ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Thandie Newton - Actor
Swinging from Hollywood blockbusters to sensitive indie films, Thandie Newton brings thoughtfulness and delicate beauty to her work.

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Filmgoers first encountered Thandie Newton in the 1991 film Flirting, a tender and skin-crawlingly honest film about young love and budding identity. In her career since then, she’s brought that same intimate touch even to big Hollywood films (she was the moral center of Mission: Impossible II, for instance, and the quiet heart of the head-banging 2012), while maintaining a strong sideline in art films, like the acclaimed Crash and last year’s adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s For colored girls ...  

Born in England, her mother is Zimbabwean, and Newton is active in nonprofit work across the African continent. In 2008, she visited Mali for a campaign to bring clean water to six African nations, and as a V Day board member, Newton visited the Congo earlier this year to raise awareness of the chronic issue of sexual violence toward women and girls.

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TEDGlobal 2011

Thandie Newton: Embracing otherness, embracing myself

桑迪·牛頓:包容他人,擁抱自我。

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演員桑迪·牛頓講述了她找尋她自身的“異常”的故事 --從開始作為一個與兩個完全不同文化裡成長起來的一個孩子,隨後,她講述了她作為一個演員演繹很多永遠不同自我的角色的經歷。一個從TED全球2011年大會新鮮出爐的,溫暖而有智慧的演講。
- Actor
Swinging from Hollywood blockbusters to sensitive indie films, Thandie Newton brings thoughtfulness and delicate beauty to her work. Full bio

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Embracing擁抱 otherness差異.
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包容他人。
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When I first heard聽到 this theme主題,
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當我第一次聽到嚟個主題,
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I thought, well, embracing擁抱 otherness差異
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我唸,包容他人
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is embracing擁抱 myself自己.
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就系擁抱自己。
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And the journey旅程 to that place地方
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之所以會有嚟種想法
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of understanding理解 and acceptance接受
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系因為深刻體會和接受。
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has been an interesting有趣 one for me,
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我覺得非常有趣,
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and it's given me an insight洞察力
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同埋給予我一種對自我的
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into the whole整個 notion概念 of self自我,
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洞察見解
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which I think is worth值得 sharing共享 with you today今日.
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今天,我想將嚟個見解同在座的各位分享
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We each每個 have a self自我,
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我地每個人都有一個自我,
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but I don't think that we're born出生 with one.
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但我唔認為嚟種自我系與生俱來的。
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You know how newborn新生兒 babies寶寶
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你知道,新生兒
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believe they're part部分 of everything;
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相信距地系萬物中的一體;
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they're not separate單獨?
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他們沒有分離。
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Well that fundamental基本 sense of oneness一體
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嚟種萬物歸一嘅概念
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is lost失去 on us very quickly迅速.
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被我地好快就遺忘了。
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It's like that initial初始 stage階段 is over --
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就好似人生最初階段好快就結束咗--
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oneness一體: infancy寶寶,
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統一性:雛形,
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unformed成形, primitive原始.
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未成型,原始的。
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It's no longer valid有效 or real真正.
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嚟種萬物歸一嘅概念對於我地來講已經失真,失效。
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What is real真正 is separateness分離,
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取而代之嘅系獨立性。
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and at some pointD in early早期 babyhood嬰孩,
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就系初生嬰兒時期,
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the idea想法 of self自我
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自我的概念
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starts初時 to form形式.
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開始成型。
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Our little portion部分 of oneness一體 is given a name名字,
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從起名開始,自我的小部分開始萌芽,
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is told all kinds of things about itself本身,
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開始得知各種關於自己的事情。
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and these details細節,
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嚟D細節,
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opinions意見 and ideas想法
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觀點同見解
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become成為 facts事實,
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成為事實,
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which go towards building建築 ourselves自己,
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逐漸構造我地自我,
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our identity身份.
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同我地身份。
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And that self自我 becomes成為 the vehicle車輛
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與此同時自我便成為我地
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for navigating導航 our social社會 world世界.
