TED演讲：多国口音英语模仿秀
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脱口秀演员SarahJones莎拉·琼斯在TED现场来了段精彩的单口秀，她惟妙惟肖地模仿了八国人说英语，惊为天人。里面包括了英式口音、美式口音、印度口音、法国口音、中式口音、阿拉伯口音、这短短的20分钟内，莎拉·琼斯好像领着你去了一次环球旅行。莎拉·琼斯一个人分别扮演了一位固执的犹太老太太、一个语速极快的多米尼加裔女大学生以及其他众多精彩角色。
被莎拉·琼斯模仿的八个国家和地区为：英国、纽约皇后区、澳大利亚、多米尼加、法国、德国、印度、中国、约旦。代表了八种不同的口音：英音、美音、西班牙音、法语音、德语音、印度音、汉语音、阿拉伯音。
当然从Sarah的本意出发，这次旅行的重点并不仅仅是口音，还有文化与交流的问题。我们生活在一个距离越来越短，联系越来越紧密的地球村里。一种语言就像是一把钥匙，打开地球另一边人们生活的.大门。如果说你的语言是一个维度，它带来了一个角度，多一种语言能力就是多一个思考的维度，多了一扇看世界的窗，生活的厚度就这样叠加起来越发丰富多彩。
以下是演讲全文：
IshouldtellyouthatwhenIwasaskedtobehere,Ithoughttomyselfthatwell,it'sTED.AndtheseTEDstersare-youknow,asinnocentasthatnamesounds-thesearethephilanthropistsandartistsandscientistswhosortofshapeourworld.AndwhatcouldIpossiblyhavetosaythatwouldbedistinguishedenoughtojustifymyparticipationinsomethinglikethat?AndsoIthoughtperhapsareallycivilizedsoundingBritishaccentmighthelpthingsabit.
AndthenIthoughtno,no.IshouldjustgetupthereandbemyselfandjusttalkthewayIreallytalkbecause,afterall,thisisthegreatunveiling.AndsoIthoughtI'dcomeuphereandunveilmyrealvoicetoyou.AlthoughmanyofyoualreadyknowthatIdospeaktheQueen'sEnglishbecauseIamfromQueens,NewYork.(Laughter)Butthethemeofthissession,ofcourse,isinvention.AndwhileIdon'thaveanypatentsthatI'mawareof,youwillbemeetingafewofmyinventionstoday.AndIsupposeit'sfairtosaythatIaminterestedintheinventionofselforselves.We'reallbornintocertaincircumstanceswithparticularphysicaltraits,uniquedevelopmentalexperiences,geographicalandhistoricalcontexts.Butthenwhat?Towhatextentdoweself-construct,doweself-invent?Howdoweself-identifyandhowmutableisthatidentity?Like,whatifonecouldbeanyoneatanytime?Wellmycharacters,liketheonesinmyshows,allowmetoplaywiththespacesbetweenthosequestions.AndsoI'vebroughtacoupleofthemwithme.Andwell,they'reveryexcited.WhatIshouldtellyou--whatIshouldtellyouisthatthey'veeachpreparedtheirownlittleTEDtalks.SofeelfreetothinkofthisasSarahUniversity.(Laughter)
Okay.Okay.Oh,well.Oh,wonderful.Goodeveningeverybody.Thankyousoverymuchforhavingmeheretoday.Ah,thankyouverymuch.MynameisLoraineLevine.Ohmy!There'ssomanyofyou.Hisweetheart.Okay.(Laughter)Anyway,Iamherebecauseofayounggirl,SarahJones.She'saverynice,young,blackgirl.Wellyouknow,shecallsherselfblack,she'sreallymorelikeacaramelcolorifyoulookather.Butanyway,(Laughter)shehasmeherebecausesheputsmeinhershow,whatshecallsherone-womanshow.Andyouknowwhatthatmeans,ofcourse.Thatmeansshetakesthecreditandthenmakesuscomeouthereanddoallthework.ButIdon'tmind.
