Be Courageous
婚礼上的一位嘉宾也吸引了许多人的眼球,她就是美国演员乔治·克鲁尼的夫人——“最美律政俏佳人”艾默·克鲁尼(Amal Clooney)。
Amal气质出众,毕业于牛津大学法学院,后在英国一家著名律师事务所担任律师。
最近正值毕业季,不久前,Amal在范德堡大学毕业典礼上发表了主题为勇气(courage)演讲。
一起来感受一下乔嫂正宗的英伦腔吧。
Be Courageous
'Courage, as they say, is contagious,' she started. 'People who have had the courage to change their societies—in India, in South Africa, in the United States—inspire each other and create rights for future generations. '
“人们说,勇气是会传染的。那些有勇气改变社会的人,无论是在印度、南非,还是美国都鼓励了大众,为子孙后代争取了权利。”
'But when I look at the world today, I see that courage is needed more than ever. At a time when women all over the world face physical abuse, restrictions on their ability to work, own property, travel and even have custody over their children, we need courage. At a time when the LGBT community and every continent struggles for equal rights, freedom from imprisonment and even death, we need courage.'
“但当我审视今天的世界,我发现勇气比以往任何时候都更重要。当全世界的很多女性面临着生理伤害,工作能力收到限制,财产权、旅行权,甚至对孩子的监护权都受到限制,我们需要勇气。当全世界的LGBT群体,为平等权利、免于监禁甚至死亡而斗争,我们需要勇气。”
'At a time when more journalists are in prison around the world than at any time in the last three decades—and even here at home, [where] the media is under attack from the White House—we need courage. And at a time when our politicians try to conflate the terms ‘refugee’ and ‘terrorist’ and make us fear one another, we need courage.'
“当全世界被关进监狱的记者数量达到了30年以来的最大值,甚至在家中,媒体也会受到来自白宫的威胁,我们需要勇气。当政客们试图把难民和恐怖分子混为一谈,让我们恐惧彼此,我们需要勇气。”
' We need young people with the courage to say this is our world now and there are going to be some changes.'
“我们需要有勇气的年轻人站出来说,‘这个世界属于我们,某些事一定要被改变’”。
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