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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(zhàn)日”。受歡迎的系列科幻電影《星球大戰(zhàn)》的粉絲會(huì)歡慶這個(gè)節(jié)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(zhàn)》還是《星際迷航》，或者你是個(gè)科幻小說迷，喬治·盧卡斯的《星球大戰(zhàn)》對(duì)流行文化的影響是不可否認(rèn)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(zhàn)》是喬治·盧卡斯創(chuàng)作的系列電影。這個(gè)系列的電影講述的是在“遙遠(yuǎn)的過去”一個(gè)“遙遠(yuǎn)的”星系發(fā)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(shí)上，星球大戰(zhàn)日代表的不僅僅是一部電影中的一句臺(tái)詞，這一天本身是國際公認(rèn)的，并且現(xiàn)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(jié)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(xiàn)在每當(dāng)我們想到星球大戰(zhàn)日，它不僅是一個(gè)節(jié)日，而且是個(gè)有趣的日子。雖然聽起來很傻，但像“星球大戰(zhàn)日”這樣簡(jiǎn)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(zhàn)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(zhàn)》是喬治·盧卡斯創(chuàng)作和導(dǎo)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(jīng)典。即使在40多年后的今天，《星球大戰(zhàn)》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(zhàn)》是一個(gè)技術(shù)分水嶺，影響了后來的許多電影?！缎乔虼髴?zhàn)》是一個(gè)真正的變革者，開啟了充滿激情、冒險(xiǎn)和想象力的特效電影新時(shí)代，吸引了大量年輕觀眾和年長(zhǎng)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(dǎo)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(rèn)為《星球大戰(zhàn)》對(duì)他們的職業(yè)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(zhàn)》對(duì)電影制作以外的其他領(lǐng)域也產(chǎn)生了巨大的文化影響，包括政治——（美國）里根政府的戰(zhàn)略防御計(jì)劃被戲稱為“星球大戰(zhàn)計(jì)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(gè)非官方的有趣節(jié)日的日期來自《星球大戰(zhàn)》中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的臺(tái)詞“愿原力與你同在”。這一表達(dá)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(shí)候用它來祝福別人好運(yùn)。

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(bào)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?！?/p>

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(gè)日期后來被《星球大戰(zhàn)》的粉絲當(dāng)做節(jié)日來慶祝。

How to celebrate Star Wars Day

如何慶祝星球大戰(zhàn)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(zhàn)日的方式將取決于你對(duì)這部電影的了解程度。如果你是它長(zhǎng)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(zhàn)》活動(dòng)中的一個(gè)。

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

你可以裝扮成《星球大戰(zhàn)》中的角色，舉辦一個(gè)星球大戰(zhàn)主題的派對(duì)。

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

向你遇到的每個(gè)人問好，說：“愿原力（五月四日）與你同在?！?/p>

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?yàn)椤缎乔虼髴?zhàn)》本身就是一個(gè)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(gè)，玩得開心點(diǎn)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(rèn)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(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)8.era[???r?]n.時(shí)代;紀(jì)元

9.administration [?d?m?n??stre???n] n.管理;行政機(jī)構(gòu)

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(shí)上，幾乎