美丽新世界Brave New World 第17章(11)

 　　All the tonic¹ effects of murdering Desdemona and being murdered by Othello, without any of the inconveniences.

　　它所能产生的滋补效果跟杀死苔斯德蒙娜和被奥塞罗杀死相同，却丝毫没有它的不方便。

　　But I like the inconveniences.

　　可是我却喜欢那种不方便。

　　"We don't," said the Controller. "We prefer to do things comfortably."

　　“可是我们不喜欢，”总统说，“我们喜欢舒舒服服地办事。”

　　But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.

　　我不需要舒服。我需要上帝，需要诗，需要真正的危险，需要自由，需要善，需要罪恶。

　　"In fact," said Mustapha Mond, "you're claiming the right to be unhappy."

　　实际上你要求的是受苦受难的权利。

　　"All right then," said the Savage² defiantly³, "I'm claiming the nght to be unhappy."

　　“那好，”野蛮人挑战地说，我现在就要求受苦受难的权利。”

　　Not to mention the right to grow old and ugly and impotent; the right to have syphilis and cancer;

　　你还没有说要求衰老、丑陋和阳痿的权利；要求害梅毒和癌症的权利；

　　the right to have too little to eat; the right to be lousy;

　　要求食物匮乏的权利；讨人厌烦的权利；

　　the right to live in constant apprehension⁴ of what may happen tomorrow;

　　要求总是战战兢兢害怕明天会发生的事的权利；

　　the right to catch typhoid; the right to be tortured by unspeakable pains of every kind.

　　要求害伤寒的权利；要求受到种种难以描述的痛苦折磨的权利。

　　There was a long silence.

　　良久的沉默。

　　"I claim them all," said the Savage at last.

　　“这一切我都要求。”野蛮人终于说道。

　　Mustapha Mond shrugged⁵ his shoulders. "You're welcome," he said.

　　穆斯塔法.蒙德耸耸肩，“那就照您的意思办吧。”他说。

1 tonic   

n./adj.滋补品，补药，强身的，健体的

参考例句：

• It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly.这将作为老年人滋补品在市场上销售。
• Sea air is Nature's best tonic for mind and body.海上的空气是大自然赋予的对人们身心的最佳补品。

2 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

3 defiantly   

adv.挑战地，大胆对抗地

参考例句：

• Braving snow and frost, the plum trees blossomed defiantly. 红梅傲雪凌霜开。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 apprehension   

n.理解，领悟；逮捕，拘捕；忧虑

参考例句：

• There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.有些地方仍然存疑，于是她越来越担心。
• She is a girl of weak apprehension.她是一个理解力很差的女孩。

5 shrugged   

vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
• She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》