普京化身漫画英雄 大战僵尸拯救乘客

　　Russia's Vladimir Putin saves the dayas a martial artssuperhero in a comic strip spreading on the Russian Internet, where he teams up with bearskin-wearing sidekickDmitry Medvedev.

　　一部以俄罗斯总理弗拉基米尔 普京为主角的连环漫画近日在俄罗斯网上流传。普京在漫画中化身为一位武艺高超的超级英雄，和一身熊皮装扮的搭档德米特里 梅德韦杰夫一起并肩作战。

　　The comic strip, apparently the first in a series about "Super Putin, Man Like Any Other" is available on www.superputin.ru and is set in Moscow "one year before the end of the world."

　　该连环漫画系列主题为“超级普京——与其他人一样”，目前第一期已登载在www.superputin.ru网站上，背景为“世界末日”前一年的莫斯科。

　　Russia will choose its next president in 2012 and observers have their eyes peeledfor any indication of whether current President Medvedev or Prime Minister Putin will seek the six-year-term as head of the country.

　　俄罗斯将于2012年举行总统大选，观察家正密切注意现任总统梅德韦杰夫或者总理普京是否将竞选下届任期六年的总统。

　　Although one of the strip's creators said it was drawn by pro bonoartists, some Internet users hinted darklythat it may be a part of a behind-the-scenes campaign or was even commissioned by the Kremlin.

　　尽管漫画的创作者之一表示漫画是由公益艺术家创作的，但一些网友仍隐晦地指出，这也许是幕后竞选活动的一部分，甚至是克林姆林宫指使的。

　　With a plot line resembling the 1990s US action film "Speed", the strip shows a kimono-wearing Putin -- described as a man "with a Nordic character" -- save a busload of people from a bomb blast.

　　漫画的情节主线类似于上世纪90年代美国动作片《生死时速》，普京一身和服打扮，据称性格类似北欧人，他在一次炸弹爆炸来临前拯救了一辆巴士中的众多民众。

　　"I will go no slower than 80 km/h," Putin says, gritting his teeth.

　　普京咬紧牙关说：“时速不会低于80公里。”