英語演講稿-緣 (中英文對照)

英語演講稿:緣(中英文對照)

manythingsinthisworldfindneitherananswernoraproperexplanation.forexample,whyshouldtwobeeacoupleamongthebillionsofpeopleonearth?whydon’ttheyloveeachothereventhoughtheylivetogethereveryday,andyetoneofthemfallsinlovewithsomeoneelseatthefirstsight?whydothemembersofafamilyquarreldailybutstillstayunhappilytogether?whycan’ttheygetmarriedinspiteofthefactthattheyareaperfectmatchtoeachother?whyshouldonetoilsomuchfortheother?whyshouldthelove-infatuatedalwaysbedesertedbytheheartless?.....

peopleremainpuzzledinspiteoftheirgreatefforttounderstandtheendlessquestions,sotheyinventedtheall-embracingword---“predestination〞.inordertobemoreprecise,differentbinationswerederivedfromit:lovepredestination,sinfulpredestination,evilpredestination,andkindpredestinationetc.,hencewehavethesayingslike:“predestinationwilldefinitelybringyoutogetherdespitethegreatdistancewhilewithoutpredestination,you’llneverknoweachothereventhoughyouarestandingfacttoface〞“adistantcoupleistiedupwiththethreadofpredestination〞andeventhephrasesandexpressionslike“thegodofmarriage〞,“predestinationwithoutluck〞,“l(fā)uckwithoutpredestination〞,“ingacrosseachotherisakindofpredestination〞,“enemiesareboundtomeetonanarrowroad〞,“theyshallnotmarryeachotherunlesstheyarepredestinedlovers〞.ifpeoplestillcannotfindanswers,theyturnto“reincarnation〞forhelp.lindaiyuisalwaysintearsjustforrepayingforthewaterjiabaoyuhadgivenherwhenshewasaplantinherpreviouslifeinadreamoftheredmansions.

infact,theso-called“predestination〞isoftenakindofcoincidenceorchanceencounter,evenakindofaccident.ifyoudon’tmeetthisperson,you’llsurelymeetsomeoneelse.butpeopleinsistonaddingsomecolorsofemotionsorsuperstition,thusgeneratingvariousreligiousfactions,themaintheoriesofwhicharenomorethanthatof“reincarnation〞,“heavenandhell〞and“theever-lastingsoul〞etc.

butdoesanyoneknowanythingabouthispreviouslifeorhisafterlife?whatcouldhedoevenifheknewthem?ifhecan’tgraspthepresentlife,what’sthebenefitofmentingonthevisionaryafterlife?givinguptodayisthesameasgivinguptomorrow,fortheyarecloselyconnected.howabsurditistoworklikethehorseorcattleinthepresentlifeinordertobeaboveothersinthenextlife.

haveyoueverseenemperorqinshihuangreincarnate?haveyoueverheardofemperorwudiofthehandynastygoingintoanotherlife?whereisnowmonkxuanzangofthetangdynasty(whatweknowisthebigwildgoosepagoda)?whereisthemonkeyking(theflowerandfruitmountaindoesexist,though)?andwherecanwefindthosegreatemperorssuchasyao,shunyuandtheinfluentialphilosopherslikeconfucius,laoziandzhuangzi?

howmanyheavensdowefind?aretheyalsodividedintotheorientalandtheoccidentalworld?isgodachineseorwesterner?whichisthegreatestreligionamongbuddhism,daoism,christianity,catholicityandislamism?allreligionsadvocatedoinggooddeedsandnotkilling,butwhydotheykeepcontendingagainsteachother,evenfightingandkillingamongthemselves?istheparadisethesameoneinallreligions?there’sonlyonesuninthesky,andthereshouldbeonlyoneemperorinacountry,butdoallreligionsbelieveinthesamegod,ordotheyhavedifferentgodsoftheirown?ifallofusexpectedgod’shelp,wouldn’tgodbetoobusyandtootired?

doesgodrespectscience?ifnot,whydoesheallowputersandtelemunicationstorunrampant?ifitisgodwhocreatedhumanbeings,thendoesn’thefeeloutofcontrolofwhatthehumanbeingaredoingnow(thenuclearweaponsandbio-chemicalweapons,etc.)?

wehumanbeingshaveanorigin,andisitthesamewithgod?doesgodgetmarried?isgodhereditary,orisitthesameever-lastingone?

