第 51 章 老道
英国司法部长演讲
Ladiesandgentlemen，it'sgoodtoseesomanyofyouheretolistentotheattorneygeneral(司法部长).Itshowswhattherespectourpartyhasfortheruleoflaw.Ladiesandgentlemen，I'mbeenaskedtocomeasthenewestmumberofthecabinet(内阁)，totellyouabitaboutwhyitwasthatIjointhecabinet.Itseemedstrangethingtoasksomebodytospeakabout.Becauseifyou'reaskedtodoajobforyourcountry，Idon'tthinkyoushouldrefusetherequest，doyou?No
At11p.monthe29thofMarch，2019，wewillleavetheEuropeanUnion.Andsoonthey'reafter，inanextraordinarymomentinourhistory，theEUinstitutionswillnolongerhavetherighttomakelawsforourcountry.Andthatpower，we'llbelongexclusivelytothesovereign(有至高权力的)ParliamentofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland
Ladiesandgentlemen.Thatisthepreciousprize.Likemillionsofothers，|votedtoleavetheEuropeanUnion.NotbecauseIdidn'twishtocontinueourspecialandclosefriendshipandcollaboration(合作关系)withourfriendsthere.Butbecausethepoliticalanddemocraticprize(成本)ofevercloserunionswasjusttoohigh
Sincethe17thcentury，thespecialgeniusoftheBritishpeoples(多民族的)hasbeentheflexibility(可调性)tofindcompromises(协议)andconstitutionalarrangements(宪法的修正)，andmaynotpossessideologicalortheoreticalpurity，butwhichwork
AndwehavenowreachedthecriticalmomentwhenIamconvincedwemustresolvetoputasideourdifferencesandunitebehindtheprimeministertoensurethatthedecisionofthe23rdJune，2016isnotsetatnought(不至于成为一场空，不被搅黄)bythosewhowouldhaveustoremainintheEuropeanUnion.Thatwouldindeedhavecatastrophicconsequences(后果)forthedemocracyofourcountry
生活
Areasonablelifecanbeachievedbyanyone.AnOKlife，anOKjob，OKrelationships，anyonecanhavethese.Ifyouwantagreatlife，youmustcommittoleadingagreatlife.Todoingthingsthemajoritydonotdo.Committothinkinglikeminority，notlikethemajority.Hereare7principlestoliveby，foranabundant，happy，successfullife:
NumberOne:Thefirstprincipletolivebyisthatonedayyouwillbegone.Itmaybein50years，itmaybein50weeks…itmaybenextweek，oreventoday.Idon'tknow，youdon'tknow，nobodyknows.Andratherthanliveinfearofthis，weshouldembracethefactthatthislifeisshort，shortandunpredictable.Knowingthis，wemustliveFULLYTODAY
Itisnotarecipeforrecklessness，ratherarecipetogiveyourallTODAY.Togiveyourverybesttoday.Ineverythingyoudo.Togiveyourgreatestenergytothisday.Toyourfamily，toeveryoneyouencountertoday.Itisareminderforyoutoleaveyourbestselfineachmoment.Whatiftheycouldn'tspeaktoyoutomorrow?Whatifyouweregonetomorrow?Whatwouldtheyspeakofyou?Whatcanyoudothatwillleavealastingpositivememoryinthelivesofeveryoneyoucomeintocontactwith?Itisaboutbeinglighthearted.Knowing，thatintheend，noneofthisstuffmatters.Theonlythingthatevermattersishowyoumadeothersfeelandhowyoufeltinyourheart.Itisabouttheknowingthatthingscannevergowithyouintheend.Thespiritliveson，butthethings…theydiewithyourphysicalbody.Rememberingthatwearegoingtodieisthegreatestreminderwecanhaveinourdailylives，becauseitkeepsusfocusedonwhat'sreallyimportantandwhatisreal.Numberone:Thereisnothingyoucannotbe，doorhave.Iftherehasbeensomeone，even1persononthisplanetthathasdoneitbefore，thatmeansyoucantoo.Itdoesn'tmeanitwillbeeasy，butitdoesmeanitispossible.Andaslongasitispossible，youcanworktowardit.Youcanmakeaplan.Learnwhatneedstobedoneforyoutoliveyourcraziest，mostabundantlife.Alifemostwouldconsiderimpossible，butyouknowimpossiblebrokendownstates:Iampossible.Youknow，impossiblebrokendownissimplytheprocessofmakingaplanandbeingwillingtoworkforthatplan
约会
Host：Hello，everyone，andwelcometoDreamDate，thegamewhereoneluckywomangetstochooseherperfectdate.Imyourhost，LuckyChance.Now，letsmeetourfirstcontestant
Announcer:Lucky，meetSarahHawkins，asocialstudiesteacherfromAmes，Iowa
Host：Hello，Sarah，andwelcometoDreamDate
Sarah:Hi，Lucky.Itsgreattobehere
Host：Now，Sarah，beforewebringoutourthreebachelors，whydontyoutellussomethingaboutyourself?
