英语演讲稿——《IfThereWereNoAfterLife》（中英对照）

您正在第一范文网http://www.diyifanwen.com阅读《英语演讲稿——《iftherewerenoafterlife》》whetherthere’safterlife,theanswerhasneverbeenthesame.theatheistsdenyafterlife,believingthatourlifeisnomorethanfromthecradletothegrave.theymaycareabouttheirillustriousnamesafterdeath;theymayfeelattachedtotheaffectionoftheiroffspring,buttheyneverlaytheirhopesontheirafterlife.theymayalsosaythatgoodwillberewardedwithgood,andevilwithevil,buttheydon’treallybelieveanyretributionintheirafterlife.

however,inthereligiousworldoramongthesuperstitiouspeople,thebeliefinafterlifeisverypopular.theydonotonlybelieveinafterlife,butthousandsofreincarnationsaswell.inthemysteriousworld,therearetheparadiseandthehell,thecelestialbeingsandthegods,thebuddhaandthebodhisattvas.

maybetheyreallybelievedit,ormaybetheyjustwantedtomakeuseofpeople’sveneration,theancientemperorsalwaysdeclaredthattheyweretherealdragons,thesonsofgod,whiletheroyalministersclaimedtobethereincarnationsofvariousconstellations.butcanthestarsreincarnate?

manypeopleburnincenseandkowtow,dogooddeedsandstriveforvirtues,notjustforthepresent,butmainlytoletgodseetheirsinceritysoastoberebornintoabetterafterlife,ortoachievethehighestenlightenmentafterseverallivesofpractice.theydobelieveinafterlife.butican’thelpasking:supposetherewerenoafterlife,wouldyoustilldogooddeedsandstriveforvirtues?andifgoddoesnotseewhatyouaredoing,wouldyoustillbesouprightandselfless?ifyouwork,notforservingthepublicandliberatingtheothers,butjustforabetterafterlifeofyourown,isn’titalittletooselfish?comparingwiththiskindofbelievers,thosewhodon’tbelieveinafterlife,butstillkeepdoinggooddeeds,arethemostsincereandhonestphilanthropists,becausetheydothemnotforthemselvesbutforother.

youmaywonderifibelieveinafterlife.myansweris:iknownothingaboutmypreviouslife,soidarenotmakeimpropercommentsonafterlife.butidohopethere’safterlife!becauseourpresentlifeissoshortthatsomanythingsslipawaybeforeourproperunderstanding.ihavesomanydreams,somanywishes,somanyambitions,aswellassomanyregretsandconcerns.iftherewerenoafterlife,allofthemwillremainunrealized!

i’mnotcontentedwiththepresentcommonplacelife,i’mverymuchattachedtotheaffectionsthatshouldhavebeenminebuthavebeenwashedawaybythehurryingtime,andiyearnfortheperfectionandmaturityificouldstartalloveragain.sobelieveitornot,i’drathertherewereafterlife.

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