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So, these are the words I am waiting to hear, but from my son, not my daughter.
這些話是我想聽到的，但應該是從我兒子嘴里說出來，而不是我女兒
But at first I did not know what to do.
剛開始的時候，我真的不知道該怎么辦
But then, over time, I have come to understand that this is who she is.
但過了一段時間，我開始明白了她真的就是這樣的一個人
So, even though sometimes it's still hard,
即便有的時候還是很難接受
I will share with you that it helps me to realize
我想跟你們分享的是，這件事讓我認識到
society is more tolerant, usually because of places like this,
這個社會越來越寬容，就是因為有像TED這樣的地方
because of ideas like this, and people like you, with an open mind.
因為有像這樣的想法，像你們這樣的思想開放的人
So I think maybe TED, you impact people's lives in the ways maybe even you don't realize.
我覺得TED給我們的生活帶來了重大影響，在不知不覺中影響著我們
So, for my daughter's sake, I thank you for your ideas worth spreading. Thank you. Xie xie.
所以，我要代表我女兒，謝謝你們分享思想之美。謝謝你們
Good evening. My name is Habbi Belahal.
晚上好，我叫哈比貝拉艾
And I would like to first of all thank Sarah Jones
我首先要感謝莎拉瓊斯
for putting all of the pressure on the only Arab who she brought with her to be last today.
因為我是她請來的唯一一位阿拉伯人，這給我很大壓力，而且我是最后一個發言的
I am originally from Jordan. And I teach comparative literature at Queens College. It is not Harvard.
我來自約旦，我在皇后學院教比較文學，不是哈佛
But I feel a bit like a fish out of water. But I am very proud of my students.
我感到有些不適應，但我為我的學生感到驕傲
And I see that a few of them did make it here to the conference.
我看到他們有些人來到了大會現場
So you will get the extra credit I promised you.
我保證會給你們加學分的
But, while I know that I may not look like the typical TED-izen, as you would say,
盡管我知道我看起來不像本地人
I do like to make the point that we in global society, we are never as different as the appearances may suggest.
我正想說的就是，我們生活在地球村里，我們之間的差異再也不像我們的長相這樣差別如此大
So, if you will indulge me, I will share quickly with you a bit of verse,
如果你們允許的話，我愿意跟你們分享一段詩
which I memorized as a young girl at 16 years of age.
這是我16歲時就會背的一首詩
So, back in the ancient times.
那么讓我們回到遠古年代
