新奇事件簿 新加坡漫画家荣获大奖

A Singaporean graphic¹ novelist has won three of the comic industry's equivalent of the Oscars. Sonny Liew picked up three Eisner Awards for his comic book, "The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye". The book is a satirical rewrite of Singaporean history. Mr Liew scooped² the top prize for Best Writer/Artist, Best US Edition of International Material, and Best Publication Design at the awards ceremony. The annual awards show was held at the San Diego Comic-Con on Friday. Liew told reporters that he was surprised his book had done so well as he never expected he would get an international audience for it. He said: "I always wanted people to read the book and get a sense of how rich our history was."

一位新加坡漫画家赢得了漫画界的奥斯卡奖。Sonny Liew的漫画书《陈福财的艺术人生》(The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye)赢得了三项埃斯纳奖。这本书是新加坡故事的讽刺性改编。Liew先生在颁奖典礼上赢得了最佳作家奖，最佳国际材料美国版和最佳出版设计奖。该一年一度的奖项于周五在圣地亚哥国际动漫展举行。Liew告诉记者，他的书表现如此好，他从来没有想到会因此得奖。他说：“我一直想要人们读这本书，了解我们的历史多么丰富。”

Mr Liew's book outlines the history of Singapore from its struggle for independence from British colonial rule. As well as focusing on Singapore's founding father and first leader, the late Lee Kuan Yew³, Liew also highlights the role played by lesser-known people. He said: "I think the so-called official narrative⁴ Singapore story is part of our history, but it's not the whole story and I wanted to tell a more inclusive version of our history. I hope that's what people reading the book will get from it." Liew initially⁵ feared his book would be unsuccessful after Singapore's National Arts Council withdrew a grant for the book. However, this brought the book a lot of attention and boosted exposure and sales.

Liew先生的书概述了新加坡从英国殖民统治下独立以来的奋斗历程。漫画还集中介绍了新加坡国父和首任领导人，已故总理李光耀的故事。刘先生还着重讲述了一些鲜为人知的人物的故事。他说：“我认为，所谓的官方新加坡故事是我们的历史的一部分，但是并不是全部故事，我想要讲述我们的历史更加全面的版本。我希望这是读这本书的人能够学习到的。”Liew最开始的时候担心新加坡国家艺术委员会撤销了对这本书的授权之后，他的书会不成功。然而，这反而引起人们对这本书的关注，增加了曝光度和销量。

1 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

2 scooped   

v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 )；（敏捷地）抱起；抢先获得；用铲[勺]等挖（洞等）

参考例句：

• They scooped the other newspapers by revealing the matter. 他们抢先报道了这件事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. 车轮搅起的石块，在车身下发出不吉祥的锤击声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 yew   

n.紫杉属树木

参考例句：

• The leaves of yew trees are poisonous to cattle.紫杉树叶会令牛中毒。
• All parts of the yew tree are poisonous,including the berries.紫杉的各个部分都有毒，包括浆果。

4 narrative   

n.叙述，故事；adj.叙事的，故事体的

参考例句：

• He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
• Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。

5 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。