美文欣赏:自由 选择 责任(在线收听

   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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