Common Talk Weeklyshuang yu zhou kan
issue date

World in Words
November 19, 2003

话外音

"There have been a lot of biographies written about me by people who have never met me. I always felt a little shortchanged by that. I thought my life was vastly more interesting than what they were purveying."

Singer Sting on his new autobiography, in The New York Times.

“现在有很多关于我的传记，那些作者从来没有见过我。我总是觉得有点受骗了。我想我的生活比他们所描述的要有意思得多。”

—歌唱家斯汀在《纽约时报》上谈及新的自传时如是说。

"The Italians have their pasta and the Asians have their rice. This is our main diet — English cuisine is much maligned."

McGowan, a performance artist sank into a bath of baked beans with French fries up his nose and sausages wrapped round his head to support the traditional greasy English breakfast.

“意大利人吃面食，亚洲人吃米饭。这是我们的主食—英国人的食物，但却饱受非议。”

—行为艺术家麦克格万为了支持传统的、油脂高的英国早餐将自己浸泡在一个装满烤豆的浴缸里，鼻孔上插着薯条，脸上涂满了各种酱汁。

"The last time I went to Brazil, I had to wear a face mask because since I have a lot of jewelry pierced to the skin, I fear being robbed or attacked."

Elaine Davidson, the Brazilian woman with the most body piercings in the world — 1,903, fears returning to her crime-ridden home country as she would attract so much attention she could be robbed.

“上次去巴西的时候，我不得不戴上面罩，因为我皮肤上嵌有很多珠宝，我担心被抢劫或是遭到袭击。”

—巴西妇女依莲·戴维森全身穿了1903个孔，为世界之最。她害怕回到她的家乡，那里犯罪率很高，她担心引来太多注意而遭抢劫。

"I don't get it. I love what I do. I enjoy singing and dancing but I'm pretty retarded. Just a big dork. Very silly."

Britney Spears telling USA Today she doesn't understand the media's obsession with her.

“我不明白。我喜欢我所做的事情。我喜欢唱歌、跳舞，但是我很弱智，简直是一个大傻瓜，非常愚蠢。”

—布兰妮·斯皮尔斯在《今日美国》中说，她不明白为什么媒体总是困扰着她。

"I've never experienced mental or physical pain like that." Hip-hop music and fashion entrepreneur Sean Combs after completing the New York marathon.

“我从未经历过像这样精神和肉体上的痛苦。”

—嬉蹦舞乐曲和时装企业家宋恩·康斯跑完纽约马拉松后如是说。