1992 DNC Address -- Elizabeth Glaser

1992 Democratic National Convention Address

1992 年民主党全国代表大会演讲

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I'm Elizabeth Glaser .

我是伊丽莎白·格拉泽。

Eleven years ago, while giving birth to my first child, I hemorrhaged and was transfused with seven pints of blood.

十一年前，当我生第一个孩子时，我大出血，被输了七品脱血。

Four years later, I found out that I had been infected with the AIDS virus and had unknowingly passed it to my daughter, Ariel, through my breast milk, and my son, Jake, in utero.

四年后，我发现自己感染了艾滋病病毒，并在不知不觉中通过母乳传染给了我的女儿艾丽尔 (Ariel)，以及在子宫内的儿子杰克 (Jake)。

Twenty years ago I wanted to be at the Democratic Convention because it was a way to participate in my country.

二十年前，我想参加民主党全国代表大会，因为这是参与我的国家的一种方式。

Today, I am here because it's a matter of life and death.

今天，我来这里是因为这是生死攸关的问题。

Exactly -- Exactly four years ago my daughter died of AIDS.

正是——四年前，我女儿死于艾滋病。

She did not survive the Reagan Administration.

她没能在里根政府执政期间幸存下来。

I am here because my son and I may not survive four more years of leaders who say they care, but do nothing.

我来这里是因为我和我的儿子可能无法在那些嘴上说关心但什么也不做的领导人的领导下再活下去四年。

I -- I am in a race with the clock.

我——我正在与时间赛跑。

This is not about being a Republican or an Independent or a Democrat.

这与成为共和党人、独立人士或民主党人无关。

It's about the future -- for each and every one of us.

这关系到我们每一个人的未来。

I started out just a mom -- fighting for the life of her child.

我一开始只是一个母亲——为孩子的生命而战。

But along the way I learned how unfair America can be today, not just for people who have HIV, but for many, many people -- poor people, gay people, people of color, children.

但一路走来，我了解到今天的美国是多么不公平，不仅对艾滋病毒感染者，而且对很多很多人——穷人、同性恋者、有色人种、儿童。

A strange spokesperson for such a group: a well-to-do white woman.

对于这样一个群体来说，有一位奇怪的代言人：一位富裕的白人女性。

But I have learned my lesson the hard way, and I know that America has lost her path and is at risk of losing her soul.

但我已经从惨痛的教训中吸取了教训，我知道美国已经迷失了方向，并面临失去灵魂的危险。

America wake up: We are all in a struggle between life and death.

美国醒醒吧：我们都在生与死的斗争中。

I understand -- I understand the sense of frustration and despair in our country, because I know firsthand about shouting for help and getting no answer.

我理解——我理解我们国家的挫败感和绝望感，因为我亲身体验过大声呼救却得不到回应。

I went to Washington to tell Presidents Reagan and Bush that much, much more had to be done for AIDS research and care, and that children couldn't be forgotten.

我去华盛顿告诉里根总统和布什总统，艾滋病研究和护理方面还有很多很多工作要做，而且不能忘记儿童。

The first time, when nothing happened, I thought, "They just didn't hear me." The second time, when nothing happened, I thought, "Maybe I didn't shout loud enough." But now I realize they don't hear because they don't want to listen.

第一次，当什么都没发生时，我想：“他们只是没有听到我的声音。”第二次，当什么也没发生时，我想：“也许我喊得不够大声。”但现在我意识到他们听不到是因为他们不想听。

When you cry for help and no one listens, you start to lose your hope.

当你大声呼救而没有人倾听时，你就会开始失去希望。

I began to lose faith in America.

我开始对美国失去信心。

I felt my country was letting me down -- and it was.

我觉得我的国家让我失望了——事实确实如此。

This is not the America I was raised to be proud of.

这不是我从小就引以为傲的美国。

I was raised to believe that other's problems were my problems as well.

我从小就相信别人的问题也是我的问题。

But when I tell most people about HIV, in hopes that they will help and care, I see the look in their eyes: "It's not my problem," they're thinking.

但当我向大多数人讲述艾滋病毒的情况，希望他们能够提供帮助和关心时，我看到他们眼中的表情：“这不是我的问题，”他们在想。

Well, it's everyone's problem and we need a leader who will tell us that.

嗯，这是每个人的问题，我们需要一个能告诉我们这一点的领导者。

We need a visionary to guide us -- to say it wasn't all right for Ryan White to be banned from school because he had AIDS, to say it wasn't alright for a man or a woman to be denied a job because they're infected with this virus.

我们需要一位有远见的人来指导我们——说瑞恩·怀特因为患有艾滋病而被禁止上学是不对的，说男人或女人因为感染了这种病毒而被拒绝工作是不对的。

We need a leader who is truly committed to educating us.

我们需要一位真正致力于教育我们的领导者。

I believe in America, but not with a leadership of selfishness and greed -- where the wealthy get health care and insurance and the poor don't.

我相信美国，但不相信美国的领导是自私和贪婪的——富人得到医疗保健和保险，而穷人却没有。

Do you know -- Do you know how much my AIDS care costs?

你知道吗——你知道我的艾滋病护理费用是多少吗？

Over 40,000 dollars a year.

一年4万多美元。

Someone without insurance can't afford this.

没有保险的人买不起这个。

Even the drugs that I hope will keep me alive are out of reach for others.

