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Now, I want to start with a question: When was the last time you were called "childish"?
首先我要問大家一個問題：上一回別人說你幼稚是什么時候？
For kids like me, being called childish can be a frequent occurrence.
像我這樣的小孩，可能經(jīng)常會被人說成是幼稚。
Every time we make irrational demands, exhibit irresponsible behavior, or display any other signs of being normal American citizens, we are called childish.
每一次我們提出不合理的要求，做出不負(fù)責(zé)任的行為，或者展現(xiàn)出有別于普通美國公民的慣常行為之時，我們就被說成是幼稚。
Which really bothers me. After all, take a look at these events: Imperialism and colonization, world wars, George W. Bush. Ask yourself, who's responsible? Adults.
這讓我很不服氣。首先，讓我們來回顧下這些事件：帝國主義和殖民主義，世界大戰(zhàn)，小布什。請你們捫心自問下：這些該歸咎于誰？是大人。
Now, what have kids done? Well, Anne Frank touched millions with her powerful account of the Holocaust.
而小孩呢，做了些什么？安妮·弗蘭克(Anne Frank)對大屠殺強有力的敘述打動了數(shù)百萬人的心。
Ruby Bridges helped to end segregation in the United States. And, most recently, Charlie Simpson helped to raise 120,000 pounds for Haiti, on his little bike.
魯比·布里奇斯為美國種族隔離的終結(jié)作出了貢獻(xiàn)。另外，最近還有一個例子，查理·辛普森（Charlie Simpson）騎自行車為海地募得12萬英鎊。
So as you can see evidenced by such examples, age has absolutely nothing to do with it.
所以，這些例子證明了年齡與行為完全沒有關(guān)系。
The traits the word "childish" addresses are seen so often in adults, that we should abolish this age-discriminatory word,
"幼稚"這個詞所對應(yīng)的特點是常常可以從大人身上看到，
when it comes to criticizing behavior associated with irresponsibility and irrational thinking.
由此我們在批評不負(fù)責(zé)和非理性的相關(guān)行為時，應(yīng)停止使用這個年齡歧視的詞。
