Shouts & Murmurs

What My Life Would Be Like If All of Those Spam Texts Were Legit

如果那些垃圾短信全是真的,我的生活会变成什么样
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I’d make three thousand dollars an hour working a remote job whose only requirements are disclosing my Social Security number, access to my Ring camera, and a somewhat stable internet connection.

我会做一份时薪三千美元的远程工作,唯一的要求是提供我的社会安全号码、开放Ring摄像头的访问权限,以及一个勉强稳定的网络连接。

I’d rescue dozens of my own children, who are being held hostage, by paying their ransom exclusively with iTunes gift cards.

我会救出几十个被绑架的亲生骨肉,赎金全部用iTunes礼品卡支付。

I’d have a private meeting in a highly secure location with Sam Bankman-Fried to discuss exciting investment opportunities.

我会在一个高度保密的地点,与山姆·班克曼-弗里德(Sam Bankman-Fried)私下会面,探讨激动人心的投资机会。

I’d have quality health insurance.

我会拥有一份优质的医疗保险。

I’d have dozens of packages shipped to me from USPSS, USP, and FidEx that only require my signature to obtain.

我会收到几十个包裹,分别由USPSS、USP和FidEx寄来,只需我签个名就能领取。

I’d have the world’s safest streaming services because I would constantly click on links to change my passwords.

我会拥有全世界最安全的流媒体服务,因为我会不停地点击链接去修改密码。

I’d be making a hundred-and-seventy-three-per-cent return on all of my investments while also not having to pay taxes on them because the returns are above the taxation threshold!

我所有投资的回报率都会达到百分之一百七十三,而且还不用交税,因为回报已经超过了征税门槛!

I’d have a coveted seat on the board of Theranos 2.0.

我会在Theranos 2.0的董事会里占有一个令人艳羡的席位。

I’d be a digital minimalist because all of my photos and videos would be deleted on a daily basis.

我会成为一名数字极简主义者,因为我所有的照片和视频每天都会被删个精光。

I’d have the coldest beverages, thanks to my highly efficient and effective Yeeti products.

我会喝上最冰爽的饮料,多亏了我那高效又好用的Yeeti系列产品。

I’d be the recipient of a highly coveted grant from the prestigious foundation PUT FOUNDATION NAME HERE.

我会获得一笔人人垂涎的资助,来自那个声名显赫的基金会——此处插入基金会名称。

I’d win the lottery, regularly.

我会定期中彩票。

I’d be the C.E.O. of a Fortune 500 company that requires no prior experience.

我会成为一家财富500强公司的首席执行官,而且无需任何过往经验。

I’d be a guest at Dorothy’s thirty-fifth birthday party.

我会受邀参加多萝西的三十五岁生日派对。

I’d spend all of my vacations on free Caribbean cruises—that is, when I wasn’t at one of my various time-shares.

我所有的假期都会在免费的加勒比游轮上度过——不去游轮的时候,就在我名下的各处分时度假屋里消磨时光。

I’d have cable, which would evidently be constantly at risk of being disconnected.

我会装有线电视,而且显然,它随时都面临着被断线的风险。

I’d be literal royalty and have the deed to my family’s long-forgotten castle.

我会是如假包换的皇室成员,手握家族那座被遗忘已久的城堡的地契。

I’d own four miniature schnauzers.

我会养四只迷你雪纳瑞。

I’d have such secure bank accounts because I would verify that they are safe multiple times a day.

我的银行账户会无比安全,因为我每天都会反复验证好几次,确认它们安然无恙。

I’d have hundreds of years of car-insurance coverage on my nonexistent vehicle.

我会为我那辆根本不存在的车,买上几百年车险。

I, along with my children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, would enjoy complimentary deliveries of HelloFrish on a weekly basis.

我,连同我的子女、孙辈和曾孙辈,每周都会免费收到HelloFrish送来的生鲜食材。

I’d be an esteemed purveyor of leggings and supplements who gets to spend all of my time with my existing friends, while, at the same time, making many more!

我会成为一位受人尊敬的紧身裤和保健品供应商,所有时间都用来和现有的朋友们待在一起,同时还能结交更多新朋友!

I’d have the opportunity to audition to be an extra on “Law and Order,” if I show up to an abandoned warehouse at 3 A.M. without my phone (so that the story line doesn’t get leaked, of course).

我会获得一个试镜机会,去《法律与秩序》里当个群众演员,只要我凌晨三点出现在一座废弃仓库,并且不带手机(当然是为了防止剧情泄露)。

I’d win a niche contest for a free item that only requires two hundred and fifty dollars in shipping, handling, and assorted fees.

我会赢下一个极其小众的比赛,奖品是一件免费商品,只需支付两百五十美元的运费、手续费及各项杂费。

I’d save the Red Lobster in Times Square by purchasing Google Play gift cards.

我会通过购买Google Play礼品卡,拯救时代广场的那家红龙虾餐厅。

I’d have access to a supersecret subway line directly below my apartment as a bonus for sending my rent via Cash App as opposed to my building’s payment portal.

我会拥有一条超级秘密的地铁线,入口就在我公寓正下方,作为我用Cash App而非大楼支付系统交房租的奖励。

I’d have a pass to cut the line at the soft-serve or frozen-yogurt establishment of my choice.

我会拿到一张通行证,可以在任意一家我喜欢的软冰淇淋或冻酸奶店免排队。

I’d be an honorary co-chair of the brand-new January Met Gala.

我会成为全新的一月Met Gala的荣誉联合主席。

I’d be a fractional owner of the W.N.B.A.’s New York Liberty.

我会成为WNBA纽约自由人队的小股东。

I’d refinance everything in my life, including all of my refinancing.

我会把我生活中的一切进行再融资,包括我所有的再融资行为本身。

I’d spend a considerable amount of money paying pesky highway tolls in Minisoda and Connect4icut.

我会花一大笔钱,去支付明尼苏达州和康涅狄格州那些烦人的高速公路通行费。

I’d be a guest at the Swift-Kelce wedding, the real one, that’s happening next week. ♦

我会受邀参加斯威夫特和凯尔西的婚礼,那场真的婚礼,就在下周举行。 ♦

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