2023-08-24  National Waffle Day

【Greenland (2019)】

            DJT:

            I want to buy Greenland.

            Hey, this is fun!

            I will turn the island into

            State fifty-one.

            They say ice is melting.

            Bah! That's okay.

            When you mine and drill on the land,

            Ice gets in the way.

            I am going to buy Greenland.

            You just wait and see.

            I dare anybody

            To say "NO!" to me.

            I can't wait to get my

            Hands on all that gold,

            Oil, copper, lead, and zinc.

            I WON'T be undersold.

            I plan to buy Greenland

            With all its wolves and seals

            And polar bears and penguins.

            I'm so good at deals.

            Polar bears will make terrific

            Rugs. I don't care!

            What? You say there are no penguins?

            I will bring some there.

            So I want to buy Greenland.

            Is THAT unorthodox?

            It should be so easy;

            You know money talks.

            Tell me: how could there be

            Objections to my plan?

            The whole world loves me;

            I'm their favorite man.

            I am buying Greenland.

            I'm sure you've heard reports.

            I'll construct my tower AND

            I'll build some big resorts.

            Greenlanders will love being

            Part of my domain.

            If anybody loses here,

            Their loss will be my gain.

            I can't wait to buy Greenland.

            This is not a ruse.

            I'll give them an offer--

            One they can't refuse.

            If the Danes say "No," I'll

            Do what I've done before:

            I'll just have to start another

            Blasted tariff war.

            I want to buy Greenland,

            Greenland,

            Greenland…. 

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【《绿地岛》(2019)】

【红霞译】

        唐纳德·约翰·川普(骄傲的首领·神慈·小号商)：

        我想购买绿地岛。

        嘿，真有意思！

        我要把这座岛变成

        第五十一州。

        他们说寒冰正在融化。

        呸! 没有关系。

        当你在陆地上采矿钻探的时候，

        冰块反正会挡路。

        我要购买绿地岛。

        你大可拭目以待。

        没人胆敢对我

        说“不！”。

        我迫不及待地想得到

        所有的金子、

        石油、铜、铅和锌。

        我不会赔本。

        我打算买绿地岛。

        与所有的野狼和海豹一起

        还有北极熊和企鹅。

        我擅长交易。

        北极熊会成上乘的

        地毯。我不介意！

        啥？你说没有企鹅？

        我会带些过去。

        所以我要买绿地岛。

        那样并非合乎常规吗？

        应该再简单不过；

        你知道有钱能使鬼推磨。

        告诉我：怎么会有人

        反对我的计划？

        全世界都爱我；

        我是他们最喜欢的男人。

        我在买绿地岛。

        我相信你早有所闻。

        我会打造我的塔楼并且

        我会建些大型度假村。

        绿地岛人会乐意成为

        我领地的一部分。

        如果有人因此而败，

        他们的损失将是我的收获。

        我迫不及待地买绿地岛。

        这不是骗术。

        我会给他们报价——

        他们无法拒绝的价格。

        如果丹麦人说“不”，我会

        做我之前做过的事情：

        我只需要发动另一场

        激烈的关税战。

        我要购买绿地岛

        格陵兰，

        绿地岛…。

【注】前美国总统川普当政时想买绿地岛早已不是新闻，于他不乏一场房地产交易，而对美国则更具战略价值。

我喜欢绿地岛，尤其是眼前这个坐落在西部最南端的北极熊镇，它列居全境第10大城镇，壮观的山脉和大锅峡湾高耸的岩壁宛若向搭乘近海浮冰的生物致意，因此吸引了世上攀岩精英大展拳脚。

北极熊镇不足1,500人，至少比“公主·勇者号”乘客减了一半；如果说北欧海盗是最早来此定居的人，那么原住民实为最后一批。

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2018: Nanjing—Brotherly Affection, China(南京—手足情深)

2018: Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Rail, China(沪宁高铁线)

2017: Alpine Waterfront Towns, Swiss(瑞士阿尔卑斯山寨水乡)

2017: Einsiedeln—Abbey & Cheesemaking, CHE(瑞士艾因西德伦—修道院与奶酪工艺)

2017: Alpine Potpourri, Swiss(瑞士阿尔卑斯山旅行见闻)

2017: Lucerne—Pilatus the Dragon Mtn,  CHE(瑞士卢塞恩—龙山皮拉图斯峰)

2017: Lucerne—Heart of the Country, Swiss(瑞士卢塞恩─大地原点)

2015: Great Wall, Beijing(北京万里长城)

2014: Reunion w/ Old Friends(老友重逢)

Crosslink(相关博文):

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