When this boy was brought to Dr. Young, his name being William, the same as mine, my mother was ordered to change mine to something else. This, at the time, I thought to be one of the most cruel acts that could be committed upon my rights.

  • -- William Wells Brown 布朗

当这个男孩被带到杨医生那里时,他的名字叫威廉,和我的名字一样,我妈妈奉命把我的名字换成别的名字。在当时,我认为这是对我的权利所能采取的最残酷的行为之一。

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There's times when you're having dinner with a good friend and you're in the middle of a conversation and somebody comes up and cuts you off. Can you sign this? Can I take a picture with you? I'm adjusting to all the attention.

有时候你和一个好朋友一起吃饭,你正在谈话,有人走过来打断了你。你能签下这个吗?我能和你合个影吗?我正在适应所有的关注。

I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture.

我无法改变我的画卖不出去的事实。但总有一天,人们会认识到,它们的价值超过了画中所用颜料的价值。

This sounds like my autobiography, but I thought this would be a good time to sound off about myself, as I think that I have been silent too long about my views and opinions.

这听起来像我的自传,但我认为这将是一个很好的时间来谈论我自己,因为我认为我已经沉默了太久,我的观点和意见。

I've got time, I hope, to make lots of quiet records. So quiet you won't be able to hear them.

我希望我有时间做很多安静的唱片。太安静了,你听不见他们说话。

Every good thing that has happened in your life happened because something changed.

你生命中发生的每一件好事都是因为发生了改变。

I always thought I was a singer, but I really am not.

我一直以为我是一个歌手,但实际上我不是。