Monument--mundane The monument There were a multitude of reasons.
Why the locals living in the multistory apartment surrounding the area didn't like the newest monument in the park.
住在周圍多層 公寓的當地人 不喜歡公園里 新建的紀念碑
First, the motif was too morbid. Statues of guys having their heads cut off.
第一,主題太不健康。 幾尊頭被砍掉的雕像
Didn't motivate anyone to improve morality. Second, it was just too mundane;other events were more worthy of recognition.
不會激起任何人 提高道德觀念。 第二,紀念的東西太平 凡其他事件更值得紀念
And third, the motto was weak, Remember the headless. What was that supposed to mean?
第三,碑上的銘文蒼白 無力。記住這些被砍 了頭的人。 這到底是 什么意思?
Other people who frequented the park complained that the monument had changed the mood of visitors,
其他經常光顧公園的 人們也 抱怨說,這個紀念碑影響了游客們的情緒
Even contributing to the increased activity of muggers. They pointed out that the base of the monument had a great hiding spot.
甚至導致了更多行兇 搶劫者的犯罪活動。 他們指出,紀念碑底部 有一個很大的藏身之地
Where thieves could gather and hide. The ground was often muddy there.
小偷們可以聚集并 躲藏在那里。 而且那里常常 是爛泥滿地,
But that was because local troublemakers were using it as a bathroom. And the statues always seemed to have mould on them.
因為當地的一些搗蛋鬼 把那兒當成了浴室。 此外,那些雕像身上 似乎總是有霉菌,
City maintenance workers could clean them as often as possible and still not get rid of it.
城市維修工 只要有機會就擦, 但還是擦不掉。
The morale of locals sunk pretty low. When mortgage rates declined, however, it was no surprise that a motion was made to remove the monument.
當地人的精神面貌 變得很是萎靡不振。 但是等到抵押貸款利率 下降之后,人們提議拆掉那座 紀念碑便成了 意料之中的事。
Officials muddled through the process in a typical bureaucratic fashion. And it seemed like it would take forever.
官員們是典型的 官僚作風,從頭到尾 就是含含糊糊, 好像整件事要 永遠拖下去。
But the motivation of the locals multiplied exponentially when multiple bodies were found murdered at the base of the monument.
但是當地人的積極性 便成倍增長了 當紀念碑底部發現 多具被害者的尸體時,
At the tearing down ceremony a multifaceted crowd gathered. They cheered, drank wine, and passed out flowers to each other.
拆除儀式上聚集了 各方來賓。 他們又是歡呼, 又是干杯, 又是互贈鮮花。
Hope was restored when the monument fell. And who cared about a bunch of headless revolutionaries anyhow!
紀念碑倒下去的那一刻 人們重新燃起了希望。 不管怎么說,誰會對 一群沒有腦袋的 革命分子感興趣呢?