为纪念乔治·奥威尔逝世 75 周年而发行的纪念币

这枚 2 英镑（2.40 美元）的硬币上描绘的是一只眼睛，但其实是一个相机镜头，硬币的边缘刻着奥威尔反乌托邦小说中的另一句话：“有真相，也有谎言。”

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.

一枚刻有眼睛图案和“老大哥在看着你”的纪念币即将发行，以向《十九八十四》作家乔治·奥威尔致敬，并纪念他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."

这枚 2 英镑（2.40 美元）的硬币描绘了一个看似眼睛的东西，但实际上是一个相机镜头，硬币的边缘刻有奥威尔反乌托邦小说中的另一句话：“有真相，也有谎言。”

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

造币艺术家亨利·格雷表示，极权主义主题是他设计的核心。

"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.

“随着你家里到处都是电话和摄像头，广告商会在你的手机上监听你的声音，你就会真正意识到自己是如何接受调查的——这就是《1984》的意义所在，”他说。

"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."

“这就是为什么（设计中的）眼睛不是现实的眼睛。它没有睫毛之类的东西，因为我希望它是单眼的。它几乎就像一个相机镜头一直盯着你，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.

这部小说以虚构的未来为背景，描述了公务员温斯顿·史密斯对极权政府及其领导人“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《动物农场》的作者奥威尔于 1950 年 1 月 21 日在伦敦一家医院去世，享年 46 岁，也就是《十九点八十四》出版几个月后。

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

英国皇家造币厂表示，这枚收藏币将于周三发行，每枚起价 17.50 英镑。

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

其他被纪念在 2 英镑硬币上的文学人物包括威廉·莎士比亚、简·奥斯汀和 JRR 托尔金。