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From there, to the modern ventriloquist's dummy,
從這個(gè)到現(xiàn)代的口技者的木偶，
is but a brief moment in history.
不是一段簡短的歷史。
You were late for school again this morning.
今天早上你上學(xué)又遲到了。
The ventriloquist must first make us believe that a small boy is sitting on his lap.
口技者必須首先讓我們相信，在他膝蓋上坐著的是一個(gè)小男孩兒。
The illusion of speech follows incidentally.
然后自然而然的帶出臺詞。
What have you got to say for yourself, Jimmy?
你為自己有什么想要說的嗎，吉米？
As adults we admire the lap from a nostalgic distance.
作為成年人，我們羨慕那膝蓋因?yàn)槲覀儜雅f。
We have fading memories of that provisional temple,
我們的記憶在慢慢消退，有關(guān)那個(gè)短暫的神廟的記憶，
erected each time an adult sat down.
那座在每一個(gè)坐下的成年人膝上立起的神廟。
On a crowded bus there was always a lap to sit on.
擁擠的公交車上，總有可以坐上去的膝蓋。
It is children and teenage girls who are most keenly aware of its architectural beauty.
孩子和青春期的少女們能最敏銳的察覺到建筑結(jié)構(gòu)的美。
They understand the structural integrity of a deep avuncular lap,
他們能明白建筑結(jié)構(gòu)的整體性-我指的是父輩的膝蓋，
as compared to the shaky arrangement of a neurotic niece in high heels.
相對于你那神經(jīng)質(zhì)的外甥女和她的高跟鞋之間搖搖晃晃的關(guān)系來說。
The relationship between the lap and its owner is direct and intimate.
膝蓋和它的擁有者之間的關(guān)系直接而親密。
I envision a 36-story,
我想象了一幢36層高，
450-unit residential high-rise,a reason to consider the mental health of any architect before granting an important commission.
有450個(gè)房間的住宅大樓用來檢驗(yàn)建筑師的心理健康，在還沒有給他一大筆傭金之前。
The bathrooms and kitchens will,
洗手間和廚房
of course, have no windows.
當(dāng)然是沒有窗戶的。
The lap of luxury is an architectural construct of childhood,
膝蓋上的奢侈生活 只是一個(gè)童年的構(gòu)想，
which we seek, in vain,
我們在尋覓的過程中總是無功而返，
as adults, to employ.
就像成年人雇傭人的時(shí)候一樣。
