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1、TED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。I'dliketosharewithyouadiscoverythatImadeafewmonthsagowhilewritinganarticleforItalianWired.Ialwayskeepmyt
2、hesaurushandywheneverI'mwritinganything,butI'dalreadyfinishededitingthepiece,andIrealizedthatIhadneveronceinmylifelookeduptheword"disabled"toseewhatI'dfind.Letmereadyoutheentry."Disabled,adjective:crippled,helpless,useless,wrecked,stalled,maimed,wounded,
3、mangled,lame,mutilated,run-down,worn-out,weakened,impotent,castrated,paralyzed,handicapped,senile,decrepit,laid-up,done-up,done-for,done-incracked-up,counted-out;seealsohurt,uselessandweak.Antonyms,healthy,strong,capable."Iwasreadingthislistoutloudtoafri
4、endandatfirstwaslaughing,itwassoludicrous,butI'djustgottenpast"mangled,"andmyvoicebroke,andIhadtostopandcollectmyselffromtheemotionalshockandimpactthattheassaultfromthesewordsunleashed.Youknow,ofcourse,thisismyraggedyoldthesaurussoI'mthinkingthismustbean
5、ancientprintdate,right?But,infact,theprintdatewastheearly1980s,whenIwouldhavebeenstartingprimaryschoolandforminganunderstandingofmyselfoutsidethefamilyunitandasrelatedtotheotherkidsandtheworldaroundme.And,needlesstosay,thankGodIwasn'tusingathesaurusbackt
6、hen.Imean,fromthisentry,itwouldseemthatIwasbornintoaworldthatperceivedsomeonelikemetohavenothingpositivewhatsoevergoingforthem,wheninfact,todayI'mcelebratedfortheopportunitiesandadventuresmylifehasprocured.So,Iimmediatelywenttolookupthe2019onlineedition,
7、expectingtofindarevisionworthnoting.Here'stheupdatedversionofthisentry.Unfortunately,it'snotmuchbetter.Ifindthelasttwowordsunder"NearAntonyms,"particularlyunsettling:"whole"and"wholesome."So,it'snotjustaboutthewords.It'swhatwebelieveaboutpeoplewhenwename
8、themwiththesewords.It'saboutthevaluesbehindthewords,andhowweconstructthosevalues.Ourlanguageaffectsourthinkingandhowweviewtheworldandhowweviewotherpeople.Infact,manyancientsocieties,includingtheGreeksandtheRomans,believedt
