MOTGAR :: Volume #19

#1854: The soap trades the elephant

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The village scattered distribution of Gabon, a resident in village, is the ethnic identity generally, the village head is the head of the clan, the position hereditary. 加蓬的村落零散分布,一个村落的居民,一般属于同一民族,村长即族长,职位世袭。 The house modeling of native is unusual, first has the arch centering with the layer tower, above is covering the leaf and bushes, is used for the visor to take shelter from the rain, strictly speaking, it cannot be called the house, at best is only a shack. 当地人的房子造型奇特,先用嫩枝塔起拱架,上面覆盖着树叶、茅草,用来遮阳避雨,严格说来,它不能称为房屋,充其量只是个窝棚。 Also calculates that the luxurious villa, is incompatible with the surrounding house, the young people in this villa, is the age arrived at 21-year-old Han Xuan, the appearances and several years ago has naturally been changing is not big, was only the stature was slightly strong, facial features also three-dimensional, the height was just one meter 85, no longer continued to grow, to the present this year discipline, had almost finalized. 还算豪华的别墅,和周围房子格格不入,正在这栋别墅里的年轻人,自然是年纪已经到了21周岁的韩宣,模样和几年前变化并不大,只是身材稍微强壮了些,五官也更加立体,身高刚达到一米八五,就不再继续生长,到了现在这年纪,几乎已经定型了。 Even if sits on the chair, can still see the abdomen muscle, is not abnormally, but had the chest muscles to support the black short sleeve very much, „was obviously thin with putting on clothes, taking off the clothes had the meat” these words to describe is very appropriate, the change biggest aspect was the makings, the appearance can be called little commander, seemingly made people think comfortable, particularly an eye, appeared profound and tranquil. 即使坐在椅子上,也能看见腹部肌肉,算不上变态、但却很有型的胸肌将黑色短袖撑了起来,用“穿衣显瘦,脱衣有肉”这句话来形容很合适,变化最大的方面是气质,面貌称得上小帅,看起来让人觉得舒服,尤其是一双眼睛,显得深邃而又平静。 The coming of age has crossed, imagines with people different, the scale 15 years old of coming of age time is smaller than Anya, considering everything only then more than 140 people, but carries a guest casually, lets existence that the person looks askance sufficiently. 成年礼已经过了,和人们想象中不同,规模远比安雅过十五周岁成年礼时候小多了,满打满算只有一百四十多人,不过随便拎出来一位宾客,都是足以让人侧目的存在。 For example year to year treats in Pope John of Vatican- Pope Paul II, for example Queen of England, as well as new president Bush Jr. and the others, all come to congratulate for him personally, the place is located in a California 17 li (0.5 km) bay, the press corps quantity is over 3000 people! 比如常年待在梵蒂冈的教皇约翰-保罗二世,比如英国女王,以及新总统小布什等人,全部亲自来为他祝贺,地点位于加利福尼亚州十七里湾,记者团数量超过三千人！ Provides 142 invitations, does not have one not to arrive, UN Secretary General even changed the conference time for this reason, brings the gift to come to him to extend the congratulation specially. 发放出去一百四十二份邀请函,无一没有到场,联合国秘书长甚至为此修改了会议时间,专门带着礼物来向他表示祝贺。 Now bullies Han Xuan, no one reported again bullies the child, what however was pitiful, who dares such to do...... 现在欺负韩宣,没人再回说欺负小孩子了,然而可悲的是,谁敢那样做呢…… Knows that the Han Xuan person, understands his rising power and influence is fearful, but here is Africa, Africa of news serious lag, in front of him this youngster named Bangge, stares at Han Xuan to look with some suspicion look at this moment, Han Xuan always felt the opposite party is looking at the fool. 知道韩宣的人,都明白他那如日中天的权势多么可怕,只不过这里是非洲,消息严重滞后的非洲,此刻他面前这位名叫邦戈的少年,用某种怀疑眼神盯着韩宣看,韩宣总感觉对方是在看傻子。 Money in this remote backwardness and environment unenlightened area, no matter uses, after wants to understand these issues, Han Xuan changed a way, told with French: „My family produces the soap, cup, toothpaste and toilet paper and so on, if you give me that statuette, then I give you respectively two!” 