❶Japan’s trash-collecting samurai

By Spooky/魏 勇（译）

◆语篇导读

你可知，在日本的街头游荡着一群现代武士。他们戴着毡帽，穿着武士服。每当他们看到要处理的目标时，他们总是摆出极酷的造型，以迅雷不及掩耳之势出手……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.

◆词语积淀

trash/træ∫/n.垃圾

samurai/΄sæmuraɪ/n.武士

clip/klɪp/n.夹子

sword/sɔːd/n.剑；刀

moral/΄mɒrəl/n.道德

litter/΄lɪtə(r)/v.乱扔

battle/΄bætl/n.斗争；战斗

threat/θret/n.威胁；恐吓

◆典句赏析

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”是一个街头表演团队，他们行走于日本的街头，用垃圾夹子收集垃圾。

该句为复合句，who在这里作关系代词，引导定语从句；短语belong to作谓语，意为“属于……”，to是介词，后接名词或者代词。belong to不可用于进行时态，也不能用于被动语态；collecting trash是现在分词短语作从句的伴随状语。

【即时尝试】露西是一个可爱的女生，她喜欢读书并且乐于助人。___

2.They,in fact,turn collecting street trash into a performance worth buying tickets.事实上，他们把收集街头垃圾的行为变成了一种甚至值得购票欣赏的表演。

该句为简单句，名词performance后面用形容词短语作了后置定语；(be)worth doing(sth.)是常见的搭配，意为“值得做（某事）”，属于用动词的主动形式来表示被动意义。

【即时尝试】莉莉买了一本很值得一读的小说。_

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帅的武士，手持捡垃圾的器具，发出威胁的怒吼，你可不要着急逃命啊。

该句为复合句。if引导的是条件状语从句，意为“如果……”，其主句为祈使句，省略了主语you；happen to是固定短语，意为“碰巧……”；run for one's life是固定搭配，意为“逃命”。

【即时尝试】如果你遇到了麻烦，一定要去找警察啊！__

译文助读

“垃圾收集武士”是一个街头表演团队，他们行走于日本的街头，用垃圾夹子收集垃圾。

这些人拥有和传统的日本武士相似的外形，但是却戴着酷酷的帽子，穿着现代式的鞋子。他们因在不同的公共场合唱武士歌、跳武士舞、表演剑术而闻名。但是最近几年，垃圾收集武士因他们收集垃圾的行为成了日本全国的新闻头条。事实上，他们把收集街头垃圾的行为变成了一种甚至值得购票欣赏的表演。

每当这些武士看到一片垃圾并且将要去拾取这片垃圾时，他们总会摆出吸引人的姿势并且大喝一声：“谁干的？”“惩罚无德者！”他们毫无伤人之意，但是这样的举动就是他们表演的重要部分。

即使是在像日本这样洁净的国家，乱扔垃圾也是个大问题，尤其是在盛大的节日期间。因此，“垃圾收集武士”便承担起了清理街头垃圾的责任，同时他们还不忘娱乐大众。他们身着传统服装，手持垃圾夹子，身后背着传统的垃圾筐。一旦发现垃圾，他们便喊一声：“谁将前往？”，同时还要来一段斗舞，只有胜利者才有机会去拾取那片垃圾。

所以，如果你在东京碰巧看到一群外形酷帅的武士，手持捡垃圾的器具，发出威胁的怒吼，你可不要着急逃命啊。后退几步，静静欣赏吧，这场面可不是天天都能见到的啊。