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JosephKim_2013G-_我在朝鲜失去的家庭，和我得到的新家庭。_
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| I was born and raised in North Korea. |
我在朝鲜出生长大。 |
| Although my family constantly struggled against poverty , |
虽然我的家庭一直在贫困中挣扎 |
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constantly:adv.不断地;时常地; struggled:v.奋斗;努力;争取;艰难地行进;抗争;(struggle的过去式和过去分词) poverty:n.贫困;困难;缺少;低劣;
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| I was always loved and cared for first, because I was the only son and the youngest of two in the family. |
但我仍然备受关爱, 因为我是家中的独子 也是两个孩子中最小的。 |
| But then the great famine began in 1994. |
但在94年,大饥荒开始了 |
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famine:n.饥荒;
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| I was four years old. |
那时我四岁 |
| My sister and I would go searching for firewood starting at 5 in the morning and come back after midnight. |
我姊姊和我四出寻找柴火 从凌晨五点开始 一直到午夜才回家。 |
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firewood:n.柴火;木柴;
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| I would wander the streets searching for food, and I remember seeing a small child tied to a mother's back eating chips , and wanting to steal them from him. |
我为了寻找食物在路上游荡 我曾看见一个绑在母亲背上的婴儿 背在母亲的背上吃土豆片 我当时想把土豆片从他手里偷过来 |
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chips:炸土豆条(chip的复数)
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| Hunger is humiliation . Hunger is hopelessness . |
饥饿让人感到羞耻丶感到绝望 |
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humiliation:n.丢脸,耻辱;蒙羞;谦卑; hopelessness:n.绝望,无望;不抱希望;
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| For a hungry child, politics and freedom are not even thought of. |
对一个饥饿的孩子来说,政治和自由 是无法想象的。 |
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politics:n.政治;钩心斗角;政治观点;v.(贬)从事政治活动;(politic的第三人称单数)
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| On my ninth birthday, my parents couldn't give me any food to eat. |
在我九岁的生日那天,我的父母 没法给我任何吃的。 |
| But even as a child, I could feel the heaviness in their hearts. |
但是即使那时小,我也能感觉到 父母沉重的心。 |
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heaviness:n.沉重;沉闷;笨拙;迟钝;忧伤;
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| Over a million North Koreans died of starvation in that time, and in 2003, when I was 13 years old, my father became one of them. |
一百多万朝鲜人在那个时期饿死, 然后在2003年,当我13岁的时候, 我的父亲成为了他们之一。 |
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starvation:n.饿死;挨饿;绝食;
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| I saw my father wither away and die. |
我目睹父亲日渐衰弱直至死亡。 |
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wither:vt.使凋谢;使畏缩;使衰弱;vi.枯萎;凋谢;衰弱;
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| In the same year, my mother disappeared one day, and then my sister told me that she was going to China to earn money, but that she would return with money and food soon. |
同年,我的母亲突然有一天消失了, 然后我的姐姐告诉我 母亲是去中国打工挣钱了, 但是母亲会很快带回来钱和食物。 |
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disappeared:adj.消失的;消失了的;v.消失,失踪;(disappear的过去式和过去分词)
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| Since we had never been separated, and I thought we would be together forever, |
由于我们从未分开过, 而且我以为我们会一直在一起, |
| I didn't even give her a hug when she left. |
在她离开时,我都没抱她一下。 |
| It was the biggest mistake I have ever made in my life. |
那是我这辈子犯下的最大的错误。 |
| But again, I didn't know it was going to be a long goodbye. |
然而,我当时不知道 那将是一个永远的分离。 |
| I have not seen my mom or my sister since then. |
从那以来,我一直没有见过我的母亲和姐姐。 |
| Suddenly, I became an orphan and homeless. |
突然间,我成了一个孤儿,无家可归。 |
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orphan:adj.孤儿的;无双亲的;n.孤儿;vt.使成孤儿;
