趣味英语第177期:怎样做什么才能成为超级英雄

Fred wants to know:

弗雷德想知道：

"What do I need to be a superhero?"

“怎样做才能成为超级英雄？”

Well, you need to do something super.

嗯，你要做些超级的事情。

Try to find something you're best at and use that to your advantage. If it's archery, train more.

试着找到你最擅长的事情，然后利用这一优势。如果你擅长射箭，那就勤加练习。

You need to work out everyday so you have a good body so that you're strong.

你要每天锻炼，保持好身体，这样才能变强壮。

I suggest jumping in radio-active waste.

我建议你跳进核废料中。

Be bitten by a magical spider, crash land on a planet.

被一种神奇的蜘蛛咬到，然后摔到一个星球上。

Get a cool costume and you can get a grappling hook.

找一套酷酷的衣服，戴上一个爪钩。

First of all, get a custom cape¹, then get a jet pack.

首先，找一件披风，再找个喷射背包来。

You need a cape with a big S on it. Yeah, let's go with S because Superman's awesome².

你需要一个上面写着S的披风。写S是因为超人真的非常了不起。

If you help people, somebody that's in distress³, that's on your way to being a superhero.

如果你帮助别人，帮助那些在困境中的人，那你就走在成为超级英雄的道路上。

It means taking a stand and going, "I will do what's right, even if it's scary, even if it means standing⁴ up to someone who frightens me."

这意味着明确立场，比如，“我要做正确的事情，即使那很可怕，即使那意味着要抵抗让我害怕的人。”

If you're an awesome person and you're willing to help anyone in your community or at your school or a best friend, that's a superhero. Like my mom's a superhero to me.

如果你是了不起的人，你愿意帮助社区或学校里的任何人，愿意帮助朋友，那你就是超级英雄。就像在我以目中我妈妈就是超级英雄。

1 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

2 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

3 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。