TED英語演講：如果我有一個女兒

Word文檔TED英語演講：如果我有一個女兒“假如我有一個女兒...”這是口語詩人薩拉凱的演講開頭，這演講贏得了TED20xx大會上兩次起立喝彩。她敘述了她從一個沉醉在紐約鮑威利詩社里并有雙大眼睛的少年轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)橐粋€通過口語詩展現(xiàn)孩子們自我表達(dá)力量的V.O.I.C.E。下面是我為大家收集關(guān)于TED英語演講：假如我有一個女兒，歡迎借鑒參考。

演說題目：假如我有一個女兒

演說者：薩拉凱

IfIshouldhaveadaughter,insteadofMom,shesgoingtocallmePointB,becausethatwaysheknowsthatnomatterwhathappens,atleastshecanalwaysfindherwaytome.

假如我有個女兒而不是一位老母親她會叫我B點(PointB)由于她知道不管發(fā)生什么她總會找到方法回到我身邊

AndImgoingtopaintsolarsystemsonthebacksofherhandssoshehastolearntheentireuniversebeforeshecansay,Oh,Iknowthatlikethebackofmyhand.

我會把太陽系畫在她的手背上這樣她就要先了解整個浩瀚宇宙而后再說：“哦我知道這個呀，就像我手背上的圖畫一樣?！?/p>

Andshesgoingtolearnthatthislifewillhityouhardintheface,waitforyoutogetbackupjustsoitcankickyouinthestomach.Butgettingthewindknockedoutofyouistheonlywaytoremindyourlungshowmuchtheylikethetasteofair.Thereishurt,here,thatcannotbefixedbyBand-Aidsorpoetry.

并且她會懂得生活將會向你迎面痛擊等著你奮力反擊時再給你的肚子一記重拳但是就讓狂風(fēng)將你襲倒吧這是唯一的方式去喚醒你的肺使它們記得空氣的味道有多么喜人的確，這傷痛照舊創(chuàng)可貼或詩歌也無濟于事

SothefirsttimesherealizesthatWonderWomanisntcoming,Illmakesuresheknowsshedoesnthavetowearthecapeallbyherself,becausenomatterhowwideyoustretchyourfingers,yourhandswillalwaysbetoosmalltocatchallthepainyouwanttoheal.Believeme,Ivetried.And,baby,Illtellher,dontkeepyournoseupintheairlikethat.Iknowthattrick;Ivedoneitamilliontimes.Yourejustsmellingforsmokesoyoucanfollowthetrailbacktoaburninghouse,soyoucanfindtheboywholosteverythinginthefiretoseeifyoucansavehim.Orelsefindtheboywholitthefireinthefirstplace,toseeifyoucanchangehim.ButIknowshewillanyway,soinsteadIllalwayskeepanextrasupplyofchocolateandrainbootsnearby,becausethereisnoheartbreakthatchocolatecantfix.Okay,theresafewthatchocolatecantfix.

所以當(dāng)她第一次意識到奇妙女俠不會消失我要讓她懂得她并不肯定要為自己時刻披上戰(zhàn)斗斗篷由于無論你的手指怎樣伸展你的雙手永久太小不足以治愈全部的傷痛信任我，我試過了“還有，珍寶”,我會告知她不要再那樣趾高氣揚我很熟識這種神態(tài)，我已經(jīng)這樣做過上萬次要是你聞到一股煙味你就能循著它找到一處燃燒的房子你就會發(fā)覺那個被大火奪去一切的男孩去看看你能否救他或者找到那個在事發(fā)前點火的男孩去看看你能否轉(zhuǎn)變他我知道她反正會實行行動所以我會始終在旁邊預(yù)備著補給備好巧克力和雨靴由于沒有任何心碎是巧克力無法治愈的好吧，還是有那么一些

Butthatswhattherainbootsarefor,becauserainwillwashawayeverything,ifyouletit.Iwanthertolookattheworldthroughtheundersideofaglass-bottomboat,tolookthroughamicroscopeatthegalaxiesthatexistonthepinpointofahumanmind,becausethatsthewaymymomtaughtme.Thattherellbedayslikethis.

