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I want Cameron's head on a spike. 如何翻譯比較恰當
My comments:
In other words, the British jihadist wants to kill David Cameron or to see him punished in some other terrible way.
Head on a spike as an expression is probably inspired by people who primitive wars in early human history. Back then, people sometimes cut off the head of an enemy soldier and put it on a spike, a long sharp nail such as the top of a spear – and display it as a trophy.
In our example, Cameron’s fellow countryman wants to see him severely punished or humiliated for "waging war" against Muslims.
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本文僅代表作者本人觀點，與本網立場無關。歡迎大家討論學術問題，尊重他人，禁止人身攻擊和發布一切違反國家現行法律法規的內容。
About the author:
Zhang Xin（張欣） has been with China Daily since 1988, when he graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University. Write him at: zhangxin@chinadaily.com.cn, or raise a question for potential use in a future column.
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