Sarah:Well，Imtwenty-eightyearsold.IminterestedinAmericanhistoryandgovernment.IIenjoytalkingaboutpolitics，literature，theartsaboutalotofthings，really
Host：Andwhatqualitiesdoyoulookforinaguy?
Sarah:Well，Ilikesomeonewhoshonestandstraightforward，andsomeonewhosagoodconversationalist.Also，Ilikeitwhensomeoneismoreinterestedinotherpeoplethanheisinhimself.Ithinkthatsreallyimportant
Host：Well，thoseareallgoodqualities.Isthereanythingyoudontlikeinaguy?
Sarah:Well，Icantstanditwhenaguytalksabouthimselfallthetime.Thatssomethingthatreallybothersme
Host：Well，Sarah，nowthatweknowalittleaboutyou，whydontyouhaveaseat?Andletsbringoutourthreebachelorssoyoucanchooseyour“dreamdate.”
Host：Welcome，gentlemen.It‘sgoodtohaveyouwithus.WouldeachofyouliketosayhellotoSarah?BachelorNumber1
Bachelor1:Yo，Sarah
Host：BachelorNumber2
Bachelor2:Hi，Sarah
Host：AndBachelorNumber3
Bachelor3:Hello，Sarah!
Host：Thankyou，bachelors.Ok，Sarah，letsgetstarted.Goaheadandaskyourfirstquestion.Andremember，youhavetomakeyourchoicebasedontheanswersyoureceive
Sarah:Ok.BachelorNumber1.Ifyouwereoutwithyourfriendsandthenshoweduplateforourfirstdate，whatexcusewouldyougivewhenyouarrived?
Bachelor1:Well，Idbetooembarrassedtotellyouthetruth，soIdprobablysaythatIhadacartroubleorgotstuckintrafficorsomething
Sarah:Ok，BachelorNumber2，samequestion
Bachelor2:Well，itreallybothersmewhenpeoplelie-andIwouldntwanttostartourrelationshiponalie-soIwouldtellyouthetruth，andIdhopeyoudbegenerousenoughtoforgiveme
Sarah:BachelorNumber3?
Bachelor3:Well，thatshappenedonotherdates，asamatteroffact.IdprobablybehonestwithyouandtellyouwhatItelleveryone:“Imsorry，but，uh，itshardtodividemytimeamongsomanypeople!”
Sarah:Oh，really?Ok.Uh，BachelorNumber1，whatsyourideaoftheidealdate?
Bachelor1:Well，Ithinkgettingtogetherwithabunchofmyfriends，havingabarbecue，andheadingouttoafootballgame.Yeah，thatwouldbeagreatdate
Sarah:OK.Uh，BachelorNumber3，samequestion
Bachelor3:Forme，IthinkIwouldtakeyoutomyfavoritenightclubwhereeverybodyknowsme
Sarah:Andhowaboutyou，Number2?Whatsyourideaoftheperfectdate?
