陈楸帆原文×刘宇昆译文
在斯科特有限却也绝不贫乏的中国社交经验中，大部分中国人会谈论国际政治及世界局势，一部分人会聊生意，少数人会提及宗教或业余爱好，但却从来没有一个人主动提起自己的家庭，更不会发问。
In Scott’s limited—but not inconsiderable—experience of socializing with Chinese men, he had found that most would converse about international politics and global trends. Some would talk about business, and a few would bring up religion or hobbies. But never once had he encountered anyone who brought up his own family or asked about Scott’s.
我们靠垃圾养家糊口，发家致富，赚得越多，环境越糟糕，就像拽着一根套着自己脖子的麻绳，拽得越紧，越透不过气来，但是你一松手，下面就是陷阱。水太深了。
We rely on waste to feed our families, to grow rich. But the more money we make, the worse the environment becomes. It’s like we are holding on to a rope looped around our necks. The harder we pull, the less we can breathe. But if we let go, we’ll fall into the bottomless pit below and drown.
别靠得太近，你会看得更清楚。
Don’t get too close. You’ll see more clearly that way.
记住，由古至今，我们从来只有一个社会，那就是丛林社会。
Remember, from the beginning of history till now, we have had only one society: a society based on the law of the jungle.
表面上一成不变的传统，历经千百年，终究还是在科技面前渐渐败退。
Traditions that had supposedly been unchanged for hundreds, thousands of years were finally, gradually fading in the face of science and technology.
现实无法解决的问题，老人们会说，交给神明去判决。
When a problem can’t be resolved by the methods of this world, the elders used to say, it’s best to hand it over to gods and spirits.