222.英文正文（222）

winstonhadrecoveredhimselfsufficientlytospeak。***“youcan’t！”hesaidweakly。

“whatdoyoumeanbythatremark，winston？”

“youcouldnotcreatesuchaworldasyouhavejustdescribed。itisadream。itisimpossible。”

“why？”

“itisimpossibletofoundacivilizationonfearandhatredandcruelty。itwouldneverendure。”

“whynot？”

“itwouldhavenovitality。itwoulddisintegrate。itwouldcommitsuicide。”

“nonsense。youareundertheimpressionthathatredismoreexhaustingthanlove。whyshoulditbe？andifitwere，whatdifferencewouldthatmake？supposethatwechoosetowearourselvesoutfaster。supposethatwequickenthetempoofhumanlifetillmenaresenileatthirty。stillwhatdifferencewoulditmake？canyounotunderstandthatthedeathoftheindividualisnotdeath？thepartyisimmortal。”

asusual，thevoicehadbatteredwinstonintohelplessness。moreoverhewasindreadthatifhepersistedinhisdisagreemento’brienwouldtwistthedialagain。andyethecouldnotkeepsilent。feebly，withoutarguments，withnothingtosupporthimexcepthisinarticulatehorrorofwhato’brienhadsaid，hereturnedtotheattack。

“idon’tknow—idon’tcare。somehowyouwillfail。somethingwilldefeatyou。lifewilldefeatyou。”

“wecontrollife，winston，atallitslevels。youareimaginingthatthereissomethingcalledhumannaturewhichwillbeoutragedbywhatwedoandwillturnagainstus。butwecreatehumannature。menareinfinitelymalleable。orperhapsyouhavereturnedtoyouroldideathattheproletariansortheslaveswillariseandoverthrowus。putitoutofyourmind。theyarehelpless，liketheanimals。humanityistheparty。theothersareoutside—irrelevant。”