become the tools of men

為人師表

money is a barometer of a society's virtue, when you see that trade is done

金錢是一個社會道德的晴雨表，當你看到貿易是在做

not by consent but by compulsion

非情非義

when you see that in order to produce you need to obtain permission from men

當你看到為了生產你需要得到男人的許可時

who produce nothing, when you see that money is flowing to those who deal not

當你看到錢流向那些不做交易的人時，你就會發現，他們什麼都不做。

in goods but in favors, when you see that men get richer by graft and by pole

不求有功，但求無過。

than by work, and your laws do not protect you against them but protect

比工作更重要的是，你的法律並沒有保護你免受它們的侵害，而是保護了

them against you, when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a

當你看到貪汙腐敗被獎勵，誠實成為一種新的手段時，他們就會反對你。

self-sacrifice

自我犧牲

you may know that your society is doomed

你可能會知道你的社會是註定的

So I'm going to read to you a bit of Atlas Shrugged. Ayn Rand, the author,

所以我'要給你讀一點《阿特拉斯聳聳肩》。Ayn Rand，作者。

was born in 1905 on st. Petersburg, Russia

1905年出生在俄羅斯的聖彼得堡

she was somewhat upper-middle-class, her father was a pharmacist that owned the

她有點中上層階級，她的父親是一個藥劑師，擁有的是

building that housed the pharmacy

藥房大樓

during the time of the Russian Revolution she was 12 when her father's

在俄羅斯革命時期，她12歲時，她的父親'的。

business was confiscated, and they fled to Crimea

生意被沒收了，他們逃到了克里米亞。

when they returned to st. Petersburg they faced nearly starving conditions and

當他們回到聖彼得堡的時候彼得堡，他們面臨著近乎飢餓的條件和

she eventually came to hollywood in 1925 and she wrote screenplays and novels in

她最終在1925年來到好萊塢，她在好萊塢寫了劇本和小說。

Hollywood all through the twenties, thirties and on in to the sixties

好萊塢在二、三十年代一直到六十年代都是如此

actually I believe that with her background there's no greater authority

其實我相信，以她的背景，沒有比這更大的權威了

to speak on the virtues of capitalism versus the evils of collective

談論資本主義的優點與集體主義的弊端。

collectivism, and this is a theme that ran all through her work. In the Great

集體主義，這是她作品中貫穿始終的主題。在《大

Depression socialist values had become quite popular in the United States and

大蕭條時期的社會主義價值觀在美國已經相當流行，而且。

against that social backdrop all of her works idealized cap-capitalism so it was

在這樣的社會背景下，她所有的作品都是理想化的資本主義，所以它是

something very unpopular, yet

傷風敗俗

her book has become one of the best --- the Atlas Shrugged has become one of the

她的書已經成為一個最好的 - -- 《阿特拉斯聳聳肩》已經成為一個最好的。

best-selling books of all time

暢銷書

and so I'm going to read a masterpiece within a masterpiece, when you read Atlas

所以我'要讀一本名著中的名著，當你讀到阿特拉斯時

Shrugged

聳聳肩

it's a little bit dated and boring and you wonder why you're reading it for the

它是一個有點過時和無聊，你不知道為什麼你讀它的

first four hundred pages but then right about page 400 you go

前四百頁，但後來就在第400頁左右，你會發現

"Holy molly!" well you can't put this.... this little speech at a party

"聖潔的茉莉！"好吧，你不能把這個......這個在聚會上的小演講。

pops up and then you realize why you're reading this thing

彈出，然後你意識到為什麼你'讀這個東西。

standing unnoticed on the edge of the group, Rearden heard a woman who had a

站在人群邊緣不被人注意，里爾登聽到了一個女人的聲音，她有一個。

large diamond earrings in a flabby nervous face

碩大的鑽石耳環，一臉緊張的樣子

ask densely: "Signore D'aconia, what do you think is going to happen to the world?"