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| My daily life became very hard, but very simple. |
我每天的生活变得很难, 但是目标却是很简单。 |
| My goal was to find a dusty piece of bread in the trash . |
就是在垃圾堆里找到一片满是灰的面包充饥。 |
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dusty:adj.落满灰尘的; trash:n.垃圾;废物;v.丢弃;修剪树枝;
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| But that is no way to survive. |
但那是不够生存的。 |
| I started to realize, begging would not be the solution . |
我开始意识到,乞讨不会解决问题。 |
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solution:n.解决方案;溶液;溶解;解答;
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| So I started to steal from food carts in illegal markets. |
所以我开始去黑市偷食品车。 |
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carts:n.运货马车; v.用马车运送; (cart的第三人称单数和复数) illegal:adj.不合法的;非法的;n.非法移民;非法劳工;
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| Sometimes, I found small jobs in exchange for food. |
有时,我做小工 来换粮食。 |
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in exchange for:作为…的交换;
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| Once, I even spent two months in the winter working in a coal mine , 33 meters underground without any protection for up to 16 hours a day. |
有一次是冬天,我甚至在煤窑里 工作了两个月, 地下33米,全无任何保护 每天工作16小时。 |
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coal mine:煤矿;
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| I was not uncommon . |
我的做法并不罕见。 |
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uncommon:adj.不寻常的;罕有的;adv.非常地;
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| Many other orphans survived this way, or worse. |
许多其他孤儿也是在相似或是更糟糕的环境下生存下来的。 |
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orphans:n.孤儿(orphan的复数);v.成为孤儿(orphan的三单形式);
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| When I could not fall asleep from bitter cold or hunger pains, |
当我因为太冷或者饿得疼痛时, 我睡不着觉, |
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bitter:adj.苦的; n.苦味; v.激烈地; v.使变苦;
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| I hoped that, the next morning, my sister would come back to wake me up with my favorite food. |
那时我希望第二天早晨, 我的姐姐会端着我最爱吃的食物 回来把我叫醒。 |
| That hope kept me alive. |
那个希望让我活下来。 |
| I don't mean big, grand hope. |
我不是说什么大的宏伟的希望。 |
| I mean the kind of hope that made me believe that the next trash can had bread, even though it usually didn't. |
我是说那种可以让我相信 在下一堆垃圾里可以找到面包的希望, 即使有的时候真的找不到。 |
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trash can:n.垃圾箱;
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| But if I didn't believe it, I wouldn't even try, and then I would die. |
但是如果我没有相信它,我就不会去尝试, 那样的话,我就会死掉。 |
| Hope kept me alive. |
希望让我活下来。 |
| Every day, I told myself, no matter how hard things got, still I must live. |
每天,我都告诉自己, 无论生活难到什么样子, 我都要活下去。 |
| After three years of waiting for my sister's return, |
在等待我的姐姐回家的三年后, |
| I decided to go to China to look for her myself. |
我决定去中国自己找我的姐姐。 |
| I realized |
我发现 |
| I couldn't survive much longer this way. |
这样的话我不会活太久。 |
| I knew the journey would be risky, but I would be risking my life either way. |
我知道这次旅行会十分冒险, 但是不管做还是不做,我都是在冒生命的险。 |
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journey:n.旅行;行程;vi.旅行;
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| I could die of starvation like my father in North Korea, or at least I could try for a better life by escaping to China. |
我会像父亲一样饿死在朝鲜, 或者至少通过逃亡到中国, 我可以过得更好些。 |
| I had learned that many people tried to cross the border to China in the nighttime to avoid being seen. |
我之前听说许多试图跨界 去中国的人选择夜间行动以免被发现。 |
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nighttime:n.夜间;adj.夜间的;夜里发生的;
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| North Korean border guards often shoot and kill people trying to cross the border without permission. |
