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Undeterred by that cautionary bruise on their colleague's coccyx, four other reporters, representing the New York Times,
他的另外四個同事卻沒有因為他尾骶骨上那警告性的損傷而膽怯，當天下午便分別代表了《紐約時報》、
the Frankfurt Four-Dimensional Continuum, The Fordian Science Monitor, and The Delta Mirror,
法蘭克?！端木S閉連報》、《福帝科學箴言報》和《德爾塔鏡報》
called that afternoon at the lighthouse and met with receptions of progressively increasing violence.
來到燈塔采訪，受到了幾次接見，一次比一次粗暴。
From a safe distance and still rubbing his buttocks, "Benighted fool!" shouted the man from The Fordian Science Monitor, "why don't you take soma?"
“你這個不通情理的混球，”《福帝科學箴言報》記者揉著還在痛的屁股，站在安全距離之外大叫，“你怎么不吞點唆麻？”
"Get away!" The Savage shook his fist.
“滾！”野蠻人搖著拳頭。
The other retreated a few steps then turned round again. "Evil's an unreality if you take a couple of grammes."
對方倒退幾步、轉過身子。“吞下一兩克，壞事就不是現實的了。”
"Kohakwa iyathtokyai!" The tone was menacingly derisive.
“闊哈夸咿呀特拖可呀儀！”口氣帶著諷刺，咄咄逼人。
Pain's a delusion.
痛苦就成了一種幻覺。
"Oh, is it?" said the Savage and, picking up a thick hazel switch, strode forward.
“啊，是嗎？”野蠻人說，拾起一根樟木條子，大踏步撲了過來。
The man from The Fordian Science Monitor made a dash for his helicopter.
《福帝科學箴言報》記者急忙往他的直升機里躲去。
After that the Savage was left for a time in peace.
然后野蠻人有了一會兒平靜。
A few helicopters came and hovered inquisitively round the tower.
幾架直升機飛來，圍著燈塔探索地懸浮著。
He shot an arrow into the importunately nearest of them.
他對最靠近的一架煩擾人的飛機射了一箭，
It pierced the aluminum floor of the cabin; there was a shrill yell,
射穿了機艙的鋁制地板。一聲尖叫傳來，
and the machine went rocketing up into the air with all the acceleration that its super-charger could give it.
飛機以其超級充電器所能提供的最高加速度像火箭一樣躥上了天空。
The others, in future, kept their distance respectfully.
別的飛機從此以后便總保持在一個敬而遠之的距離。
Ignoring their tiresome humming (he likened himself in his imagination to one of the suitors of the Maiden of Mátsaki, unmoved and persistent among the winged vermin), the Savage dug at what was to be his garden.
野蠻人不理會飛機的嗡嗡聲，一味地挖著他未來的菜園子。他在想象中把自己比做了瑪塔斯吉姑娘的求婚者之一，在有翅膀的害蟲包圍之下巋然不動。
