190.The resistance
190.抵抗

The prisoner was brought into the questioning room for the umpteenth time. After being restrained to the chair, a uniformed officer said, "It is of no use to be resistant. I have a great deal of respect for you and your countrymen. However, the only way to restore your freedom is for you to be responsive to our questions." The prisoner pulled against the restraints. He was a member of the National Resistance, which is an underground military organization resolute in driving out the invading army from their country. The officer continued, "I will ask you again, what are the names of the leaders of your organization in this town?" The prisoner, having resolved not to respond, began to call upon his sense of resourcefulness to find a way out. His rate of respiration increased. The officer yelled, and the room shook with great resonance, "I cannot be responsible for what happens to you if you continue to resist!" The officer backhanded him. Then resented his own emotional outburst, "See what you made me do. You made me resort to violence. If you do not answer my questions, I will be forced to forget all restrictions of violence!" The officer gathered himself and spoke calmly yet sternly, "We both have our respective responsibilities. I am the officer and you are the prisoner. We must ask and answer questions respectively. You must not restrict your answers to the simple name, rank, and serial number as you did before. I want to know your resources: the names of the leaders! The restoration of your freedom depends on it!" The prisoner demonstrated great resolution in his silence. His respiratory rate increased as he prepared himself for the ensuing violence.
这个犯人已经是无数次地被带到审问室里了。他被限制在椅子上，一个穿制服的警官对他说："抵抗是没有用的。我对你和你的同胞们怀有无比的敬意。然而，只有一个办法使你恢复自由，那就是回答我们的问题。"这个犯人拼命想摆脱束缚。他是国家抵抗组织的一员，这个组织实际上是一个地下军事组织，他们主张坚决把入侵敌人从本国赶出。警官继续说道："我再问你一次，你们组织在本镇的领导入是谁？"犯人已决心不回答，于是他开始运用他的智谋以寻求脱身之计。他的呼吸频率增强了。警官开始咆哮起来，整个房间里都有了回音："如果你再继续顽抗下去的话，我不会再对将要发生在你身上的一切负责！"他说着，还反手抽了犯人一下。然后他对自己不得已的感情冲动又感到十分气愤，说道："看看你都逼我做了些什么！你逼我不得不诉诸暴力。如果你再不回答我的问题，我就只好被迫忘记所有关于暴力的限制。"警官控制了一下自己的情绪，平静但严厉地说道："咱们都有各自的职责。我是警官，你是囚犯。我们必须分别问问题和回答问题。你不能再像原先那样把回答限制于一些简单的姓名、级别和序列号等等之内了。我想知道你所掌握的一切资源：领导者的名字！你要恢复自由就全靠这一招了！"犯人下定决心保持沉默。他的呼吸频率不断增强，为随之而来的暴行做好了准备。