TED演讲:献给所有迷失在这个时代的人(6)

 I could fail to see change's consequences. 我可能忽视改变带来的后果，

I could overlook the importance of roots, traditions, rituals, stability -- and belonging. 我可能忽视那些根源，传统，仪式，稳定性--归属感的重要性。

And the more fundamentalist I became in my worship of change and openness, 当我越发变得崇拜改变和开放，

the more I drove you towards the other polarity, to cling, to freeze, to close, to belong. 我就越发把你们推往另一个极端，那些依恋派，保守派，与世隔绝的，或是归属思想。

I now see as I didn't before 我现在比以往看见更多，

that not having the right skin or right organ is not the only varietal of disadvantage. 没有优越的皮肤和器官，并不是百害而无一利。

There is a subtler, quieter disadvantage in having those privileged traits 对于拥有优势特质的那些皮肤器官，存在一个更加细微，潜在的危险。

and yet feeling history to be moving away from you; 当认为历史在离你而去，

that while the past was hospitable¹ to people like you, 对像你们这样的人有害的历史，

the future will be more hospitable to others; 也许对另一些人，未来则更加险恶；

that the world is growing less familiar, less yours day by day. 与你们记忆中的相比，世界一天天变得更加生疏。

I will not concede for a moment that old privileges should not dwindle². 我当然不会承认旧权不该被缩减。

They cannot dwindle fast enough. 它们缩减的速度还远远不够。

It is for you to learn to live in a new century in which 你们应该明白在新的历史时代里，

there are no bonuses for showing up with the right skin and right organs. 与生俱来的优势皮肤和器官不会带来什么奖励。

1 hospitable   

adj.好客的；宽容的；有利的，适宜的

参考例句：

• The man is very hospitable.He keeps open house for his friends and fellow-workers.那人十分好客，无论是他的朋友还是同事，他都盛情接待。
• The locals are hospitable and welcoming.当地人热情好客。

2 dwindle   

v.逐渐变小（或减少）

参考例句：

• The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred.工厂雇员总数已经从4,000多人减少到几百人。
• He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority.他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。