Bachelor2:Idtakeyououttoanicedinner.Thatwayyoucouldrelaxandenjoytheevening，andwecouldgettoknoweachotherbetter
Sarah:Great.OK.Uh，BachelorNumber2，tellmetwothingsaboutyourself:onepositiveandonenegative
Bachelor2:Well，letssee.IIthinkImaprettygoodfriend，andpeopletrustme.Uh，negativeImverydirect，andthatsometimesupsetspeople
Sarah:Oh，no，thatsgood，Number2，Uh，number3，tellmesomethinggoodaboutyourselfandsomethingnotsogood
Bachelor3:Actually，ImprettygoodatmostthingsIdo.Andsomethingnotsogood.Icantthinkofanything
Sarah:OK.Uh，BachelorNumber1，tellmesomethingpositiveandsomethingnegativeaboutyourself
Bachelor1:Well，IguessImprettyeasygoing.Thatssomethinggoodaboutme.Somethingbad.Well，IguessImnotveryambitious.Imean，IdontcareifImakealotofmoneyorsavetheworld.Ijustlikewatchingsportswithmyfriends
Host:OK，Sarah.Letshaveafewfinalquestions，andthenyoullhavetomakeyourchoice
Sarah:OK.Uh，BachelorNumber1，finishthissentence:“Icantstanditwhen”
Bachelor1:IcantstanditwhenpeoplearetalkingwhileImwatchingthefootballgameonTV
Sarah:OK.Uh，BachelorNumber3，finishthissentence:“Ithinkitsdisgustingwhen”
Bachelor3:IthinkitsdisgustingwhenImatanexpensiverestaurantandIdontgettheserviceIdeserve
Sarah:OK.BachelorNumber2:“Itreallybothersmewhen”
Bachelor2:Itbothersmewhenpeoplegetmadandtheygetintoargumentsoverunimportantthings.Ijustthinkpeopleshouldbemoreeasygoingandtreateachotherbetter
Host:OK，Sarah.Wereoutoftime.NowImgoingtoaskyoutomakeachoicebasedontheanswersyoureceived.Whowillthatspecialdatebewith?WillitbeBachelorNumber1，Number2，orNumber3?
Sarah:Well，theyallsoundedreallynice，butIthinkImgoingtochooseBachelorNumber2
Host:Great!OK.Wasthereanyspecificreason?
Sarah:Oh，well，likeIsaid，theyallsoundedlikegreatguys，butIlikewhatNumber2saidaboutbeinglateforadateandbeingabletotrusthim.Iappreciateitwhenpeoplearehonestwithme.Also，heseemedinterestedindoingthingstopleasemeandnotjusthimself
Host:Well，beforewemeetyour“dreamdate”，letssayhellotothetwomenyoudidntchoose
Announcer:Sarah，BachelorNumber1istwenty-nineyearsold.HesaformercollegefootballstarfromPocatello，Idaho.Hesayshelovesplayingorwatchingalmosteverykindofsports.Sarah，meetKevinBanks
Sarah:Hi
Bachelor1:Seeyou
Announcer:BachelorNumber3isathirty-year-oldactorfromLosAngeles.HesayseveryoneshouldrecognizehimfromhisroleonthesoapoperaMyWorld.Sarah，meetChipBillings
Bachelor3:Sarah
Sarah:Chip
Bachelor3:Yourloss!
