TED演讲:性暴力的救赎之路(1)

In 1996, when I was 18 years old, I had the golden opportunity to go on an international exchange program.

1996年时，我18岁，我获得了一个国际交换项目的宝贵机会。

Ironically I'm an Australian who prefers proper icy cold weather,

但是，我是一个更喜欢“适当”寒冷天气的澳大利亚人，

so I was both excited and tearful when I got on a plane to Iceland, after just having farewelled my parents and brothers goodbye.

在我告别父母和兄弟们，登上去冰岛的飞机时，既激动，也有些伤心。

I was welcomed into the home of a beautiful Icelandic family who took me hiking,

我受到了一个非常友好的冰岛家庭的欢迎，他们带着我徒步旅行，

and helped me get a grasp of the melodic¹ Icelandic language.

帮助我了解音调优美的冰岛语。

I struggled a bit with the initial² period of homesickness.

起初，对家乡的思念让我有些挣扎。

I snowboarded after school, and I slept a lot.

我放学后去滑雪，也睡得很多。

Two hours of chemistry class in a language that you don't yet fully³ understand can be a pretty good sedative⁴.

用一门你还没能完全理解的语言，进行两小时的化学课，可以是一剂不错的“镇定剂”。

My teacher recommended I try out for the school play, just to get me a bit more socially active.

我的老师建议，我尝试一下学校的戏剧活动，让我能在社交上更加积极一些。

It turns out I didn't end up being part of the play, but through it I met Thordis.

结果，我并未成功入选，但却遇见了Thordis。

We shared a lovely teenage romance⁵, and we'd meet at lunchtimes to just hold hands and walk around old downtown Reykjavík.

我们情窦初开，我们午餐时见面，只是为了牵个手，在雷克雅未克的旧城中散步。

I met her welcoming family, and she met my friends.

我见过了她热情的家人，她也见过了我的朋友们。

We'd been in a budding relationship for a bit over a month when our school's Christmas Ball was held.

直到学校的圣诞舞会，我们萌芽中的关系，才进行了一个月多一点时间。

1 melodic   

adj.有旋律的，调子美妙的

参考例句：

• His voice had a rich melodic quality.他的音色浑厚而优美。
• He spoke with a soft husky voice in a melodic accent.他微微沙哑的声音带着一种悠扬的口音。

2 initial   

adj.最初的，开始的，词首的；n.首字母，姓名的开头字母；vt.标注姓名的首字母于

参考例句：

• After she'd overcome her initial shyness,she became very friendly.她克服了起初的羞怯之后，变得十分友善。
• The experiments have given initial results eventually.那些试验总算初见成效了。

3 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

4 sedative   

adj.使安静的，使镇静的；n. 镇静剂，能使安静的东西

参考例句：

• After taking a sedative she was able to get to sleep.服用了镇静剂后，她能够入睡了。
• Amber bath oil has a sedative effect.琥珀沐浴油有镇静安神效用。

5 romance   

n.恋爱关系，浪漫气氛，爱情小说，传奇

参考例句：

• She wrote a romance about an artist's life in Tokyo.她写了一个关于一位艺术家在东京生活的浪漫故事。
• They tried to rekindle the flames of romance.他们试图重燃爱火。