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Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter
Mark Bezos：來自義消的一門課
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義消 Mark Bezos 描述他出乎意料的英雄事蹟，以及他從中學到的一件事：成為英雄不需等待。
Mark Bezos - Activist, volunteer firefighter
Mark Bezos works at Robin Hood, a poverty-fighting charity in New York City, and the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company in suburban New York. Full bio
Mark Bezos works at Robin Hood, a poverty-fighting charity in New York City, and the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company in suburban New York. Full bio
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Back in New York, I am the head of development
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在紐約，我是“羅賓漢”社運團體
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for a non-profit called Robin Hood.
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發展部門的頭頭
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When I'm not fighting poverty, I'm fighting fires
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在我消滅貧窮之餘，我也消防
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as the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company.
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我是義消公司的副指揮
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Now in our town,
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在我們的小鎮
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where the volunteers supplement a highly skilled career staff,
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在一個義工都是成功人士的地方
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you have to get to the fire scene pretty early
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你必須要很早到火場
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to get in on any action.
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才有可能加入戰況
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I remember my first fire.
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我記得我第一場火
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I was the second volunteer on the scene,
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我是第二個到火場的義工
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so there was a pretty good chance I was going to get in.
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進火場的可能性蠻大的
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But still it was a real footrace against the other volunteers
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但你還得跑贏其它義工
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to get to the captain in charge
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先找到總指揮
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to find out what our assignments would be.
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讓他分配工作給你
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When I found the captain,
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當我好不容易找到總指揮
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he was having a very engaging conversation
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他正全神貫注地
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with the homeowner,
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和屋主討論
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who was surely having one of the worst days of her life.
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她顯然正經歷人生中最糟糕的一天
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Here it was, the middle of the night,
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當時是大半夜
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she was standing outside in the pouring rain,
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她站在滂沱大雨中
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under an umbrella, in her pajamas, barefoot,
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穿著睡衣、打赤腳、撐著傘
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while her house was in flames.
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她的房子正在熊熊燃燒
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The other volunteer who had arrived just before me --
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另外一個比我先來一步的義工
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let's call him Lex Luther --
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就叫他 Lex Luther （超人中的反派）好了
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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got to the captain first
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先到了總指揮身邊
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and was asked to go inside
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他被分配到
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and save the homeowner's dog.
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殺進火場去拯救屋主的小狗
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The dog! I was stunned with jealousy.
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小狗哎！我嫉妒死了
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Here was some lawyer or money manager
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這個律師或財務經理
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who, for the rest of his life, gets to tell people
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終身都可以告訴別人
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that he went into a burning building
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他深入火場
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to save a living creature,
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救出一條活生生的小狗
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just because he beat me by five seconds.
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就因為他比我早到五秒
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Well, I was next.
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好吧，接下來輪到我了
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The captain waved me over.
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總指揮叫我過去
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He said, "Bezos, I need you to go into the house.
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他說，“Bezos，我需要你殺進火場
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I need you to go upstairs, past the fire,
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我需要你上樓，越過火焰
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and I need you to get this woman a pair of shoes."
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我需要你為這位女士拿雙鞋。“
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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I swear.
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是真的，我發誓
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So, not exactly what I was hoping for,
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這不是我心裡想像的樣子
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but off I went --
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但我去了
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up the stairs, down the hall, past the 'real' firefighters,
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上樓，走到走廊底，穿過那些”真正的“消防員
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who were pretty much done putting out the fire at this point,
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他們差不多已經把火熄滅了
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into the master bedroom to get a pair of shoes.
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我走進主臥室，拿了一雙鞋
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Now I know what you're thinking,
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我知道你在想甚麼
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but I'm no hero.
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但我非英雄
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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I carried my payload back downstairs
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我把我的任務帶下樓
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where I met my nemesis
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在前門遇見那位早我五秒的先生
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and the precious dog by the front door.
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和他救出的那條狗
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We took our treasures outside to the homeowner,
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我們帶著我們的寶藏走向前門
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where, not surprisingly,
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毫無意外的
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his received much more attention than did mine.
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他比我獲得更多關注
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A few weeks later,
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幾個禮拜後
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the department received a letter from the homeowner
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我們部門收到從屋主來的一封信
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thanking us for the valiant effort displayed
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謝謝我們的拯救她家的
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in saving her home.
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義勇行為
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The act of kindness she noted above all others:
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她特別提到一件溫馨的細節
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someone had even gotten her a pair of shoes.
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甚至有人為她拿來一雙鞋
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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In both my vocation at Robin Hood
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無論是我在“羅賓漢”的工作
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and my avocation as a volunteer firefighter,
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或是我身為義消的副業
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I am witness to acts of generosity and kindness
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我目睹許多非常慷慨
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on a monumental scale,
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善行
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but I'm also witness to acts of grace and courage
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但我同時也目睹一個人的勇氣和慈悲
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on an individual basis.
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能帶來多大的不同
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And you know what I've learned?
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你知道我學到甚麼？
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They all matter.
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它們都一樣重要。
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So as I look around this room
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當我環顧四周
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at people who either have achieved,
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這些成功的
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or are on their way to achieving,
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或正要成功的人士
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remarkable levels of success,
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你們都有著令人激賞的成就
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I would offer this reminder:
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我想在這裡提醒你們：
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don't wait.
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不要等待
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Don't wait until you make your first million
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不要等待你賺到第一個一百萬
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to make a difference in somebody's life.
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才開始改變別人的生活
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If you have something to give,
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如果你有甚麼可以給予
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give it now.
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現在就開始付出
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Serve food at a soup kitchen. Clean up a neighborhood park.
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無論是供應窮人食物、清掃社區公園
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Be a mentor.
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做個榜樣
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Not every day is going to offer us a chance
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不是每一天我們都有機會
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to save somebody's life,
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拯救他人的生命
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but every day offers us an opportunity to affect one.
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但每一天我們都有機會影響他人的生命
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So get in the game. Save the shoes.
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來吧：救那雙鞋。
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Thank you.
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謝謝各位
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(Applause)
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（掌聲）
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Bruno Giussani: Mark, Mark, come back.
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Bruno Giussani：Mark，Mark，回來
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(Applause)
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（掌聲）
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Mark Bezos: Thank you.
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謝謝各位
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mark Bezos - Activist, volunteer firefighterMark Bezos works at Robin Hood, a poverty-fighting charity in New York City, and the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company in suburban New York.
Why you should listen
Mark Bezos is the SVP, Development, Communications & Events at Robin Hood, the leading poverty-fighting charity in New York City. Bezos joined Robin Hood following the sale of his advertising agency, excited to have found a way to use his powers of persuasion for good.
Bezos is the Assistant Captain of a volunteer fire company in Westchester County, New York, where he lives with his wife and four children. He is continuously amazed and motivated by the everyday acts of heroism--big and small--that surround him.
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