考研英語時文賞讀：《上海堡壘》關上了中國科幻的大門？

考研英語來源：同源外刊 2019-08-28　

’Shanghai Fortress’ collapses at box office

《上海堡壘》票房撲街

It was anticipated to be the top sci-fi film this summer, but Shanghai Fortress has flopped, triggering online debate about the future of Chinese sci-fi films.

原本有望成為今年夏天最熱門的科幻電影的《上海堡壘》慘遭滑鐵盧，這也引發了網上關于中國科幻電影未來的討論。

Starring A-list actress Shu Qi and pop idol Lu Han, the movie opened on 33 percent of the country’s nearly 65,000 screens on Friday, knocking down the phenomenal hit Ne Zha to 27 percent that day.

這部由一線女星舒淇和流行偶像鹿晗領銜主演的電影于周五在國內近6.5萬家影院上映，首日排片率達33%，力壓現象級電影《哪吒》的27%。

But, a flood of negative reviews soon pulled Shanghai Fortress down from the top slot, with the screening rate shrinking to 14.4 percent by the next day.

但潮水般的負面評論很快將《上海堡壘》從榜首的位置拉了下來，該影片次日的排片率僅為14.4%。

On popular film review site Douban, a reference for many theatergoers, Shanghai Fortress also saw its score fall from 4.2 points out of 10 on its debut day to 3.2 points as of Wednesday.

在熱門影評網站豆瓣(對于許多觀影者來說，該網站具有參考價值)上，《上海堡壘》的評分也從上映首日的4.2分(總分為10分)跌至周三的3.2分(總分為10分)。

Even worse news was that the film, which reportedly cost around 360 million yuan ($51.1 million) to make, has grossed just 116 million yuan by Wednesday.

但更糟糕的是，據報道稱，該影片耗資近3.6億元(約合5110萬美元)，截至周三電影票房僅為1.16億元

Based on online feedback, the live box-office tracker Maoyan has estimated that the film’s final box office will not surpass 150 million yuan, indicating that its financers will suffer a big loss.

實時票房追蹤平臺貓眼基于網上的反饋預估，這部電影的最終票房不會超過1.5億元，這意味投資方將血虧。

Among all of the unflattering reviews, one comment in particular sums up popular opinion, "While the door for Chinese sci-fi films to thrive was opened by The Wandering Earth, it is being closed by Shanghai Fortress."

在所有負面評論中，有一條評論總結了大眾的觀點：“《流浪地球》打開了中國科幻的一扇門，而《上海堡壘》又給關上了。”

Earlier this year, The Wandering Earth, a film based on the novella of the same name by Hugo Award-winning Chinese writer, Liu Cixin, smashed box-office records to rake in 4.66 billion yuan, making it China’s second highest-grossing film of all time and a game changer.

在今年年初，根據雨果獎得主、中國作家劉慈欣同名中篇小說改編的電影《流浪地球》以46.6億元的票房打破了票房紀錄，成為了中國有史以來票房第二高的電影，也改變了游戲規則。

Shanghai Fortress’ director Teng Huatao, a veteran known for portraying urban romances in films, posted on Sina Weibo about being "upset" that "he had let down the audience".

《上海堡壘》的導演滕華濤是一位以描繪都市愛情故事聞名的資深導演，他再新浪微博上對“他讓觀眾們失望了”表示“抱歉”。

"As the director, I have an inescapable responsibility ... But I still hope there is a future (production) and that Chinese sci-fi films become better," writes Teng.

滕華濤表示：“作為一名導演，我有著不可推卸的責任……但我仍希望未來還有機會(拍攝科幻電影)，也希望中國科幻電影會越來越好”。

A similar statement on Sina Weibo came from novelist, and the film’s scriptwriter, Yang Zhi, better known by his pseudonym Jiang Nan: "To those who don’t like the film, I am sorry that it didn’t live up to your expectations."

原小說作者、該影片編劇楊治(其筆名“江南”更為人所知)在微博上稱：“致歉于那些不喜歡電影的朋友，辜負了你的等待。”

(全文共365個詞，China Daily)

重難點詞匯：

collapse v. 倒塌;倒下，昏倒;崩潰 n. 崩潰;倒塌

unflattering adj. 不吸引人的，不好看的;耿直的;有損形象的

novella n. 中篇小說;短篇故事

pseudonym n. 筆名;假名