The Meaning of Life 人生的意义 | Learn Chinese with Yoyo Mo
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我们的节目也可以讨论这样哲学的主题。
wǒ men | de | jié mù | yě | kě yǐ | tǎo lùn | zhè yàng | zhé xué | de | zhǔ tí
Our program can also discuss such philosophical topics.
我喜欢做这个播客节目的原因之一,
wǒ | xǐ huān | zuò | zhè ge | bō kè | jié mù | de | yuán yīn | zhī yī
One of the reasons I love making this podcast
是我可以畅所欲言,
shì | wǒ | kě yǐ | chàng suǒ yù yán
is that I can speak freely—
没有人限制我应该讲什么话题,
méi yǒu | rén | xiàn zhì | wǒ | yīng gāi | jiǎng | shén me | huà tí
no one restricts what topics I should talk about.
我可以讲任何我看的书,
wǒ | kě yǐ | jiǎng | rèn hé | wǒ | kàn | de | shū
I can talk about any books I’ve read,
我的哲学思考。
wǒ | de | zhé xué | sī kǎo
and my philosophical thoughts.
那么今天,我们就来聊聊人生的意义。
nà me | jīn tiān | wǒ men | jiù | lái | liáo liáo | rén shēng | de | yì yì
So today, let’s talk about the meaning of life.
人生没有意义,
rén shēng | méi yǒu | yì yì
Life has no inherent meaning—
意义也许是自己赋予的,
yì yì | yě xǔ | shì | zì jǐ | fù yǔ | de
the meaning is perhaps bestowed by oneself.
你人生的意义是改变世界,
nǐ | rén shēng | de | yì yì | shì | gǎi biàn | shì jiè
For you, the meaning of life may be changing the world;
他人生的意义是享受生活,
tā | rén shēng | de | yì yì | shì | xiǎng shòu | shēng huó
for him, it may be enjoying life;
我人生的意义是探索真理。
wǒ | rén shēng | de | yì yì | shì | tàn suǒ | zhēn lǐ
for me, it may be exploring the truth.
人们说,人生如戏,
rén men | shuō | rén shēng | rú | xì
People say life is like a play,
人生就像一场电影,
rén shēng | jiù xiàng | yī chǎng | diàn yǐng
and life is like a movie.
你既不是编剧,
nǐ | jì | bù shì | biān jù
You are neither the screenwriter,
也不是导演,
yě | bù shì | dǎo yǎn
nor the director—
只是一个按照剧本演的角色。
zhǐ shì | yī gè | àn zhào | jù běn | yǎn | de | jué sè
you are just an actor following the script.
在我上大学的时候,
zài | wǒ | shàng | dà xué | de | shí hou
When I was at university,
有一次一个名人来学校演讲,
yǒu | yī cì | yī gè | míng rén | lái | xué xiào | yǎn jiǎng
a celebrity came to give a lecture at the school.
他认为人生的意义就是体验。
tā | rèn wéi | rén shēng | de | yì yì | jiù shì | tǐ yàn
He believed that the meaning of life is experience.
这么多年过去,
zhè me | duō nián | guò qù | le
After all these years,
我觉得他说得对,
wǒ | jué de | tā | shuō de | duì
I think he was right.
我们来体验各种情感,
wǒ men | lái | tǐ yàn | gè zhǒng | qíng gǎn
We come to experience all kinds of emotions,
体验各种人际关系,
tǐ yàn | gè zhǒng | rén jì | guān xì
all kinds of interpersonal relationships,
体验各种美食、美景,
tǐ yàn | gè zhǒng | měi shí | měi jǐng
all kinds of delicious food and beautiful scenery,
体验情侣二人世界,
tǐ yàn | qíng lǚ | èr rén | shì jiè
the world of being a couple,
体验生养孩子,
tǐ yàn | shēng yǎng | hái zi
having and raising children,
体验面对离别和死亡。
tǐ yàn | miàn duì | lí bié | hé | sǐ wáng
and facing separation and death.
在经济繁荣的时候,
zài | jīng jì | fán róng | de | shí hou
During periods of economic prosperity,
大多数人努力赚钱,
dà duō shù | rén | nǔ lì | zhuàn qián
most people work hard to make money,
疯狂消费,
fēng kuáng | xiāo fèi
spend wildly,
觉得自己很厉害。
jué de | zì jǐ | hěn | lì hài
and feel very accomplished.
而在像如今这样经济萧条的时候,
ér | zài | xiàng | rú jīn | zhè yàng | jīng jì | xiāo tiáo | de | shí hou
But in times of economic recession like now,
很多的行业都赚不到钱了,
hěn duō | de | háng yè | dōu | zhuàn bù dào | qián | le
many industries can no longer make money,
就有越来越多的人意识到,
jiù | yǒu | yuè lái yuè duō | de | rén | yì shí | dào
and more and more people realize that
要快乐地生活,
yào | kuài lè | de | shēng huó
They should live happily,
也不必要去在乎别人的评价。
yě | bù bì yào | qù | zài hu | bié rén | de | píng jià
there’s no need to care about others’ evaluations.
有个视频博主讲的话被广泛认可,
yǒu | gè | shì pín | bó zhǔ | jiǎng | de | huà | bèi | guǎng fàn | rèn kě
A video blogger’s words have been widely recognized.
她说:
tā | shuō
She said:
“你这辈子无论怎么过、怎么活,
“nǐ | zhè bèi zi | wú lùn | zěn me | guò | zěn me | huó
‘No matter how you live your life,
都不重要。
你一生只有三万天,
放在历史的长河中,
你连沙子都不是,
你爸爸的爸爸的爸爸是谁,
你知道吗?
就跟没来过这个世上一样的。
再过一百年,你也是这个样子。
我们不要把生活想得那么沉重,
人来到世上这趟就是来玩的,
玩累了,然后就回去躺着了。
你会死,你身边的人都会死,
你在意的那些事情终有一天都会消失的。”



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