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1、第 1 页 英语演讲稿：平心而论1 特征码 SYFnXpqzSlqOWXuszNqI 英语演讲稿：平心而论 People in this world can be divided into two categories: those always working and those always making ments. The working ones never have time to idle away. Some may run a hotel, or do some business; some may open a factory or set up a school; oth
2、ers may be absorbed in scientific research, or devoted to military affairs or political issues. Right or wrong, successful or failed, they are always fully mitted to their careers. Facing all kinds of risks(not because they neglect them, but mainly because they have the courage), and shouldering the
3、 responsibilities, they march forward, bravely and cautiously. They are risking their luck and their lives as well. They have neither time nor energy to ment on others. While attentively planning the future, they devote themselves wholly in hard work, leaving the embroidered stories and malicious go
4、ssips flying in the 第 2 页 air. The menting ones, however, usually work less, and even if they want to work sometimes, they simply are not capable enough. They are no better than anyone, but show admiration to nobody either. They blame either the heaven, or the earth, but never themselves. They dare
5、not to take any risks, but they are also afraid of any hard work. They are gossip-mongers, making stories and spreading rumors, making you feel annoyed and upset. Its not because that you have hurt them, or disturbed them, or hindered them, but because you are working. If only you are working, he is
6、 there menting. Everything is hard at the beginning. You have just started a new cause, needing encouragement and support, yet he is there pouring a jar of cold water or blowing a gust of chilly wind, making you worried or perplexed. But once you have succeeded, he is there again sharing your succes
7、s without feeling a little ashamed of the discouragement he had given you. Many people dont like using their mind but enjoy echoing the views of others. They often take it fo 第 3 页 or granted that the working ones are wrong while the menting ones are definitely right. However in all fairness, how ca
8、n it be true? Not working itself is already wrong, and it is a blunder to hurt the hard working people. From ancient time to the present, many great men have been mented on endlessly. Take the cases of Confucius, Emperor Qinshihuang, Empress Wu Zetian, Gengis Khan, Dr. Sun Yet-sun, Chairman Mao, Den
9、g Xiaoping, etc Both positive and negative criticism have been made about them. They not only enjoyed pliments but also suffered slanders from all over the world. When menting on whats right and whats wrong, the menting ones themselves dont really know what is wrong and what is right. They are simpl
10、y demanding perfection. When criticizing the others inability, they themselves are actually unable to do anything, but simply pretending that they know better. This can well be pared with the actors and spectators. A new program is always followed by large amounts of criticism from the 第 4 页 spectat
11、ors. But if a spectator is given a chance to perform, a disaster will surely happen. Diners are always menting on the skills of the chefs while readers are always criticizing the writers. Another case in point is the forty-chapter sequel of A Dream of the Red Mansions , which were written by Gao E w
12、ho did a nearly perfect job. Nevertheless there are always such people who claim to be the experts on the novel, criticizing the latter forty chapters as a wretched sequel to a fine work. What if we ask them to write the sequel? Im afraid they can only make it worse. Its easier said than done. Capab
13、le and wealthy people are always the focus of the society. Capable people are usually marching ahead of others and may not be properly understood, hence causing various kinds of ments, more criticism but less support; Capable people can easily succeed, thus causing both admiration and ments, more je
14、alousy but less a 第 5 页 ppreciation (only their good luck is recognized); Capable people can be sought for help and attract the attention of the society, thus causing a lot of ments, more plaints but less gratitude (even though they didnt ask anyone for help, if only they were not able to help other
15、s in a satisfactory way, its already their fault); Capable people can also suffer setbacks (some even experience ups and downs many times), experiencing fully the warmth and coldness of the human world, more hurts but less helps. Wealthy people are non the easier. No doubt there are cruel-hearted ri
16、ch men, but it is also wrong to think that no wealthy people are kind-hearted. They are capable of devising and managing and they often need to take risks to get the chance. But who care about these? Whenever a group are dining or entertaining, everyone will take it for granted that the rich should
17、pay the bill instead of going Dutch. If the rich doesnt pay, then hell definitely be regarded as a miser; Among good friends and relatives, the rich should often 第 6 页 help the poor, otherwise he will surely be blamed for his cruel-heartedness; From the ancient times, people have been used to killin
18、g the rich to save the poor, without thinking about how the rich became rich and the poor stayed poor. The policy of “allowing some people to get rich” has balanced peoples mind to some extent, but there is still a long way to go before we can get rid of “the hatred toward the wealthy”. Capable peop
19、le or rich people are just human, neither sages nor perfect men. They have their own faults, and they may also mit mistakes. But objectively speaking, some mistakes are forced on them, which are the expectations of the public. They are expected to do this or that, but when expectations bee disappoin
20、tments, they have to take the blaming. In fact, its the publics fault to demand for perfection or counting on unrealistic expectations of the rich. I encou 第 7 页 rage people to work, even though they may mit mistakes. I advise those enjoying menting to make some effort to do something for the others
21、. I hope people can make ments objectively instead of subjectively, without going to extremes, and not out of preference. I also hope that the hard-working people do not care too much about what the others say, even what the others criticize. You should believe that public opinions will finally decide whats right and whats wrong. What we need is just time. Translated by Zhang Baodan June 25, 2004