达斯·摩尔的日记 第一篇

You may think I am evil.I am not.I am efficient.

你可能认为我是邪恶的。不。我只是很能干。

I serve my Master and the glorious Sith tradition.We are no less powerful for being hidden.We grow in the darkness.We gain strength from it.

我为我的师父和光荣的西斯传统服务。即使隐藏着，我们也没有丝毫衰弱。我们在黑暗中成长。我们从中汲取力量。

We circle our enemy,the Jedi,and they do not know it.We laugh at what they think of as their power.Fools and liars,the Jedi think they have tapped the strength of the Force.Yet they ignore the dark side.It is their most profound mistake,the deepest foolishness of their order.

我们玩转我们的敌人，绝地，而他们还不知道这一点。我们嘲笑他们对于力量的看法。他们是蠢货和骗子，他们认为自己已经发掘了原力的力量。但他们忽略了黑暗面。这是他们最致命的错误，是他们的武士团最愚蠢的表现。

They say:We do not seek power.Yet they have it.Why do so many in the galaxy admire the Jedi?

他们说：我们不寻求力量。但他们拥有它。否则为什么银河系如此赞扬绝地？
Because the Jedi tell them to.

因为绝地告诉他们要那么做。

But one day the galaxy will see where true strength lies.

但总有一天银河系会认识到真正的力量所在。

This is why I have begun this journal.Someday I hope it will be included in the Sith Archives,joining the stories and legends of the most glorious Sith Lords.

这就是我开始写这本日记的原因。我希望有一天它能被西斯档案馆接纳，与那些最辉煌的西斯尊主们的故事与传奇并肩而立。

I have served my Master faithfully.I have been on many missions.But this mission is different.My Master's plan goes beyond the puny planet of Naboo to take in the entire galaxy.The Jedi will be called in at some point.The galaxy is full of cowards who look to the Jedi to help them cope.We are prepared for this.

我忠心地为我的师父效劳。我已经完成了许多任务。但这个任务很特殊。我师父的计划不仅仅是微不足道的纳布，而是掌控整个银河系。在适当的时机绝地们会被召唤出来。银河系中到处都是希望绝地帮他们应付麻烦的懦夫。我们正在准备着这一切。

I look forward to it.

我期待着。

On this mission,the Sith will reveal themselves to the Jedi at last.

在这个任务中，西斯终于可以向绝地展现自己。

We will devour them.

我们会毁灭他们。

My Master has called me to Coruscant,to a secret place where I remain hidden,waiting for him to summon me.

我的师父通知我去科洛桑，去一个我目前所在的秘密地点等待他的传唤。

I do not mind waiting.I use my time wisely.Waiting time is training time.Every minute of my life is devoted to learning the glorious Sith tradition as well as hard physical training.I keep myself in a constant state of readiness.When I meet the Jedi I will be at the peak of my power.I will be the strongest fighter in the galaxy.

我不介意等待。我明智地利用时间。等待时间就是训练时间。我生命中的每分钟都奉献给光荣的西斯传统和艰苦的体能训练。我随时都保持待命。当遇到绝地时，我的力量将达到顶点。我将会是银河系中最强大的战士。

Every training exercise has value,even the most basic ones.For example:One of the earliest training exercises taught by my Master consisted of running up a wall.I started from one end of the training room and ran toward the wall.I took several steps up the wall with my momentum and then flipped over to land on my feet.I did it over and over,even as my leg muscles burned with fatigue.If I missed,I could have broken my neck.Still,I continued.There is no fear in a Sith.Training drives out fear.The greatest thing I have learned about the Sith tradition is to be prepared to lose my life at any time.

每次训练都有价值，即使是最基础的也一样。例如：我师父教导的最早的训练之一是跑上一堵墙。我从训练室的一端向墙冲去。我气势十足地几步上到墙上，又翻过身子双脚落地。我不断地重复着，尽管我腿部的肌肉如燃烧般地疲劳。如果我失误了，我可能会折断脖子。但我仍然继续着。西斯无所畏惧。训练会驱散恐惧。我从西斯传统中学到的最重要的事，就是时刻准备献出自己的生命。

When I was a boy,this was a basic exercise I could not master.I suffered many blows on the head and shoulders as,without the necessary strength,I fell backward.I would try to cushion my fall with my hands.

