《中英對照讀新聞》Cancel them! For Olympic opponents in Japan, a delay isn’t enough 全部取消！對反奧運日本人來說，延期還不夠

◎孫宇青

For many in Japan, the postponement of the Olympics is a heartbreaking necessity. But for a small and motley crew opposed to the Games altogether, it doesn’t go far enough.

對許多日本人而言，奧運延期雖令人心碎，卻有其必要。但對一小群來自各行各業、全然反對奧運的人來說，延期遠遠不夠。

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"Damn it! We absolutely reject postponement. The Olympics should be abolished," anti-Games activists tweeted after the 2020 Olympics was delayed.

反奧運倡議人士在2020東京奧運宣布延期後推文說：「X的！我們堅絕反對延期，應該廢止奧運。」

"One of the things that most annoys me is the commercialism of the event," said 59-year-old Toshio Miyazaki. Miyazaki works for the Tokyo city government, but he is vocal about his opposition to the event.

59歲的宮崎俊夫（譯音）說：「最惹惱我的其中一件事，是奧運的商業化。」宮崎為東京都廳工作，但他直言不諱地反對這項盛事。

Kumiko Sudo said she was uncomfortable with the nationalist undertones she feels are associated with the Games. She was also angered by moves Tokyo made in the run-up to the Games, including clearing out makeshift camps occupied by homeless people.

須藤久美子（譯音）說，她覺得奧運隱含的國家主義讓她不舒服，而且她對東京當局在比賽籌備期間的舉動很氣憤，包括清除街友居住的臨時帳篷。

Even so, in domestic surveys, only around 10 percent of respondents think the Games should be cancelled.（AFP）

儘管如此，日本國內調查顯示，僅約10％受訪者認為應該取消東奧。（法新社）

新聞辭典

motley：形容詞，混雜的。例句：There was a motley collection of furniture in the house.（屋內有雜七雜八的家具。）

vocal：形容詞，暢所欲言的。例句：She has always been a vocal critic of the government.（她向來直言不諱地針砭政府。）

undertone：名詞，低聲；淺色；潛在的含意。例句：It was a movie with an undertone of feminism.（這是一部隱含女權主義的電影。）