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consumer-contractual A rant against consumerism
對消費主義的控訴
Consumerism has taken over the globe.
消費主義已經席卷全球
Contemporary culture
當代文化
tells us that we have a contractual obligation
告訴我們, 我們有合同義務
to live our lives as perpetual consumers each day and every day of our life,
作為永遠的消費者度過 我們生命中的每一天,
always wanting more, always wanting the best.
要永遠索取更多, 追求最好.
When one contemplates the absurdity of this,however,
但是,只要我們仔細考 慮一下這樣做的荒謬性
one realizes that international corporations
就會意識到國際大公司
seem to hold real people in contempt.
似乎并不尊敬真正的人
It appears to be their contention that a company's success
他們的論點好像是 企業的成功
is more important than containing global problems
要比抑制全球性問題更 為重要,
that reflect the cost of consumerism.
而這些問題反映出消費 主義付出的代價.
Many contend that we have already contaminated the world beyond repair.
許多人認為我們已經把 世界污染得無法修復.
Containers of oil burst and pollute the seas with conta -minants each day.
每天都有油罐爆裂并用 其污染物弄臟大海.
The continental scale of global warming,the greenhouse effect,
全球變暖、溫室效應、
and the hole in the ozone layer all have shocked us.
臭氧層大洞都以其洲際 規模讓我們感到震驚,
But no one has a contingency plan that includes
但是還沒有人提出一項 包括
controlling large international corporations
限制大型跨國公司
or changing how we consume.
或者改變我們的消費 方式的應變計劃.
In this context
在這種背景下,
consumers must no longer remain content
消費者再也不能滿足于
to feed the giants with their hard-earned money.
用自己辛辛苦苦掙來的 錢來填飽這些大公司.
Contact must be established
必須建立聯系
to open new lines of communication and education.
以開辟交流和教育的 新渠道.
Contracts that are bad for the world must be broken.
對世界有害的契約 必須廢除.
If there is not a global contraction of our thirst for more of what we don't need,
如果不采取全球性措施 限制我們對不需要的 東西的渴求,
this continuous burden on the planet earth
那么地球承受的這種持 續不斷的負擔
will have unbearable consequences.
就會產生難以承受的后 果.
Consumers need to learn to be satisfied with "enough".
消費者要學會知足,
There is no need for more.
沒有必要貪多.
Be satisfied with what you have.Figure out what you don't need.
對你擁有的東西感到滿 足,想清楚你不需要的 東西,
And let international corporation know
讓跨國公司知道
that you don't need their products anymore.
你以后再也不需要 他們的產品.
Consumerism is not healthy for you.
消費主義無益于你,
Consumerism is not healthy for our planet.
消費主義無益于我們 的地球.