当我还是个男孩时，这是一项我无法掌握的基础训练。我的头和肩膀受过无数次打击，当力量不足时，我会向后摔下去。我试图用手作为坠落的缓冲。

Never break a fall,my Master would say.If you are prepared to break your fall,you are prepared for the fall itself.Sith do not fall.They do not fail.

永远不要抗拒坠落，我的师父会说。如果你准备抗拒坠落，你就是在准备坠落本身。西斯不会坠落。西斯不会失败。

So, unable to break the fall,the next time I would fall more painfully than before.Soon my body was covered with bruises.

因此，如果不能抗拒坠落，下一次我将承受更多的痛苦。不久我就会体无完肤。

My Master would say this:There is no pain where strength lies.Do it again.

我的师父会这么说：强者没有痛苦。再做一次。

My head spinning,my bones aching,my legs trembling,I would do it again.And again I would fall.

我头晕目眩，我筋骨疼痛，我双腿颤抖，我将再做一次。再一次，我将坠落。

There is no pain where strength lies.Say it!

强者没有痛苦。说！

There is no pain where strength lies,Master.

强者没有痛苦，师父。

Do it again!

再做一次！

Each part of my training prepared me,and now I reap the benefits of my struggle.Now I never fall.

训练的每部分都在磨砺着我，我从这番挣扎中得到了成果。我再也不会坠落了。

I run,I take four,five,six steps up the wall,and I flip through the air to land on my feet.

我向前跑去，四步，五步，六步，我上到墙上，我在空中翻转，双脚落地。

When I complete my basic exercises,I power up my double-bladed lightsaber and practice maneuvers.My body is as strong as durasteel and as fluid as water.I shift from one position of attack to another.I fall on one knee and slash my lightsaber as I imagine cleaving my victim cleanly.I roll away and grip my lightsaber with both hands for a vertical sweep.I leap and twist and come down,leading with my left shoulder.I deliver a death blow and leap away,somersaulting in the air.I perform ten thousand slashes,lunges,attacks.

完成基础训练后，我开启双头光剑进行战斗练习。我的身体强壮似钢、灵活如水。我变换着方位进攻另一个目标。我单膝跪地挥舞光剑，想象着它干净利落地劈开我的牺牲品。我翻滚过去，双手持剑垂直猛扫。在左肩膀的引导下，我跃起、翻滚、落地，猛击后后空翻跳开。我进行了一万次劈砍，突进，攻击。

My lightsaber is no longer a separate weapon,but part of my arm.I move in the time it would take my opponent to blink.I move in the time he would take to raise his weapon.He would only see the space where I had been.He would feel the sudden shock of the blow that would knock him to the floor.

我的光剑不再是一件单独的武器，而是我手臂的一部分。我在对手眨眼时移动。我在他企图举起武器时移动。他只能看到我刚才所在的空地。他只能感受到突如其来令他倒地的攻击。

I do these maneuvers a hundred times a day.I do them even though my body knows them intimately,even though I have not made a mistake or a misstep in years.I do them until the memory of the movement is part of the muscle itself.The goal of the Sith is to fight without thought.

这样的练习我每天要做上百次。尽管我的身体非常了解它们，但我还是会这样做，甚至在一年中也不会出现一个错误、一次失足。我重复这些动作直到它们成为肌肉记忆。西斯的目标是脱离思考的战斗。

There is no pain where strength lies.

强者没有痛苦。

I end with a triple backward flip.My breathing is ragged,my muscles on fire.You may think I would quit.I never quit.I am just beginning.

我以三重后空翻结束了它。我呼吸急促，肌肉燃烧。你也许认为我要停止了。我从不停止。我只是刚开始。

But I am signaled on my comlink.My Master calls me.

