心灵鸡汤：如果世界是个一百人的村落.doc

心灵鸡汤：如果世界是个一百人的村落If the world were a Village of 100 People 　　如果世界是个一百人的村落　　David J.Smith/大卫.史密斯 　　Shelath Armstrory／谢拉.阿姆斯壮 　　If we could shrink the earth’s population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the exsting human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following:　　如果我们把全世界的人口按照现有压缩为一个１００人的村子，情况就会如同以下：　　There would be:　　57 Asians　　21 Europeans　　10 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south　　8 Africans　　这个村子里有：　　57人是亚洲人　　21人是欧洲人　　14人来自西半球的南、北美洲　　8人是非洲人　　52 would be female　　48 would be male　　52人是女性　　48人是男性　　70 would be non-while　　30 would be white　　70人是有色人种　　30人是白人　　70 would be non-christian　　30 would be Christian　　70人是非基督教徒　　30人是基督徒　　89 would be heterosexual　　11 would be homosexual　　89人是异性恋者　　11人是同性恋者　　6 people would possess 59% of the entire world’s wealth　　and all 6 would be from the United States.　　6人拥有全世界59％的财富　　而且这6人全是美国人　　80 would live in substandard housing　　70 would be unable to read　　50 would suffer from malnutrition　　1 would be near death; 1 would be near birth　　80人的居住环境不达标准　　70人是文盲　　50人苦于营养不良　　1人濒临死亡边缘；1人正要出生　　1(yes, only 1) would have a college education　　１ would own a computer　　1人（是的，只有１人)会接受大学教育　　1人拥有电脑　　When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, the need for acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringly apparent.　　透过这个压缩图来放眼我们的世界，就会明晓接纳他人、谅解以及教育是何等重要。　　The following is also something to ponder……　　再从以下角度来想想看……　　If you woke pup this morning with more health than illness……you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.　　如果你早上醒来的时候健康无恙……那么，比起活不过这一周的百万人来说，你真是幸运多了。　　If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation…you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.　　如果你未曾经历过战争的危险、入狱的孤独、严刑的苦楚、饥饿的痛苦……那么，比起世界上５亿人来，你真是幸运多了。　　If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep… you a