我是一名華裔越南難民的女兒
I'm the daughter of chinese vietnamese refugees
我的父母剛來(lái)到這個(gè)國(guó)家時(shí)并沒(méi)有太多的錢(qián)
my parents didn't come to this country with much
我的母親工作時(shí)間很長(zhǎng) 一人做多份工作
my mother she worked long hours and multiple jobs
為了確保我和妹妹們有獲得最好的機(jī)會(huì)的可能
to make sure that my sisters and I had the best opportunities possible
這些老師激發(fā)了我的學(xué)習(xí)熱情
those teachers instilled in me a passion for learning
我的父母堅(jiān)信教育的作用
my family believed in education
但他們并不了解學(xué)校的系統(tǒng)
but didn't understand the school systems
所以只能把我和妹妹的我未來(lái)交到老師的手里
so they trusted our teachers with my sister my future
尤其是自然科學(xué)
and particularly in science
那天的項(xiàng)目結(jié)束之后
after program that day
意識(shí)到我自己是多么的幸運(yùn)
realizing that i was incredibly lucky to be where
激發(fā)和持續(xù)鞭策我去確保其他人
sparked and continues to drive me to ensure that others
無(wú)論他們的出身
regardless of background
意識(shí)到了我是如此的幸運(yùn) 這激發(fā)和鞭策我
realizing that i was incredibly lucky to
be where I was sparked and continues to
都有機(jī)會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想和充分釋放潛能
can have their opportunity to reach their dreams and their full potential
有一天輔導(dǎo)員找我?guī)兔?/p>
one day a school counselor came to me
尋找一個(gè)缺課好幾天的學(xué)生
looking for a student that had missed several days of school
我去了操場(chǎng)
I stepped out and went to the playground
很快就找到她了
and found her immediately
她的兩顆門(mén)牙斷了
her two front teeth were broken
所以覺(jué)得會(huì)很沒(méi)面子被別人看到的話
and she was ashamed to be seen
我明白了她不去上學(xué)的原因
I saw why she hadn't been to school
我內(nèi)心充滿疑惑的是
my heart and mind were flooded with questions
她到底怎么了
what had happened to her
她受傷了嗎
was she hurt
他的牙齒被感染了嗎
was her teeth infected
我能做些什么來(lái)防止這些發(fā)生
what could have I have done to prevent this
最后一個(gè)讓我難受的是
that last question crushed me
問(wèn)題非常簡(jiǎn)單
it the question is simply simple
但答案卻如此復(fù)雜
but the answer is so complex
我沒(méi)有解決的方法
I had no tools to tackle
我們是否可以共同努力
can we all together work
去治愈 預(yù)防 控制所有的疾病
to cure preventer manage all disease
在我們孩子的有生之年
within our children's lifetime
馬克和我都相信這是有可能的在我們孩子生活的那個(gè)年代
mark and I believe that this is possible within our children's lifetime
當(dāng)然 做這個(gè)不能單靠我們自己
of course we can't do this alone
因此我們現(xiàn)在
so today
我們和科學(xué)家 醫(yī)生 工程師還有大學(xué)合作
we're partnering with scientists doctors engineers and universities
來(lái)達(dá)到這個(gè)目標(biāo)
to achieve this goal
對(duì)于這個(gè)項(xiàng)目
for this initiative
我們將投資超過(guò)30億美元在未來(lái)十年中
we will be investing more than 3 billion dollars over the next decade
來(lái)完成我們共同的使命
to achieve our collective mission