Sugar

糖

Sickwithexcessofsweetness

甜蜜过度便会反胃

Agreatpoetsbrusheswiththeworldsfirstconsumerboycott

当一个伟大的诗人遇上世界上首次消费者抵制，冲突就产生了。

Dec19th

fromtheprinteditionofTheEconomist

译者：半根油条

Bridgeman

POETSandsweetnessgotogether,orsotheGreeksthought.Homer,lyinginhiscradle,wasbrushedonhislipsbyhoneybees;PlatosawpoetsthemselvesasbeesgatheringnectarinthegardenoftheMuses.SoitishardlysurprisingthatPercyByssheShelley,loverofbothHomerandPlatoandanextraordinarypoetinhisownright,hadaverysweettoothindeed.

诗人是与甜蜜相伴相随的，或者说希腊人是这么认为的。荷马（Homer）还在摇篮里的时候，他的嘴唇就被抹上了蜂蜜。在柏拉图（Plato）看来，诗人本身就是翩飞在缪斯女神花园里采集花蜜的蜜蜂。所以，作为荷马和柏拉图粉丝的珀西?比希?雪莱（PercyByssheShelley），论资质自己也是一位出色的诗人，这样的一个人事实上爱吃甜食也不足为奇了。

Heloveddriedplums,figs,applesandoranges.Hedotedongingerbreadandcakes.Ifyouturnedoutthepocketsofhisblackdenimjacket(ajackethiswifeMary,apropersort,wasforevertryingtogethimtochange)youwouldfind,alongsideAeschylusandSophoclesandmiscellaneouspencilsandapenknifeandadamphandkerchief,agoodstoreofpudding-raisins.Hecouldmakeasupperoftheseraisins,justbythemselves,eatingthemonebyonefromaparticularfloweredchinaplate.Honey,ofcourse,helovedespecially,slatheredonbreadandbutterorcrunchedinthe