How to Use Tech to Outsmart Dictators | Leopoldo López | TED · TED
演讲者通过自身经历，讲述科技如何帮助普通人对抗专制。适合练习听力和理解政治与科技相关内容。
Four months ago, my house was raided by the agents of the Venezuelan regime.
四个月前，我的房子遭到了委内瑞拉政权特工的突击搜查。
They destroyed the walls, the ceilings and even killed my dogs.
他们拆毁了墙壁和天花板，甚至还杀死了我的狗。
After that, they decided to take away my Venezuelan nationality, something that is prohibited by the Venezuelan Constitution.
之后，他们决定剥夺我的委内瑞拉国籍——而根据委内瑞拉宪法，这种行为是被明令禁止的。
What sparked this was a public statement I made
引发这一切的，是我发表的一份公开声明。
supporting the law enforcement and military buildup against Nicolás Maduro that led to his capture on January 3.
支持执法部门及军队的行动，这些行动旨在对抗尼古拉斯·马杜罗；最终在1月3日，马杜罗被抓获。
And maybe the fact that my house was only blocks away from Delcy Rodríguez’s, interim dictator of Venezuela.
也许还有一个事实：我的房子距离德尔西·罗德里格斯（当时担任委内瑞拉临时独裁者的那个人）的住所只有几个街区之遥。
For my family and I, the journey of persecution has been very long.
对我和我的家人来说，这段遭受迫害的旅程实在漫长而艰辛。
I was elected mayor of Caracas for eight years.
我当选为加拉加斯市长，任期八年。
After that, I was banned to run for office.
从那以后，我就被禁止竞选公职了。
I had three assassination attempts, and in the year 2014, when Maduro stole his first election, we called for protests,
我遭遇了三次暗杀企图。2014年，当马杜罗通过不正当手段赢得首次选举时，我们发起了抗议活动。
peaceful protests.
和平抗议活动。
People came out by the thousands, and Maduro called for my arrest.
成千上万的人走上街头，而马杜罗则要求逮捕我。
I went into hiding, and I had three choices.
我选择了躲藏起来，当时我有三个选择。
I could stay in hiding.
我可以继续躲藏下去。
I could leave the country.
我可以离开这个国家。
Or I could turn myself in.
或者，我也可以主动投案自首。
So I decided to turn myself in.
所以我决定去自首。
And I became a political prisoner for seven years.
我因此成为了一名政治犯，被关押了七年时间。
In solitary confinement, the sound I remember most is not screaming.
在单独监禁期间，我印象最深刻的声音并不是尖叫声。
It's the locks.
问题出在锁上。
One lock, then another, then another.
一把锁，接着另一把锁，再接着又是一把锁……
Nine locks in total.
总共有九个水闸（或锁闸）。
I was in complete confinement, so locks became very present to me, and they became the framework through which I started to think about freedom,
我被完全限制在某个空间内，因此锁成为了我生活中非常重要的存在；正是通过锁，我开始思考“自由”这个概念。
which was the reason I was in prison.
这就是我入狱的原因。
I started to think about locks and the framework as the things were taken away from me.
当那些东西从我手中被夺走时，我开始思考“锁”以及整个系统框架的含义。
My speech was taken away from me, a lock on my freedom of speech.
我的演讲权被剥夺了，这无疑是对我的言论自由的一种限制。
My freedom to mobility, a lock on my mobility.
我本应拥有自由移动的权利，却反而被各种限制束缚住了。
The freedom to have a free and fair trial, a lock on my freedom and justice.
人们应当享有接受公正、公平审判的权利，然而这种权利却正受到威胁……我的自由与正义也因此岌岌可危。
When they took my home, a lock on my property.
当他们把我带回家的时候，我的房产上被装了一把锁。
When they took my nationality, a lock on my identity.
当他们剥夺了我的国籍时，我的身份也就被彻底锁定了（即我再也无法证明自己的身份）。
So I started to think about locks as the problem and keys as the solution.
于是我开始将“锁”视为问题所在，而将“钥匙”视为解决问题的方法。
While in prison, in solitary confinement, I figured out a way to speak to other prisoners.
在监狱里，被单独关押期间，我想出了一个与其他囚犯交流的方法。
The only moment I could see other prisoners was when I was able to go to mass.
我唯一能够见到其他囚犯的时刻，就是去参加弥撒的时候。
So when I was in mass with two details sitting next to me,
所以，当我和另外两个人一起参加集体活动时，有两个人就坐在我的旁边。
there was only one moment when we stood up and gave the hug of peace.
只有一个时刻，我们站了起来，彼此拥抱以表达和平与友爱。
And when that happened, I would stand up and tell those prisoners that I knew that were with me,
当那种情况发生时，我会站起来，告诉那些和我在一起的囚犯们：我知道你们都在我身边。
I would tell them, "Peace be with you, my brother.
我会对他们说：“愿平安与你同在，我的兄弟。
Please tell your wife to find my wife."
请告诉你妻子，让她去帮我找到我的妻子。
And in that way, we developed a protocol to communicate within prison.
通过这种方式，我们制定了一套用于监狱内部沟通的协议。
It took time, a lot of iterations.
这需要花费时间，还需要进行大量的迭代（即反复修改和测试）。