TED演讲英语 让我们来谈谈死亡.docx
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TED演讲英语让我们来谈谈死亡
TED演讲英语让我们来谈谈死亡
我们无法控制死亡的到来,但也许我们可以选择用何种态度来面对它。
特护专家PeterSaul博士希望通过演讲帮助人们弄清临终者真正的意愿,并选择适当的方式去面对。
"Thetruthwillsetyoufree,butfirstitwillpissyouoff." 以下是给大家整理的TED演讲英语:
让我们来谈谈死亡,希望能帮到你!
TED演讲让我们来谈谈死亡
Look,Ihadsecondthoughts,really,aboutwhetherIcouldtalkaboutthistosuchavitalandaliveaudienceasyouguys.ThenIrememberedthequotefromGloriaSteinem,whichgoes,"Thetruthwillsetyoufree,butfirstitwillpissyouoff."(Laughter)So--(Laughter)
Sowiththatinmind,I'mgoingtosetabouttryingtodothosethingshere,andtalkaboutdyinginthe21stcentury.Nowthefirstthingthatwillpissyouoff,undoubtedly,isthatallofusare,infact,goingtodieinthe21stcentury.Therewillbenoexceptionstothat.Thereare,apparently,aboutoneineightofyouwhothinkyou'reimmortal,onsurveys,but--(Laughter)Unfortunately,thatisn'tgoingtohappen.
TED演讲英语:
让我们来谈谈死亡
WhileIgivethistalk,inthenext10minutes,ahundredmillionofmycellswilldie,andoverthecourseoftoday,2,000ofmybraincellswilldieandnevercomeback,soyoucouldarguethatthedyingprocessstartsprettyearlyinthepiece.
Anyway,thesecondthingIwanttosayaboutdyinginthe21stcentury,apartfromit'sgoingtohappentoeverybody,isit'sshapinguptobeabitofatrainwreckformostofus,unlesswedosomethingtotryandreclaimthisprocessfromtheratherinexorabletrajectorythatit'scurrentlyon.
Sothereyougo.That'sthetruth.Nodoubtthatwillpissyouoff,andnowlet'sseewhetherwecansetyoufree.Idon'tpromiseanything.Now,asyouheardintheintro,Iworkinintensivecare,andIthinkI'vekindoflivedthroughtheheydayofintensivecare.It'sbeenaride,man.Thishasbeenfantastic.Wehavemachinesthatgoping.There'smanyofthemupthere.AndwehavesomewizardtechnologywhichIthinkhasworkedreallywell,andoverthecourseofthetimeI'veworkedinintensivecare,thedeathrateformalesinAustraliahashalved,andintensivecarehashadsomethingtodowiththat.Certainly,alotofthetechnologiesthatweusehavegotsomethingtodowiththat.
Sowehavehadtremendoussuccess,andwekindofgotcaughtupinourownsuccessquiteabit,andwestartedusingexpressionslike"lifesaving."Ireallyapologizetoeverybodyfordoingthat,becauseobviously,wedon't.Whatwedoisprolongpeople'slives,anddelaydeath,andredirectdeath,butwecan't,strictlyspeaking,savelivesonanysortofpermanentbasis.
Andwhat'sreallyhappenedovertheperiodoftimethatI'vebeenworkinginintensivecareisthatthepeoplewhoseliveswestartedsavingbackinthe'70s,'80s,and'90s,arenowcomingtodieinthe21stcenturyofdiseasesthatwenolongerhavetheanswerstoinquitethewaywedidthen.
Sowhat'shappeningnowisthere'sbeenabigshiftinthewaythatpeopledie,andmostofwhatthey'redyingofnowisn'tasamenabletowhatwecandoaswhatitusedtobelikewhenIwasdoingthisinthe'80sand'90s.
Sowekindofgotabitcaughtupwiththis,andwehaven'treallysquaredwithyouguysaboutwhat'sreallyhappeningnow,andit'sabouttimewedid.Ikindofwokeuptothisbitinthelate'90swhenImetthisguy.ThisguyiscalledJim,JimSmith,andhelookedlikethis.Iwascalleddowntothewardtoseehim.Hisisthelittlehand.Iwascalleddowntothewardtoseehimbyarespiratoryphysician.Hesaid,"Look,there'saguydownhere.He'sgotpneumonia,andhelookslikeheneedsintensivecare.Hisdaughter'shereandshewantseverythingpossibletobedone."Whichisafamiliarphrasetous.SoIgodowntothewardandseeJim,andhisskinhistranslucentlikethis.Youcanseehisbonesthroughtheskin.He'svery,verythin,andheis,indeed,verysickwithpneumonia,andhe'stoosicktotalktome,soItalktohisdaughterKathleen,andIsaytoher,"DidyouandJimevertalkaboutwhatyouwouldwantdoneifheendedupinthiskindofsituation?
"Andshelookedatmeandsaid,
"No,ofcoursenot!
"Ithought,"Okay.Takethissteady."AndIgottalkingtoher,andafterawhile,shesaidtome,"Youknow,wealwaysthoughtthere'dbetime."
Jimwas94.(Laughter)AndIrealizedthatsomethingwasn'thappeninghere.Therewasn'tthisdialoguegoingonthatIimaginedwashappening.Soagroupofusstarteddoingsurveywork,andwelookedatfourandahalfthousandnursinghomeresidentsinNewcastle,intheNewcastlearea,anddiscoveredthatonlyoneinahundredofthemhadaplanaboutwhattodowhentheirheartsstoppedbeating.Oneinahundred.Andonlyonein500ofthemhadplanaboutwhattodoiftheybecameseriouslyill.AndIrealized,ofcourse,thisdialogueisdefinitelynotoccurringinthepublicatlarge.
Now,Iworkinacutecare.ThisisJohnHunterHospital.AndIthought,
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