TED英語演講超越界限的生活

TED英語演講：超越界線的生活艾米珀迪是一個喜歡滑板和旅游的女孩，生活對她來說從前對此絢爛多彩，憂如全部都有可能。但是，當她因不測事故截肢后，過去的愛恰憂如變得可望而不行及。但她卻素來沒有由于殘破而為自己的生活設(shè)下限制，這世上素來沒有被拘束的身體，只有被拘束的心靈。Livingbeyondlimits演講者：AmyPurdy中英比較演講稿Ifyourlifewereabookandyouweretheauthor,howwouldyouwantyourstorytogo?That’sthequestionthatchangedmylifeforever.GrowingupinthehotLastVegasdesert,allIwantedwastobefree.Iwoulddaydreamabouttravelingtheworld,livinginaplacewhereitsnowed,andIwouldpictureallofthestoriesthatIwouldgoontotell.假如你的人生是一本書，而你是作者，你希望故事怎樣發(fā)展?這個問題改變了我的一世。在酷熱的拉斯韋加斯荒漠長大的我，唯一想要的就是自由。我會想象自己去環(huán)游世界，住在下雪的地方，我會編織各樣故事，在往后娓娓道來。Attheageof19,thedayafterIgraduatedhighschool,ImovedtoaplacewhereitsnowedandIbecameamassagetherapist.WiththisjoballIneededweremyhandsandmymassagetablebymysideandIcouldgoanywhere.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,Ifeltfree,independentandpletelyincontrolofmylife.Thatis,untilmylifetookadetour.我在19歲從高中畢業(yè)的隔天，搬到一個會下雪的地方，開始當起按摩師。做這份工作，我只要要有雙手和按摩桌在身邊，就能去任何地方。那是我生命中第一次感覺自由、獨立，而且完整掌控自己的生活。直到我的生命出現(xiàn)轉(zhuǎn)折。wenthomefromworkearlyonedaywithwhatIthoughtwastheflu,andlessthan24hourslaterIwasinthehospitalonlifesupportwithlessthanatwopercentchanceofliving.Itwasn’tuntildayslaterasIlayinaathatthedoctorsdiagnosedmewithbacterialmeningitis,avaccine-preventablebloodinfection.OverthecourseoftwoandahalfmonthsIlostmyspleen,mykidneys,thehearinginmyleftearandbothofmylegsbelowtheknee.有天我提前竣工回家，原認為自己染上流感，結(jié)果不到24小時，我就住進醫(yī)院，裝上維生系統(tǒng)，只有不到2%的存活率。幾日后，我就渾身癱瘓，醫(yī)生診療我罹患了細菌性腦膜炎，一種能靠注射疫苗預(yù)防的血液感染。經(jīng)過兩個半月的療程，我喪失了脾臟和腎臟，還有左耳聽力，雙腳膝蓋以下也截肢了。WhenmyparentswheeledmeoutofthehospitalIfeltlikeIhadbeenpiecedbacktogetherlikeapatchworkdoll.IthoughttheworstwasoveruntilweekslaterwhenIsawmynewlegsforthefirsttime.Thecalveswerebulkyblocksofmetalwithpipesboltedtogetherfortheanklesandayellowrubberfootwitharaisedrubberlinefromthetoetotheankletolooklikeavein.Ididn’tknowwhattoexpect,butIwasn’texpectingthat.父親母親用輪椅將我推出醫(yī)院時，我感覺自己像是用碎片將就而成的娃娃。我以為最糟的狀況已經(jīng)結(jié)束了，但幾周后我第一次看到自己的雙腳，才發(fā)現(xiàn)并不是這樣。小腿變?yōu)橛执钟种氐慕饘賶K，跟管子和腳踝拴在一同，還有個泛黃的橡膠腳，上面有條崛起的橡膠線從腳趾延長至腳踝，為了看起來像條血管。我不知道將來會發(fā)生什么事，但我沒想到會發(fā)生這類事。Withmymombymysideandtearsstreamingdownourfaces,IstrappedonthesechunkylegsandIstoodup.TheyweresopainfulandsoconfiningthatallIcouldthinkwas,howamIevergoingtotraveltheworldinthesethings?HowwasIevergoingtolivethelifefullofadventureandstories,asIalwayswanted?AndhowwasIgoingtosnowboardagain?我媽在我身邊，淚水從我倆的臉龐落下，我綁上這雙粗重的腳，站起身來。這樣強烈的難過和緊繃讓我不得不想，我要怎么戴著這些東西環(huán)游世界