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系嚟個社會行動嘅方向。
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But the self自我 is a projection投影
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但系嚟個自我只是一個投影
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based基於 on other people's人民 projections預測.
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一個建立於他人對你睇法嘅投影。
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Is it who we really are?
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距可以真實反映我們嗎?
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Or who we really want to be, or should be?
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或者真實的反映我們想成為點樣, 又或者應該系點樣?
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So this whole整個 interaction互動
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所有嚟D自我同身份
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with self自我 and identity身份
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相互交流
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was a very difficult困難 one for me growing增長 up.
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伴隨我成長嘅過程中一個大難題。
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The self自我 that I attempted企圖 to take out into the world世界
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我試圖呈現俾世界嘅真我
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was rejected拒絕 over and over again.
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受到一次又一次嘅打擊。
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And my panic恐慌
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而我恐慌
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at not having a self自我 that fit,
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沒有一個適合自己的自我,
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and the confusion混亂 that came
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以及因拒絕繼而
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from my self自我 being rejected拒絕,
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產生嘅困惑
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created創建 anxiety焦慮, shame恥辱
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又帶來焦慮,羞愧
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and hopelessness絕望,
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同埋無助感,
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which kind一種 of defined定義 me for a long time.
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系好長一段時間內,嚟D感受一直牽引住我的生命。
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But in retrospect回顧,
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但反過來唸下,
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the destruction破壞 of my self自我 was so repetitive重複
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我嘅自我被摧毀的系如此頻繁,
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that I started初時 to see a pattern模式.
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幫我睇到一個規律的存在。
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The self自我 changed,
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我嘅自我開始改變,
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got affected影響, broken破碎, destroyed摧毀,
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被外界影響,被摧毀打碎,
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but another另一個 one would evolve進化 --
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另一個我又逐漸開始產生----
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sometimes有時 stronger,
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有時好勇敢,
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sometimes有時 hateful可恨,
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有時充滿憤恨,
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sometimes有時 not wanting希望 to be there at all.
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有時根本唔想存在。
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The self自我 was not constant係咁.
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黎個自我系唔穩定。
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And how many好多 times
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又有多少次
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would my self自我 have to die
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我嘅自我要死去
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before I realized實現
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先至領悟
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that it was never alive活著 in the first place地方?
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黎個自我從始至終根本唔存在?
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I grew增長 up on the coast海岸 of England英國
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我成長於英國沿海地帶
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in the '70s.
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70年代
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My dad老竇 is white白色 from Cornwall康沃爾,
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我爸爸系白人來自康沃尔郡,
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and my mom亞媽 is black from Zimbabwe津巴布韋.
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而我媽媽系黑人來自津巴布韦。
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Even the idea想法 of us as a family家庭
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即使作為一個咁樣嘅家庭,
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was challenging挑戰 to most people.
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對於好多人來講都未必接受。
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But nature自然 had its wicked邪惡 way,
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但系自然就有距獨特嘅方式,
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and brown棕色 babies寶寶 were born出生.
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一個棕色嬰兒就此誕生。
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But from about the age年齡 of five,
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但大概從五歲開始,
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I was aware that I didn't fit.
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我就意識到,我與黎個世界格格不入。
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I was the black atheist無神論者 kid孩子
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我系一個無神論嘅黑人小孩
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in the all-white全白 Catholic天主教 school學校 run運行 by nuns修女.
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就讀一間由修女掌管嘅全白人天主教學校。
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I was an anomaly異常,
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我就係一個異常。
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and my self自我 was rooting around for definition定義
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而我四處為自我去尋找定義,
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and trying試圖 to plug插頭 in.
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並試圖找到切入點去融入。
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Because the self自我 likes中意 to fit,
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因為自我希望融入,
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to see itself本身 replicated複製,
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睇到自己被複製,
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to belong屬於.
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搵到歸屬。
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That confirms證實 its existence存在
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因為肯定自我的存在
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and its importance重要性.
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以及其重要性。
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And it is important重要.