密密麻麻地問："Signore D'阿科尼亞，你認為世界會發生什麼？&quot。

"Just exactly what it deserves"

"正是它應得的&quot。

"Oh how cruel". "Don't you believe in the operation of the moral law madam?"

"哦，多麼殘忍"。 "難道你不相信道德法則的運作嗎，夫人&quot。

Francisco ask greatly

弗朗西斯科大問

"I do". Rearden heard Bertram scatter outside the group say to a girl who made

"我願意"。里爾登聽到貝特朗在人群外散開，對一個女孩說，她使

some sound of indignation

咄咄怪事

"Don't let him disturb you, you know money is the root of all evil and he's the

"不要讓他打擾你，你知道錢是萬惡之源，而他'是。

typical product of money". Rearden did not think that Francisco could have heard it

典型的金錢產物"。里爾登不認為弗朗西斯科能聽出

but he saw Francisco turning to them with a gravely courteous smile

但他看到弗朗西斯科轉過身來，帶著嚴肅的禮貌的微笑向他們走來

"So you think that money is the root of all evil?" said Francisco

"所以你認為錢是萬惡之源嗎"弗朗西斯科說。

"Have you ever asked what is the root of money? money is a tool of exchange which

"你有沒有問過錢的根源是什麼，錢是一種交換的工具，它

can't exist unless there are goods produced and Men able to produce them

不能存在，除非有商品生產和人類能夠生產它們

Money is the material shape of the principal the men who wish to deal with

金錢是本錢的物質形態，希望處理的人。

one another must deal by trade and give value for value money is not a tool of

相互交易，物有所值，錢不是工具。

the moochers who claim your product by tears or the looters who take it from

淚水奪取你的產品的掠奪者或掠奪者的產品

you by force

逼迫

money is made possible by the men who produce is this what you consider evil?

錢是由生產的人創造的，這就是你認為的邪惡嗎？

when you accept money in payment for your effort you do so on the conviction

當你接受金錢作為你的努力的報酬時，你這樣做是基於這樣的信念。

that you will exchange it for the product of the effort of others

換來的是別人的心血結晶

it is not the moochers or the looters who give value to money not an ocean of

不是搶劫者或掠奪者給錢的價值，而不是海量的錢。

tears nor all the guns in the world can transform those pieces of paper in your

淚水和世界上所有的槍支都無法改變你的那些紙片。

wallet into the bread you will need to survive tomorrow

錢包變成你明天生存所需的麵包。

those pieces of paper which should have been gold are a token of honor your

紙包不住火

claim on the energy of the men who produce your wallet is your statement of

對生產你的錢包的人的能量的要求是你的聲明。

hope that somewhere in the world around you

希望你身邊的某個地方

there are men who will not default on that moral principle which is the root

有的人不會違背這個道德原則，而這個道德原則是根源。

of money

金額

is this what you consider evil?

這就是你認為的邪惡？

have you ever looked at the root of production take a look at an electrical

你有沒有看過生產的根源，看一看電

generator and dare tell yourself that was created by the muscular effort of

生成器，並敢於告訴自己，那是由肌肉努力創造的

unthinking brutes, try to go grow seed of wheat without the knowledge left to you

不思進取的畜生，沒有知識就想去種麥子。

by men who had to discover it for the first time

的人第一次發現的。

try to obtain your food by means of nothing that physical motions and you'll

試圖獲得你的食物通過什麼手段，物理運動和你'會

learn man's mind is the root of all the goods produced and all the wealth that

學會人的思想是一切產品和一切財富的根源，這

has ever existed on earth. But you say that money is made by the strong at the

已存在於地球上。但你說，錢是強者賺的，在。

expense of the weak?

犧牲弱者的利益？

what strength do you mean? it is not the strength of guns or muscles.

你指的是什麼力量，這不是槍支或肌肉的力量。

Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think, then is money made by the man

財富是人'思維能力的產物，那麼是人賺的錢嗎？

who invents a motor at the expense of those the who did not invent it? is money

犧牲沒有發明馬達的人的利益而發明馬達的人，是錢嗎？

made by the intelligent at the expense of the fools? by the able at the

聰明的人犧牲了愚蠢的人？

expense of the incompetent? by the ambitious at the expense of the lazy?

