时间:2019-01-18 作者:英语课 分类:TED演讲科学篇


英语课

 I could fail to see change's consequences. 我可能忽视改变带来的后果,


I could overlook the importance of roots, traditions, rituals, stability -- and belonging. 我可能忽视那些根源,传统,仪式,稳定性--归属感的重要性。
And the more fundamentalist I became in my worship of change and openness, 当我越发变得崇拜改变和开放,
the more I drove you towards the other polarity, to cling, to freeze, to close, to belong. 我就越发把你们推往另一个极端,那些依恋派,保守派,与世隔绝的,或是归属思想。
I now see as I didn't before 我现在比以往看见更多,
that not having the right skin or right organ is not the only varietal of disadvantage. 没有优越的皮肤和器官,并不是百害而无一利。
There is a subtler, quieter disadvantage in having those privileged traits 对于拥有优势特质的那些皮肤器官,存在一个更加细微,潜在的危险。
and yet feeling history to be moving away from you; 当认为历史在离你而去,
that while the past was hospitable 1 to people like you, 对像你们这样的人有害的历史,
the future will be more hospitable to others; 也许对另一些人,未来则更加险恶;
that the world is growing less familiar, less yours day by day. 与你们记忆中的相比,世界一天天变得更加生疏。
I will not concede for a moment that old privileges should not dwindle 2. 我当然不会承认旧权不该被缩减。
They cannot dwindle fast enough. 它们缩减的速度还远远不够。
It is for you to learn to live in a new century in which 你们应该明白在新的历史时代里,
there are no bonuses for showing up with the right skin and right organs. 与生俱来的优势皮肤和器官不会带来什么奖励。

adj.好客的;宽容的;有利的,适宜的
  • The man is very hospitable.He keeps open house for his friends and fellow-workers.那人十分好客,无论是他的朋友还是同事,他都盛情接待。
  • The locals are hospitable and welcoming.当地人热情好客。
v.逐渐变小(或减少)
  • The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred.工厂雇员总数已经从4,000多人减少到几百人。
  • He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority.他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。
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