电脑呆子当道
(2023-11-20 08:37:10)
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电脑呆子当道
鸭绒25(译)
2023年11月19日
一名卡车司机拖着一辆装满电脑的牵引式挂车,停车喝啤酒。
当他走近酒吧时,看到门上有一个大牌子。上面写着:“禁止电脑呆子入内——进入者风险自负!”
他走进酒吧,坐了下来。
酒保走到他面前,嗅了嗅。说他闻起来有点像电脑呆子的味道。然后,他问他以什么为生。
卡车司机向他解释说,他是开卡车的。那味道应该是从他运送的那些电脑里散发出来的。
酒保递给他一杯啤酒,说:“好吧。卡车司机不是电脑呆子。”
就在他慢慢品尝啤酒的时候,一个瘦骨伶仃的家伙走进来。他戴着一副镜架中间绑着胶带的眼镜,上衣口袋的袋盖里插着12枝不同的钢笔和铅笔,露在身外的裤腰带至少有1英尺长。
酒保二话不说,拔出一把猎枪,就把那家伙打飞出了酒吧。
卡车司机问他,为什么这么做。
酒保回答说:“别担心。现在正是电脑呆子当道的时节。他们在硅谷的数量已经过剩。你甚至不需要执照就可以干掉他们。”
卡车司机喝完啤酒,回到车上,重新向高速公路出发。
突然,公路上出现状况。他猛然转动方向盘,以避免事故发生。拖车的负载重心发生了变化。后车门被甩开,电脑散落到了路面上。
他跳下车。看到人群一哄而上,抢走了所有的电脑。抢拾者多为工程师、会计师,和程序员。他们都是些迷恋电脑的呆子。每个人都穿着他所见过的最书呆子气的服饰。
他不能让他们偷走他的所载货物。他想起了酒吧里发生的事。因此,他立即拔出枪,开始扫射。当场打死了其中的几个呆子。
一名高速公路巡警迅速赶到现场。他从警车里跳出来,大声呵斥卡车司机,叫他停手。
卡车司机问:“怎么了?现在不是电脑呆子当道的时节吗?”
“没错。”巡警说,“但是,你不能故意招惹他们!”
注:英语“Nerd”是个多义词,有“书呆子、电脑迷、古怪呆板的人、不合群的人、宅男(女)、令人讨厌的人、愚蠢的人”等。是英语中一个含有贬义的用语。一般指偏爱钻研书本知识,将大量闲暇用于读书,而不愿或不善于参加群体性体育活动,或其它社会活动的人。这个词最早诞生于1950年。随着电脑科技和互联网技术的发展,大量的计算机精英在社会上取得巨大成就,这个词的轻蔑色彩逐渐消淡。有些人甚至以自己被称为“Nerd”为荣。这个词在本篇很难找到合适的中文词对应。只好将“书呆子”和“电脑迷”合二为一,译作“电脑呆子”。
原文: Nerd Season
A truck driver,hauling a tractor-trailer load of computers,stops for a beer。
As he approaches the bar,he sees a big sign on the door that says:“COMPUTER NERDS NOT ALLOWED - ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK!”
He enters and sits down。
The bartender comes over to him,sniffs,and says that he smells kind of nerdy。He then asks him what he does for a living。
The truck driver explains to him that he drives a truck,and the smell is just from the computers he is hauling。
The bartender serves him a beer and says:“OK,truck drivers aren't nerds。”
As he is sipping his beer,a skinny guy walks in wearing a pair of glasses with tape around the middle,a pocket protector with twelve kinds of pens and pencils,and a belt that is at least a foot too long。
The bartender,without saying a word,pulls out a shotgun and blows the guy away。
The truck driver asks him why he did that。
The bartender replied:“Don't worry。The computer nerds are in season because they are overpopulating Silicon Valley。You don't even need a license。”
So the truck driver finishes his beer,gets back in his truck,and heads for the freeway。
Suddenly,he veers to avoid an accident,and the load shifts。The back door breaks open and computers spill out all over the road。
He jumps out and sees a crowd already forming,snatching up all of the computers。
The scavengers are comprised of engineers,accountants and programmers - computer geeks。Each of them wearing the nerdiest clothes he has ever seen。
He can't let them steal his whole load。So remembering what happened in the bar,he pulls out his gun and starts blasting away,killing several of them instantly。
A highway patrol officer comes zooming up and jumps out of the car screaming at him to stop。
The truck driver said:“What's wrong?I thought computer nerds were in season。”
“Well,sure。”says the patrolman,“But you can't bait 'em!”