李春燕博士在紐約2013年11月8日在ABC總部門口的演講精彩演講-有理、有節、有激情
,感人肺腑!
現特意貼出來自新澤西州的黃寸草女士翻譯的譯文。
希望更多的中國人也能明白春燕的演講內容!
Link to the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9sk8vsEnDs
譯文(轉載請注明出處):
自由之旅
作者:李春燕博士
(譯者:黃寸草,美國翻譯協會認證譯員)
親愛的朋友們,
今天,我們來到這裏,花了多長時間?一小時?兩小時?對我而言,是漫長的 20
年!20 年前,我滿懷理想踏上了這片自由的熱土。或許,是因為聽了太多的美國之音
吧。20 年後,我的兒子卻與我一道,並肩抗議 ABC 傳播種族仇恨和暴力的言論。這幅
場景有多麽不和諧?
我問兒子,是否權且將“殺光中國人”的說法當作一個笑話。他說,這種言論表明
,社會和媒體都在給孩子們灌輸什麽樣的理念!我心沉重:美國是進步了,還是倒退了?
現在,我再次詢問:我們走到這一步,花了多長時間?
我不了解各位的情況,但過去的 20 天比我所經曆的 20 年更加漫長。今天,在場
的各位朋友們一定都讀過那些迷惑人心的報道和評注,也對此發表過見解、闡述過反駁
意見、並為此痛心疾首。我們捫心自問:是我們要求過分了嗎?是我們的英文水平不夠
好,不理解道歉應該是什麽樣的嗎?
10 月 28 日,我們第一次抗議的當晚,Kimmel 先生說:今天是個古怪的日子……
如果我冒犯了任何人,抱歉。”我請問 ABC,古怪的是誰?隻字不提“為什麽”抱歉,
向“誰”抱歉,算得上哪門子真正的道歉?向寧靜的生活被從此破壞的中國人道歉了嗎
?向我們努力保護免受痛苦和傷害的孩子們道歉了嗎?向教育孩子們馬丁路德金博士精
神的學校道歉了嗎?ABC,請問你們稱此為“道歉”嗎?
在給 80-20 的信中,ABC 仍聲稱其旨在娛樂大眾,別無他意。請問,難道拿“殺
光中國人”當玩笑就那麽有趣麽?是因為我們總是與人為善麽?朋友 11 歲的乖兒想在
海報上寫“不要欺負我們”。開始我不理解,後來我才明白,他的意思是“不要利用我
們的善良。”這讓我心碎!!!ABC 和 Kimmel 先生,我們要求你們,為奪走孩子們寶
貴的安全感負責!為在孩子們的心靈播下仇恨的種子負責!
10 月 29 日,Kimmel 先生將這一切歸罪於文化差異的理念,多麽可笑。我請問,
您所謂的“文化差異”是什麽意思?勤奮工作、贏得尊重、熱愛和諧的文化?還是暴力
和種族仇恨的文化?這二者區別何在?我相信我們與 Kimmel 之間的確存在著天壤之別
。我們是非分明,對幽默亦心領神會!然而,我們不能容忍的是你惡意的玩笑、之後公
然的侮辱、顧左右而言他的荒謬的“文化差異”理論。這種行為除了證明你 Kimmel 先
生是個不稱職的公眾人物之外,它顯得多麽蒼白無力!
ABC,請別再拿“文化差異”掩飾自己的錯誤!除了印第安原住民,我們所有人都
是來自五湖四海的移民,都有著各自的特質。雖然如此,我們共同持守的是人類尊嚴這
一基本的價值觀。請別再無限放大膚色或口音的不同!
我一而再,再而三地詢問:“走到這一步,我們花了多長時間?”有朋友說,“某
處登了書麵道歉啦”。現實生活中,誰會有這麽多的第三次機會?然而,這讓我陷入沉
思,是否我們要求太多了?要求太多了?!令我深感失望的是,在這封道歉信中,
Kimmel 先生仍膽小地躲在 6 歲頑童的身後。拿出點勇氣來,Kimmel 先生!你不會以
為我們的憤怒是指向一個 6 歲的孩童吧?你問:“我們是否應該讓中國人活下去?”
這讓我們憤怒!你隨後傲慢的嘲笑,讓我們憤怒!ABC 在公眾麵前掩飾所謂的道歉背後
的真相,這更讓我們憤怒!
