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TED英语演讲稿：不幸也许是个机会

简介：残奥会短跑冠军AimeeMullins天生没有腓骨，从小就要学习靠义肢走路

和奔跑。如今，她不仅是短跑选手、演员、模特，还是一位稳健的演讲者。她不

喜欢字典中disabled这个词，因为负面词汇足以毁掉一个人。但是，坦然面对

不幸，你会发现等待你的是更多的机会。

IdliketosharewithyouadiscoverythatImadeafewmonthsagowhilewriting

skeepmythesaurushandywheneverImwriting

anything,butIdalreadyfinishededitingthepiece,andIrealizedthatIhadnever

onceinmylifelookeduptheworddisabledtoewhatIdfind.

ed,adjective:crippled,helpless,uless,

wrecked,stalled,maimed,wounded,mangled,lame,mutilated,run-down,worn-out,

weakened,impotent,castrated,paralyzed,handicapped,nile,decrepit,laid-up,

done-up,done-for,done-incracked-up,counted-out;ealsohurt,ulessandweak.

Antonyms,healthy,strong,adingthislistoutloudtoafriendandat

firstwaslaughing,itwassoludicrous,butIdjustgottenpastmangled,andmyvoice

broke,andIhadtostopandcollectmylffromtheemotionalshockandimpactthat

theassaultfromthewordsunleashed.

Youknow,ofcour,thisismyraggedyoldthesaurussoImthinkingthismust

beanancientprintdate,right?But,infact,theprintdatewastheearly1980s,when

Iwouldhavebeenstartingprimaryschoolandforminganunderstandingofmylf

outsidethefamilyunitandasrelatedtotheotherkidsandtheworldaroundme.

And,needlesstosay,,from

thintry,itwouldemthatIwasbornintoaworldthatperceivedsomeonelikeme

tohavenothingpositivewhatsoevergoingforthem,wheninfact,todayIm

celebratedfortheopportunitiesandadventuresmylifehasprocured.

So,Iimmediatelywenttolookupthe2021onlineedition,expectingtofinda

unately,itsnot

helasttwowordsunderNearAntonyms,particularlyunttling:

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wholeandwholesome.

So,twebelieveaboutpeoplewhenwe

utthevaluesbehindthewords,andhowwe

guageaffectsourthinkingandhowweviewtheworld

,manyancientsocieties,includingtheGreeks

andtheRomans,believedthattoutteracurverballywassopowerful,becauto

,whatrealitydowewanttocall

intoexistence:apersonwhoislimited,orapersonwhompowered?Bycasually

doingsomethingassimpleasnamingaperson,achild,wemightbeputtinglidsand

twewanttoopendoorsfortheminstead?

OnesuchpersonwhoopeneddoorsformewasmychildhooddoctorattheA.I.

duPontInstituteinWilmington,illo,anItalian

American,whoname,apparently,wastoodifficultformostAmericansto

pronounce,sworereallycolorfulbowtiesand

hadtheveryperfectdispositiontoworkwithchildren.

Ilovedalmosteverythingaboutmytimespentatthishospital,withthe

dowhatemedlikeinnumerable

repetitionsofexerciswiththethick,elasticbands--differentcolors,youknow--

tohelpbuildupmylegmuscles,andIhatedthebandsmorethananything--I

hatedthem,,youknow,Iwasalready

bargaining,asafiveyear-oldchild,togetoutofdoingthe

exercis,unsuccessfully,,oneday,hecameintomyssion--

exhaustiveandunforgiving,thessions--andhesaidtome,,youare

suchastrongandpowerfullittlegirl,Ithinkyouregoingtobreakoneofthobands.

Whenyoudobreakit,Imgoingtogiveyouahundredbucks.

Now,ofcour,togetmetodothe

exercisIdidntwanttodobeforetheprospectofbeingtherichestfive-year-oldin

thecondfloorward,butwhatheeffectivelydidformewasreshapeanawfuldaily

vetowondertoday

towhatextenthisvisionandhisdeclarationofmeasastrongandpowerfullittlegirl

shapedmyownviewofmylfasaninherentlystrong,powerfulandathleticperson

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wellintothefuture.

Thisisanexampleofhowadultsinpositionsofpowercanignitethepowerofa

,inthepreviousinstancesofthothesauruntries,ourlanguageisnt

allowingustoevolveintotherealitythatwewouldallwant,thepossibilityofan

guagehasntcaughtupwiththe

changesinoursociety,manyofwhichhavebeenbroughtaboutbytechnology.