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確實,咁樣好重要。
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It has an extremely important重要 function功能.
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具有极其重要的的功能。
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Without it, we literally從字面上 can't interface接口 with others.
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無咗距,我地根本無法與人交往。
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We can't hatch孵化 plans計劃
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我地無辦法孵化計劃
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and climb that stairway樓梯 of popularity普及,
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不斷向上爬,變得更受歡迎,
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of success成功.
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更為成功。
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But my skin皮膚 color顏色 wasn't唔係 right.
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不過我嘅膚色唔o岩。
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My hair頭髮 wasn't唔係 right.
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我嘅頭髮唔o岩。
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My history歷史 wasn't唔係 right.
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我個人嘅歷史唔o岩。
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My self自我 became成為 defined定義
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我嘅自我被相異性,
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by otherness差異,
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所定義,
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which meant意味着 that, in that social社會 world世界,
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咁就意味著,系黎個社會,
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I didn't really exist存在.
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我唔存在。
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And I was "other" before being anything else --
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而我首先系個異類,黎個身份
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even before being a girl女孩.
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甚至比作為一個女仔更先考慮。
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I was a noticeable明顯 nobody.
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我系一個引人注目無名小卒。
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Another另一個 world世界 was opening開放 up
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與此同時,另一個世界
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around this time:
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向我招手:
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performance性能 and dancing跳舞.
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演出與舞蹈。
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That nagging長氣 dread恐懼 of self-hood自起
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那個無時無刻都存在對自我身份嘅擔憂
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didn't exist存在 when I was dancing跳舞.
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當我跳舞時都不再存在。
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I'd literally從字面上 lose失去 myself自己.
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我真系拋棄了自我。
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And I was a really good dancer舞者.
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我系一個非常優秀嘅舞者。
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I would put
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我會把
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all my emotional情感 expression表達
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我全部的感情
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into my dancing跳舞.
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投入在舞蹈中。
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I could be in the movement運動
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我可以舞出在
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in a way that I wasn't唔係 able to be
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現實生活中無法
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in my real真正 life, in myself自己.
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做到嘅自我。
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And at 16,
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在我16歲的時候,
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I stumbled一仆一碌 across another另一個 opportunity機會,
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我遇到另一個機會,
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and I earned贏得 my first acting代理 role作用 in a film電影.
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我得到咗第一次出演電影嘅機會。
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I can hardly爭 D find the words的話
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我難以用言語
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to describe描述 the peace和平 I felt覺得
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來形容當時我所感受到嘅平和
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when I was acting代理.
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當我演出時。
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My dysfunctional功能失調性 self自我
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我無法運轉嘅自我
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could actually講真 plug插頭 in
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卻可以融入到
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to another另一個 self自我, not my own自己,
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不屬於我自己的自我。
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and it felt覺得 so good.
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黎種感受實在太好啦。
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It was the first time that I existed存在
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黎個系我第一次感受到自己嘅存在
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inside a fully-functioning充分發揮作用 self自我 --
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一個完全正常的自我裡。
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one that I controlled控制,
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一個自我可以控制,
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that I steered帶領,
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我可以掌托,
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that I gave life to.
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我給予其生命。
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But the shooting射擊 day would end結束,
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但系當拍攝完結時,
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and I'd return返回
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我重回到
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to my gnarly粗糙, awkward尷尬 self自我.
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果個粗燥,蠢鈍嘅我。
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By 19,
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19歲的時候,
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I was a fully-fledged movie電影 actor演員,
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我已成為一個完羽翼豐滿的電影演員,
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but still searching搜尋 for definition定義.
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但系我仲系到找尋自我的定義。
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I applied應用 to read anthropology人類學
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我申請攻讀人類學
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at university大學.
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系大學。
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Dr博士. Phyllis菲利斯 Lee gave me my interview面試,
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菲利斯·李博士面試我,
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and she asked問吓 me, "How would you define定義 race比賽?"
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她問我,“你系點樣定義種族?”
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Well, I thought I had the answer回答 to that one,
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我以為知道黎題嘅答案。
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and I said, "Skin皮膚 color顏色."