但這時候雨靴就要派上用場了由于只要你情愿，雨水會把一切沖洗得一干二凈我盼望她去看這個世界透過一支有著玻璃底的小舟透過顯微鏡去察看現(xiàn)存于人類思維末梢的“星系”由于這是我媽媽曾經(jīng)教我的“生活將會如此?！?/p>

(Singing)Therellbedayslikethis,mymommasaid.Whenyouopenyourhandstocatchandwindupwithonlyblistersandbruises;whenyoustepoutofthephoneboothandtrytoflyandtheverypeopleyouwanttosavearetheonesstandingonyourcape;whenyourbootswillfillwithrain,andyoullbeuptoyourkneesindisappointment.Andthosearetheverydaysyouhaveallthemorereasontosaythankyou.

“生活將會如此?！蔽覌寢屨f當(dāng)你綻開懷抱得到的卻是水泡和瘀傷當(dāng)你走出電話亭嘗試飛行卻發(fā)覺那些你渴望救助的人們正是他們踩在你的披風(fēng)上當(dāng)你的雨靴盛滿了雨水絕望的心情將從你的腳底沒至膝蓋正是在這些特殊的日子里，你有更多的理由去說聲感謝

Becausetheresnothingmorebeautifulthanthewaytheoceanrefusestostopkissingtheshoreline,nomatterhowmanytimesitssentaway.Youwillputthewindinwinsome,losesome.Youwillputthestarinstartingover,andover.Andnomatterhowmanylandmineseruptinaminute,besureyourmindlandsonthebeautyofthisfunnyplacecalledlife.Andyes,onascalefromonetoover-trusting,Iamprettydamnnaive.ButIwanthertoknowthatthisworldismadeoutofsugar.Itcancrumblesoeasily,butdontbeafraidtostickyourtongueoutandtasteit.

由于無論大海多少次不得不奔騰而去它從未放棄親吻海岸線再沒有什么事比這更美妙你將在風(fēng)雨中贏得一些人心，也失去一些故友你將在星空下綻開周而復(fù)始的循環(huán)，孜孜不倦不管有多少地雷在一分鐘內(nèi)炸成碎片要確信你的心靈將在這個叫做人生的趣處安置于美是的，猶如一個過度盲信的人我的確太天真了但是我想讓她懂得這個世界是由蜜糖構(gòu)筑它會在彈指間倒塌但不要畏懼伸出你的舌頭品嘗它的香甜

Baby,Illtellher,remember,yourmommaisaworrier,andyourpoppaisawarrior,andyouarethegirlwithsmallhandsandbigeyeswhoneverstopsaskingformore.Rememberthatgoodthingscomeinthreesandsodobadthings.Alwaysapologizewhenyouvedonesomethingwrong,butdontyoueverapologizeforthewayyoureyesrefusetostopshining.Yourvoiceissmall,butdonteverstopsinging.Andwhentheyfinallyhandyouheartache,whentheyslipwarandhatredunderyourdoorandofferyouhandoutsonstreet-cornersofcynicismanddefeat,youtellthemthattheyreallyoughttomeetyourmother.

“珍寶”，我會告知她，“記住，你的媽媽是一個太過多慮的人而你的爸爸卻是一名戰(zhàn)士你的雙手小巧可愛，眼睛光明而閃耀你從未停止探知更多記住有個成語叫好事成雙壞事亦然當(dāng)你做錯事時，常要賠禮但對于你堅持的神采奕奕的雙眸你永久不必愧疚你的聲音微弱，但永久不要停止放聲唱歌當(dāng)他們最終只交給你傷心當(dāng)他們把戰(zhàn)斗和仇恨丟在你門前并在街角向你兜售犬儒主義和自暴自棄你就告知他們，你的母親很想請他們喝茶

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Thankyou.Thankyou.

感謝，感謝大家

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Thankyou.

感謝

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Thanks.

感謝

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Thankyou.

感謝

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Allright,soIwantyoutotakeamoment,andIwantyoutothinkofthreethingsthatyouknowtobetrue.Theycanbeaboutwhateveryouwant--technology,entertainment,design,yourfamily,whatyouhadforbreakfast.Theonlyruleisdontthinktoohard.Okay,ready?Go.Okay.

