218.英文正文（218）

foramomentwinstonignoredthedial。***hemadeaviolentefforttoraisehimselfintoasittingposition，andmerelysucceededinwrenchinghisbodypainfully。

“buthowcanyoucontrolmatter？”heburstout。“youdon’tevencontroltheclimateorthelawofgravity。andtherearedisease，pain，death—”

o’briensilencedhimbyamovementofhishand。“wecontrolmatterbecausewecontrolthemind。realityisinsidetheskull。youwilllearnbydegrees，winston。thereisnothingthatwecouldnotdo。invisibility，levitation—anything。icouldfloatoffthisfloorlikeasoapbubbleifiwishto。idonotwishto，becausethepartydoesnotwi**。youmustgetridofthosenineteenth-centuryideasaboutthelawsofnature。wemakethelawsofnature。”

“butyoudonot！youarenotevenmastersofthisplanet。whatabouteurasiaandeastasia？youhavenotconqueredthemyet。”

“unimportant。weshallconquerthemwhenitsuitsus。andifwedidnot，whatdifferencewoulditmake？wecanshutthemoutofexistence。oceaniaistheworld。”

“buttheworlditselfisonlyaspeckofdust。andmanistinyhelpless！howlonghashebeeninexistence？formillionsofyearstheearthwasuninhabited。”

“nonsense。theearthisasoldasweare，noolder。howcoulditbeolder？nothingexistsexceptthroughhumanconsciousness。”

“buttherocksarefullofthebonesofextinctanimals—mammothsandmastodonsandenormousreptileswhichlivedherelongbeforemanwaseverheardof。”