朝鲜边界警卫经常射杀那些 未经允许而试图逃跑的人 |
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Korean:n.朝鲜族;韩国人;朝鲜话;adj.朝鲜的;朝鲜族的;朝鲜话的;
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| Chinese soldiers will catch and send back North Koreans, where they face severe punishment . |
中国士兵会逮捕 并遣返朝鲜人, 被遣送回国后他们将受到严厉的惩罚。 |
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severe:adj.极为恶劣的;十分严重的;严厉的;苛刻的; punishment:n.惩罚;严厉对待,虐待;
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| I decided to cross during the day, first because I was still a kid and scared of the dark, second because I knew I was already taking a risk, and since not many people tried to cross during the day, |
我决定在白天行动, 其一是因为我还是个小孩,害怕黑夜, 其二是因为我知道我已经是在冒险, 那既然不是很多人白天出界, |
| I thought I might be able to cross without being seen by anyone. |
我认为我也许能过去 而且不被发现。 |
| I made it to China on February 15, 2006. |
2006年2月15日我成功地到达了中国。 |
| I was 16 years old. |
我那时16岁。 |
| I thought things in China would be easier, since there was more food. |
我以为在中国生活会容易些, 因为那里有更多食物。 |
| I thought more people would help me. |
我以为更多的人会帮助我。 |
| But it was harder than living in North Korea, because I was not free. |
但是那比生活在朝鲜还要难, 因为我没有自由。 |
| I was always worried about being caught and sent back. |
我总是担心被抓到 被遣送回国。 |
| By a miracle , some months later, |
幸运的是,几个月后, |
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miracle:n.奇迹,奇迹般的人或物;惊人的事例;
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| I met someone who was running an underground shelter for North Koreans, and was allowed to live there and eat regular meals for the first time in many years. |
我遇到一个人 他掌管一个专门照顾朝鲜人的地下组织, 他允许我住在那里 我在许多年里头一次有规律的饮食。 |
| Later that year, an activist helped me escape China and go to the United States as a refugee . |
同年,一个积极分子帮我逃出了中国 以难民的身份到了美国。 |
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activist:n.积极分子;激进主义分子; United:adj.联合的; v.联合,团结; (unite的过去分词和过去式) refugee:n.难民;避难者;逃亡者;v.避难;adj.避难的;
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| I went to America without knowing a word of English, yet my social worker told me that I had to go to high school. |
我去美国时一句英语都不会说, 但是我的社工告诉我我得去读高中。 |
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social worker:n.社会工作者;
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| Even in North Korea, I was an F student. |
即使在朝鲜,我学习一直都不及格。 |
| (Laughter) |
（笑声） |
| And I barely finished elementary school . |
而且我连小学都没有读完。 |
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barely:adv.仅仅,勉强;几乎不;公开地;贫乏地; elementary school:小学;
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| And I remember I fought in school more than once a day. |
我记得我在学校每天至少打一次架。 |
| Textbooks and the library were not my playground. |
我对课本和图书馆毫无兴趣。 |
| My father tried very hard to motivate me into studying, but it didn't work. |
我的父亲使劲浑身解数让我好好学习, 但没有用。 |
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motivate:v.激励;激发;成为…的动机;是…的原因;
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| At one point, my father gave up on me. |
有一次,我的父亲对我放弃了。 |
| He said, "You're not my son anymore." |
他说:”你不再是我的儿子了。“ |
| I was only 11 or 12, but it hurt me deeply. |
我那时只有11或12岁,但是那句话让我很心痛。 |
| But nevertheless , my level of motivation still didn't change before he died. |
但不管怎样,我学习的劲头 一直到父亲去世时都没有改变。 |
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nevertheless:adv.然而,不过;虽然如此;conj.然而,不过; motivation:n.动机;积极性;推动;
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| So in America, it was kind of ridiculous that they said I should go to high school. |
所以在美国,他们让我去读高中 这件事有点荒唐。 |
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ridiculous:adj.可笑的;荒谬的;
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| I didn't even go to middle school . |
我连中学都没有读过。 |
