葡萄皮
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作者：葡萄皮 在 罕见奇谈 发贴, 来自 http://www.hjclub.org
Reed Flute
芦笛
As you guys already know, I talked to the minister of the National Security yesterday over the phone and he ordered me to quit the web. So this time I am really leaving. But before I go, I have to ask the last question.
跟你们这些家伙已经知道的一样，我在电话上与国安部长谈过之后，他即命令我撤离网络。所以这次，我是真的要离开了。但是在走之前，我还得问最后的问题。
I noticed that NQVQ (I hope I got his name right) wrote a piece entitled "Burning Finger(s)" that earned a deafening applause from his comrades. As always, I did not open it --- how could I be so cruel to my weak stomach? But I got some vague idea from Pu Taopi's piece. Just a brief glimpse was enough for me to pay attention to one point he raised..
我注意到，NQVQ（希望他的名字，我拼的正确）写的标题叫”燃指”，引起他的同伙鼓噪叫好的帖子。如同往常那样，我没打开来看---我那虚弱的胃肠哪受的了？但是从葡萄皮的帖子中我获得了一些端倪。短短扫视了一下就看到他所要强调的观点。。
If I understand correctly (which I am not sure of, as I did not read the original text), according to Mr NQVQ, those who are earning their bread in the USA have no right whatsoever to criticize neither the US government nor the American social system.
如果我理解正确的话（因为没读原帖，所以不确定）。根据NQVQ先生的看法，那些在美国谋生的人士，是完全没有批评美国政府或美国社会体系的任何权利的。
Am I right, Mr NQVQ? Is this your burning finger, or more precisely, burning hatred?
对吗，NQVQ先生？这就是你的燃指，或更精确些，燃恨？
So if I live in a country, I will automatically lose the right to criticize anything in that country. Instead, I can only shake my tail like a docile and grateful dog whose only purpose of life is to please its master?
所以如果我居住在某个国家，我就自动丧失对这个国家的任何事批评的权利。换句话说，我只能像只驯顺感恩的狗，生活唯一的目的就是讨好主子，那样的摇尾巴？
Is this what you call "democracy", or your burning conscience?
这是你所说的”民主” ，还是你的燃心？
Well, I can certainly live with that. Nonetheless, I still want to know what the current noise surrounding Miss Liu Di is all about. According to your burning conscience, she has no right to complain about anything that happens in China, since she lives there, doesn't she?
嗯，我能肯定那样的生活信念。然而，我还是想知道，围绕在刘荻小姐周遭的众说纷纭。根据你的“燃心”，她就无权对中国发生的任何事对中国抗议，因为她住在那里，是吗？
Another thing. Are you saying that the commies did a right thing by deporting dissidents or forcing them out of China? No wonder loads of people have suddenly become extremely courageous, now that they finally become entitled to criticize the commies as they stop earning their livings in China.
另外，你是否说过，共产党把持异见者驱逐出境、赶出中国是件好事？一点不奇怪，人民之主突然变得神勇无比，甚至拥有批判共产党的权力───当他们不在中国的生活之后，
What a great theory! What an intellectual wonder!
真是伟大的理论！智力的奇葩！
Still, this glorious theory sounds a bit gutless. Maybe I am a bit dirty-minded (as a result of communicating with Children of China's Conscience), but it seems to me that you are in effect advocating a theory that one can only criticize something when he is safe. So you can criticize the USA only if you are not in the USA. Likewise, you can criticize the commies only when they cannot get hold of you.
继续，这个光辉理论听起来有点胆小。也许是我小心眼（受中国良心之子释放的讯息所影响），就我的理解，你是说当某人在安全的状况时他就可以批评任何事。因此，如果你不在美国的话，就可以批评美国。同样的道理，当共产党逮不着你的时候，你才可以批评共产党。
And you call this your burning conscience and burning courage! You've made me speechless, sir.
你叫这作你的燃心和燃胆！真是让人瞠目结舌，先生。
Again, I can certainly live with this incredible miracle of heroism. But I must admit, you do worry me, sir.
再来，我能肯定这样不可思议、奇迹般英雄气概的生活信念。但是我得承认你使我担忧，先生。
Imagine: a quick learner of your great theory goes and asks Mr Gao Han: "How can you beg money from those reactionary capitalists and use it to propagate Marxism and organize world revolution to overthrow the global capitalism? You are biting the hand that is feeding you!"
想象：你伟大理论的学习者去问高寒先生：“你是如何做到，在反动资本家手底下讨生活，并把赚来的钱用在发展马克思主义、组织世界革命去推翻全球资本主义的？”你变成自打耳光！
Worse still: What if the commie spies currently swarming at the web site where you are active are inspired both by this noble ethic code you proposed and by the brilliant moral example set by Mr Niu Lehou, and decide to report Mr Gao Han to FBI?
更糟的：假设现在正有很多共特在你出入的网站上群集，受到启发，借着你的崇高道德标准密告你，借着牛乐吼先生的光辉道德范例向FBI举报高寒呢？
Now let us see if you can circumvent (rao3guo4, as you put it) your "conscience" which seems to be the best-seller these days. To be honest, I have never dreamed that something like conscience is for sale like cosmetics.
现在我们研究一下是否你的“良心”---这些天来似乎是最好的推销员，能否防止（绕过，如你阐明的）这些情况。老实说，我连作梦都无法想象良心可以像化妆品那样贩卖的。
Have a very good sale, sir.
祝，生意兴隆，先生。
作者：葡萄皮 在 罕见奇谈 发贴, 来自 http://www.hjclub.org |
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One final question--by Reed Flute 一个最后的问题（葡萄皮试译）
