting to get their stories told
and bust the millennial stereotype.
and bust the millennial stereotype.
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他们为了讲述自己的故事、
去除对千禧一代的模式化印象而奋斗。
去除对千禧一代的模式化印象而奋斗。
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Whether it's students in South Africa
protesting statues of Cecil Rhodes,
protesting statues of Cecil Rhodes,
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无论是南非学生保护
塞西尔·罗兹的雕像的游行，
塞西尔·罗兹的雕像的游行，
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Michaela Coel making us laugh from the UK,
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在英国的米歇尔拉·克尔
让我们大笑，
让我们大笑，
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or Uche Eze, who's framing views
about Nigerian life, online.
about Nigerian life, online.
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还是在互联网上试图改变外人对
尼日利亚人生活印象的伍彻·厄泽。
尼日利亚人生活印象的伍彻·厄泽。
08:56
But I want to make it clear --
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我想强调的是——
08:57
I want to make it really clear to everyone
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我想让每个人明白
09:00
that just because things look
more equal than they did
more equal than they did
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虽然这个世界比20世纪
09:02
in the 20th century,
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看起来更平等，
09:04
doesn't mean that things
are equitable at all.
are equitable at all.
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但是这并不意味着
世界是公正的。
世界是公正的。
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It doesn't mean
our experiences are equitable,
our experiences are equitable,
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不意味着我们的
经历是公正的，
经历是公正的，
09:09
and it certainly doesn't mean
that a post-racial society,
that a post-racial society,
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不意味着我们生活在
一个没有种族歧视的社会，
一个没有种族歧视的社会，
09:12
that thing that we talked about so much,
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更不意味着我们的愿望
09:14
ever became close to being a reality.
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正在成为现实。
09:17
I think of Joelle,
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这让我想到了卓艾丽，
09:19
a middle-class 20-something
who did everything the "right way,"
who did everything the "right way,"
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一个二十多岁，做事效率
极高的中产阶级家庭的孩子，
极高的中产阶级家庭的孩子，
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but she couldn't go to her dream school,
because it was simply too expensive.
because it was simply too expensive.
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但她没能去上梦想的大学，
仅仅是因为学费太贵。
仅仅是因为学费太贵。
09:26
Or Jalessa,
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还有贾蕾萨，
09:28
who knows she can't be mediocre at her job
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她知道她不能像她的
一些白人伙伴们一样
一些白人伙伴们一样
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the same way that her white peers can.
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应付她的工作。
09:34
Or Trina, who knows that people judge
her unconventional family choices
her unconventional family choices
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还有翠娜，人们对她不同寻常的
组建家庭方式评头论足，
组建家庭方式评头论足，
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in a different way
than if she were a white woman.
than if she were a white woman.
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只因为她不是白人。
09:41
Or actor AB,
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还有某位演员，
09:42
who knows that the roles he takes
and gets in Hollywood are different
and gets in Hollywood are different
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知道在好莱坞电影中，
由于他的肤色，
由于他的肤色，
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because of his skin color.
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扮演的角色和别人不同。
09:49
And then there's Simon.
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还有西蒙。
09:50
So Simon, by all means, would be
an example of someone who's made it.
an example of someone who's made it.
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西蒙是人们眼中成功的例子。
09:54
He's a CFO at a tech company
in San Francisco,
in San Francisco,
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他是旧金山一个科技公司
的首席财务官。
的首席财务官。
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he has a degree from MIT
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他从麻省理工毕业，
10:00
and he's worked at some of the hottest
tech companies in the world.
tech companies in the world.
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为世界上最热门的
科技公司工作。
科技公司工作。
10:04
But when I asked Simon
if he had achieved the American dream,
if he had achieved the American dream,
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但当我问西蒙
有没有实现美国梦时，
有没有实现美国梦时，
10:10
it took him a while to respond.
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他想了一会儿才回答。
10:14
While acknowledging
that he had a really comfortable life,
that he had a really comfortable life,
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虽然他承认他过着
很舒适的生活，
很舒适的生活，
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he admitted that under
different circumstances,
different circumstances,
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但他也承认在不同情况下，
10:20
he might have chosen a different path.
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他可能选择不同的人生道路。
10:23
Simon really loves photography,
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西蒙很喜欢摄影，
10:25
but that was never a real option for him.
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但他却曾经没钱买摄影机。
10:29
"My parents weren't able to subsidize me
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“我的父母甚至不能资助我
10:31
through that sort of thing," Simon said.
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去发展那些兴趣”，他说。
10:33
"Maybe that's something
my children could do."
my children could do."
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“也许那是留给下一代的。”
10:36
So it's these kinds of stories --
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这种故事——
10:38
the quieter, more subtle ones --
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更不为人知的故事——
10:40
that reveal the often unique
and untold stories of black millennials
and untold stories of black millennials
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揭露了黑人千禧一代独特的，
从未被讲述的故事，
从未被讲述的故事，
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that show how even dreaming
may differ between communities.
may differ between communities.
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告诉我们梦想也会
因群体而不同。
因群体而不同。
10:48
So we really need to listen
and hear the stories of this generation,
and hear the stories of this generation,
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我们需要聆听
这一代人的故事，
这一代人的故事，
10:52
now more than ever,
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随着婴儿潮那一代人老去，
10:54
as the baby boomers age
and millennials come to prominence.
and millennials come to prominence.
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以及千禧一代的成长，
这种需求比以往更迫切。
这种需求比以往更迫切。
10:57
We can talk all we want to
about pickling businesses in Brooklyn
about pickling businesses in Brooklyn
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我们可以随心所欲地谈论
布鲁克林的腌菜企业，
布鲁克林的腌菜企业，
11:03
or avocado toast,
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或者牛油果吐司，
11:05
but leaving out the stories
and the voices of black millennials,
and the voices of black millennials,
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但忽略千禧一代黑人的
故事和声音——
故事和声音——
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large swaths of the population --
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这个庞大的群体——
11:10
it will only increase divisions.
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只会增大分歧。
11:12
So stories of black millennials,
brown millennials
brown millennials
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黑人和棕色人种，
11:14
and all millennials of color
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以及所有有色人种
的千禧一代，
的千禧一代，
11:15
really need to be told,
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他们的故事需要被讲述，
11:17
and they also need to be listened to.
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也需要被倾听。
11:18
We'd be a far better-off
country and world.
country and world.
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这样一来，我们的国家
和这个世界都会变得更美好。
和这个世界都会变得更美好。
11:22
Thank you.
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谢谢。
11:23
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Reniqua Allen - Writer, producer, journalistReniqua Allen is a journalist who produces and writes for various outlets on issues of race, opportunity, politics and popular culture.
Why you should listen
Reniqua Allen's first book, It Was All a Dream: A New Generation Confronts the Broken Promise to Black America, about black millennials and upward mobility was released in 2019. The Washington Post called the work a "a vital book" and "a necessary reminder that this post-racial generation is anything but."
Allen has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian, BuzzFeed, Quartz, The New Republic, Teen Vogue, Glamour and more, and she has produced a range of films, vide, and radio for PBS, MSNBC, WYNC, the American Museum of Natural History and HBO. She has also appeared as a commentator on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, the CBC and C-SPAN.
In the fall of 2019, Allen will be a Visiting Scholar at the City University of New York while she completes a Ph.D in American Studies from Rutgers University. Her dissertation looks at how black culture has and continues to engage with the idea of the American Dream. She lives in the South Bronx.
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