名校勵志英語演講 第142期:敢于競爭 勇于關(guān)愛(9)
在一個大眾文化和高消費(fèi)的國度里，你們可能聽說都不是巨大的陰謀，而是我們天天都能見到的無形的諷刺、冷漠和疏遠(yuǎn)。
But as many have said before and as Vaclav Havel has said to memorably, “It cannot suffice just to invent new machines, new regulations and new institutions. It is necessary to understand differently and more perfectly the true purpose of our existence on this Earth and of our deeds.” And I think we are called on to reject, in this time of blessings that we enjoy,those who will tear us apart and tear us down and instead to liberate our God-given spirit, by being willing to dare to dream of a better world.
很多人曾說過，瓦茲拉夫·哈維爾(曾任捷克斯洛伐克總統(tǒng))也曾明確表示過，“僅僅發(fā)明新機(jī)器、制定新條例、設(shè)立新機(jī)構(gòu)是不夠的，對于我們存在于這個世界以及我們行為的真正目的有一個全新的、徹底的認(rèn)識是非常重要的。”而且，我認(rèn)為，生活在幸福中的我們要敢于去追求一個更加完美的世界，這種力量呼吁我們?nèi)シ纯鼓切╇x間、詆毀我們而不是幫助我們發(fā)揮天賦的人。
During my campaign, when times were tough and days were long I used to think about the example of Harriet Tubman, a heroic New Yorker, a 19th century Moses, who risked her life to bring hundreds of slaves to freedom. She would say to those who she gathered up in the South where she kept going back year after year from the safety of Auburn, New York, that no matter what happens, they had to keep going. If they heard shouts behind them, they had to keep going. If they heard gunfire or dogs, they had to keep going to freedom. Well, those aren’t the risks we face. It is more the silence and apathy and indifference that dogs our heels.
在我參加競選的過程中，當(dāng)我遇到挫折，日子變得艱難時，我常常把哈利特·塔布曼作為榜樣。她是紐約的英雄，是19世紀(jì)的摩西，她冒著生命危險帶領(lǐng)成百上千的奴隸走向了自由。每年她都會從安全的紐約奧本回到南方，將奴隸聚集到一起，告訴他們，無論發(fā)生什么都必須堅(jiān)持往前走。如果聽見背后有人大聲喊叫，，他們也必須堅(jiān)持往前走。如果聽見槍聲或者狗叫聲，他們也必須向著自由繼續(xù)前行。然而這些并不是我們現(xiàn)在所面臨的危險，我們此刻最主要的問題是沉默、無情和冷淡。
