《火星救援》:我已經(jīng)把火星變成了我的殖民地
The Martian: I Colonized Mars
大家有沒有看最近熱映的科幻影片《火星救援》(The Martian)?看過的話,有沒有被馬特·呆萌,哦不,馬特·達(dá)蒙樂觀向上的表演感染呢?據(jù)說,因為影片效果挺搞笑,這部影片甚至要被列入金球獎的喜劇影片提名名單。
T hey say once you grow crops somewhere, you have officially colonized①colonize ['kɑl?na?z] vt. 將……開拓為殖民地;移于殖民地;從他地非法把選民移入vi. 開拓殖民地;移居于殖民地 Colonize mars 火星殖民The English and the Spanish were among the first to colonize North America.英國人和西班牙人是首先向北美洲開拓殖民地的it. So, technically, I colonized Mars. In your face, Neil Armstrong!
他們說,你要是在一個地方種了莊稼,那里就算是你的殖民地了。所以,從這方面來講,我已經(jīng)把火星變成了我的殖民地。你牛什么啊,阿姆斯特朗!
Every human being has a basic instinct②instinct 英 ['?nst??(k)t] 美['?nst??kt] n.本能,直覺;天性 adj.充滿著的 instinct for有……的天分;生來就by instinct 出于本能 on instinct 本能,憑直覺killer instinct 殺生本能 maternal instinct n. 母性本能: to help each other out. If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. If a train crashes, people will line up to give blood. If an earthquake levels a city, people all over the world will send emergency supplies. This is so fundamentally③fundamental 英 [f?nd?'ment(?)l] 美 [,f?nd?'m?ntl] adj. 基本的,根本的 n. 基本原理;基本原則fundamental principle 基本原則 fundamental change 根本變化 fundamental research 基礎(chǔ)研究human that it's found in every culture without exception. Yes, there are assholes who just don't care, but they're massively outnumbered④outnumber 英 [a?t'n?mb?] 美 ['a?t'n?mb?] vt. 數(shù)目超過;比……多by the people who do.
人類都有本能,會互相幫助。有人爬山時迷路了,會有人組織搜救?;疖嚦鍪鹿柿耍藗儠胖犎カI(xiàn)血。有城市被地震夷為平地,全世界的人都會輸送應(yīng)急物資。這是基本的人性,全球各地?zé)o一例外,都是這樣。沒錯,是會有一些不顧他人死活的渾蛋,但是,關(guān)心他人的人要比這些渾蛋多得多。
It's space. It doesn't cooperate. I guarantee you that at some point, everything's going to go south on you. You're going to say, "This is it. This is how I end." Now you can either accept that, or you can get to work.
這里是太空。太空才不會主動配合你。我可以很肯定地告訴你,在某些時刻,發(fā)生在你身上的每件事都會很糟糕。你可能會說:“就這樣了,我可能就這樣完蛋了?!爆F(xiàn)在,你要么接受這個現(xiàn)實等死,要么就開始動手想辦法。
No matter what happens, tell the world, tell my family that I never stopped fighting to make it home.
無論發(fā)生什么,告訴全世界,告訴我的家人,我一直在努力想辦法回家。
If I want water, I'll have to make it from scratch. Fortunately, I know the recipe: Take hydrogen. Add oxygen. Burn.
如果我需要水,我就得自己造。幸好,我知道造水的配方:來點(diǎn)兒氫氣,加點(diǎn)兒氧氣,再把它們點(diǎn)燃。
It's a strange feeling. Everywhere I go, I'm the first. Step outside the rover? First guy ever to be there! Climb a hill? First guy to climb that hill! Kick a rock? That rock hadn't moved in a million years! I'm the first guy to drive long-distance on Mars. The first guy to spend more than thirty-one sols on Mars. The first guy to grow crops on Mars. First, first, first!
這感覺很奇特。無論我走到哪里,我都是第一個。踏出火星車?第一個涉足此地的家伙!爬上一座火星山?史上第一人!踢走一塊石頭?那塊石頭可能已經(jīng)有100萬年沒有動過地方了!我是第一個在火星上開長途車的人。第一個在火星上待了超過31個太陽日的人。第一個在火星上種莊稼的人。什么都是第一,第一,第一!
*Language Tips*
In your face: 字面意思是當(dāng)著某人的面,在這里其實就是跟第一個登上月球的阿姆斯特朗說:“我都登上火星了,你登上月球算什么?。 庇悬c(diǎn)挑戰(zhàn)的意思。
Go south: 如果說某件事go south,意思就是事情發(fā)展得不順利,出了岔子。比如,影片中的Mark想要自己用氫氣和氧氣造水,結(jié)果發(fā)生了爆炸。
Make something from scratch: 從無到有,自己制造某樣?xùn)|西。From scratch是“從零開始”的意思,在描述一些人的創(chuàng)業(yè)歷程時,我們經(jīng)常會說某人created the company from scratch,其實就是“白手起家”的意思。