由野心家犧牲無能者的利益？

money is made before it can be mooched or looted, made by the effort of every

錢是在它可以被掠奪或搶劫之前賺到的，由每個人的努力賺到的。

honest man

老實人

each to the extent of his own ability and honest man knows that he can't

每個人都在自己的能力範圍內，誠實的人知道，他不能&#39；不

consume more than he has produced. To trade by means of money is the code of

消耗超過他所生產的東西。以金錢為手段進行交易，是一種準則。

the men of goodwill. Money rests on the axiom that every man is the owner of his

善意的人。金錢是建立在每個人都是自己的主人的公理上的

mind and his effort. Money allows no power to prescribe the value of

心靈和他的努力。金錢不允許規定價值的權力。

your effort except the voluntary choice of the man who is willing to trade you

你的努力，除了那個願意和你交換的人的自願選擇之外。

his effort in return. Money permits you to obtain for your goods and your labor

他的努力得到回報。金錢允許你獲得你的貨物和你的勞動。

that which they are worth to the men who would buy them but no more. Money permits

對那些願意購買它們的人來說，它們的價值是多少，但不會更多。錢允許

no deals except those to mutual benefit by the unforced judgment of the traders

不做虧心事，不做虧心事。

money demands of you

要錢

the recognition that men must work for their own benefit

人為財死，鳥為食亡

not for their injury, for their gain not their loss.

不為其傷，不為其得，不為其失。

The recognition that they are not beasts of burden borne to carry the weight of

認識到他們不是負擔得起的畜生，要承擔重任。

your misery, that you must offer them values not wounds, that the common bond

你必須為他們提供價值而不是傷痕，共同的紐帶。

among men

男人間

is not the exchange of suffering but the exchange of goods. Money demands that

不是苦難的交換，而是商品的交換。金錢要求

you sell not your weakness to men stupidity but your talent to their

你不把你的弱點賣給男人，而是把你的才華賣給他們

reason.

原因：

It demands that you by not the shoddiest they offer but the best your money can

它要求你不要用他們提供的最粗劣的東西，而是用你的錢能買到的最好的東西。

find, and when men live by trade with reason

尋，而當人們以貿易為生的時候，以理智為生

, not foce, us as their final arbiter it is the best product that wins, the best

我們是他們的最終仲裁者，而不是佛斯，我們是最好的產品，最好的產品才是贏家。

performance,

績。

the man of best judgment and highest ability, and the degree of a man's

判斷力最強、能力最強的人，以及一個人'的程度。

productiveness is the degree of his reward.

產品性是他的回報程度。

This is the code of existence who's tool and symbol is money

這是存在的代碼誰'的工具和符號是金錢的存在。

is this what you consider evil? but money is only a tool, it will take you wherever

這就是你所認為的邪惡嗎?

you wish but it will not replace you as the driver.

