評論
打印
Even if a problem is insoluble on its face, what kinds of ways we human beings tend to react to such problems?
即使問題目前不能解決，我們一般如何對待這樣的問題呢？
So in times of economic stress, we should call to mind the perennial human temptation to demonize others.
時代的經濟壓力下我們應該想到人們常常丑化別人，
So that when we do find ourselves in a culture of denigration toward immigrants,
因此當我們發現我們對于移民文化詆毀時，
we might remember that there might be another cause behind this, besides the behavior of these contemptible immigrants.
我也會想起也有在這之后有另一個因素，除了這些卑劣的移民者行為之外的，
Maybe this economic anxiety that we're all at the mercy of is generating irrational forces in us that are accounting for this.
也許由于經濟焦慮，我們都憐憫在我們身上產生對此負責的非理性力量。
So that isn't solving the problem but it might help the problem not to get worse if we're aware in times of economic stress
所以那不是解決問題的途徑只會越弄越糟，如果我們處于時代經濟壓力下，
that human beings perennially scapegoat and target groups that are readily defined as on the margin.
那么人們總是替罪羔羊并且目標也很容易地定義在那些邊緣人群上。
So that would be one comment.
因此那是閑話了。
Other, Yes sir? Are you a second generation immigrant?
還有人嗎？先生？你是二代移民嗎？
I just...no friend of mine, who is. I'm a second generation immigrant, actually.
我的朋友都不是。我是二代移民。
I just want to make a comment about the economy.
我只想發表一下關于經濟的評論。
I don't really need a mic, do I?
我真的不需要話筒，可以嗎？
You're one of those special people.
你很特別。
But Gish was talking about the sort of creativity that you get with living in this subliminal space between the old country and the new.
但任談了一點關于當你生活在舊環境和新環境中潛意識所激發的創造力。
