Read Xiao Liang’s《的士高是什么》translations of excerpts of ‘What Is Disco’
Disco (or discothèque if you prefer)
is an energy drink
tastes kind of bizarre, but somebody is lovin’ it
Disco (or discothèque if you still prefer the French way)
is a seven-minute long track mixed into another seven minutes
or a three-minute long radio-edit version
fading out in your car
cut from the (more or less) seven minutes of dance beats on the dance floor
For disco (now I’ll just abbreviate it as everybody does)
you should expect very unbuttoned shirt and other accessories in their fashion-edit version
Kings and divas spinning while calling angels trapped in neon
and that you are your own king you are your diva
you are the angels
Disco is you should be dancing
but don’t be misguided by the Bee Gees
or blinded by heterosexual love
It’s you should be dancing
but dance on the margins
and use it as a cussword if you insist
Disco is impressively good teeth
while your lip is still yours you can bite it or press it on someone else’s
It’s I feel good about myself and actually it is the only moment I feel good about myself
Disco is abusing ecstasy accompanied by non-fatal or fatal heart attack
Disco is nothing ever lasts
still I wish …