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1、【工作狂英语演讲稿】WhateverHappenedtothePeopleWhoWork VectorJ [Greetings.] Today,thetopicIwannadiscussisaboutworkaholics. Thereisastoryonmytextbook,unit2,TheCompanyMan,whichstartslikethis: Heworkedhimselftodeath,finallyandprecisely,at3am.Sundaymorning. WhenIfirstreadthisstory,indeed,itscaredme.Butwhats
2、caredmemost,justafewsecondslater,wasthatIrealizedthat,onceuponatime,I,myself,usedtobeaworkaholic. AndifIkeptwalkingdownthatpath,maybeoneday,I’denduplikethatcompanymanwhodiedaloneatatimewhenmostpeopleusuallydonotdie. So,Ibegantowonder,whydidIdowhatIdid? Or,whydopeoplebecomeworkaholics? Even,whydo
3、wechoosetowork? Aftermypainfuldeliberation,hereIwannasharetwodifferentanswerswithyou. Answerwasconcludedbymyself. Weworkbecauseofourdeficiencyofmeaningandpurpose. Wehuman-beingshavebeensufferingfromtwodifferentkindsofdilemmas,whichhavethreatenedourexistenceforcenturies. Firstly,death.Thisisthep
4、hysicalendforallofus.Wedon’tknowiftherewouldbeanythingthatcomesafterdeath.Therefore,sofar,whensomeonehasdied,wesayhehasbeencompletelyremoved,orerased,fromthisworldandthisreality. Secondly,thepossiblemeaninglessnessoflifeitself.Thismaybethekindoftruthwearenothappytoconfront,butwehavetoadmitthatthere
5、couldbeagreatchancethataman’slifeiscreatedbyaccidentand,also,fullofuncertainty.ThisiswhywehavetheNihilismtheory.ThinkaboutwhattheRomanianphilosopherEmiloncesaid,"I’msimplyanaccident.Whytakeanyofthisseriously?" Facedwiththesetwoinsurmountableproblems,firstlydeath,secondlythepossiblemeaninglessnessof
6、lifeitself,thesenseofself-realizationbroughtbyhardworkingcouldbetheonlysolutiontowardsatrulyhappyandmeaningfullife. Next,answer Workaholicisactuallyaglobalphenomenonbecauseweallaresurroundedbysnobs. ThiswasderivedfromanEnglishauthornamedAlaindeBotton,fromoneofhisspeechesonTED. Fromhisopinion,int
7、hissociety,wehavenothinginthecenterthatisnon-human.Wearethefirstsocietywherewedon’tworshipanythingotherthanourselves.Itisallabouthuman.Nomoregods.Ourheroesarehumanheroes.Whynot?Hey,thinkaboutthis.Weev