Frankly,I'mkvellingjusttobeherewithalltheluminariesyouhaveattendingsomethinglikethis,youknow.Really,it'samazing.Notonly,ofcourse,thescientistsandallthewonderfulgiantsoftheindustriesbutthecelebrities.Therearesomanycelebritiesrunningaroundhere.Isaw--GlennCloseIsawearlier.Iloveher.AndshewasgettingayogurtintheGooglecafe.Isn'tthatadorable.(Laughter)Somanyothersyousee,they'rejustwonderful.It'slovelytoknowthey'reconcerned,youknow.And--oh,IsawGoldieHawn.Oh,GoldieHawn.Iloveher,too;she'swonderful.Yeah.Youknow,she'sonlyhalfJewish.Didyouknowthatabouther?Yeah.Butevenso,awonderfultalent.AndI--youknow,whenIsawher,suchawonderfulfeeling.Yeah,she'slovely.Butanyway,IshouldhavestartedbysayingjusthowluckyIfeel.It'ssuchaneye-openingexperiencetobehere.You'reallsoresponsibleforthisworldthatweliveintoday.Youknow,Icouldn'thavedreamedofsuchathingasayounggirl.Andyou'veallmadetheseadvancementshappeninsuchashorttime.You'reallsoyoung.Youknow,you'reparentsmustbeveryproud.
ButI--Ialsoappreciatethediversitythatyouhavehere.Inoticedit'sverymulticultural.Youknow,whenyou'restandinguphere,youcanseeallthedifferentpeople.It'slikearainbow.It'sokaytosayrainbow.Yeah.Ijust--Ican'tkeepupwithwhetheryoucansay,youknow,thedifferentthings.Whatareyouallowedtosayornotsay?Ijust--Idon'twanttooffendanybody.Youknow.Butanyway,youknow,Ijustthinkthattobeherewithaplishedyoungpeople,literally,someofyou,thearchitectsbuildingourbrighterfuture.Youknow,it'shearteningtome.Eventhough,quitefrankly,someofyourpresentationsarehorrifying,absolutelyhorrifying.It'strue.It'strue.Youknow,betweentheenvironmentaldegradationandthecrashingoftheworldmarketsyou'retalkingabout.Andofcourse,weknowit'sallbecauseofthe--allthe...Well,Idon'tknowhowelsetosayittoyou,soI'lljustsayitmyway.Theganeyvishtetikeytcomingfromthegovernmentsandthe,youknow,thebankersandtheWallStreet.Youknowit.Anyway.(Laughter)
Thepointis,I'mhappysomebodyhaspracticalideastogetusoutofthismess.SoIsaluteeachofyouandyourstellarachievements.Thankyouforallthatyoudo.AndcongratulationsonbeingsuchbigmakeTEDmeisters.So,happycontinuedsuccess.Congratulations.Mozeltov.(Applause)
Hi.Hi.Thankyoueverybody.Sorry,thisissuchawonderfulopportunityandeverything,tobehererightnow.MynameisNoraida.AndI'mjust--I'msothrilledtobepartoflikeyourTEDconferencethatyou'redoingandeverythinglikethat.IamDominicanAmerican.Actually,youcouldsayIgrewupinthecapitalofDominicanRepublic,otherwiseknownasWashingtonHeightsinNewYorkCity.ButIdon'tknowifthere'sanyotherDominicanpeoplehere,butIknowthatJuanEnriquez,hewashereyesterday.AndIthinkhe'sMexican,sothat's--honestly,that'scloseenoughforme,rightnow.So--(Laughter)
Ijust--I'msorry.I'mjusttryingnottobenervousbecausethisisaverywonderfulexperienceformeandeverything.AndIjust--youknowI'mnotusedtodoingpublicspeaking.AndwheneverIgetnervousIstarttotalkreallyfast.NobodycanunderstandnothingI'msaying,whichisveryfrustratingforme,asyoucanimagine.Iusuallyhavetojustliketrytocalmdownandtakeadeepbreath.Butthenontopofthat,youknow,SarahJonestoldmeweonlyhave18minutes.SothenI'mlike,shouldIbenervous,youknow,becausemaybeit'sbetter.AndI'mjusttryingnottopanicandfreakout.SoIlike,takeadeepbreath.
