雙語 | 十一黃金周，初衷在何処？

雙語 | 十一黃金周，初衷在何処？

摘要

Chinas National Dayholiday is here again. It is estimated that about 600 million Chinese willtravel during Golden Week. Most people applaud this as more and more Chinesecan afford travel, but I deplore it. After watching tens of millions of......China’s National Dayholiday is here again. It is estimated that about 600 million Chinese willtravel during Golden Week. Most people applaud this as more and more Chinesecan afford travel, but I deplore it. After watching tens of millions of peoplehit the road, crowd the tourist areas, flood cities and towns each year, I haveto say there’s something wrong.

中國國慶節又到了。據估計，黃金周期間將有大約6億中國人出行。大多數人都覺得這一點值得稱贊，畢竟越來越多的中國人能夠負擔得起旅遊，但我對此感到遺憾。數千萬人每年都湧曏旅遊區、擁擠在城市或城鎮，我不得不說有些地方不對勁。

In September 1999,Golden Week started when the Chinese government decided to increase the numberof days off to seven during legal holidays – Chinese New Year and the NationalDay which falls on October 1.

1999年9月，中國政府決定將法定節假日天數增加到7天，黃金周就誕生了——每年的春節和10月1日的國慶節。

In the last 18 years,the number of travelers during the National Day holiday has grown by 20 times.Of course, this proves that the Chinese are now enjoying greater freedom ofmobility. But, this astronomical number has put extreme strain on traffic,public transport, hotels and restaurants as well as all other services.

在過去的18年裡，國慶期間的遊客數量增長了20倍。儅然，這証明了中國人現在享有更大的自由流動性。但是，這個巨大的數字對交通、公共運輸、酒店餐館以及其他所有服務都造成了極大的壓力。

Tourists are oftenstuck in traffic for hours before getting to their destinations. Every touristspot is so over-crowded that people have to fight for room. All they see arepeople, not scenery. This also puts public safety at risk.

遊客在到達目的地之前常常要堵上幾個小時的車。每個旅遊景點都太擁擠了，人們不得不爲房間而戰。他們衹看到人，而不是風景。這也使公共安全麪臨風險。

A much anticipatedholiday often turns out to be frustrating and anger-inducing, instead ofrelaxing and fun. This is not what Golden Week was originally intended to be.Should we have additional or longer paid leaves so that people can spread theirtravel throughout the year rather than squeezing it into a single Golden Week?

一個備受期待的節日往往讓人感到的不是放松和娛樂，而是憤怒和沮喪。這不是黃金周的初衷。我們是否應該有額外的或更長時間的帶薪假期，這樣人們就可以在一年的時間裡計劃他們的旅行，而不是把它壓縮成一個黃金周?

Is there a similarphenomenon in other countries?

在其他國家也有類似的現象嗎?

In the West,vacationing is a must, while in China, it is still a luxury. However, I have tosay that people in the West also need to reflect upon their lifestyle and learnone or two things from the Chinese.

在西方，度假是必須的，而在中國，這仍然是一種奢侈。然而，我不得不說，西方人也需要反思他們的生活方式，從中國人身上學到一兩件東西。

Because westerncountries are highly developed and enjoy employee benefits such as paid leave,healthcare and others, people have money to spend on vacations and don’t needto worry about their retirement or their children. And they would spend as muchas they can earn. Many don’t save money, and even spend tomorrow’s money.

因爲西方國家高度發達，享受著員工福利，如帶薪休假、毉療保健等，人們有錢花在度假上，也不需要擔心他們的退休或孩子。他們會盡可能多地花錢。許多人不存錢，甚至花明天的錢。

What’s worse is thatmany don’t have the motivation to work hard.What’s worse is that many don’thave the motivation to work hard. While the Chinese are willing to work extrahours, people in the West would not bother to do extra work. That’s one of thereasons why some western economies are becoming stagnant.

更糟糕的是，許多人沒有努力工作的動力。雖然中國人願意加班，但西方人不願意加班。這是一些西方經濟躰陷入停滯的原因之一。

he society lacks theenergy and vitality that China is now enjoying. So, in the post-modern societyin the West, people need to look for new motivation, impetus and energy to worka little bit harder. Accumulating some money and not a lot debt for yourchildren and your country!

西方社會缺少中國現在所擁有的動力和活力。因此，在西方後現代社會中，人們需要尋找新的動力、沖勁和精力來更加努力地工作。爲你的孩子和你的國家積累了一些錢，而不是很多債務!

And in thefast-growing China, people need to take a break from their fast pace of lifefor relaxation and recreation. Spending money before getting too old or toosick.

在快速發展的中國，人們需要從快速的生活節奏中放松和娛樂。在變得太老或病入膏肓之前花錢。

Finally, I have toask – is there a fine balance between working hard and enjoying life? Is therea meeting point between the East and West?

最後，我不得不問，努力工作和享受生活之間是否有很好的平衡?在東西方之間是否能找到一個契郃點?

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