Announcer:Andfinally，yourchoice:BachelorNumber2.HecomesfromyourownhometownofAmes，Iowa.Inhisfreetime，heenjoysreadingandsurfingtheInternet.Sarah，meetJimChandler
Sarah:JimChandler?Oh，mygosh!Jim，itsyou?Oh，mygosh!Wewenttohighschooltogether
Jim:SarahHawkins?Idontbelieveit!IthoughtyoumovedbackEastaftergraduation
Sarah:AndIthoughtyouwentto
Host:Well，onceagain，oneluckywomanfindsher“dreamdate”.Thatsourshow.ImLuckyChance，hopingallyourdatesare“dreamdates”
Ladiesandgentlemen，it'sgoodtoseesomanyofyouheretolistentotheattorneygeneral(司法部长).Itshowswhattherespectourpartyhasfortheruleoflaw.Ladiesandgentlemen，I'mbeenaskedtocomeasthenewestmumberofthecabinet(内阁)，totellyouabitaboutwhyitwasthatIjointhecabinet.Itseemedstrangethingtoasksomebodytospeakabout.Becauseifyou'reaskedtodoajobforyourcountry，Idon'tthinkyoushouldrefusetherequest，doyou?No
At11p.monthe29thofMarch，2019，wewillleavetheEuropeanUnion.Andsoonthey'reafter，inanextraordinarymomentinourhistory，theEUinstitutionswillnolongerhavetherighttomakelawsforourcountry.Andthatpower，we'llbelongexclusivelytothesovereign(有至高权力的)ParliamentofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland
Ladiesandgentlemen.Thatisthepreciousprize.Likemillionsofothers，|votedtoleavetheEuropeanUnion.NotbecauseIdidn'twishtocontinueourspecialandclosefriendshipandcollaboration(合作关系)withourfriendsthere.Butbecausethepoliticalanddemocraticprize(成本)ofevercloserunionswasjusttoohigh
Sincethe17thcentury，thespecialgeniusoftheBritishpeoples(多民族的)hasbeentheflexibility(可调性)tofindcompromises(协议)andconstitutionalarrangements(宪法的修正)，andmaynotpossessideologicalortheoreticalpurity，butwhichwork
AndwehavenowreachedthecriticalmomentwhenIamconvincedwemustresolvetoputasideourdifferencesandunitebehindtheprimeministertoensurethatthedecisionofthe23rdJune，2016isnotsetatnought(不至于成为一场空，不被搅黄)bythosewhowouldhaveustoremainintheEuropeanUnion.Thatwouldindeedhavecatastrophicconsequences(后果)forthedemocracyofourcountry
生活
Areasonablelifecanbeachievedbyanyone.AnOKlife，anOKjob，OKrelationships，anyonecanhavethese.Ifyouwantagreatlife，youmustcommittoleadingagreatlife.Todoingthingsthemajoritydonotdo.Committothinkinglikeminority，notlikethemajority.Hereare7principlestoliveby，foranabundant，happy，successfullife:
NumberOne:Thefirstprincipletolivebyisthatonedayyouwillbegone.Itmaybein50years，itmaybein50weeks…itmaybenextweek，oreventoday.Idon'tknow，youdon'tknow，nobodyknows.Andratherthanliveinfearofthis，weshouldembracethefactthatthislifeisshort，shortandunpredictable.Knowingthis，wemustliveFULLYTODAY
Itisnotarecipeforrecklessness，ratherarecipetogiveyourallTODAY.Togiveyourverybesttoday.Ineverythingyoudo.Togiveyourgreatestenergytothisday.Toyourfamily，toeveryoneyouencountertoday.Itisareminderforyoutoleaveyourbestselfineachmoment.Whatiftheycouldn'tspeaktoyoutomorrow?Whatifyouweregonetomorrow?Whatwouldtheyspeakofyou?Whatcanyoudothatwillleavealastingpositivememoryinthelivesofeveryoneyoucomeintocontactwith?Itisaboutbeinglighthearted.Knowing，thatintheend，noneofthisstuffmatters.Theonlythingthatevermattersishowyoumadeothersfeelandhowyoufeltinyourheart.Itisabouttheknowingthatthingscannevergowithyouintheend.Thespiritliveson，butthethings…theydiewithyourphysicalbody.Rememberingthatwearegoingtodieisthegreatestreminderwecanhaveinourdailylives，becauseitkeepsusfocusedonwhat'sreallyimportantandwhatisreal.Numberone:Thereisnothingyoucannotbe，doorhave.Iftherehasbeensomeone，even1persononthisplanetthathasdoneitbefore，thatmeansyoucantoo.Itdoesn'tmeanitwillbeeasy，butitdoesmeanitispossible.Andaslongasitispossible，youcanworktowardit.Youcanmakeaplan.Learnwhatneedstobedoneforyoutoliveyourcraziest，mostabundantlife.Alifemostwouldconsiderimpossible，butyouknowimpossiblebrokendownstates:Iampossible.Youknow，impossiblebrokendownissimplytheprocessofmakingaplanandbeingwillingtoworkforthatplan
约会
Host：Hello，everyone，andwelcometoDreamDate，thegamewhereoneluckywomangetstochooseherperfectdate.Imyourhost，LuckyChance.Now，letsmeetourfirstcontestant
Announcer:Lucky，meetSarahHawkins，asocialstudiesteacherfromAmes，Iowa
Host：Hello，Sarah，andwelcometoDreamDate
Sarah:Hi，Lucky.Itsgreattobehere
Host：Now，Sarah，beforewebringoutourthreebachelors，whydontyoutellussomethingaboutyourself?
