TED英語(yǔ)演講超越界限的生活

TED英語(yǔ)演講：超越界限的生活艾米珀迪是一個(gè)喜愛(ài)滑板和旅行的女孩，生活對(duì)她來(lái)說(shuō)曾經(jīng)對(duì)此燦爛多彩，似乎一切都有可能。然而，當(dāng)她因意外事故截肢后，過(guò)去的愛(ài)好似乎變得可望而不可及。但她卻從來(lái)沒(méi)有因?yàn)闅埲倍鵀樽约旱纳钤O(shè)下限制，這世上從來(lái)沒(méi)有被束縛的身體，只有被束縛的心靈。Livingbeyondlimits演講者：AmyPurdy中英對(duì)照演講稿Ifyourlifewereabookandyouweretheauthor,howwouldyouwantyourstorytogo?That’sthequestionthatchangedmylifeforever.GrowingupinthehotLastVegasdesert,allIwantedwastobefree.Iwoulddaydreamabouttravelingtheworld,livinginaplacewhereitsnowed,andIwouldpictureallofthestoriesthatIwouldgoontotell.如果你的人生是一本書(shū)，而你是作者，你希望故事如何發(fā)展?這個(gè)問(wèn)題改變了我的一生。在炎熱的拉斯韋加斯沙漠長(zhǎng)大的我，唯一想要的就是自由。我會(huì)想象自己去環(huán)游世界，住在下雪的地方，我會(huì)編織各種故事，在日后娓娓道來(lái)。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(gè)會(huì)下雪的地方，開(kāi)始當(dāng)起按摩師。做這份工作，我只需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到自由、獨(dú)立，并且完全掌控自己的生活。直到我的生命出現(xiàn)轉(zhuǎn)折。IwenthomefromworkearlyonedaywithwhatIthoughtwastheflu,andlessthan24hourslaterIwasinthehospitalonlifesupportwithlessthanatwopercentchanceofliving.Itwasn’tuntildayslaterasIlayinaathatthedoctorsdiagnosedmewithbacterialmeningitis,avaccine-preventablebloodinfection.OverthecourseoftwoandahalfmonthsIlostmyspleen,mykidneys,thehearinginmyleftearandbothofmylegsbelowtheknee.有天我提早收工回家，原以為自己染上流感，結(jié)果不到24小時(shí)，我就住進(jìn)醫(yī)院，裝上維生系統(tǒng)，只有不到2%的存活率。幾天后，我就全身癱瘓，醫(yī)生診斷我罹患了細(xì)菌性腦膜炎，一種能靠注射疫苗預(yù)防的血液感染。經(jīng)過(guò)兩個(gè)半月的療程，我喪失了脾臟和腎臟，還有左耳聽(tīng)力，雙腳膝蓋以下也截肢了。WhenmyparentswheeledmeoutofthehospitalIfeltlikeIhadbeenpiecedbacktogetherlikeapatchworkdoll.IthoughttheworstwasoveruntilweekslaterwhenIsawmynewlegsforthefirsttime.Thecalveswerebulkyblocksofmetalwithpipesboltedtogetherfortheanklesandayellowrubberfootwitharaisedrubberlinefromthetoetotheankletolooklikeavein.Ididn’tknowwhattoexpect,butIwasn’texpectingthat.父母用輪椅將我推出醫(yī)院時(shí)，我感覺(jué)自己像是用碎片拼湊而成的娃娃。我以為最糟的情況已經(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)并非如此。小腿變成又粗又重的金屬塊，跟管子和腳踝拴在一起，還有個(gè)泛黃的橡膠腳，上面有條突起的橡膠線(xiàn)從腳趾延伸至腳踝，為了看起來(lái)像條血管。我不知道未來(lái)會(huì)發(fā)生什么事，但我沒(méi)想到會(huì)發(fā)生這種事。Withmymombymysideandtearsstreamingdownourfaces,IstrappedonthesechunkylegsandIstoodup.TheyweresopainfulandsoconfiningthatallIcouldthinkwas,howamIevergoingtotraveltheworldinthesethings?HowwasIevergoingtolivethelifefullofadventureandstories,asIalwayswanted?AndhowwasIgoingtosnowboardagain?我媽在我身旁，淚水從我倆的臉龐落下，我綁上這雙粗重的腳，站起身來(lái)。如此劇烈的疼痛和緊繃讓我不得不想，我要怎么戴著這些東西環(huán)游世界?我要怎么繼續(xù)擁有那個(gè)我從小就夢(mèng)寐以求的，充滿(mǎn)冒險(xiǎn)和故事的生活?Thatday,Iwenthome,Icrawledintobedandthisiswhatmylifelookedlikeforthenextfewmonths:mepassedout,escapingfromreality,withmylegsrestingbymyside.Iwasabsolutelyphysicallyandemotionallybroken.我要怎么再次站上滑雪板?那天回到家后，我爬上床，這是我之后幾個(gè)月的生活樣貌：渾渾噩噩，逃避現(xiàn)實(shí)，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碎。但我知道要向前邁進(jìn)，就得放下以前的艾咪，學(xué)習(xí)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，我想要多高就可以多高!