好啦，我盼望大家能花一些時間思索真實存在的3件事物它們可以是你想到的任何事科技、消遣、設(shè)計你的家庭、你的早餐等等僅有的規(guī)定是不要想得太簡單預(yù)備好了?開頭好了

SoherearethreethingsIknowtobetrue.IknowthatJean-LucGodardwasrightwhenhesaidthat,Agoodstoryhasabeginning,amiddleandanend,althoughnotnecessarilyinthatorder.IknowthatImincrediblynervousandexcitedtobeuphere,whichisgreatlyinhibitingmyabilitytokeepitcool.whichisgreatlyinhibitingmyabilitytokeepitcool.

現(xiàn)在我來共享一下我知道的3件真事我知道讓盧克戈達(dá)爾是對的他說過“一個好故事有開頭、進展和結(jié)尾，但不必依此挨次。”我知道我是特別緊急和興奮地站在著兒我很難讓自己高冷起來我很難讓自己高冷起來

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AndIknowthatIhavebeenwaitingallweektotellthisjoke.

我知道我已經(jīng)等了整整一周才來給大家講這個笑話

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WhywasthescarecrowinvitedtoTED?Becausehewasoutstandinginhisfield.

稻草人為什么會被邀請到TED大會呢?由于他在那片“田地”里特殊惹眼。

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Imsorry.Okay,sothesearethreethingsIknowtobetrue.ButthereareplentyofthingsIhavetroubleunderstanding.SoIwritepoemstofigurethingsout.SometimestheonlywayIknowhowtoworkthroughsomethingisbywritingapoem.SometimesIgettotheendofthepoem,lookbackandgo,Oh,thatswhatthisisallabout,andsometimesIgettotheendofthepoemandhaventsolvedanything,butatleastIhaveanewpoemoutofit.

開個玩笑好了，這3件事對我而說是真實的但有許多事讓我一頭霧水所以我寫詩，盼望可以找到答案有時唯一能讓我搞明白某件事的方式就是寫詩有時我寫完詩再回過頭讀一讀“哦，原來如此啊?！笨捎袝r我寫完詩它卻不會帶給我任何解答但好在我有了一首新詩

Spoken-wordpoetryistheartofperformancepoetry.Itellpeopleitinvolvescreatingpoetrythatdoesntjustwanttositonpaper,thatsomethingaboutitdemandsitbeheardoutloudorwitnessedinperson.

口語詩是詩歌的藝術(shù)表現(xiàn)我告知人們口語詩是詩歌的一種創(chuàng)新使它不只安平穩(wěn)穩(wěn)地躺在書本上有時它需要營造出振聾發(fā)聵的效果或讓人們眼見而真

WhenIwasafreshmaninhighschool,Iwasalivewireofnervoushormones.AndIwasunderdevelopedandover-excitable.Anddespitemyfearofeverbeinglookedatfortoolong,Iwasfascinatedbytheideaofspoken-wordpoetry.Ifeltthatmytwosecretloves,poetryandtheater,hadcometogether,hadababy,ababyIneededtogettoknow.SoIdecidedtogiveitatry.Myfirstspoken-wordpoem,packedwithallthewisdomofa14-year-old,wasabouttheinjusticeofbeingseenasunfeminine.Thepoemwasveryindignant,andmainlyexaggerated,buttheonlyspoken-wordpoetrythatIhadseenupuntilthatpointwasmainlyindignant,soIthoughtthatswhatwasexpectedofme.

當(dāng)我是一名高一新生時我的神經(jīng)激素特別活躍那時我發(fā)育尚未完全卻興奮特別盡管我一直可怕被人盯著看太久但口語詩歌這一想法卻深深令我著迷我覺得我的兩個心頭所愛詩歌和戲劇已經(jīng)結(jié)為一體，并孕育出一個新生兒一種需要我去了解的新的藝術(shù)形式所以我打算試一試我的口語詩處女作集結(jié)了一個14歲時孩童的全部才智訴說著我被冤枉成一個“女漢子”的苦這首詩字里行間流露著憤慨大部分描寫有些夸張但那時我知道的唯一一首口語詩基本上就是義憤填膺的所以我想這就是我所期望的效果

ThefirsttimethatIperformed,theaudienceofteenagershootedandholleredtheirsympathy,andwhenIcameoffthestage,Iwasshaking.Ifeltthistaponmyshoulder,andIturnedaroundtoseethisgiantgirlinahoodiesweatshirtemergefromthecrowd.Shewasmaybeeightfeettallandlookedlikeshecouldbeatmeupwithonehand,butinsteadshejustnoddedatmeandsaid,Hey,Ireallyfeltthat.Thanks.Andlightningstruck.Iwashooked.

