VOA常速英语:Africans Travel to SXSW in Texas to Network With Each Other

From African musicians to African entrepreneurs.“It’s a premium handcrafted leather casual sneaker.”You’ll find many gathered here at Africa House.“We’ve traveled all the way from Africa to meet Africa hereand to meet people that we otherwise would never have had a chance to meet back home."Brenda Katwesigye traveled through Uganda to talk about her startup Wazi Vision at Africa House.She says her frames made from recycled plastic are eighty percent cheaper than what’s on the market.
从非洲音乐家到非洲企业家。这是一款高级手纯工制作皮质休闲运动鞋。你会发现很多人聚集在非洲之家。我们从非洲一路走来，在这里与非洲人会面，并与那些本来就没有机会在国内见面的人相遇。布伦达穿越整个乌干达来到非洲之家分享她在这里的新项目Wazi Vision。她说，她用回收塑料制成的镜架比市场上现有产品便宜了百分之八十。
“We need people that are here that can sell them in their stores.We need people with online e-commerce platforms that can help with logistics and everything.I’ve met some really meaningful contacts that I plan on following up on.”
我们需要可以零售的实体店，我们需要有在线商务平台的伙伴，这样就能解决物流等问题。我已经遇到了有意的联络人，我也正打算跟进。
And that is the purpose of Africa House, creating a platform to bring Africans to SXSW who would otherwise not be here.C.D. Glin is with the US African Development Foundation, one of the sponsors of Africa House.“They’re coming here with some extent to work with the diaspora.These are Africans who are now living here in Austin and doing things at the local level but also who are looking for real connection back to Africa.”“To network. It is to make more fans.”Musicians and entrepreneurs at Africa House are also meeting members of the African diaspora from other US cities,American investors and other fellow Africans, such as Bunmi Akinyemiju from Nigerian.
这就是非洲之家的目的，创造一个平台把非洲人带到南西南艺术节，否则他们就不会在这里。C.D.格林就职于美国非洲发展基金会，该基金会是非洲之家的赞助者之一。他们来到这里，一定程度上与海外移民合作。这些非洲人现在住在奥斯汀，他们在当地做事情，但他们也在寻找与非洲真正的联系。网络意味着拥有更多粉丝。非洲之家的音乐家和企业家也在与来自美国其他城市、美国投资者和其他非洲人的非洲人会面,比如来自尼日利亚的布米。
“We look for new technologies, we look for new startups, so while we look for startups,that allows us to actually make investments in those startups that can collaborate with our parent company.”
我们寻找新技术，所以当我们寻找创业公司的时候，我们可以在那些能够与我们的母公司合作的初创公司中进行投资。
“This is a place where they can make connections that they would otherwise not be able to make, so the long trip but well worth it.”Glin says this may be the first Africa House at SXSW, but it won’t be the last.
这是一个他们可以建立联系的地方，否则他们将无法取得联系，所以尽管长途跋涉，但很值得。格林说这或许是南西南艺术节第一次举办非洲之家活动，但绝不是最后一次。
Elizabeth Lee VOA News Austin.
VOA记者伊丽莎白·李奥斯汀采访播报。