1、TED英語演講稿 才華可以人人都有但機(jī)會(huì)不是 How many of you are tired of seeingcelebrities adopting kids from the African continent? 你們之中有多少人已經(jīng)對(duì)那些從非洲領(lǐng)養(yǎng)小孩的明星而感到厭倦了? Well, its not all that bad. I was adopted.I grew up in rural Uganda, lost both my parents when I was very, very young.And when my parents passed, I experienc

2、ed all the negative effects of poverty,from homelessness, eating out of trash piles, you name it. 嗯，那也不全是壞事。我就是被其中領(lǐng)養(yǎng)的一員。我在烏干達(dá)的郊區(qū)長大，在我很小的時(shí)候，我的父母就去世了。在我父母離世之后，我經(jīng)歷了所有貧困帶來的困難，從無家可歸，到撿食路邊的垃圾，所有你能想得到的。 But my life changed when I got aeptedinto an orphanage. Through one of those sponsor-an-orphan programs,

3、 I wassponsored and given an opportunity to acquire an education. I started off inUganda. I went through school, and the way this particular program worked, youfinished high school and after high school, you go learn a trade - to bee acarpenter, a mechanic or something along those lines. 但自從我被一家孤兒院收

4、養(yǎng) 我的生活就發(fā)生了巨變。通過孤兒院的一個(gè)補(bǔ)助項(xiàng)目，我獲得了接受教育的機(jī)會(huì)，以及相應(yīng)的資助。一開始是在烏干達(dá)。我去了學(xué)校念書，而根據(jù)這個(gè)項(xiàng)目的運(yùn)作流程，他們會(huì)在你讀完高中以后，送你去學(xué)一門手藝，比如木匠，或者機(jī)修工或者其他的一些專業(yè)技術(shù)。 My case was a little different. The sponsorfamily that was sending these 25 dollars a month to this orphanage to sponsorme, which - I had never met them - said, Well . we would lik

5、e to sendyou to college instead. Oh - it gets better. 而我的情況卻有所不同。每個(gè)月我會(huì)在孤兒院收到25美元補(bǔ)助。這錢資助我的家庭，我從未見過他們他們說，“我們希望資助你去上大學(xué)” 哦，那再好不過了。 And they said, If you get thepaperwork, well send you to school in America instead. So with theirhelp, I went to the embassy and applied for the visa. I got the visa. 他們還說：“

6、如果你能通過申請(qǐng) 我們會(huì)把你送到美國的大學(xué)讀書?！?所以，在他們的幫助下，我去大使館申請(qǐng)了簽證。并且通過了簽證。 I remember this day like it was yesterday.I walked out of the embassy with this piece of paper in my hand, a hop in mystep, smile on my face, knowing that my life is about to change. I went homethat night, and I slept with my passport, because

7、 I was afraid that someonemight steal it. 那一天對(duì)我來說就像昨天一樣。我拿著手里的文件走出大使館，一路蹦跳，難掩笑意，我明白我的生活將不復(fù)從前。那天晚上我回到家里，抱著我的護(hù)照睡著了，因?yàn)槲覔?dān)心有人會(huì)把它偷走。 I couldnt fall asleep. I kept feeling it.I had a good idea for security. I was like, OK, Im going to put it in aplastic bag, and take it outside and dig a hole, and put it i

8、n there. Idid that, went back in the house. I could not fall asleep. I was like,Maybe someone saw me. I went back - 而我輾轉(zhuǎn)反側(cè)。那念頭依然揮之不去。我突然想到了一個(gè)萬全的主意。我說：”好吧，我可以把它放進(jìn)一個(gè)塑料袋里然后在外面地上挖一個(gè)洞，把袋子放進(jìn)去?！?我真的做了，然后又回到屋子里。但我依然無眠，我想，“也許有人看到我了?！?我又回去了 I pulled it out, and I put it with me theentire night - all to say th

9、at it was an anxiety-filled night. 我把袋子拿出來，然后抓著它度過了一宿 我只想說那真是焦慮的一晚。 Going to the US was, just like anotherspeaker said, was my first time to see a plane, be on one, let alone sit on itto fly to another country. December 15, 20xx. 7:08pm. I sat in seat 7A. FlyEmirates. One of the most gorgeous, beaut

10、iful women Ive ever seen walked up,red little hat with a white veil. Im looking terrified, I have no idea whatIm doing. She hands me this warm towel - warm, steamy, snow white. Imlooking at this warm towel; I dont know what to do with my life, let alonewith this damn towel - 來到美國的感受，和其他初來乍到的人一樣 那是我第