我第一次表演它時青少年觀眾們哄笑一堂，大聲叫喊以示憐憫于是我顫抖著走下舞臺這時有人在我肩膀上輕拍了一下我轉(zhuǎn)身看到一個穿著帽衫的身材高大的女孩，從觀眾群中脫身而出她或許有2米多高看起來似乎一拳就可以把我擊倒在地與此相反的是，她只是對我點點頭說到“嘿，我的確和你有同感。謝了?！绷⒖滔褚坏篱W電劃過夜空我的確被她的話語擊中

IdiscoveredthisbaronManhattansLowerEastSidethathostedaweeklypoetryopenMic,andmybewildered,butsupportive,parentstookmetosoakineveryounceofspokenwordthatIcould.Iwastheyoungestbyatleastadecade,butsomehowthepoetsattheBoweryPoetryClubdidntseembotheredbythe14-year-oldwanderingabout.Infact,theywelcomedme.

我發(fā)覺曼哈頓下東區(qū)的這個酒吧它每周主持一次公眾詩歌朗讀表演我那困惑卻又無比支持我的父母帶我完全沉醉在口語詩表演的每次發(fā)聲中我是最年輕的詩人，比排名其次的那位年輕至少10歲不知怎的，鮑威利詩社的詩人并不介意14歲的我在此徘徊事實上，他們歡迎我的加入

Anditwashere,listeningtothesepoetssharetheirstories,thatIlearnedthatspoken-wordpoetrydidnthavetobeindignant,itcouldbefunorpainfulorseriousorsilly.TheBoweryPoetryClubbecamemyclassroomandmyhome,andthepoetswhoperformedencouragedmetosharemystoriesaswell.NevermindthefactthatIwas14.Theytoldme,Writeaboutbeing14.SoIdidandstoodamazedeveryweekwhenthesebrilliant,grown-uppoetslaughedwithmeandgroanedtheirsympathyandclappedandtoldme,Hey,Ireallyfeltthattoo.

就是在這里，聽著這些詩歌，聽著他們共享的故事我從中了解到口語詩并不肯定要義憤填膺它可以妙趣橫生或苦痛不堪可以嚴(yán)厲?莊重或荒唐至極鮑威利詩社變成了我的課堂和我的家那些表演的詩人也鼓舞我去共享我的故事從不介意我只是個14歲的毛孩兒他們告知我“要敘述14歲的故事?！彼晕艺兆隽耍恐芏疾紳M驚異地站在那里表演這些才華橫溢的成年詩人和我一起笑，嘆息著他們的憐憫同時也為我鼓掌并告知我：“嘿，我和你感同身受?！?/p>

NowIcandividemyspoken-wordjourneyintothreesteps.SteponewasthemomentIsaid,Ican.Icandothis.Andthatwasthankstoagirlinahoodie.SteptwowasthemomentIsaid,Iwill.Iwillcontinue.Ilovespokenword.Iwillkeepcomingbackweekafterweek.AndstepthreebeganwhenIrealizedIdidnthavetowriteindignantpoems,ifthatsnotwhatIwas.Therewerethingsthatwerespecifictome,andthemorethatIfocusedonthosethings,theweirdermypoetrygot,butthemorethatitfeltlikemine.ItsnotjusttheadageWritewhatyouknow.Itsaboutgatheringupalloftheknowledgeandexperienceyouvecollecteduptonowtohelpyoudiveintothethingsyoudontknow.IusepoetrytohelpmeworkthroughwhatIdontunderstand,butIshowuptoeachnewpoemwithabackpackfullofeverywhereelsethatIvebeen.