Sarah:Well，Imtwenty-eightyearsold.IminterestedinAmericanhistoryandgovernment.IIenjoytalkingaboutpolitics，literature，theartsaboutalotofthings，really
Host：Andwhatqualitiesdoyoulookforinaguy?
Sarah:Well，Ilikesomeonewhoshonestandstraightforward，andsomeonewhosagoodconversationalist.Also，Ilikeitwhensomeoneismoreinterestedinotherpeoplethanheisinhimself.Ithinkthatsreallyimportant
Host：Well，thoseareallgoodqualities.Isthereanythingyoudontlikeinaguy?
Sarah:Well，Icantstanditwhenaguytalksabouthimselfallthetime.Thatssomethingthatreallybothersme
Host：Well，Sarah，nowthatweknowalittleaboutyou，whydontyouhaveaseat?Andletsbringoutourthreebachelorssoyoucanchooseyour“dreamdate.”
Host：Welcome，gentlemen.It‘sgoodtohaveyouwithus.WouldeachofyouliketosayhellotoSarah?BachelorNumber1
Bachelor1:Yo，Sarah
Host：BachelorNumber2
Bachelor2:Hi，Sarah
Host：AndBachelorNumber3
Bachelor3:Hello，Sarah!
Host：Thankyou，bachelors.Ok，Sarah，letsgetstarted.Goaheadandaskyourfirstquestion.Andremember，youhavetomakeyourchoicebasedontheanswersyoureceive
Sarah:Ok.BachelorNumber1.Ifyouwereoutwithyourfriendsandthenshoweduplateforourfirstdate，whatexcusewouldyougivewhenyouarrived?
Bachelor1:Well，Idbetooembarrassedtotellyouthetruth，soIdprobablysaythatIhadacartroubleorgotstuckintrafficorsomething
Sarah:Ok，BachelorNumber2，samequestion
Bachelor2:Well，itreallybothersmewhenpeoplelie-andIwouldntwanttostartourrelationshiponalie-soIwouldtellyouthetruth，andIdhopeyoudbegenerousenoughtoforgiveme
Sarah:BachelorNumber3?
Bachelor3:Well，thatshappenedonotherdates，asamatteroffact.IdprobablybehonestwithyouandtellyouwhatItelleveryone:“Imsorry，but，uh，itshardtodividemytimeamongsomanypeople!”
Sarah:Oh，really?Ok.Uh，BachelorNumber1，whatsyourideaoftheidealdate?
Bachelor1:Well，Ithinkgettingtogetherwithabunchofmyfriends，havingabarbecue，andheadingouttoafootballgame.Yeah，thatwouldbeagreatdate
Sarah:OK.Uh，BachelorNumber3，samequestion
Bachelor3:Forme，IthinkIwouldtakeyoutomyfavoritenightclubwhereeverybodyknowsme
Sarah:Andhowaboutyou，Number2?Whatsyourideaoftheperfectdate?
