VOA常速英语:“The Antidote”: a Remedy Against American Divisiveness

Kindness is the word that inspired Emmy award-winning filmmakers Kahane Cooperman and John Hoffman to make "The Antidote".
“善良”一词启发了荣获艾美奖的电影制作人卡汉·库珀曼和约翰·霍夫曼制作《解药》。
The documentary focuses on how American communities across the country are coming together in times of need.
这部纪录片聚焦于美国各地的社区如何在需要的时候团结起来。
My name is Oconnell. Im Dr Oconnell.
我叫欧康奈尔。欧康奈尔医生。
What do you need? Anything? I need mental health.
请问你需要什么？什么都行?我需要心理健康。
Dr James Oconnell, founder of Boston healthcare for the homeless,
詹姆斯·欧康奈尔医生是波士顿流浪者医疗中心的创始人，
goes out in the streets to treat homeless people.
到街上去治疗无家可归的人。
In Amarillo Texas, Russell Laurie Hart, President of Amarillo college,
在德克萨斯州的阿马里洛，阿马里洛学院院长拉塞尔·劳瑞·哈特
helps underprivileged students manage their personal lives,
帮助贫困学生管理个人生活，
thrive Academically and escape generational poverty.
在学术上茁壮成长，摆脱世世代代的贫困。
At Peter Johansson high school in Modesto California,
在加州莫德斯托的彼得·约翰逊高中，
Sherry Mcintyre teaches a class about religious tolerance and the diversity of faith in America.
雪莉·麦金太尔教授一门关于宗教宽容和美国信仰多样性的课程。
We need to protect the rights of the smallest minority,
我们需要保护最小的少数人的权利，
because in doing that were protecting our own rights;
因为我们这样做是在保护自己的权利；
we cant get too comfortable; we have to stand up for each other.
我们不能太舒服，我们必须为对方挺身而出。
The stories go on and on.
还有很多故事。
We came up with six questions that completely informed our creative process,
我们提出了六个问题，完全反映了我们的创作过程，
which are how do we raise our children, how do we teach our children,
我们如何抚养我们的孩子，我们该如何教育我们的孩子，
how do we take care of the sick and the dying,
我们该如何照顾病人和垂死的人，
how do we live and work together,
我们如何共同生活和工作，
how do we welcome the stranger and how do we lead.
我们如何欢迎陌生人和我们如何领导。
Hoffman says the film was made as a counterpoint to the growing political and social divisions in America.
霍夫曼说，这部电影是为了对抗美国日益增长的政治和社会分歧。
Those stories are all examples of working to write these systemic bonds
这些故事都是我们努力写出的有关制度性的纽带的例子，
that we call fundamental on kindnesses.
我们称之为以善良为基础的纽带。
Its you know fundamentally unkind to not have a safe place to sleep;
你知道，没有一个安全的地方睡觉，善良就无从谈起；
fundamentally unkind to not have access to health care.
无法获得医疗保健，善良就无从谈起；
Racism is fundamentally unkind homophobia, is homophobia.
种族主义从根本上说就是仇视同性恋，就是仇视同性恋。
Fundamentally unkind sexism is fundamentally unkind.
根本上不友善的性别歧视是不善良的。
Cooperman says that although the film was made just before the country was ensnarled in the grip of the pandemic.It is relevant today, more relevant perhaps than when we even started.
库珀曼说，尽管这部电影是在美国深陷疫情之前拍摄的，它在今天很有意义，甚至比我们刚开始的时候更有意义。
Certainly with COVID, it was about communities coming together,
当然，疫情也是关于社区团结起来，
such as how communities in Anchorage Alaska are welcoming African refugees,
比如阿拉斯加安克雷奇的社区欢迎非洲难民，
how elderly communities in Portland Oregon are caring for children in foster care.
俄勒冈州波特兰的老年社区是如何照顾寄养儿童的。
The filmmakers hope the documentary inspires people to reach out to one another,
电影制片人希望这部纪录片能激励人们互相接触，
and to feed the force of good rather than found the flames of hatred and divisiveness.
培育善良的力量，而不是仇恨和分裂的火焰。
Penelope Pulu VOA news Washington
VOA新闻，佩内洛普·普鲁报道