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美语情景对话第254期:People 人

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My name is Jeff Eagar and I'm 32 years old and I'm from Canada
我叫杰夫·伊格，我今年32岁，来自加拿大，

and most people in Canada are Christians,
加拿大大多数人都是基督徒，

they're Catholics or Protestants and my parents are Catholic
基本他们都是天主教徒，或是清教徒，我父母就是天主教徒，

but I've done a lot of traveling in my life and now I'm interested in the Buddhist religion, Buddhism.
而我去过许多地方旅行，所以我现在对佛教感兴趣。

It's a very peaceful religion and it has some philosophies that I believe in,
这是一个非常和平的宗教，它包含许多我相信的哲理，

for example, it talks about detachment.
比如说，佛教追求超然。

You should not get attached to money, or you shouldn't get attached to fancy cars and fancy clothes.
你不应该执着于金钱，你不应该执着于豪华汽车和奢华的衣服。

You should try to simplify your life and have as little as possible.
你应该试图简化你的生活，尽可能的简化所拥有的东西。

Be comfortable but don't have too much.
要过得舒适，但是不要拥有太多。

Don't have, don't be excessive with what you have, and I believe in this philosophy.
不要过分追求要拥有的东西，我相信这个哲理。

The Buddhist religion also has a philosophy of karma,
佛教的哲理同样也包含因果报应，

of the cycle of good behavior, brings you good behavior in return and if you act bad, bad things will happen to you,
善有善报，恶有恶报，

and I think this is kind of true
我认为这是真的，

because if you do good things for people, most of the time good things happen to you.
因为如果你为别人做了善事，很多时候你身上都会降临好事。

People treat you well.
人们会善待你。

If you treat people poorly, and badly, people will treat you badly,
如果你对别人不好，那别人同样也会对你不好，

so believe in this Buddhist philosophy of Karma
所以要相信佛教中的因果报应，

and good things will happen to you if you do good things for others.
如果你做了善举，你身上也会有好事发生。

Canada is a very peaceful country, and I'm a peaceful guy.
加拿大是一个非常和平的国家，我也是和平的人。

I don't believe in fighting and I don't believe in war,
我不支持争斗，不支持战争，

and my neighbor, across the border, the United States of America is at the moment at war with Iraq
我们的邻国美国目前就在和伊拉克进行战争，

and for me this is a very senseless or sort of silly thing to be doing.
对我来说这场战争根本毫无意义，是愚蠢的行为。

I think it wastes money and it wastes lives
我认为战争既浪费金钱又会损失生命，

and I think there should always be sort of, some sort of peaceful way to end an argument
总有和平解决争端的方法，所以我支持和平，

so I believe in peace and I don't think war should be,
我认为战争不应该发生，

I think war is a waste of time, and a waste of people and a waste of lives.
因为战争浪费时间、浪费人力，还会牺牲生命。

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重点讲解：
1. get attached to
非常喜欢…的，热爱…的；
eg. By themselves they are good experiences, but if you get attached to them, they become obstacles.
它们是很好的经验，但如果你执著于它，就会变成一种障碍biiu2JI#Uv(l0u。
eg. Various parts will have a cult food that people get enormously attached to.
很多地方都有这样让人十分着迷的食物URULg_T(CXg!GI。
2. in return
回报；报答；
eg. He was always ready to help others, in return, he was liked by everyone.
他总是乐于助人，作为回报，大家都喜欢他_Tpb4rVMbw;。
eg. I'm just watching for a chance to punish him in return!
我正在伺机报复他呢！
3. a waste of
浪费；
eg. It's a waste of time and energy.
那是浪费时间和精力R8u2!2WthP368Zm(m%|f。
eg. A wrong approach means a waste of effort.
路子不对等于白费劲儿mrHN30Yy8Y7f99|。

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border	['bɔ:də]	想一想再看 n. 边界，边境，边缘 vt. 与 ... 接
excessive	[ik'sesiv]	想一想再看 adj. 过多的，过分的
cult	[kʌlt]	想一想再看 n. 宗教膜拜仪式，异教，狂热崇拜，个人崇拜	联想记忆 X 单词cult 联想记忆： cult读：靠他：这里主要指在心灵上的依靠，法轮功弟子们把李宏志当作神来狂热崇拜，妄图依靠他获得圆满..
peaceful	['pi:sfəl]	想一想再看 adj. 安宁的，和平的
approach	[ə'prəutʃ]	想一想再看 n. 接近; 途径，方法 v. 靠近，接近，动	联想记忆 X 单词approach 联想记忆： ap一再，proach接近－靠近
senseless	['senslis]	想一想再看 adj. 无感觉的，无意识的，不省人事的
simplify	['simplifai]	想一想再看 v. 简化，使单纯 vt. 简化
detachment	[di'tætʃmənt]	想一想再看 n. 分离，分遣，冷漠，公正
enormously		想一想再看 adv. 巨大地，庞大地；非常地，在极大程度上