銳意英語口語資料庫12-5
A: 毫無疑問，道德問題應(yīng)該是人類面臨的最復(fù)雜的問題。
A: Threr is no doubt that , the question of ethics is one of the most complex which man can face .
B: 要是現(xiàn)在還有人能真正講道德的話，或許它是吧。
B: If he faces it at all , that is .
A: 你這說的有道理，你看現(xiàn)在很多人，對(duì)自己的行為，為了避免責(zé)任，真可謂不擇手段，想盡辦法。
A: Well , you could be right . Fat too many people go out of their way to avoid the ethical consequences of their actions
B: 那我問你，你對(duì)道德是怎么理解的？
B: So , what's your interpretation of ethics ?
A: 對(duì)我來說，判斷某個(gè)行為是否道德，其實(shí)最終都?xì)w結(jié)為人們對(duì)于對(duì)與錯(cuò)的不同理解。
A: To me , the root of all ethical behaviour lies in understanding the differences between right and wrong .
B: 你是說人們的正直？
B: By that , you mean a person's honesty ?
A: 沒錯(cuò)。真是一個(gè)人最核心的品質(zhì)。
A: Yes , that's right , Honesty goes to the core of one's chatacter .
B: 但是，為什么有那么多人弄不清楚對(duì)于錯(cuò)呢？
B: But , why is right and wrong such a problem for so many people ?
A: 這是因?yàn)槲覀兠總€(gè)人都有自己的認(rèn)證哲學(xué)，并且都按照自己的人生哲學(xué)來生活，這一點(diǎn)不論我們意識(shí)到與否，或相信與否，都是客觀存在的。
A: Well , whether we know it or not ; whether we believe it or not ; every one of us lives our life according to a philosophy .
B: 從對(duì)于錯(cuò)這個(gè)角度來講，你這句話是什么意思呢？
B: So , what does that mean in terms of right or wrong ?
A: 譬如說吧，要是你面臨的是生存問題，那么你的偷竊行為就很容易被認(rèn)為是正當(dāng)合理的，因?yàn)槟鞘悄惬@得生活的唯一途徑。
A: Well , if your problem is survival , then it is easy to justify your actions for stealing , on the basis , it's the only way you can get what you need to live .
B: 但偷竊是不對(duì)的。
B: But stealing is wrong .
A: 對(duì)你來說也許是不對(duì)的。因?yàn)槟阌姓?dāng)?shù)墓ぷ?，你可以用錢買你所需要的東西。但是如果你的情況變了呢？
A: To you , it might be . You have a job and you can buy all the things you need . What if your circumstances were different ?
B: 那我也不會(huì)去偷竊，那是不對(duì)的。
B: I still wouldn't steal . It's just not right .
A: 你看，你就和那些小偷的人生哲學(xué)不同。你的想法不同是因?yàn)槟闼幍沫h(huán)境與他們不同。
A: There you are . You have a different philosophy to that other guy . You think differently because of your circumstances .
B: 你是說，如果你覺得偷竊是可以接受的，那么就去偷？
B: So , what you are saying is that it's OK to steal if you think it is ?
A: 不，我沒有那么說。我的意思是，那些窮困的人們并不認(rèn)為偷竊是錯(cuò)誤的。他們甚至并不把這種行為和對(duì)于錯(cuò)相聯(lián)系。對(duì)他們來說，那是必須的。
A: No . I'm not saying that . What I am saying is that the destitute guy doesn't see it as wrong . He probably doesn't even see it in terms of right and wrong . To him , it's a necessity .
B: 但并不能因此就說偷竊行為是正確的。
B: But , that doesn't make it right .
A: 按照人們普遍接受的社會(huì)行為準(zhǔn)則，這是不對(duì)的，但有些人的生活并不依賴于這些行為準(zhǔn)則。
A: No it doesn't , by accepted standards of society . But , some people don't live by those standards .
B: 哪由什么來決定對(duì)錯(cuò)呢？
B: So , what determines right and wrong ?
A: 衷正式我們所面臨的困境。對(duì)于對(duì)與錯(cuò)的判斷依賴于文化背景，宗教信仰，生活環(huán)境以及人的本性。
A: That , unfortunately , is the quandary that faces all mankind . It depends on culture , it depends on religion , it depends on survival and , it depends on human nature .
B: 那人們怎么才能知道對(duì)于錯(cuò)的區(qū)別呢？
B: So , how is anyone to know the difference between right and wrong ?
A: 我想最簡單的答案就是，你希望別人怎么對(duì)待你，你就是怎樣對(duì)待別人。
A: I guess the simplest answer is , to treat your fellow man the way you would like to be treated yourself .
