1945
《Animal Farm》
《動物農莊》
THE SEVEN COMMANDMENTS
大穀倉牆上的七誡
Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
凡用兩條腿行走者,即是吾敵。
Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
凡用四條腿行走者,或長有翅膀者,即是吾友。
No animals shall wear clothes.
凡動物者,不著衣。
No animals shall sleep ina bed.
凡動物者,不臥床。
No animals shall drink alcohol.
凡動物者,不飲酒。
No animals shall kill any other animal.
凡動物者,不殺害其他動物。
All animals are wqual.
所有動物一律平等。
(然後)(Then...)
All animals are equal,
but some animals are more equal than others.
所有的動物一律平等
不過,有些動物比其他動物更加平等
1949
《1984》
It was a bright cold day in April,
and the clocks were striking thirteen.
四月裡一個清冷的晴天,
時鐘敲響了第十三下。
Freedom is the freedom to say
that two plus two make four.
自由就是能夠自由地說出二加二等於四。
If that is granted, all else follows.
如果這點能被允許,其他一切都會隨之而來。