美语情景对话 第581期:Manga 漫画(2)

Joel: So, anyway, you talked about city hunter. That's a Japanese comic? OK, tell me about that?

乔尔：之前你谈到了《城市猎人》这部漫画。这是日本漫画，对吧？和我们说说这部漫画吧。

Tres: I really don't remember much. It was some guy that was wanted, I guess for murder, I don't think he really did it. I think. I'm not sure. But, yeah, the issues I treked through, this guy was searching for a little elementary school girl, and eventually he found her, but right before they could reunite, the cop came in and they started fighting and the cop beat him really bad and shot him a few times but the guy still escaped.

特雷斯：我不太记得了。大概是有关一个因为谋杀而被通缉的男人的故事，不过我觉得他没有进行谋杀。我也不太确定。我记得，这个男人在寻找一个小学女孩，他终于找到了她，可是就在他们重聚之前，警察出现了，然后他们开始打斗，警察把他打得很惨，而且还朝他开了几枪，不过这个男人还是成功逃走了。

Joel: So this is just one comic book or it's a whole series?

乔尔：这是单本漫画还是一个系列故事？

Tres: It was, what do you call, BJ Jump from like 1992.

特雷斯：这部漫画从1992年开始在BJ Jump周刊上连载。

Joel: What's BJ jump?

乔尔：BJ jump是什么？

Tres: It's a weekly thick comic book, so it has many comics inside.

特雷斯：是漫画周刊，里面有许多漫画。

Joel: Oh, I see, so it's just one story.

乔尔：哦，我明白了，所以每期就只登一篇。

Tres: Right, they have various comics.

特雷斯：对，周刊里有许多不同的漫画。

Joel: You can buy that in the United States?

乔尔：在美国可以买到吗？

Tres: My sister brought it back from me when she studied in Japan in Junior High School.

特雷斯：我记得那是我姐姐在日本上高中的时候从日本给我买回来的。

Joel: I think I remember you telling me about some other comic book that you used to read when you were a kid or..?

乔尔：我记得你说过你小时候看过的一些漫画书，是吗？

Tres: I can tell you about the comic book I read as an adult. (OK. OK.) I think the best Japanese comic out there today is Nijuuseki-shonen, "20th Century Boys" and it's a story of kids who make up this fantasy world and how they save the world and then when they become adults they learn that all these things that they've created are starting to come true. The rest you should read.

特雷斯：我可以跟你说说我成年后看的漫画书。（好）我认为现在日本最好的漫画是《20世纪少年》，这部漫画讲的是，一群虚构出一个世界的孩子如何守护这个世界，还有他们成年后发现所有他们编造的事情都成为了现实。具体内容你要自己去看漫画。

Joel: What does a comic book cost in Japan anyway?

乔尔：日本漫画书大概多少钱？

Tres: You can buy one brand new from say 500 Yen to up to a 1,000 Yen, or you can go to convenience stores and buy the weekly sale books that have various comics inside, which I think are maybe 270 Yen, I think, or you can go to a used comic book store and buy the popular comics for somewhere from 250 and 350 yen.

特雷斯：500到1000日元可以买一本崭新的漫画书，或者你可以去便利店买连载多个漫画的周刊，周刊大概要270日元，你还可以去二手漫画书店，花250到350日元就可以买到受欢迎的漫画。

Joel: I'm gonna have to buy your used ones for a starter kit.

乔尔：作为入门者，我要买你的漫画书。

Tres: Alright. I can help you out.

特雷斯：好。我可以借你。

Joel: OK, hook me up.

乔尔：好，给我介绍一下。

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重点讲解：
1. search for 搜寻；搜索；搜查；寻求；
例句：He searched for work at various stores.
他在各家商店寻找工作。
2. make up 编造；虚构；
例句：There being no excuses to make up this time, the boy had to hang his head.
这一次没有借口可以编造了，小孩不得不垂下了头。
3. come true 实现，成真； 成为现实；
例句：You can make that dream come true.
你可以让那个梦想实现。
4. help out 帮助…做事；借钱给…；
例句：All these presents came to more money than I had, and my mother had to help me out.
我的钱不够买所有这些礼物，我母亲只好借了我一些钱。
5. hook up 联系；介绍；
例句：He wants to hook up with his old schoolmates.
他想和老同学取得联系。