Name: 機會的力量 (The Power of Opportunity)
Uploaded: 2020-11-02T18:45:38.000Z
Duration: 7 min 33 s

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哦，這個視頻花了11年時間製作。

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And for the first time ever, I want to share it with you because I think it can help someone.

而這是我有史以來第一次，我想和你分享，因為我覺得它可以幫助到別人。

It's the story of how I went from being a village kid toe getting into Harvard University in the US And trust me, this is not a normal story.

這是我從一個村裡的孩子到考上美國哈佛大學的故事，相信我，這不是一個普通的故事。

See, I grew up in the Middle East as a Palestinian Israeli, and if you come from that background, you don't get many opportunities.

你看，我在中東長大，是一個巴勒斯坦以色列人，如果你來自這樣的背景，你不會得到很多機會。

You're stuck in politics forever, and you live your life here hoping that one day you can succeed in life, you just need a little bit off help.

你永遠被困在政治裡，你在這裡生活，希望有一天你能成功地生活，你只是需要一點關幫助。

差不多11年前，我得到了這種幫助。

An American woman from Ohio named Martha was invited by my English teacher to come to our classroom and teach us English for one hour.

一位來自俄亥俄州的美國女人叫瑪莎，她應我的英語老師邀請，來到我們的課堂，教我們英語一小時。

She came as a volunteer every year, toe villages like mine to teach English.

她每年都會以志願者的身份，到我這樣的村子來教英語。

And when she walked through that door, she was the first American I met in my life.

當她走進那扇門的時候，她是我生命中遇到的第一個美國人。

Immediately, I fell in love with her and her family.

我一下子就喜歡上了她和她的家人。

Immediately, I connected with her son and we became email buddies penpal buddies.

我馬上和她兒子聯繫上了，我們成了郵件好友筆友。

After a few months off email exchanges, one day Martha invited me to their home in Ohio.

停了幾個月的郵件往來，有一天瑪莎邀請我去他們在俄亥俄州的家。

她說，嘿，我們知道你喜歡美國。

Why don't you come and visit us for one month and we will take care off all your expenses?

不如你來我們這裡參觀一個月，我們會照顧你所有的費用。

This was the first opportunity in my life to go and explore the United States.

這是我人生中第一次去美國探險的機會。

One month later, I was on a plane from my village to another village called Dayton, Ohio.

一個月後，我從我的村莊坐上了飛往另一個叫俄亥俄州代頓的村莊的飛機。

For one month, a Jewish American family hosted a Muslim Arab kid in their home, the Jacobs.

一個月來，一個美國猶太人家庭在他們的家中接待了一個阿拉伯穆斯林孩子，雅各布。

俄亥俄州代頓市的雅各布一家。

I became part off their family and fell in love with their culture.

我成了他們家庭的一員，愛上了他們的文化。

You stayed here at the house with our four cents.

你帶著我們的四分錢住在這裡。

You were kind of excited and curious about everything.

And one day Martha gave me another opportunity.

有一天，瑪莎又給了我一個機會。

I thought it was a place that Onley smart people go, so I had nothing to do with it.

我以為那是安利聰明人去的地方，所以與我無關。

She flew me from Ohio to Boston to go meet her son, Eli, who's a student at Harvard.

她讓我從俄亥俄州飛到波士頓去見她的兒子伊萊，他是哈佛的學生。

I thought would be interesting for you to see it.

I didn't know that you'd end up going there, but I thought you could apply there.

我不知道你最後會去那裡，但我想你可以去那裡申請。

I thought you were persons perfectly capable of applying there and possibly getting in.

我以為你們是完全有能力申請到那裡的人，可能會被錄取。

And when I landed on campus as a tourist, my world changed.

而當我以遊客的身份登陸校園時，我的世界就改變了。

People were not as smart as we think they were normal people like you and me.

人們並不像我們認為的那樣聰明，他們是你我這樣的普通人。

I flew back home immediately and bought many books.

我立刻飛回了家，買了許多書。

I improved my English Salman salmon, Salman Salmon.

我改進了我的英語沙門沙門，沙門沙門。

我瞭解到哈佛大學的招生情況。

I studied and studied and studied in A few months later, I applied, and to my surprise, Harvard said yes and give me a full scholarship to study their.

幾個月後，我學了又學，學了又學，我申請了，沒想到，哈佛大學答應了，給我全額獎學金，讓我學習他們的。

This made me the first Harvard college student to enter from my village.

這使我成為第一個從村裡進入的哈佛大學生。

And exactly one year after my visit, I flew to Boston again, but this time not as a tourist but as a Harvard student.

而整整一年後，我再次飛往波士頓，但這次不是以遊客的身份，而是以哈佛學生的身份。

I learned a lot, and I graduated with a Harvard degree.

我學到了很多東西，我畢業時獲得了哈佛學位。

I went to New York, got a really good job and made money.

我去了紐約，找到了一份很好的工作，賺了錢。

I traveled the world, created videos, connected with millions of people, published a book and started a really company.

我走遍了世界，製作了視頻，與數百萬人建立了聯繫，出版了一本書，開了一家真正的公司。

The village kid in me needed opportunity.

I needed someone to open the door just a little bit to show me the light on.

我需要有人把門打開一點，讓我看看燈亮了沒有。

I am so lucky that someone did that for me.

My parents gave me opportunity to be free and explore what I like.

父母給了我自由的機會，讓我去探索自己喜歡的東西。

My English teacher, Jamal, a CD, gave me opportunity and invited Martha to come to our English class.

我的英語老師Jamal是一張CD，他給了我機會，邀請Martha來我們英語班上課。

And Martha's family gave me opportunity to grow, you know?

而瑪莎的家庭給了我成長的機會，你知道嗎？

Well, you know, you give people opportunities, and whether or not they take advantage of it or appreciate it, it's up to them.

嗯，你知道，你給人們的機會， 而他們是否利用它或欣賞它， 這取決於他們。

I don't know why she hosted me for a month.

我不知道她為什麼要接待我一個月。

I don't know why, she said I should go to Harvard.

我不知道為什麼，她說我應該去哈佛。

You don't need toe build skyscrapers or invent machines.

你不需要建造摩天大樓或發明機器。

You just need to give someone out there on opportunity to succeed.

你只需要給外面的人成功的機會。

Give them advice, jobs, love, money, support, whatever your opportunity can change someone's life forever.

給他們建議，工作，愛情，金錢，支持，無論你的機會可以永遠改變別人的生活。

And, uh, see you next week before you go.

That video you just saw I made using this camera and this microphone.

你剛才看到的那段視頻是我用這臺攝影機和這隻麥克風做的。

But for the first time ever, I'm ditching my camera and I'm picking up my podcasting equipment because, yes, I'm starting a podcast.

但有史以來第一次，我拋棄了我的相機，拿起了我的播客設備，因為，是的，我開始做播客了。

And if you liked that video, I think you're gonna love the podcast because I just wanted to make a podcast about things that I would listen to about topics that I wanna listen.

如果你喜歡那個視頻，我想你會喜歡上這個播客，因為我只是想做一個關於我想聽的話題的播客。

Yes, no stocks is 100% honest and raw and deep, and by the way, it's 100% free.

是的，沒有股票是100%的誠實和生硬，深沉，對了，它是100%免費的。

So keep your money and give me your ears.

所以，留著你的錢，給我你的耳朵。

Because if you like this video, I think you're gonna love this podcast.

因為如果你喜歡這個視頻，我想你會喜歡這個播客。