instead of "Mom,"

而不是媽媽

she's gonna call me "Point B,"

她會叫我Ｂ據點

because that way she knows that no matter what happens,

因為她知道，無論發生什麼事

at least she can always find her way to me.

她都可以回到我身邊

And I'm going to paint solar systems on the backs of her hands

我會在她手背畫上太陽系

so she has to learn the entire universe

讓她先認識整個宇宙

before she can say, "Oh, I know that like the back of my hand."

在她能說出「那跟我手背上畫的圖一樣」之前

And she's going to learn

她也會學到

that this life will hit you hard in the face,

生命往往會重擊妳

wait for you to get back up just so it can kick you in the stomach.

它等妳找到後援，只為了可以再狠狠地揍妳一頓

But getting the wind knocked out of you

但其實，讓狂風將妳擊倒

is the only way to remind your lungs

是唯一的方法可以喚醒妳的肺

how much they like the taste of air.

它們有多渴望空氣

There is hurt, here,

是一定有些傷痛

that cannot be fixed by Band-Aids or poetry.

是無法被繃帶或詩所治癒的

So the first time she realizes

她將會第一次意識到

that Wonder Woman isn't coming,

神奇女超人不會出現

I'll make sure she knows

我會讓她知道

she doesn't have to wear the cape all by herself

她不需要自己穿上神奇女超人的套裝

because no matter how wide you stretch your fingers,

因為無論妳將手指張得多開

your hands will always be too small

妳的手永遠無法大到

to catch all the pain you want to heal.

足以包覆妳想要治癒的傷痛

Believe me, I've tried.

相信我，我試過

"And, baby," I'll tell her,

「還有，寶貝」我會告訴她

don't keep your nose up in the air like that.

別再那樣大口吸氣了

I know that trick; I've done it a million times.

我知道那招數，我也做過幾千次

You're just smelling for smoke

妳只是想要沿著煙的氣味

so you can follow the trail back to a burning house,

找到那正在燃燒的屋子

so you can find the boy who lost everything in the fire

在那裡妳會找到個在大火中失去一切的男孩

to see if you can save him.

妳會試著去拯救他

Or else find the boy who lit the fire in the first place,

或著，找到那個放火燒了房子的男孩

to see if you can change him."

試著去改變他

But I know she will anyway,

但我知道她不管怎樣一定會成功

so instead I'll always keep an extra supply

所以我會提供

of chocolate and rain boots nearby,

巧克力與雨靴作為獎勵

because there is no heartbreak that chocolate can't fix.

因為沒有巧克力不能修補的心碎

Okay, there's a few heartbreaks that chocolate can't fix.

好吧，還是有少數的心碎是巧克力無法修補的

But that's what the rain boots are for,

但這時雨靴就派上用場了

because rain will wash away everything, if you let it.

因為如果妳願意，雨會將一切沖刷殆盡

I want her to look at the world

我要她從玻璃船的底部

through the underside of a glass-bottom boat,

去看這世界

to look through a microscope

藉由顯微鏡

at the galaxies that exist

去觀察那存在於人類心中

on the pinpoint of a human mind,

閃閃發光的銀河

because that's the way my mom taught me.

因為這就是我媽媽教我的

That there'll be days like this.

總會有這樣的日子

♫ There'll be days like this, my momma said. ♫

♫總會有這樣的日子，我媽媽說♫

When you open your hands to catch

當妳努力張開雙臂去擁抱

and wind up with only blisters and bruises;

卻只換來毆打和瘀傷

when you step out of the phone booth and try to fly

當妳踏出電話亭，試著像超人一樣飛

and the very people you want to save

妳最想救的那些人

are the ones standing on your cape;

卻是一腳踩住妳披風的人

when your boots will fill with rain,

當妳的雨靴裡充滿雨水

and you'll be up to your knees in disappointment.

妳會感到無比絕望

And those are the very days you have all the more reason to say thank you.

但正是這些日子，讓妳更有理由去感謝

Because there's nothing more beautiful

因為沒有什麼比這更美麗

than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline,

即使海洋潮起潮落了無數遍

no matter how many times it's sent away.

也不願停止親吻海岸

You will put the wind in winsome, lose some.