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我講, ”膚色“。
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"So biology生物學, genetics遺傳學?" she said.
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“咁你即系話, 生物,基因咯?” 距講。
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"Because, Thandie坦蒂, that's not accurate準確.
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”不過, 桑迪,黎個答案唔準確喔。
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Because there's actually講真 more genetic遺傳 difference差異
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因為系基因上
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between之間 a black Kenyan肯雅
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一個黑皮膚嘅肯尼亞人
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and a black Ugandan烏干達
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同一個黑皮膚嘅烏干達人
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than there is between之間 a black Kenyan肯雅
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的差別好多。 一個黑皮膚嘅肯尼亞人。
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and, say, a white白色 Norwegian挪威文.
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比如同, 一個白膚色挪威人之間亦有區別。
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Because we all stem from Africa非洲.
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因為我地都來自非洲。
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So in Africa非洲,
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所以系非洲,
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there's been more time
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有更長嘅時間
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to create創建 genetic遺傳 diversity多樣性."
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來形成基因多樣化。 “
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In other words的話,
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換言之,
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race比賽 has no basis基礎
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種族的劃分
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in biological生物 or scientific科學 fact事實.
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系無生物同科學的依據。
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On the one hand, result結果.
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一方面系結果。
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Right?
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o岩唔o岩?
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On the other hand, my definition定義 of self自我
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系另一方面, 我對自我嘅定義
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just lost失去 a huge巨大 chunk of its credibility信譽.
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就咁樣失去一大部分可信性。
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But what was credible可信,
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可信嘅系,
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what is biological生物 and scientific科學 fact事實,
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生物學與科學事實,
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is that we all stem from Africa非洲 --
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就係我地都係來自非洲--
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in fact事實, from a woman女人 called Mitochondrial綫粒躰 Eve前夕
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事實上, 我地都源自一個女人-『粒線體夏娃』
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who lived 160,000 years ago.
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她生後在16萬年前。
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And race比賽 is an illegitimate非法 concept概念
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所以,種族系一個不合理的概念
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which our selves自我 have created創建
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系我地自我所塑造的
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based基於 on fear恐懼 and ignorance無知.
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基於恐慌與無知。
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Strangely奇怪, these revelations啟示
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奇怪嘅系,了解到黎一切
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didn't cure治療 my low self-esteem自尊,
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並沒有治愈好我卑微的自尊,
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that feeling感覺 of otherness差異.
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仲系有果種異類感。
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My desire欲望 to disappear消失
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我想要就此消失的祈望
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was still very powerful強大.
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還是非常強烈。
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I had a degree程度 from Cambridge劍橋;
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我有一個劍橋學位;
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I had a thriving繁榮 career職業,
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我嘅蒸蒸日上;
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but my self自我 was a car架車 crash崩潰,
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但我自己就似一場車禍,
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and I wound傷口 up with bulimia贪食
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結果我患上厭食症
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and on a therapist's治療師嘅 couch梳化.
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並開始接受心理治療。
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And of course課程 I did.
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我當然會變成咁。
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I still believed相信
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當時我仍然相信
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my self自我 was all I was.
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我的自我便是我的全部。
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I still valued self-worth自我價值
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我依然非常自重
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above以上 all other worth值得,
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勝於其他所有的價值。
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and what was there to suggest建議 otherwise否則?
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我仲可以點唸?
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We've我哋都 created創建 entire整個 value價值 systems系統
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我地所創造出嘅整個價值系統
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and a physical物理 reality現實
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客觀存在緊
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to support支持 the worth值得 of self自我.
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都系為著支撐黎個自我的價值觀。
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Look at the industry行業 for self-image自我形象
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睇下周邊為個人形象所建立的產業
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and the jobs工作 it creates創建,
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仲有相關聯工作,
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the revenue收入 it turns輪流 over.
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創造出的價值。
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We'd我哋會 be right in assuming假設
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我地仲好去認為
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that the self自我 is an actual實際 living生活 thing.
