MyescapefromNorthKorea我的北韩逃亡记李炫秀Ted英语演讲：(中英)WhenIwaslittle,Ithoughtmycountrywasthebestontheplanet,andIgrewupsingingasongcalled"NothingToEnvy."AndIwasveryproud.Inschool,wespentalotoftudyingthehistoryofKimIl-Sung,butweneverlearnedmuchabouttheoutsideworld,exceptthatAmerica,SouthKorea,Japanaretheenemies.AlthoughIoftenwonderedabouttheoutsideworld,IthoughtIwouldspendmyentirelifeinNorthKorea,untileverythingsuddenlychanged.我小的时候以为我住在全世界最棒的国家有首叫做「我们最幸福」的歌陪伴着我长大当时我好骄傲在学校我们花很多时间学习有关金日成的历史但从来没有人告诉我们外面的世界长甚么样子我们只知道美国南韩和日本都是敌人即便我对外面的世界充满好奇心那时的我也没想过自己这辈子会离开北韩直到一切忽然急转直下WhenIwassevenyearsold,Isawmyfirstpublicexecution,butIthoughtmylifeinNorthKoreawasnormal.Myfamilywasnotpoor,andmyself,Ihadneverexperiencedhunger.Butoneday,in1995,mymombroughthomealetterfromacoworker'ssister.Itread,"Whenyoureadthis,allfivefamilymemberswillnotexistinthisworld,becausewehaven'teatenforthepasttwoweeks.Wearelyingonthefloortogether,andourbodiesaresoweakwearereadytodie."我七岁那年第一次看到公开处刑但我还是觉得在北韩的生活很正常我的家境并不穷困而我也不曾饿过肚子.1995年的某一天我妈妈带了一封信回到家那封信是她同事的姊姊寄的信上写着「当你读到这些字的时候我们一家五口已经离开这个世界了因为我们已经足足饿了两个礼拜我们五个人现在全倒在地上身体虚弱地感受死亡的逼近」Iwassoshocked.ThiswasthefirsttimeIheardthatpeopleinmycountryweresuffering.Soonafter,whenIwaswalkingpastatrainstation,IsawsomethingterriblethatIcan'terasefrommymemory.Alifelesswomanwaslyingontheground,whileanemaciated(瘦弱的，憔悴的)childinherarmsjuststaredhelplesslyathismother'sface.Butnobodyhelpedthem,becausetheyweresofocusedontakingcareofthemselvesandtheirfamilies.我当下真的好震惊那是我第一次知道原来我们国家也有如此生灵涂炭的一面那之后没多久的一天当我经过经过火车站的时候我看到一个可怕的景象我这辈子永远忘不掉一个女人奄奄一息地倒卧在路边手里却仍紧抱着嬴弱的孩子那孩子瞪大了双眼无助地凝视着妈妈的脸庞但没有一个人帮助他们因为大家都忙着照顾自己和自己的家人Ahugefamine（饥荒）hitNorthKoreainthemid-1990s.Ultimately,(最后)morethanamillionNorthKoreansdiedduringthefamine,andmanyonlysurvivedbyeatinggrass,bugsandtreebark(树皮).Poweroutages（供断）alsobecamemoreandmorefrequent,soeverythingaroundmewascompletelydarkatnightexceptfortheseaoflightsinChina,justacrosstheriverfrommyhome.Ialwayswonderedwhytheyhadlightsbutwedidn't.ThisisasatellitepictureshowingNorthKoreaatnightcomparedtoneighbors.90年代中期北韩发生大饥荒超过一百万的北韩人民因为那场飢荒而死亡而许多幸存者靠着吃草抓虫嚼树根才活了下来没电的情况也越来越严重所以当夜色降临时我的世界天昏地暗我唯一能看到的是中国的灯火照在海波上反射过来的光中国距离我家仅有一河之隔我总是在想为什么他们有光而我们却没有这张是北韩夜晚的卫星空照图可以和邻国们相比ThisistheAmrokRiver,whichservesasapartoftheborderbetweenNorthKoreaandChina.Asyoucansee,therivercanbeverynarrowatcertainpoints,allowingNorthKoreanstosecretlycross.Butmanydie.Some,Isawdeadbodiesfloatingdowntheriver.Ican'trevealmanydetails[about]howIleftNorthKorea,butIonlycansaythatduringtheuglyyearsofthefamineIwassenttoChinatolivewithdistantrelatives.ButIonlythoughtthatIwouldbeseparatedfrommyfamilyforashorttime.Icouldhaveneverimaginedthatitwouldtake14yearstolivetogether.这是鸭绿江(AmrokRiver)她就恰巧压在北韩和中国的边境线上如你所见这条河川...