TED演讲:见证现代奴役的照片(11)

 I truly believe, if we can see one another as fellow human beings, then it becomes very difficult to tolerate atrocities¹ like slavery. 我确实相信,当我们把他们当做同胞就会很难容忍奴役这样的暴行。

These images are not of issues. They are of people,  这些影像非关于议题，而是关于人，

real people, like you and me, all deserving of the same rights, dignity and respect in their lives. 真实的人，和你我一样都值得在生命里获得一样的权利、尊严和尊重。

There is not a day that goes by that I don't think of these many beautiful, mistreated people I've had the tremendous honor of meeting. 我没有一天不想这些美丽、但却受到不公正待遇的人们，这些我三生有幸能够遇见的人们。

I hope that these images awaken² a force in those who view them, people like you,  我希望这些影像能够在你们这样的观者心中唤起一股力量，

and I hope that force will ignite a fire,  我希望这股力量的星星之火，

and that fire will shine a light on slavery,  能够成为被奴役者的希望之光，

for without that light, the beast of bondage³ can continue to live in the shadows. 因为若没有这光亮奴役之兽将继续活在阴影里。

Thank you very much. 谢谢大家。

1 atrocities   

n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪

参考例句：

• They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 awaken   

vi.醒，觉醒；vt.唤醒，使觉醒，唤起，激起

参考例句：

• Old people awaken early in the morning.老年人早晨醒得早。
• Please awaken me at six.请于六点叫醒我。

3 bondage   

n.奴役，束缚

参考例句：

• Masters sometimes allowed their slaves to buy their way out of bondage.奴隶主们有时允许奴隶为自己赎身。
• They aim to deliver the people who are in bondage to superstitious belief.他们的目的在于解脱那些受迷信束缚的人。