?我要怎么持續(xù)擁有那個我從小就朝思暮想的，充滿冒險和故事的生活?Thatday,Iwenthome,Icrawledintobedandthisiswhatmylife

lookedlikeforthenextfewmonths:mepassedout,escapingfromreality,withmylegsrestingbymyside.Iwasabsolutelyphysicallyandemotionallybroken.我要怎么再次站上滑雪板?那一天回到家后，我爬上床，這是我今后幾個月的生活樣貌：稀里糊涂，躲避現(xiàn)實，雙腳就放在一旁。ButIknewthatinordertomoveforward,IhadtoletgooftheoldAmyandlearntoembracethenewAmy.AndthatiswhenitdawnedonmethatIdidn’thavetobefive-foot-fiveanymore.IcouldbeastallasIwanted!OrasshortasIwanted,dependingonwhoIwasdating.AndifIsnowboardedagain,myfeetaren’tgoingtogetbestofall,Ithought,Icanmakemyfeetthesizeofalltheshoesthatareonthesalesrack.(Laughter)AndIdid!Sotherewerebenefitshere.我的身心都已支離破裂。但我知道要向前邁進，就得放下從前的艾咪，學習擁抱新的艾咪。那一刻我才發(fā)現(xiàn)，我的身高不再得是一六五，我想要多高就能夠多高!我也能夠想要多矮就多矮，看約會對象是誰再決定。假如我再去滑雪，腳就不會感覺冷了。最棒的是我想我能夠把自己的腳做成鞋店特價區(qū)里的鞋子尺寸。我真的這么做了!看來仍是有點利處。ItwasthismomentthatIaskedmyselfthatlife-definingquestion:IfmylifewereabookandIweretheauthor,howwouldIwantthestorytogo?AndIbegantodaydream.IdaydreamedlikeIdidasalittlegirlandIimaginedmyselfwalkinggracefully,helpingotherpeoplethroughmyjourneyandsnowboardingagain.AndIdidn’tjustseemyselfdownamountainofpowder,Icouldactuallyfeelit.Icouldfeel