現(xiàn)在我可以把我的口語詩之旅劃分為三個階段第一階段時我會說“我能，我能做到這個?！边@要感謝那個帽衫女孩其次階段時我說“我會的，我會連續(xù)。我愛口語詩。我會每周回來表演?！钡谌A段開頭時我意識到我不必寫些憤青的詩假如那表達(dá)的并非真的我有些事對我而言是獨具一格的我越是關(guān)注這些事我的詩歌就越離驚奇誕但這也更像我自己這不只是格言“寫你所知”的現(xiàn)實寫照更是你迄今為止全部學(xué)問與閱歷的匯總關(guān)心你深化了解于你而言的未知我用詩歌關(guān)心我厘清我所不理解的事但我展現(xiàn)的每一首新詩它是我過去那一打故事的交匯

WhenIgottouniversity,Imetafellowpoetwhosharedmybeliefinthemagicofspoken-wordpoetry.Andactually,PhilKayeandIcoincidentallyalsosharethesamelastname.WhenIwasinhighschoolIhadcreatedProjectV.O.I.C.E.asawaytoencouragemyfriendstodospokenwordwithme.ButPhilandIdecidedtoreinventProjectV.O.I.C.E.,thistimechangingthemissiontousingspoken-wordpoetryasawaytoentertain,educateandinspire.Westayedfull-timestudents,butinbetweenwetraveled,performingandteachingnine-year-oldstoMFAcandidates,fromCaliforniatoIndianatoIndiatoapublichighschooljustupthestreetfromcampus.

我在高校時，遇見一位同校詩人他和我一樣，對口語詩的奇妙深信不疑事實上，我和菲爾凱也恰巧同姓在高中我已創(chuàng)建V.O.I.C.E.方案鼓舞我的伴侶和我一同創(chuàng)作口語詩但我和菲爾打算徹底改造V.O.I.C.E.方案這次將它的使命改為將口語詩用作一種消遣、教育和激勵的方式我們?nèi)允侨罩仆瑢W(xué)，但期間我們旅行、表演并傳授表演學(xué)問從9歲小孩到藝術(shù)碩士學(xué)位考生從加州到印地安那州、到印度、到校區(qū)中的一所公立高中

Andwesawoverandoverthewaythatspoken-wordpoetrycracksopenlocks.Butitturnsoutsometimes,poetrycanbereallyscary.Turnsoutsometimes,youhavetotrickteenagersintowritingpoetry.SoIcameupwithlists.Everyonecanwritelists.AndthefirstlistthatIassignis10ThingsIKnowtobeTrue.Andhereswhathappens,youwoulddiscoverittooifweallstartedsharingourlistsoutloud.Atacertainpoint,youwouldrealizethatsomeonehastheexactsamething,oronethingverysimilar,tosomethingonyourlist.Andthensomeoneelsehassomethingthecompleteoppositeofyours.Third,someonehassomethingyouveneverevenheardofbefore.Fourth,someonehassomethingyouthoughtyoukneweverythingabout,buttheyreintroducinganewangleoflookingatit.AndItellpeoplethatthisiswheregreatstoriesstartfrom--thesefourintersectionsofwhatyourepassionateaboutandwhatothersmightbeinvestedin.

我們看到口語詩好像雨后春筍一樣遍地興起但有時結(jié)局卻是詩歌讓人提心吊膽有時你要循循善誘地讓青少年寫詩所以我想出“做列表”這個辦法，每個人都能寫一份列表我要求的第一份列表是“我所確信的10件事”假如我們?nèi)咳硕奸_頭大聲讀出我們的列表你會和我有同樣的發(fā)覺首先在肯定程度上，你會意識到某人和你共享了同樣的事或是一件特別類似的事與你列表上的事雷同其次，有些人的列表則與你的截然不同第三，有人例舉了你聞所未聞的事第四，有人例舉的事，你認(rèn)為自己再清晰不過但這些事卻是以一種新視角呈現(xiàn)我告知大家這就是經(jīng)典之作的伊始這四個交集闡述著你的喜愛和他人的心之憧憬。

