adj. 明显的,显然的
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9. The frisson of danger
9. 危险重重
Life is never less than exciting in Delhi. It is periodically shaken by earthquakes, dengue and dust storms, and invaded by savage monkeys. Every car journey is a game of chicken. Aunties pack pistols in case they should suffer an outbreak of road rage. This is a city, lest we forget, which in which in 2001 witnessed mass panic over alleged attacks by a murderous cyborg 'monkey-man.'
德里的生活从来不缺少刺激。它偶尔会受到地震、登革热和沙尘暴的侵袭,还会遭到野猴子的袭击。每次开车都是“看谁是胆小鬼”的博弈(game of chicken)。大妈们会准备好手枪,以防路怒症爆发。别忘了,这是一座2001年所谓的“猴人”袭人事件造成大规模恐慌的城市。
Once my friend found a tooth embedded in the auto seat next to her. A human tooth. I rest my case.
我的朋友在她旁边的汽车座椅里找到一颗牙齿,一颗人的牙齿时,我就闭嘴了。
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