有位在米國長大的70后華人,在一篇博文中有這么一句話:"中國獨生子女這代人有他們的時代優(yōu)勢,那就是可以回國當(dāng)快樂富裕海歸,而50后和60后留學(xué)生們大多是靠自己打拼留在美國的,很少有退路,雖然語言方面起點不如80后留學(xué)生,但專業(yè)能力和堅韌性都占明顯上風(fēng)。" <1> 一位網(wǎng)名叫“跳跳”的80后留米中國學(xué)生,是這樣給博主留言的:“I admit in China, a lot of 80s, especially whose parents are very rich or very powerful, indulge themselves very much. But for those of us who go abroad, I have a lot of friends like me, who work very hard and try to realize our American dream! We don't have family or relatives here, but we try to make more friends and know more about U.S. life. We are not like what you described at all. I think each generation has its excellent groups and corrupted groups. So are 70s, 60s... It true that since our generation were born in reform and opening up, more and more people become crazy about money and power. But see these corrupted officials. Are they 80s? No. I think most of them are 50s, 60s, and 70s. Everybody can get corrupted in this big tide. It's just as media become popular, more 80s problems got into the spotlight.”
我大概翻譯一下: “我承認(rèn),許多中國的80后,特別是父母比較富貴的,比較專心于享受富貴生活。但是,象我這樣的留學(xué)生群體,大家有很多的朋友,而且努力工作以實現(xiàn)我們的美國夢。我們在美國無親無靠,但我們會交往更多的朋友和更詳盡地了解美國生活。我們并不象你文章中所說的那樣。我認(rèn)為:在每一代人中,會有杰出的一群,也會有平庸之輩,70后,60后,。。。也一樣如此。我們80后這一代,生在改革開放的時代。在這個時代,50后,60后,70后癡迷于富貴的大有人在,并不僅僅是我們80后。80后,慢慢會走上前臺。”
因為“跳跳”答復(fù)了我給博主的留言(后面會看到),我也給“跳跳”這條留言做了答復(fù):“more and more people become crazy about money and power”,就是這個異化了你們的價值觀。如果留學(xué),沒學(xué)到西方的文明思想,意義不大。因為現(xiàn)在大學(xué)畢業(yè)證,太容易拿了。
<2> 我是這樣給博主留言的:從科技方面的成績來看,中國的80后是沒出什么成績。。。原子*彈/導(dǎo)彈/衛(wèi)星是老一輩打下的江山;中國的計算機,特別是互聯(lián)網(wǎng)等是60后,70后們打下的江山:搜狐,百度,騰訊,網(wǎng)易,新浪,阿里巴巴。。。。。
網(wǎng)友“跳跳”回復(fù)了我的留言:“80s are too young to make big achievements. 20 or 30 years later, when we are 40 to 50, a lot of achievements will be done by us. Those Atom bomb and satellites are not made during our ancestors' 20s, right? We 80s have our own advantages. If we could make use of them, and work hard, then we'll be as good as you guys! It's only a matter of time. ”
我大概翻譯下: “80后現(xiàn)在還很年輕,所以成就自然就少。二三十年后,等我們到了四五十歲的時候,我們也一樣會取得很多成就。象原**,衛(wèi)星不就是20后前輩們的成就嗎?我們80后有我們的優(yōu)勢。我們將站在前輩的肩膀上,努力工作,然后定能象前輩們一樣出色。這只不過是時間問題!
我回答“跳跳”:It's only a matter of time?“臉譜”創(chuàng)始人扎克伯格,是米國的80后,我們中國有誰?不過,對你的說法表示理解,對你的信心表示欽佩。
我最想回復(fù)“跳跳”,但又沒寫上去的一句話是:歷史按時間來記載,是連續(xù)的,一分一秒也不會少;歷史按創(chuàng)新創(chuàng)造來記載,肯定會有斷點,在某個地區(qū),幾十年時間鮮有創(chuàng)新創(chuàng)造是完全可能發(fā)生的.富貴享樂的生活,對于創(chuàng)新創(chuàng)造,不知道是有利還是相反?
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