我也可以想要多矮就多矮，看約會(huì)對(duì)象是誰(shuí)再?zèng)Q定。如果我再去滑雪，腳就不會(huì)覺(jué)得冷了。最棒的是我想我可以把自己的腳做成鞋店特價(jià)區(qū)里的鞋子尺寸。我真的這么做了!看來(lái)還是有點(diǎn)好處。ItwasthismomentthatIaskedmyselfthatlife-definingquestion:IfmylifewereabookandIweretheauthor,howwouldIwantthestorytogo?AndIbegantodaydream.IdaydreamedlikeIdidasalittlegirlandIimaginedmyselfwalkinggracefully,helpingotherpeoplethroughmyjourneyandsnowboardingagain.AndIdidn’tjustseemyselfcarvingdownamountainofpowder,Icouldactuallyfeelit.Icouldfeelthewindagainstmyfaceandthebeatofmyracingheartasifitwerehappeninginthatverymoment.Andthatiswhenanewchapterinmylifebegan.就在這個(gè)時(shí)刻我自問(wèn)那個(gè)定義人生的問(wèn)題：如果我的人生是一本書(shū)，而我是作者，我希望故事怎么發(fā)展?我開(kāi)始幻想。像我孩提時(shí)那樣，想象自己優(yōu)雅行進(jìn)，用自己的歷程幫助別人，并且再次滑雪。我不是只看見(jiàn)自己割雪滑過(guò)山上的粉雪，我真的能感覺(jué)得到。我可以感覺(jué)到吹拂在臉上的風(fēng)，還有飛快的心跳，就像身歷其境一般。那是我人生開(kāi)啟新篇章的時(shí)刻。FourmonthslaterIwasbackuponasnowboard,althoughthingsdidn’tgoquiteasexpected:Mykneesandmyankleswouldn’tbendandatonepointItraumatizedalltheskiersonthechairliftwhenIfellandmylegs,stillattachedtomysnowboard(Laughter)wentflyingdownthemountain,andIwasontopofthemountainstill.Iwassoshocked,Iwasjustasshockedaseverybodyelse,andIwassodiscouraged,butIknewthatifIcouldfindtherightpairoffeetthatIwouldbeabletodothisagain.AndthisiswhenIlearnedthatourbordersandourobstaclescanonlydotwothings:one,stopusinourtracksortwo,forceustogetcreative.四個(gè)月后，我重新站上滑雪板，雖然情況不如想象中美好：我的膝蓋和腳踝無(wú)法彎曲，一度在纜車(chē)上的滑雪客心中留下陰影，因?yàn)槲业沟臅r(shí)候，雙腳還黏在滑雪板上，(笑聲)整個(gè)飛下山嶺，身體卻還在山上。我很驚訝，就跟每個(gè)人一樣驚訝，我好挫折，但我知道如果能找到對(duì)的那雙腳，我就能再次滑雪。就是這個(gè)時(shí)候，我了解到限制和阻礙只會(huì)影響兩件事：第一，終止我們的習(xí)慣，第二，強(qiáng)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，至今仍無(wú)法找出要用哪一種腳，無(wú)法找到任何能幫助我的資源。因此我決定自己做一雙腳。制腳師和我任意組裝零件，最后完成了一雙讓我能滑雪的腳。你可以看到，生銹的螺絲、橡皮、木頭和粉紅布膠帶。沒(méi)錯(cuò)，我還能換不同的指甲油。這些腳和最棒的21歲生日禮物，也就是爸爸捐給我的一顆腎，讓我能再次追尋我的夢(mèng)想。我開(kāi)始站上雪板滑雪，接著回去工作、回到校園。Thenin20xxIcofoundedanonprofitorganizationforyouthandyoungadultswithphysicaldisabilitiessotheycouldgetinvolvedwithactionsports.Fromthere,IhadtheopportunitytogotoSouthAfrica,whereIhelpedtoputshoesonthousandsofchildren’sfeetsotheycouldattendschool.20乂乂年時(shí)我合伙創(chuàng)辦非營(yíng)利組織，幫助有肢體障礙的青少年，讓他們能參與極限運(yùn)動(dòng)。我在那里得到前往南非的機(jī)會(huì)，可以去幫助成千上萬(wàn)名孩童讓他們有鞋穿好去上學(xué)。AndjustthispastFebruary,Iwontwoback-to-backWorldCupgoldmedals(Applause)whichmademethehighestrankedadaptivefemalesnowboarderintheworld.今年二月，我接連贏得兩面世界杯金牌，(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20乂乂年前失去雙腳的時(shí)候，完全沒(méi)想到會(huì)有這件事。但如果你今天問(wèn)我，是否曾想過(guò)要改變處境，我會(huì)說(shuō)不。因?yàn)槲业碾p腳從未讓我失能，反而賦予我能力。我的腳迫使我仰賴(lài)想象力，讓我相信一切都有希望，因此我相信我們的想象力能夠成為工具，用來(lái)打破藩籬，因?yàn)樵谖覀冃闹?，我們能做任何事，能成為各種人。It’sbelievinginthosedreamsandfacingourfearshead-onthatallowsustoliveourlivesbeyondourlimits.Andalthoughtodayisaboutinnovationwithoutborders,Ihavetosaythatinmylife,innovationhasonly