Partly it was a sort of hymn to the wisdom and majesty of Big Brother, but still more it was an act of self-hypnosis, a deliberate drowning of consciousness by means of rhythmic noise.

• 这固然在赞美老大哥英明伟大，更多的倒是种自我催眠，成心用有节奏的喧嚣取代清醒的意识。