I'm Project Director of The Venus Project, in Venus, Florida.

我是金星计划的负责人 位于佛罗里达的金星村

Money was a convenience designed by man many years ago.

金钱是一种方便 是由很久以前的人类所设计

You used to carry a bag of apples and change it for tomatoes.

用于 如 带了一袋苹果 去交换一些蕃茄

That was a trade in the old days.

那是古时侯的交易方式

But when you invented money you carried smaller particles.

但当你发明了钱 你只需带一袋子钱

And it was easier to represent apples or tomatoes, or eggs,

这可以很方便的代表 苹果 蕃茄 鸡蛋

by giving a person a coin instead of bringing fifty eggs and chickens.

只需要给一个人货币 而不是要带50个鸡蛋和鸡去交换

Money represented a value agreed upon by people

钱代表一种价值 得到人们的同意

to diminish the lugging around of heavy objects.

以减少到处携带重物的麻烦

Later, it became the most corrupting medium in the world.

后来它成为世界上最腐败的介质

It corrupted people. They paid each other off.

它腐蚀人们 人们互相贿赂

If you wanted a congressman to act in your behalf, you put up a certain amount of money

如果你想要一个国会议员为自己做事 你提供了一定数额的钱

that help him to get elected, and you owe that person a favor.

帮助他当选 然后你就欠他的帮忙

And that's the same with the drug companies, the auto companies, the banks.

这与制药公司一样 还有汽车公司 银行

All systems all over the world that use money

这个世界上所有存在的系统 那些使用钱的

are basically corrupt.

基本上就会腐败

Earth 2.0 - Coming soon

地球 2.0 即将上映