金钱在这片偏远落后、环境闭塞的地区并不管用,想明白这些问题后,韩宣换了种方式,用法语告诉说:“我家是生产肥皂的,还有杯子、牙膏、卫生纸之类,如果你把那头小象送给我,那么我就分别给你两个！” Intentionally with an exaggerating tone, Gabon once was the colony of France . Moreover the period of rule more than 100 years, causing the main language of this country to turn into French, in addition had the national language, for example suddenly in the fragrant language and Millay the language and Bataikai language wait/etc, the Han Xuan speech opposite party could understand. 故意用一种夸张语气,加蓬曾经是法国的殖民地,而且统治时间长达一百多年,导致这个国家的主要语言变成了法语,另外还有民族语言,比如忽芳语、米耶内语和巴太凯语等等,韩宣说话对方听得懂。 The youngster named Bangge, on the face that bright small eye is full of the shock look immediately, probably saw great person who has the multimillionaire, if before , thought that the Han Xuan image has one meter high, now turns into 100 meters, and even more. 名叫邦戈的少年,脸上那双明亮的小眼睛顿时充满震惊神色,好像看见了身怀巨富的大人物,如果过之前觉得韩宣形象有一米高,现在则变成了一百米,甚至更多。 To here people, these things are really rare, actually is mainly because the transportation is inconvenient . Moreover, they with outside person transaction time, but also by the pit, 80 centimeters long ivory will be traded half soap matter, happened in this small village. 对这里的人们而言,那些东西实在是难得,其实主要是因为交通不便,另外,他们和外面的人交易时候,还会被坑,一根八十厘米的长象牙换半块肥皂这种事,真实发生在这个小村落里。 Moreover in the past ten years, can only trade to half soap, because the information is not coordinated, is completely in an inferior position, Han Xuan only heard that this matter time, spent for several minutes to accept this fact, hit protests for these elephants at heart. 而且近十年来,都只能换到半块肥皂,由于信息不对等,完全处于劣势,韩宣刚听说这件事时候,花了好几分钟才接受这个事实,打心里为那些大象们喊冤。 Has gone to many places, has looked at many humanistic natural landscape, but like this named „flame village” Xiaozhuangzi, makes Han Xuan feel clean rarely, here „clean” refers to the mind, the native is exceptionally simple and honorable, simple and honest to letting Han Xuan feels silly, just came soon to like on here, every day looked that these villagers are idle, will feel comfortably. 去过很多地方,也看过不少人文自然景观,不过像这个名叫“火焰村”的小庄子,罕见地让韩宣觉得干净,这里的“干净”是指心灵上,当地人异常淳朴,淳朴到让韩宣觉得傻,刚来不久就喜欢上这里,每天看那些村民们无所事事,都会感觉到舒服。 Reason that is called the flame village, the name actually and flame does not have the nickel to relate, mainly because of mountain valley week length of perimeter big piece spathodea, therefore went to such strange name, the spathodea is the country tree of Gabon, the alias burns down the flower, the fountain tree and Bao Emu, the flame wood, the flowering season in the winter spring, Han Xuan just came the time also to see, 之所以叫做火焰村,名字其实和火焰没半毛钱关系,主要是因为山谷周围长着大片的火焰树,所以才去了这么个奇怪的名字,火焰树是加蓬的国树,别名火烧花、喷泉树、苞萼木、火焰木,花期在冬春之间,韩宣刚来时候还能看到, Now did not have, the scarlet red flower petal edge has a golden pattern, all over is this flower, is exceptionally gorgeous. In recent years rarely appears in the public eyes, Han Xuan deliberately tracks down various life conditions, comes to be felt substantial by oneself taking advantage of this, rarely will wait for a long time in a place, the trail is found in all mainland besides Antarctica, has no interest in Antarctic actually not, but did not have the opportunity to go temporarily, if goes to all places one time, then lives to become senseless. 现在没了,深红色的花瓣边缘有一圈金黄色的花纹,漫山遍野都是这种花,异常绚丽。最近几年很少出现在公众视野中,韩宣刻意追寻各种生活状态,借此来让自己感到充实,很少会在一个地方久待,足迹遍布除了南极洲以外的所有大陆,倒不是对南极没兴趣,只是暂时还没机会去,如果一次去完所有地方,那么生活会变得无趣。 At this moment, he enjoys black person child the worship vision of named Bangge very much, possibly is because contrasts extremely in the obvious reason, tooth that Bangge mouth reveals slightly, probably the illumination is the same, white/in vain to dazzling. 此时此刻,他很享受名叫邦戈的黑人小孩的崇拜目光,可能是由于对比太过于明显的缘故,邦戈嘴里微微露出的牙齿,好像正在发光一样,白到刺眼。 The residents in flame village, usually use named „is peacefully noisy” plant branch clean tooth, after Han Xuan just and villagers were familiar, once attempted with it to clean the teeth. 火焰村里的居民们,平时都用一种叫做“安地亚莫闹”的植物树枝清洁牙齿,韩宣刚和村民们熟悉之后,曾尝试过用它来刷牙。 