美国文化脱口秀 第664期:神! 怎么用英语介绍《延禧攻略》

 剧名

《延禧攻略》的剧名在英文报道中有两种说法：

The Story of Yanxi Palace

The Tale of Yanxi Palace

Story泛指所有的故事，但tale更加dramatic，充满刺激和想象。

攻略怎么说

翻译软件中对攻略最常见的翻译就是：

Strategy / tactic¹: 攻略

但如果是指日常生活中小的技巧，小攻略，可以用：

Tip: 窍门，攻略

He gave me some good tips about painting. 他教了我几个画画的窍门。

如果是指旅游攻略，或者学习攻略，就可以说：

Hack²: 攻略

4 life hacks³ that will change your life. 四个改变你人生的攻略。

这个词还有“侵入”的意思：

Computer hackers⁴: 电脑黑客

Hack into a system: 黑进系统里

网剧

电视剧已经不再是电视台的专属，《延禧攻略》就是一部爆红的网剧：

Online shows: 网剧

这主要得益于类似Netflix，爱奇艺这样的在线视频网站的兴起：

Streaming sites: 流媒体网站，可以直接使用流量在线观看的网站。

古装剧

《延禧攻略》是一部古装剧：

Period drama: 古装剧，period指一段历史。

Costume drama: 古装剧，costume指戏服。

开播之后，剧中精美的戏服和布景也是大受好评，英文里可以说：

Elaborate costume: 精美的戏服

Elaborate set: 精美的布景

宫廷剧

这部剧也是一部以清朝乾隆年间的历史为背景的宫廷剧：

Qing Dynasty: 清朝，清代

Reign⁵: 统治

Emperial drama: 宫廷剧

During the 6th year of the Qian Long's reign,Wei Ying Luo finds her way to the Forbidden City as a palace maid toinvestigate the truth behind her older sister's death.

乾隆六年，少女魏璎珞为寻求长姐死亡真相，入紫禁城为宫女。经调查，璎珞证实姐姐之死与荒唐王爷弘昼有关，立志要讨回公道。

皇室成员

我们都知道英国皇室中有：

King & queen: 国王和女王

但中国古代皇上和皇后的称呼却有所不同：

Emperor & empress: 皇上和皇后

在英语环境中，皇帝的兄弟们叫做：

Princes: 王子

Dukes: 王爷

故事情节

在讨论一部电视剧或者电影的时候经常用到这个词：

Plot: 情节

What's the plot？故事情节是什么？

它也可以作为一个动词使用：

Plot: plan something bad or sinister⁶. 密谋。

Plot against the good guy. 对好人图谋不轨。

《延禧攻略》剧情

The smart and witty⁷ Wei Yingluo enters the palace as a seamstress to find the truth behind her older sister's death.

为了调查姐姐的死因，聪明机智的魏璎珞作为绣女进入了皇宫。

Believing the imperial guard Fucha Fuheng to be her sister's killer⁸, Yingluo purposely attracts the attention of his sister the Empress Fucha, and is successfully transferred to Changchun Palace as a maid.

由于怀疑富察傅恒是杀姐姐的凶手，魏璎珞有目的地吸引了傅恒的姐姐——富察皇后的注意，并且成功地成为了长春宫的一名宫女。

Over time, she learns that the Fucha siblings⁹ are honest and kind-hearted people, and also develops romantic affections for Fuheng.

久而久之，她发现富察姐弟都是正直善良的好人，而且和富察傅恒展开了一段感情戏。

Though Wei Yingluo is not of noble birth,the kind-hearted Empress Fucha personally teaches her how to read and write,and encourages her to treat everyone with kindness.

尽管魏璎珞并不是贵族出生，善良的富察皇后依然亲自教她读书写字，教她真诚地对待每个人。

Though Wei Yingluo has reached a stable position as a trusted palace maid, she hadn't forgotten that avenging¹⁰ hersister's death was her top priority.

尽管魏璎珞已经成为了一名备受信任的宫女，但她没有忘记给姐姐复仇的使命。

After a long and secret investigation¹¹, she discovers that the murderer is a high-ranking noble in the Forbidden City, and sets the stage for the culprit's death.

在很长一段时间的秘密调查后，她发现紫禁城里一位位高权重的贵族就是杀姐姐的凶手，并最终展开了复仇的一幕。

Empress Fucha banishes¹² her to the slave house before the Emperor could order her death, and Wei Yingluo is only freedafter the Empress succumbs¹³ to illness.

