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Today, there are 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in the world.
今天，全世界有18億年齡在10-24歲的年輕人。
It is the largest cohort in human history.
這是人類史上最大的群體。
Meeting their needs will be a big challenge. But it's also a big opportunity.
滿足他們的需求將是個很大的挑戰，但同時也是一個巨大的機遇。
They hold our shared future in their hands.
我們共同的未來在他們手中。
Every day, we read about young people lending their ideas and passions to fighting for change,
每天，我們讀到年輕人把他們的想法和熱情投入到變革的戰爭中，
social change, political change, change in their communities.
去改變社會，改變政治，改變他們的社區。
Imagine what they'll create: breakthroughs, inventions.
想象一下他們會創造的：突破，發明。
Maybe new medicines, new modes of transportation, new ways to communicate, sustainable economies and maybe even a world at peace.
可能是新的藥品，新的交通方式，新的通信方式，可持續經濟，甚至還有和平的世界。
But this opportunity, this youth dividend, is not a given.
但這個機遇，這個青年紅利，不是理所當然的。
One point eight billion young women and young men are standing at the door of adulthood.
18億年輕男女正站在成年的門口。
Are they ready? Right now, too few of them are.
他們準備好了嗎？目前來看，大部分人并沒有做好準備。
My favorite part of my job at UNICEF is a chance to talk to, meet with and hear from young people all around the world.
我在聯合國兒童基金會最喜歡的一部分工作就是有機會可以跟全球的年輕人見面交流。
And they tell me about their hopes and dreams.
他們與我分享了他們的希望和夢想。
And they have amazing hopes and dreams for what they'll accomplish in their lives.
他們都有著終其一生想要達成的偉大希望和夢想。
But what they're also telling me is that they have fears.
但同時，他們也分享了內心的恐懼。
