专制君主、独裁者以及其他坚持己见的领袖——不论是不是被选举出来的——常常都有绰号或者浮夸的头衔。有些绰号或头衔甚至是他们自封的。
Dictators, autocrats and other strong-willed leaders — elected or not — have a way of acquiring nicknames or grandiose official titles. Some even proclaim their own.
最近期的一个例子是在菲律宾总统大选中遥遥领先的罗德里戈·杜特地(Rodrigo Duterte)，他以不可阻挡的强硬政治作风和将会亲自射杀犯罪分子的热血誓言闻名。崇拜者和评论人士称其为惩罚者(Punisher)和硬汉杜特地(Duterte Harry)。
The latest example is Rodrigo Duterte, presumptive president-elect of the Philippines, known for stop-at-nothing political hardball and a vigilante vow to shoot criminals himself. Admirers and critics call him the Punisher and Duterte Harry.
来自测一下对世界各地的领导人及其绰号知道多少吧。
Test your knowledge of world leaders and their handles. Here is a multiple-choice selection from around the world over the past half-century.
毛泽东
Mao Zedong
伟大舵手(The Great Helmsman)
The Great Helmsman
毛疯子(Mad Mao)
Mad Mao
毛大大(Big Daddy Mao)
Big Daddy Mao
弗拉基米尔·V·普京(Vladimir V. Putin)
Vladimir V. Putin
有理性的终结者(The Reasoning Terminator)。
The Reasoning Terminator
好斗者普京(The Pootster)。
The Pootster
杀手(Hitman)。
Hitman
斯洛博丹·米洛舍维奇(Slobodan Milosevic)
Slobodan Milosevic
懒汉斯洛博(The Slob)
The Slob
米洛(Milo)
Milo
巴尔干屠夫”(Butcher of the Balkans)
Butcher of the Balkans
穆阿迈尔·卡扎菲(Muammar el-Qaddafi)
Muammar el-Qaddafi
沙漠雄狮(Lion of the Desert)
Lion of the Desert
恶人穆阿迈尔(Muammar the Malificent)
Muammar the Malificent
人民兄长和革命导师(Brother Leader and Guide of the Revolution)
Brother Leader and Guide of the Revolution
弗朗索瓦·杜瓦利埃(François Duvalier)
François Duvalier
恶魔杜瓦利埃(The Devilier)
The Devilier
医生爸爸(Papa Doc)
Papa Doc
棉眼乔伊(Cotton-Eyed Joe)。
Cotton-Eyed Joe
让-克洛德·杜瓦利埃(Jean-Claude Duvalier)
Jean-Claude Duvalier
娃娃休伊(Baby Huey)
Baby Huey
娃娃脸尼尔森(Baby-Face Nelson)
Baby-Face Nelson
娃娃医生(Baby Doc)
Baby Doc
尼古拉·齐奥塞斯库(Nicolae Ceausescu)
Nicolae Ceausescu
布加勒斯特屠夫(The Butcher of Bucharest)
The Butcher of Bucharest
喀尔巴纤山的天才(The Genius of the Carpathians)
The Genius of the Carpathians
穿刺王尼古拉(Nicolae the Impaler)
Nicolae the Impaler
伊迪·阿明(Idi Amin)
Idi Amin
终身总统(President for Life)
President for Life
王父(King Father)
King Father
宇宙的统治者(Ruler of the Universe)
Ruler of the Universe
金日成(Kim Il-sung)
Kim Il-sung
小军士(The Little Corporal)
The Little Corporal
大个子(The Big Fellow)
The Big Fellow
伟大领袖(The Great Leader)
The Great Leader
金正日(Kim Jong-il)
Kim Jong-il
敬爱的领袖(The Dear Leader)
The Dear Leader
完美无缺的军事家(The Infallible Commander)
The Infallible Commander
一号同志(The First Comrade)
The First Comrade
金正恩(Kim Jong-un)
Kim Jong-un
最敬爱的领袖(The Dearest Leader)
The Dearest Leader
伟大继承者 (The Great Successor)
The Great Successor
小小金(Li’l Kim)
Li’l Kim
库尔班古力·别尔德穆哈梅多夫(Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov)
Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov
牙医(The Dentist)
The Dentist
保护者(The Protector)
The Protector
全知者(The All-Knowing One)
The All-Knowing One