風會成為妳揚帆的助力，也會成為阻力

You will put the star

星星則會給予妳

in starting over, and over.

不畏懼失敗以及重複挑戰的力量

And no matter how many land mines erupt in a minute,

無論有多少地雷一觸即發

be sure your mind lands

在這名為人生的曼趣之地上，妳必須為妳的心

on the beauty of this funny place called life.

尋找一片美麗淨土

And yes, on a scale from one to over-trusting,

當然，以一個從無到過度信任的尺度來衡量

I am pretty damn naive.

我確實太過天真

But I want her to know that this world is made out of sugar.

但我要她知道，這世界是糖組成的

It can crumble so easily,

非常容易崩塌

but don't be afraid to stick your tongue out and taste it.

但不要抗拒用妳的味蕾去品嚐它

"Baby," I'll tell her, "remember, your momma is a worrier,

我會告訴她「記著寶貝，你的媽媽杞人憂天

and your poppa is a warrior,

但妳爸爸卻是個戰士

and you are the girl with small hands and big eyes

而妳是個有雙小手和大眼睛

who never stops asking for more."

充滿好奇心的女孩

Remember that good things come in threes

記著，好事總是接踵而來

and so do bad things.

但壞事也是

And always apologize when you've done something wrong,

做錯事的時候一定要道歉

but don't you ever apologize

但妳絕對不要為了

for the way your eyes refuse to stop shining.

拒絕讓自己的眼睛不再發光而道歉

Your voice is small, but don't ever stop singing.

妳的聲音也許微弱，但絕不要停止歌唱

And when they finally hand you heartache,

當他們最終使妳心痛

when they slip war and hatred under your door

悄悄將戰爭和憎恨帶至妳家門前

and offer you handouts on street-corners

並在街角發給妳一張張

of cynicism and defeat,

寫滿憤世嫉俗與挫敗的傳單

you tell them that they really ought to meet your mother.

妳就叫他們來見見妳的媽媽

Thank you. Thank you.

謝謝，謝謝

(Applause)

（掌聲）

Thank you.

謝謝你們

(Applause)

（掌聲）

Thanks.

謝謝

(Applause)

（掌聲）

Thank you.

謝謝

(Applause)

（掌聲）

All right, so I want you to take a moment,

好的，現在我需要你們花些時間

and I want you to think of three things

去想出三件

that you know to be true.

你知道是真實的事情

They can be about whatever you want --

他們可以是任何事物

technology, entertainment, design,

科技、娛樂、設計、

your family, what you had for breakfast.

你的家人、你早餐吃了什麼

The only rule is don't think too hard.

唯一的條件是，不要想得太複雜

Okay, ready? Go.

可以嗎？好，請開始

Okay.

好

So here are three things I know to be true.

以下是我知道的三件事

I know that Jean-Luc Godard was right

我知道尚盧‧高達曾說過的一句話是對的

when he said that, "a good story

「一個好的故事

has a beginning, a middle and an end,

有開頭，中間和結尾

although not necessarily in that order."

即使不見得以此為順序」

I know that I'm incredibly nervous and excited to be up here,

我知道我現在站在這裡是無比的緊張和興奮

which is greatly inhibiting my ability to keep it cool.

而我的力量一點也無法使自己冷靜

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

And I know

我也知道

that I have been waiting all week to tell this joke.

我整個禮拜都等著自己講出這個笑話

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

Why was the scarecrow invited to TED?

為什麼稻草人會受到ＴＥＤ的邀請呢？

Because he was out standing in his field.

因為他筆直地站在田裡（原文有傑出之意）

(Laughter)

(笑聲)

I'm sorry.

很抱歉

Okay, so these are three things I know to be true.

好的，這就是我知道的三件事情

But there are plenty of things I have trouble understanding.

但還是有很多事情是我難以理解的

So I write poems to figure things out.

所以我藉由寫詩去釐清

Sometimes the only way I know how to work through something

有時唯一讓我了解一件事的方法

is by writing a poem.

就是寫詩

And sometimes I get to the end of the poem

有時當我寫到詩的結尾

and look back and go, "Oh, that's what this is all about,"

再重新看過整首詩會發現「喔，原來就是這麼一回事阿」

and sometimes I get to the end of the poem

但有時我寫到詩的結局

and haven't solved anything,

還是沒有解決任何事

but at least I have a new poem out of it.

