美国国家公共电台 NPR Ticket Sales For Marvel's 'Black Panther' Are Superhero-Sized

 

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:

Advance ticket sales for superhero movies are always supersized, but even accounting¹ for that, Marvel's "Black Panther" is breaking records. Civic² groups have been buying out entire screenings so that African-American children can experience the film together. Critics are singing the film's praises, a chorus to which NPR's Bob Mondello will now add his voice.

BOB MONDELLO, BYLINE³: Superhero origin story, be it spider-bit, hammer-fisted or Amazonian - you know the drill - a backstory quickly dispensed⁴ with so super heroics can get underway. In this case, though, the backstory isn't something you want glossed⁵ over.

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DANAI GURIRA: (As Okoye) We are home.

MONDELLO: Home is Wakanda, a fictional⁶ African kingdom that's hard to reach and, as far as the outside world is concerned, not worth reaching. Though in this sequence, we're in a Wakanda-made hovercraft, so guidebook stereotypes⁷...

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MARTIN FREEMAN: (As Everett K. Ross) Textiles, shepherds, cool outfits⁸...

MONDELLO: ...Need to be augmented⁹ with the things outsiders have never seen - Afrofuturist skyscrapers¹⁰ based on geologic¹¹ forms, flying maglev¹² trains and a glowing, miraculous¹³ substance vibranium, which makes such African treasures as gold and diamonds seem not worth the digging for. Our hero, played by Chadwick Boseman, is T'Challa, about to be installed as king and already the Black Panther - so a force to be reckoned with.

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CHADWICK BOSEMAN: (As T'Challa) Only reason I don't kill you where you stand is because I know who you are.

MONDELLO: He's surrounded by spectacular women, warriors¹⁴, thinkers and an ex who so regularly renders him speechless that his generals have taken to coaching him on romantic tactics...

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GURIRA: (As Okoye) Don't freeze.

BOSEMAN: (As T'Challa) I never freeze.

MONDELLO: ...Also a sister who teases him mercilessly.

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LETITIA WRIGHT: (As Shuri) Did he freeze?

GURIRA: (As Okoye) Like an antelope¹⁵ in headlights.

WRIGHT: (As Shuri, laughter).

BOSEMAN: (As T'Challa) Are you finished?

MONDELLO: But she also provides him with vibranium-powered gizmos.

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WRIGHT: (As Shuri) I have some new tech to show you.

MONDELLO: If he were 007, she'd be his Q.

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WRIGHT: (As Shuri) Hey, look at your suit. You've been taking bullets, charging it up with kinetic¹⁶ energy.

BOSEMAN: (As T'Challa) Pull around the truck.

MONDELLO: Filmmaker Ryan Coogler has created a world that's exciting in all the conventional superhero ways but that gives the form vibrant¹⁷, new textures¹⁸, fabrics¹⁹, rhythms to go with a leading man who for once is not melanin-deprived. Coogler's movie doesn't operate like the others, either - no lone²⁰ wolf hero getting rid of bad guys on his own. Black Panther is part of a community, a family. And his story is about working together, as families do, with imperfect fathers, brainy sisters, uncles harboring secrets and everyone hoping against hope that that cousin who's always in trouble will straighten up and fly right.

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MICHAEL B JORDAN: (As Erik Killmonger) I'm going to burn it all.

MONDELLO: This guy played with aching intensity²¹ by Michael B. Jordan brings real-world fury to a Wakandan society that's been bypassed - this is a fantasy, remember - by colonialism and institutional racism²². Those poisons exist outside, though, and the aptly named Killmonger is the harrowing result.

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JORDAN: (As Erik Killmonger) I trained. I lied. I killed just to get here. I killed in America, Afghanistan, Iraq. I took life from my own brothers and sisters right here on this continent - and all this death just so I could kill you.

MONDELLO: Other superheroes fly off to do battle with alien life forms. Black Panther deals with pain that comes of real injustice²³. That anchors the story, gives it heft and will make it matter to audiences in ways few superhero sagas²⁴ even contemplate²⁵. I'm Bob Mondello.

