英语翻译KillingforSportItwouldn’tbequitetruetosaythat“someofmybestfriendsarehunters.”Still,Idonumberamongmyrespectedacquaintancessomewhonotonlykillforthesakeofkillingbutcountitamongtheirkeenestpleasur

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　　KillingforSport

　　Itwouldn’tbequitetruetosaythat“someofmybestfriendsarehunters.”Still,Idonumberamongmyrespectedacquaintancessomewhonotonlykillforthesakeofkillingbutcountitamongtheirkeenestpleasures.AndIcanthinkofnobetterillustrationofthefactthatmenmaybeseparatedatsomepointbyfathomlessabyssyetshareelsewheremuchcommonground.Tome,itisinconceivablethatanyonecanthinkananimalmoreinterestingdeadthanalive,Icanalsoeasilyprove,tomyownsatisfaction,thatkilling“forsport”istheperfecttypeofthatpureevilforwhichmetaphysicianshavesometimessought.

　　Mostwickeddeedsaredonebecausethedoerproposessomegoodforhimself.Theliarliestogainsomeend;theswindlerandthethiefwantthingswhich,ifhonestlygot,mightbegoodinthemselves.Eventhemurdererisusuallyremovingsomeimpedimenttonormaldesires.Thoughalloftheseareselfishorunscrupulous,theirdeedsarenotgratuitouslyevil.Butthekillerforsportseemstohavenosuchexcusablemotive.Heseemsmerelytopreferdeathtolife,darknesstolight.Heseemstogetnothingotherthanthesatisfactionofsaying:“Somethingwhichwantedtoliveisdead.BecauseIcanbringterrorandagony,IassuremyselfthatIhavepower.Becauseofmethereisthatmuchlessvitality,consciousnessandperhapsjoyintheuniverse.Iamthespiritthatdenies.”Whenamanwantonlydestroysoneoftheworksofman,wecallhim“Vandal.”WhenhewantonlydestroysoneoftheworksofGod,wecallhim“Sportsman.”

　　Thehunter-for-foodmaybeaswickedandasmisguidedasvegetarianssometimessay,buthedoesnotkillforthesakeofkilling.Theranchersandthefarmerswhoexterminatealllivingthingsnotimmediatelyprofitabletothemmaysometimesbeworkingagainsttheirownbestinterests;butwhethertheyareornot,theyhopetoachievesomesupposedgoodbytheexterminations,iftodoevil,notinthehopeofgainbutforevil’ssake,involvesthedeepestguiltbywhichmancanbestained,thenkillingforkilling’ssakeisaterrifyingphenomenonandasstrongaproofaswecouldhaveofthe“realityofevil”withwhichpresent-daytheologiansareagainconcerned.