carvingthewindagainstmyfaceandthebeatofmyracingheartasifitwerehappeninginthatverymoment.Andthatiswhenanewchapterinmylifebegan.就在這個時辰我自問那個定義人生的問題：假如我的人生是一本書，而我是作者，我希望故事怎么發(fā)展?我開始想象。像我孩提時那樣，想象自己優(yōu)雅前進，用自己的歷程幫助他人，而且再次滑雪。我不是只看見自己割雪滑過山上的粉雪，我真的能感感覺到。我能夠感覺到吹拂在臉上的風，還有飛速的心跳，就像身歷其境一般。那是我人生開啟新篇章的時辰。FourmonthslaterIwasbackuponasnowboard,althoughthingsdidn’tgoquiteasexpected:Mykneesandmyankleswouldn’tbendandatonepointItraumatizedalltheskiersonthechairliftwhenIfellandmylegs,stillattachedtomysnowboard(Laughter)wentflyingdownthemountain,andIwasontopofthemountainstill.Iwassoshocked,Iwasjustasshockedaseverybodyelse,andIwassodiscouraged,butIknewthatifIcouldfindtherightpairoffeetthatIwouldbeabletodothisagain.AndthisiswhenIlearnedthatourbordersandourobstaclescanonlydotwothings:one,stopusinourtracksortwo,forceustogetcreative.四個月后，我從頭站上滑雪板，固然狀況不如想象中美好：我的膝蓋和腳踝沒法波折，一度在纜車上的滑雪客心中留下暗影，由于我摔倒的時候，雙腳還黏在滑雪板上，(笑聲)整個飛下山嶺，身體卻還在山上。我很吃驚，就跟每一個人一樣吃驚，我好挫折，但我知道假如能找到對的那雙腳，我就能再次滑雪。就是這個時候，我認識到限制和阻截只會影響兩件事：第一，停止我們的習慣，第二，逼迫我們發(fā)揮創(chuàng)意。Ididayearofresearch,stillcouldn’tfigureoutwhatkindoflegstouse,couldn’tfindanyresourcesthatcouldhelpme.SoIdecidedtomakeapairmyself.MylegmakerandIputrandompartstogetherandwemadeapairoffeetthatIcouldsnowboardin.Asyoucansee,rustedbolts,rubber,woodandneonpinkducttape.Andyes,Icanchangemytoenailpolish.Itwastheselegsandthebest21stbirthdaygiftIcouldeverreceiveanewkidneyfrommydadthatallowedmetofollowmydreamsagain.Istartedsnowboarding,thenIwentbacktowork,thenIwentbacktoschool.我研究了一年，到現(xiàn)在仍沒法找出要用哪一種腳，沒法找到任何能幫助我的資源。所以我決定自己做一雙腳。制腳師和我隨意組裝部件，最后達成了一雙讓我能滑雪的腳。你能夠看到，生銹的螺絲、橡皮、木頭和粉紅布膠帶。沒錯，我還能換不同樣的指甲油。這些腳和最棒的21歲誕辰禮品，也就是爸爸捐給我的一顆腎，讓我能再次找尋我的夢想。我開始站上雪板滑雪，接著回去工作、回到校園。Thenin20xxIcofoundedanonprofitorganizationforyouthandadultswithphysicaldisabilitiessotheycouldgetinvolvedwithactionsports.Fromthere,IhadtheopportunitytogotoSouthAfrica,whereIhelpedtoputshoesonthousandsofchildren’sfeetsotheycouldschool.

youngattend20xx年時我合伙創(chuàng)立非營利組織，幫助有肢體阻截的青少年，讓他們能參加極限運動。我在那里獲得前去南非的時機，能夠去幫助不計其數(shù)名孩童讓他們有鞋穿好去上學。AndjustthispastFebruary,Iwontwoback-to-backWorldCupgoldmedals(Applause)whichmademethehighestrankedadaptivefemalesnowboarderintheworld.今年二月，我接連博得兩面世界杯金牌，

(掌聲)這讓我成為世界頂尖的女性身障滑雪板員。Elevenyearsago,whenIlostmylegs,Ihadnoideawhattoexpect.Butifyouaskmetoday,ifIwouldeverwanttochangemysituation,Iwouldhavetosayno.Becausemylegshaven’tdisabledme,ifanythingthey’veenabledme.They’veforcedmetorelyonmyimaginationandtobelieveinthepossibilities,andthat’swhyIbelievethatourimaginationscanbeusedastoolsforbreakingthroughborders,becauseinourminds,wecandoanythingandwecanbeanything.我20xx年前失掉雙腳的時候，完整沒想到會有這件事。但假如你今天問我，能否曾想過要改變處境，我會說不。由于我的雙腳從未讓我失能，反而恩賜我能力。我的腳迫使我仰賴想象力，讓我相信全部都有希望，所以我相信我們的想象力能夠成為工具，用來打破藩籬，由于在我們心中，我們能做任何事，能成為各種人。It’sbelievinginthosedreamsandfacingourfearshead-onthatallowsustoliveourlivesbeyondourlimits.Andalthoughtodayisaboutinnovationwithoutborders,Ihavetosaythatinmylife,innovationhasonlybeenpossibleb