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莱温斯基：羞辱的代价0:11 Youre looking at a woman who was publicly silent for a decade. Obviously, thats changed, but only recently. 0:22 It was several months ago that I gave my very first major public talk at the Forbes 30 Under 30 summit: 1,500 brilliant people, all under the age of 30. That meant that in 1998, the oldest among the group were only 14, and the youngest, just four. I joked with them that some might only have heard of me from rap songs. Yes, Im in rap songs. Almost 40 rap songs. (Laughter) 0:57 But the night of my speech, a surprising thing happened. At the age of 41, I was hit on by a 27-year-old guy. I know, right? He was charming and I was flattered, and I declined. You know what his unsuccessful pickup line was? He could make me feel 22 again. (Laughter) (Applause) I realized later that night, Im probably the only person over 40 who does not want to be 22 again. (Laughter) (Applause) 1:46 At the age of 22, I fell in love with my boss, and at the age of 24, I learned the devastating consequences. 1:58 Can I see a show of hands of anyone here who didnt make a mistake or do something they regretted at 22? Yep. Thats what I thought. So like me, at 22, a few of you may have also taken wrong turns and fallen in love with the wrong person, maybe even your boss. Unlike me, though, your boss probably wasnt the president of the United States of America. Of course, life is full of surprises. 2:35 Not a day goes by that Im not reminded of my mistake, and I regret that mistake deeply. 2:44 In 1998, after having been swept up into an improbable romance, I was then swept up into the eye of a political, legal and media maelstrom like we had never seen before. Remember, just a few years earlier, news was consumed from just three places: reading a newspaper or magazine, listening to the radio, or watching television. That was it. But that wasnt my fate. Instead, this scandal was brought to you by the digital revolution. That meant we could access all the information we wan