wehaveallthosequestionsbutwhocananswerthem?.

predestinationneedsustostrivefor;friendshipneedsustomaintain;goodwillneedsustotreasureandfutureneedsustocreate.thereisnosavior,norgoddessofmercywhooncesavedpeopleinthepastbutcannotdoanythingtohelpthepeopleatthepresent.theworldisdevelopingtoofast.

peoplehavetoworktogetherandassociatewitheachother.talkingaboutpredestination,it’sjustakindofexplanationaboutwhathashappened,andi’mafraidnobodycanpredictitbeforehand.fromancienttimestillthe1980’s,oncegettingmarried,thecouplehadtosticktoeachotherfortheirwholelife.canwesayitisbecauseoftheirlife-longpredestination?hewesterncountries,life-longmarriageisrare.canwesayitisbecausetheirpredestinationmakesitso?itisactuallytheresultofhumannature.thecoloroflovecouldbeattachedtopredestination,butnotthecolorofsuperstition.

hepresentworld,weshouldalwaysfollowthewin-winormulti-winpolicy,insteadofbeingsingle-handed.inordertoachievesuccess,wemustgainmasssupportinsteadofindulginginself-admiration.wemightaswellcallthemunication,thecooperation,themonconcernsandthemonaspirationsofhumanbeings“predestination〞.

緣

人世間有許多東西即沒有答案，也解釋不清。例如幾十億的人類，為什么就你們倆結(jié)為夫妻？為什么天天在一起沒感情，素不相識的會一見鐘情？為什么一家人會天天吵架，又吵而不散？為什么看去很般配的又不能結(jié)為連理？為什么一個為另一個付出的太多？為什么多情總被無情棄？……

百思不得其解，于是人們創(chuàng)造了“緣〞這個包羅萬象、包容萬物的詞匯。為了左右逢緣，人們又派生了“情緣〞、“孽緣〞、“善緣〞、“惡緣〞等幾大支脈。諸如：“有緣千里來相會，無緣對面不相識〞，“千里姻緣一線牽〞，甚至還創(chuàng)造了“月下佬〞、“有緣無份〞、“有份無緣〞、“相逢即是緣〞，“冤家路窄〞，“不是冤家不聚頭〞等。再解釋不通，那就求助于“前生后世〞了。連林黛玉流淚都是為了還前世欠賈寶玉的澆灌之情。

其實所謂“緣份〞，經(jīng)常是一種巧合、偶遇，甚至誤打誤撞。你不遇到這個人，你也會遇到別的人。但人們執(zhí)意將其加上感情色彩，甚至迷信色彩。由此竟引出了無數(shù)的宗教門派。其主要理論無非是“前生后世〞之說，“天堂地獄〞之說，和“精神不滅〞之說。

可是前生誰知道？知道又怎樣？后世誰予知？知道又怎樣？今天在眼前的尚不能把握，還談什么虛無飄渺的后世？放棄今天，其實無異于放棄明天，因為二者是連續(xù)的。為了來世高人一等，寧愿今世當牛做馬，是很荒唐的。

誰見過秦始皇轉(zhuǎn)世？誰聽說過漢武帝托生？唐僧今在哪里〔空余大雁塔〕？孫悟空又在何方〔花果山確有其名〕？三皇五帝至于今，包括孔子、老子、莊子等諸子，我們還能在哪里找到他們的身影？

天堂有幾個？是否也分東西方？上帝是中國人、還是外國人？佛教、道教、基督教、天主教、伊斯蘭教……哪個教更正確？哪個教更偉大？各教都主張行善、不殺生，為什么彼此、甚至內(nèi)部仍爭斗不休、甚至打打殺殺？西方極樂世界是各教共享嗎？天無二日，國無二主，上帝是大家一個，還是各教不一？都希望上帝保佑，上帝是否太忙，太累？

上帝是否崇尚科學(xué)？如不，怎么會允許電腦、電訊泛濫？假如是上帝造人，如今人們的所作所為〔核武器、化學(xué)武器等〕是否讓上帝感到失控？

人有起源，上帝是否也有起源？上帝有無婚姻？是世襲，還是千古一帝？

許多問題也只能是問問，誰能作答？

緣份也要爭取，友誼也要維護。恩賜也要珍惜，將來全靠創(chuàng)