Star Wars Day星球大戰日

張寧

May 4th has become commonly known as Star Wars Day.It is celebrated by fans of thepopular science fiction film series， Star Wars.

5月4日已成為眾所周知的“星球大戰日”。受歡迎的系列科幻電影《星球大戰》的粉絲會歡慶這個節日。

No matter whether you prefer Star Wars or Starrrek，or if you are even an aficionadolof science fiction， the influence of George Lucas' StarW，ars on pop culture is undeniable 2.

不管你喜歡《星球大戰》還是《星際迷航》，或者你是個科幻小說迷，喬治·盧卡斯的《星球大戰》對流行文化的影響是不可否認的。

Star Wars is a film series created by George Lucas. The film series follows events in agalaxy3“far， far away”in the“distant past”.

《星球大戰》是喬治·盧卡斯創作的系列電影。這個系列的電影講述的是在“遙遠的過去”一個“遙遠的”星系發生的事。

The truth is，Star Wars Day represents more than just a quote in a film， the day itself isinternationally recognized and is now as much a part of life as some of the most popularholidays you can name.

事實上，星球大戰日代表的不僅僅是一部電影中的一句臺詞，這一天本身是國際公認的，并且現在成為了生活的一部分，就像你能說出的那些最受歡迎的節日一樣。

When wee think of Star Wars Day now， it's not only a day， but also something fun. Whileit may sound silly， something as incredibly simple as Star Wars Day has played a huge partin bringing people together no matter what background they are from.

現在每當我們想到星球大戰日，它不僅是一個節日，而且是個有趣的日子。雖然聽起來很傻，但像“星球大戰日”這樣簡單得令人難以置信的東西起了很大的作用，它能把人們聚在一起，無論他們來自什么背景。

The history of Star Wars Day

星球大戰日的歷史

Star Wars， an epic 4 space opera written and directed by George Lucas， premiered 5 in 1977and became an almost instant cult 6 classic，Even today，more than 40 years， Star Wars

remains one of the most successfhl films of all time.

《星球大戰》是喬治·盧卡斯創作和導演的一部史詩般的太空電影，于l977年首映，幾乎瞬間就成為受到狂熱崇拜的經典。即使在40多年后的今天，《星球大戰》仍然是有史以來最成功的電影之一。

Star Wars was a technical watershed7 that influenced manv of the movies that camc aftcrStar Wars was a real game -changer， beginning a new era8 0f special effect-packed motionpictures bursting with excitement， adventure， and imagination that attracted a great nyounger audiences as well as older ones.

《星球大戰》是一個技術分水嶺，影響了后來的許多電影。《星球大戰》是一個真正的變革者，開啟了充滿激情、冒險和想象力的特效電影新時代，吸引了大量年輕觀眾和年長的觀眾。

Many of today's most famous film directors. such as Peter Jackson， Ridley Scott， ChristopherNolan and James Cameron. cite Star Wars as a great influence on their careers.

今天許多最有名的電影導演，如彼得·杰克遜、雷德利·斯科特、克里斯托弗·諾和詹姆斯·卡梅隆，都認為《星球大戰》對他們的職業生涯有很大的影響。

Star Wars has also had a great cultural influence on other areas besides filmmakingincluding politics-the Reagan Administration's9 Strategic Defense Program was mockingly 10nicknamed "Star Wars".

《星球大戰》對電影制作以外的其他領域也產生了巨大的文化影響，包括政治——（美國）里根政府的戰略防御計劃被戲稱為“星球大戰計劃”。

The date for this unofficial fun holidav comes from the often-quoted phrase within the StarWars. "May the force be with you." The expression was first used in the first film of theoriginal 1l trilogy 12，ANew Hope. Characters use it to wish others good luck. usually whileparting ways.

這個非官方的有趣節日的日期來自《星球大戰》中經常出現的臺詞“愿原力與你同在”。這一表達被首次用于正傳三部曲中的第一部《新希望》中。角色們通常是在離別的時候用它來祝福別人好運。

On May 4， 1979， Conservatives'3 in the United Kingdom published a ncwspaperadvertisement to congratulate their candidate'4， Margaret Thatcher， for taking th PrimeMinister's15 0ffice. The advertisement said， "May The Fourth Be With You，Congratulations."

1979年5月4日，英國保守黨在報紙上刊登了一則廣告，祝賀他們的候選人瑪格麗特·撒切爾出任首相。廣告上寫著：“五月四日與你同在，瑪吉。祝賀你。”

The saying quickly caught on. And the date then was celebrated bv Star Wars fans as afestival.

這句話很快就流行起來。這個日期后來被《星球大戰》的粉絲當做節日來慶祝。

How to celebrate Star Wars Day

如何慶祝星球大戰日

The way you celebrate Star Wars Day will depend on how well you know the film. If you area longtime fan， you might want to get a group of friends together and attend one of the manv StarWars events organized in different parts of the world.

你慶祝星球大戰日的方式將取決于你對這部電影的了解程度。如果你是它長期以來的粉絲，你可能想和一群朋友聚在一起，參加世界各地組織的眾多《星球大戰》活動中的一個。

Dress up like Star Wars characters and have a Star Wars-themed party.

你可以裝扮成《星球大戰》中的角色，舉辦一個星球大戰主題的派對。

Greet evervone vou meet and sav， "May the fourth be with you."

向你遇到的每個人問好，說：“愿原力（五月四日）與你同在。”

Because Star Wars itself is such a wonderful topic， the ways of celebrating the day arevirtually 16 endless. So choose one， and have fun！

因為《星球大戰》本身就是一個很棒的話題，所以慶祝這一天的方式幾乎是無窮無盡的。所以選一個，玩得開心點吧！

（英語原文選自：daysoftheyear.com）

[Notes]

1.aficionado [??f??j??nɑ?d??]力.迷：狂熱愛好者

2.undeniable [??nd??na??bl] adj.不可否認的

3.galaxy [?ɡ?l?ks?]n.星系

4.epic[?ep?k] adj.史詩般的

5.premiere [?prem?e?] v.首次上演

6.cult [k?lt] n.狂熱adj，受特定群體歡迎的

7.watershed [?w??t???ed]n.分水嶺;轉折點8.era[???r?]n.時代;紀元

9.administration [?d?m?n??stre???n] n.管理;行政機構

10. mockingly [?m?k??l?] adv玩笑地

II. original [??r?d??n?l] adj.原作的

12. trilogy[?tr?l?d??] n.三部曲

13. Conservative [k?n?s??v?t?v] n.（英國）保守黨

14. candidate[?k?nd??de?t] n.候選人

15. Prime Ministei首相;總理

16. virtually [?v??t???l?] adv.事實上，幾乎