1 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

2 civic   

adj.城市的，都市的，市民的，公民的

参考例句：

• I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
• The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 dispensed   

v.分配( dispense的过去式和过去分词 )；施与；配（药）

参考例句：

• Not a single one of these conditions can be dispensed with. 这些条件缺一不可。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• They dispensed new clothes to the children in the orphanage. 他们把新衣服发给孤儿院的小孩们。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 glossed   

v.注解( gloss的过去式和过去分词 )；掩饰（错误）；粉饰；把…搪塞过去

参考例句：

• The manager glossed over the team's recent defeat. 经理对这个队最近的失败闪烁其词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He glossed over his selfishness with a display of generosity. 他以慷慨大方的假象掩饰他的自私。 来自互联网

6 fictional   

adj.小说的，虚构的

参考例句：

• The names of the shops are entirely fictional.那些商店的名字完全是虚构的。
• The two authors represent the opposite poles of fictional genius.这两位作者代表了天才小说家两个极端。

7 stereotypes   

n.老套，模式化的见解，有老一套固定想法的人( stereotype的名词复数 )v.把…模式化，使成陈规( stereotype的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Such jokes tend to reinforce racial stereotypes. 这样的笑话容易渲染种族偏见。
• It makes me sick to read over such stereotypes devoid of content. 这种空洞无物的八股调，我看了就讨厌。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 outfits   

n.全套装备( outfit的名词复数 )；一套服装；集体；组织v.装备，配置设备，供给服装( outfit的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits. 他把承包工程分包给许多小单位。 来自辞典例句
• Some cyclists carry repair outfits because they may have a puncture. 有些骑自行车的人带修理工具，因为他们车胎可能小孔。 来自辞典例句

9 Augmented   

adj.增音的 动词augment的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• 'scientists won't be replaced," he claims, "but they will be augmented." 他宣称：“科学家不会被取代；相反，他们会被拓展。” 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
• The impact of the report was augmented by its timing. 由于发表的时间选得好，这篇报导的影响更大了。

10 skyscrapers   

n.摩天大楼

参考例句：

• A lot of skyscrapers in Manhattan are rising up to the skies. 曼哈顿有许多摩天大楼耸入云霄。
• On all sides, skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth. 四周耸起的摩天大楼参差不齐。

11 geologic   

adj.地质的

参考例句：

• The Red Sea is a geologic continuation of the valley.红海就是一个峡谷在地质上的继续发展。
• Delineation of channels is the first step of geologic evaluation.勾划河道的轮廓是地质解译的第一步。

12 maglev   

n.磁力悬浮列车；adj.磁力悬浮列车的

参考例句：

• The engine for maglev trains is rather in noticeable.磁悬浮列车的车头是相当值得注意的。
• The high speed maglev railway is a new-style traffic system. 高速磁悬浮铁路是一种新型的交通方式。

13 miraculous   

adj.像奇迹一样的，不可思议的

参考例句：

• The wounded man made a miraculous recovery.伤员奇迹般地痊愈了。
• They won a miraculous victory over much stronger enemy.他们战胜了远比自己强大的敌人，赢得了非凡的胜利。

14 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。

15 antelope   

n.羚羊；羚羊皮

参考例句：

• Choosing the antelope shows that China wants a Green Olympics.选择藏羚羊表示中国需要绿色奥运。
• The tiger was dragging the antelope across the field.老虎拖着羚羊穿过原野。

16 kinetic   

adj.运动的；动力学的

参考例句：

• There exist many sources of energy both potential and kinetic.存在着许多势能和动能的能源。
• The kinetic theory of gases is the best known example.气体动力学理论就是最有名的例子。

17 vibrant   

adj.震颤的，响亮的，充满活力的，精力充沛的，(色彩)鲜明的

参考例句：

• He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
• She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。

18 textures   

n.手感( texture的名词复数 )；质感；口感；（音乐或文学的）谐和统一感

参考例句：

• I'm crazy about fabrics textures and colors and designs. 我喜欢各式各样的纺织物--对它的质地，色彩到花纹图案--简直是入了迷。 来自辞典例句
• Let me clear up the point about the textures. 让我明确了一点有关的纹理。 来自互联网

19 fabrics   

织物( fabric的名词复数 )； 布； 构造； （建筑物的）结构（如墙、地面、屋顶）：质地

参考例句：

• cotton fabrics and synthetics 棉织物与合成织物
• The fabrics are merchandised through a network of dealers. 通过经销网点销售纺织品。

20 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。

21 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

22 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

23 injustice   

n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利

参考例句：

• They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
• All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。

24 sagas   

n.萨迦（尤指古代挪威或冰岛讲述冒险经历和英雄业绩的长篇故事）( saga的名词复数 )；（讲述许多年间发生的事情的）长篇故事；一连串的事件（或经历）；一连串经历的讲述（或记述）

参考例句：

• Artwork depicted the historical sagas and biblical tales for the illiterate faithful. 墙上的插图为不识字的信徒描绘了历史传说和圣经故事。 来自互联网
• It will complete one of the most remarkable transfer sagas in English football. 到时候，英格兰史上最有名的转会传奇故事之一将落下帷幕。 来自互联网

25 contemplate   

vt.盘算，计议；周密考虑；注视，凝视

参考例句：

• The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。
• The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.后果不堪设想。