By Spooky/魏 勇（譯）

◆語篇導(dǎo)讀

你可知，在日本的街頭游蕩著一群現(xiàn)代武士。他們戴著氈帽，穿著武士服。每當(dāng)他們看到要處理的目標(biāo)時(shí)，他們總是擺出極酷的造型，以迅雷不及掩耳之勢(shì)出手……好了，又有一片垃圾被拾走了。

Thetrash-collectingsamuraibelong to a street performance group who walk on the streets of Japan collecting trash with their trashclips.

They have the very similar looks of the old samurai,but often take on their appearances with cool hats,and modern shoes.They are known for performing samurai songs,dances,andswordshows at different public events.But in the last few years,the trash-collecting samurai have been making national news headlines for their trash-cleaning acts.They,in fact,turn collecting street trash into a performance worth buying tickets.

The trash-collecting samurai give attractive poses whenever they locate and decide to pick up a piece of trash,while at the same time shouting like“Who has done this?”or“Punish those with nomorals!”They're completely harmless,but the action is a huge part of their performance.

Even in a clean country like Japan,litteringis a big problem,especially during popular festivals,so the trash-collecting samurai take it upon themselves to deal with the streets，trash and make people happy at the same time.They walk on the streets dressed in traditional clothes and trash clips,with traditional trash baskets on their backs.And when they find a piece of trash,they shout like“who goes there?”and show a dance battle.Only the winner can have the chance to pick up the trash.

So if you're ever in Tokyo and happen to see a group of samurai with trash-collecting tools looking cool and shouting threats,don't run for your life.Just step back and enjoy the show,it's not something you get to see every day.

◆詞語積淀

trash/tr?∫/n.垃圾

samurai/?s?mura?/n.武士

clip/kl?p/n.夾子

sword/s??d/n.劍；刀

moral/?m?r?l/n.道德

litter/?l?t?(r)/v.亂扔

battle/?b?tl/n.斗爭(zhēng)；戰(zhàn)斗

threat/θret/n.威脅；恐嚇

◆典句賞析

1.The trash-collecting samurai belong to a street performance group who walk on the streets of Japan collecting trash with their trash clips.“垃圾收集武士”是一個(gè)街頭表演團(tuán)隊(duì)，他們行走于日本的街頭，用垃圾夾子收集垃圾。

該句為復(fù)合句，who在這里作關(guān)系代詞，引導(dǎo)定語從句；短語belong to作謂語，意為“屬于……”，to是介詞，后接名詞或者代詞。belong to不可用于進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)，也不能用于被動(dòng)語態(tài)；collecting trash是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作從句的伴隨狀語。

【即時(shí)嘗試】露西是一個(gè)可愛的女生，她喜歡讀書并且樂于助人。___

2.They,in fact,turn collecting street trash into a performance worth buying tickets.事實(shí)上，他們把收集街頭垃圾的行為變成了一種甚至值得購票欣賞的表演。

該句為簡(jiǎn)單句，名詞performance后面用形容詞短語作了后置定語；(be)worth doing(sth.)是常見的搭配，意為“值得做（某事）”，屬于用動(dòng)詞的主動(dòng)形式來表示被動(dòng)意義。

【即時(shí)嘗試】莉莉買了一本很值得一讀的小說。_

3.So if you're ever in Tokyo and happen to see a group of samurai with trash-collecting tools looking cool and shouting threats,don't run for your life.所以，如果你在日本碰巧看到一群外形酷帥的武士，手持撿垃圾的器具，發(fā)出威脅的怒吼，你可不要著急逃命啊。

該句為復(fù)合句。if引導(dǎo)的是條件狀語從句，意為“如果……”，其主句為祈使句，省略了主語you；happen to是固定短語，意為“碰巧……”；run for one's life是固定搭配，意為“逃命”。

【即時(shí)嘗試】如果你遇到了麻煩，一定要去找警察??！__

譯文助讀

“垃圾收集武士”是一個(gè)街頭表演團(tuán)隊(duì)，他們行走于日本的街頭，用垃圾夾子收集垃圾。

這些人擁有和傳統(tǒng)的日本武士相似的外形，但是卻戴著酷酷的帽子，穿著現(xiàn)代式的鞋子。他們因在不同的公共場(chǎng)合唱武士歌、跳武士舞、表演劍術(shù)而聞名。但是最近幾年，垃圾收集武士因他們收集垃圾的行為成了日本全國的新聞?lì)^條。事實(shí)上，他們把收集街頭垃圾的行為變成了一種甚至值得購票欣賞的表演。

每當(dāng)這些武士看到一片垃圾并且將要去拾取這片垃圾時(shí)，他們總會(huì)擺出吸引人的姿勢(shì)并且大喝一聲：“誰干的？”“懲罰無德者！”他們毫無傷人之意，但是這樣的舉動(dòng)就是他們表演的重要部分。

即使是在像日本這樣潔凈的國家，亂扔垃圾也是個(gè)大問題，尤其是在盛大的節(jié)日期間。因此，“垃圾收集武士”便承擔(dān)起了清理街頭垃圾的責(zé)任，同時(shí)他們還不忘娛樂大眾。他們身著傳統(tǒng)服裝，手持垃圾夾子，身后背著傳統(tǒng)的垃圾筐。一旦發(fā)現(xiàn)垃圾，他們便喊一聲：“誰將前往？”，同時(shí)還要來一段斗舞，只有勝利者才有機(jī)會(huì)去拾取那片垃圾。

所以，如果你在東京碰巧看到一群外形酷帥的武士，手持撿垃圾的器具，發(fā)出威脅的怒吼，你可不要著急逃命啊。后退幾步，靜靜欣賞吧，這場(chǎng)面可不是天天都能見到的啊。