上个世纪30年代可以说是美国动漫的元年, Jerry Siegel 和Joe Shuster创造出了超人,而Bob Kane 和writer Bill Finger则创造出了蝙蝠侠。时隔近一个世纪,这两位超级英雄依旧是美漫的代表。3月25日,好莱坞大片《蝙蝠侠大战超人:正义黎明》终于上映了!!!英语君为各位盘点了一下原著漫画中蝙蝠侠和超人各种交集,让你对这两位超级英雄的“友谊和交情”有更加深刻的认识。准备看《蝙蝠侠大战超人:正义黎明》的你,不想全程看成懵逼脸的话,一定要借此好好补补背景知识啊!!!

【词汇发音篇】
 
Debut 初次登台,特指“出版物或电影剧作的首次公开亮相”(Noun or Verb)
Anthology(诗、文、曲、画等的)选集 ;Anthology Comic漫画集
Mighty 强大的 (=very strong, powerful)
Villain 坏人,恶棍;(A wicked or evil person)
Krypton
Bounty 奖励金  (SYN:bonus, premium, incentive and reward)
悬赏:A bounty on somebody’s head  
注意:双元音[aʊ]+鼻辅音[n],参照: Town, down
Adversary 对手
Xenomorph  异形
(Xeno- 表“陌生人,外来的” + morph表“变种,变体”)
Retaliate 报复,反击,回敬; 作不及物动词:Retaliate against 
词根记忆:re(back)+tali(talion报复)+ate(动词后缀) 
Metropolis大都会,中心都市
 
【全文双语朗读】

New York World's Fair Comics (1940)
纽约世界漫画交易会(1940)

Superman became an instant classic when he debuted in Action Comics on April 18, 1938. Artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger created Batman on May 1939. One year after his debut, Batman shared the spotlight with Superman on the cover of a 1940 New York World's Fair anthology comic.
超人于1938年4月18日首次出现在《Action comics》(动作漫画 ,为美国漫画公司DC所推出,以超人为主角的漫画系列)中。画家Bob Kane 和编剧Bill Finger于1939年五月份创造了蝙蝠侠这个动漫人物。蝙蝠侠亮相后一年,他就和超人出现在1940年纽约国际漫画集交易会的海报上。

"The Mightiest Team in the World," Superman (1952)
“世界最强组合”,《超人》(1952,第76期)

The first true crossover was in a Superman comic. A competitive friendship is born, as the issue's front cover suggests: "This is a job for Superman!" "No, this is a job for Batman!"
(俩英雄的)第一次交叉是在超人漫画中。一段充满竞争的友谊(俗称相爱相杀?)从此诞生,正如漫画刊物封面上说的那样:“这对超人是个挑战!”“不,这是蝙蝠侠的挑战!”

"The Infinite Evolutions of Batman and Superman,"(1965)
“蝙蝠侠和超人的无限进化”(1965)

In #151, the superheroes are accidentally zapped by an "evolutionary ray" from Krypton, turning them into Super-Caveman and "The Batman of 800,000 A.D."
在第151册里。超级英雄不小心中了氪星发出的进化光线,最终被变成了“超级山洞人”和"公元800000年后的蝙蝠侠"。

"Execution 2001," Superman Annual Vol, (1991)
“处决2001,超人年度漫画集(1991)

Time-traveling hero Waverider gives Superman a glimpse into his future. He witnesses himself destroying the world's nuclear weapons, and becoming an enemy of the world. Then, Batman is hired to kill him.
时空穿越英雄Waverider让超人预览了他的未来。超人看到自己会破坏世界上的核武器,并成为世界公敌。之后,蝙蝠侠就受雇要杀了超人。

Superman & Batman: Generations (1999)
蝙蝠侠与超人:世代(1999)

Superman and Batman were in a fight against the Ultra-Humanite, a genius supervillain capable of transferring his mind into others.
(这一部中)超人和蝙蝠侠共同对抗人魔。人魔是一位天才级别的超级恶人,他能够把自己的想法植入别人的心智。

"Public Enemies," Superman/Batman (2003)
“全民公敌”,《超人与蝙蝠侠》(2003)

Lex Luthor puts a billion-dollar bounty on Superman and Batman's heads, turning every villain — and even a few heroes — into bloodthirsty adversaries.
莱克斯·卢瑟悬赏数十亿美元索取超人和蝙蝠侠的头颅,导致所有反派,甚至不少英雄都成了嗜血成性的敌对者。

