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射象
InMoulmein,inLowerBurma,Iwashatedbylargenumbersofpeople—theonlytimeinmylifethatIhavebeenimportantenoughforthistohappentome.Iwassub-divisionalpoliceofficerofthetown,andinanaimless漫无目的,pettykindofwayanti-Europeanfeelingwasverybitter.Noonehadthegutstoraiseariot没有人有胆量制造一场暴乱,butifaEuropeanwomanwentthroughthebazaarsalonesomebodywouldprobablyspitbeteljuice吐槟榔汁overherdress.AsapoliceofficerIwasanobvioustarget明显目标andwasbaitedwheneveritseemedsafetodoso.WhenanimbleBurmantrippedmeuponthefootballfieldandthereferee裁判(anotherBurman)lookedtheotherway,thecrowdyelledwithhideouslaughter.Thishappenedmorethanonce.Intheendthesneeringyellowfacesofyoungmenthatmetmeeverywhere,theinsultshootedaftermewhenIwasatasafedistance,gotbadlyonmynerves使我神经受不了.TheyoungBuddhistpriestsweretheworstofall.Therewereseveralthousandsoftheminthetownandnoneofthemseemedtohaveanythingtodoexceptstandonstreetcornersandjeer嘲弄atEuropeans.Allthiswasperplexingandupsetting.ForatthattimeIhadalreadymadeupmymindthatimperialismwasanevilthing帝国主义是邪恶的事情andthesoonerIchuckedupmyjobandgotoutofitthebetter.早日辞职走人Theoretically—andsecretly,ofcourse—IwasallfortheBurmeseandallagainsttheiroppressors发对压迫者,theBritish.AsforthejobIwasdoing,IhateditmorebitterlythanIcanperhapsmakeclear并非言语能够表达.Inajoblikethatyouseethedirtywork肮脏ofEmpireatclosequarters.Thewretchedprisonershuddlinginthestinking肮脏cagesofthelock-ups,thegrey,cowedfacesofthelong-termconvicts,thescarredbuttocksofthemenwhohadbeenfloggedwithbamboos—alltheseoppressedmewithanintolerable无法忍受senseofguilt.ButIcouldgetnothingintoperspective.Iwasyoungandill-educatedandIhadhadtothinkoutmyproblemsintheuttersilencethatisimposedoneveryEnglishmanintheEast在东方的英国人都承受着这样沉默.IdidnotevenknowthattheBritishEmpireisdying灭亡,stilllessdidIknowthatitisagreatdealbetterthantheyoungerempires代替它的新帝国要好的多thataregoingtosupplantit.AllIknewwasthatIwasstuckbetweenmyhatred憎恨oftheempireIservedandmyrageagainsttheevil-spiritedlittlebeastswhotriedtomakemyjobimpossible使我工作无法顺利.WithonepartofmymindIthoughtoftheBritishRaj英国统治asanunbreakabletyranny暴政,assomethingclampeddown,insaeculasaeculorum,uponthewillofprostrate制服peoples;withanotherpartIthoughtthatthegreatestjoyintheworldwouldbetodriveabayonetintoaBuddhistpriest'sguts肚子.Feelingslikethesearethenormalby-productsofimperialism;askanyAnglo-Indianofficial,ifyoucancatchhimoffduty在下班的时候问他.Onedaysomethinghappenedwhichinaroundaboutwaywasenlightening能说明问题.Itwasatinyincidentinitself,butitgavemeabetterglimpsethanIhadhadbeforeoftherealnatureofimperialism—therealmotivesforwhichdespoticgovernmentsact.Earlyonemorningthesub-inspectoratapolicestationtheotherendofthetownrangmeuponthephoneandsaidthatanelephantwasravaging破坏thebazaar.WouldIpleasecomeanddosomethingaboutit?
IdidnotknowwhatIcoulddo,butIwantedtoseewhatwashappeningandIgotontoaponyandstartedout.Itookmyrifle,anold.44Winchesterandmuchtoosmalltokillanelephant,butIthoughtthenoisemightbeusefulinterrorem恐吓.VariousBurmansstoppedmeonthewayandtoldmeabouttheelephant'sdoings.Itwasnot,ofcourse,awildelephant,butatameonewhichhadgone‘must’.Ithadbeenchainedup,astameelephantsalwaysarewhentheirattackof‘must’isdue,butonthepreviousnightithadbrokenitschainandescaped.Itsmahout管象人,theonlypersonwhocouldmanageitwhenitwasinthatstate,hadsetoutin
pursuit,buthadtakenthewrongdirectionandwasnowtwelvehours’journeyaway,andinthemorningtheelephanthadsuddenlyreappearedinthetown.TheBurmesepopulationhadnoweaponsandwerequitehelplessagainstit对它毫无办法.Ithadalreadydestroyedsomebody'sbamboohut,killedacowandraidedsomefruit-stallsanddevouredthestock;alsoithadmetthemunicipal市rubbishvanand,whenthedriverjumpedoutandtooktohisheels,hadturnedthevanoverandinflictedviolencesuponit乱踩一气.TheBurmesesub-inspectorandsomeIndianconstableswerewaitingformeinthequarterwheretheelephanthadbeenseen.Itwasaverypoorquarter,alabyrinthofsqualidbamboohuts,thatchedwithpalmleaf,windingalloverasteephillside屋顶铺的是棕榈叶.
