A newly deceased sinner had just entered hell, and was being shown around.

一名罪人去世后，刚下地狱就被带往各处走走。

“I’ll tell you how it works around here,” declared a particularly hideous¹ devil. “You get your choice of three punishments. Here’s the first.”

“我将告诉你这里的状况，”一位面目可憎的魔鬼宣布道。至少你有所选择“你三种刑罚中选一个，这是第一种。”

The sinner watched in horror as he saw men and women repeatedly being immersed in boiling water.

罪人看见男男女女反复地被浸入沸腾的热水中，吓得目瞪口呆。

“Here’s the second.” The poor sinner shuddered² as he saw unfortunate people being continually hounded by ferocious³ beasts and cruel demons⁴.

“再看第二种。”可怜的罪人看到一些不幸的人被凶恶的野兽和残酷的妖怪不停地追赶，吓得直打哆嗦。

“And here’s the third.” A group was standing⁵ knee-deep in shit and sipping⁶ tea.

“这是第三种。”一群人站在深及膝部的粪池中喝茶。

“Well, this seems alright,” said the sinner. “I’ll take this one.”

“这个看来还可以，我就选这个。”

And he joined the group.

罪人说着便加入了那群犯人。

No sooner had he done so than another devil yelled out “OK, tea-time’s over. Get back on your heads.”

就在他加入不久，一个魔鬼大声喊道“：午茶时间结束，回到头下脚上倒立的姿势。”