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In myself, I had a ready audience, and I believed that by expressing my thoughts and wishes, others would listen, too.
在我身體里有一個現(xiàn)成的觀眾，我相信只要表達(dá)思想和愿望，其他人也可以聽到。
But as I began to communicate more, I realized that it was in fact only just the beginning of creating a new voice for myself.
但隨著交流的增多，我意識到這其實(shí)只是創(chuàng)造一個新的表達(dá)方式的開始。
I was thrust into a world I didn't quite know how to function in. I stopped going to the care home and managed to get my first job making photocopies.
我被推到了一個我不知道如何運(yùn)作的世界里，我結(jié)束了在護(hù)理中心的生活，并找到了第一份復(fù)印的工作。
As simple as this may sound, it was amazing. My new world was really exciting but often quite overwhelming and frightening.
雖然聽起來很簡單，但是著實(shí)令人驚嘆，我的新世界使我興奮，但經(jīng)常繁重不堪，讓人恐懼。
I was like a man-child, and as liberating as it often was, I struggled.
我就像一個男孩，如此自由，我為自己的新世界不斷努力。
I also learned that many of those who had known me for a long time found it impossible to abandon the idea of Martin they had in their heads.
我發(fā)現(xiàn)認(rèn)識我很久的人，發(fā)現(xiàn)他們無法忽視我的想法。
While those I had only just met struggled to look past the image of a silent man in a wheelchair.
雖然我剛認(rèn)識的人在努力想象這個沉默地坐在輪椅上的人，他的過去是什么樣子的。
I realized that some people would only listen to me if what I said was in line with what they expected.
我意識到有些人可以聽進(jìn)去我的意見，如果我說的正中他們下懷。
Otherwise, it was disregarded and they did what they felt was best.
然而，我說的話會被無視，他們自行其是。
I discovered that true communication is about more than merely physically conveying a message. It is about getting the message heard and respected.
我發(fā)現(xiàn)真正的交流不只是傳遞信息，而是讓信息被聽取和尊重。
Still, things were going well. My body was slowly getting stronger.
然而，我的恢復(fù)情況很好，我的身體慢慢強(qiáng)壯起來。
I had a job in computing that I loved, and had even got Kojak, the dog I had been dreaming about for years.
我有了一份我喜歡的計算工作，還養(yǎng)了一只我夢寐以求的小狗Kijak。
