是什么造就了超级英雄 What makes a superhero

Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.I’m Rob … and … is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Super-Finn!
大家好，欢迎收听六分钟英语节目。我是Rob。咦，这是什么？飞鸟还是飞机？不，这是超级版的Finn。
Hello Rob – it’s just Finn here actually – I’m no superhero!
你好Rob，这是只是普通版的Finn, 才不是什么超级英雄！
That’s a shame. So you don’t have any special superpowers – amazing skills and abilities that can be used for saving people and fighting against evil?
真可惜。你什么超能力都没有么？任何拯救弱者或者打击黑暗势力的酷炫技能都不具备么？
Well, lots of powers, but no superpowers. I’m afraid not. Superheroes, of course, tend to be fictional characters – they’re made-up characters, who appear in comics and books and movies.
恩，没有超能力只有一般般的能力啦。恐怕不是吧。超级英雄，通常都是虚构的，他们出现在漫画、书籍或电影里。
You mean characters like Batman, Spiderman and Wonder Woman. Do you have a favourite?
你指的是蝙蝠侠、蜘蛛侠、神奇女侠之类的吧。他们中有你的最爱么？
I do actually. Spiderman was my favourite when I was growing up. And he can climb up walls and I really wanted to do the same – I tried to climb up the walls in my house and sadly I failed because superheroes are fictional – they aren’t real!
当然，我年少时最爱蜘蛛侠。他可以翻墙越岭，我也想那样。我试着爬家里的墙却没能成功，唉，超级英雄都是虚构的，现实里不会存在。
Well some real-life superheroes do exist and that’s what we’ll be talking about today and we’ll be explaining some words related to superheroes. But first a question …
其实，现实生活中也有超级英雄，今天我们就来谈谈。今天还会介绍一些关于超级英语的词语。先来问题：
Can I use my superpowers to answer this one?
我能用我的超能力回答吗？
You can try. What year did Superman first appear published in a comic book?a) 1930b) 1934c) 1938
不妨一试。超人第一次出现在漫画书是哪一年？a）1930年b）1934年c）1938年
My spidey sense tells me it’s 1934.
我作为蜘蛛侠的超能力告诉我是1934年。
I’ll tell you if you’re right or wrong at the end of the programme. Now let’s find out more about some real-life superheroes. These are people who don’t really have superpowers but they are doing something extraordinary.
在本期节目的最后会揭晓答案。现在，我们来探寻一下现实中的超级英雄吧。他们没有超能力，却有些超人作为。
So they are doing something special – but most importantly, they are doing something good.
他们与众不同，但更可贵的是他们传递了正能量。
People often describe someone who has done something brave, such as saving someone’s life, as a hero. Firefighters are sometimes described as heroes because they often risk their lives to save others.
人们口中的英雄，大多是能够挺身而出拯救他人于危难之中的人。消防员竟然被称颂为英雄，正是因为他们常常冒着生命危险去拯救他人。
But heroes don’t have to be life-savers. We sometimes describe a person with great intelligence or amazing abilities as ’our hero’ –a musician maybe or an athlete. It’s someone we admire and look up to.
英雄并不仅仅指可以拯救他人的人。有时候“我们的英雄”是一些有特殊才能和技艺的人，比方说音乐家或者运动员。我们常常崇拜他们。
Well there’s a man in Japan who’s recently been described as a ’superhero’. To be honest, I don’t think his powers are superhuman – that means a power that ordinary humans don’t have –but what he does is rather unusual and he gives up his free time doing it.
最近在日本，有一个人被大家称颂为“超级英雄”。实话说，我认为他应该不是有超能力的超人。只是他某些牺牲了自己的时间去做了一些与众不同的事。
Tell me more Rob.
继续讲，Rob。
This is Chibatman – named after the city of Chiba where he comes from. His mission – his purpose – is to make the people of the city happy.
这就是“千叶市蝙蝠侠”，因为他来自千叶市所以人们这样称呼他。这位蝙蝠侠的任务，或者说目标，就是让市民开心。
That’s a worthwhile mission.
这可是一个崇高的使命啊。
It is. Chibatman has been spotted ’flying’ through the streets of Chiba dressed a bit like Batman and riding his custom-built three-wheeled Chibatpod. But why? Is he just a bit crazy or does he have honourable intentions?
是啊，他穿成蝙蝠侠的样子“飞”过千叶市的大街小道，骑着他的定制三轮蝙蝠摩托。他为什么这样啊？是因为他有点疯还是因为他另有深意？
You mean does he genuinely want to do good things and make things better?
你指的是他其实是想传递正能量么？
Well, listen to what he says, speaking through a translator, and see if you can hear what his reasons are …
通过翻译来听听他怎么说的吧。也许你能找到答案。
【’Chibatman’ – Chiba superhero】I started doing this around three years ago. As for my reasons: during the great earthquake people forgot how to smile.I wanted to help bring the smile back and that’s why I started.
【千叶市蝙蝠侠——千叶的超级英雄】我从三年前开始这样。为什么这么做？因为自从大地震之后，人们脸上看不见笑容。我想让大家重开笑颜，仅此而已。
OK, so because of the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011,he felt people had forgotten how to smile. So his mission was to get people smiling again. That’s something we could describe as being ’honourable’.
恩，原来是因为2011年的地震海啸带来的伤痛。他觉得人们忘记了如何去笑。所以他的任务就是让人们开心起来。这就是我们所谓的高尚吧。
What is interesting about him and other superheroes is they keep their identity closely-guarded –nobody knows who the real man in the costume is.
很有趣的是，人们也为他的身份保密，谁也不知道蝙蝠侠的衣服下是谁。
That’s also true for another Japanese man who’s been called a superhero. Mr Full Moon wears a costume to hide his identity when he goes around cleaning the streets of Tokyo.
这样的超级英雄在日本还有一个。“满月先生”打扫东京接头时也带着头套以隐藏自己的身份。
Yes, he actually talks to people through a voice on his smartphone.He hasn’t been employed by anyone to do this -– he just claims he wants to keep the city’s streets cleaner. We could call him a grime fighter armed with a dustpan and brush!
恩，他还通过手机里的声音与他人对话。没人雇佣他，他只能单纯的想让东京更干净。我们可以称他为用簸箕和扫帚战斗的污垢战士！
Very good – a ’grime fighter’ – someone fighting dirt and dust!
非常好，污垢战士！与尘埃和污垢作战。
Anyway, time now to see if your superpowers helped you answer today’s question correctly.
好吧，时间到啦，来看看你的超能力有没有帮助到你回答对今天的问题。
Yes Rob, you asked me what year Superman first appeared in a comic book.
好的，你刚才问我超人最早哪一年出现在漫画里。
And you said 1934 and you were wrong. Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1 in June 1938. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and originally he wasn’t a hero but a villain –the bad guy – but he was changed into a hero before he was published in the comic.Well, that brings us to the end of today’s 6 Minute English.We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s programme. Please join us again soon. Bye.
你说是1934年，很抱歉你猜错了。超人最早出现在漫画里是1938年。超人角色是由Jerry Siegel和Joe Shuster所创，最早他并不是英雄，而是恶棍。但在漫画出版的时候，他的设定被改成英雄。今天BBC六分钟英语就到这里了。感谢您的厚爱，下次再见。
Bye.
再见。