雙語讀電影《瘋狂動物城》第21章 我不配擁有這枚警章

Chapter 21

After the press conference, a wedge was driven between the animals of Zootopia, and everyone was talking about it. There were conflicts and protests. The animals began to treat one another differently.

At one protest, Judy stood in the middle of the two opposing sides as they argued.

“Go back to the forest, predator!” a pig yelled.

“I’m from the savanna!” shouted a beaver.

As the divide between prey and predators grew, it was on every news station.

Pop star Gazelle rallied for peace. “The Zootopia I know is better than this. We don’t just blindly assign blame. We don’t know why these attacks keep happening, but it is irresponsible to label all predators as savages. We cannot let fear divide us. Please give me back the Zootopia I love.”

Judy felt exhausted by all the fighting—and she also felt responsible. She rode the subway on her way into work. There she watched a mother bunny pull her child to her as a lion boarded the train, and Judy shook her head. Judy got off at the next stop and went into the hospital.

“That’s not my husband,” Mrs. Otterton said, as she and Judy watched Emmitt Otterton flail around like a madman inside a padded room.

Judy sighed, her face full of worry. But there was nothing she could do.

Even inside the ZPD lobby the news was on.

Bogo called to Judy. “Come on, Hopps. The new mayor wants to see us.”

“The mayor? Why?” she asked.

“It would seem you’ve arrived,” Bogo said.

As Judy followed Bogo, she saw Clawhauser packing up his desk. “Clawhauser? What’re you doing?” she asked.

“Oh, they thought it would be better if a predator such as myself wasn’t the first face you see when you walk into the ZPD. So they’re moving me to Records downstairs. By the boiler,” he said.

Judy’s disappointment was evident on her face.

“Hopps. Now!” Bogo commanded.

Mayor Bellwether was behind her desk in her big new fancy office as Bogo and Judy sat down. In front of them was a pamphlet with a picture of a smiling Judy that read “ZPD, Put Your Trust in Us.” Judy looked at it, confused. “I don’t understand.”

“Our city is ninety percent prey, Judy,” said Bellwether. “And right now, they’re just really scared. You’re a hero to them. They trust you. And so that’s why Chief Bogo and I want you to be the public face of the ZPD.”

“I’m not—I’m not a hero,” said Judy sadly. “I came here to make the world a better place, but I think I broke it.”

“Don’t give yourself so much credit, Hopps,” said Bogo. “The world has always been broken. That’s why we need good cops like you.”

“With all due respect, sir, a good cop is supposed to serve and protect—help the city, not tear it apart,” said Judy. She took off her badge and handed it to Bogo. “I don’t deserve this badge.”

“Hopps,” said Bogo.

“Judy. This is what you’ve always wanted. Since you were a kid...you can’t quit...,” said Bellwether.

“Thank you for the opportunity,” said Judy. Then she rushed out of the office.

第 21 章

新聞發(fā)布會事件在動物城的動物間不斷發(fā)酵，人人都在談?wù)摯耸?。矛盾和抗議不斷爆發(fā)，動物們看待他人的眼光和以前明顯不同了。

在一次抗議活動中，朱迪站在爭論的兩派中間。

一頭豬喊道：“你們這些食肉動物，滾回森林去!”

一只河貍叫道：“我是從平原來的!”

隨著食肉動物和食草動物的不斷分化，矛盾頻頻見諸報(bào)端。

藝人夏奇羊召開和平集會。“我所知道的動物城遠(yuǎn)比現(xiàn)在美好。我們不要胡亂指責(zé)。我們現(xiàn)在還不清楚襲擊頻發(fā)的原因，但是給所有食肉動物貼上野蠻的標(biāo)簽卻是不負(fù)責(zé)任的行為。我們不能讓恐懼離間我們。讓我所熱愛的動物城回來吧!”

朱迪在爭斗中感到筋疲力盡——也感到自己應(yīng)該要負(fù)責(zé)任。她乘地鐵上班的時(shí)候，看見一位兔媽媽因?yàn)橐恢华{子上了車便趕緊將孩子抱在懷里，朱迪不住地?fù)u頭。她在下一站下了車，去了醫(yī)院。

“那個(gè)不是我丈夫!”奧獺頓太太說。朱迪看著手舞足蹈的艾米·奧獺頓，就像是精神病院里軟壁病房里的瘋子。

朱迪嘆了口氣，臉上滿布愁云。但她什么也做不了。

即使是在動物城警察局的大廳里，新聞依舊上演。

牛局長叫朱迪道：“霍普斯，走。新上任的市長想要見見咱們。”

她問：“新市長?為什么?”

牛局長說：“好像是因?yàn)槟愕搅恕?rdquo;

在朱迪跟著牛局長走的時(shí)候，她看見克勞豪瑟正在打包他的桌子上的東西，便問：“克勞豪瑟，你在干什么?”

他回答：“哦，他們覺得，別人來動物城警察局時(shí)看到的第一個(gè)人最好不要是像我這樣的食肉動物，所以讓我搬到樓下鍋爐房邊上的檔案室。”

朱迪一臉失望的神情。

牛局長命令道：“霍普斯，快走!”

牛局長和朱迪走進(jìn)市長寬敞漂亮的新辦公室坐下時(shí)，羊副市長市長正在桌后。他們面前擺著一本宣傳手冊，圖片上的朱迪微笑著，上面還寫著“動物城警察局，請相信我們!”朱迪疑惑地看著這些，說道：“我不太懂。”

羊副市長說：“朱迪，我們城市里90%都是食草動物，而現(xiàn)在他們都在擔(dān)驚受怕。你是他們的英雄，他們相信你。這就是牛局長和我想讓你做動物城警察局形象代言人的原因。”

朱迪傷心地說：“我不是——我不是英雄。我到這兒來是想讓世界變得更加美好，但我覺得我弄砸了。”

牛局長說：“霍普斯，不要太自責(zé)了。世界總會不完美的，所以我們需要你這樣優(yōu)秀的警察。”

朱迪說：“長官，恕我直言，一個(gè)好警察應(yīng)該保護(hù)百姓，服務(wù)百姓——去幫助城市，而不是分裂它。”她說著摘下了警章遞給牛局長說：“我不配擁有這枚警章。”

牛局長說：“霍普斯!”

羊市長說：“朱迪，這是你一直以來夢寐以求的。從你兒時(shí)開始……你不能放棄……”

“謝謝你的好意!”朱迪說著，奪門而出。