英国卫报:群众的力量(2)

As the lockdown commenced, I found myself cueing up other songs that reminded me of crowds.

当禁闭开始时，我发现自己开始寻找其他让我想起人群的歌曲。

In the way a single snatch of melody can instantly remind you of an ex, or an old friend,

像一段旋律就能立刻让你想起前男友或老朋友一样，

I wanted songs that reminded me of what it's like to be with thousands of strangers.

我想要那些能让我想起和成千上万个陌生人在一起的感觉的歌。

I listened to Drake's Nice for What and Koffee's Toast, which took me back to swaying tipsily in the crush of Notting Hill carnival¹,

我听了德雷克的“Nice for What”和科菲的“Toast”，这让我回到了拥挤的诺丁山狂欢节，

of being giddily overwhelmed, as the juddering sub-bass moved in waves through a million ribcages.

在剧烈震动的低音在数万人的胸腔中回响时，淹没在眼花缭乱的人海中。

I missed the disinhibition of dancing in a dark, low-ceilinged club.

我想念在昏暗、天花板低矮的俱乐部里跳舞的那种释放。

I missed screaming into the cold winter air of the AFC Wimbledon terraces about an outrageous² refereeing³ decision.

我想念在温布尔登网球联合会看台上，在一个令人发指的裁判判罚后，对着寒冷的冬季空气尖叫。

I missed the joy of chanting and feeling my own thin voice being made whole by others joining it in unison⁴.

我想念吟颂的喜悦，也想念感受自己单薄的声音因与其他人一起合唱而变得完整的感觉。

I missed the tingling⁵ mixture of anxiety and vertigo⁶ of the moment you first step out into a festival or football or carnival or protest crowd,

我也怀念，当你第一次参加一个节日、足球赛、狂欢节或抗议人群时，那种焦虑和眩晕交织的感觉。

a feeling of over-stimulation, the ripples⁷ of noise and colour jostling for your attention,

那是一种过度刺激的感觉，噪音和色彩的涟漪竞相吸引你的注意力，

the anticipation⁸ of being subsumed in the crowd and yet powered up by it – of losing a part of yourself, and your independence, and being glad to.

期望被人群包围，却又为它所激励——失去你自己的一部分，失去你的独立，并为此感到高兴。

I missed the strange alchemy of congregation, when your brain pulses with the validation⁹ of being with so many people who have chosen the same path.

我也想念，当你的大脑因与众多选择同一条道路的人在一起而悸动时，那种奇怪的教堂会众般的魔力。

How could I be wrong? Look, all these people are here, too.

我怎么会错呢？看吧，这些人也在这里。

While many of us were missing crowds, the realities of Covid-19 meant they had taken on a completely new meaning.

虽然我们中许多人都在想念人群，但新冠病毒的现实意味着他们具有了一种全新的意义。

Gathering¹⁰ with others was suddenly, paradoxically antisocial:

与他人聚在一起突然变得矛盾地反社会：

it suggested you were careless about viral transmission of a deadly disease,

这意味着你不关心一种致死疾病的病毒传播，

more interested in your own short-term social needs than the lives of strangers.

相比于陌生人的生命，你更在意自己短期的社交需求。

The very sight of a crowd suddenly seemed alarming. We shook our heads at rumours¹¹ of parties,

突然间，看到人群聚集的场景会让人产生担忧。我们对着派对的传闻摇头，

and shared pictures of Cheltenham festival or the Stereophonics' Cardiff gigs as if they were clips from horror films.

分享切尔滕纳姆音乐节或立体音响乐队在加的夫演出的照片时，感觉它们像是恐怖电影的片段。

Festivals, congregations, assemblies, raves¹², processions, choirs¹³, rallies, demonstrations¹⁴,

节日，聚集，集会，狂欢，游行，唱诗班，集会，示威，

audiences in stadiums, halls, clubs, theatres and cinemas – gatherings¹⁵ of any kind became fatal.

在体育场、大厅、俱乐部、剧院和电影院的观众——任何形式的集会都是致命的。

As lockdown begins to ease, people are again gathering to socialise in parks and on beaches,

随着封锁开始放松，人们再次聚集在公园和海滩上进行社交活动，

and to rail against injustice¹⁶ in Black Lives Matter and Extinction¹⁷ Rebellion protests,

谴责“黑人的命也是命”和“反抗灭绝”抗议中的不公正，

but crowds as we used to know them won't be coming back for many months to come.

但我们以前知道的人群在未来几个月内都不会回来。

1 carnival   

n.嘉年华会，狂欢，狂欢节，巡回表演

参考例句：

• I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
• Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。

2 outrageous   

adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的

参考例句：

• Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
• Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。

3 refereeing   

[计]仲裁，审稿工作，稿件评审

参考例句：

• I've spent too much time in my career refereeing staff/line disputes. 办事人员和第一线人员常常发生争执，我为解决这种争执花费了许多时间。 来自辞典例句
• Unfair refereeing in yesterday's match made the news again. 昨天的比赛中又爆出了“黑哨”丑闻！ 来自互联网

4 unison   

n.步调一致，行动一致

参考例句：

• The governments acted in unison to combat terrorism.这些国家的政府一致行动对付恐怖主义。
• My feelings are in unison with yours.我的感情与你的感情是一致的。

5 tingling   

v.有刺痛感( tingle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• My ears are tingling [humming; ringing; singing]. 我耳鸣。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My tongue is tingling. 舌头发麻。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 vertigo   

n.眩晕

参考例句：

• He had a dreadful attack of vertigo.他忽然头晕得厉害。
• If you have vertigo it seems as if the whole room is spinning round you.如果你头晕，就会觉得整个房间都旋转起来

7 ripples   

逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The moon danced on the ripples. 月亮在涟漪上舞动。
• The sea leaves ripples on the sand. 海水在沙滩上留下了波痕。

8 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

9 validation   

n.确认

参考例句：

• If the countdown timer ever hits zero, do your validation processing. 处理这种情况的方法是在输入的同时使用递减计时器，每次击键重新计时。如果递减计时器变为零，就开始验证。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Although the validation control is a very widespread idiom, most such controls can be improved. 虽然确认控件是非常广泛的习惯用法，但还有很多有待改进的地方。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

10 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

11 rumours   

n.传闻( rumour的名词复数 )；风闻；谣言；谣传

参考例句：

• The rumours were completely baseless. 那些谣传毫无根据。
• Rumours of job losses were later confirmed. 裁员的传言后来得到了证实。

12 raves   

n.狂欢晚会( rave的名词复数 )v.胡言乱语( rave的第三人称单数 )；愤怒地说；咆哮；痴心地说

参考例句：

• She raves about that singer. 她醉心地谈论那位歌手。 来自辞典例句
• His new play received raves in the paper. 他的新剧本在报纸上受到赞扬。 来自辞典例句

13 choirs   

n.教堂的唱诗班( choir的名词复数 )；唱诗队；公开表演的合唱团；（教堂）唱经楼

参考例句：

• They ran the three churches to which they belonged, the clergy, the choirs and the parishioners. 她们管理着自己所属的那三家教堂、牧师、唱诗班和教区居民。 来自飘（部分）
• Since 1935, several village choirs skilled in this music have been created. 1935以来，数支熟练掌握这种音乐的乡村唱诗班相继建立起来。 来自互联网

14 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

15 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

16 injustice   

n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利

参考例句：

• They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
• All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。

17 extinction   

n.熄灭，消亡，消灭，灭绝，绝种

参考例句：

• The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
• The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。