217.英文正文（217）

winstonwasstruck，ashehadbeenstruckbefore，bythetirednessofo』brien』sface。***itwasstrongandfleshyandbrutal，itwasfullofintelligenceandasortofcontrolledpassionbeforewhichhefelthimselfhelpless；butitwastired。therewerepouchesundertheeyes，theskinsaggedfromthecheekbones。o'brienleanedoverhim，deliberatelybringingthewornfacenearer。

「youarethinking，」hesaid，「thatmyfaceisoldandtired。youarethinkingthatitalkofpower，andyetiamnotevenabletopreventthedecayofmyownbody。canyounotunderstand，winston，thattheindividualisonlyacell？thewearinessofthecellisthevigouroftheorganism。doyoudiewhenyoucutyourfingernails？」

heturnedawayfromthebedandbeganstrollingupanddownagain，onehandinhispocket。

「wearethepriestsofpower，」hesaid。「godispower。butatpresentpowerisonlyawordsofarasyouareconcerned。itistimeforyoutogathersomeideaofwhatpowermeans。thefirstthingyoumustrealizeisthatpoweriscollective。theindividualonlyhaspowerinsofarasheceasestobeanindividual。youknowthepartyslogan：『freedomisslavery』。hasiteveroccurredtoyouthatitisreversible？slaveryisfreedom。alone—free—thehumanbeingisalwaysdefeated。itmustbeso，becauseeveryhumanbeingisdoomedtodie，whichisthegreatestofallfailures。butifhecanmakecomplete，uttersubmission，ifhecanescapefromhisidentity，ifhecanmergehimselfinthepartysothatheistheparty，thenheisall-powerfulandimmortal。thesecondthingforyoutorealizeisthatpowerispoweroverhumanbeings。overthebodybut，aboveall，overthemind。powerovermatter—externalreality，asyouwouldcallit—isnotimportant。alreadyourcontrolovermatterisabsolute。」