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fēi bào lì
非暴力
zì wǒ shěn chá
自我审查
Nonviolence and Self-Censorship
本站:原文:
fēi bào lì非暴力shìshén me什么yì sī意思

What does nonviolence mean?

hěnduōrénjué de觉得fēi bào lì非暴力jiù shì就是dǎ jià打架bù yòng不用wǔ lì武力

Many people think nonviolence just means not fighting or using force.

qí shí其实fēi bào lì非暴力shìyònghé píng和平defāng fǎ方法láigǎi biàn改变bù hǎo不好deshì qíng事情

Actually, nonviolence is about using peaceful methods to change bad things.

xiànggān dì甘地mǎ dīng · lù dé · jīn马丁·路德·金zhè yàng这样deréntā men他们yòngfēi bào lì非暴力defāng fǎ方法ràngshè huì社会biàn dé变得gènghǎo

People like Gandhi and Martin Luther King used nonviolent methods to make society better.

tā men他们bú shì不是zhǐshuōdǎ jià打架ér shì而是yòngxíng dòng行动gǎi biàn改变wèn tí问题

They didn’t just say not to fight; they took action to change problems.

wǒ men我们yǒu shí hòu有时候huìhài pà害怕shuō chū说出zì jǐ自己dexiǎng fǎ想法zhèjiàozì wǒ shěn chá自我审查

Sometimes we are afraid to speak our thoughts; this is called self-censorship.

bǐ rú比如yǒu xiē有些rényīn wèi因为hài pà害怕bié rén别人xǐ huān喜欢zì jǐ自己jiùgǎnbiǎo dá表达zì jǐ自己deyì jiàn意见

For example, some people don’t dare to express their opinions because they fear others won’t like them.

qí shí其实gǎi biàn改变shì jiè世界yàoxiāngǎi biàn改变zì jǐ自己

In fact, to change the world, we must first change ourselves.

wǒ men我们yàoyǒng gǎn勇敢shuō chū说出zì jǐ自己dexiǎng fǎ想法zuòduìdeshì qíng事情

We need to bravely speak our thoughts and do what is right.

zhè yàng这样wǒ men我们cái néng才能ràngshì jiè世界biàn dé变得gènghé píng和平

This way, we can make the world more peaceful.

měi gè rén每个人dōukě yǐ可以cóngzì jǐ自己zuòbú yào不要hài pà害怕biǎo dá表达zì jǐ自己zhèjiù shì就是fēi bào lì非暴力dekāi shǐ开始

Everyone can start with themselves and not be afraid to express themselves; this is the beginning of nonviolence.

By David Andersson / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted