I'm a chess piece. A pawn,' she said. 'I can be sacrificed, but I cannot be captured. To be captured would be the end of the game.

I'm a chess piece. A pawn,' she said. 'I can be sacrificed, but I cannot be captured. To be captured would be the end of the game.

我是棋子。“一个兵，”她说。“我可以被牺牲，但我不能被俘虏。被俘虏将是游戏的结局。

-- Paolo Bacigalupi 保罗·巴奇加卢比