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Freedom Choice and Responsibility
自由 選擇 責(zé)任

I love choices.
我愛選擇。

I love to walk around in bookstores-not because I can buy all the books,
我喜歡在書店里徜徉，不是因?yàn)槲夷苜I下所有的書，

but because I could buy one book, and I have so many to choose from.
而是因?yàn)槲铱梢再I一本書，我有這么多的選擇。

I like buffets.
我還喜歡自助餐。

I rarely get to go to them, but when I do,
雖然我很少去，但是當(dāng)我去的時(shí)候，

the first thing I do is to walk around and see what the choices are.
我做的第一件事就是四處逛逛，看看有什么選擇。

I also like the Internet.
我還喜歡互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。

It seems like?cyberspace really doesn't have any limits.
看來網(wǎng)絡(luò)真的沒有任何限制。

There are so many things to discover--- like space.
有這么多的東西等待被發(fā)現(xiàn)——比如空間。

Sometimes, I think we don't appreciate the freedom that we have.
有時(shí)候，我覺得我們不喜歡我們擁有的自由。

We are free to make many different choices.
我們可以自由地做出許多不同的選擇。

From the food we eat--- to the places we visit--- to the people we meet--- to the classes we take and on and on and on.
從我們所吃的食物到我們?nèi)サ牡胤?，我們見的人，我們所上的課程等等。

But freedom has dangers. If misused, it can be harmful.
但自由也有危險(xiǎn)。如果濫用，將會(huì)帶來危害。

I could pile a mountain of food on my plate and NOT to eat it.
我可以將山一樣的食物堆在我的盤子里，而我則不去吃它。

It would be a waste. But that's a choice I have.
它會(huì)是一種浪費(fèi)。但這是一個(gè)選擇。

The Internet has dangers, too.
互聯(lián)網(wǎng)也有危險(xiǎn)。

If parents are not careful and don't supervise what their kids can see--- well kids can lose some of their innocence because of freedom.
如果父母對(duì)他們的孩子所看到的不留神也不監(jiān)督，那么孩子們會(huì)因?yàn)樽杂啥ヒ恍┧麄兊奶煺鎲渭儭?/div>

There's a reason for legal age limits when it comes to driving, gambling, drinking,smoking, and voting.
當(dāng)涉及駕車、賭博、酗酒、吸煙、和投票時(shí)法律會(huì)有年齡的限制。

Until we reach that age, we aren't free to do those things.
直到我們到了那個(gè)年歲，否則我們?nèi)プ瞿切┦聦⒉粫?huì)被賦予自由。

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