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Jeffrey Epstein and the Crisis of Human Development: Why the Scandal Is Not the Real Issue
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kànguòyí gè一个diàn shì jié mù电视节目liǎngwèiyǎn yuán演员ràngguān zhòng观众xuǎnnán rén男人

I watched a TV show where two actresses asked the audience to choose a man.

yí gè一个shìpǔ tōng普通yín háng银行zhí yuán职员yǒu shàn友善àiqiúlìngyí gè一个chuān穿hěnshuàishuōzì jǐ自己hěnyǒu qián有钱háihēi bāng黑帮yǒuguān xì关系

One was an ordinary bank clerk, friendly and fond of playing football; the other was well-dressed, claimed to be wealthy, and connected to the mafia.

hòu lái后来hěnduōnǚ shēng女生jī hū几乎dōuxuǎnlehēi bāng黑帮wèidà jiā大家xiàohěnkāi xīn开心

Later, many women almost all chose the 'mafia' man, and everyone laughed happily.

dànzhèràngrénxiǎng dào想到wǒ men我们zuǐshàngshuōzhòng shì重视shàn liáng善良chéng shí诚实zuòxuǎn zé选择shíquèchángbèiyǒu quán yǒu shì有权有势xī yǐn吸引

But this makes one think: we say we value kindness and honesty, yet when making choices, we are often attracted by 'power and influence.'

jié fú lǐ · ài pō sī tǎn杰弗里·爱泼斯坦duō nián多年zuòér tóng儿童xìng jiāo yì性交易méi tǐ媒体chángzhǐguān xīn关心shuíyǒuguān xì关系quèhū lüè忽略legèngdewèn tí问题quán lì权力ràngréntáo bì逃避chéng fá惩罚dào dé道德huìbēng huài崩坏

Jeffrey Epstein engaged in child sex trafficking for many years; the media often only cared about who was connected to him, ignoring the bigger problem: power allows people to escape punishment, and morality collapses.

měi guó美国tiān zhǔ jiào huì天主教会fā shēng发生guòshén fù神父cháng qī长期shāng hài伤害ér tóng儿童háibèijī gòu机构yǎn gài掩盖

The American Catholic Church also had priests who abused children for a long time, and the institution covered it up.

shì jiè世界shànghěnduōnǚ xìng女性yī shēng一生zhōngzāo yù遭遇guòbào lì暴力zhèbú shì不是shǎo shù少数huài rén坏人ér shì而是shè huì社会cháng qī长期cún zài存在dejié gòu结构wèn tí问题

Many women around the world experience violence in their lifetime; this is not just a few bad people, but a long-standing structural problem in society.

guāngyǒuzhī shí知识bù gòu不够gèngxū yào需要nèi xīn内心dechéng zhǎng成长zhèng què正确dejià zhí价值

Having knowledge is not enough; inner growth and correct values are also needed.

zhēn zhèng真正degǎi biàn改变cóngměi tiān每天dexiǎoxuǎn zé选择kāi shǐ开始wǒ men我们yuànyuàn yì愿意zhī chí支持zhèng zhí正直derén

Real change starts with small daily choices: are we willing to support honest people?

zàimíng ní sū dá明尼苏达yǒu rén有人bāng zhù帮助miàn duì面对yí mín移民zhí fǎ执法delín jū邻居sòngshí wù食物hù xiāng互相zhào kàn照看

In Minnesota, some people help neighbors facing immigration enforcement by providing food and looking out for each other.

zhè yàng这样deshìchū míng出名quèràngréngèngān quán安全gèngyǒuzūn yán尊严

These acts are not famous but make people safer and more dignified.

zhècáishìrén lèi人类fā zhǎn发展dexī wàng希望

This is the hope for human development.

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