zhèng fǔ
政府
xǐ huān
喜欢
bǎo mì
保密
,
dàn
但
shì jiè
世界
de
的
dà
大
wèn tí
问题
bìng
并
bú shì
不是
mì mì
秘密

Governments Like Secrecy, but the World’s Big Problems Are Not Secret
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hěn很duō多zhèng fǔ政府xǐ huān喜欢bǎ把shì qíng事情shuō说dé得hěn很shén mì神秘,hǎo xiàng好像dà jiā大家bù不zhī dào知道zhēn xiàng真相。

Many governments like to make things sound mysterious, as if people do not know the truth.

kě shì可是,shì jiè世界shàng上zuì最zhòng yào重要de的wèn tí问题,qí shí其实cháng cháng常常bú shì不是mì mì秘密。

But the most important problems in the world are often not secrets at all.

bǐ rú比如zhàn zhēng战争、hé wǔ qì核武器wēi xiǎn危险、wú rén jī无人机gōng jī攻击、huán jìng环境wèn tí问题,zhè xiē这些shì事dà jiā大家dōu都néng能kàn dào看到,yě也néng能zhǎo dào找到hěn duō很多xìn xī信息。

For example, war, the danger of nuclear weapons, drone strikes, and environmental problems are things everyone can see and can find a lot of information about.

wèn tí问题bú shì不是méi没rén人gào sù告诉wǒ men我们,ér shì而是hěn很duō rén多人bù不yuàn yì愿意rèn zhēn认真xiǎng想,yě也bù不yuàn yì愿意xíng dòng行动。

The problem is not that no one tells us; it is that many people are unwilling to think seriously and unwilling to act.

yǒu shí hòu有时候,zhèng fǔ政府huì会yòng用piào liàng漂亮de的huà话lái来jiě shì解释zhèng cè政策,dàn但zhēn shí真实yuán yīn原因cháng cháng常常yǐ jīng已经gōng kāi公开shuō说chū lái出来le了。

Sometimes governments use nice-sounding words to explain policies, but the real reasons have often already been made public.

jǔ bào zhě举报者dāng rán当然hěn很zhòng yào重要,yīn wèi因为tā men他们yǒu shí有时néng能gōng kāi公开zhēn zhèng真正de的mì mì秘密,bāng zhù帮助rén men人们jí shí及时zǔ zhǐ阻止huài shì坏事。

Whistleblowers are of course very important, because sometimes they can reveal real secrets and help people stop bad things in time.

bù guò不过,gèng更duō多shí hòu时候,wǒ men我们zuì最xū yào需要de的bú shì不是xīn新de的mì mì秘密wén jiàn文件,ér shì而是rèn zhēn认真miàn duì面对yǐ jīng已经zhī dào知道de的shì shí事实。

However, more often, what we need most is not new secret documents, but a serious response to the facts we already know.

xiàng像hé zhàn zhēng核战争de的fēng xiǎn风险,bìng并méi yǒu没有xiāo shī消失,zhǐ shì只是hěn很duō多rén人bù xiǎng不想tán谈。

The risk of nuclear war has not disappeared; many people simply do not want to talk about it.

zuò zhě作者rèn wéi认为,zuì最zhòng yào重要de的shì是ràng让gèng更duō多rén人jiē shòu接受zhè xiē这些jī běn基本shì shí事实,bìng并bǎ把xiǎng fǎ想法biàn chéng变成xíng dòng行动。

The author believes that the most important thing is to help more people accept these basic facts and turn ideas into action.

zhǐ yǒu只有zhè yàng这样,shì jiè世界cái才kě néng可能biàn dé变得gèng更ān quán安全、gèng更gōng píng公平。

Only then can the world become safer and fairer.

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