The village head of warmheartedness helps demonstrate, after the chewing branch reveals the textile fiber, first rubs to demonstrate on own tooth, finally also wants to force in the Han Xuan mouth directly, is written injury after by Han Xuan rejects , the whole face, Han Xuan somewhat was on the contrary helpless. 热心肠的村长帮忙示范,嚼碎树枝露出纤维后,先在自己牙齿上摩擦完做示范,最后还想直接塞进韩宣嘴里,被韩宣拒绝后满脸都写着受伤,韩宣反倒有些手足无措了起来。 The black person who is different from sees these has liked acting smart in United States, here residents appear in character are purer, likes liking, does not like not liking, arrival first has the miss to plan the offering to volunteer pillow mat late, frightens heavily Han Xuan, therefore was laughed by bodyguards for a long time. 不同于在美国见过的那些喜欢耍小聪明的黑人,这里的居民们在性格方面显得更加纯粹一些,喜欢就是喜欢,不喜欢就是不喜欢,到来的第一晚就有姑娘打算自荐枕席,把韩宣吓得不轻,因此被身边的保镖们笑话了许久。 Later found out oneself are very actually ugly in the native opinion appearance, does not conform to their aesthetic standard, Han Xuan then cannot bear feel, perhaps that miss settled on oneself house, wants to hold the thigh to rub also perhaps. 事后得知自己在当地人看来其实样貌挺丑,不符合他们审美观,韩宣这才忍不住觉得,或许那位姑娘是看中了自己的房子,想要抱大腿蹭住也说不定。 Bangge fell into the puzzled condition, after he very likes that falling into the trap, only has one -year-old Indian elephant that his father seizes, the seduction that but Han Xuan gives was „was too big”, Bangge has not given mother gift, thought that front ugly man worthily was a rich person, making a move was extravagant, thought that received in exchange for these things with the statuette, oneself gained absolutely, but did not give up. 邦戈陷入了纠结状态,他很喜欢那头掉进陷阱里之后,被他父亲捉到的只有一岁大的非洲象,但韩宣给出的诱惑实在是“太大了”,邦戈从没送过自己母亲礼物,觉得面前的丑男人不愧是富人,出手就是阔绰,觉得用小象换取那些东西,自己绝对赚了,但还是舍不得。 Han Xuan saw that he is vacillating, therefore following up a victory with hot pursuit added: „ After trading the thing, you can feed it, obtained these things in vain, isn't this very? 韩宣看出他在动摇,于是乘胜追击补充道:“换了东西之后,你还是可以来喂它,白白得到了这些东西,这样不是很好吗？ Otherwise I add a soap again, can give you two mothers, making her help look for a wife for you, you soon arrived at the age of getting married, best a little thing take the bridegroom's gift to bride's family, when the time comes I delivered you again two pots! ” 要不然我再加一块肥皂,可以送给你二妈,让她帮忙为你找个媳妇,你快要到成婚的年纪了,最好有点东西作为彩礼,到时候我再送你两口锅！” After arriving at Africa, Han Xuan experienced the local rare and beautiful flowers custom finally, with Bangge's father, married his mother time only to spend the venom and two iron saucepans that new bows, 200 arrows, lances and two animal skin, two bottles of apply arrow used takes the gift from bridegroom's family to bride's family, donated to the parents of bride's side, is very rich bridegroom's gift to bride's family. 来到非洲之后,韩宣总算见识到了当地的奇葩习俗,就拿邦戈的父亲来说,娶他母亲时候只花了一张新弓、两百个箭头、一杆矛、两块兽皮、两瓶涂箭用的毒液和两件铁锅作为聘礼,赠送给女方的父母,已经算是很丰厚的彩礼。 In the flame village of matriarchal society strong color, according to the traditional custom, after the wife passed away, the sisters who the husband must marry the wife remarry, otherwise must return to the maternal family to foster the children, Bangge's mother had not passed away, however his father still married wife's younger sister, this in native opinion very normal. 在母系社会色彩浓厚的火焰村,按传统习惯,妻子去世后,丈夫必须娶妻子的姐妹续弦,否则要将子女送回外婆家抚养,邦戈的母亲还没去世,然而他父亲依然娶了妻子的妹妹,这在当地人看来很正常。 Therefore the Bangge two mothers, a scented soap to him weight/quantity is full, dispelled all misgivings thoroughly, nods to comply with Han Xuan earnestly, throws down the sentence to go home that statuette to bring, ran far...... 所以邦戈还有二妈,一块香皂对他来说分量十足,彻底打消了所有的顾虑,认真点头答应韩宣,丢下句回家把那头小象带来,屁颠屁颠跑远了…… In the history, the African hunts for the tradition of elephant to be long-standing, mainly to obtain the alike meat and elephant hide, since the 1970s, the ivory becomes people capture and kill the elephant mainly gains the thing gradually. 