經典散文賞析:自由 選擇 責任

I love choices.

我愛選擇。

I love to walk around in bookstores-not because I can buy all the books,

我喜歡在書店里徜徉，不是因為我能買下所有的書，

but because I could buy one book, and I have so many to choose from.

而是因為我可以買一本書，我有這么多的選擇。

I like buffets.

我還喜歡自助餐。

I rarely get to go to them, but when I do,

雖然我很少去，但是當我去的時候，

the first thing I do is walk around and see what the choice are.

我做的第一件事就是四處逛逛，看看有什么選擇。

I also like the internet.

我還喜歡互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。

It seems like cyberspace really doesn't have any limits.

看來網(wǎng)絡真的沒有任何限制。

There are so many things to discover--- like space.

有這么多的東西等待發(fā)——比如空間。

Sometimes, I think we don't appreciate the freedom that we have.

有時候，我覺得我們不喜歡我們擁有的自由。

We are free to make many different choice.

我們可以自由地做出許多不同的選擇。

From the food we eat--- to the places we visit--- to the people we meet--- to the classes we take and on and on and on.

從我們所吃的食物到我們去的地方，我們見的人，我們所上的課程等等。

But freedom has dangers. If misused, it can be harmful.

但自由也有危險。如果濫用，將會帶來危害。

I could pile a mountain of food on my plate and NOT to eat it.

我可以將山一樣的食物堆在我的盤子里，而我則不去吃它。

It would be a waste. But that's a choice I have.

它會是一種浪費。但這是一個選擇。

The Internet has dangers, too.

互聯(lián)網(wǎng)也有危險。

If parents are not careful and don't supervise what their kids can see--- well kids can lose some of their innocence because of freedom.

如果父母對他們的孩子所看到的不留神也不監(jiān)督，那么孩子們會因為自由而失去一些他們的無辜的。

There's a reason for legal age limits when it comes to driving, gambling, drinking,somking, andvoting.

當涉及駕車、賭博、酗酒、吸煙、和投票時法律會有年齡的限制。

Until we reach that age, we aren't free to do those things.

直到我們到了那個年歲，否則我們去做那些事將不會被賦予自由。