你想，但它不會代替你成為司機。

it will give you the means for the satisfaction of your desires, but it will

它將給你提供滿足你慾望的手段，但它將。

not provide you with desires

無慾無求

money is the scourge of the men who attempt to reverse the law of causality

金錢是那些企圖扭轉因果律的人的禍根

the men who seek to replace the mind by seizing the products of the mind

攫取心智產品以取代心智的人。

Money will not purchase happiness for the man who has no concept of what he

對於一個沒有概念的人來說，錢是買不到幸福的。

wants, money will not give him a code of values if he's evaded the knowledge of

想要的，錢不會給他一個價值準則，如果他'的逃避知識的。

what to value, and it will not provide him with a purpose

什麼是價值，它將不會為他提供一個目的。

if he's evaded the choice of what to seek. Money will not buy intelligence for

如果他'的迴避了尋求的選擇。錢是買不到情報的

the fool, nor admiration for the coward, nor respect for the incompetent,

傻瓜，也不佩服懦夫，也不尊重無能者。

the man who attempts to purchase the brains of his superiors to serve him

買官賣官的人

,with his money replacing his judgment, ends up becoming the victim of his

他的金錢代替了他的判斷力，最終成為他的受害者。

inferiors. The men of intelligence desert him but the cheats and the frauds come

下級。聰明的人拋棄了他，但金光黨和欺詐者來了。

flocking to him drawn by a law which he has not yet discovered, that no man may

蜂擁而至，他還沒有發現一個規律，那就是沒有人可以。

be smaller than his money.

比他的錢還少。

Is this the reason you call it evil?

這就是你說它邪惡的原因嗎？

Only the man who does not need it is fit to inherit wealth

只有不需要的人，才適合繼承財富。

the man who would make his own fortune no matter where he started

闖蕩江湖的人

if an heir is equal to his money then it serves him, if not it destroys him but

如果繼承人等於他的錢，那麼它就會為他服務，如果不是，它就會毀了他，但。

you look on and you cry that money corrupted him.

你看著，你哭著說錢腐蝕了他。

Did it? or did he corrupt his money?

是這樣嗎，還是他貪汙了錢？

do not envy a worthless heir, his wealth is not yours and you would have done no

不羨慕沒出息的繼承人，他的財富不是你的，你也不會做任何事情

better with it.

更好的與它。

do not think it should have been distributed among you, loading the world

不應該分給你們，裝滿了世界。

with 50 parasites instead of one would not bring back the dead virtue which was

以五十個寄生蟲代替一個寄生蟲，並不能使死人的德行復活，而這德行就是：----------------------------------------------。

the fortune. Money is a living power that dies without its root, money will not

的財富。錢是一種有生命力的力量，沒有了根，錢就會死掉，錢不會

serve the mind that cannot match it. Is this the reason why you call it evil?

為不能與之匹配的心靈服務。這就是你說它是邪惡的原因嗎？

money is your means of survival

金錢是你的生存之道

the verdict you pronounce on your source of livelihood is the verdict you

你對你的生活來源的判斷就是你的判斷。

pronounce upon your life

宣判你的生命

if the source is corrupt you have damned your own existence

本末倒置，自取滅亡

did you get your money by fraud? by pandering to men's vices or stupidity? by

你的錢是通過詐騙得到的嗎？ 通過迎合男人的惡習或愚蠢？

catering to fools in hope of getting more than your ability deserves?

迎合傻子，希望得到比你的能力應得的更多？

by lowering your standards? by during doing work you despise for purchasers

通過降低你的標準嗎？

you scorn?

你蔑視？

if so your money will not give you a moment's or a Penny's worth of joy

如果你的錢不會給你片刻或一分錢的快樂。

then all the things you buy will become, not a tribute to you, but a reproach, not

那麼，你買的所有東西都將成為，不是對你的貢品，而是一種責備，而不是。

an achievement but a reminder of shame

功過相抵

then you'll scream that money is evil. evil because it would not pinch-hit for

邪惡的，因為它不會替人頂罪。

your self-respect, evil because it would not let you enjoy your depravity, is this

