新概念英語之正義的超級英雄們
新概念英語第三冊Lesson35討論了什么是正義。超級英雄們總是被人們視為正義的化身，他們會在地球面臨危險時拯救人類！不過超級英雄們也各有各的特色呢~~本期文化大爆炸要為大家介紹一下超級英雄們。
The superhero is often called a unique American phenomenon. Inspired by comic books, particularly the Superman series in the early 1930s, superheroes with superhuman strength and a desire to save the world became the stuff of many a child’s, and also numerous adults’ dreams and fantasies. Yet Superman was not the first literary character to which the term superhero could have been applied. Certainly many of the heroes from earlier literature: Gilgamesh, Beowulf, Hercules, Zorro (appearing first in 1919) and Sir Lancelot.
超級英雄通常被稱為一種特別的美國現(xiàn)象。受到動漫書的啟發(fā)，尤其是1930年代的超人系列，成為擁有超能力英雄和想要拯救世界的愿望變成了很多孩子們的目標(biāo)，也是很多成人們的幻想。但是超人不是第一個書面上的超級英雄形象。有很多來自其他較早的文學(xué)作品的英雄：吉爾伽美什，貝魯武夫，大力神，佐羅（1919年首次出現(xiàn)）和蘭斯洛特。
What made the American take on the superhero unique, at least in its onset, was an attempt to scientifically explain why the superhero had special powers. In Superman’s case, he is actually an alien, and was born on the planet Krypton. He can fly, see through metal (except lead), has extraordinary strength and speed.
為什么美國人對超級英雄情有獨鐘？至少在最開始的時候，是一種用科學(xué)方式來解釋為什么超級英雄會有超能力的嘗試。拿超人來說，他實際上是出生在克利普頓星的外星人。他可以飛行，可以透過金屬看東西（除了鉛），擁有非凡的力氣和速度。
The superhero is usually someone who must live a dual existence, concealing his super powers from the world. This idea is not exactly new either; Zorro wears a mask to conceal his identity, and King Arthur spent time masquerading as the Black Knight. With early superheroes, the dual identity gave rise to a common feature — the awkward, frequently geeky character who never gets the girl. Clark Kent, Superman’s alter ego is fumbling and bumbling character.
超人通常有雙重生活，向世界隱藏他的超能力。這樣的設(shè)定并不新鮮：佐羅為了掩飾他的身份而戴面具，亞瑟王花很多時間偽裝成暗黑騎士。在早期的超級英雄中，他們的雙重身份常會導(dǎo)致一個普遍的特點——一種尷尬，時常有些討人厭，不受女孩子歡迎的性格?？死恕た咸?，超人的另一個自我是一個支支吾吾的，笨手笨腳的形象。
Superman is a born superhero, as opposed to those who are made superheroes. Others are mere earthlings who derive their superpowers from exposure to toxic chemicals, poisonous bites from insects (Spiderman), or genetic mutations (X-Men). A few superheroes do not have special abilities, but instead their manipulation of science. Batman is considered a superhero, but relies mainly on fancy gadgets and superior understanding of science, as well as martial arts skills to fight crime.
和其他一些超人不同的是，超人是天生的超級英雄。而有些英雄本來是凡人，后來因為受到有毒化學(xué)品輻射，被有毒的昆蟲咬傷（蜘蛛俠）或者基因突變（X戰(zhàn)警）而得到了超能力。有一些超級英雄并沒有特殊的能力，但他們擁有對科學(xué)的操縱能力。像蝙蝠俠被認(rèn)為是超級英雄，但他主要是靠一些特別的小工具，對科學(xué)的超凡理解和與歹徒搏斗時的武術(shù)技巧。
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