Bachelor2:Idtakeyououttoanicedinner.Thatwayyoucouldrelaxandenjoytheevening，andwecouldgettoknoweachotherbetter
Sarah:Great.OK.Uh，BachelorNumber2，tellmetwothingsaboutyourself:onepositiveandonenegative
Bachelor2:Well，letssee.IIthinkImaprettygoodfriend，andpeopletrustme.Uh，negativeImverydirect，andthatsometimesupsetspeople
Sarah:Oh，no，thatsgood，Number2，Uh，number3，tellmesomethinggoodaboutyourselfandsomethingnotsogood
Bachelor3:Actually，ImprettygoodatmostthingsIdo.Andsomethingnotsogood.Icantthinkofanything
Sarah:OK.Uh，BachelorNumber1，tellmesomethingpositiveandsomethingnegativeaboutyourself
Bachelor1:Well，IguessImprettyeasygoing.Thatssomethinggoodaboutme.Somethingbad.Well，IguessImnotveryambitious.Imean，IdontcareifImakealotofmoneyorsavetheworld.Ijustlikewatchingsportswithmyfriends
Host:OK，Sarah.Letshaveafewfinalquestions，andthenyoullhavetomakeyourchoice
Sarah:OK.Uh，BachelorNumber1，finishthissentence:“Icantstanditwhen”
Bachelor1:IcantstanditwhenpeoplearetalkingwhileImwatchingthefootballgameonTV
Sarah:OK.Uh，BachelorNumber3，finishthissentence:“Ithinkitsdisgustingwhen”
Bachelor3:IthinkitsdisgustingwhenImatanexpensiverestaurantandIdontgettheserviceIdeserve
Sarah:OK.BachelorNumber2:“Itreallybothersmewhen”
Bachelor2:Itbothersmewhenpeoplegetmadandtheygetintoargumentsoverunimportantthings.Ijustthinkpeopleshouldbemoreeasygoingandtreateachotherbetter
Host:OK，Sarah.Wereoutoftime.NowImgoingtoaskyoutomakeachoicebasedontheanswersyoureceived.Whowillthatspecialdatebewith?WillitbeBachelorNumber1，Number2，orNumber3?
Sarah:Well，theyallsoundedreallynice，butIthinkImgoingtochooseBachelorNumber2
Host:Great!OK.Wasthereanyspecificreason?
Sarah:Oh，well，likeIsaid，theyallsoundedlikegreatguys，butIlikewhatNumber2saidaboutbeinglateforadateandbeingabletotrusthim.Iappreciateitwhenpeoplearehonestwithme.Also，heseemedinterestedindoingthingstopleasemeandnotjusthimself
Host:Well，beforewemeetyour“dreamdate”，letssayhellotothetwomenyoudidntchoose
Announcer:Sarah，BachelorNumber1istwenty-nineyearsold.HesaformercollegefootballstarfromPocatello，Idaho.Hesayshelovesplayingorwatchingalmosteverykindofsports.Sarah，meetKevinBanks
Sarah:Hi
Bachelor1:Seeyou
Announcer:BachelorNumber3isathirty-year-oldactorfromLosAngeles.HesayseveryoneshouldrecognizehimfromhisroleonthesoapoperaMyWorld.Sarah，meetChipBillings
Bachelor3:Sarah
Sarah:Chip
Bachelor3:Yourloss!
Announcer:Andfinally，yourchoice:BachelorNumber2.HecomesfromyourownhometownofAmes，Iowa.Inhisfreetime，heenjoysreadingandsurfingtheInternet.Sarah，meetJimChandler
Sarah:JimChandler?Oh，mygosh!Jim，itsyou?Oh，mygosh!Wewenttohighschooltogether
Jim:SarahHawkins?Idontbelieveit!IthoughtyoumovedbackEastaftergraduation
Sarah:AndIthoughtyouwentto
Host:Well，onceagain，oneluckywomanfindsher“dreamdate”.Thatsourshow.ImLuckyChance，hopingallyourdatesare“dreamdates”
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