适合初学者的英语演讲，刷爆朋友圈的后浪

后浪

After Wave

那些口口声声一代不如一代的人

Those who are shamelessly alleging one generation is worse than another

应该看着你们

should gaze upon you

像我一样

just like the way I do

我看着你们

when I look at you

满怀羡慕

I'm full of envy

人类积攒了几千年的财富

thousands of years of accumulated wealth created by mankind

所有的知识，见识，智慧和艺术

all the knowledge, vision, wisdom, and art

像是专门为你们准备的礼物

are like well-prepared gifts just for you

科技繁荣

technology booming

文化繁茂

culture flourishing

城市繁华

cities prospering

现代文明的成果被层层打开

all the achievements of modern civilization are unraveling themselves layer by layer

可以尽情地享用

up for your grabs

自由学习一门语言

freelylearn a language

学习一门手艺

study a craft

欣赏一部电影

enjoy a movie

去遥远的地方旅行

travel to faraway places and beyond

很多人

a lot of people

从小你们就在自由探索自己的兴趣

have been exploring their own interests ever since their childhood

很多人在童年就进入了不惑之年

a lot of you have entered the realm of clarity even when you are still kids

不惑于自己喜欢什么不喜欢什么

have clarity over what you like and don't

人与人之间的壁垒被打破

the barriers between individuals have been breached

你们只凭相同的爱好就能结交千万个值得干杯的朋友

a common passion is already enough for you to befriend with thousands of kindred minds who are worth toasting with

你们拥有了我们曾经梦寐以求的权利

you have possessed the right which we could only once dream about

选择的权利

the right to choose

你所热爱的就是你的生活

what you are passionate about has become your life

你们有幸遇见这样的时代

it's your luck to be born in this age

但是时代更有幸遇见这样的你们

yet it's also the honor for this age to have people like you

我看着你们

when I look at you

满怀敬意

I'm full of respect

向你们的专业态度致敬

salute to your professional attitude

你们正在把传统的变成现代的

you are turning traditional into modern

把经典的变成流行的

classic into popular

把学术的变成大众的

scholastic into mainstream

把民族的变成世界的

ethnical into global

你们把自己的热爱变成了一个和成千上万的人分享快乐的事业

you are turning your own passion into an enterprise which could be shared with hundreds and thousands of people

向你们的自信致敬

salute to your confidence

弱小的人才习惯嘲讽与否定

only weaklings are getting used to mocking and denying

内心强大的人从不吝啬赞美与鼓励

people with a strong mind would always shower others with compliments and encouragements

向你们的大气致敬

salute to your generosity

小人同而不和

petty men could only agree on the surface

君子美美与共

men of integrity could truly appreciate each other

和而不同

agree to disagree

更年轻的身体容得下更多元的文化，审美和价值观

a younger body could harbor more diversified culture, tastes and value systems

有一天我终于发现

one day I finally realized

不只是我们在教你们如何生活

it's not just like we are teaching you how to live

你们也在启发我们

you are in the meantime enlightening us

怎样去更好的生活

how to have a better way of living

那些抱怨一代不如一代的人

those who complain about generation degeneration

应该看着你们

should gaze upon you

像我一样

just like the way I do

我看着你们

when I look at you

满怀感激

I'm full of gratitude

因为你们这个世界会更喜欢中国

This world will like China more just because of you

因为一个国家最好看的风景就是这个国家的年轻人

becuase young people should always be the best scene a country could offer

因为你们这世上的小说音乐电影所表现的青春就不再是忧伤迷茫

because of you, the youth which novels, music, and movies try to express has not been just melancholy and confusion

而是善良勇敢无私

instead, it's kindness, courage, and selflessness

无所畏惧

fearlessness

心里有火

fire in your belly

眼里有光

stars in your eyes

不用活出我们想象中的样子

no need to live the way we expect you to

我们这一代人的想象力不足以想象你们的未来

the imagination of an old generation is not enough to imagine your future

如果你们依然需要我们的祝福

if you still need our blessing

那么

well

奔涌吧，后浪

surge on, after wave

我们在同一条奔涌的河流

we are sharing the same surging river

,