Nineteen Eighty-Four
/ˌnaɪntiːn ˌeɪti ˈfɔː(r)/
/ˌnaɪntiːn ˌeɪti ˈfɔːr/
- a novel about the future, written in 1948 by George Orwell. The main character, Winston Smith, dares to think his own thoughts and fall in love in a society ruled by 'the Party', which tells everyone what they must think and do. The Party is led by Big Brother, who may not even exist, and everywhere there are pictures of him, with the words ‘Big Brother is watching you’. The book was very successful, and introduced several new ideas and words into the language, including Big Brother, the Thought Police, Newspeak and doublethink. Although 1984 is now in the past, it is still sometimes used to refer to some frightening future world.
十九四十四：关于未来的小说，由乔治·奥威尔（George Orwell）在1948年撰写。主角温斯顿·史密斯（Winston Smith）敢于思考自己的想法，并在一个由“党”统治的社会中坠入爱河，这个社会告诉每个人他们必须思考和做什么。该党由甚至可能不存在的老大哥领导，到处都有他的照片，上面写着“老大哥在看着你”。这本书非常成功，并向语言引入了一些新的想法和单词，包括“老大哥”，“思想警察”，“新闻发言人”和“双重思维”。尽管1984年已经过去，但有时仍被用来指代一些令人恐惧的未来世界。