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美语情景对话第580期:Manga 漫画(1)

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A lot of Japanese adults read comic books. Do you find that strange at all?
日本有很多成年人都看漫画书。你会觉得这很奇怪吗？

You said you read comic books too but I know in the United States, we think it's strange if you see an adult reading a comic book.
你说过你也看漫画书，不过我知道，在美国我们认为成年人看漫画书是件奇怪的事情。

Is it because the stories are different or because are you reading the same kind of story you would when you were a kid.
是因为故事不一样，还是因为你小的时候已经看过类似的故事了？

OK, to answer the first part of your question,
我先回答第一个问题，

when I first came over as a high school student in Japan I was quite shocked by how prolific comic books were throughout all layers of society.
我刚来日本上高中时，对于日本社会各个阶层都热衷于看漫画这件事感到非常震惊。

I did not expect adults to read comic books,
我没想到成年人也看漫画书，

nor did I expect there to be comic books focusing on Japanese history, world history, cooking,
而且我也没想到还有与日本历史、世界历史、烹饪等内容有关的漫画书，

what have you where you can actually learn useful information through a comic.
你可以通过漫画学到很多有用的信息。

I guess my understanding of a comic at the time was just sheer pleasure,
我想当时我认为漫画书只是一种娱乐，

Superman or Spiderman, it's something that you grow out, sort of like pimples. You grow out of it.
超人或者蜘蛛侠是你长大以后就不再关注的事情，就像青春痘一样，成年后就不会再长。

But nowadays in the U.S. I think Japanese comic books have become more popular.
长大后你就不再看漫画。但是我想，现在日本漫画在美国越来越受欢迎。

Of course more adults save rare comics than kids.
当然相比于孩子来说，有更多的成年人会收藏珍贵的漫画。

I mean, right, it's a pretty big. You can make a lot of money if you have really old comics.
这要花费一大笔钱。如果你有古旧漫画，那你会挣一大笔钱。

And I think Japanese comic books are starting to help the domestic comics in the United States, by making it OK for adults to read comics
我认为日本漫画有助于使美国成年人接受本土漫画，

because they can say listen this can be a satire of modern day society,
因为漫画可以包含对现代社会的讽刺，

or this may speak to me because it's about homosexual issues, blah, blah, blah, blah, whatever.
可能会含有同性恋问题等等。

OK, I think that's the difference. There's a whole bunch of different genres than it seems like in the united states.
好，我认为有很大不同。日本有各种风格的漫画，比美国漫画的种类多。

In the United States there is just the super hero.
美国只有超级英雄这种类型的漫画。

Yeah, the super hero comics. And it's starting to change.
对，超级英雄漫画。现在开始改变了。

I think the idea of Japan's comic book where you create a world as opposed to just one super hero character.
我认为日本漫画的概念是要创造一个世界，而不是只创造一个超级英雄的形象。

In this world you can follow various characters, and I think you can, in a sense you become closer to the characters within a comic book.
在创造出来的世界中，可以有各种不同的角色，从某种意义上说，你会感觉更接近漫画中的人物。

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重点讲解：
1. grow out of （因自身长大或改变而）改掉（或戒除）（习惯、爱好等）；
例句：Most children who stammer grow out of it.
大多数口吃的儿童长大以后就好了NOij~bpawb.15d2Cbzf。
2. a bunch of 大量；大批；
例句：I heard they implemented a bunch of new regulations on when you can take it.
我听说对于何时可以休假他们实施了很多新的规定#+BW|S5dfE。
3. as opposed to 而不是；
例句：This is a book about business as opposed to business theory.
这是一本关于商务实践而并非理论的书@9l3(ws.@D。
4. in a sense 从某种意义上说；
例句：In a sense, both were right.
从某种意义上来说，两者都对@Ib%2nkgp40!~6z^jOpm。

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popular	['pɔpjulə]	想一想再看 adj. 流行的，大众的，通俗的，受欢迎的	联想记忆 X 单词popular 联想记忆： popul人民+ar…的→流行的
rare	[rɛə]	想一想再看 adj. 稀罕的，稀薄的，罕见的，珍贵的 ad
prolific	[prə'lifik]	想一想再看 adj. 多产的，作品丰富的	联想记忆 X 单词prolific 联想记忆： prol后代+ific表形容词，“产生…的”；参考：proliferous 增殖的，多育的→多产的
comic	['kɔmik]	想一想再看 n. 连环图画，喜剧演员，喜剧元素 adj.	联想记忆 X 单词comic 联想记忆： com狂欢－喜剧的
opposed	[ə'pəuzd]	想一想再看 adj. 反对的，敌对的 v. 和 ... 起冲突，反抗
satire	['sætaiə]	想一想再看 n. 讽刺文，讽刺
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