In a situation where many national leaders do the same thing and look out for national interests, and with an issue like global warming, you're likely to get no solution, so I think you have to have some kind of ethical trump on some of those issues.

  • -- Peter Albert David Singer 彼得·艾伯特·大卫·辛格

在很多国家领导人都在做同样的事情,为国家利益着想的情况下,在全球变暖这样的问题上,你很可能得不到解决方案,所以我认为你必须在这些问题上有某种道德上的特朗普。

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There is no question that global warming will have a significant impact on already existing problems such as malaria, malnutrition, and water shortages. But this doesn't mean the best way to solve them is to cut carbon emissions.

毫无疑问,全球变暖将对疟疾、营养不良和水资源短缺等已经存在的问题产生重大影响。但这并不意味着解决这些问题的最好方法就是减少碳排放。

We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity.

我们必须认识到,作为世界上的主导力量,我们负有特殊的责任。除了保护我们的国家利益,我们还必须带头保护人类的共同利益。

Food is fuel and not a solution to anything other than giving your body nutrients. I love chocolate like the next girl, but it's not going to change my situation.

食物是燃料,除了给你的身体提供营养外,并不是解决任何问题的方法。我和邻家女孩一样喜欢巧克力,但这不会改变我的处境。

Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.

科学进步使道德进步成为必然;因为如果人的力量增强了,阻止他滥用力量的制约就必须加强。

The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history. Whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite.

今天的问题同历史上所有的问题一样。人类是否应该被允许管理自己或被一小部分精英统治。

While we are guarding the country, we must accept being the guardian of the finest ethics. The country needs it and we must do it.

当我们保卫国家的时候,我们必须接受自己是最高尚道德的守护者。国家需要它,我们必须这样做。

Today in the era of globalization there is no such issue as borders between states of the same nation.

在全球化时代的今天,不存在同一民族国家之间的边界问题。

As long as we don't cut off our hearts, the inner workings of the universe illuminate before us.

只要我们不切断自己的心,宇宙的内在运作就会照亮我们。

I distrust every idea that doesn’t seem obsolete and grotesque to my contemporaries.

我不相信每一个在我同时代的人看来不是过时和怪诞的想法。

You're either part of the solution or you're part of the problem.

你要么是解决方案的一部分,要么就是问题的一部分。