Every Friday night on a community sports field in Melbourne’s inner north, a few hundred nerds(书呆子) dress up(装扮，穿上盛装) in historical armour and attack each other with foam latex swords. It’s live action role play: turbocharged(加强版的，涡轮增压的) Dungeons & Dragons(《龙与地下城》桌游) meets medieval re-enactment(中世纪历史重演).
每周五晚上，在墨尔本内北区的一块社区运动场上，几百个书呆子穿上古代盔甲，用泡沫乳胶剑互相攻击。这就是真人角色扮演：加强版《龙与地下城》遇上中世纪历史重演。
I’ve been Larping for seven years. It’s the biggest thing in my life outside of comedy, and the two scenes(圈子，亚文化场景) have a lot in common. Everyone’s broke(身无分文的，破产的). Everyone was bullied(被霸凌的) in high school. No one gets into Larp or standup if things are going well.(如果日子过得顺，没人会去玩Larp或说单口喜剧。)
我玩Larp已经七年了。这是我喜剧之外生活中最重要的事，而这两个圈子有很多共同点。大家都穷。高中时都被霸凌过。如果日子过得顺，没人会去玩Larp或说单口喜剧。
The biggest commonality(共同点) is the gatekeeping(守门行为，排外门槛). A crusted(老掉牙的，积习难改的) old comic in the corner of a greenroom(后台休息室) gasps: “You’re a fan of standup, are you? Name three of Carl Barron(澳大利亚著名单口喜剧演员)’s best jokes.” His Larp counterpart(对应的人或物), a polyamorous(多角恋的) he/they(他/他们（性别代词）) in a top hat with a cog on it, twirls a cane: “So you like Warhammer Fantasy Battle(《战锤奇幻战役》桌游)? Name three spells an elven cleric can use in combat.” I’d like to see those two sit down and collectively name three women who feel safe around them.(我倒想看看这两个人坐下来，一起说出三个在他们身边感到安全的女性。)
最大的共同点是排外门槛。后台角落里一个老掉牙的喜剧演员倒吸一口气：“你是单口喜剧粉丝，是吧？说出卡尔·巴伦的三个最佳笑话。”他在Larp界的对应人物——一个多角恋的“他/他们”，戴着顶上有齿轮的高礼帽，转着手杖：“所以你喜欢《战锤奇幻战役》？说出精灵牧师在战斗中能用的三个法术。”我倒想看看这两个人坐下来，一起说出三个在他们身边感到安全的女性。