點題式英語演講開場欣賞大綱

To me, the present time is highly valued and easily lost in the world. Because of its easy loss, it is thought to be much more valuable.

Why is the present time most valuable? Now I'd better quote Yue Manson's words as the answer. He said; "If you love time, you'd better love the present time. The time passed will never come back to you again. Though you are not sure about the existence of tomorrow, you will be certain about it today and now. Today you will have the day, which will mean two days tomorrow."

Why is the present time easily lost? Because our universe is so vast. Because our universe turns without stopping. Because time is valuable people cherish it highly. You may ask me what you mean by the present time. What I mean is the time being now. But it passes as quick as a flash and becomes the past. What pity it is if I let it go neglectfully!

--From Li Dazhao:"The Present Time"

我以爲世界上最可寶貴的就是"今"，最易喪失的也是"今"，因爲她最容易喪失，所以更覺她的?易喪失，1　∥裁?今"最可貴呢？最好借哲人耶曼孫所說的話來回答這個疑問："你若愛千古，爾當愛現在。昨日不能喚回來，明天還不確實，爾能確有把握的就是今日。今日一天，當明日兩天。"

爲什麼"今"最易喪失呢？因爲宇宙大化，刻刻流轉，絕不停留。時間這個東西，也因爲吾人貴她愛她而稍稍在人間留戀。試問吾人說"今"，是吾人的"現在"嗎？剛剛說她是"今"是"現在"，而她早已風馳電掣一般，已成"過去"了。吾人若要糊糊塗塗地把她丟掉，豈不可惜？

－－引自李大釗著作

Today, gentlemen, as I know that many among you are interested in the land, and as I feel that what is termed "agriculture distress" is at the present moment a topic too serious to be omitted from our consideration, I shall say some words upon the subject of that agricultural distress, and particularly, because in connection with it there have arisen in some quarters of the country proposals which have received a countenance far beyond their deserts, to reverse or to compromise the work which it took us one whole generation to achieve, and to revert to the mischievous, obstructive, and improving system of protection.

先生們，今天，據我所知，你們中的許多人對土地感興趣，而我覺得目前所謂"農業不景氣"是個十分嚴重而又無法忽視的問題。我將就農業不景氣的問題說幾句，特別是因爲在我國一些地方有人提出了一些建議，這些建議所得到的讚揚遠遠超過了其應得的評價。這些建議的目的在於改變或者損害我們整整一代人爲之奮鬥的工作，並恢復那種有害的、起阻撓作用的、使農業貧瘠的保護制度。