TED英语演讲一个娱乐界偶像充满意义的一生Word文档下载推荐.docx

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　　演说题目：

一个娱乐界偶像充满意义的一生!

　　演说者：

NormanLear

　　演讲稿

　　EricHirshberg:

SoIassumethatNormandoesn’tneedmuchofanintroduction,butTED’saudienceisglobal,it’sdiverse,soI’vebeentaskedwithstartingwithhisbio,whichcouldeasilytakeuptheentire18minutes.Soinsteadwe’regoingtodo93yearsin93secondsorless.

　　YouwereborninNewHampshire.

　　NormanLear:

NewHaven,Connecticut.

　　EH:

　　NL:

Theregoessevenmoreseconds.

Nailedit.

　　YouwereborninNewHaven,Connecticut.Yourfatherwasaconman--Igotthatright.Hewastakenawaytoprisonwhenyouwerenineyearsold.Youflew52missionsasafighterpilotinWorldWarII.Youcamebackto--

Radiooperator.

YoucametoLAtobreakintoHollywood,firstinpublicity,theninTV.Youhadnotrainingasawriter,formally,butyouhustledyourwayin.Yourbreakthrough,yourdebut,wasalittleshowcalled“AllintheFamily.”YoufollowedthatupwithastringofhitsthattothisdayisunmatchedinHollywood:

“SanfordandSon,”“Maude,”“GoodTimes,”“TheJeffersons,”“OneDayataTime,”“MaryHartman,MaryHartman,”tonameliterallyafractionofthem.Notonlyaretheyallcommercially--

　　Notonlyaretheyallcommerciallysuccessful,butmanyofthempushourcultureforwardbygivingtheunderrepresentedmembersofsocietytheirfirstprime-timevoice.Youhavesevenshowsinthetop10atonetime.Atonepoint,youaggregateanaudienceof120millionpeopleperweekwatchingyourcontent.That’smorethantheaudienceforSuperBowl50,whichhappensonceayear.

Holyshit.

Andwe’renoteventotheholyshitpart.

　　YoulandyourselfonRichardNixon’senemieslist--hehadone.

　　That’sanapplauseline,too.

　　You’reinductedintotheTVHallofFameonthefirstdaythatitexists.Thencamethemovies.“FriedGreenTomatoes,”“ThePrincessBride,”“StandByMe,”“ThisIsSpinalTap.”

　　Again,justtonameafraction.

　　Thenyouwipetheslateclean,startathirdactasapoliticalactivistfocusingonprotectingtheFirstAmendmentandtheseparationofchurchandstate.YoustartPeopleForTheAmericanWay.YoubuytheDeclarationofIndependenceandgiveitbacktothepeople.Youstayactiveinbothentertainmentandpoliticsuntiltheripeoldofageof93,whenyouwriteabookandmakeadocumentaryaboutyourlifestory.Andafterallthat,theyfinallythinkyou’rereadyforaTEDTalk.

Ilovebeinghere.AndIloveyouforagreeingtodothis.

Thankyouforasking.It’smyhonor.Sohere’smyfirstquestion.Wasyourmotherproudofyou?

Mymother...whataplacetostart.Letmeputitthisway--whenIcamebackfromthewar,sheshowedmethelettersthatIhadwrittenherfromoverseas,andtheywereabsoluteloveletters.

　　Thisreallysumsupmymother.Theywereloveletters,asifIhadwrittenthemto--theywereloveletters.AyearlaterIaskedmymotherifIcouldhavethem,becauseI’dliketokeepthemalltheyearsofmylife...Shehadthrownthemaway.

　　That’smymother.

　　ThebestwayIcansumitupinmorerecenttimesis--thisisalsomorerecenttimes--anumberofyearsago,whentheystartedtheHallofFametowhichyoureferred.ItwasaSundaymorning,whenIgotacallfromthefellowwhorantheTVAcademyofArts&

Sciences.Hewascallingmetotellmetheyhadmetalldayyesterdayandhewasconfidentiallytellingmetheyweregoingtostartahalloffameandtheseweretheinductees.Istartedtosay“RichardNixon,”becauseRichardNixon--

Idon’tthinkhewasontheirlist.

WilliamPaley,whostartedCBS,DavidSarnoff,whostartedNBC,EdwardR.Murrow,thegreatestoftheforeigncorrespondents,PaddyChayefsky--Ithinkthebestwriterthatevercameoutoftelevision--MiltonBerle,LucilleBallandme.

Notbad.

IcallmymotherimmediatelyinHartford,Connecticut.“Mom,thisiswhat’shappened,they’restartingahalloffame.”

　　Itellherthelistofnamesandme,andshesays,“Listen,ifthat’swhattheywanttodo,whoamItosay?

”

　　That’smyMa.Ithinkitearnsthatkindofalaughbecauseeverybodyhasapieceofthatmother.

AndthesitcomJewishmotherisborn,rightthere.

　　Soyourfatheralsoplayedalargeroleinyourlife,mostlybyhisabsence.

Yeah.

Telluswhathappenedwhenyouwerenineyearsold.

