“If an Iraqi did the same to an American female soldier, he would be regarded as a terrorist and would be sentenced to death.”

　　——HAIDAR KADOM, an Iraqi teacher, reacting to the life sentence handed to former U.S. Army soldier Steven Green for the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl. Green also shot and killed the girl's parents and sister

　　

　　“如果一名伊拉克人对美国女兵做了同样的事，他将被视为一名恐怖分子并被处以极刑。”

　　——针对前美国士兵史蒂文·格林因强奸并谋杀了一名14岁的伊拉克女孩而被判处无期徒刑，一名叫哈依德·卡登的伊拉克教师做出如上反应。格林还枪杀了这个女孩的双亲和妹妹。

　　

　　“The places where we were locked out, I'm gonna have the key.”

　　——JAMES YOUNG, the first black man to be elected mayor of Philadelphia, Miss., where three civil rights members were killed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1964

　　

　　“那些我们曾经被拒之门外的地方，我们现在拿到钥匙了。”

　　——詹姆斯·杨，密西西比州费镇选出的首位黑人镇长说。1964年，三名民权人士在费镇被三K党杀害。

　　

　　“America is redefining what is normal. ”

　　——EDWARD CALLAWAY, CEO of Callaway Gardens, a resort near Columbus, Ga., predicting that cash-strapped Americans will shift away from costly, exotic vacations.

　　

　　“美国正重新定义什么是正常（的生活）。”

　　——卡拉威花园（在乔治亚州哥伦布市附近）首席执行官爱德华·卡拉威预测，手头拮据的美国人将放弃昂贵的、充满异国情调的度假。

　　

　　“The taste is great.”

　　——MIKE BARRETT, flight engineer aboard the International Space Station, on drinking water composed of recycled urine, sweat and atmospheric moisture

　　

　　“味道好极了。”

　　——喝了由尿液、汗液及空气水分循环净化而成的水后，国际空间站随机工程师麦克·巴雷特如此评价。

　　

　　“And there I was, former President of the United States of America, with a plastic bag on my hand.”

　　——GEORGE W. BUSH, on cleaning up after his dog Barney and realizing that his post-presidency life is returning to normal

　　

　　“我这个美国前总统当时就在那儿，手里还拿着个塑料袋。”

　　——当乔治·W·布什跟在他的狗狗巴尼屁股后面清除粪便时，他意识到自己已经从前总统变回一个普通人了。

　　译文 赵晨