新奇事件簿 忍者促进日本旅游业发展

Japan will use ninja to help boost tourism over the next few years. Ninja will promote Japan and ninja culture in the run-up to the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Ninja are a famous symbol of Japan and many people around the world know about these dark-clothed figures who are great at fighting and can run across rooftops at great speed. Several ninja gave an example of their skills on Wednesday when a group of them "sneaked¹" into the office of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. This was the start of the ninja tourism campaign. Mr Abe joked with the ninja. He said: "Even though you're all wearing such bright colors, you were still able to slip through the tight security of my office."

日本将利用忍者帮助促进未来几年旅游业的增长。忍者将在2019年世界杯橄榄球赛及2020年东京奥运前夕推广日本和忍者文化。忍者是日本著名的象征，世界上很多人都知道这些身着黑衣的人物他们非常擅于格斗，还能极速越过屋顶。周三几名忍者‘溜’进日本首相安倍晋三的办公室中展示了他们的技能。忍者旅游宣传活动就此拉开序幕。安倍晋三和忍者们开玩笑称：“虽然你们都穿着这么鲜艳的颜色，但你们仍然能够避开办公室的戒备森严。”

A ninja was a kind of secret agent, spy and fighter in Japan. He or she was a specialist who was skilled in many areas. The main functions of a ninja included assassination², fighting, infiltration³ getting into an enemy area or building, sabotage⁴ and spying. The first ninja appeared in the 15th century when they helped warlords win land and get more power. In the 19th century, ninja became popular figures in art, literature and early manga. Artists and writers surrounded them in mystery and gave them legendary⁵ abilities, such as invisibility, walking on water and being able to control the natural elements. Today we see them around the world in movies, cartoons, comics, games and manga.

在日本，忍者是一种秘密特工、间谍兼战士。他或她是很多领域的专家。忍者的主要职能包括暗示、打斗、潜入敌军区域和建筑之中以及从事破坏和间谍活动。首批忍者出现在15世纪，当时他们帮助军阀争夺土地和权力。19世纪，忍者成为了艺术、文化以及早期日本漫画的流行人物形象。艺术家和作家们给他们围上了神秘色彩，赋予了他们传奇般的能力，例如隐身、水面行走以及控制某种自然元素的能力。如今，我们能在电影、卡通、连环画、游戏和日本漫画中看到他们。

1 sneaked   

v.潜行( sneak的过去式和过去分词 )；偷偷溜走；（儿童向成人）打小报告；告状

参考例句：

• I sneaked up the stairs. 我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。
• She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch. 她偷偷看了一眼手表。

2 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

3 infiltration   

n.渗透；下渗；渗滤；入渗

参考例句：

• The police tried to prevent infiltration by drug traffickers. 警方尽力阻止毒品走私分子的潜入。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A loss in volume will occur if infiltration takes place. 如果发生了渗润作用，水量就会减少。 来自辞典例句

4 sabotage   

n.怠工，破坏活动，破坏；v.从事破坏活动，妨害，破坏

参考例句：

• They tried to sabotage my birthday party.他们企图破坏我的生日晚会。
• The fire at the factory was caused by sabotage.那家工厂的火灾是有人蓄意破坏引起的。

5 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。