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Jon Stewart expounds on the rationale behind his sustained philanthropic support for first responders

Jon Stewart expounds on the rationale behind his sustained philanthropic support for first responders

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September 18th, 2026

Jon Stewart expounds on the rationale behind his sustained philanthropic support for first responders

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Jon Stewart asserts that he never truly made a deliberate decision to focus the core of his philanthropic endeavours on first responders and their families; rather, it was something that came about organically.

喬恩·史都華聲稱從未真正刻意決定將其慈善事業之重心聚焦於急救人員及其家屬此乃自然而然形成之結果

This award-winning host of The Daily Show stated that he yearned to affirm his own worth and to extend support to those who have dedicated their lives to helping others.

這位屢獲殊榮的《每日秀》主持人表示,他渴望體認自身價值那些畢生奉獻於扶助他人者提供支持

"These are not X-Men," Stewart said.

這些並非X戰警,」史都華說道

"They are anything but superheroes.

他們絕非超級英雄

They are merely ordinary mortals who made a choiceand that choice is this: 'I will stand alongside people at their most wretched moments.

他們不過是作出了抉擇凡夫俗子——而那抉擇便是:『我願在人們最不堪的時刻與之相伴

Whatever ensues, let it come.

無論後續如何任其發生

Yet this is precisely what I am resolved to do.'"

但這正是我決意要行之事。』」

His unwavering support for the first responders of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks drove him, in 2019, to embark indignantly on a lobbying campaign and testify before Congress in order to ensure that the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund would not be depleted.

他對2001年9月11日恐怖攻擊急救人員的堅定支持驅使他在2019年憤而展開遊說並赴國會作證以確保9/11受害者賠償基金不致枯竭

He pressed for the elimination of a loophole in the PACT Act, a loophole that had left American service members exposed to radiation during the war in Afghanistan without medical coverage.

他力促消除《PACT法案》中的一項漏洞該漏洞致使在阿富汗戰爭中暴露於輻射的美軍缺乏醫療保險

Such support has remained unflagging to this day, for on Friday he announced that he would once again preside over the First Responders Children's Foundation's "Roll Call of Heroes" ceremony, to be held on October 28 in New York's Times Square, in commemoration of National First Responders Day.

此般支持至今未曾間斷因為他週五宣布他將再度主持第一急救人員兒童基金會於10月28日在紐約時報廣場舉行的「英雄點名」儀式,以紀念全國急救人員日

"You get to come face-to-face with the honorees, offer them a word of praise, and meet young people who are genuinely committed to community affairs," he remarked.

你能夠與那些備受表彰者直面相對向他們致以一句『好樣的』結識真正投身社區事務的年輕人,」他表示

"It is always a good thing to be able to reach the very foundations that underpin all of this."

能夠觸及支撐這一切的根基始終是件好事。」

Gillian Crane, President and CEO of the First Responders Children's Foundation, stated that the nonprofit organization is deeply delighted that Stewart will return to host this year's event.

第一急救人員兒童基金會總裁兼執行長吉莉安·克蘭聲明該非營利組織對於史都華將重返主持本年度活動一事,深感欣喜

"His advocacy on behalf of first respondersparticularly his efforts for those battling 9/11-related illnessesmakes him the perfect host for this annual event," she said.

他對急救人員的倡議——尤其是為那些與9/11相關疾病抗爭者所付出的心力——使他成為這一年度活動的完美主持人,」她說

"As the only national nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to the children of first responders, we firmly believe that shining a spotlight on their parentsthe heroes who serve our communities day in and day outis a powerful way to express our gratitude."

作為唯一專門致力於急救人員子女的全國性非營利組織我們深信聚焦於他們的父母——那些日復一日服務我們社區的英雄——正是表達感謝的有力方式。」

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

本次訪談業經編輯與刪削,以臻明晰。

If we fail to care for those who care for us, this reveals a deep-seated, fundamental flaw in the scaffolding you erect when constructing a society.

倘若我們未能眷顧那些眷顧我們的人這便昭示了在建構社會時所架設的腳手架中存在著一個深層的根本缺陷

It is patently obvious that in the aftermath of 9/11, you will witness just how fragile this experiment is without those who are willing to rush toward the point of collapse.

顯而易見歷經9/11之後你會目睹倘若沒有那些甘願奔赴崩塌之處的人這個實驗何等脆弱

I believe this, compounded by anger at a political system that is only too eager to praise them when it needs them and only too eager to discard them once they are no longer in the spotlightI think this has generated momentum.

我認為這再加上對政治體制的憤怒——這個體制在需要他們時極願讚揚他們而在他們不再成為焦點時又極願拋棄他們——我想這創造了動力

This is precisely what they do upon arriving at the scene.

這恰似他們抵達現場時所為

You are, in effect, triaging urgent needs against matters that can be deferred.

你近乎是在分診緊急需求尚可緩議之事

And I would argue that children who have lost both parents in a tragedy of this kind are, as it were, your foremost triage case.

而我以為於此類悲劇中喪失雙親的孩子彷彿是你首要的分診事件

Frankly, to throw yourself into iteven though you may well hear of further griefis, I believe, in some measure a consolation for that very anguish.

坦白說投身其中縱使你或將聽聞更多悲慟我以為在某種程度上這實則是對那份苦楚的一種慰藉

Action seems to be the antidote to that sense of helplessness and anxiety.

行動彷彿是對那份無助感與焦慮感的解藥

Generally speaking, there exists a quiet form of activism, and that is simply to live well.

一般而言存在著一種靜默的積極作為那便是好好地生活

What I mean is that you go about your life, striving to be the finest neighbour, citizen, and individual you are capable of becoming.

我的意思是你過你的日子竭力成為你所能成為的最好的鄰居公民個人

The causes I have devoted myself to have, to some extent, emerged organically.

我所投身的事業某種程度上有機地浮現的

I want to make certain that when I commit to something, I do so wholeheartedlythat it is not merely charity tourism.

我想確保當我投身於某件事時我會徹底投入——那不是慈善觀光

I want it to be something to which I can give myself entirely, and where what I have to offer is something they can actually put to use.

我希望那是我能全然奉獻的事而且我所能提供的是他們所能運用的

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