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middle school:n.初中;(英国为9到13岁儿童所设的)中间学校;
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| I decided to go, just because they told me to, without trying much. |
我决定去,只是因为他们让我去, 也没反驳过什么。 |
| But one day, I came home and my foster mother had made chicken wings for dinner. |
但是有一天,我回到家 我的养母已经做好了鸡翅做晚饭。 |
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foster:vt.培养;养育,抚育;抱(希望等);adj.收养的,养育的; chicken wings:鸡翅膀;
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| And during dinner, I wanted to have one more wing, but I realized there were not enough for everyone, so I decided against it. |
吃饭的时候,我想要再吃一个鸡翅, 但是我发现再吃一个那别人就不够了, 所以我就没吃。 |
| When I looked down at my plate, |
当我低头看我的盘子的时候, |
| I saw the last chicken wing, that my foster father had given me his. |
我看到了那最后一只鸡翅,我的养父已经把它给我了 |
| I was so happy. |
我当时好开心。 |
| I looked at him sitting next to me. |
我看着坐在身边的他。 |
| He just looked back at me very warmly , but said no words. |
他只是很温暖地朝我看了一眼, 并没有说话。 |
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warmly:adv.热情地;温暖地;亲切地;
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| Suddenly I remembered my biological father. |
突然我想起了我的生父。 |
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biological:adj.生物学的;生物的;与生命过程有关的;加酶的;n.[药]生物制品;
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| My foster father's small act of love reminded me of my father, who would love to share his food with me when he was hungry, even if he was starving. |
我的养父那一点爱 让我想起了我的父亲, 那个即使饿着,甚至饥寒交迫 也愿意让给我食物的父亲。 |
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reminded:v.提醒;使想起;(remind的过去分词和过去式)
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| I felt so suffocated that I had so much food in America, yet my father died of starvation. |
在美国我有这么多吃的我有点不习惯 因为毕竟我的父亲死于饥荒。 |
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suffocated:v.(使)窒息而死; (suffocate的过去分词和过去式)
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| My only wish that night was to cook a meal for him, and that night I also thought of what else I could do to honor him. |
我那晚唯一的心愿就是为死去的父亲做一顿饭, 而且那晚我还想用别方式 给他带去荣耀 |
| And my answer was to promise to myself that I would study hard and get the best education in America to honor his sacrifice . |
我的答案就是向自己承诺 我要好好学习接受美国最好的教育 给父亲的牺牲带来荣誉。 |
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sacrifice:n.牺牲;舍弃;祭献;祭祀;祭品;v.牺牲;献出;作祭献
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| I took school seriously, and for the first time ever in my life, |
我开始认真学习, 而且我人生中头一次, |
| I received an academic award for excellence , and made dean's list from the first semester in high school. |
被授予了最佳学术奖, 在高中的第一个学期上了院长的名单。 |
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academic:adj.学术的;理论的;学院的;n.大学生,大学教师;学者; excellence:n.优秀;美德;长处; semester:n.学期;半年;
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| (Applause) |
（鼓掌声） |
| That chicken wing changed my life. |
那只鸡翅改变了我的人生。 |
| (Laughter) |
（笑声） |
| Hope is personal . Hope is something that no one can give to you. |
希望是很私人的事情。 希望是别人不能给你的。 |
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personal:adj.个人的;身体的;亲自的;n.人事消息栏;人称代名词;
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| You have to choose to believe in hope. |
你不得不选择相信希望。 |
| You have to make it yourself. |
你不得不自己努力获得。 |
| In North Korea, I made it myself. |
在朝鲜,我自己活了下来。 |
| Hope brought me to America. |
希望把我带到美国。 |
| But in America, I didn't know what to do, because I had this overwhelming freedom. |
但是在美国,我不知道我应该做什么, 因为突然间我有了如此无限量的自由。 |
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overwhelming:adj.势不可挡的; v.压倒; (overwhelm的现在分词)
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| My foster father at that dinner gave me a direction, and he motivated me and gave me a purpose to live in America. |
