"IF GOD HAD A TAIL" - Archive.Orgより紹介(抜粋・翻訳途中)
If God Had a Tail (もし神にシッポが生えていたら)はある旅人が出会ったホームレスの話である。ホームレスの願い事はシッポを生やすことであった(俺がモデルなのか?いや、俺だったら自分を含めた男たちにシッポを生やしたり消したりする能力が欲しい)。 以前は背景に色があったためもう少し読みやすかった。今は白い背景に黄色い文字なので読みにくく反転が必要だ。この話の翻訳をやりたいと思う。 " IF GOD HAD A TAIL" 神にシッポが生えていたら When monkeys are ambiguous will we begin to see things differently? When all the world’s primates are seen only as spectacles to be enjoyed by the rest of us and not appreciated for their true value, will we think of ourselves as kings of the world? Has any one really learned to exploit them for their fur and meat? Sure they are fun to have as pets, they are a favorite at circuses and zoos, but would you want your daughter to marry one? Would you want to live next door to one? Have you seen how they live? Have you seen their toilet habits? Have you seen their sexual habits? Have you seen how they behave in the grocery store? I won’t even mention that whole thing about throwing their feces. On second thought, maybe we could stand to le...