TED演讲:有关激情的故事(10)

 　　Abuse trickles¹ down from the top of the ladder to the bottom. 从上到下，一层层的力量滥用。

　　Women and children, especially the poor, are at the bottom. 女性和儿童，尤其是贫穷的，就这样处于底层。

　　Even the most destitute² of men have someone they can abuse -- a woman or a child. 即使是最一无所有的男人也有人被他凌虐--常常是妇女或者儿童。

　　I'm fed up with the power that a few exert over the many through gender³, income, race, and class. 我再也受不了少数人通过性别，收入，种族和阶级的手段，操纵多数人。

　　I think that the time is ripe to make fundamental changes in our civilization. 我认为现在时机已经成熟，可以根本性地改变我们的文明。

　　But for real change, we need feminine energy in the management of the world. 不过若要真正改变，就需要让妇女的力量参与到世界当中。

　　We need a critical number of women in positions of power, and we need to nurture⁴ the feminine energy in men. 我们需要让足够的妇女拥有权力，并且培养男人心中的妇女力量。

　　I'm talking about men with young minds, of course. 这里当然是指年轻男人了。

　　Old guys are hopeless; we have to wait for them to die off. 老男人们都没戏了，只能等着他们死光。

　　Yes, I would love to have Sophia Loren's long legs and legendary⁵ breasts. 的确，我也想拥有索菲亚·罗兰的长腿和著名的酥胸。

　　But given a choice, I would rather have the warrior⁶ hearts of Wangari Maathai, Somaly Mam, Jenny and Rose Mapendo. 不过若是可以选择，我宁愿拥有像旺加里·马塔伊、苏曼丽·马恩、珍妮和罗斯·马培德那样的勇敢的心。

　　I want to make this world good. Not better, but to make it good. Why not? It is possible. 我想让世界变得更好。不仅仅是消极地等待改变，而是参与改变。为什么不这样？这是能够做得到的。

　　Look around in this room -- all this knowledge, energy, talent and technology. 看看这里--充满了知识、活力、才华和科技。

　　Let's get off our fannies, roll up our sleeves and get to work, passionately⁷, in creating an almost perfect world. Thank you. 让我们走出冷气房，卷起袖子，开始行动，带着我们的热情，创造一个近乎完美的世界。感谢大家。

1 trickles   

n.细流( trickle的名词复数 )；稀稀疏疏缓慢来往的东西v.滴( trickle的第三人称单数 )；淌；使)慢慢走；缓慢移动

参考例句：

• Trickles of sweat rained down my head and neck. 我颈上头上的汗珠，更同盛雨似的，一颗一颗的钻出来了。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
• Water trickles through an underground grotto. 水沿着地下岩洞流淌。 来自辞典例句

2 destitute   

adj.缺乏的；穷困的

参考例句：

• They were destitute of necessaries of life.他们缺少生活必需品。
• They are destitute of common sense.他们缺乏常识。

3 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

4 nurture   

n.养育，照顾，教育；滋养，营养品；vt.养育，给与营养物，教养，扶持

参考例句：

• The tree grows well in his nurture.在他的培育下这棵树长得很好。
• The two sisters had received very different nurture.这俩个姊妹接受过极不同的教育。

5 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

6 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

• The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
• A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。

7 passionately   

ad.热烈地，激烈地

参考例句：

• She could hate as passionately as she could love. 她能恨得咬牙切齿，也能爱得一往情深。
• He was passionately addicted to pop music. 他酷爱流行音乐。