你的自尊，邪惡的，因為它不會讓你享受你的墮落，這是

the root of your hatred of money? Money will always remain an effect and refuse

你恨錢的根源？錢永遠是一種效應，拒絕

to replace you as the cause

取而代之的是你

money is the product of virtue but it will not give you virtue and it will not

金錢是德行的產物，但它不會給你德行，也不會給你

redeem your vices. Money will not give you the unearned, neither and matter nor

挽回你的惡習。金錢不會給你不勞而獲的，既不會和物質也不會

in spirit, is this the root of your hatred of money? or did you say that it's

在精神上，這是你恨錢的根源嗎，還是你說它'。

the love of money that is the root of all evil? To love a thing is to know and

愛錢是萬惡之源？愛上一件事，就是認識和

love its nature, to love money is to know and love the fact that money is the

愛它的本性，愛錢就是知道並愛上錢這個事實。

creation of the best power within you and your pass key to trade your effort

創造你內心最好的力量和你的通行證鑰匙來交換你的努力。

for the effort of the best among men

功夫不負有心人

it's the person who would sell his soul for a nickel

它'的人誰願意出售他的靈魂五分錢。

who is the loudest at proclaiming his hatred of money, and he has good reason

誰是最大聲宣佈他對金錢的仇恨，他有充分的理由。

to hate it

恨之入骨

the lovers of money are willing to work for it, they know they are able to

愛錢的人願意為錢工作，他們知道自己能夠做到。

deserve it

應得

let me give you a tip on a clue to men's characters

讓我給你一個提示，男人的性格的線索'。

the man who damns money has attained it dishonorably, the man who respects it has

損人利己，損人利己。

earned it

贏得

run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil

逃命吧，不要讓任何一個人告訴你金錢是邪惡的。

that sentence is the leper's bell of an approaching looter

這句話是麻風病人的鐘聲，接近搶劫者的鐘聲

so long as men lived together on earth and need means to deal with one another

人間有道，天涯若比鄰

their only substitute if they abandoned money is the muzzle of a gun

棄財如命，槍口在手

but money demands of you the highest virtues if you wish to make it or keep

但是，如果你想賺取或保留錢財，就必須要有最高的美德

it

它

men who have no courage pride or self-esteem, men who have no moral sense

匹夫無罪，懷璧其罪，懷璧其罪

of their right to their money, are not and are not willing to defend it as they

他們對自己的錢財的權利，沒有也不願意像他們那樣捍衛它。

defend their life, men who apologize for being rich will not remain rich for long

守身如玉，為富不仁的男人不會長久地富下去

they are the natural bait for the swarms of looters that stay under rocks for

他們是成群的搶劫者的天然誘餌，他們在岩石下呆了很久。

centuries but come crawling out at the first smell of the man who begs to be

幾個世紀以來，卻一聞到求人的氣味就爬出來。

forgiven for the guilt of owning wealth. They will hasten to relieve him of this

寬恕他擁有財富的罪過。他們會趕緊解除他這個

guilt and of his life as he deserves

愧疚和他應得的生活。

then you will see the rise of the man of the double standard

夫復何求

the men who live by force yet count on those who live by trade to create the

以武力為生的人，卻指望以貿易為生的人，來創造財富。

value of their looted money

贓款

the men who are the hitchhiker's of virtue. In a moral society

的人，他們是美德的搭便車者'。在一個道德的社會里

these are the criminals and the statutes are written to protect you against them

這些都是罪犯，法律是為了保護你免受他們的侵害而制定的。

but when society establishes criminals by right and looters by law

但是，當社會規定罪犯是合法的，掠奪者是合法的時侯

men who use force to seize the wealth of the disarmed victims then money becomes

他們用武力奪取被解除武裝的受害者的財富，那麼錢就成了他們的財富。

its creators Avenger. Such looters believe it's safe to rob a

其創造者復仇者。這樣的掠奪者認為，搶劫一個'是安全的。

defenseless man once they've passed a law to disarm them, but their loot

一旦他們'通過法律解除他們的武裝，但他們的戰利品

becomes the magnet for other looters who get it from them as they got it

成為其他搶劫者的磁石，他們從他們那裡得到了它，因為他們得到了它。

and then the race goes, not to the ablest of production but to the most

然後比賽就開始了，不是在最能幹的人身上，而是在最能幹的人身上。

brutal ruthless and brutality

殘暴無情

when force is the standard, the murderer wins over the pickpocket and then

當武力是標準，凶手贏得了扒手，然後。

society vanishes in a spread of ruins and slaughter

瘡痍滿目

do you wish to know whether that day is coming?

你想知道那一天是否會到來嗎？

watch money; money is a barometer of a society's virtue, when you see that trade