中英双语新闻——169 Remarks ruin childhood memories

 　　Everyone has their favorite cartoon characters from childhood.

 

　　每个人心中都有自己从小就喜欢的卡通人物形象。

 

　　However, if these characters were to be played by real-life actors, would they still be loveable?

 

　　然而，倘若这些卡通人物将由真人演员来饰演，他们会可爱依然吗？

 

　　The recent actors’ version of classic Japanese anime Ikkyu-san raised this question when a two-hour mini series aired on Japanese TV earlier this month.

 

　　近日，经典日本动画片《聪明的一休》真人版引发有关这一问题的热议。这部总时长2小时的迷你剧集于本月初在日本电视台播出。

 

　　In case you are not familiar with Ikkyu-san, the anime tells the childhood story of Buddhist¹ monk² Ikkyu. He relies on his intelligence and wit to solve all types of problems, from distraught farmers to greedy merchants.

 

　　如果你不是很熟悉“一休哥”，那我们现在来恶补一下，这部动画片讲述了和尚“一休”的童年故事。他依靠自己的才能和智慧解决了各种各样的难题，从心烦意乱的农夫到贪得无厌的商人，他都打过交道。

 

　　In the anime, Ikkyu is known not only for his wit, but also his classic image: shaved head, big and bright eyes, and a lovely smile.

 

　　在这部动画片中，一休之所以家喻户晓，不仅仅因为智慧，更少不了他的经典形象：光头、明亮且大大的眼睛以及可爱的笑容。

 

　　In the mini series, the boy monk is played by Japan’s popular child star Suzuki Fuku.

 

　　在真人版的迷你剧集中，这个小和尚由日本当红童星福铃木饰演。

 

　　I admit that the 8-year-old’s acting³ is quite impressive. However, his squint⁴ isn’t. When Fuku shows up in Ikkyu’s costume, my first impression was: “No, Ikkyu should not look like this.”

 

　　我不得不承认这位八岁的男孩演技令人过目难忘。但是他一双眯眯眼却不然。当看到福铃木身着一休的服装亮相时，我的第一印象就是：“不，一休不应该是这个样子的。”

 

　　In Japan, there has been a trend to shoot versions of classic animes with actors. In the past year, there were Chibi Maruko-chan and Ranma 1/2. Last November, the Japanese auto⁵ giant Toyota made a series of car ads in which a group of actors played the characters in Doraemon. The adorable robotic cat was played by French actor Jean Reno.

 

　　在日本，翻拍真人版经典动漫已成为一种趋势。去年，真人版《樱桃小丸子》和《乱马1/2》亮相荧幕。去年11月份，日本汽车巨头丰田公司邀来众多演员，拍摄了一组《哆啦A梦》真人版的汽车广告。其中，可爱机器猫的扮演者为法国男星让?雷诺。

 

　　OK, that’s probably even more annoying than Fuku’s Ikkyu–given that there are millions of Doraemon fans around the world.

 

　　好吧，这可能比福铃木版的“一休”更让人不爽，要知道在全世界有数百万的多啦A梦迷。

 

　　So, is the craze for remaking animes with real-life actors a revival⁶ of these classic images, or is it simply killing⁷ them?

 

　　那么，对于这些经典动画形象而言，真人版动画的翻拍热潮究竟是一种复兴，还是毁灭呢？

 

　　“I think most anime fans would feel disappointed,” Zhang Qing, 23, a fan of Japanese anime who is now studying in Tokyo, said.

 

　　现在日本读书，23岁的日本动漫迷张青（音译）表示：“我认为大多数动漫迷会感到失望。”

 

　　“It’s true that today’s kids might not be familiar with old animes like Ikkyu-san, but I’d rather recommend that they watch the original.”

 

　　“确实，现在的孩子们可能对像《聪明的一休》这样的经典动画不是很熟悉，但我还是强烈建议他们去看原版。 ”

 

　　Like Zhang, many Internet users lamented⁸ the remakes. “I feel that my childhood memories are ruined,” that’s the most common online review you can hear from the Ikkyu fans.

 

　　和张青一样，许多网民纷纷吐槽这些经典翻拍。 “我觉得自己的童年回忆被毁了，”这是网上一休迷们最为普遍的一种评价。

 

　　That might be exaggerating a little. But after watching the new mini series, a classic quote from the boy monk can precisely⁹ describe my feelings–“I need to take a break”.

 

　　这可能有点夸大其词。但扎起看过真人版的迷你剧集之后，一休的经典台词恰恰表达了我的感受：“休息，休息一会儿。”

1 Buddhist   

adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒

参考例句：

• The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
• In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。

2 monk   

n.和尚，僧侣，修道士

参考例句：

• The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
• Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 squint   

v. 使变斜视眼, 斜视, 眯眼看, 偏移, 窥视; n. 斜视, 斜孔小窗; adj. 斜视的, 斜的

参考例句：

• A squint can sometimes be corrected by an eyepatch. 斜视有时候可以通过戴眼罩来纠正。
• The sun was shinning straight in her eyes which made her squint. 太阳直射着她的眼睛,使她眯起了眼睛。

5 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

6 revival   

n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振

参考例句：

• The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
• He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。

7 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

8 lamented   

adj.被哀悼的，令人遗憾的v.（为…）哀悼，痛哭，悲伤( lament的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• her late lamented husband 她那令人怀念的已故的丈夫
• We lamented over our bad luck. 我们为自己的不幸而悲伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。