Superman and Batman vs. Aliens and Predator (2007)
《超人蝙蝠侠VS外星人和掠食者》(2007)

Batman and Superman discover both Predators and Xenomorphs living below one of Earth's volcanos. Realizing it's a disaster waiting to happen, they take action.
蝙蝠侠和超人发现掠食者和异形就藏在地球上的一个火山下。他们意识到一场灾难即将来临,所以两人共同采取行动。

"Handful of Dust," Batman: The Dark Knight (2012)
一把尘土,”《蝙蝠侠:黑暗骑士》(2012)

In a recent crossover, Superman finds Batman drugged out of his mind by Scarecrow's toxins, which gave Batman super strength and the urge to kill. With no options, Superman retaliates. The hit almost kills Batman, but the punch diminishes the effects of the poison.
最近的一次超人蝙蝠侠交叉情节中,超人发现蝙蝠侠被稻草人的毒药迷幻了心智,这种毒药给了蝙蝠侠强大的力量,同时也让他变得喜好杀戮。无奈之下,超人开始反击。超人的反击差点让蝙蝠侠丧命,但这一战反而减弱了毒药的效力。

"Cross World," Batman/Superman (2013)
“交叉世界,”《蝙蝠侠与超人》(2013)

A string of Metropolis murders collides the investigations of Batman and Superman, who are disconnected in the new timeline. A scuffle send them flying through a portal, dropping them in Smallville. Superman wakes up to find a different Batman, whom he immediately suspects of foul play....
一系列的城市谋杀案阻碍了蝙蝠侠和超人的调查。在新的时间线内,蝙蝠侠和超人失联了。一场混战把两人送入传送门,使两人进入《超人前传》剧情。但超人醒来后发现蝙蝠侠和之前大相径庭,因而他怀疑这个蝙蝠侠是坏人……

《蝙蝠侠大战超人:正义黎明》今日全国公映,想看蝙蝠侠和超人如何继续“相爱相杀”吗?想看两位超级英雄如何炫丽地“撕叉扯蛋”吗?还不去影院先睹为快!!!!

【语言点精讲】

Movie Related English 
1. “电影何时上映?” When?
A) Be released  
Eg: A new movie called Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice directed by Zack Snyder was released the day before yesterday.
由Zack Synder制导的最新电影BVS前天就已在全国公映
B) Come out
Let’s go to cinema to watch this film when it comes out.
电影上映的时候我们去看吧 
C) Be on 
Eg: This new film is on in the cinema right now.
这部最新的电影正在热映
 
2. “放映时间” How long does it play?
Runtime
Eg: The runtime is 151 Mins
 
3. 关于了解一部电影的那些词
A) 预告片Trailer
Eg: Have you watched the trailer? I have and it was fabulous and I’m pretty expecting to see the whole movie.
你看过预告片了吗?我看了,超级棒,现在好期待去看正片。
B) 故事情节storyline or plot
Eg: The play had a strong storyline.
这部剧的很精彩
C) 剧情跌宕起伏Twists and turns 
Eg: This film is full of twists and turns and I believe this is what makes it so impressive.
这部电影剧情跌宕起伏,想必这就是它精彩出众的地方。
D) 结局如何What about the ending?
A Happy Ending(喜剧) VS the Tragic Ending(悲剧)
Eg: I’m not into giving spoilers 我可不喜欢剧透
Give spoilers 表示:“剧透”
E) 各种效果various effects
特效:Special effects 
音效:Sound effects
视觉效果:Visual effects
3D or even IMAX 效果震撼,场面宏大:Spectacular& Magnificent
 
4. “咋样,好看不?”How do you think about this movie?
A) 赞,棒棒哒!
Highly recommend to watch it.
This is totally an awesome movie!
It’s definitely worth a watch; go see it. 
B) 麻麻嘚~
Not too bad.
C) 好看,才怪o(╯□╰)o~
Very disappointing! (Like the confusing storyline and poor effects) 
Don’t watch it, rubbish!
 
5. 瞬间提升英语逼格的小词(ˇˍˇ) ~
A) 得到众多好评:Get rave reviews 
Eg: Michael asked me to watch this play with him mainly because it was getting rave reviews. 
迈克让我和他一起去看这部戏主要是由于它的影评不错。
B) 一部很火的大片:A massive hit.
C) 轰动一时的电影:A blockbuster 
D) 强大的明星阵容:A movie with a star-studded cast
Eg: The film has a star-studded cast, so there is no wonder that it was a massive hit.
那部电影拥有强大的明星阵容,难怪火的不要不要的。

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