Certainly,fromamedicalstandpoint,mylegs,larsurgeryforvisionimpairment,

titaniumkneesandhipreplacementsforagingbodiesthatareallowingpeopleto

morefullyengagewiththeirabilities,andmovebeyondthelimitsthatnaturehas

impodonthem--nottomentionsocialnetworkingplatformsallowpeopleto

lf-identify,toclaimtheirowndescriptionsofthemlves,sotheycangoalignwith

,perhapstechnologyisrevealingmoreclearly

tousnowwhathasalwaysbeenatruth:thateveryonehassomethingrareand

powerfultoofferoursociety,andthatthehumanabilitytoadaptisourgreatest

ast.

Thehumanabilitytoadapt,itsaninterestingthing,becaupeoplehave

continuallywantedtotalktomeaboutovercomingadversity,andImgoingtomake

anadmission:Thisphraneversatrightwithme,andIalwaysfeltuneasytryingto

answerpeoplesquestionsaboutit,it

inthisphraofovercomingadversityistheideathatsuccess,orhappiness,isabout

emergingontheothersideofachallengingexperienceunscathedorunmarkedby

theexperience,asifmysuccessinlifehavecomeaboutfromanabilitytosidestep

orcircumnavigatethepresumedpitfallsofalifewithprosthetics,orwhatother

,infact,arked,of

cour,byachallenge,whetherphysically,oingto

ityisntanobstaclethatweneedtoget

ndtothinkofit

mesIealotofit,sometimestheresverylittle,butits

,certainly,Imnottryingtodiminishtheimpact,theweight,ofa

personsstruggle.

Thereisadversityandchallengeinlife,anditsallveryrealandrelativetoevery

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singleperson,butthequestionisntwhetherornotyouregoingtomeetadversity,

,ourresponsibilityisnotsimplyshieldingtho

wecareforfromadversity,oa

disrvicetoourkidswhenwemakethemfeelthattheyrenotequippedtoadapt.

Theresanimportantdifferenceanddistinctionbetweentheobjectivemedicalfactof

mybeinganamputeeandthesubjectivesocietalopinionofwhetherornotIm

,truthfully,theonlyrealandconsistentdisabilityIvehadtoconfrontis

theworldeverthinkingthatIcouldbedescribedbythodefinitions.

Inourdesiretoprotectthowecareaboutbygivingthemthecold,hardtruth

abouttheirmedicalprognosis,or,indeed,aprognosisontheexpectedqualityof

theirlife,wehavetomakesurethatwedontputthefirstbrickinawallthatwill

stheexistingmodelofonlylookingatwhatis

brokeninyouandhowdowefixit,rvestobemoredisablingtotheindividualthan

thepathologyitlf.

Bynottreatingthewholenessofaperson,bynotacknowledgingtheirpotency,

wea

edtoe

,mostimportantly,

theresapartnershipbetweenthoperceiveddeficienciesandourgreatestcreative

otaboutdevaluing,ornegating,themoretryingtimesassomething

wewanttoavoidorsweepundertherug,butinsteadtofindthoopportunities

etheideaIwanttoputoutthereisnotsomuch

overcomingadversityasitisopeningourlvesuptoit,embracingit,grapplingwith

it,touawrestlingterm,,perhaps,ifwee

adversityasnatural,consistentanduful,werelessburdenedbytheprenceofit.

Thisyearwecelebratethe200thbirthdayofCharlesDarwin,anditwas150

yearsago,whenwritingaboutevolution,thatDarwinillustrated,Ithink,atruth

phra:Itsnotthestrongestofthespeciesthat

survives,norisitthemostintelligentthatsurvives;itistheonethatismost

rwinswork,amongst

others,wecanrecognizethatthehumanabilitytosurviveandflourishisdrivenby

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,again,

transformation,adaptation,,perhaps,untilwere

tested,hatswhatadversitygivesus:a

noflf,,

ecaneit

ityisjustchangethatwehaventadaptedourlvestoyet.

Ithinkthegreatestadversitythatwevecreatedforourlvesisthisideaof

,whosnormal?common,therestypical.

Theresnonormal,andwouldyouwanttomeetthatpoor,beigepersonifthey

existed?(Laughter)nchangethisparadigmfromoneof

achievingnormalcytooneofpossibility--orpotency,tobeevenalittlebitmore

dangerous--wecanreleathepowerofsomanymorechildren,andinvitethemto

engagetheirrareandvaluableabilitieswiththecommunity.

Anthropologiststellusthattheonethingweashumanshavealwaysrequiredof

ourcommunitymembersistobeofu,evidence

thatNeanderthals,60,000yearsago,carriedtheirelderlyandthowithrious

physicalinjury,andperhapsitsbecauthelifeexperienceofsurvivalofthe

dntviewthepeopleasbroken

anduless;theywereenasrareandvaluable.

