TED演讲 如果我有一个女儿…(5)

 Now I can divide my spoken-word journey into three steps. Step one was the moment I said, "I can. I can do this." 现在我可以把我口语诗经历分为三阶段。第一阶段那时我会说，“我能，我能做到这个。”

And that was thanks to a girl in a hoodie. Step two was the moment I said, "I will. I will continue. 这要感谢那个连帽衫的女孩。第二阶段时我说，“我会，我会继续。

I love spoken word. I will keep coming back week after week." 我爱上口语诗。我会每周回来表演。”

And step three began when I realized I didn't have to write indignant poems, if that's not what I was. 第三阶段开始时，我意识到我不必写些愤青的诗，如果这表达的不是真的我。

There were things that were specific to me, and the more that I focused on those things, the weirder¹ my poetry got, but the more that it felt like mine. 有些事对我来说是很独特的，我更关注这些事，我的诗歌就更离奇怪诞，但这也更像是我自己。

It's not just the adage² "Write what you know." 这不只是一句格言“写你所知的，”

It's about gathering³ up all of the knowledge and experience you've collected up to now to help you dive into the things you don't know. 而这是有关集合所有知识和体验，到现在你已收集到的一切来帮助你深入了解你所不知道的东西。

I use poetry to help me work through what I don't understand, but I show up to each new poem with a backpack full of everywhere else that I've been. 我用诗歌帮助我经历我所不理解的事，但我展示每一首新诗，它是用我已去过其他地方的一打故事来写的。

When I got to university, I met a fellow poet who shared my belief in the magic of spoken-word poetry. 我在大学时，我遇见同校诗人，他和我坚信口语诗的神奇。

And actually, Phil Kaye and I coincidentally also share the same last name. 而且，我和菲尔·凯巧合也同姓。

When I was in high school I had created Project V.O.I.C.E. as a way to encourage my friends to do spoken word with me. 在高中我已创建V.O.I.C.E.计划，它是鼓励我的朋友和我一起创作口语诗的一种方式。

But Phil and I decided⁴ to reinvent Project V.O.I.C.E., this time changing the mission to using spoken-word poetry as a way to entertain, educate and inspire. 但我和菲尔决定彻底改造V.O.I.C.E.计划--这次改变它的使命为：用口语诗作为一种娱乐，教育和激励的方式。

We stayed full-time⁵ students, but in between we traveled, performing and teaching nine-year-olds to MFA candidates, 我们还是全日制学生，但中间我们旅行，表演和传授给9岁到美术硕士的任何申请人，

from California to Indiana to India to a public high school just up the street from campus. 他们来自从加州到印地安那州，到印度，到公立高中，到校园刚刚注册的街角等。

 

1 weirder   

怪诞的( weird的比较级 )； 神秘而可怕的； 超然的； 古怪的

参考例句：

• Actually, things got a little weirder when the tow truck driver showed up. 事实上，在拖吊车司机出现后，事情的发展更加怪异。

2 adage   

n.格言，古训

参考例句：

• But the old adage that men grow into office has not proved true in my experience.但是，根据我的经验，人们所谓的工作岗位造就人材这句古话并不正确。
• Her experience lends credence to the adage " We live and learn!"她的经验印证了一句格言: 活到老，学到老！

3 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。