时尚和死亡的对话-52-[英汉双语]

　　《企鹅口袋书系列·伟大的思想 时尚和死亡的对话》：　　MOON.Neither animals nor men， though I don't knowwhat kind of creatures they are—either of them.As amatter of fact， I haven't been able to under stand aniota of what you have been saying about men， as Ithink you call them.　　EARTH.But what kind of people are yours？　　MOON.Very many and different kinds； you don't know them just as I don't know yours.　　EARTH.That is very strange to me， so much so that if I hadn't heard it from you yourself， I could not believe it for anything in the world.Have you ever been conquered by any of your inhabitants？　　MOON.Not that I know of.And how？ And why？　　EARTH.Through ambition， through greed for other people's possessions， by means of politics， by force of arms.MOON.I do not know what you mean by arms， ambition， politics； in short， I don t know what you are talking about.　　……