Andmostpeoplerespondreallywelltothisexercise.Butoneofmystudents,afreshmannamedCharlotte,wasnotconvinced.Charlottewasverygoodatwritinglists,butsherefusedtowriteanypoems.Miss,shedsay,Imjustnotinteresting.Idonthaveanythinginterestingtosay.SoIassignedherlistafterlist,andonedayIassignedthelist10ThingsIShouldHaveLearnedbyNow.NumberthreeonCharlotteslistwas,Ishouldhavelearnednottocrushonguysthreetimesmyage.Iaskedherwhatthatmeant,andshesaid,Miss,itskindofalongstory.AndIsaid,Charlotte,itsoundsprettyinterestingtome.Andsoshewroteherfirstpoem,alovepoemunlikeanyIhadeverheardbefore.Andthepoembegan,AndersonCooperisagorgeousman.

多數(shù)人對這個練習(xí)反應(yīng)良好但我其中的一個同學(xué)，新生夏洛特卻沒有表現(xiàn)出心悅誠服夏洛特特別擅長寫列表，但她決不寫詩她說：“老師啊，我就是不感愛好。我沒什么好表達(dá)的?！庇谑俏易屗瓿梢粋€又一個列表有一天我的要求是列出“到目前我應(yīng)當(dāng)學(xué)會的10件事”她在列表的第3條寫到“我應(yīng)當(dāng)學(xué)會不要沉迷上大我3倍年齡的大叔?！蔽覇査@是什么意思她說：“老師，這說來話長?！蔽矣终f：“夏洛特，我對你這個故事特殊感愛好?！庇谑?，她也有了詩歌處女作一首我以前從沒聽過的愛情詩詩篇開頭是“安德森庫珀是個風(fēng)度翩翩的男人?！?/p>

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Didyouseehimon60Minutes,racingMichaelPhelpsinapool--nothingbutswimtrunkson--divinginthewater,determinedtobeatthisswimmingchampion?Aftertherace,hetossedhiswet,cloud-whitehairandsaid,Youreagod.No,Anderson,yourethegod.

“你可曾看他的節(jié)目《60分鐘》同泳池蛟龍邁克爾菲爾普斯競技只穿一襲泳褲潛水入池，決心挑戰(zhàn)這位游泳王者?賽后，他甩動他那濕漉漉的銀白頭發(fā)說到：你是上帝。不，安德森，你才是上帝。”

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Now,Iknowthatthenumberoneruletobeingcoolistoseemunfazed,toneveradmitthatanythingscaresyouorimpressesyouorexcitesyou.Somebodyoncetoldmeitslikewalkingthroughlifelikethis.Youprotectyourselffromalltheunexpectedmiseriesorhurtthatmightshowup.ButItrytowalkthroughlifelikethis.Andyes,thatmeanscatchingallofthosemiseriesandhurt,butitalsomeansthatwhenbeautiful,amazingthingsjustfalloutofthesky,Imreadytocatchthem.Iusespokenwordtohelpmystudentsrediscoverwonder,tofighttheirinstinctstobecoolandunfazedand,instead,activelypursuebeingengagedwithwhatgoesonaroundthem,sothattheycanreinterpretandcreatesomethingfromit.

現(xiàn)在我知道，扮酷第一法則是要顯得不為所動從不承認(rèn)會有能嚇到你或令你驚異或使你興奮的事有人曾告知我人生之旅就像這樣護緊雙臂你要愛護你自己免受全部可能消失的出人意料的苦痛或損害但我會像這樣綻開雙臂，迎向生活是的，這意味著接受全部這些苦痛和損害但同時也意味著當(dāng)那些美妙、驚喜的事情從天而降我預(yù)備好要接住它們我用口語詩關(guān)心我的同學(xué)重新發(fā)覺奇跡向他們自身本能的扮酷和無動于衷發(fā)起挑戰(zhàn)取而代之的是樂觀追尋，與他們四周的環(huán)境打成一片這樣他們能重新解讀日常生活或是從中獵取靈感