但是我的通讯器传来了信号。我的师父在召唤我。

I wear my comlink at all times,even when I'm sleeping.I am ready to serve in an instant.

我随时带着它，即使是睡觉的时候。我时刻准备着。

I take the turbolift to my Master's secret strategy and communications room.He waits in the center of the room,in front of the holocomm monitors.

我乘坐电梯来到师父的策划室兼通讯室。他在房间的中央等着，在一个全息显示器前。

"The Neimoidians are signaling me. "Lord Sidious tells me.He makes an irritated gesture.We do not have much confidence in the intelligence of the Neimoidians.They are useful, however.Their most important characteristic is their greed. We can exploit that for our own ends.

“内莫伊迪亚人在联络我。”西迪厄斯大人对我说。他做了个愤怒的手势。我们并不对那些内莫伊迪亚人的智商抱有期待。然而他们很有用。他们最重要的特点是贪婪。我们可以利用这一点达到我们自己的目的。

My Master has taught me that power used indirectly can be just as effective as a full-scale assault.We do not need to be on the front lines.We can hire fools to do our fighting.My Master controls their actions.He rules through fear and intimidation.It never fails.One day we will rule openly.But until then,we will use others to conquer.

我的师父教导我，间接地使用力量可以像全面攻击一样有效。我们不需要冲上前线。我们可以雇佣傻瓜替我们战斗。我的师父控制着他们的一举一动。他通过威胁和恐吓统治。它们屡试不爽。我们迟早将会公开地统治。但在那之前，我们会利用其他人进行征服。

My Master has not shared every detail of his plan with me,but he has shared more than usual.I know that his alliance with the Trade Federation is merely the first step toward his larger goal.

我的师父不会告诉我计划的每一个细节，但这次他说的比平常多些。我知道他与贸易联盟结盟只不过是他远大目标中的第一步。

The peaceful planet of Naboo is now suffering under a blockade.The Neimoidians who run the Trade Federation seem to be the culprits.But it is my Master who pulls the strings.

和平的行星纳布正在封锁中煎熬着。掌管贸易联盟的内莫伊迪亚人看似是元凶。但实际上是我的师父在幕后操纵。

The blockade will be followed by an invasion.The Neimoidian ships are crammed with battle droids and equipment.They only wait for a signal from Lord Sidious.

封锁将紧接着演变为侵略。内莫伊迪亚人的战舰中塞满了战斗机器人和各种武器装备。他们等待着西迪厄斯大人的指示。

First,the vulnerable Queen Amidala must sign a treaty with the Trade Federation.It is better if the actions of the Trade Federation have at least the illusion of legality.Then Lord Sidious will begin to consolidate his power throughout the galaxy.His vision goes beyond one insignificant planet.

首先，软弱的阿米达拉女王必须同贸易联盟签约。如果贸易联盟的行动至少有合法的错觉，那就更好了。然后西迪厄斯大人就会巩固他遍布银河系的力量。他的眼光超越了这个微不足道的星球。

I am by his side.There are only two of us.That is enough, because we are Sith Lords.Our power is immeasurable,our range limitless.

我拥护着他。西斯只有我们两个。这就够了，因为我们是西斯尊主。我们的力量是不可估量的，我们的势力是无限的。

"I want you to hear the transmission, "my Master continues,raising his hood to cover his face."No doubt they have contacted me because of some ridiculous setback that has sent them into a panic.Stay out of sight. "

“我想让你听着这次通讯，”我的师父继续说道，将他的兜帽拉起盖住面容。“毫无疑问他们联系我是因为一些可笑的挫折使他们陷入了恐慌。离开投影区域。”

I move to the side.

我退到一旁。

The image of the Neimoidian coward Dofine fills the screen.Lord Sidious asks him impatiently what he wants.

