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"Hello," he said to the microphone, "hello, hello …" A bell suddenly rang inside his hat.
“哈羅，”他對(duì)麥克風(fēng)說，“哈羅，哈羅……’帽子里突然響起了鈴聲。
Is that you, Edzel? Primo Mellon speaking. Yes, I've got hold of him.
是你嗎，厄澤爾？我是撲萊莫.梅隆。對(duì)，我找到他了。
Mr. Savage will now take the microphone and say a few words. Won't you, Mr. Savage?
現(xiàn)在野蠻人先生要接過話筒說幾句話，野蠻人先生，是嗎？
He looked up at the Savage with another of those winning smiles of his. Just tell our readers why you came here.
他又堆滿他那討好的微笑看著他，“請(qǐng)告訴我們的讀者你為什么到這兒來，
What made you leave London (hold on, Edzel!) so very suddenly.
是什么叫你這么突然離開倫敦的，（厄澤爾，聽著！）
And,of course, that whip. (The Savage started. How did they know about the whip?)
還有，當(dāng)然，那鞭打。（野蠻人吃了一驚，他們?cè)趺磿?huì)知道鞭打的事呢？）
We're all crazy to know about the whip. And then something about Civilization.
我們都非常迫切想知道關(guān)于鞭打的事。然后再談點(diǎn)關(guān)于文明的問題。
You know the sort of stuff. 'What I think of the Civilized Girl.' Just a few words, a very few …"
你知道那類東西的。‘我對(duì)于文明姑娘的看法，’只說幾個(gè)字就行，只要說幾個(gè)字……
The Savage obeyed with a disconcerting literalness.
野蠻人照他的話辦了，只說了幾個(gè)叫人煩惱的詞，
Five words he uttered and no more-five words, the same as those he had said to Bernard about the Arch-Community-Songster of Canterbury.
一共五個(gè)，再?zèng)]有多的——就是他對(duì)伯納談起坎特伯雷社區(qū)首席歌唱家時(shí)的那五個(gè)詞。
"Háni! Sons éso tse-ná!" And seizing the reporter by the shoulder,
“哈尼！松厄索策納！”他揪住記者的肩膀一扭，
he spun him round (the young man revealed himself invitingly well-covered), aimed and,
扭得他轉(zhuǎn)過身子（那年輕人出面時(shí)包裝得很招人愛）．
with all the force and accuracy of a champion foot-and-mouth-baller, delivered a most prodigious kick.
像個(gè)職業(yè)足球冠軍一樣，鼓足力氣準(zhǔn)確地踢了出去，給了他狠狠的一腳。
Eight minutes later, a new edition of The Hourly Radio was on sale in the streets of London.
八分鐘以后最新版《每時(shí)廣播》已經(jīng)在倫敦街頭出售。
HOURLY RADIO REPORTER HAS COCCYX KICKED BY MYSTERY SAVAGE, ran the headlines on the front page. "SENSATION IN SURREY."
第一版通欄大標(biāo)題為：“《每時(shí)廣播》記者尾骶骨慘遭神秘野人踢傷”，“轟動(dòng)蘇瑞”
"Sensation even in London," thought the reporter when, on his return, he read the words.
“連倫敦也轟動(dòng)了。”記者回家讀到這話時(shí)想道，
And a very painful sensation, what was more. He sat down gingerly to his luncheon.
但是那“轟動(dòng)”卻疼得厲害，他坐下來吃午飯時(shí)得非常小心。