但至少一首新的詩就此誕生

Spoken word poetry is the art of performance poetry.

有聲詩將表演詩以藝術的方式呈現

I tell people it involves creating poetry

我告訴人們，它就是一種

that doesn't just want to sit on paper,

拒絕乖乖待在紙上的詩

that something about it demands it be heard out loud

是一種，希望能被大聲的聽到

or witnessed in person.

或被人見證的詩

When I was a freshman in high school,

我剛上高中時

I was a live wire of nervous hormones.

是個神經緊繃又精力充沛的人

And I was underdeveloped

我發育不良

and over-excitable.

而且容易興奮

And despite my fear

儘管我害怕

of ever being looked at for too long,

長時間受到眾人注視

I was fascinated by the idea of spoken word poetry.

我仍被有聲詩的概念深深吸引

I felt that my two secret loves, poetry and theatre,

這就好像是我兩個秘密的愛人: 詩和戲劇

had come together, had a baby,

兩個人結合，並且有了小孩

a baby I needed to get to know.

一個我需要好好認識的小孩

So I decided to give it a try.

所以我決定試試看

My first spoken word poem,

我的第一首有聲詩

packed with all the wisdom of a 14-year-old,

充斥著年僅１４歲孩子的智慧

was about the injustice

這是首抗議因為自己毫無女人味

of being seen as unfeminine.

而受到不平等待遇的詩

The poem was very indignant,

整首詩充滿憤慨

and mainly exaggerated,

而且整體來說很誇張

but the only spoken word poetry that I had seen up until that point

但我當時看過的有聲詩

was mainly indignant,

幾乎都非常憤慨

so I thought that that's what was expected of me.

所以我想，這就是我要的

The first time that I performed,

我第一次表演

the audience of teenagers hooted and hollered their sympathy,

年輕的觀眾們高聲為我歡呼

and when I came off the stage I was shaking.

當我從台上下來我全身都在顫抖

I felt this tap on my shoulder,

這時有人拍了我的肩膀

and I turned around to see

我轉身一看，在人群中看見

this giant girl in a hoodie sweatshirt emerge from the crowd.

一位穿著連帽衫的高大女孩

She was maybe eight feet tall

差不多２５０公分這麼高吧

and looked like she could beat me up with one hand,

看起來一拳就可以把我擊倒在地

but instead she just nodded at me

但她只是對我點了點頭，說

and said, "Hey, I really felt that. Thanks."

「嘿，我真的感受到了，謝謝妳」

And lightning struck.

就像被電到一樣

I was hooked.

我着迷了

I discovered this bar on Manhattan's Lower East Side

我在曼哈頓的東下城發現這個地方

that hosted a weekly poetry open mic,

它每個禮拜都會舉行公開的詩歌朗誦會

and my bewildered, but supportive, parents took me

我那對此不甚了解，但態度支持的父母帶我參加這個活動

to soak in every ounce of spoken word that I could.

讓我徹底浸淫在有聲詩的世界中

I was the youngest by at least a decade,

我是那之中最小的，起碼比他們小了１０歲

but somehow the poets at the Bowery Poetry Club

但鮑威利詩會的詩人們

didn't seem bothered by the 14-year-old wandering about --

似乎不認為１４歲小女生的好奇心令人厭煩

if fact, they welcomed me.

他們甚至很歡迎我

And it was here, listening to these poets share their stories,

就在這裡，我聽著那些詩人分享他們的故事

that I learned that spoken word poetry didn't have to be indignant,

我學到，有聲詩不一定要充滿憤慨

it could be fun or painful

它也可以是有趣的，痛苦的

or serious or silly.

嚴肅的或是愚笨的

The Bowery Poetry Club became my classroom and my home,

從此，鮑威利詩會變成我的教室和另一個家

and the poets who performed

而那些表演的詩人們

encouraged me to share my stories as well.

也鼓勵我分享自己的故事

Never mind the fact that I was 14 --

不必在乎自己年紀是否太小

they told me, "Write about being 14."

