Thank you so much. It's really scary to be here among the smartest of the smart.
非常感谢。站在你们这些绝顶聪明的人之间让我感到有一点可怕。
I'm here to tell you a few tales of passion.
我将会在这里讲述关于激情的故事。
There's a Jewish saying that I love. What is truer than truth? Answer: The story.
我很喜欢一句犹太谚语。比事实更为真实的是什么？答案：故事。
I'm a storyteller. I want to convey something that is truer than truth about our common humanity.
我善于讲故事。我希望能够向大家诉说比事实更为真实且有关于日常人性的故事。
All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them.
我对所有的故事都感兴趣，让我念念不忘，直到我的写作结束。
Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and social issues, freedom.
总有一些特定的话题涌入我的脑海：公正，诚实，暴力，死亡，政治以及社会问题，当然也包括自由。
I'm aware of the mystery around us, so I write about coincidences, premonitions, emotions, dreams, the power of nature, magic.
我知道在我们周围充满了神奇，所以我写下了关于偶遇，预感，感情，梦想，自然的力量，魔术的故事。
In the last 20 years I have published a few books, but I have lived in anonymity until February of 2006,
在过去的20年间我出版了一些书籍，但是直到2006年2月我的生活一直很平淡，
when I carried the Olympic flag in the Winter Olympics in Italy. That made me a celebrity.
那时我在意大利冬奥会上举着奥林匹克旗，这让我成为了名人。
Now people recognize me in Macy's, and my grandchildren think that I'm cool.
现在去商场也能被认出来，我的孙子们都觉得这很酷。
Allow me to tell you about my four minutes of fame.
请允许我在四分钟内讲述关于荣誉的故事。
