Oh, Ambassador, I don't reallyreadbiographiesandautobiographiesbecause I havethiskindofslightlypompousview, whichisthatit's a kindofinefficientwayofcollectingfacts.
Um, I believedandnowverymuchbelievedthathad I writtensomethingthatwassortofexplainingwhy I thinkmyworldviewispreferabletoe, youknow, shunningdiversityandshunningalliesandshunningvaluesandshunninghumanrights.
Andsotheupshotwas, intheend, I felt I neededtogomorepersonaltomakethecharacterthathappenstobememorerelatableandparticularly, um, youknow, youmentionedYes, I talkaboutmyfailedromantic, uh, journey.
Uh, youknow, priortomeetingcast, I talkaboutIVFandfertility.
キャストに会う前に、体外受精や不妊の話をします。
I'vegivenyouoneofthemostgraphicscenesofthebookhere, butbeyondthat, I talkaboutmydoubtsalongthewayandthat, as I begantowrite, cametofeellikeoneofthemostimportantdimensionsbecausewhat's happenedis, since I hadtheprivilegeofrepresentingtheUnitedStatesontheworldstageandrepresentingagain a figurelikeBarackObama, I havefoundmyselfbecomelessrelatabletoetoyoungpeoplelike, inotherwords, theymightsay, Here's anideaforyouknowhowhowonemightgoaboutprogressinginthenextphaseonLGBTrights.
And I seemystudentslookingmethinking, Yeah, well, that's easyforyoutosay.
生徒たちが私を見ているのを見ていると、ああ、そうか、お前が言うのは簡単だな、と思った。
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Youknowyoucanget a NewYorkTimesopedpublishedlike, WhatDo I?
ニューヨーク・タイムズの記事を 読んだことがあるだろ?
What's myroleinallofthis?
私の役割は何なんだ?
Andsobygoingbacktothebeginningandbybeingveryopenaboutmeaskingmyselfthosequestionsprettymuchateverystage, I mean, evenBarackObamaisaskinghimself, hasaskedhimselfthosequestionsofwhatcanonepersondo?
Andsowhat I trytodointhebookisputtheinsidesouttheresothatpeoplewhoareaskingthemselveseverydayam I goingtoactivate, oram I goingtochangethechannelandwatchsomethingotherthanBrexit?
Oh, Ambassador, I don't reallyreadbiographiesandautobiographiesbecause I havethiskindofslightlypompousview, whichisthatit's a kindofinefficientwayofcollectingfacts.