第27课

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It has been said that everyone lives by selling something.

有人说，人人都靠出售某种东西来维持生活。

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In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge,

依此而论，教师靠出售知识为生，

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philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort.

哲学家靠出售智慧为生，牧师靠出售精神安慰为生。

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Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money,

衡量物质产品的价值或许可以用金钱尺度，

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it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us.

但要估量人们为我们提供的服务的真正价值是极其困难的。

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There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives,

有时，我们甘愿付出我们所拥有的一切来挽救自己的生命，

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yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service.

然而我们却可能不愿支付一个外科医生为我们提供了这种服务而索取的高额费用。

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The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop.

社会现状是，技术和商店里的商品一样，是需要花钱购买的。

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Everyone has something to sell.

人人都有东西可卖。

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Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general rule.

流浪汉似乎是这条普遍规律的唯一例外。

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Beggars almost sell themselves as human beings to arouse the pity of passers-by.

乞丐几乎是出卖他们自身以博得过路人的同情。

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But real tramps are not beggars.

但真正的流浪汉不是乞丐。

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They have nothing to sell and require nothing from others.

他们无物可卖，也无需别人的任何东西。

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In seeking independence, they do not sacrifice their human dignity.

在寻求独立的同时，他们并没有牺牲自己做人的尊严。

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A tramp may ask you for money, but he will never ask you to feel sorry for him.

流浪汉可能会向你要钱，但他绝不会让你可怜他。

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He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences.

他是故意选择他所过的这种生活的，并且完全清楚这种选择的后果。

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He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from,

他可能从不确定下一顿饭的着落，

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but he is free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people.

但他却摆脱了困扰其他人的成千上万的忧虑。

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His few material possessions make it possible for him to move from place to place with ease.

他那一点点物质财富使他能够轻松自如地从一个地方走到另一个地方。

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By having to sleep in the open, he gets far closer to the world of nature than most of us ever do.

由于不得不露宿野外，他比我们大多数人任何时候都更接近大自然。

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He may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally to keep himself alive;

他可能偶尔狩猎、乞讨或偷窃以维持生存；

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he may even, in times of real need, do a little work; but he will never sacrifice his freedom.

在真正需要的时候，他甚至可以做一点工作；但他绝不会牺牲他的自由。

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We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars,

我们经常轻蔑地谈起流浪汉，并把他们和乞丐划为一类，

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but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?

但我们中有多少人能诚实地说，我们没有一点羡慕他们那种简单的生活方式和无忧无虑的生活呢？