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在七十寿辰宴会上的讲话（第1页）

在七十寿辰宴会上的讲话

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乔治·萧伯纳GeeBernardShaw

乔治·萧伯纳（1856—1950），爱尔兰作家、戏剧家和政论家，出身于都柏林一个公务员之家，曾当过抄写员、会计，赴伦敦后开始从事创作。1925年获诺贝尔文学奖，他的主要作品有《巴巴拉上校》《苹果车》《圣女贞德》等。

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1。stitutional[，k?nst?'tu:??n?l]adj。宪法规定的，合乎宪法的；宪法的；体质上的，生来的

2。ise['k?mpr?maiz]n。妥协，折中方法

3。capitalism['k?pit?liz?m]n。资本主义（制度）；资本（或财富）的拥有；资本（私人占有和生产盈利）的支配地位

4。promulgate[&#eit]v。宣扬（某事物）；传播；公布，颁布（法令、新法律等）

5。absurdity[?b's?:d?t?]n。极端无理性，悖理；荒谬；谬论；荒谬的行为

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NoehavebuiltupastitutionalParty。Wehavebuiltituponasocialisticbasis。Myfriend，Mr。SidneyWebb，Mr。MadmyselfsaiddefihebeginningthatwhatwehadgottodowastomaketheSocialistPartyastitutionalpartytoectableGmahouttheslightestiseofhisrespectability。WegotridofallthosetraditionsthatiswhyGoverhepresentdayaremoreafraidofusthantheywereofanyoftheRadicalpeople。

Ourpositiolysimpleohegreatadvantageourposition。Weopposesocialismtocapitalism。

Agtothecapitalists，therewillbeaguaraheworldthateverymarywouldgetajob。Theydidaidjob，becauseifitaidamanetheheyweredetermiokeepamanwthewholetimeoend，oherhand，divideanacofcapital。

Theysaidcapitalismnotohisfman，but，byinsuringfabulouswealthinthehandsofasmallclassofpeople，theywouldsavemoheylikeditornotandwouldhavetoihatiscapitalism，andthisGoverisalwaysihcapitalism。Insteadofgivingamanajhimstarvetheyaregivinghimdsurehehaspaidforthemfirst。Theyaregivingcapitalistssubsidiesandmakingallsulationsthatarebreakinguptheirowhetimetheyaredoingit，aelliisbreakiuand。

Wesayincriticismofcapitalism:Yoursystemhassprledaysiromulgated。Ourproduisridiculous。rodugeightyhorsepowermotormanymorehousesshouldbebuilt。rodugmantluxurieswhilestarve。Youhavestoodproduitshead。Insteadofbeginningwiththethiio，yinningatjusttheoppositeeributionhasbeeslyridiculousthatthereareooftheforty-sevenmilliohistryroveofthepreseributioheDukeofNorthumberlaherisLordBanbury。

osedtothattheory。Socialism，whichisperfectlydunmistakable，saysthethingyouhavegottotakecareofisyourdistributioobeginrivateproperty，ifitstandsinthewayofgooddistribution，hasgottogo。

Amanwhoholdspubliustholditonthepub1iditiononwhistance，IcarrymywalkingstiotallowedtodowhatIlikewithit。Imustnotknotheheadwithit。Wesaythatifdistributi，everythingelsegiover。Aherefore（thisisthewholemeaningofoursocialism），wemustbeginwithdistributioheeps。

IthinkingitinourmindsbecauseourbusiotakecareofthedistributioheworldandItellyou，asIhavetoldyoubefore，thatIdon'tthiwomen，orperhapsoneman，inourforty-sevenmillionrovesoftheexistingdistributioh。Iwillgoevenfurtherandsaythatyouwillnotfindasihewholeofthecivilizedwreeswiththeexistihedistributiohasbeeoablankabsurdity。

Ithinkthedaywilleillbeabletomakethedistihecapitalistsaleadingideasbeforethepeople。Weshouldawearenotgoinginforwhatwastheold-fashionedideaofredistributioributionofialwaysbeaquestionofine。

Ihavebeenveryhappyheretoirelyuhedistinadebyhtwhenhesaidyouholdmeieemaainamountofpersoion。Iamalman，butIamoallthat。Iknowthevalueofallthat，anditgivesme，nowthatIhaveetotheageofseventy（itwillnainandIamsayingitforthefirsttime），agreatfeelihatIsaywhatagoodmasay。