佩恩与国王

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"So, William," said King Charles, “这么说，威廉，”查理国王说道，

"I've sold you a huge piece of America. “我可是把美洲好大一片地卖给你了。

I don't suppose you're actually planning to go there?" 你总不至于真打算去那儿吧？”

"I am," said Penn. “我确实打算去，”佩恩说，

"I've come to say goodbye." “我今天来就是向您道别的。”

The King laughed. 国王笑了。

"Among those people? “去那帮人中间？

You'll need an army. 那你得带上一支军队。

And I'm warning you now, I won't give you a single soldier." 我现在就挑明了说，我一个兵都不会借给你。”

"I don't want your soldiers," Penn replied. “我也不想要您的士兵，”佩恩回答，

"I'm counting on something better: their sense of fairness." “我指望的是更好的东西：他们的公道之心。”

"Fairness? “公道？

After the way they've attacked our settlers?" 他们那样袭击我们的开拓者，你还谈公道？”

"Your settlers struck first. “是您的开拓者先动的手。

They were welcomed with food and friendship, 当初人家拿出食物、以礼相待，

and then they helped themselves to the land." 结果他们倒好，反手就把人家的地给占了。”

"Well, you'll be taking their land too." “哼，那你去了不也一样要占人家的地。”

"No. “不。

I'm going to buy it from them." 我打算从他们手里买。”

The King stared. 国王愣住了。

"But you've already bought it from me!" “可你已经从我这儿买过了啊！”

"I did, and I paid dearly. “没错，而且我付了高昂的代价。

But only to keep your goodwill. 但那纯粹是为了维系您的善意。

I never thought it was yours to sell." 我可从没觉得那块地属于您，能由您拿来卖。”

"It's mine by right of discovery!" “凭发现权，那就是我的！”

"Then imagine," said Penn, "a boatload of strangers landing in England, “那您不妨想想，”佩恩说，“要是一满船陌生人登陆英格兰，

announcing they've discovered it, 宣布是他们发现了这里，

and putting it up for sale over your head. 甚至越过您把这儿拿去卖了。

What would you call that?" 您会管这叫什么？”

The King opened his mouth, then closed it again. 国王张了张嘴，又闭上了。

A lot of injustice survives simply because we never picture ourselves on the other side of it. 世上很多不公之所以能一直存在，纯粹是因为我们从未设身处地站在受害者的立场上想过。