SDcamps•演辩营全国英语演讲与辩论赛
I was born in Switzerland and raised in Ghana, West Africa. 我出生在瑞士,在西非的加纳长大。 Ghana felt safe to me as a child. 加纳对儿时的我是安全的家。 I was free, I was happy. 我很自由快乐。 The early 70s marked a time of musical and artistic excellence in Ghana. 70年代早期是加纳的音乐和艺术的辉煌时期。 But then by the end of the decade,the country had fallen back into pol...
And fortunately I decided in 2008 to return to Ghana,after 28 years of absence. 幸运的是2008年的时候在阔别了28年之后，我决定回到加纳。 I wanted to document on film the 2008 presidential elections. 我打算拍一部2008年总统大选的纪录片。 And there, I started by searching for the footprints in my childhood. 在那儿，我以搜寻我儿时的印迹作为开始。 And before I even knew it,I was su...
And I realized it had to come from the people. 我意识到和平必然来自人民。 After all, they decide,and they did. 毕竟是他们的抉择，而他们这样做了。 So the sounds that were before distorted and loud,were suddenly a melody. 于是之前嘈杂混乱的声音，变成和谐的乐章。 The sounds of the voices were harmonious. 人民和谐地表达想法。 So it could happen. 这是可能的。 A democracy could be...
And they had traveled from near, they had traveled from far,because they wanted to make their voices heard. 有些住在附近，有些远道而来,但他们都想表达自己的声音 And I asked one of the voters, I said, Whom are you going to vote for? 我问一个选民：你打算投谁的票？ And he said, I'm sorry, I can't tell you. 他说：不好意思不能告诉你。 He said that his vote was in his heart...