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黎個自我系個真實存在的東西。
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But it's not. It's a projection投影
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不過答案系否定的;黎只系一個投影,
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which our clever brains大腦 create創建
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一個我們聰明大腦所塑造出的投影
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in order to cheat ourselves自己
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用來欺騙我地自己
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from the reality現實 of death死亡.
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好讓我地無需面對死亡黎個現實。
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But there is something
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但系有樣嘢
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that can give the self自我
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距可以給予自我
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ultimate最終 and infinite無限 connection連接 --
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終極,無限的聯繫--
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and that thing is oneness一體,
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黎個就係合一性,
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our essence本質.
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我們的本質。
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The self's自己嘅 struggle鬥爭
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自我的鬥爭
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for authenticity真實性 and definition定義
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為尋找真實性和定義
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will never end結束
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系永無休止
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unless除左 it's connected連接 to its creator創造者 --
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除非自我與其創造者一齊--
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to you and to me.
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同你, 同我。
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And that can happen發生 with awareness意識 --
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只要真正意識到黎點--
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awareness意識 of the reality現實 of oneness一體
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意識到合一性的真實存在
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and the projection投影 of self-hood自起.
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與自我其實僅僅系一個投影。
08:43
For a start初時, we can think about
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o岩開始的時,我地可以咁唸
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all the times when we do lose失去 ourselves自己.
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當我地可以忘我的時。
08:48
It happens發生 when I dance舞蹈,
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對我而言,但我跳舞時就會忘掉自己,
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when I'm acting代理.
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當我系表演時。
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I'm earthed接地 in my essence本質,
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我接近我的本質,
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and my self自我 is suspended暫停.
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把自我暫停。
08:57
In those moments時刻,
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系黎段時間內,
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I'm connected連接 to everything --
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我與萬物相連--
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the ground地面, the air空氣,
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大地,空氣,
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the sounds聽上去, the energy能源 from the audience觀眾.
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聲音,觀眾中的能量。
09:06
All my senses感官 are alert警報 and alive活著
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我所有感官都醒覺充滿活力
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in much the same相同 way as an infant寶寶 might可能 feel --
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就好似一個初生嬰兒一樣---
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that feeling感覺 of oneness一體.
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感覺到合一性。
09:16
And when I'm acting代理 a role作用,
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當我表演一個角色的時候,
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I inhabit居住 another另一個 self自我,
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我居住在另一個自我裡,
09:21
and I give it life for awhile一陣,
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我在一個段時間裡給予其生命。
09:23
because when the self自我 is suspended暫停
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因為,當我的自我被暫停後
09:26
so is divisiveness分歧
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分離與
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and judgment判斷.
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評判的態度都被暫停。
09:30
And I've played發揮 everything
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我中意表演各種角色
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from a vengeful復仇 ghost in the time of slavery奴隷製
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從奴隸時代復仇心重嘅鬼魂
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to Secretary of State狀態 in 2004.
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到生活在2004年的國務卿。
09:38
And no matter個問題 how other
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無論別人的自我如何,
09:40
these selves自我 might可能 be,
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與我有多麼相異,
09:42
they're all related相關 in me.
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我都可以理解他們。
09:46
And I honestly真係 believe
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而我真的相信
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the key關鍵 to my success成功 as an actor演員
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成為一位成功演員的關鍵
09:50
and my progress進展 as a person
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還有我做為一個人進步的原因
09:52
has been the very lack缺乏 of self自我
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就係我缺乏自我
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that used to make me feel
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即使黎種缺乏在過去令我感到
09:57
so anxious焦慮 and insecure不安.
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無比焦慮, 缺乏安全感。
09:59
I always wondered
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我時時唸
10:01
why I could feel others'人 ' pain痛苦 so deeply深深,
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點解我可以如此深刻感受到他人的痛楚,
10:05
why I could recognize認識
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點解我可以睇到
10:07
the somebody有人 in the nobody.
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無名小卒裡的不平凡靈魂。
10:10
It's because I didn't have a self自我 to get in the way.
