【卷福,演讲】卷福的圣诞演讲.doc

【卷福,演讲】卷福的圣诞演讲 Dear Father Christmas, 亲爱的圣诞老人： So my friend has asked me to write to you... 我的小伙伴让我写封信给你。 I have to confess its been hard to know what to say. Mainly because like most adults I feel preposterous asking anything of you because our time with you is surely done. 不得不承认我有点儿不知道该跟你说啥，这主要是因为和绝大多数的成年人一样，我觉得向你提任何要求都太荒谬，属于我们的时光毕竟已经结束。 Now we get our own presents, control our own fates, take responsibility for our own actions, and live in the world we have created... 现在我们自己给自己买礼物，掌握自己的命运，为自己的行为负责，以及生活在自己创造的世界里。 so its not for us to turn around and plead for your help with the environment, the migrant crisis, the NHS, education, food banks, human rights, fundamentalism and wars. 所以我们不应该再向你求助：环境问题、移民危机、NHS（英国国家医疗服务体系）、教育、食物银行、人权问题、原教旨主义和战争。 Though God knows we need all the help we can get with all these man-made problems and more. 尽管上帝知道，我们其实需要帮助来面对这些我们自己造成的问题。 And its not that you arent compassionate and full of joy. Youre great. In spite of you being changed into different colours for corporations and being