即使是我希望能让我活下去的药物，对其他人来说也是遥不可及的。

Is their life any less valuable?

难道他们的生命就更不值钱了吗？

Of course not.

当然不是。

This is not the America I was raised to be proud of -- where rich people get care and drugs that poor people can't.

这不是我从小就引以为傲的美国——富人得到穷人得不到的护理和药品。

We need health care for all.

我们需要为所有人提供医疗保健。

We need a leader who will say this and do something about it.

我们需要一位能够说出这样的话并采取行动的领导者。

I believe in America, but not a leadership that talks about problems but is incapable of solving them -- two HIV commission reports with recommendations about what to do to solve this crisis sitting on shelves, gathering dust.

我相信美国，但不相信一个只谈论问题却无力解决问题的领导层——两份艾滋病毒委员会的报告，其中载有关于如何解决这场危机的建议，现在搁置在书架上，积满了灰尘。

We need a leader who will not only listen to these recommendations, but implement them.

我们需要一位不仅会听取这些建议，而且会实施这些建议的领导者。

I believe in America, but not with a leadership that doesn't hold government accountable.

我相信美国，但不相信美国的领导层不让政府承担责任。

I go to Washington to the National Institutes of Health and say, "Show me what you're doing on HIV." They hate it when I come because I try to tell them how to do it better.

我去华盛顿国立卫生研究院说：“让我看看你们在艾滋病毒方面做了什么。”他们讨厌我来，因为我试图告诉他们如何做得更好。

But that's why I love being a taxpayer, because it's my money and they must feel accountable.

但这就是为什么我喜欢成为纳税人，因为这是我的钱，他们必须感到负责。

I believe in an America where our leaders talk straight.

我相信美国的领导人会直言不讳。

When anyone tells President Bush that the battle against AIDS is seriously under-funded, he juggles the numbers to mislead the public into thinking we're spending twice as much as we really are.

当有人告诉布什总统抗击艾滋病的资金严重不足时，他就会篡改数字，误导公众，让他们认为我们的支出是实际支出的两倍。

While they play games with numbers, people are dying.

当他们玩数字游戏时，人们却在死亡。

I believe in America, but an America where there is a light in every home.

我相信美国，但相信每个家庭都有光明的美国。

A thousand points of light just wasn't enough: My house has been dark for too long.

一千个光点还不够：我的房子已经黑暗太久了。

Once every generation, history brings us to an important crossroads.

每一代人，历史都会把我们带到一个重要的十字路口。

Sometimes in life there is that moment when it's possible to make a change for the better.

有时，生活中会有这样的时刻，可以做出更好的改变。

This is one of those moments.

这就是其中之一。

For me, this is not politics.

对我来说，这不是政治。

This is a crisis of caring.

这是一场关怀危机。

In this hall is the future -- women, men of all colors saying, "Take America back." We are -- We are just real people wanting a more hopeful life.

这个大厅里代表着未来——各种肤色的女性和男性都在说：“夺回美国”。我们——我们只是真正的人，想要更有希望的生活。

But words and ideas are not enough.

但仅靠言语和想法是不够的。

Good thoughts won't save my family.

好的想法也救不了我的家人。

What's the point of caring if we don't do something about it?

如果我们不采取行动，关心又有什么意义呢？

A President and a Congress that can work together so we can get out of this gridlock and move ahead, because I don't win my war if the President cares and the Congress doesn't, or if the Congress cares and the President doesn't support the ideas.

总统和国会可以共同努力，这样我们就可以摆脱僵局并继续前进，因为如果总统关心而国会不关心，或者如果国会关心而总统不支持这些想法，我就不会赢得战争。

The people in this hall this week, the Democratic Party, all of us can begin to deliver that partnership, and in November we can all bring it home.

本周在这个大厅里的人们，民主党，我们所有人都可以开始实现这种伙伴关系，并且在 11 月份我们都可以把它带回家。

My daughter lived seven years, and in her last year, when she couldn't walk or talk, her wisdom shone through.

我的女儿活了七岁，在她生命的最后一年，当她不能走路或说话时，她的智慧闪耀了。

She taught me to love, when all I wanted to do was hate.

当我只想恨时，她教会了我去爱。

She taught me to help others, when all I wanted to do was help myself.

当我只想帮助自己时，她教我帮助别人。

She taught me to be brave, when all I felt was fear.

当我感到恐惧时，她教会我要勇敢。

My daughter and I loved each other with simplicity.

我和我的女儿单纯地相爱。

America, we can do the same.

美国，我们也可以这样做。

This was the country that offered hope.

这是一个带来希望的国家。

This was the place where dreams could come true, not just economic dreams, but dreams of freedom, justice, and equality.

这是梦想可以实现的地方，不仅仅是经济梦想，还有自由、正义和平等的梦想。

We all need to hope that our dreams can come true.

我们都需要希望我们的梦想能够实现。

I challenge you to make it happen, because all our lives, not just mine, depend on it.

我挑战你去实现它，因为我们所有的生命，不仅仅是我的，都依赖于它。

Also in this database : Mary Fisher -- 1992 Republican National Convention Address

此数据库中还有：Mary Fisher - 1992 年共和党全国代表大会地址

See also : Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Foundation

另请参阅：伊丽莎白格拉泽儿科基金会

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美国修辞学。

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艾登米勒。