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

我是金星計劃的負責人 位於佛羅里達的金星村

Money was a convenience designed by man many years ago.

金錢是一種方便 是由很久以前的人類所設計

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

用於 如 帶了一袋蘋果 去交換一些蕃茄

That was a trade in the old days.

那是古時侯的交易方式

But when you invented money you carried smaller particles.

但當你發明了錢 你只需帶一袋子錢

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

這可以很方便的代表 蘋果 蕃茄 雞蛋

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

只需要給一個人貨幣 而不是要帶50個雞蛋和雞去交換

Money represented a value agreed upon by people

錢代表一種價值 得到人們的同意

to diminish the lugging around of heavy objects.

以減少到處攜帶重物的麻煩

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

後來它成為世界上最腐敗的介質

It corrupted people. They paid each other off.

它腐蝕人們 人們互相賄賂

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

如果你想要一個國會議員為自己做事 你提供了一定數額的錢

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

幫助他當選 然後你就欠他的幫忙

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

這與製藥公司一樣 還有汽車公司 銀行

All systems all over the world that use money

這個世界上所有存在的系統 那些使用錢的

are basically corrupt.

基本上就會腐敗

Earth 2.0 - Coming soon

地球 2.0 即將上映