VOA常速英语2018--漫威展致敬斯坦·李

From the outside of the Museum of pop culture in Seattle has been likened to a smashed electric guitar, attributed to legendary¹ rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix.

西雅图流行文化博物馆从外面看，就像是一把摔烂的电吉他，而这都是因为传奇摇滚吉他手吉米·亨德里克斯。

The nonprofit museum, founded in 2000 by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is dedicated² to all things pop culture, from fantasy and horror movies to comic books and video games.

该博物馆是一家非盈利博物馆，始建于2000年，创始人是微软合伙人保罗·艾伦。该博物馆展出的都是跟流行文化有关的东西，从奇幻恐怖电影到漫画书与电子游戏，不一而足。

The museum’s motto is to explore and support creative works that shape and inspire our lives.

该博物馆的座右铭是——探索并支持创新的作品，让这样的作品塑造生活，给生活以启发。

Among those works, comic books, an exhibition called Marvel³ Universe of Superheroes is dedicated to the history of comic books, and a man who among others turned ideas and thoughts into sketches⁴ and fun cartoons on paper, Marvel Comics legend, Stan Lee, who died at the age of 95 on November 12th.

在其展出的作品和漫画中，有一个展叫漫威超级英雄宇宙，其内容关于漫画的历史，也关于一个男人，他跟很多人一起将想法付诸实践，画出了草图和有趣的卡通人物。他就是漫威传奇人物斯坦·李。他已于11月12日故去，享年95岁。

I think without question, though, for many people come to the exhibition, spider-man is tops.

不过，我觉得毫无疑问的是：很多人来参展，都是为了看蜘蛛侠。

Spider-man, Spider-man it’s kind of a special superhero, because Brock got to deal with this family and he’s much more relatable, especially for young readers who have their own problems living a teenager’s life.

蜘蛛侠是一个特别的超级英雄，因为布洛克同时也要应付家里的事。这样一来，布洛克就很贴近大众，尤其是年轻的读者，因为还是少年的他们，也有这样的烦恼。

He’s less serious. So, he he’s always making jokes and quips, and he’s teasing the villains⁵ even as he’s fighting them, so it’s very, it’s very accessible done.

他不是高高在上的。他经常会开玩笑，会讥讽坏人，会嘲弄恶霸，同时也与他们抗争。所以他的人设很贴近大众。

Based on the same principle, relatability and approachability, another comic book character Miss Marvel was created, though she didn’t meet the readers until 2016.

基于同样的原则、贴近性和草根性，另一位漫画人物漫威小姐也诞生了。不过这个人物直到2016年才面世。

So Miss Marvel is a 16 years’ old, Pakistani American, teenager, sort of like spider-man. She’s trying to balance her home life with her secret identity as a superhero.

漫威小姐的人设是16岁的少年，巴基斯坦裔美国人，跟蜘蛛侠相似，也要在家庭生活和超级英雄的隐秘身份中勉强取得平衡。

But the comic also draws in how she has to deal with, how she’s perceived as a Muslim American, and how she’s sort of fighting against certain stereotypes⁶.

但漫画也展现了漫威小姐是如何应对这一切、他人是如何看待她这个美国穆斯林人、她是如何跟固有印象作斗争的。

Brooks⁷ expect admits that picking show pieces for the exhibition was no easy task.

专家布鲁克斯承认，遴选展品很有难度。

So although this is the largest exhibition we’ve ever done, it’s about 3,000 square meters. Still, marvel 80 years, there are literally⁸ thousands of superheroes in the Marvel Pantheon.

这是我们做过的最大的展会，展区面积近3000平方米。此外，漫威过去80年来创造了上千位英国团体神战队的超级英雄。

So it’s not like we could tell every one of those stories.

所以我们无法向每位参会者尽述这些故事。

We had to be a little selective, pick and choose, talk about some of the classics, also make room for some of the newcomers and some of the interesting stories that have happened in the 21st century.

我们要稍加遴选，展现经典之作，也为新创作的漫威人物和故事创造留一些空间，毕竟这些新秀都是21世纪出现的。

We know we can’t cover it all, but we want to give people a taste, get them get them into it and then send them out to explore more Marvel.

我们深知无法面面俱到，但我们还是希望大家能有愉快的体验，能有很强的融入感，也希望我们能助力大家对漫威有更多的探索发现。

And though these hand-drawn characters may be made up, their influence on everyday life and stories about real-life issues continue to attract fans around the world.

虽然这些手绘人物是虚构的，但他们对日常生活的影响以及与真实生活问题有关的故事依然吸引着全球各地的粉丝。

1 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

2 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

3 marvel   

vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异；n.令人惊异的事

参考例句：

• The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
• The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。

4 sketches   

n.草图( sketch的名词复数 )；素描；速写；梗概

参考例句：

• The artist is making sketches for his next painting. 画家正为他的下一幅作品画素描。
• You have to admit that these sketches are true to life. 你得承认这些素描很逼真。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 villains   

n.恶棍( villain的名词复数 )；罪犯；（小说、戏剧等中的）反面人物；淘气鬼

参考例句：

• The impression of villains was inescapable. 留下恶棍的印象是不可避免的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Some villains robbed the widow of the savings. 有几个歹徒将寡妇的积蓄劫走了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 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》

7 brooks   

n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。