為紀念喬治·歐威爾逝世 75 週年而發行的紀念幣

這枚 2 英鎊（2.40 美元）的硬幣上描繪的是一隻眼睛，但其實是一個相機鏡頭，硬幣的邊緣刻著奧威爾反烏托邦小說中的另一句話：“有真相，也有謊言。”

A commemorative coin featuring the image of an eye and the inscription "Big Brother is watching you" is being released to pay tribute to “Nineteen Eighty-four” author George Orwell and mark his death 75 years ago.

一枚刻有眼睛圖案和「老大哥在看著你」的紀念幣即將發行，以向《十九八十四》作家喬治·奧威爾致敬，並紀念他75年前逝世。

The £2 ($2.40) coin depicts what appears to be an eye but is a camera lens, and the coin's edge is inscribed with another quote from Orwell’s dystopian novel: "There was truth and there was untruth."

這枚2 英鎊（2.40 美元）的硬幣描繪了一個看似眼睛的東西，但實際上是一個相機鏡頭，硬幣的邊緣刻有奧威爾反烏托邦小說中的另一句話：「有真相，也有謊言。

Coinage artist Henry Gray said the theme of totalitarianism was central to his design.

造幣藝術家亨利·格雷表示，極權主義主題是他設計的核心。

"With phones and cameras being everywhere in your house, and being listened to by advertisers on your phone, you are really aware of how you're being surveyed — and that's what ‘1984’ is all about,” he said.

「隨著你家裡到處都是電話和攝像頭，廣告商會在你的手機上監聽你的聲音，你就會真正意識到自己是如何接受調查的——這就是《1984》的意義所在，」他說。

"That's why the eye (in the design) isn't a realistic eye. It doesn't have eyelashes and things like that because I wanted it to be monocular. It's almost like a camera lens staring at you all the time, unblinking."

「這就是為什麼（設計中的）眼睛不是現實的眼睛。它沒有睫毛之類的東西，因為我希望它是單眼的。它幾乎就像一個相機鏡頭一直盯著你，一眨不眨。 ”

The novel, set in a fictional future, depicts civil servant Winston Smith's secret rebellion against a totalitarian government and its leader, Big Brother.

這部小說以虛構的未來為背景，描述了公務員溫斯頓史密斯對極權政府及其領導人「老大哥」的秘密反抗。

Orwell, who also wrote the political fable “Animal Farm,” died in a London hospital at age 46 on January 21, 1950, a few months after “Nineteen Eighty-four” was published.

政治寓言《動物農莊》的作者奧威爾於 1950 年 1 月 21 日在倫敦一家醫院去世，享年 46 歲，也就是《十九點八十四》出版幾個月後。

Britain’s Royal Mint said the collector's coin will be released on Wednesday with prices starting from £17.50 each.

英國皇家造幣廠表示，這枚收藏幣將於週三發行，每枚起價 17.50 英鎊。

Other literary figures who have been commemorated on £2 coins include William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and J.R.R. Tolkien.

其他被紀念在 2 英鎊硬幣上的文學人物包括威廉·莎士比亞、簡·奧斯汀和 JRR 托爾金。