最后的大陆
The Last Continent
Terry Pratchett · 初版 1998 年
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在Unseen University——Ankh-Morpork最负盛名（亦即唯一）的高等学府中，有些事情不对劲了。一位教授失踪了——不过搜寻队已经在路上！一群资深巫师将沿着踪迹追寻到底——哪怕一路追到Discworld的另一端，那里正是仍在建设中的最后大陆Fourecks。想象一片雨水只是神话、寻常事物变得诡异、过去与现在并驾齐驱的魔法大陆。当你遭遇Mad Dwarf、Peach Butt和可怕的Meat Pie Floater时，体会那种惊恐。感受最后大陆居民的激情吧，当
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我超爱特里·普拉切特在《最后的大陆》（The Last Continent）里对 XXXX——也就是映射澳大利亚的那个地方——的描写。关于当地致命动物的书能写好几大卷，而记载安全动物的“书”却只有薄薄一页，上面写着“一部分绵羊”。
I love Terry Pratchett’s description of XXXX - the Australian analogue in his book “The Last Continent”. While a book on deadly native animals would encompass several volumes, the “book” of safe animals was a single page that listed “some of the sheep.”
……死亡（“死神”在书里真切地是一个角色）、实用主义和荒诞感在整个系列里都体现得淋漓尽致。我最喜欢的一些金句：> 逻辑是个好东西，但并不总能胜过真正的思考。（《最后的大陆》）。> 只要把锤子从天才手里夺下来、地上的血迹也清理干净了，人们总还是会给他们留点余地的。（《时间的盗贼》）。> 我信奉自由，利普威格先生。不过相信它的人并不多，虽然……
…mortality (Death is a literal character), practicality and absurdity all feature in the series strongly. Some of my favourite quotes > Logic is a wonderful thing but doesn't always beat actual thought. (The Last Continent). > Genius is always allowed some leeway, once the hammer has been pried from its hands and the blood has been cleaned up. (Thief of Time). > I believe in freedom, Mr. Lipwig. Not many people do, although…
……其他早期作品。但直到读了《小神》（Small Gods），我才真正产生了共鸣，接着便一口气读完了所有书并反复重温。奈杰尔·普拉纳（Nigel Planer）播讲的有声书表现力也绝了，尤其是《最后的大陆》成了我的最爱。我确实觉得他近期的书在质感和基调上发生了一些变化，大概是从《砰！》（Thud!）开始的。《碟形世界民俗考》（The Folklore of Discworld）也让我更好地理解了他是如何构建这个世界的……
…other early books. But when "small gods" really resonated with me and I proceeded to consume and revisit all the books. The audio books by Nigel Planer are brilliantly performed as well, particularly "Last Continent" has become a favorite. I do feel like the texture and tone if his books has changed recently, starting with "Thud!" The folklore of discword book also helped give insight to how his world is created…
我稍微有点不同意见，因为我觉得奈杰尔·普拉纳配音的灵思风（Rincewind）简直把我心目中的角色演活了。他读的《最后的大陆》里灵思风硬刚各种澳洲老梗的桥段，是我们全家的最爱。如果你看过《碟形世界：猪爹》（Hogfather）的影视改编版，就会发现他客串了巫师西德尼（Sidney）。我不知道他和普拉切特私交如何——……
I would like to disagree to the extent that I find Nigel Planer’s Rincewind to nail the character in my mind. His reading of “The Last Continent” with Rincewind vs the various Australian tropes is a family favorite. If you see the Hogfather screen adaptation he plays the role of the wizard Sidney. I don’t know how close he was to Pratchett -…
……大校长。干得好。”而正是这番话，引出了后来那本《如何在极短时间内以关怀赋能的方式动态管理人员以获取动态成果》惹出的一大堆麻烦动态……——特里·普拉切特，《最后的大陆》
…Archchancellor. Well done." And that had led to all the trouble with How to Dynamically Manage People for Dynamic Results in a Caring Empowering Way in Quite a Short Time Dynamically... - Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent
……最底下藏着一个链接，指向一种叫作“Issus coleoptratus”（蜡蝉）[1]的昆虫，它演化出了类似生物齿轮的结构来同步它的腿。顺便扯远一句，特里·普拉切特的《最后的大陆》里有一位演化之神，他曾吐槽说设计一个生物轮子有多难。“要知道，设计一个有机轮子是非常难的，”那位神带着责备的语气说道，“它们可都是小小的杰作啊。”……
…hidden at the bottom was a link to an insect named "Issus coleoptratus"[1] which evolved something like a biological gear for synchronizing its legs. As an almost complete aside, in Terry Pratchett's "Last Continent" there is a God of Evolution that comments on how difficult it is design a biological wheel. “It’s very hard to design an organic wheel, you know,” said the god reproachfully. “They’re little masterpieces.”…