thatchedwithpalmleaf,windingalloverasteephillsade
Irememberthatitwasacloudy,stuffymorningatthebeginningofthe
Irememberthatitwasacloudy,stuffymorningatthebeginningofthe
rains.Webeganquestioningthepeopleastowheretheelephanthad
Rains.Webeganquestioningthepeopleastowheretheelephanthad
goneand,asusual,failedtogetanydefiniteinformation.Thatis
Goneand,asusual,failedtogetanydefiniteinformation.Thatis
invariably不变的thecaseintheEast;astoryalwayssoundsclearenough
Invariablythecaseintheeast;astoryalwayssoundscleatenough
atadistance,buttheneareryougettothesceneofeventsthevaguer隐
晦itbecomes.Someofthepeoplesaidthattheelephanthadgoneinonedirection,somesaidthathehadgoneinanother,someprofessed
Atadistance,buttheneareryougettothesceneofeventsthevaguer
Itbecomes.Someofthepeoplesaidthattheelephanthadgoneinonedirection,somesaidthathehadgoneinanother,someprofessed
noteventohaveheardofanyelephant.Ihadalmostmadeupmymindthatthewholestorywasapackoflies,whenweheardyellsalittledistanceaway.Therewasaloud,scandalizedcryof‘Goaway,child!
Goawaythisinstant!
’andanoldwomanwithaswitchinherhandcame
Noteventohaveheardofanyelephant.Ihadalmostmadeupmymind
Thatthewholestorywasapackoflies,whenweheardyellsalittledistanceaway.Therewasaloud,scandalizedcryof'goaway,child!
Goawaythisinstant!
'andanoldwomanwithaswitchinherhandcame
roundthecornerofahut,violentlyshooingawayacrowdofnakedchildren驱赶赤裸的儿童.Somemorewomenfollowed,clickingtheirtongues啧啧出声andexclaiming惊叫;evidentlytherewassomethingthatthechildrenoughtnottohaveseen.Iroundedthehutandsawa
Roundthecornerofahut,violentlyshootingawayacrowdofnakedchildren.Somemorewomenfollowed,clickingtheirtonguesandexclaiming;evidentlytherewassomethingthatthechildrenoughtnottohaveseen.Iroundedthehutandsawa
man'sdeadbodysprawlinginthemud.HewasanIndian,ablackDravidiancoolie苦力,almostnaked,andhecouldnothavebeendeadmanyminutes.Thepeoplesaidthattheelephanthadcomesuddenlyuponhimroundthecornerofthehut,caughthimwithitstrunk象鼻,putitsfootonhisbackandgroundhimintotheearth.Thiswastherainyseasonandthegroundwassoft,andhisfacehadscoredatrench沟a
Man'sdeadbodysprawlinginthemud.Hewasanindian,ablackDracidiancoolie,almostnaked,andhecouldnothavebeendeadmanyminutes.Thepeoplesaidthattheelephanthadcomesuddenlyuponhimroundthecornerofthehut,caughthimwithitstrunk,putitsfootonhisbackandgroundhimintotheearth.Thiswastherainyseasonandthegroundwassoft,andhisfacehadscoredatrencha
footdeepandacoupleofyardslong.Hewaslyingonhisbellywitharmscrucified十字andheadsharplytwisted扭曲tooneside.Hisfacewas
Footdeepandacoupleofyardslong.Hewaslyingonhisbellywitharmscrucifiedandheadshaarplytwistedtooneside.Hisfacewas
coatedwithmud,theeyeswideopen,theteethbaredandgrinning露齿withanexpressionofunendurableagony.(Nevertellme,bytheway,thatthedeadlookpeaceful死者看起来安详.Mostofthecorpses尸体Ihaveseenlookeddevilish惨不忍睹.)Thefrictionofthegreatbeast'sfoothadstrippedtheskinfromhisbackasneatlyasoneskinsarabbit.Assoonas
Coatedwithmud,theeyeswideopen,theteethbaredandgrinningwithanexpressionofunendurableagony.Nevertellme,bytheway,thatthedeadlookpeaceful.Mostofthecorpsesihaveseenlookeddevilishthefrictionofthegreatbeast'sfoothadstrppedtheskinfromhisbackasneatlyasoneskinsarabbit.Assoonasisawthedeadmanisentanorderlytoafriend'shousenearbytoborrowanelephantrifle.Ihadalreadysentbackthepony,notwantingittogomadwithfrightandthrowmeifitsmelttheelephant.Theorderlycamebackinafewminuteswitharifleandfivecartridges,andmeanwhilesomeburmanshadarrivedandtoldusthattheelephantwasinthepaddyfieldsbelow,onlyafewhundredyardsaway.Asistartedforwardpracticallythewholepopulationofthequarterflockedoutofthehousesandfollowedme.Theyhadseentherifleandwereallshoutingexcitedlythatiwasgoingtoshoottheelephant.Theyhadnotshownmuchinterestintheelephant
IsawthedeadmanIsentanorderlytoafriend'shousenearbytoborrowanelephantrifle.Ihadalreadysentbackthepony,notwantingittogomadwithfrightandthrowmeifitsmelttheelephant.Theorderlycamebackinafewminuteswitharifleandfivecartridges子弹,andmeanwhilesomeBurmanshadarrivedandtoldusthattheelephantwasinthepaddyfields稻田below,onlyafewhundredyardsaway.AsIstartedforwardpractically几乎thewholepopulationofthequarterflockedoutofthehousesandfollowedme.TheyhadseentherifleandwereallshoutingexcitedlythatIwasgoingtoshoottheelephant他们看见步枪,都说我要打死象.Theyhadnotshownmuchinterestintheelephantwhen
hewasmerelyravaging掠夺theirhomes,butitwasdifferentnowthathewasgoi
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