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So, there were the teachers and then there were my friends, classmates from everywhere,
好吧，這就是我的老師們，此外還有我的朋友們和來自世界各地的同學(xué)們
many of whom are still dear friends to this day.
他們中的很多人直到今天都是我非常要好的朋友
And they've inspired many characters as well.
他們激發(fā)了我很多創(chuàng)作靈感
For example, a friend of mine.
比如我的一個朋友
Well, I just wanted to quickly say good evening.
我只想說，晚上好
My name is Praveen Manvi and thank you very much for this opportunity.
我的名字叫普拉文曼維，感謝你們給我這個機會
Of course, TED, the reputation precedes itself all over the world.
TED的大名已經(jīng)傳遍全球
But, you know, I am originally from India, and I wanted to start by telling you
我來自印度，我想告訴你們
that once Sarah Jones told me that we will be having the opportunity to come here to TED in California,
莎拉瓊斯告訴我，我們可以有機會來加利福尼亞參加TED大會
originally, I was very pleased and, frankly, relieved because, you know, I am a human rights advocate.
一開始我就感到很高興，而且老實說，松了一口氣，因為你們知道我是一名人權(quán)倡導(dǎo)者
And usually my work, it takes me to Washington D.C.
我的工作通常都要去華盛頓特區(qū)
And there, I must attend these meetings, mingling with some tiresome politicians,
在那里我必須參加各種會議，要跟那些令人厭倦的政客打交道
trying to make me feel comfortable by telling how often they are eating the curry in Georgetown.
他們?yōu)榱俗屛矣X得舒服一些，總跟我說他們在喬治城多么經(jīng)常吃咖喱
So, you can just imagine -- right.
所以你們可以想像
So, but I'm thrilled to be joining all of you here.
但我非常高興能夠參加你們的活動
I wish we had more time together, but that's for another time. Okay? Great.
我希望能有更多的時間跟你們在一起，但只能下次再說啦，好吧
And, sadly, I don't think we'll have time for you to meet everybody I brought, but --
遺憾的是，恐怕沒那么多時間讓我所有的朋友都跟你們見面，但是
I'm trying to behave myself, it's my first time here.
我在努力做到舉止得體，畢竟是我第一次來這里
But I do want to introduce you to a couple of folks you may recognize, if you saw "Bridge and Tunnel."
但我確實想讓你們見一下另外幾個朋友，你們應(yīng)該能認(rèn)出她們，如果你們看過“土包子”這部舞臺劇的話
Uh, well, thank you.
恩，謝謝大家
