TED演讲:格格不入者的心声(7)

时间：2018-10-06 00:30:54

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The radiance falls on all of us, and we are nothing without each other. 只有和大家团结在一起，每个人才是光芒四射的。

Instead¹, I flew² back to Oregon, 可现实是，我飞回了俄勒冈，

and as³ I watched the evergreens⁴ and rain come back into view⁵, 看着窗外的雨拍打着常青树

I just drank many tiny⁶ bottles of airplane⁷ "feel sorry for yourself⁸." 我不禁借酒浇愁。

I thought⁹ about how, if I was¹⁰ a writer¹¹, I was some kind of misfit writer. 我想就算我是一个作家，我也只是一个格格不入的作家。

What I'm saying¹² is, I flew back to Oregon without a book deal¹³, without an agent¹⁴, 我想说，我回到俄勒冈，没有签下一个书约，没有经纪人同行，

and with only a headful and heart-ful of memories¹⁵ of having sat¹⁶ so near the beautiful writers¹⁷. 有的只是满满的回忆。我曾经和那些美丽的作家离得那么近。

Memory¹⁸ was the only prize¹⁹ I allowed²⁰ myself²¹. 回忆是我给自己的奖励。

And yet²², at home in the dark²³, back in my underwear²⁴, 然后当我回到家的黑暗中，穿回我的内衣，

I could²⁵ still hear their voices²⁷. 我还能够听见她们的声音。

They said²⁸, "Don't listen to anyone²⁹ who tries to get you to shut³⁰ up or change your story." 她们说：“不要让任何试图让你闭嘴的人改变你的故事。”

They said, "Give voice²⁶ to the story only you know how to tell." 她们说：“表达只有你才知道的感受。”

They said, "Sometimes telling the story is the thing that saves³¹ your life³²." 她们说：“有时候写书可以改变你的一生。”

Now I am, as you can see, the woman over 50. 现在，我也50多岁了。

And I'm a writer. And I'm a mother. And I became³³ a teacher. 我是一个作家。我是一位母亲。我也成为了一名老师。

Guess who my favorite³⁵ students are. 猜猜我最喜欢的学生是谁。

Although³⁶ it didn't happen the day that dream³⁸ letter came³⁴ through my mailbox³⁹, 我写了一篇回忆录，尽管不是从邮筒拿出信的那一天写的，

I did³⁷ write a memoir⁴⁰, called "The Chronology of Water." 叫做“似水年华”。

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