ItsnotthatIthinkthatspoken-wordpoetryistheidealartform.Imalwaystryingtofindthebestwaytotelleachstory.Iwritemusicals;Imakeshortfilmsalongsidemypoems.ButIteachspoken-wordpoetrybecauseitsaccessible.Noteveryonecanreadmusicorownsacamera,buteveryonecancommunicateinsomeway,andeveryonehasstoriesthattherestofuscanlearnfrom.Plus,spoken-wordpoetryallowsforimmediateconnection.Itsnotuncommontofeellikeyourealoneorthatnobodyunderstandsyou,butspokenwordteachesthatifyouhavetheabilitytoexpressyourselfandthecouragetopresentthosestoriesandopinions,youcouldberewardedwitharoomfullofyourpeers,oryourcommunity,whowilllisten.Andmaybeevenagiantgirlinahoodiewhowillconnectwithwhatyouveshared.Andthatisanamazingrealizationtohave,especiallywhenyoure14.Plus,nowwithYouTube,thatconnectionsnotevenlimitedtotheroomwerein.ImsoluckythattheresthisarchiveofperformancesthatIcansharewithmystudents.Itallowsforevenmoreopportunitiesforthemtofindapoetorapoemthattheyconnectto.

這并不是說我認(rèn)為口語詩就是抱負(fù)的藝術(shù)形式我常試著找尋更好方式來敘述每一個故事我創(chuàng)作音樂劇、伴隨著詩歌制作短片但我只傳授口語詩由于它是易懂的并不是每個人能讀懂音樂或是擁有一臺相機但每個人可以用某種方式來溝通每個人都有故事，我們其他人都可以借鑒學(xué)習(xí)并且，口語詩為即時的互動聯(lián)系供應(yīng)了機會人們感到孤獨，或是不被他人理解這司空見慣但口語詩會告知你假如你有力量表達(dá)自己有士氣共享你的故事和觀點你可以得到那些傾聽你聲音的滿屋子同伴們或者詩社團的鼓舞甚至?xí)幸粋€穿著帽衫的高大女孩對你共享的經(jīng)受感到熟識這種感同身受是不行思議的特殊當(dāng)你還是個14歲的孩子另外，現(xiàn)在有了YouTube人們之間的聯(lián)系不再受限于我們所處的空間我如此幸運能得到這次演講的存檔視頻這樣我能與我的同學(xué)共享了它為同學(xué)們供應(yīng)了更多機會去找尋能使他們產(chǎn)生共鳴的詩人或詩歌

Onceyouvefiguredthisout,itistemptingtokeepwritingthesamepoem,orkeeptellingthesamestory,overandover,onceyouvefiguredoutthatitwillgainyouapplause.Itsnotenoughtojustteachthatyoucanexpressyourself.Youhavetogrowandexploreandtakerisksandchallengeyourself.Andthatisstepthree:infusingtheworkyouredoingwiththespecificthingsthatmakeyouyou,evenwhilethosethingsarealwayschanging.Becausestepthreeneverends.Butyoudontgettostartonstepthree,untilyoutakesteponefirst:Ican.

一旦你搞明白這一點它誘使人們不斷創(chuàng)作同類型的詩歌或者不斷訴說同樣的故事，一遍又一遍一旦你搞明白這一點，它會為你贏得掌聲僅僅告知大家我們能夠表達(dá)自己，這還不夠你還要成長并探尋迎難而上，挑戰(zhàn)自己這是第三階段：全身心投入到你正在做的事中做些特殊的事，使自己與眾不同即使這些事情總是不停變化但第三階段將無盡無休但你不會達(dá)到第三階段，除非你按部就班地從第一階段開頭：我能

ItravelalotwhileImteaching,andIdontalwaysgettowatchallofmystudentsreachtheirstepthree,butIwasveryluckywithCharlotte,thatIgottowatchherjourneyunfoldthewayitdid.Iwatchedherrealizethat,byputtingthethingsthatsheknowstobetrueintotheworkshesdoing,shecancreatepoemsthatonlyCharlottecanwrite,abouteyeballsandelevatorsandDoratheExplorer.AndImtryingtotellstoriesonlyIcantell--likethisstory.Ispentalotoftimethinkingaboutthebestwaytotellthisstory,andIwonderedifthebestwaywasgoingtobeaPowerPoint,ashortfilm--Andwhereexactlywasthebeginning,themiddleortheend?IwonderedwhetherIdgettotheendofthistalkandfinallyhavefigureditallout,ornot.