Okay.Sorry.Soanyway,whatIwastryingtosayisthatIreallyloveTED.Like,Iloveeverythingaboutthis.It'samazing.Like,it's--Ican'tgetoverthisrightnow.And,like,peoplewouldnotbelieve,seriously,whereI'mfrom,thatthisevenexists.Youknow,likeeven,ImeanIlovelikethename,the--TED.ImeanIknowit'sarealpersonandeverything,butI'mjustsayingthatlike,youknow,Ithinkit'sverycoolhowit'salsoanacronym,youknow,whichislike,youknow,islikeveryhighconceptandeverythinglikethat.Ilikethat.
Andactually,Icanrelatetothewholelikeacronymthingandeverything.Because,actually,I'masophomoreatcollegerightnow.Atmyschool--actuallyIwaspartofco-foundinganorganization,whichislikealeadershipthing,youknow,likeyouguys,youwouldreallylikeitandeverything.AndtheorganizationiscalledDABOMB,AndDABOMB--notlikewhatyouguyscanbuildandeverything--It'slike,DABOMB,itmeanslikeDominican--it'sanacronym--DominicanAmericanBenevolentOrganizationforMothersandBabies.So,Iknow,see,likethenameislikealittlebitlong,butwiththewaronterrorandeverything,theDeanofStudentActivitieshasaskedustostopsayingDABOMBandusethewholethingsonobodywouldgetthewrongidea,whatever.So,basicallylikeDABOMB--whatDominicanAmericanBenevolentOrganizationforMothersandBabiesdoesis,basically,wetrytoadvocateforstudentswhoshowalotofacademicpromiseandwhoalsohappentobemotherslikeme.Iamaworkingmother,andIalsogotoschoolfull-time.And,youknow,it'slike--it'ssoimportanttohavelikerolemodelsoutthere.Imean,Iknowsometimesourlifestylesareverydifferent,whatever.
Butlikeevenatmyjob--like,Ijustgotpromoted.Rightnowit'sveryexcitingactuallyformebecauseI'mtheJuniorAssistanttotheAssociateDirectorundertheSeniorVicePresidentforBusinessDevelopment.That'smynewtitle.So,butIthinkwhetpanyoryou'rejuststartingoutlikeme,likesomethinglikethissovitalforpeopletojustcontinueexpandingtheirmindsandlearning.Andifeverybody,likeallpeoplereallyhadaccesstothat,itwouldbeaverydifferentworldoutthere,asIknowyouknow.So,Ithinkallpeople,weneedthat,butespecially,Ilookatpeoplelikeme,youknowlike,Imean,Latinos,we'reabouttobethemajority,inliketwoweeks.So,wedeservejustasmuchtobepartoftheexchangeofideasaseverybodyelse.So,I'mveryhappythatyou're,youknow,doingthiskindofthing,makingthetalksavailableonline.That'sverygood.Ilovethat.AndIjust--Iloveyouguys.IloveTED.Andifyoudon'tmind,privatelynow,inthefuture,I'mgoingtothinkofTEDasanacronymforTechnology,EntertainmentandDominicans.Thankyouverymuch.(Laughter)(Applause)
So,thatwasNoraida,andjustlikeLoraineandeverybodyelseyou'remeetingtoday,thesearefolkswhoarebasedonrealpeoplefrommyreallife.Friends,neighbors,familymembers.Icomefromamulticulturalfamily.Infact,theolderladyyoujustmet,very,verylooselybasedonagreatauntonmymother'sside.It'salongstory,believeme.Butontopofmyfamilybackground,myparentsalsosentmetoUnitedNationsschool,whereIencounteredaplethoraofnewcharactersincludingAlexandre,myFrenchteacher,okay.
Well,youknow,itwasbeginnerFrench,thatIamtakingwithher,youknow.AnditwasMadameBousson,youknow,shewasvery[French].Itwaslike,youknow,shewasthereintheclass,youknow,shewaskindoftypicallyFrench.Youknow,shewaswasverychic,butshewasveryfilledwithennui,youknow.Andshewouldbethere,youknow,kindoftalkingwiththeclass,youknow,talkingaboutthe,youknow,theexistentialfutilityoflife,youknow.Andwewereonly11yearsold,soitwasnotappropriate.
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