我的养父在那次晚餐时给了我方向, 他鼓励我,并给了我 在美国生活的目的。 |
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motivated:adj.有动机的; v.使产生动机;
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| I did not come here by myself. |
我今天来着不是靠自己来的。 |
| I had hope, but hope by itself is not enough. |
我有希望,但是希望本身并不够。 |
| Many people helped me along the way to get here. |
一路上许多人帮助我到这里来。 |
| North Koreans are fighting hard to survive. |
朝鲜人在为生存而奋战。 |
| They have to force themselves to survive, have hope to survive, but they cannot make it without help. |
他们不得不强迫自己去存活下来, 有生存的希望, 但是如果没有帮助那是无法实现的。 |
| This is my message to you. |
这就是我给大家的信息。 |
| Have hope for yourself, but also help each other. |
给自己希望, 但还要互相帮助。 |
| Life can be hard for everyone, wherever you live. |
生活可以难为每一个人,无论你住在哪。 |
| My foster father didn't intend to change my life. |
我的养父当时没想要改变我的人生。 |
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intend:v.打算;计划;想要;
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| In the same way, you may also change someone's life with even the smallest act of love. |
同样,你也可以通过一点小小的施爱 改变某个人的一生。 |
| A piece of bread can satisfy your hunger, and having the hope will bring you bread to keep you alive. |
一片面包可以填饱肚子, 拥有希望可以给你带来面包 让你继续活下去。 |
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satisfy:vt.满足(要求,需要等):使满意:使确信:
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| But I confidently believe that your act of love and caring can also save another Joseph 's life and change thousands of other Josephs who are still having hope to survive. |
但是我信心十足地相信 您的爱和帮助 也可以拯救另一个约瑟（演讲人的姓名）的生命 而且改变成千上万的约瑟 那些仍有希望生存的约瑟。 |
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confidently:adv.自信地;安心地; Joseph:n.连帽大氅;
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| Thank you. |
谢谢。 |
| (Applause) |
（鼓掌声） |
| Adrian Hong: Joseph, thank you for sharing that very personal and special story with us. |
Adiran Hong (主持人）:约瑟,谢谢你跟大家分享 非常私人的而且特别的故事。 |
| I know you haven't seen your sister for, you said, it was almost exactly a decade, and in the off chance that she may be able to see this, we wanted to give you an opportunity to send her a message. |
我知道你一直没有见到你的姐姐,你说的, 差不多有整十年了, 而且也许赶巧她会正在观看这个节目, 我们想给你一个机会 向姐姐说几句。 |
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off chance:n.极罕见的机会;极小的;
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| Joseph Kim: In Korean? |
Joseph Kim （演讲者）: 用朝语吗？ |
| AH: You can do English, then Korean as well. |
AH:你可以用英语,然后用朝语。 |
| (Laughter) |
（笑声） |
| JK: Okay, I'm not going to make it any longer in Korean because I don't think I can make it without tearing up. |
JK:好的。我觉得用朝语的话我可能不会说很长 因为一说 眼泪就会哗哗地。 |
| Nuna, it has been already 10 years that I haven’t seen you. |
努妠?,已经有10年 没有见到你了。 |
| I just wanted to say that I miss you, and I love you, and please come back to me and stay alive. |
我只是想说 我想你,我爱你, 求求你一定来我这,而且一定要活着。 |
| And I -- oh, gosh. |
而且我 －哦,天呐。 |
| I still haven't given up my hope to see you. |
我仍然没有放弃看到你的希望。 |
| I will live my life happily and study hard until I see you, and I promise I will not cry again. |
我会幸福地活着 好好学习 直到我看到你, 而且我保证不会再哭。 |
| (Laughter) |
（笑声） |
| Yes, I'm just looking forward to seeing you, and if you can't find me, |
是的,我只是期待再见到你, 如果你找不到我, |
| I will also look for you, and I hope to see you one day. |
我会找你, 我希望有一天会见到你。 |
| And can I also make a small message to my mom? |
我可以跟我的妈妈也说一句话吗？ |
| AH: Sure, please. |
AH:当然,说吧。 |
| JK: I haven't spent much time with you, but I know that you still love me, and you probably still pray for me and think about me. |
JK:我们相处的时间不多, 但是我知道你依然爱我。 而且你可能依然在为我祈祷 而且想念我。 |
| I just wanted to say thank you for letting me be in this world. |
我只是想说谢谢你 带我到这个世界里来。 |
| Thank you. |
谢谢。 |
| (Applause) |
（鼓掌声） |