历史上,非洲人捕猎大象的传统由来已久,主要是为得到象肉和象皮,但是自从二十世纪七十年代之后,象牙渐渐成为人们捕杀大象的主要获取物。 And the reason is very complex, is not only because in international handicrafts market, to increase of rapidly ivory demand, because also the international money market is turbulent, the ivory is like the gold and diamond, is regarded as a hard currency of stability of value, in turn causes some Western big banks to compete to compete to buy and store up. 其中原因很复杂,不但是因为国际手工艺品市场上,对象牙需求量的急速增加,还因为国际金融市场动荡,象牙同黄金和钻石一样,被视为一种价值稳定的硬通货,进而导致西方一些大银行竞相争购和储存。 By the early 80's, in international market the volume of business of ivory, every year already about 1.3 million kilograms, over 90% ivories from Africa, are living at present 600,000 wild Indian elephants in the African continent, 30 years ago reduced one time many. 到了八十年代初,国际市场上象牙的成交额,每年已经在一百三十万千克左右,其中百分之九十以上的象牙来自非洲,目前在非洲大陆还生活着六十万头野生非洲象,比三十年前减少了一倍还多。 Because the price of ivory rises unceasingly, from the 70's to the 80's, the wholesale price rose from 13 dollars per kilogram to about 150 US dollars gains ivory, may obtain a considerable income. 因为象牙的价格不断上涨,从七十年代到八十年代,批发价从每千克13美元上涨到一百五十美元左右获取一根象牙,就可得到一笔可观的收入。 Therefore, some local people regard as the elephant are „gold/metal box case of activity”, regard as the ivory are „mouth-watering platinum”, regards as „the shortcut of the poaching ivory being makes one's own way”, they always do not hesitate to brave the life the danger, captures and kills the elephant by any means possible. 所以,当地一些人把大象看成是“活动的金匣子”、把象牙看成是“令人垂涎的白金”,把偷猎象牙看成是“发财致富的捷径”,他们总是不惜冒着生命的危险,千方百计去捕杀大象。 Because of the ivory, the innumerable African elephants were killed, ships out 80% ivories that from Africa from stealing, promulgated the international ivory ban until 1990, alleviated this situation, but was irradicable. 因为象牙,无数非洲大象被杀害,从非洲运出的百分之八十的象牙都是源自于盗猎,直到1990年颁布国际象牙禁令,才缓解了这一情况,但却不能根除。 At present in the wildlife management not too perfect country, still had for the phenomenon of black market stealing, most ivories of Africa exit|to speak Asia, Han Xuan have the animal protection organization, is very familiar with these data. 目前在野生动物管理不太健全的国家,仍然存有为黑市盗猎的现象,非洲的大部分象牙都出口到亚洲,韩宣自己就有动物保护机构,对这些数据很熟悉。 After the 21 st century, some natives still hunted for the elephant, Gabon is to make good country in animal protection the quite, a few years ago made the law to come the standard stealing behavior specially, just as a result of existence of traditional custom, allows each tribe to hunt for the elephant every year few, could not create too in a big way to affect to their ethnic group. 进入二十一世纪后,一些当地人仍然捕猎大象,加蓬算是在动物保护方面做得比较好的国家,前些年专门制定了法律来规范盗猎行为,只不过由于传统习俗的存在,每年允许每个部落少量捕猎大象,对它们的族群造成不了太大影响。 With the flame village, more than 100 people can only be small village, can hunt for a grown elephant legitimately, legal anything is not suitable in the area, occasionally poached to eat to eat, buried the bone, no one can find the handle. 就拿火焰村来说,一百多人只能算是个小村子,可以合法捕猎一头成年大象,法律什么的在当地不适用,偶尔偷猎分食吃了,把骨头埋掉,没人能找到把柄。 Although Han Xuan knows these matters, but has no alternative, can only invigorate large enterprises while relaxing control over small ones, the key point of attacking places stealing, these people killed an elephant, pure to obtain ivory, with wait/etc compared with traditional villages including flame village, the nature was worse. 虽说韩宣知道这些事,但却无可奈何,只能抓大放小,将打击的重点放在盗猎方面,那些人杀了一头大象,单纯只是为了得到象牙,和包括火焰村在内的等等传统村落相比,性质恶劣多了。 A while ago saw Gabonese president, Han Xuan talked about the matter of protect animals with the opposite party specially, suggested that the opposite party made a stricter law, and sealed up all illegal wild animal product trade places, solved to slaughter the issue from the root...... 前段时间见到加蓬总统,韩宣就专门跟对方谈到了保护动物的事,建议对方制定更加严格的法律,并且封闭所有不合法的野生动物制品交易场所,从根源上解决滥杀问题…… Browsing reading address: 浏览阅读地址:
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