英语演讲稿——《缘Predestination》中英对照

　　manythingsinthisworldfindneitherananswernoraproperexplanation.forexample,whyshouldtwobecomeacoupleamongthebillionsofpeopleonearth?whydon’ttheyloveeachothereventhoughtheylivetogethereveryday,andyetoneofthemfallsinlovewithsomeoneelseatthefirstsight?whydothemembersofafamilyquarreldailybutstillstayunhappilytogether?whycan’ttheygetmarriedinspiteofthefactthattheyareaperfectmatchtoeachother?whyshouldonetoilsomuchfortheother?whyshouldthelove-infatuatedalwaysbedesertedbytheheartless?

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

infact,theso-called“predestination”isoftenakindofcoincidenceorchanceencounter,evenakindofaccident.ifyoudon’tmeetthisperson,you’llsurelymeetsomeoneelse.butpeopleinsistonaddingsomecolorsofemotionsorsuperstition,thusgeneratingvariousreligiousfactions,themaintheoriesofwhicharenomorethanthatof“reincarnation”,“heavenandhell”and“theever-lastingsoul”etc.

butdoesanyoneknowanythingabouthispreviouslifeorhisafterlife?whatcouldhedoevenifheknewthem?ifhecan’tgraspthepresentlife,what’sthebenefitofcommentingonthevisionaryafterlife?givinguptodayisthesameasgivinguptomorrow,fortheyarecloselyconnected.howabsurditistoworklikethehorseorcattleinthepresentlifeinordertobeaboveothersinthenextlife.

haveyoueverseenemperorqinshihuangreincarnate?haveyoueverheardofemperorwudiofthehandynastygoingintoanotherlife?whereisnowmonkxuanzangofthetangdynasty(whatweknowisthebigwildgoosepagoda)?whereisthemonkeyking(theflowerandfruitmountaindoesexist,though)?andwherecanwefindthosegreatemperorssuchasyao,shunyuandtheinfluentialphilosopherslikeconfucius,laoziandzhuangzi?

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