2015年7月,墨西哥頭號毒梟古茲曼(Joaquín Guzmán Loera)逃獄。跑路期間,他異想天開要拍一部自傳電影,於是積極接觸好萊塢人士,最終聯絡上奧斯卡影帝西恩潘,並接受西恩潘專訪。然而,這次祕密會面使古茲曼洩蹤,於1月8日遭警方逮捕;報導全文則於9日刊出曝光,由西恩潘執筆。現在就來看看這位常人難以窺視的毒梟大老,如何剖析自己的一生與事業吧!
Q:How did you get involved in the drug business?
A:Well, I was raised in a ranch named La Tuna, there are no job opportunities. The only way to have money to survive is to grow poppy, marijuana, and I began to cultivate it and to sell it.
Q:Are you prone to violence, or do you use it as a last resort?
A:Look, all I do is defend myself, nothing more. But do I start trouble? Never.
Q:What is the outlook for the business? Do you think it will disappear? Will it grow instead?
A:No, it will not end because as time goes by, we are more people, and this will never end.
問:你怎麼進入販毒這門生意的?
答:這個嘛…,我在一個叫La Tuna的農莊長大,那裡沒有任何工作機會。唯一謀生賺錢的辦法就是種罌粟花、大麻,於是我開始種植、販售。
問:你傾向使用暴力嗎?或是訴諸暴力為最後手段?
答:聽好,我所做的事只是保護我自己,沒有其他。我有沒有無端惹是生非過?從來沒有。
問:(販毒)生意前景如何?你覺得它有一天會消失嗎?還是它會越來越興旺?
答:不,它不會消失,因為隨著時間過去,我們有越來越多人,這永不會消失。
看懂關鍵字
cultivate /ˋkʌltə͵vet/ (v.) 耕種
例句:There's a new trend among city folks to cultivate vegetables at home.
最近都市人掀起一股在家種菜的風潮。
prone / pron/ (a.) 有…傾向的
例句:He’s prone to speaking sarcastically whenever he feels nervous.
他一緊張就容易出言諷刺。
resort / rɪˋzɔrt/ (n.) 訴諸、採用
例句:She grained the power legally, without resort to violence.
她沒有採取暴力手段,而是通過合法途徑得到權力。