Freedom Choice and Responsibility
自由 选择 责任
I love choices.
我爱选择。
I love to walk around in bookstores-not because I can buy all the books,
我喜欢在书店里徜徉,不是由于我能买下所有些书,
but because I could buy one book, and I have so many to choose from.
而是由于我可以买一本书,我有这么多的选择。
I like buffets.
我还喜欢自助餐。
I rarely get to go to them, but when I do,
虽然我极少去,但当我去的时候,
the first thing I do is to walk around and see what the choices are.
我做的第一件事就是四处逛逛,看看有哪些选择。
I also like the Internet.
我还喜欢网络。
It seems like cyberspace really doesn't have any limits.
看来互联网真的没任何限制。
There are so many things to discover--- like space.
有这么多的东西等待被发现——譬如空间。
Sometimes, I think we don't appreciate the freedom that we have.
有时,我感觉大家不喜欢大家拥有些自由。
We are free to make many different choices.
大家可以自由地做出很多不一样的选择。
From the food we eat--- to the places we visit--- to the people we meet--- to the classes we take and on and on and on.
从大家所吃的食物到大家去的地方,大家见的人,大家所上的课程等等。
But freedom has dangers. If misused, it can be harmful.
但自由也有危险。假如滥用,将会带来风险。
I could pile a mountain of food on my plate and NOT to eat it.
我可以将山一样的食物堆在我的盘子里,而我则不去吃它。
It would be a waste. But that's a choice I have.
它会是一种浪费。但这是一个选择。
The Internet has dangers, too.
网络也有危险。
If parents are not careful and don't supervise what their kids can see--- well kids can lose some of their innocence because of freedom.
假如爸爸妈妈对他们的孩子所看到的不留心也不监督,那样孩子们会由于自由而失去一些他们的纯真无邪单纯。
There's a reason for legal age limits when it comes to driving, gambling, drinking,smoking, and voting.
当涉及开车、赌博、酗酒、抽烟、和投票时法律会有年龄的限制。
Until we reach that age, we aren't free to do those things.
直到大家到了那个年岁,不然大家去做那些事将不会被赋予自由。