When this boy was brought to Dr. Young, his name being William, the same as mine, my mother was ordered to change mine to something else. This, at the time, I thought to be one of the most cruel acts that could be committed upon my rights.

  • -- William Wells Brown 布朗

当这个男孩被带到杨医生那里时,他的名字叫威廉,和我的名字一样,我妈妈奉命把我的名字换成别的名字。在当时,我认为这是对我的权利所能采取的最残酷的行为之一。

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I'd been a wedding singer through college, but after a few years of doing my best renditions of jazz standards to clinking glasses and the sound of forks on salad, I thought, 'Oh God, if this is all I do, I'll never be able to live with myself.'

大学期间,我一直是一名婚礼歌手,但几年来,我尽我最大的努力演奏爵士乐,演奏出碰杯的声音和沙拉上叉子的声音。

I will never give up, just push harder because the thought of quitting if far worse than the temporary pain I'm feeling now.

我永远不会放弃,只会更加努力,因为放弃的想法比我现在感受到的暂时的痛苦还要糟糕。

I stay up nights and fiddle with my opera designs. It's a bit obsessive. That's why I can't do it all the time.

我熬夜摆弄我的歌剧设计。有点强迫性。这就是为什么我不能一直这样做。

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.

生命属于活着的人,活着的人必须对变化做好准备。

Life's all about moments of impact and how they change our lives forever.

生活就是那些有影响力的时刻,以及它们如何永远改变我们的生活。

Every time I start a film I feel like I'm starting the first time, ever.

每次我开始拍电影,我都觉得自己是第一次开始。