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英语美文赏析：自由 选择 责任
2014-01-17 22:15:06

　　I love choices.

　　我爱选择。

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

　　我喜欢在书店里徜徉，不是因为我能买下所有的书，

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

　　而是因为我可以买一本书，我有这么多的选择。

　　I like buffets.

　　我还喜欢自助餐。

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

　　虽然我很少去，但是当我去的时候，

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

　　我做的第一件事就是四处逛逛，看看有什么选择。

　　I also like the internet.

　　我还喜欢互联网。

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

　　看来网络真的没有任何限制。

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

　　有这么多的东西等待发——比如空间。

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

　　有时候，我觉得我们不喜欢我们拥有的自由。

　　We are free to make many different choice.

　　我们可以自由地做出许多不同的选择。

　　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.

　　从我们所吃的食物到我们去的地方，我们见的人，我们所上的课程等等。

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

　　但自由也有危险。如果滥用，将会带来危害。

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

　　我可以将山一样的食物堆在我的盘子里，而我则不去吃它。

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

　　它会是一种浪费。但这是一个选择。

　　The Internet has dangers, too.

　　互联网也有危险。

　　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.

　　如果父母对他们的孩子所看到的不留神也不监督，那么孩子们会因为自由而失去一些他们的无辜的。

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

　　当涉及驾车、赌博、酗酒、吸烟、和投票时法律会有年龄的限制。

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

　　直到我们到了那个年岁，否则我们去做那些事将不会被赋予自由。

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