TED演讲: 用班卓琴来建设中美关系(4)

 　　Like the time I was in Sichuan Province  有一次我去四川

　　and I was singing for kids in relocation schools in the earthquake disaster zone. 在地震灾后的临时小学里给孩子们唱歌

　　And this little girl comes up to me.  然后一个小女孩走过来

　　"Big sister Wong, Washburn, Wong, same difference. 王大姐，沃什伯恩和王差不多

　　"Big sister Wong, can I sing you a song that my mom sang for me before she was swallowed in the earthquake?" 王大姐，我能不能给你唱一下我妈妈再被地震吞噬前教我的歌曲？”

　　And I sat down, she sat on my lap. She started singing her song. 我坐下来，她坐在我膝盖上。她开始唱

　　And the warmth of her body and the tears rolling down her rosy¹ cheeks, and I started to cry. 我感到了她身体的的温度，我看到了眼泪从她绯红的脸颊滚落下来，我也哭了起来

　　And the light that shone off of her eyes was a place I could have stayed forever. 她眼中闪烁的光是我愿意相伴一生的东西

　　And in that moment, we weren't our American selves, we weren't our Chinese selves, 在那一刻，我们不是美国人，也不是中国人

　　we were just mortals² sitting together in that light that keeps us here. 我们只是简单的人，静静地坐在将我们心灵带到一起的光里

　　I want to dwell³ in that light with you and with everyone. 我真想和你们所有人一起去那片光里看一看

　　And I know U.S.-China relations doesn't need another lawyer. Thank you. 我知道中美关系不再需要一个律师了。谢谢

1 rosy   

adj.美好的，乐观的，玫瑰色的

参考例句：

• She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作，生活看上去很美好。
• She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。

2 mortals   

凡人，人类( mortal的名词复数 )； 浊骨凡胎

参考例句：

• We're all mortals, with our human faults and weaknesses. 我们都是凡人，自然都有过错和弱点。
• We poor mortals can pack two or three meanings into one sentence. 我们这些可怜的凡人可以在一句话里面装进两三个意思。

3 dwell   

vi.老是想着，详细讲述

参考例句：

• Sometimes his mind would dwell on the horrors he had been through.有时他会老是想着他所经历过的种种恐怖。
• A great number of water fowls dwell on the island.许多水鸟在岛上栖息。