TED演讲:女性是怎样发起非暴力冲突的(4)

 The separation barrier was changed completely to the internationally recognized green line, 隔离墙被完全改道到国际认可的绿线内

and the women of Budrus came to be known across the West Bank for their indomitable energy. Thank you. Budrus的女人们也因她们不屈不挠的活力名声响彻西岸地区。谢谢

I want to pause for a second, which you helped me do, 我想暂停片刻，你们也已经帮我实现了

because I do want to tackle two very serious misunderstandings that could happen at this point. 因为我想解决两个目前可能发生的两个很严重的误解

The first one is that I don't believe women are inherently or essentially¹ more peaceful than men. 第一个是我不认为女人天生比男人更和平

But I do believe that in today's world, women experience power differently. 但是我确实相信在当今世界，女人执行权利与男人不同

Having had to navigate² being in the less powerful position in multiple aspects of their lives, 在生活中的各个方面都处于劣势地位的情况下艰难前行

women are often more adept³ at how to surreptitiously pressure for change against large, powerful actors. 女人往往更善于面对强大的行动者时，隐蔽地施压寻求改变

The term "manipulative," often charged against women in a derogatory way, ‘操纵’这个常被用来指责女人的词

reflects a reality in which women have often had to find ways other than direct confrontation⁴ to achieve their goals. 反应了这样一个现实，女人为了实现目标，必须找到除直接对抗之外的方法

And finding alternatives to direct confrontation is at the core of nonviolent resistance. 而寻找直接对抗的另一种选择，正是非暴力抵抗的核心。

1 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

2 navigate   

v.航行，飞行；导航，领航

参考例句：

• He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。
• Such boats can navigate on the Nile.这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。

3 adept   

adj.老练的，精通的

参考例句：

• When it comes to photography,I'm not an adept.要说照相，我不是内行。
• He was highly adept at avoiding trouble.他十分善于避开麻烦。

4 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。