我傳授口語詩的同時也旅行去過許多地方我并不總是期盼看到全部的同學(xué)都達(dá)到第三階段但我特別幸運有夏洛特我看到了她是如何綻開自己的旅程我看到她意識到通過把自己確信為真的事穿插到創(chuàng)作的作品中她能夠?qū)懗霾恍袕?fù)制的極富夏洛特個人特點的詩歌可以關(guān)于眼球、電梯和《愛探險的朵拉》我也在試著敘述只有我能敘述的故事比如這個我花了許多時間思索敘述這個故事的最佳方式我心想假如最好方式是展現(xiàn)一個幻燈片或者一個短片那么究竟哪里是開頭、進展或者結(jié)尾呢?我納悶是否該在這講話結(jié)尾把這一切都搞明白，或是置之不理

AndIalwaysthoughtthatmybeginningwasattheBoweryPoetryClub,butitspossiblethatitwasmuchearlier.InpreparingforTED,Idiscoveredthisdiarypageinanoldjournal.IthinkDecember54thwasprobablysupposedtobe24th.ItsclearthatwhenIwasachild,Idefinitelywalkedthroughlifelikethis.Ithinkthatwealldid.Iwouldliketohelpothersrediscoverthatwonder--towanttoengagewithit,towanttolearn,towanttosharewhattheyvelearned,whattheyvefiguredouttobetrueandwhattheyrestillfiguringout.

我常想，我的開端是在鮑威利詩社但可能實際比這要早得多預(yù)備TED演講時我在舊筆記本里發(fā)覺了這篇日記我想12月54日可能應(yīng)當(dāng)是24日很明顯，當(dāng)我是個小孩時我就是過著這樣的生活我覺得大家都是如此我情愿關(guān)心別人重新發(fā)覺這口語詩的奇異之處想要參加其中、想要深化了解想共享他們的所見所感共享他們已證明的事以及仍在探究的事

SoIdliketoclosewiththispoem.

所以我想以此詩結(jié)尾

WhentheybombedHiroshima,theexplosionformedamini-supernova,soeverylivinganimal,humanorplantthatreceiveddirectcontactwiththeraysfromthatsunwasinstantlyturnedtoash.AndwhatwasleftofthecitysoonfollowedThelong-lastingdamageofnuclearradiationcausedanentirecityanditspopulationtoturnintopowder.WhenIwasborn,mymomsaysIlookedaroundthewholehospitalroomwithastarethatsaid,This?Ivedonethisbefore.ShesaysIhaveoldeyes.WhenmyGrandpaGenjidied,Iwasonlyfiveyearsold,butItookmymombythehandandtoldher,Dontworry,hellcomebackasababy.Andyet,forsomeonewhosapparentlydonethisalready,Istillhaventfiguredanythingoutyet.MykneesstillbuckleeverytimeIgetonastage.Myself-confidencecanbemeasuredoutinteaspoonsmixedintomypoetry,anditstillalwaystastesfunnyinmymouth.ButinHiroshima,somepeoplewerewipedcleanaway,leavingonlyawristwatchoradiarypage.SonomatterthatIhaveinhibitionstofillallmypockets,Ikeeptrying,hopingthatonedayIllwriteapoemIcanbeproudtoletsitinamuseumexhibitastheonlyproofIexisted.MyparentsnamedmeSarah,whichisabiblicalname.Intheoriginalstory,GodtoldSarahshecoulddosomethingimpossible,and--shelaughed,becausethefirstSarah,shedidntknowwhattodowithimpossible.Andme?Well,neitherdoI,butIseetheimpossibleeveryday.Impossibleistryingtoconnectinthisworld,tryingtoholdontootherswhilethingsareblowinguparoundyou,knowingthatwhileyourespeaking,theyarentjustwaitingfortheirturntotalk--theyhearyou.Theyfeelexactlywhatyoufeelatthesametimethatyoufeelit.ItswhatIstriveforeverytimeIopenmymouth--thatimpossi