HewasflyingtoOklahomawiththreeguysthatmymothersaid,“Idon’twantyoutohaveanythingtodowiththem,Idon’ttrustthosemen.”That’swhenIheard,maybenotforthefirsttime,“Stifleyourself,Jeanette,I’mgoing.”Andhewent.Itturnsouthewaspickingupsomefakebonds,whichhewasflyingacrossthecountrytosell.ButthefactthathewasgoingtoOklahomainaplane,andhewasgoingtobringmebacka10-gallonhat,justlikeKenMaynard,myfavoritecowboywore.Youknow,thiswasafewyearsafterLindberghcrossedtheAtlantic.Imean,itwasexoticthatmyfatherwasgoingthere.Butwhenhecameback,theyarrestedhimashegotofftheplane.

　　Thatnightnewspaperswerealloverthehouse,myfatherwaswithhishatinfrontofhisface,manacledtoadetective.Andmymotherwassellingthefurniture,becausewewereleaving--shedidn’twanttostayinthatstateofshame,inChelsea,Massachusetts.Andsellingthefurniture--thehousewasloadedwithpeople.

　　Andinthemiddleofallofthat,somestrangehorse’sassputhishandonmyshoulderandsaid,“Well,you’rethemanofthehousenow.”I’mcrying,andthisassholesays,“You’rethemanofthehousenow.”AndIthinkthatwasthemomentIbegantounderstandthefoolishnessofthehumancondition.So...ittookalotofyearstolookbackatitandfeelitwasabenefit.But--

It’sinterestingyoucallitabenefit.

Benefitinthatitgavemethatspringboard.ImeanthatIcouldthinkhowfoolishitwastosaytothiscryingnine-year-oldboy,“You’rethemanofthehousenow.”AndthenIwascrying,andthenhesaid,“Andmenofthehousedon’tcry.”AndI...

　　So...Ilookback,andIthinkthat’swhenIlearnedthefoolishnessofthehumancondition,andit’sbeenthatgiftthatI’veused.

Soyouhaveafatherwho’sabsent,youhaveamotherforwhomapparentlynothingisgoodenough.Doyouthinkthatstartingoutasakidwhomaybeneverfeltheardstartedyoudownajourneythatendedwithyoubeinganadultwithaweeklyaudienceof120millionpeople?

Ilovethewayyouputthatquestion,becauseIguessI’vespentmylifewanting--ifanything,wantingtobeheard.Ithink--It’sasimpleanswer,yes,thatwaswhatsparked--well,therewereotherthings,too.Whenmyfatherwasaway,Iwasfoolingwithacrystalradiosetthatwehadmadetogether,andIcaughtasignalthatturnedouttobeFatherCoughlin.

　　Yeah,somebodylaughed.

　　Butnotfunny,thiswasahorse’s--anotherhorse’sass--whowasveryvocalabouthatingtheNewDealandRooseveltandJews.ThefirsttimeIranintoanunderstandingthattherewerepeopleinthisworldthathatedmebecauseIwasborntoJewishparents.Andthathadanenormouseffectonmylife.

Soyouhadachildhoodwithlittleinthewayofstrongmalerolemodels,exceptforyourgrandfather.Tellusabouthim.

Oh,mygrandfather.Wellhere’sthewayIalwaystalkedaboutthatgrandfather.Therewereparades,lotsofparadeswhenIwasakid.TherewereparadesonVeteran’sDay--therewasn’taPresident’sDay.TherewasAbrahamLincoln’sbirthday,GeorgeWashington’sbirthdayandFlagDay...Andlotsoflittleparades.Mygrandfatherusedtotakemeandwe’dstandonthestreetcorner,he’dholdmyhand,andI’dlookupandI’dseeatearrunningdownhiseye.Andhemeantagreatdealtome.

　　AndheusedtowritepresidentsoftheUnitedStates.Everyletterstarted,“Mydearest,darlingMr.President,”andhe’dtellhimsomethingwonderfulaboutwhathedid.ButwhenhedisagreedwiththePresident,healsowrote,“Mydearest,darlingMr.President,Didn’tItellyoulastweek...?

　　AndIwouldrundownthestairseverynowandthenandpickupthemail.Wewerethreeflightsup,74YorkStreet,NewHaven,Connecticut.AndI’dpickupalittlewhiteenvelopereading,“ShyaC.calledatthisaddress.”Andthat’sthestoryIhavetoldaboutmygrandfather--

Theywrotehimbackontheenvelopes--

Theywroteback.ButIhaveshownthemmyself,goingwaybacktoPhilDonahueandothersbeforehim,literallydozensofinterviewsinwhichItoldthatstory.ThiswillbethesecondtimeIhavesaidthewholestorywasalie.Thetruthwasmygrandfathertookmetoparades,wehadlotsofthose.Thetruthisatearcamedownhiseye.

　　Thetruthishewouldwriteanoccasionalletter,andIdidpickupthoselittleenvelopes.But“MydearestdarlingMr.President,”alltherestofit,isastoryIborrowedfromagoodfriendwhosegrandfatherwasthatgrandfatherwhowrotethoseletters.And,Imean,IstoleArthurMarshall’sgrandfatherandmadehimmyown.Always.

　　WhenIstartedtowritemymemoir--“Eventhis--”Howaboutthat?

“EvenThisIGettoExperience.”WhenIstartedtowritethememoirandIstartedtothinkaboutit,andthenI--I--Ididareasonableamountofcrying,andIrealizedhowmuchIneededthefather.SomuchsothatIappropriatedArthurMarshall’sgrandfather.Somuchso,theword“father”--Ihavesixkidsbytheway.Myfavoriteroleinlife.Itandhusbandtomy