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因為我沒有一個自我來檔路。
10:14
I thought I lacked缺乏 substance物質,
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我本以為我缺乏實在的存在,
10:17
and the fact事實 that I could feel others'人 '
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還有我能夠感受他人
10:19
meant意味着 that I had nothing of myself自己 to feel.
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系因為我沒有一個自我的感受。
10:22
The thing that was a source of shame恥辱
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在過去缺乏自我令我感到羞愧
10:25
was actually講真 a source of enlightenment啟示.
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反而依家成為我感悟的源泉。
10:28
And when I realized實現
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當我意識到,
10:30
and really understood理解
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並清楚知道後
10:32
that my self自我 is a projection投影 and that it has a function功能,
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我的自我只是一個投影,黎個自我有自己的功用,
10:35
a funny有趣 thing happened發生.
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一件有得意嘅事發生。
10:37
I stopped停止 giving it so much authority權威.
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我不在給我的自我很多權力。
10:39
I give it its due由于.
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我開始對它進行磨練。
10:41
I take it to therapy治療.
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我帶我的自我做心理治療。
10:43
I've become成為 very familiar熟悉
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我已經對自我
10:45
with its dysfunctional功能失調性 behavior行為.
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不良的行為好熟悉。
10:47
But I'm not ashamed羞愧 of my self自我.
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但我不再對自己感到羞愧。
10:50
In fact事實, I respect尊重 my self自我
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事實上, 我開始尊重自己
10:52
and its function功能.
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自我運轉的功能。
10:54
And over time and with practice實踐,
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通過長時間鍛煉,
10:57
I've tried試過 to live
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我不斷嘗試從我的
10:59
more and more from my essence本質.
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本源生活。
11:01
And if you can do that,
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如果你可以做到黎一點,
11:04
incredible不可思議 things happen發生.
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奇妙的事情就會發生。
11:06
I was in Congo剛果 in February二月,
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二月份當我系剛果,果陣時,
11:09
dancing跳舞 and celebrating慶祝
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與自我遭到被無法想像的
11:11
with women婦女 who've誰都 survived倖存
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真實毀滅女性
11:13
the destruction破壞 of their佢哋 selves自我
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一起跳舞慶祝
11:15
in literally從字面上 unthinkable不可想象 ways方式 --
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系字面上無法形容--
11:18
destroyed摧毀 because other brutalized摧殘, psychopathic心理 selves自我
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與其他被摧殘了的扭曲心靈的自我的人們
11:21
all over that beautiful land土地
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一起同在黎片美麗的土地
11:24
are fueling加油 our selves'自我 ' addiction成癮
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來推動我地自省的意識,抵觸自我上癮
11:27
to iPodsIpod, Pads, and bling金光閃閃,
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對於iPods, iPads同埋其他外表光鮮的事物
11:30
which further進一步 disconnect斷開 ourselves自己
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黎D另我地上癮,令我地中斷接近自己
11:32
from ever feeling感覺 their佢哋 pain痛苦,
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黎D癮另我地更加無法感到他人的痛苦,
11:34
their佢哋 suffering痛苦,
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他人的磨難,
11:36
their佢哋 death死亡.
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他人的存亡/
11:38
Because, hey,
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因為,
11:40
if we're all living生活 in ourselves自己
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如果我地各自活在自我的生活裡,
11:42
and mistaking誤以為 it for life,
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還以為咁就係人生,
11:44
then we're devaluing貶值
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那麼我地正在貶低人生的價值
11:46
and desensitizing脫敏 life.
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對一切都不在敏感。
11:48
And in that disconnected斷開 state狀態,
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系咁樣一個隔離狀態,
11:50
yeah, we can build建立 factory farms農場 with no windows,
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無錯,我地可以建造一個唔需要窗嘅工廠,
11:54
destroy摧毀 marine海洋 life
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摧毀海洋生命
11:56
and use rape強姦 as a weapon武器 of war戰爭.
