Until one day, 1971. ARIKA OKRENT: This—as he said, this letter floated onto his desk.

蒂姆：直到 1971 年的某一天。 ARIKA OKRENT：这——正如他所说，这封信飘到了他的桌子上。

ARIKA OKRENT: Shanghai was the only place that would take them at that time.

ARIKA OKRENT：上海是当时唯一能带他们去的地方。

] ARIKA OKRENT: He became enraptured by the Chinese writing that he saw.

] ARIKA OKRENT：他对所看到的中文文字感到非常着迷。

] ARIKA OKRENT: Words were the problem.

] ARIKA OKRENT： 言语是问题所在。

] ARIKA OKRENT: Words were dangerous instruments.

阿丽卡·奥克伦特: 言语是危险的工具。

ARIKA OKRENT: These kids had no way to communicate.

ARIKA OKRENT：这些孩子没有办法交流。

] ARIKA OKRENT: He dances around and kisses everybody effusively.

] ARIKA OKRENT：他跳舞并热情地亲吻每个人。

Did he say anything as grand as, like, " War wouldn't happen? " ARIKA OKRENT: Constantly.

蒂姆：他有没有说过什么像“战争不会发生”这样宏大的话？阿里卡·奥克伦特：不断。

ARIKA OKRENT: Nazis came to town.

ARIKA OKRENT：纳粹来到镇上。

ARIKA OKRENT: Bliss has all the right associations, so he went forward with the feeling of—that he was now Bliss and would bring happiness to the world.

ARIKA OKRENT：Bliss 具有所有正确的联想，因此他带着这样的感觉继续前进：他现在是 Bliss，将为世界带来幸福。

This massive book called ... ARIKA OKRENT: " Blissymbolics" TIM: " Semantology: A Logical Writing for an Illogical World." JAD: That says it all.

蒂姆：这本名为...阿里卡·奥伦特（ARIKA OKRENT）：《Blissymbolics》 蒂姆：“语义学：非逻辑世界的逻辑写作”。JAD：这说明了一切。

And he writes about having this epiphany when he saw the Chinese symbol for " man." ARIKA OKRENT: He saw that the Chinese written form of " man" sort of looks like a man.

他写道，当他看到中国的“人”符号时，他顿悟了。 ARIKA OKRENT：他发现“男人”的中文书写形式有点像男人。

You had " Love" and " Like" and " Hate." " Want" and " Need." " Understand." TIM: Pretty soon ... ARIKA OKRENT: The kids started to do amazing things with symbol combinations.

你有“爱”、“喜欢”和“恨”。 “想要”和“需要”。 “理解。”蒂姆：很快... ARIKA OKRENT：孩子们开始用符号组合做出令人惊奇的事情。

ARIKA OKRENT: The teachers always saw it ... TIM: The way they saw it, you start the kids on Bliss ... ARIKA OKRENT: ... and then you introduce reading and letters, and eventually they're fully literate.

ARIKA OKRENT：老师们总是看到它... TIM：他们看到的方式是，你让孩子们开始 Bliss ... ARIKA OKRENT：...然后你介绍阅读和字母，最终他们完全识字。