これは、小説「我輩は高速船である―アディ･ギル号に送る鎮魂曲―」の英訳である。
元々反捕鯨テロ組織･シーシェパードに対する抗議のために書いた小説だ。シーシェパードの奴ばらが日本語を読める可能性はきわめて低く、世の「反捕鯨国」の相当部分が英語圏（でついでにキリスト教圏なんだな。なんか反捕鯨とキリスト教って関係があるのかな。）にある以上、英語で抗議しないことには効果が薄かろう。
で、英訳を試みた。wordのスペルチェックぐらいはかけたが、きっと文法的間違いも多いことだろうが･･･発信してこそ、攻勢である。
兵は、拙速！
元々反捕鯨テロ組織･シーシェパードに対する抗議のために書いた小説だ。シーシェパードの奴ばらが日本語を読める可能性はきわめて低く、世の「反捕鯨国」の相当部分が英語圏（でついでにキリスト教圏なんだな。なんか反捕鯨とキリスト教って関係があるのかな。）にある以上、英語で抗議しないことには効果が薄かろう。
で、英訳を試みた。wordのスペルチェックぐらいはかけたが、きっと文法的間違いも多いことだろうが･･･発信してこそ、攻勢である。
兵は、拙速！
I am a speedboat.
I was called as the EARTHRACE, or the ADY GILL.
I was called as the EARTHRACE, or the ADY GILL.
I had three hulls, called trimaran. My shape was very unique, but it was not my favorite thing.
My favorite thing was my speed.
As you know, the LCS-2 USS Independence is famous for trimaran. The LCS-2 belongs to U.S.NAVY, and she is bigger than me. But I can run faster than her. They say that the LCS-2 can run officially at only 40kt(74km/h). I CAN･･･could RUN AT 50kt!
Invasion boat of North Korea, IJN.SHIMAKAZE class high speed destroyer or HMS.Ulysses are not rivals for me. My rival is only TSURUGI class of Japan Coast Guard,KAIJYOH-HOAN-CHYO. They say TSURUGI class is very fast as me. I had wanted to challenge her, but the challenge has been only dream, now.
Invasion boat of North Korea, IJN.SHIMAKAZE class high speed destroyer or HMS.Ulysses are not rivals for me. My rival is only TSURUGI class of Japan Coast Guard,KAIJYOH-HOAN-CHYO. They say TSURUGI class is very fast as me. I had wanted to challenge her, but the challenge has been only dream, now.
Of course, I could run at 50kt with perfect condition. I was slightly delicate, needed perfect maintenance, and afraid of severe sea state.
(１.)Glory of the EARTHRACE
I was designed for the first speed boat by "biological fuel". "Biological fuel" was the source of my power. It was NOT made with mine oil. It was made with oil of plants, animals, fishes or human. Oh! Never worry. I have no arms, no legs. So, I can never catch any human to squeeze human oil for "biological fuel". Ofcourace some human is good to squeeze human oil. For example, Captain Paul Watson in Sea Sheppard is very good for my "biological fuel". His oil is very delicious, I think.
Oh! NEVER worry!!
I could carry max 3000 gallon of "biological fuel". My empty weight was only 10ton. But my weight with full fuel was 23ton. How high the fuel ratio is! I was designed as not only the first speed boat with biological fuel, but also demonstrator of "bio-diesel" to cruise all over the world. So, I might have long range. My master was neither 1st rate navy nor Japanese whaler. So, my master had no ability to feed fuel at ocean. Then I might have enough range to reach next port.
They say it is ecological to use "biological fuel". Almost all my sisters use mine oil as fuel. Mine oil is to be only mined and consumed, never be produced. By the way, they say that "biological fuel" is "recyclable" ,because it is produced from plants,animals,fishes ,and human.
Then, I though that it is good for my "biological fuel" to farm human. But, it was a kind of taboo to farm human. At least, I had never been fed oil of Captain Paul Watson in Sea Sheppard.
Then, I though that it is good for my "biological fuel" to farm human. But, it was a kind of taboo to farm human. At least, I had never been fed oil of Captain Paul Watson in Sea Sheppard.
Someone said it is not necessary to run speedboat. Because speed is not needed, it is not ecological to run speedboat with "biological fuel”, they said. They said it the SHIWAKE-logic. By this logic, all of the No1 of the world, the world record, the 1st trial in the human history, are NOT NEEDED. The logic sounds very tinny, for me. It may be a kind of fashion.
I don't know necessity of speed or world record or No1 in the history of mankind.
I only know that I had been built for speed and world record. And I got the world record. It was useful and comfortable for me to get the world record, also for my first master. Then my short life for speed boat was useful, I think.
I don't know necessity of speed or world record or No1 in the history of mankind.
I only know that I had been built for speed and world record. And I got the world record. It was useful and comfortable for me to get the world record, also for my first master. Then my short life for speed boat was useful, I think.
My length was 24m (78ft). Almost all boats like my size are about 50 to 60 ton, even in case with aluminum hull. My weight was less than half of these for FRP (fiber reinforced plastics)-hull and optimized strength design. In other words, "optimized strength design" means low safety margined, especially for out of design condition or situation.
Trodzdem, I am a speed boat, and a wave piercer. So, my head was a spear head to pierce waves. And my hulls were handles of spear to go through waves. Then my head and hulls were enough strong to pierce waves. They were not so weak.
A few minutes ago, I said that I was afraid of severe sea state. But I was not afraid almost all sea state. So, I can got the world record to go around the world in 64days.The record is faster than the older record by 10days over. In the movie "Around the world in 80 days”, they go around the world by balloon. It was not real "around the world", I think.
The world is over the ocean.
The world not over the ocean is not real world.
I have the world record to go around the world by sea. It is very suitable for my first name, the "EARTHRACE".
It was my finest day to get the world record.
The world not over the ocean is not real world.
I have the world record to go around the world by sea. It is very suitable for my first name, the "EARTHRACE".
It was my finest day to get the world record.
to be continued http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/tiger1tiger2stiger/31519889.html