富察皇后在皇上处死她之前便将魏璎珞打入辛者库做奴隶，最后因为皇后的重病又将她放了出来。

Due to a series of events, Wei Yingluo becomes the Emperor's woman, and is given the title of Consort¹⁴ Ling.

经过了许多波折，魏璎珞最后成为了皇帝的嫔妃，被赐为令妃。

Remembering Empress Fucha's teachings, she embodies¹⁵ all the qualities of a virtuous¹⁶ consort, and supports the Emperor until death.

她谨记富察皇后的教导，秉持一个妃子的品德，侍奉皇上至死。

刷剧

跌宕起伏的精彩剧情有没有吸引你不停地刷剧呢：

Binge-watching: 刷剧

Binged it: 不停地看

I binged through the story of Yanxi palace again.我又刷了一遍延禧攻略。

1 tactic   

n.战略，策略；adj.战术的，有策略的

参考例句：

• Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。
• She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。

2 hack   

n.劈，砍，出租马车；v.劈，砍，干咳

参考例句：

• He made a hack at the log.他朝圆木上砍了一下。
• Early settlers had to hack out a clearing in the forest where they could grow crops.早期移民不得不在森林里劈出空地种庄稼。

3 hacks   

黑客

参考例句：

• But there are hacks who take advantage of people like Teddy. 但有些无赖会占类似泰迪的人的便宜。 来自电影对白
• I want those two hacks back here, right now. 我要那两个雇工回到这儿，现在就回。 来自互联网

4 hackers   

n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 )；私自存取或篡改电脑资料者，电脑“黑客”

参考例句：

• They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。 来自互联网

5 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

6 sinister   

adj.不吉利的，凶恶的，左边的

参考例句：

• There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes.在这一系列罪行背后有险恶的阴谋。
• Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.他们的建议不仅一钱不值，而且包藏祸心。

7 witty   

adj.机智的，风趣的

参考例句：

• Her witty remarks added a little salt to the conversation.她的妙语使谈话增添了一些风趣。
• He scored a bull's-eye in their argument with that witty retort.在他们的辩论中他那一句机智的反驳击中了要害。

8 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

9 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分

10 avenging   

adj.报仇的，复仇的v.为…复仇，报…之仇( avenge的现在分词 )；为…报复

参考例句：

• He has devoted the past five years to avenging his daughter's death. 他过去5年一心报丧女之仇。 来自辞典例句
• His disfigured face was like some avenging nemesis of gargoyle design. 他那张破了相的脸，活象面目狰狞的复仇之神。 来自辞典例句

11 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

12 banishes   

v.放逐，驱逐( banish的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Work banishes those three great evils: boredom, vice, and poverty.(Voltaire, French philosopher) 工作撵跑三个魔鬼：无聊、堕落和贫穷。（法国哲学家伏尔基泰） 来自互联网
• The Consumer: It Banishes Uterine Fibroids, but for How Long? 消费者：它驱逐子宫的纤维瘤，但是为多久？ 来自互联网

13 succumbs   

不再抵抗（诱惑、疾病、攻击等）( succumb的第三人称单数 )； 屈从； 被压垮； 死

参考例句：

• Eventually the virus prevails and the infected person succumbs to the infection. 最终病毒体会战胜药物，而导致感染者死亡。
• A German lender succumbs to perverse incentives. Who's next? 一德国贷方受制屈服于非正当（投资）动机。谁将步其后尘？

14 consort   

v.相伴；结交

参考例句：

• They went in consort two or three together.他们三三两两结伴前往。
• The nurses are instructed not to consort with their patients.护士得到指示不得与病人交往。

15 embodies   

v.表现( embody的第三人称单数 )；象征；包括；包含

参考例句：

• The new treaty embodies the aspirations of most nonaligned countries. 新条约体现了大多数不结盟国家的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This document embodies the concern of the government for the deformity. 这个文件体现了政府对残疾人的关怀。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

16 virtuous   

adj.有品德的，善良的，贞洁的，有效力的

参考例句：

• She was such a virtuous woman that everybody respected her.她是个有道德的女性，人人都尊敬她。
• My uncle is always proud of having a virtuous wife.叔叔一直为娶到一位贤德的妻子而骄傲。