名校勵志英語演講 第149期:跨越物質(zhì)的藩籬 讓世界今非昔比(6)

[00:01.14]But at this critical juncture in our nation's history, at this difficult time, 但是，在國家歷史上這一關(guān)鍵時刻，在這個困難的時期， [00:06.56]let me suggest that such an approach won't get you where you want to go. 我要說，這種選擇無法帶你到理想的彼岸； [00:14.16]It displays a poverty of ambition, that in fact the elevation of appearance over substance, 它只能表明你缺少雄心壯志——事實上，你們這一代人需要摒棄這樣的風(fēng)氣： [00:22.41]of celebrity over character, of short-term gains over lasting achievement is precisely what your generation needs to help end. 重表面而輕實質(zhì)，重名氣而輕品質(zhì)，重短期利益而輕長遠(yuǎn)發(fā)展。 [00:34.25]Now, ASU, I want to highlight—I want to highlight two main problems with that old, tired, me-first approach to life. 同學(xué)們，就這種過時的、陳腐的、以自我為中心的人生觀，我想重點(diǎn)說明它存在的兩個問題。 [00:51.29]First of all, it distracts you from what's truly important. 首先，這種人生觀會使你無法集中于真正重要的東西， [00:55.40]And it may lead you to compromise your values and your principles and your commitments. Think about it. 還會讓你的價值觀、做人的原則和責(zé)任心大打折扣。 [01:05.10]It's in chasing titles and status, in worrying about the next election 仔細(xì)想想，正是因為只是追逐頭銜和地位， [01:10.06]rather than the national interests and the interests of those 只是擔(dān)心下次的選舉而非國家和所應(yīng)該代表的人們的利益， [01:13.51]who you're supposed to represent that politicians so often lose their ways in Washington. 致使華盛頓的政客們經(jīng)常迷失方向。 [01:21.44]They spend time thinking about polls, but not about principles. 這些政客們考慮的常是投票問題，而不是治國方略。 [01:27.39]It was in pursuit of gaudy, short-term profits and the bonuses 正是因為對虛浮的短期收益和紅利的追逐 [01:32.25]that came with them that so many folks lost their way on Wall Street, 讓眾多的民眾迷失在華爾街上， [01:39.20]engaging in extraordinary risks with other people's money. 冒著巨大的風(fēng)險用他人的錢謀取私利。

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