美國是勇者的國度。ABC,讓孩子們看看你有勇氣承認錯誤!讓孩子們看看你有膽
量承擔責任,開除 Kimmel!請向公眾表明你有決心製定措施,防止此類事件再次發生
。ABC,請拿出勇氣,別把 6 歲的孩子當作擋箭牌!!請讓我們看一看,廣播界的巨頭
如何能知錯必改,勇擔責任!!
這 20 年,這 20 天,是追求美好生活、自由和幸福的漫漫之旅。誰不希望擁抱幸
福?然生命無常,談何自由?!失去自由,幸福安在?!路漫漫其修遠兮,吾將上下而
求索。讓我們攜起手來,為人類的尊嚴並肩奮鬥!!
告訴孩子們,遠離殺戮,奉獻愛心!!
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英文原文
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What a Journey!
By Chunyan Li
Dear all,
How long does it take us to get here today? One hour? Two hours? For me, it
is 20 years! 20 years ago I arrived at this land of the free, full of ideals
, perhaps from listening too much to radio Voice of America. 20 years later
my sons join me to protest against ABC's spreading of racial hatred and
violence. What is wrong with this picture?
I ask my teenage son whether we should just treat "killing Chinese" as a
joke. He said this demonstrates what the society and media had been feeding
our young kids. My heart sank. Is America moving forward or backward?
Now I ask again: How long does it take us to get here?
I don't know about you, but the last 20 days seem longer than my 20 years.
Those of us who stand here today must have been reading, writing, arguing,
and agonizing over confusing pieces of reports and commentaries. And we ask
ourselves, are we being unreasonable? Is our English that bad that we don't
know what an apology is?
On 10/28, the night of our first protest, Mr. Kimmel said, "today is a weird
day...I am sorry if I offended anyone." I ask ABC, who is the weird one?
Who truly apologizes if he doesn't even say sorry for what? Sorry to whom?
To the Chinese whose sense of tranquility is forever disturbed? To our kids
whom we try so hard to shield from pain and harm? To the schools that teach
kids the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King? ABC, do you call that an apology?
In a letter to 80-20, ABC still claims it only entertains. Why is joking
about killing Chinese so entertaining? Is it because we are always so nice?
My friend's sweet 11-year old wants to write on his poster, "do not take
advantage of us." I first didn't understand, then found out he meant "don't
take advantage of us because we are nice." That broke my heart!!! ABC and Mr
. Kimmel, we hold you accountable for taking away our children's precious
sense of security. And we hold you accountable for sowing the seeds of
hatred in other children's minds.
On 10/29, Mr. Kimmel even resorted to the ridiculous notion of cultural
difference. I ask him, what cultural difference do you mean? A culture of
hard work, respect, harmony versus a culture of violence and racial hatred?
Then I admit there is an unbridgeable difference between Kimmel and us. We
know what's right, what's wrong. And we know what humor is too! Yet
malicious joke we have no tolerance of your malicious joke, subsequent insult
on air, then the absurd reference to culture. This only proves Mr. Kimmel
you are unfit to be a public figure.
ABC, stop blaming cultural differences for your own mistakes! Except for
Native Americans, all are immigrants with unique traits. Yet we share the
basic value of human dignity. Stop magnifying the differences in skin colors
, or accents!
I ask a third time, how long does it take us to get here? Our friends
started telling us there is another written apology somewhere. Who in real
life is given so many third chances? Yet I ponder, are we asking too much? I
discovered to my dismay that in that written letter, Mr. Kimmel is still
hiding behind the 6-year old. Come on Mr. Kimmel, you think our anger is on
a 6-year old? Our anger is on your malicious question "Should we allow the
Chinese to live?" Our anger is on your subsequent arrogant ridicule. Our
rage is on ABC for not letting the public know the truth of these so called
apologies.
America is the home of the brave. ABC, show our kids you have the courage of
admitting wrong doing, show our kids you have the guts to take
responsibility by dismissing Mr. Kimmel. Show us you have the resolve to
institute procedures to prevent future incidences. ABC, do NOT hide behind a
6-year old! Show us what a major network can do to right its wrong!
Twenty years, twenty days. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Who
doesn't want to be happy? But without life, what is liberty? Without liberty,
what is happiness? Let's join hands in our pursuit of human dignity.
Teach kids to love, not to kill!