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The Purpose of Science Fiction

科幻小說的隱藏訊息

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The Purpose of Science Fiction
危機反思解密
Science fiction captures the heart of younger generations perhaps better than any other modern genre.
科幻小說似乎比其它現代文類更能抓住年輕世代的心。
capture one’s heart贏得某人的心genre (n.)藝術的類型或文學的體裁literary genre 文學體裁fantasy奇幻文學 fable寓言故事 poetry詩 fairy tale 童話
The charm of science fiction is understandable.
科幻小說的魅力是可以理解的。
charm (n.)魅力,符咒charming (adj.)有魅力的Prince Charming 白馬王子lucky charm幸運符
After all, what is not to like about wars with aliens and a world full of zombies after a biohazard? However, there is more to this fascinating literature.
畢竟,外星人大戰和生化危機後一個充滿殭屍的世界有什麽好不讓人喜歡的?然而,這個迷人的文類不僅是如此而已。
alien invasion 外星人入侵zombie apocalypse 殭屍末日biohazard (n.)生化危機,生物危害fascinating (adj.)迷人的,吸引人的find…fascinating 覺得…很有趣
Science fiction is often written with a social purpose or a goal. Science fiction writers take their reflections of immediate crises such as wars, social issues, and environmental threats into their stories.
科幻小說經常帶有社會目的或目標。科會小說作者將他們對當前危機的反思,像是戰爭、社會議題和環境威脅帶進他們的故事中。
goal 目標=aim=targetreflection (n.)反射,反思immediate (adj.)當前的crisis(單數) crises(複數)threat (n.)威脅pose a threat to…對…構成威脅
These topics then take the form of dead bodies coming out of graves or monsters escaping from a lab.
這些議題便幻化成從墳墓爬出的死屍或是從實驗室逃脫的怪物的樣貌。
take the form of 採取….的形式grave (n.)墳墓graveyard=cemetery 墓園lab=laboratory (n.)實驗室
Science Fiction writers try to caution against the horrors of endless wars and the exploitation of natural resources.
科幻小說作者試圖警告大家無盡戰爭的可怕和對自然資源的剝削。
caution (v.)告誡caution against 提防,小心cautious=careful (adj.)小心的,謹慎的exploitation (n.)開發利用,剝削
It seems that the scarier the plot is, the more likely people would remember the message.
似乎故事情節愈可怕,人們愈能記住這些訊息。
scary (adj.)令人感到可怕的scared (adj.)感到害怕的
The horrific details in science fiction also force us to rethink our interaction with each other, technology, and our environment.
科幻小說中可怕的細節也迫使我們重新思考與彼此、科技和環境的互動。
horrific (adj.)可怕的,令人毛骨悚然的force sb. to V 強迫某人去做某事interaction (n.)互動
Science fiction creates an imaginative link between the present and the future, inviting us to consider the complex ways our choices may contribute to the future.
科幻小說創造出一個現在與未來的想像連結,邀請我們思考我們的抉擇可能透過複雜的方式影響未來。
link between A and B A與B的連結
It tries to set the course of history back on the right track before all that is left is regret.
它試圖在一切只剩懊悔之前將歷史的進程導向正軌。
course (n.)進程,進展track (n.)軌道,道路regret (n.)懊悔To one’s regret 令某人懊悔的是…

📚 重點單字片語

science fiction=sci-fi
科幻小說
time travel
時光旅行
teleportation
瞬間移動
aliens
外星人
parallel universe
平行宇宙
capture one’s heart
贏得某人的心
genre (n.)
藝術的類型或文學的體裁
literary genre
文學體裁
fantasy
奇幻文學 fable寓言故事 poetry詩 fairy tale 童話
charm (n.)
魅力,符咒
charming (adj.)
有魅力的
Prince Charming
白馬王子
lucky charm
幸運符
alien invasion
外星人入侵
zombie apocalypse
殭屍末日
biohazard (n.)
生化危機,生物危害
fascinating (adj.)
迷人的,吸引人的
find…fascinating
覺得…很有趣
goal
目標=aim=target
reflection (n.)
反射,反思
immediate (adj.)
當前的
crisis(
單數) crises(複數)
threat (n.)
威脅
pose a threat to…
對…構成威脅
take the form of
採取….的形式
grave (n.)
墳墓
graveyard=cemetery
墓園
lab=laboratory (n.)
實驗室
caution (v.)
告誡
caution against
提防,小心
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