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用強暴作為戰爭的武器。
12:00
So here's呢度有 a note注意 to self自我:
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所以, 我有一個對於自我的建議:
12:03
The cracks裂縫 have started初時 to show顯示
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在我地塑造的鋼筋水泥世界
12:05
in our constructed構建 world世界,
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已經呈現裂痕,
12:08
and oceans海洋 will continue繼續
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大海將會不斷的
12:10
to surge激增 through透過 the cracks裂縫,
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沿著裂縫上湧,
12:12
and oil and blood,
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仲有石油和血,
12:15
rivers河流 of it.
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將匯流成河。
12:18
Crucially關鍵, we haven't been figuring盤算 out
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關鍵就係,我地仲沒搵到
12:20
how to live in oneness一體
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怎樣與地球
12:22
with the Earth地球 and every other living生活 thing.
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以及其他生物合一共存。
12:25
We've我哋都 just been insanely trying試圖 to figure out
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我地瘋狂地試圖尋找
12:28
how to live with each每個 other -- billions数十亿 of each每個 other.
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與其他人共存的方式- 幾十億人類。
12:31
Only we're not living生活 with each每個 other;
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不過並唔係我地系一起生活,
12:33
our crazy selves自我 are living生活 with each每個 other
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而我地系瘋狂的自我生活在一起
12:36
and perpetuating延續 an epidemic流行
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不斷的蔓延,讓我們無法交匯
12:38
of disconnection斷開.
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產生溝通疫病。
12:41
Let's live with each每個 other
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讓我們真正的生活在一起
12:44
and take it a breath呼吸 at a time.
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一步一步來,
12:47
If we can get under that heavy self自我,
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如果我地可以潛伏在自我之下,
12:51
light a torch火炬 of awareness意識,
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點燃自省的火炬,
12:53
and find our essence本質,
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去尋找我們的根源,
12:55
our connection連接 to the infinite無限
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咁我地就可以無限
12:57
and every other living生活 thing.
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並與萬物產生聯繫的紐帶。
13:00
We knew it from the day we were born出生.
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我們從出生之日便知黎個紐帶。
13:02
Let's not be freaked嚇壞 out
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我們不需要因為
13:04
by our bountiful豐富 nothingness虛無.
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大把的空虛而感到慌張。
13:07
It's more a reality現實
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我們生存的狀態就是一個事實
13:09
than the ones our selves自我 have created創建.
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僅僅系我們自己創造的。
13:11
Imagine想象 what kind一種 of existence存在 we can have
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想像下,我們的生存方式會系點樣
13:15
if we honor榮譽 inevitable必然 death死亡 of self自我,
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如果我地能夠直面自我不可避免的死亡,
13:19
appreciate欣賞 the privilege特權 of life
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珍惜我們可以生存的權利
13:23
and marvel奇蹟 at what comes next.
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對即將發生的事情保持驚喜之心。
13:27
Simple簡單 awareness意識 is where it begins初時.
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黎D簡單的意識,就是回歸根本的開始。
13:30
Thank you for listening.
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感謝你地來聽我的演講。
13:32
(Applause掌聲)
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Translated by Tracy Hong
Reviewed by Ann Lee

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Thandie Newton - Actor
Swinging from Hollywood blockbusters to sensitive indie films, Thandie Newton brings thoughtfulness and delicate beauty to her work.

Why you should listen

Filmgoers first encountered Thandie Newton in the 1991 film Flirting, a tender and skin-crawlingly honest film about young love and budding identity. In her career since then, she’s brought that same intimate touch even to big Hollywood films (she was the moral center of Mission: Impossible II, for instance, and the quiet heart of the head-banging 2012), while maintaining a strong sideline in art films, like the acclaimed Crash and last year’s adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s For colored girls ...  

Born in England, her mother is Zimbabwean, and Newton is active in nonprofit work across the African continent. In 2008, she visited Mali for a campaign to bring clean water to six African nations, and as a V Day board member, Newton visited the Congo earlier this year to raise awareness of the chronic issue of sexual violence toward women and girls.

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