189.Al Johnson--representative of the people
189.阿尔·约翰逊--人民的代表

Al Johnson is a representative of the people. He represents the residents of the 8th Residential District in his city. Al is reputed to be above reproach in his representation. Al feels that it is his job to rescue the people from anyone who tries to repress them and repudiate any measures that the people reserve even the slightest residue of distaste for. In fact, he has a vested interest in the representation of the people who reside there because his own residence is there. One issue that is being discussed is whether to build a reservoir in his district. Al argues that it would not be a good idea because the reservoir would attract many reptiles, which the average city folk find repulsive, and which would reproduce at an alarming rate throughout the district. The people would be resentful towards Al if this measure passed. Another issue that is pending at the moment is whether to build a biological research center that would specialize in researching human reproductive behavior. Al is also against this idea because the people in his district are quite conservative, and they would be repulsed by any research concerning human reproduction in their district and resent Al greatly if he let such a measure pass. The secret to Al's success as a representative is that he does not just resemble one of the residents of his district(In fact, it's more than just a resemblance.)-he is one.
阿尔·约翰逊是人民的代表。他代表着他所在城市内第八住宅区里的所有居民。阿尔名誉良好，他的表现让人无可指责。阿尔认为他的工作就是救助人民，让人民免受他人的抑制，那帮人试图批判否定人民群众所保留采用的任何措施，连微不足道的一丁点儿不满情绪都在批倒之列。事实上，他的既得利益使他热衷于做居住在这儿的人们的代表是因为他自己的住所也在这儿。有一个讨论的问题是是否应该在这个区里建一个水库。阿尔认为这个方案不可行，因为水库肯定会吸引很多爬行动物，而居民们普遍都讨厌这类动物；另外，这类动物繁殖力惊人，很快整个区里将到处都是。如果这个方案被通过，居民们肯定会怨恨阿尔。另一个至今为止还悬而未决的问题是，是否应该在这个区里建立一个生物研究中心，来专门研究人类的生殖行为。阿尔同样极力反对这个提议，因为区里的很多人都非常保守，他们讨厌在他们的区里进行任何有关人类生殖学的研究。如果阿尔让这个方案通过，他同样会为居民们所愤恨。阿尔担当居民代表成功的秘密是，他不仅仅类似于区里的任何居民（实际上还不仅是相似而已）——他本身就是这个区里的居民。