内莫伊迪亚懦夫多费因进入了画面。西迪厄斯大人不耐烦地问他有什么事。

Dofine blubbers, "This scheme of yours has failed,Lord Sidious.This blockade is finished!We dare not go against these Jedi. "

多费因哭诉着，“你的计划已经失败了，西迪厄斯大人。封锁结束了！我们不敢与那些绝地作对。”

I see my Master stiffen in anger.He doesn't like to be surprised,and the Jedi have entered the picture sooner than we thought they would.

我的师父因愤怒而僵住了。他看起来并不惊讶，我们已经料到绝地迟早会掺和进来。

But I feel a different emotion:pleasure.This means that my Master will have to call on me to fight them.Neimoidians are no match for Jedi.

但我感到了一种非同寻常的情感：愉悦。这意味着我的师父会将我派去对抗他们。内莫伊迪亚人不是绝地的对手。

I tell myself to control my anxious desire.If my Master senses it,he will rebuke me.I have been punished for my impatience in the past.I don't blame Lord Sidious for the punishments--they only made me stronger.Yet I do not want to invite them.

我告诉自己控制住急切的欲望。如果我的师父发觉了，他会斥责我。在过去，我曾多次由于缺少耐心而被惩罚。我不因为西迪厄斯大人的惩罚而怨恨他——它们只会让我变得更强大。但我也不想招惹上它们。

Dofine's whimpering doesn't help my Master's rage.The fool cries out that the blockade is finished.His panic makes him stupid.

多费因的啜泣没有消去我师父的愤怒。这个傻瓜哭喊着封锁结束了。他的软弱造就他的愚蠢。

I sense my Master's anger surge.I can only glimpse part of his face beneath the hood,but I recognize the signs.His mouth tightens.His anger is now like a living presence in the room.Not only have the Jedi been called in, but the Neimoidians are caving in at the first sign of pressure.

我感到了我师父汹涌的怒火。我只能看到他兜帽下的一部分面孔，但我注意到一个迹象。他的嘴绷紧了。他的怒火在房间中翻腾。不只是因为绝地闯入了计划，还有内莫伊迪亚人在压力下屈服的样子。

My Master's contempt paralyzes Dofine.He turns to the next Neimoidian in charge,Nute Gunray.

我的师父蔑视着多费因。他转向了另一个内莫伊迪亚主管，纽特·冈雷。

"I don't want this stunted slime in my sight again, "he orders.We watch Dofine scurry off like a frightened child.

“我不想再看到这个碍手碍脚的废物，”他命令道。我们看着多费因像一个受惊的孩子一样逃了出去。

Even in small conflicts,I see I have much to learn from my Master.He uses his anger like an electro-jabber,to frighten and motivate.I must learn to use my anger as elegantly as I use my lightsaber.Finesse can never be overvalued.

即使从这一次小冲突中，我也发现自己还有许多要向师父学的东西。他像使用电棍一样利用愤怒进行恐吓和刺激。我必须学会像使用光剑那样优雅地利用我的愤怒。技巧永远不会被高估。

He tells the Neimoidians to begin the invasion and does not listen to their protests.He then orders them to kill the Jedi immediately.

他告诉内莫伊迪亚人立刻开始侵略，没有听他们的抗议。然后他命令他们立刻处理掉绝地。

The screen goes black.Lord Sidious says nothing.I wait before speaking.If I interrupt my Master's thoughts,I will regret it.But the question burns on my lips,and at last I must ask it.

显示器的影像消失了。西迪厄斯大人什么都没说。我等着他发话。如果我打断了他的沉思，我一定会后悔。但一个问题就像是在烧着我的嘴唇一样，我必须说出来。

"Do you think the Neimoidians are capable of getting rid of the Jedi,Master?They are fools."

您认为那些内莫伊迪亚人真的能摆脱绝地吗，师父？他们是一帮蠢货。”

He nods slowly."Yes, they are fools," he agrees."But even fools can get lucky. "

他慢慢地点头。“是的，他们是蠢货，”他肯定道。“但即使是蠢货也会走运。”