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Objectively Speaking
翻译：北京外国语大学北戴河外语培训基地副校长 张宝丹
People in this world can be divided into two
categories: those always working and those always making
comments. 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; others may be absorbed in
scientific research, or devoted to military affairs or
political issues. Right or wrong, successful or failed,
they are always fully committed to their careers. Facing
all kinds of risks(not because they neglect them, but
mainly because they have the courage), and shouldering
the responsibilities, they march forward, bravely and
cautiously. They are risking their luck and their lives
as well. They have neither time nor energy to comment on
others. While attentively planning the future, they
devote themselves wholly in hard work, leaving the
embroidered stories and malicious gossips flying in the
air. The commenting 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
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heaven, or the earth, but never themselves. They dare 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. It's
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 there commenting. 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 success without
feeling a little ashamed of the discouragement he had
given you.
Many people don't like using their mind but enjoy
echoing the views of others. They often take it for
granted that the working ones are wrong while the
commenting ones are definitely right. However in all
fairness, how can 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 commented on endlessly. Take the cases of Confucius,
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Emperor Qinshihuang, Empress Wu Zetian, Gengis Khan, Dr.
Sun Yet-sun, Chairman Mao, Deng Xiaoping, etc.. Both
positive and negative criticism have been made about
them. They not only enjoyed compliments but also suffered
slanders from all over the world.
When commenting on what's right and what's wrong, the
commenting ones themselves don't really know what is
wrong and what is right. They are simply 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
compared with the actors and spectators. A new program is
always followed by large amounts of criticism from the
spectators. But if a spectator is given a chance to
perform, a disaster will surely happen. Diners are always
commenting 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 who 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? I'm afraid they can only
make it worse. It's easier said than done. 123
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ObjectivelySpeakingObjectivelySpeaking翻译：北京外国语大学北戴河外语培训基地副校长张宝丹Peopleinthisworldcanbedividedintotwocategories:thosealwaysworkingandthosealwaysmakingcomments.Theworkingonesneverhavetimetoidleaway.Somemayrunahotel,ordosomebusiness;somemayopenafactoryorsetupaschool;othersmaybeabsorbedinscientificresear...
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