他們告訴我「就寫出妳的１４歲吧」

So I did and stood amazed every week

我這麼做了。而接下來每個禮拜

when these brilliant, grown-up poets

那些既有才華，又成熟的詩人們

laughed with me and groaned their sympathy

與我一同歡笑，或發出同情的嘆息

and clapped and told me, "Hey, I really felt that too."

他們為我鼓掌，並告訴我「嘿，我也感受到了」

Now I can divide my spoken word journey

現在我將我創作有聲詩的旅程

into three steps.

劃分為三個階段

Step one was the moment I said,

第一階段是當我說

"I can. I can do this."

「我可以，我可以做得到」

And that was thanks to a girl in a hoodie.

這得要感謝那位穿著連帽衫的女孩

Step two was the moment I said,

第二階段是當我說

"I will. I will continue.

「我會，我會繼續創作

I love spoken word. I will keep coming back week after week."

我深愛有聲詩，我也會不斷不斷的挑戰」

And step three began

然後第三階段開始了

when I realized that I didn't have to write poems that were indignant,

我發現如果我並不滿心憤怒，就不需要

if that's not what I was.

再寫出那些憤慨的詩

There were things that were specific to me,

有些事物對我而言很特別

and the more that I focused on those things,

而我越是專注在那些事物上

the weirder my poetry got,

我的詩就變的越奇怪

but the more that it felt like mine.

但這才像我寫的詩

It's not just the adage "write what you know."

並不是常言所說「寫出你知道的」就好

It's about gathering up all of the knowledge and experience

而是集結你至今

you've collected up to now

所累積的智慧與經驗

to help you dive into the things you don't know.

來幫助你泅潛於未知的世界

I use poetry to help me work through what I don't understand,

我利用詩來釐清難以理解的事物

but I show up to each new poem

但我寫每一首詩

with a backpack full

都會帶著滿滿的包袱

of everywhere else that I've been.

裡面裝著我去過的所有地方

When I got to university, I met a fellow poet

我在大學裡遇到一位志同道合的同伴

who shared my belief in the magic of spoken word poetry.

他與我一同分享有聲詩的魔力

And actually, Phil Kaye and I

事實上，Phil Kaye與我

coincidentally also share the same last name.

碰巧擁有相同的姓

When I was in high school I had created Project V.O.I.C.E.

我高中時製作了V.O.I.C.E.計畫

as a way to encourage my friends to do spoken word with me.

以此鼓勵我的朋友與我一同進入有聲詩的世界

But Phil and I decided to reinvent Project V.O.I.C.E. --

而Phil跟我決定重現V.O.I.C.E.計畫

this time changing the mission

這次我們將任務改變為

to using spoken word poetry as a way to entertain,

利用有聲詩來娛樂、教育

educate and inspire.

和啟發人群

We stayed full-time students, but in between we traveled,

我們依舊是全職學生，但我們也去旅行

performing and teaching

在旅行途中表演和教導學生

nine-year-olds to MFA candidates,

從九歲小孩，到MFA(藝術創作碩士)的應試者們

from California to Indiana to India

從加州到印地安納州、印度

to a public high school just up the street from campus.

再到我們學校附近的公立高中

And we saw over and over

我們不斷地

the way that spoken word poetry

看見有聲詩如何突破

cracks open locks.

枷鎖的束縛

But it turns out sometimes,

但有時

poetry can be really scary.

詩會變的令人害怕

Turns out sometimes,

有時

you have to trick teenagers into writing poetry.

你必須用些小伎倆才能讓年輕人寫詩

So I came up with lists. Everyone can write lists.

所以我想到可以寫清單，每個人都會寫清單

And the first list that I assign

而我第一個指定他們寫的就是

is "10 Things I Know to be True."

10件我所知道的真實事物

And here's what happens, and here's what you would discover too

接下來你就會發現

if we all started sharing our lists out loud.

如果我們願意大聲分享自己的清單

At a certain point, you would realize

這時候，你會突然明白到

that someone has the exact same thing,

原來有人有跟你清單上

or one thing very similar,

完全一樣

to something on your list.

或是非常相似的事物

And then someone else

也有些人

has something the complete opposite of yours.

有跟你清單上完全相反的事物

Third, someone has something you've never even heard of before.

第三，也有人會寫出你從未聽過的事物