饥饿游戏Chapter1「正文」第二章(2)

今天是施惠国的收割日。在这一天，来自国会大厦周围12个选区的一男一女被选中进行生死决斗。被选中的人被称为贡品者。作为叛国条约的一个条件，各地区必须放弃孩子，叛国条约是由各地区人民反对国会公民的起义而产生的。年龄在12-18岁之间的每个孩子都有资格通过随机抽签的方式被选中。最小的孩子的名字一旦入选，而每过一年，其他孩子的名字入选，参与的次数就会增加。收割日和战斗直至死亡被称为饥饿者游戏。获胜者是最后一个活着的孩子，不仅为他们自己，而且为他们的整个地区获得一年的“礼物”

This year Katniss Everdeen, who is sixteen and has twenty entries in the reaping, is more afraid for her friend, Gale, who is eighteen and has forty-two entries. Katniss" sister Primrose is experiencing her first reaping and has one entry.
今年，Katniss Everdeen已经十六岁，收割日已经收获了二十个入选票，她更担心的是朋友，已经十八岁的Gale，收获了42个入选票。Katniss的妹妹 Primrose 正在经历她的第一次收割日的入选票

The occupants of District 12"s Seam, where Katniss and her family live, are very poor. Katniss is responsible for feeding her mother, sister, and herself, because her father died in a mining explosion. Many people who live District 12"s Seam go hungry, because of a lack of food. Katniss poaches from the woods with Gale, an act which could get them killed.