ted英语演讲稿：不幸也许是个机会

精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创1/17TED英语演讲稿不幸也许是个机会简介残奥会短跑冠军AIMEEMULLINS天生没有腓骨，从小就要学习靠义肢走路和奔跑。如今，她不仅是短跑选手、演员、模特，还是一位稳健的演讲者。她不喜欢字典中“DISABLED”这个词，因为负面词汇足以毁掉一个人。但是，坦然面对不幸，你会发现等待你的是更多的机会。IDLIKETOSHAREWITHYOUADISCOVERYTHATIMADEAFEWMONTHSAGOWHILEWRITINGANARTICLEFORITALIANWIREDIALWAYSKEEPMYTHESAURUSHANDYWHENEVERIMWRITINGANYTHING,BUTIDALREADYFINISHEDEDITINGTHEPIECE,ANDIREALIZEDTHATIHADNEVERONCEINMYLIFELOOKEDUPTHEWORD“DISABLED”TOSEEWHATIDFINDLETMEREADYOUTHEENTRY“DISABLED,ADJECTIVECRIPPLED,HELPLESS,USELESS,WRECKED,STALLED,MAIMED,WOUNDED,MANGLED,LAME,MUTILATED,RUNDOWN,WORNOUT,WEAKENED,IMPOTENT,CASTRATED,PARALYZED,HANDICAPPED,SENILE,DECREPIT,LAIDUP,DONEUP,DONEFOR,DONEINCRACKEDUP,COUNTEDOUTSEEALSOHURT,USELESSANDWEAKANTONYMS,HEALTHY,STRONG,CAPABLE”IWASREADINGTHISLISTOUTLOUD精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创2/17TOAFRIENDANDATFIRSTWASLAUGHING,ITWASSOLUDICROUS,BUTIDJUSTGOTTENPAST“MANGLED,”ANDMYVOICEBROKE,ANDIHADTOSTOPANDCOLLECTMYSELFFROMTHEEMOTIONALSHOCKANDIMPACTTHATTHEASSAULTFROMTHESEWORDSUNLEASHEDYOUKNOW,OFCOURSE,THISISMYRAGGEDYOLDTHESAURUSSOIMTHINKINGTHISMUSTBEANANCIENTPRINTDATE,RIGHTBUT,INFACT,THEPRINTDATEWASTHEEARLY1980S,WHENIWOULDHAVEBEENSTARTINGPRIMARYSCHOOLANDFORMINGANUNDERSTANDINGOFMYSELFOUTSIDETHEFAMILYUNITANDASRELATEDTOTHEOTHERKIDSANDTHEWORLDAROUNDMEAND,NEEDLESSTOSAY,THANKGODIWASNTUSINGATHESAURUSBACKTHENIMEAN,FROMTHISENTRY,ITWOULDSEEMTHATIWASBORNINTOAWORLDTHATPERCEIVEDSOMEONELIKEMETOHAVENOTHINGPOSITIVEWHATSOEVERGOINGFORTHEM,WHENINFACT,TODAYIMCELEBRATEDFORTHEOPPORTUNITIESANDADVENTURESMYLIFEHASPROCUREDSO,IIMMEDIATELYWENTTOLOOKUPTHEXXONLINEEDITION,EXPECTINGTOFINDAREVISIONWORTHNOTINGHERESTHEUPDATEDVERSIONOFTHISENTRY精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创3/17UNFORTUNATELY,ITSNOTMUCHBETTERIFINDTHELASTTWOWORDSUNDER“NEARANTONYMS,”PARTICULARLYUNSETTLING“WHOLE”AND“WHOLESOME”SO,ITSNOTJUSTABOUTTHEWORDSITSWHATWEBELIEVEABOUTPEOPLEWHENWENAMETHEMWITHTHESEWORDSITSABOUTTHEVALUESBEHINDTHEWORDS,ANDHOWWECONSTRUCTTHOSEVALUESOURLANGUAGEAFFECTSOURTHINKINGANDHOWWEVIEWTHEWORLDANDHOWWEVIEWOTHERPEOPLEINFACT,MANYANCIENTSOCIETIES,INCLUDINGTHEGREEKSANDTHEROMANS,BELIEVEDTHATTOUTTERACURSEVERBALLYWASSOPOWERFUL,BECAUSETOSAYTHETHINGOUTLOUDBROUGHTITINTOEXISTENCESO,WHATREALITYDOWEWANTTOCALLINTOEXISTENCEAPERSONWHOISLIMITED,ORAPERSONWHOSEMPOWEREDBYCASUALLYDOINGSOMETHINGASSIMPLEASNAMINGAPERSON,ACHILD,WEMIGHTBEPUTTINGLIDSANDCASTINGSHADOWSONTHEIRPOWERWOULDNTWEWANTTOOPENDOORSFORTHEMINSTEADONESUCHPERSONWHOOPENEDDOORSFORMEWASMYCHILDHOODDOCTORATTHEAIDUPONTINSTITUTEIN精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创4/17WILMINGTON,DELAWAREHISNAMEWASDRPIZZUTILLO,ANITALIANAMERICAN,WHOSENAME,APPARENTLY,WASTOODIFFICULTFORMOSTAMERICANSTOPRONOUNCE,SOHEWENTBYDRPANDDRPALWAYSWOREREALLYCOLORFULBOWTIESANDHADTHEVERYPERFECTDISPOSITIONTOWORKWITHCHILDRENILOVEDALMOSTEVERYTHINGABOUTMYTIMESPENTATTHISHOSPITAL,WITHTHEEXCEPTIONOFMYPHYSICALTHERAPYSESSIONSIHADTODOWHATSEEMEDLIKEINNUMERABLEREPETITIONSOFEXERCISESWITHTHESETHICK,ELASTICBANDSDIFFERENTCOLORS,YOUKNOWTOHELPBUILDUPMYLEGMUSCLES,ANDIHATEDTHESEBANDSMORETHANANYTHINGIHATEDTHEM,HADNAMESFORTHEMIHATEDTHEMAND,YOUKNOW,IWASALREADYBARGAINING,ASAFIVEYEAROLDCHILD,WITHDRPTOTRYTOGETOUTOFDOINGTHESEEXERCISES,UNSUCCESSFULLY,OFCOURSEAND,ONEDAY,HECAMEINTOMYSESSIONEXHAUSTIVEANDUNFORGIVING,THESESESSIONSANDHESAIDTOME,“WOWAIMEE,YOUARESUCHASTRONGANDPOWERFULLITTLEGIRL,ITHINKYOUREGOINGTOBREAKONEOFTHOSEBANDSWHENYOUDOBREAKIT,IMGOINGTOGIVEYOUAHUNDRED精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创5/17BUCKS”NOW,OFCOURSE,THISWASASIMPLEPLOYONDRPSPARTTOGETMETODOTHEEXERCISESIDIDNTWANTTODOBEFORETHEPROSPECTOFBEINGTHERICHESTFIVEYEAROLDINTHESECONDFLOORWARD,BUTWHATHEEFFECTIVELYDIDFORMEWASRESHAPEANAWFULDAILYOCCURRENCEINTOANEWANDPROMISINGEXPERIENCEFORMEANDIHAVETOWONDERTODAYTOWHATEXTENTHISVISIONANDHISDECLARATIONOFMEASASTRONGANDPOWERFULLITTLEGIRLSHAPEDMYOWNVIEWOFMYSELFASANINHERENTLYSTRONG,POWERFULANDATHLETICPERSONWELLINTOTHEFUTURETHISISANEXAMPLEOFHOWADULTSINPOSITIONSOFPOWERCANIGNITETHEPOWEROFACHILDBUT,INTHEPREVIOUSINSTANCESOFTHOSETHESAURUSENTRIES,OURLANGUAGEISNTALLOWINGUSTOEVOLVEINTOTHEREALITYTHATWEWOULDALLWANT,THEPOSSIBILITYOFANINDIVIDUALTOSEETHEMSELVESASCAPABLEOURLANGUAGEHASNTCAUGHTUPWITHTHECHANGESINOURSOCIETY,MANYOFWHICHHAVEBEENBROUGHTABOUTBYTECHNOLOGYCERTAINLY,FROMAMEDICALSTANDPOINT,MYLEGS,LASERSURGERYFORVISIONIMPAIRMENT,精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创6/17TITANIUMKNEESANDHIPREPLACEMENTSFORAGINGBODIESTHATAREALLOWINGPEOPLETOMOREFULLYENGAGEWITHTHEIRABILITIES,ANDMOVEBEYONDTHELIMITSTHATNATUREHASIMPOSEDONTHEMNOTTOMENTIONSOCIALNETWORKINGPLATFORMSALLOWPEOPLETOSELFIDENTIFY,TOCLAIMTHEIROWNDESCRIPTIONSOFTHEMSELVES,SOTHEYCANGOALIGNWITHGLOBALGROUPSOFTHEIROWNCHOOSINGSO,PERHAPSTECHNOLOGYISREVEALINGMORECLEARLYTOUSNOWWHATHASALWAYSBEENATRUTHTHATEVERYONEHASSOMETHINGRAREANDPOWERFULTOOFFEROURSOCIETY,ANDTHATTHEHUMANABILITYTOADAPTISOURGREATESTASSETTHEHUMANABILITYTOADAPT,ITSANINTERESTINGTHING,BECAUSEPEOPLEHAVECONTINUALLYWANTEDTOTALKTOMEABOUTOVERCOMINGADVERSITY,ANDIMGOINGTOMAKEANADMISSIONTHISPHRASENEVERSATRIGHTWITHME,ANDIALWAYSFELTUNEASYTRYINGTOANSWERPEOPLESQUESTIONSABOUTIT,ANDITHINKIMSTARTINGTOFIGUREOUTWHYIMPLICITINTHISPHRASEOF“OVERCOMINGADV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