地道美语听力播客847：政府形式

Margaret: Okay, the teacher said that we should set up an ideal form of government for our imaginary country and then work out detailed plans for governance.

玛格丽特：好吧，老师讲到我们应该为我们的理想国度建立一个理想的政府机构。并制作出详细管理方案。

Tony: I think the simplest is a dictatorship. I’ll make all of the decisions.

托尼：我认为最简单的就是独裁了。我可以做任何决定。

Margaret: You’re sounding like a fascist. This is supposed to be a partnership, remember?

玛格丽特：听起来你就像个法西斯主义者。这好像是傀儡政治，你还记得吗?

Tony: Okay then, let’s make it a monarchy. I can be king and you can be queen.

托尼：那君主政治怎么样。我是国王而你是王后。

Margaret: You’ll probably still make all of the decisions as king. Maybe we should consider an oligarchy. Your family and mine can rule equally.

玛格丽特：作为一名君主，你还是很可能决定一切。我们或许考虑寡头政治，你和我的家人都可以平等统治。

Tony: That’s fine with me, but you’re the communist, or at least socialist. Don’t you think an oligarchy would be too elitist? I would think you would prefer a meritocracy of some sort.

托尼：对我来说，可以接受。但是你是一名共产主义者，或者说是一名社会家。难道你不觉得寡头政治太至高无上了吗?我觉得你还是倾向于精英统治。

Margaret: This isn’t about my personal politics. It’s about what’s best for our imaginary nation. How about a simple democracy?

玛格丽特：这不是我自己一个人的政治，而是为我们理想国度好处考虑的政治。那么简单的民主政治怎么样?

Tony: There’s nothing simple about a democracy. How about no government at all?

托尼：民主政治并没有那么简单。无政府如何呢?

Margaret: You mean anarchy?

玛格丽特：你的意思是无政府主义?

Tony: Sure, that would be the simplest.

托尼：嗯，那应该是最简单的了。

Margaret: Why do I get the feeling that you’re making suggestions based on the amount of work this assignment will take, rather than political considerations?

玛格丽特：为什么我觉得你只是为了完成这项作业而提出建议而不是出于政治考虑呢?

Tony: That’s because you’re very perceptive. I have a big weekend planned!

托尼：那是因为你理解力太强了。我周末有一项重大计划。