Afewyearsago,IwasinafoodmarketinthetownwhereIgrewupinthatred

zoneinnortheasternPennsylvania,

wassummertime:hisguy,hisvoicebehindmesay,Well,ifit

rnaround,oideawhohe

is.

AndIsaid,Imsorry,sir,havewemet?Idontremembermeetingyou.

Hesaid,Well,,whenwemetIwas

deliveringyoufromyourmotherswomb.(Laughter)Oh,,butofcour,

actually,itdidclick.

,amanthatIhadonlyknownaboutthroughmymothers

storiesofthatday,becau,ofcour,typicalfashion,Iarrivedlateformybirthday

ymothersprenatalphysicianhadgoneonvacation,sothe

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,becauIwas

bornwithoutthefibulabones,andhadfeetturnedin,andafewtoesinthisfootand

afewtoesinthat,hehadtobethebearer--thisstrangerhadtobethebearerof

badnews.

Hesaidtome,Ihadtogivethisprognosistoyourparentsthatyouwouldnever

walk,andyouwouldneverhavethekindofmobilitythatotherkidshaveoranykind

oflifeofindependence,andyouvebeenmakingliaroutofmeeversince.(Laughter)

(Applau)

Theextraordinarythingisthathesaidhehadsavednewspaperclippings

throughoutmywholechildhood,whetherwinningacondgradespellingbee,

marchingwiththeGirlScouts,youknow,theHalloweenparade,winningmycollege

scholarship,oranyofmysportsvictories,andhewasusingit,andintegratingitinto

teachingresidentstudents,medstudentsfromHahnemannMedicalSchooland

alledthispartofthecourtheXFactor,the

nosiscanaccountforhowpowerfulthiscouldbe

ntontotellme,he

said,Inmyexperience,unlessrepeatedlytoldotherwi,andevenifgivena

modicumofsupport,iflefttotheirowndevices,achildwillachieve.

See,rstoodthattheresadifference

resbeen

ashiftinmythinkingovertime,inthat,ifyouhadaskedmeat15yearsold,ifI

wouldhavetradedprostheticsforflesh-and-bonelegs,Iwouldnthavehesitatedfora

ouaskmetoday,Imnot

becauoftheexperiencesIvehadwiththem,notinspiteofthe

hapsthisshiftinmehashappenedbecau

Ivebeenexpodtomorepeoplewhohaveopeneddoorsformethanthowho

haveputlidsandcastshadowsonme.

See,allyoureallyneedisonepersontoshowyoutheepiphanyofyourown

power,anhandsomebodythekeytotheirownpower--the

humanspiritissoreceptive--ifyoucandothatandopenadoorforsomeoneata

crucialmoment,eachingthemto

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,theexactmeaningofthewordeducatecomes

stobringforthwhatiswithin,tobringout

n,whichpotentialdowewanttobringout?

Therewasacastudydonein1960sBritain,whentheyweremovingfrom

it

aratingstudentsfromA,B,C,

Astudentsgetthetoughercurriculum,thebestteachers,,theytook,overa

three-monthperiod,D-levelstudents,gavethemAs,toldthemtheywereAs,told

themtheywerebright,andattheendofthisthree-monthperiod,theywere

performingatA-level.

And,ofcour,theheartbreaking,flipsideofthisstudy,isthattheytooktheA

tswhathappenedattheendofthat

howerestillaroundinschool,besidesthepeoplewho

alpartofthiscastudywasthattheteacherswereduped

resimplytold,The

aretheA-students,tshowtheywentabout

teachingthemandtreatingthem.

So,Ithinkthattheonlytruedisabilityisacrushedspirit,aspiritthatsbeen

crusheddoesnthavehope,itdoesntebeauty,itnolongerhasournatural,

ead,wecanbolstera

humanspirittokeephope,toebeautyinthemlvesandothers,tobecuriousand

imaginative,pirithasthoqualities,

weareabletocreatenewrealitiesandnewwaysofbeing.

Idliketoleaveyouwithapoembyafourteenth-centuryPersianpoetnamed

Hafizthatmyfriend,JacquesDemboistoldmeabout,andthepoemiscalledThe

GodWhoOnlyKnowsFourWords:EverychildhasknownGod,nottheGodofnames,

nottheGodofdonts,buttheGodwhoonlyknowsfourwordsandkeepsrepeating

them,saying,,,dancewithme.

Thankyou.(Applau)