MANDALAY, Myanmar — Emerging from behind atawdry blue curtain in the garage of his three-story home here in Myanmar’s second largestcity, U Lu Maw made his way onto a makeshift stage to do what he does best: tell jokes.
缅甸,曼德勒——这里是缅甸第二大城市,卢茂(U Lu Maw)来到自家三层楼房的车库,他从俗丽的蓝色帷幕后面探出身子,在这个临时舞台上做自己最擅长的事:讲笑话。
‘‘I don’t trust the government,’’ Mr. Lu Maw, 66, bellowed into the microphone in English oneevening last month to an audience of foreigners. ‘‘The cronies — they like to take things forfree, like Jesse James. It’s the five-finger discount.’’
“我不相信政府,上个月的一天晚上,66岁的卢茂对着麦克风,向台下的外国观众们用英语大叫道。“那些狐朋狗友喜欢免费拿东西,就像杰西·詹姆斯(Jesse James),这是顺手牵羊。
Though his attire is modest — a traditional wraparound skirt known as a longyi under a red T-shirt emblazoned with “The Moustache Brothers, the name of his comedy troupe — Mr. LuMaw delivers jokes that are a dark and bold reminder of what life was like under decades ofoppressive military rule in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.
卢茂穿着名叫“罗衣的传统包裹式服装,外面套着有“胡子兄弟(The Moustache Brothers)图案的红色T恤——这是他所在的喜剧团体的名字。尽管衣着普通,卢茂的笑话黑暗而大胆,让人想起几十年来缅甸在军政府压迫下的生活,
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