自由都是相對(duì)的，沒有絕對(duì)的自由，那么怎樣的自由才算是真正的自由?下面學(xué)習(xí)啦小編為大家?guī)斫?jīng)典英語(yǔ)散文：論自由，希望大家喜歡。

　　經(jīng)典英語(yǔ)散文：論自由

　　Some people think that liberty means no control -that a free person is one who can do as he pleases, that he is not like a horse or an ox in being held back or pushed forward or turned this way or that. It liberty means license, the chance to do as you please, then there is no such thing as liberty in all the world.

　　有些人認(rèn)為“自由”意味著無拘無束——一個(gè)自由人可以為所欲為，不像牛、馬一樣受人牽制或驅(qū)策。如果自由意指放縱的話，那么全世界就沒有自由這種東西了。

　　In a state of anarchy with no laws, police, or government, you may come or go, work or loaf, steal or kill, but you have no real liberty. You are in constant fear that someone may stop you or rob you or even kill you. In a savage land where there are no rules of any kind, or on a lonely island where there is no one to oppose you, your liberties are almost all lost; you can do nothing worth while; your circle of freedom is useless because it is so small. On the other hand, one's opportunities are greatest in some place where government is strong and laws are many and officers are strict.

　　在無政府狀態(tài)之下，沒有法律、警察或政府，你可以任意來去、工作或游蕩、偷竊或殺戮，但是你沒有真正的自由。你處于持續(xù)的恐懼中，擔(dān)心受到阻攔、搶掠，甚至被殺。在一片荒蕪的土地上，沒有任何法規(guī)，或者在偏僻的小島上，沒有人會(huì)阻礙你，你幾乎失去所有的自由;你無法做什么有意義的事情;你的自由范圍渺小到毫無用途。反過來說，在某些政府健全、法律繁多而官員嚴(yán)峻的地方，一個(gè)人才可擁有最大的機(jī)會(huì)。

　　Liberty, then, is not license. License is the opportunity to act regardless of other people; liberty is the opportunity to act in such a way as not to interfere with the opportunity of others. When license increases, liberty decreases. It is, then, very important that all people should understand and value liberty, but fight against license and the disregard of the rights of others as they would fight against a cruel invader.

　　因此，自由不是放縱。放縱是行動(dòng)時(shí)罔顧別人;自由是行動(dòng)時(shí)以一種不妨害別人機(jī)會(huì)的方式為之。當(dāng)放縱增加時(shí)，自由就減少了。所以，最重要的事情是，每個(gè)人都應(yīng)該了解并珍惜自由，同時(shí)像抗拒殘酷的入侵者一樣，反對(duì)放縱以及忽視他人權(quán)力的行為。

　　經(jīng)典英語(yǔ)散文詞匯：

　　1.license n.放任

　　2.anarchy n.無政府

　　3.loaf v.游惰;閑蕩

　　4.interfere n.妨礙;抵觸

　　5.decrease v.減少

　　6.disregard n.忽視;輕蔑

　　7.invader n.侵入者