11、一次坐飛機(jī)，坐在座位上，飛向另一個(gè)國家。20xx年12月15日 晚上7點(diǎn)08分 我坐在7A座位上。乘坐阿聯(lián)酋航班。一個(gè)我有生以來見過的最美的女人朝我走來，她戴著紅色的帽子和白色的口罩。我真的嚇壞了，我簡直手足無措。她遞給我一張溫?zé)岬募埥?溫暖，濕潤，白凈如雪。我盯著這張溫暖的紙巾; 我都不知道我該拿我的生活怎么辦，更別說這張紙巾了 I did one of the - you know, anythinganyone could do in that situation: look around, see what everyone else isdoing. I did the same.

12、Mind you, I drove about seven hours from my village tothe airport that day. So I grab this warm towel, wipe my face just likeeveryone else is doing, I look at it - damn. 我做了一件你懂的，任何人都會(huì)做的事：我環(huán)顧四周，看其他人的舉動(dòng)。然后我也跟著他們做。順便一提，從村子到機(jī)場(chǎng)，那一天我開了7個(gè)小時(shí)的車。所以我拿起那張溫暖的紙，效仿著別人擦拭了自己的臉，我看了看紙巾該死。 It was all dirt brown.I reme

13、mber being so embarrassed that whenshe came by to pick it up, I didnt give mine.I still have it. 已經(jīng)變成屎黃色了。我記得我是那么的尷尬，以至于當(dāng)她來回收紙巾的時(shí)候，我沒好意思給她。我現(xiàn)在都還帶著它。 Going to America opened doors for me tolive up to my full God-given potential. I remember when I arrived, the sponsorfamily embraced me, and they liter

14、ally had to teach me everything from scratch:this is a microwave, thats a refrigerator - things Id never seen before. Andit was also the first time I got immersed into a new and different culture.These strangers showed me true love. These strangers showed me that I mattered,that my dreams mattered.T

15、hank you. 美國向我敞開了大門讓我能夠發(fā)揮自己最大的潛力。我記得我剛到的時(shí)候，我的資助家庭迎接了我，然后他們就把一切從頭開始教給我：這是一個(gè)微波爐，那是一個(gè)冰箱那些都是我以前聞所未聞的東西。那也是我第一次 被放置在全新的文化環(huán)境當(dāng)中。這些陌生人向我展示了真正的關(guān)愛。這些陌生人讓我明白，我很重要 我的夢(mèng)想很重要。謝謝。 These individuals had two of their ownbiological children. And when I came in, I had needs. They had to teach meEnglish, teach me litera

16、lly everything, which resulted in them spending a lotof time with me. And that created a little bit of jealousy with their children.So, if youre a parent in this room, and you have those teenager children whodont want anything to do with your love and affection - in fact, they find itrepulsive - I g

17、ot a solution: adopt a child. 他們有兩個(gè)親生孩子。當(dāng)我走進(jìn)他們家庭的時(shí)候，我急需幫助。他們要教我英文，教我?guī)缀跛械氖虑椋@導(dǎo)致他們要在我的身上 花費(fèi)很多的精力。而這致使他們的親生孩子對(duì)我產(chǎn)生了一絲妒忌。所以，如果你們有人是家長，而你又有這樣一群青少年小孩 他們對(duì)你們的愛和關(guān)心置若罔聞 事實(shí)上，還對(duì)你們很冷淡 我有一個(gè)辦法： 領(lǐng)養(yǎng)一個(gè)孩子。 It will solve the problem. 問題就會(huì)迎刃而解。 I went on to acquire two engineeringdegrees from one of the best institution

18、s in the world. Ive got to _ you:talent is universal, but opportunities are not. And I credit this to theindividuals who embrace multiculturalism, love, empathy and passion forothers. We live in a world filled with hate: building walls, Brexit, xenophobiahere on the African continent. Multiculturalism can be an answer to many ofthese worst human qualities. 在一所世界一流學(xué)府中 我習(xí)得了兩個(gè)工程師學(xué)位。我必須要說： 天賦人人都有，但機(jī)會(huì)一緣難求。我想要贊美 那些擁抱多元文化的人，那些關(guān)愛，理解并且同情他人的人。我們生活在一個(gè)充滿憎恨的世界上：高筑圍墻，英國脫歐，非洲大陸的仇外心理。而這些人類最負(fù)面的東西 都可以被多元文化海涵。 Today, I challenge you to help a