日本爱知县高薪招募忍者

 Sharpen your shuriken, Japan's Aichi prefecture is looking to hire six ninjas in a bid to boost tourism.

是时候亮出你的忍者飞镖了——日本爱知县正欲招募六名忍者，以推动当地旅游业的发展。

The roles are full time and the pay is ?180,000 ($1,600; ?1,100) a month, the job ad says (in Japanese).

招聘广告上用日语写道：需全职，月薪18万日元。

Physical fitness and acrobatic skills are a must says Aichi prefecture, which hopes to promote "warlord tourism".

爱知县官方称，应聘者要身体健康，且必须练过杂技。爱知县希望通过此举发展“武士游”。

Ninjas were 15th Century Japanese mercenaries specialising in espionage¹, assassination², sabotage³ and other forms of irregular warfare⁴.

忍者是15世纪日本一种特殊的兵种，专门从事间谍、暗杀、蓄意破坏等种种非常规的战斗任务。

日本爱知县高薪招募忍者

Such trickery was considered beneath the samurai, or military nobility, who had to observe strict rules on fighting honourably⁵.

日本忍者地位在武士和贵族之下，他们必须遵守严格的规则，为荣誉而战。

The job specification⁶ has been somewhat changed for the advertised roles.

然而在这则招聘广告中，忍者的工作内容了发生一些改变。

It involves stage performances and "PR work" for radio and television. Combat experience as a ninja is not required and a track record of killing⁷ people for money would not help your application.

在这里，忍者的工作包括舞台表演以及负责电视和广播节目的“公关工作”。作为一名忍者所必须的格斗经验，你不一定要有，而且拿钱取命的工作经验也不会对你得到这份工作有任何帮助。

Ideal candidates should "enjoy being under the spotlight⁸ even though he or she is a secretive ninja," Satoshi Adachi of the prefecture's tourism promotion⁹ unit, told AFP.

爱知县旅游宣传部门的安达哲告诉法新社记者，理想的应聘者须“放下自己‘神秘忍者’的心理包袱，享受站在聚光灯下的感觉。”

As the troupe¹⁰ will sometimes perform in English, Japanese language skills are preferred rather than essential, Mr Adachi said, although a passion for history and tourism is a requirement.

安达智表示，剧团时常要用英语进行演出，所以会说日语并非必要条件，当然会的话更好。对日本历史和旅游充满热情的人，都可以应征。

Training is also a little quicker these days: winning applicants¹¹ will be up to speed in the arts of wooing tourists with back flips¹² and sword play by the end of April.

目前的培训进程正在加快：通过面试的人，必须在4月结束前尽快掌握后空翻以及剑术等能够吸引游客的技能。

Successful applicants will be performing in Nagoya Castle and various other locations.

成功入选的申请者将在名古屋城和其他各地进行表演。

Aichi prefecture may be hoping to see some of the success seen by neighbouring Mie prefecture's Ninja museum in Iga city, which combines historical details with acrobatic performances inspired by tales of the ancient warriors¹³.

三重县在爱知县的旁边。三重县伊贺市修建了忍者博物馆。受古代武士传奇故事的启发，该博物馆将历史传说与杂技表演融为一体，取得了极大的成功。爱知县希望能复制这样的成功。

Iga, which brands itself as the "home town" of ninja, was once home to many ninjas, also known as shinobi, who emerged as a distinct phenomenon in the volatile¹⁴ "warring states" period of the 15th Century. They gradually disappeared as Japan was unified¹⁵ in the 17th Century.

伊贺市曾出过不少忍者，自诩为“忍者之乡”。忍者，又名“西诺比”，起源于15世纪烽烟四起的日本，是那段动荡不安时期的一个独特现象。随着日本在17世纪完成统一，忍者也逐渐消失在了历史长河中。

While ninja were a very real historical phenomenon, much popular folklore¹⁶ about them is based on legend and myth.

虽然忍者是一个真实存在的历史现象，但现在民间广为流传的关于忍者的传说则大多都来源于传奇和神话。

But while once they were looked on as little more than a historical curiosity of more interest to foreigners than Japanese themselves, prefectures are increasingly keen to capitalise on historical ties to tap into the country's tourism boom.

曾经，忍者仅代表了一段让人好奇的历史，而且这种好奇更多地来自外国人，而不是本国人。但随着时间的推移，日本各县开始关注这段历史渊源的吸金价值，逐渐将它运用到推动旅游业上面。

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to increase tourism even further in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

日本首相安倍晋三承诺，在2020年东京奥运会到来前，日本将进一步发展旅游业。

Anyone over 18 can apply to be a ninja in Aichi, and applications close on 22 March.

凡年满18周岁的人都可以应聘成为爱知县的忍者，报名截止日期为3月22日。

 

1 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

2 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

3 sabotage   

n.怠工，破坏活动，破坏；v.从事破坏活动，妨害，破坏

参考例句：

• They tried to sabotage my birthday party.他们企图破坏我的生日晚会。
• The fire at the factory was caused by sabotage.那家工厂的火灾是有人蓄意破坏引起的。

4 warfare   

n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突

参考例句：

• He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
• Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。

5 honourably   

adv.可尊敬地，光荣地，体面地

参考例句：

• Will the time never come when we may honourably bury the hatchet? 难道我们永远不可能有个体面地休战的时候吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The dispute was settled honourably. 争议体面地得到解决。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 specification   

n.详述；[常pl.]规格，说明书，规范

参考例句：

• I want to know his specification of details.我想知道他对细节的详述。
• Examination confirmed that the quality of the products was up to specification.经检查，产品质量合格。

7 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

8 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

9 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

10 troupe   

n.剧团，戏班；杂技团；马戏团

参考例句：

• The art troupe is always on the move in frontier guards.文工团常年在边防部队流动。
• The troupe produced a new play last night.剧团昨晚上演了一部新剧。

11 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

12 flips   

轻弹( flip的第三人称单数 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥

参考例句：

• Larry flips on the TV while he is on vacation in Budapest. 赖瑞在布达佩斯渡假时，打开电视收看节目。
• He flips through a book before making a decision. 他在决定买下一本书前总要先草草翻阅一下。

13 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。

14 volatile   

adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质

参考例句：

• With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
• His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

15 unified   

(unify 的过去式和过去分词)； 统一的； 统一标准的； 一元化的

参考例句：

• The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
• The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。

16 folklore   

n.民间信仰，民间传说，民俗

参考例句：

• Zhuge Liang is a synonym for wisdom in folklore.诸葛亮在民间传说中成了智慧的代名词。
• In Chinese folklore the bat is an emblem of good fortune.在中国的民间传说中蝙蝠是好运的象征。