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    Beat him!

           M是我遇到的最让人郁闷的一个家伙,三月份第一次在看守所见到他时他已经在里面待了将近两个月了,一直都是老板亲自上阵翻译,因为他仗着自己是native speaker, 又是白人,对翻译的英文很挑剔。那次我临时顶替老板去问话,没做好充分准备,结果碰了个大钉子。

           那一次的经历至今记忆犹新。一阵叮铃哐啷金属撞击的声音过后,我的对面出
    现了一个瘦削的男人,蓝色囚衣,脸色苍白,刮过胡子的下巴略微发青,茶色眼镜背后那双黑眼睛始终盯着天花板。不说肤色,单就眼神就和humble的黑人兄弟们有本质区别,黑人兄弟们落座后一般会底垂着头,眼睛看着地面,老练一点的则会看着你,说句good morning之类的。

           警察介绍说我是临时顶替的翻译,M漫不经心地从鼻孔里
    哼了一声,一时间我竟然有点心虚。接下来开始问话,刚开始有点不顺,几句话问下来M冷冷地说:“Your English is quite difficult to understand…"  然后他开始唠叨,说中国警察抓他时如何像打狗一样打他啦,审讯时问来问去总是那些问题毫无进展啦,政府如何不讲民权啦,再加上让本来就复杂的沟通变得更加复杂的破翻译啦……说实在的,自己把骂自己的话翻译给老板们听心里还真不是滋味,可也只好硬着头皮翻。最糟糕的是他会打断我的话自顾自地一路讲下去,骂中国的种种不好,好在其中一个警察略懂英文,冲他大喝:“Let her finish!!" 这家伙便轻蔑地对我说:“You don't have to translate; she understands English…" 

           那次回来发誓再也不要见到这么郁闷的家伙了,不过今天
    我又去见他啦,还是暂时顶替老板的。昨晚突击准备了一些关于金融的词汇,防止他提到那些乱七八糟的银行业务时不知道又被鄙视,设想了很多种可能的对话,一一默念出来。最后一项训练是喊了几遍英文的四字脏话,也许会让我tough一些吧。
          
         又是一阵叮铃哐啷的金属撞击声,接着M在我面前落座,几个月不见,不知他还记不记得我了,但愿不要记得吧,但他的样子我却是一点也没忘的。还是那张苍白的脸,冷竣的神色,只是换成了背心,看得到胸前的长毛。刚开始时出了点小差错,警察寒暄说在号子里蹲这么久了,中国的生活还习惯吧,这家伙说不习惯中国人的racism,我听成rice,以为他说吃不惯米饭,还好跟他确证了一下。接下来感觉有些像打仗,我时刻保持警惕,严密防守,谨防一着不慎全线崩溃,谢天谢地还算顺利。
     
          他说话还是那样,很有愤青的批判风格。警察说“你看起来情绪比来时好多了”,他说“你看人怎么能只看外表,我心里难过着呢”;警察说“你触犯了中国的法律中国人当然不喜欢你,你要是来做生意、旅游什么的,谁会对你不友好呢?” 他说:“你怎么能以目的为标准划分人呢?中国人就是对外族文化不宽容。” 最后警察无语了,告诉他:“你回去再好好想想”,问话到此结束。
         
         以此文纪念自己的小小成就,只是,明天还得继续见他…… 狂喊一句:
     
         Beat Him!
          
            
          
          

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    kong lucywrote:
    你可以把这些文章结集出版了。
    Aug. 22
    11414wrote:
    你的经历好有意思~hoho
    Aug. 14
    Danasabewrote:
    where does this piece of shit come from?
    July 29
    汪渝 汪wrote:
    legal
    July 14
    汪渝 汪wrote:
    detention house can hold people for months? is that leagle?
    July 14
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    杨小猫 wrote:
    老牛啊,你要不要考虑去写点小剧本?我看得乐死了。。。。
    这位朋友真是有点意思,头一次听说黑人兄弟居然对我们的racism如此的不满阿,呵呵~~~
    July 14

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