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TED英语演讲:成为英雄不需等待
2023-06-12 12:20:13 ℃下面是小编为大家整理的TED英语演讲:成为英雄不需等待,供大家参考。
消防员Mark Bezos 描述他出乎意料的英雄事迹,以及他从中学到的一件事:成为英雄不需等待。下面是小编为大家收集关于TED英语演讲:成为英雄不需等待,欢迎借鉴参考。
演说题目:
A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter
演说者:Mark Bezos
演讲稿
Back in New York, I am the head of development for a non-profit called Robin Hood. When Im not fighting poverty, Im fighting fires as the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company. Now in our town, where the volunteers supplement a highly skilled career staff, you have to get to the fire scene pretty early to get in on any action.
在纽约,我是罗宾汉非营利机构,发展部门的主管。在我消灭贫穷之余,我也灭火,我是志愿消防居的副指挥,在我们的小镇,在一个志愿者都是成功人士的地方,你必须要很早到现场,才有可能加入战况。
I remember my first fire. I was the second volunteer on the scene, so there was a pretty good chance I was going to get in. But still it was a real footrace against the other volunteers to get to the captain in charge to find out what our assignments would be.
我记得我第一场火,我是第二个到现场的志愿者,很有可能可以进火场,但你还得跑赢其它志愿者,先找到总指挥,让他分配工作给你。
When I found the captain, he was having a very engaging conversation with the homeowner, who was surely having one of the worst days of her life. Here it was, the middle of the night, she was standing outside in the pouring rain, under an umbrella, in her pajamas, barefoot, while her house was in flames.
当我好不容易找到总指挥,他正全神贯注地和屋主讨论。她显然正经历人生中最糟糕的一天,当时是大半夜,她站在滂沱大雨中,穿着睡衣、打赤脚、撑着伞,她的房子正在熊熊燃烧。
The other volunteer who had arrived just before me -- lets call him Lex Luther -- (Laughter) got to the captain first and was asked to go inside and save the homeowners dog. The dog! I was stunned with jealousy. Here was some lawyer or money manager who, for the rest of his life, gets to tell people that he went into a burning building to save a living creature, just because he beat me by five seconds.
另外一个比我先来一步的志愿者,就叫他Lex,Luther(超人中的反派)。好了,先到了总指挥身边,他被分配到,杀进火场去拯救屋主的小狗,小狗哎!我嫉妒死了。这个律师或财务经理,终身都可以告诉别人,他深入火场,救出一条活生生的小狗,就因为他比我早到五秒。
Well, I was next. The captain waved me over. He said, Bezos, I need you to go into the house. I need you to go upstairs, past the fire, and I need you to get this woman a pair of shoes. (Laughter) I swear. So, not exactly what I was hoping for, but off I went -- up the stairs, down the hall, past the real firefighters, who were pretty much done putting out the fire at this point, into the master bedroom to get a pair of shoes.
好吧,接下来轮到我了,总指挥叫我过去。他说,Bezos,我需要你杀进火场,我需要你上楼,越过火焰,我需要你为这位女士拿双鞋。, 是真的,我发誓,这不是我心中描绘的图像,但我去了,上楼,走到走廊底,穿过那些真正的消防员,他们差不多已经把火熄灭了,我走进主卧室,拿了一双鞋。
Now I know what youre thinking, but Im no hero. (Laughter) I carried my payload back downstairs where I met my nemesis and the precious dog by the front door. We took our treasures outside to the homeowner,where, not surprisingly, his received much more attention than did mine. A few weeks later, the department received a letter from the homeowner thanking us for the valiant effort displayed in saving her home. The act of kindness she noted above all others: someone had even gotten her a pair of shoes.
我知道你在想什么,但我非英雄。我把我的任务带下楼,在前门遇见那位早我五秒的先生和他救出的那条狗,我们带着我们的宝藏走向前门,毫无意外的他比我获得更多关注。几个礼拜后,我们部门收到从屋主来的一封信,谢谢我们的拯救她家的,义勇行为,她特别提到一件温馨的细节,甚至有人为她拿来一双鞋。
In both my vocation at Robin Hood and my avocation as a volunteer firefighter, I am witness to acts of generosity and kindness on a monumental scale, but Im also witness to acts of grace and courage on an individual basis. And you know what Ive learned? They all matter.
无论是我在罗宾汉的工作,或是我身为志愿消防员的副业,我目睹许多非常慷慨的善行,我同时也目睹一个人的勇气和慈悲能带来多大的不同。你知道我学到什么?它们都一样重要。
So as I look around this room at people who either have achieved, or are on their way to achieving, remarkable levels of success, I would offer this reminder: dont wait. Dont wait until you make your first million to make a difference in somebodys life. If you have something to give, give it now. Serve food at a soup kitchen. Clean up a neighborhood park. Be a mentor.
当我环顾四周,这些成功的,或正要成功的人士,你们都有着令人激赏的成就,我想在这里提醒你们:不要等待,不要等待你赚到第一个一百万,才开始改变别人的生活,如果你有什么可以给予,现在就开始付出。无论是供应穷人食物,做个榜样。
Not every day is going to offer us a chance to save somebodys life, but every day offers us an opportunity to affect one. So get in the game. Save the shoes.
不是每一天我们都有机会,拯救他人的生命,但每一天我们都有机会影响他人的生命,来吧:救那双鞋。
Thank you.(Applause)
Bruno Giussani: Mark, Mark, come back.(Applause)
Mark Bezos: Thank you.
谢谢各位(掌声)
Bruno,Giussani:Mark,Mark,回来(掌声)
谢谢各位
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