英语演讲稿——《缘Predestination》中英对照大纲

xample,whyshouldtwobecomeacoupleamongthebillionsofpeopleonearth?whydon’ttheyloveeachothereventhoughtheylivetogethereveryday,andyetoneofthemfallsinlovewithsomeoneelseatthefirstsight?whydothemembersofafamilyquarreldailybutstillstayunhappilytogether?whycan’ttheygetmarriedinspiteofthefactthattheyareaperfectmatchtoeachother?whyshouldonetoilsomuchfortheother?whyshouldthelove-infatuatedalwaysbedesertedbytheheartless?

peopleremainpuzzledinspiteoftheirgreatefforttounderstandtheendlessquestions,sotheyinventedtheall-embracingword---“predestination”dertobemoreprecise,differentcombinationswerederivedfromit:lovepredestination,sinfulpredestination,evilpredestination,andkindpredestinationetc.,hencewehavethesayingslike:“predestinationwilldefinitelybringyoutogetherdespitethegreatdistancewhilewithoutpredestination,you’llneverknoweachothereventhoughyouarestandingfacttoface”“adistantcoupleistiedupwiththethreadofpredestination”andeventhephrasesandexpressionslike“thegodofmarriage”,“predestinationwithoutluck”,“luckwithoutpredestination”,“comingacrosseachotherisakindofpredestination”,“enemiesareboundtomeetonanarrowroad”,“theyshallnotmarryeachotherunlesstheyarepredestinedlovers”oplestillcannotfindanswers,theyturnto“reincarnation”aiyuisalwaysintearsjustforrepayingforthewaterjiabaoyuhadgivenherwhenshewasaplantinherpreviouslifeinadreamoftheredmansions.

infact,theso-called“predestination”isoftenakindofcoincidenceorchanceencounter,udon’tmeetthisperson,you’eopleinsistonaddingsomecolorsofemotionsorsuperstition,thusgeneratingvariousreligiousfactions,themaintheoriesofwhicharenomorethanthatof“reincarnation”,“heavenandhell”and“theever-lastingsoul”etc.

butdoesanyoneknowanythingabouthispreviouslifeorhisafterlife?whatcouldhedoevenifheknewthem?ifhecan’tgraspthepresentlife,what’sthebenefitofcommentingonthevisionaryafterlife?givinguptodayisthesameasgivinguptomorrow,bsurditistoworklikethehorseorcattleinthepresentlifeinordertobeaboveothersinthenextlife.

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,whydoesheallowcomputersandtelecommunicationstorunrampant?ifitisgodwhocreatedhumanbeings,thendoesn’thefeeloutofcontrolofwhatthehumanbeingaredoingnow(thenuclearweaponsandbio-chemicalweapons,etc.)?

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

wehaveallthosequestionsbutwhocananswerthem?.

predestinationneedsustostrivefor;friendshipneedsustomaintain;eisnosavior,orldisdevelopingtoofast.

ingaboutpredestination,it’sjustakindofexplanationaboutwhathashappened,andi’ancienttimestillthe1980’s,oncegettingmarried,esayitisbecauseoftheirlife-longpredestination?ewesterncountries,esayitisbecausetheirpredestinationmakesitso?oloroflovecouldbeattachedtopredestination,butnotthecolorofsuperstition.

epresentworld,weshouldalwaysfollowthewin-winormulti-winpolicy,dertoachievesuccess,ghtaswellcallthecommunication,thecooperation,thecommonconcernsandthecommonaspirationsofhumanbeings“predestination”.

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人世间有许多东西即没有答案，也解释不清。例如几十亿的人类，为什么就你们俩结为夫妻？为什么天天在一起没感情，素不相识的会一见钟情？为什么一家人会天天吵架，又吵而不散？为什么看去很般配的又不能结为连理？为什么一个为另一个付出的太多？为什么多情总被无情弃？……

百思不得其解，于是人们创造了“缘”这个包罗万象、包容万物的词汇。为了左右逢缘，人们又派生了“情缘”、“孽缘”、“善缘”、“恶缘”等几大支脉。诸如：“有缘千里来相会，无缘[你阅读的文章来自:范文先生]对面不相识”，“千里姻缘一线牵”，甚至还创造了“月下佬”、“有缘无份”、“有份无缘”、“相逢即是缘”，“冤家路窄”，“不是冤家不聚头”等。再解释不通，那就求助于“前生后世”了。连林黛玉流泪都是为了还前世欠贾宝玉的浇灌之情。

其实所谓“缘份”，经常是一种巧合、偶遇，甚至误打误撞。你不遇到这个人，你也会遇到别的人。但人们执意将其加上感情色彩，甚至迷信色彩。由此竟引出了无数的宗教门派。其主要理论无非是“前生后世”之说，“天堂地狱”之说，和“精神不灭”之说。

可是前生谁知道？知道又怎样？后世谁予知？知道又怎样？今天在眼前的尚不能把握，还谈什么虚无飘渺的后世？放弃今天，其实无异于放弃明天，因为二者是连续的。为了来世高人一等，宁愿今世当牛做马，是很荒唐的。

谁见过秦始皇转世？谁听说过汉武帝托生？唐僧今在哪里（空余大雁塔）？孙悟空又在何方（花果山确有其名）？三皇五帝至于今，包括孔子、老子、庄子等诸子，我们还能在哪里找到他们的身影？

天堂有几个？是否也分东西方？上帝是中国人、还是外国人？佛教、道教、基督教、天主教、伊斯兰教……哪个教更正确？哪个教更伟大？各教都主张行善、不杀生，为什么彼此、甚至内部仍争斗不休、甚至打打杀杀？西方极乐世界是各教共享吗？天无二日，国无二主，上帝是大家一个，还是各教不一？都希望上帝保佑，上帝是否太忙，太累？

上帝是否崇尚科学？如不，怎么会允许电脑、电讯泛滥？如果是上帝造人，现在人们的所作所为（核武器、化学武器等）是否让上帝感到失控？

人有起源，上帝是否也有起源？上帝有无婚姻？是世袭，还是千古一帝？

许多问题也只能是问问，谁能作答？

缘份也要争取，友情也要维护。恩赐也要珍惜，未来全靠创造。没有救世主。观世音能救古代人，帮不了现代人。世界发展太快了。

人们总要共事，总要交往。说缘，也只是事后的解释，事前谁能予料？中国古代，乃至八十年代前，基本上一婚到底，能说就都是一世的缘？不过是中国的婚姻制度使然。而西方很少一婚到底的，你能说就都是缘本肤浅？其实是生活逻辑的自然体现。缘份可以加进感情色彩，但不必添加迷信份额。

“缘份”这个词是蛮可爱的，要珍惜和维护。当代世界，任何事情都应该是双赢或多赢，而不应是唯我独享。事业要成功，就一定要搞浩浩荡荡，不能搞孤家寡人。我们不如就把人们这种沟通、这种共识、这种合作、这种情感叫作“缘”。