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Russia's Vladimir Putin saves the day as a martial arts superhero in a comic strip.(Agencies) |
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Russia's Vladimir Putin saves the day as a martial arts superhero in a comic strip spreading on the Russian Internet, where he teams up with bearskin-wearing sidekick Dmitry Medvedev. The comic strip, apparently the first in a series about "Super Putin, Man Like Any Other" is available on www.superputin.ru and is set in Moscow "one year before the end of the world." Russia will choose its next president in 2012 and observers have their eyes peeled for any indication of whether current President Medvedev or Prime Minister Putin will seek the six-year-term as head of the country. Although one of the strip's creators said it was drawn by pro bono artists, some Internet users hinted darkly that it may be a part of a behind-the-scenes campaign or was even commissioned by the Kremlin. With a plot line resembling the 1990s US action film "Speed", the strip shows a kimono-wearing Putin -- described as a man "with a Nordic character" -- save a busload of people from a bomb blast. "I will go no slower than 80 km/h," Putin says, gritting his teeth. As he speeds ahead, he receives help from "nano-human" Medvedev, who unzips a frightening bear costume and sends a crawling iPad to deactivate the explosive. The strip pokes fun at Putin's judo hobby and Medvedev's penchant for technological gadgets. The bus is then attacked by a crowd of zombies that scream "Let us elect governors!" and "Free Khodorkovsky!" with Putin facing them in the final act. The strip's writer Sergei Kalenik said it took two weeks to create and was not a paid project. "We wanted to stir Russia's depressing political scene and create some dialogue," he told the reporters.. He said some media outlets had refused to publish the strip because it refers to Medvedev as a "gnome". (Read by Nelly Min. Nelly Min is a journalist at the China Daily Website.) (Agencies)
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一部以俄羅斯總理弗拉基米爾?普京為主角的連環漫畫近日在俄羅斯網上流傳。普京在漫畫中化身為一位武藝高超的超級英雄，和一身熊皮裝扮的搭檔德米特里?梅德韋杰夫一起并肩作戰。 該連環漫畫系列主題為“超級普京——與其他人一樣”，目前第一期已登載在www.superputin.ru網站上，背景為“世界末日”前一年的莫斯科。 俄羅斯將于2012年舉行總統大選，觀察家正密切注意現任總統梅德韋杰夫或者總理普京是否將競選下屆任期六年的總統。 盡管漫畫的創作者之一表示漫畫是由公益藝術家創作的，但一些網友仍隱晦地指出，這也許是幕后競選活動的一部分，甚至是克林姆林宮指使的。 漫畫的情節主線類似于上世紀90年代美國動作片《生死時速》，普京一身和服打扮，據稱性格類似北歐人，他在一次炸彈爆炸來臨前拯救了一輛巴士中的眾多民眾。 普京咬緊牙關說：“時速不會低于80公里?！?/p> 在飛速前行時，普京還得到了“納米人”梅德韋杰夫的幫助。梅德韋杰夫拉開令人畏懼的熊皮衣，掏出一部可以自動前行的iPad解除了爆炸裝置。 漫畫拿普京的柔道愛好和梅德韋杰夫對科技產品的喜愛開起了玩笑。 巴士隨后被一群僵尸襲擊，還喊道：“讓我們選出統治者吧！”和“自由的霍多爾科夫斯基（譯者注：俄羅斯寡頭，因貪污洗錢罪被判刑）！”在最后一個場景中，普京直面僵尸作戰。 漫畫家謝爾蓋?卡列尼克稱創作耗時兩周，沒有人為此出錢。 他告訴記者：“我們想給俄羅斯沉悶的政治舞臺增添一點趣味，創造一些話題?！?/p> 他表示由于梅德韋杰夫在漫畫中被描述為“侏儒”，某些媒體拒絕出版。 相關閱讀 （中國日報網英語點津 Julie 編輯： 馮明惠） |
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Vocabulary: save the day: prevent a misfortune（轉危為安，扭轉敗局） martial arts: 武術（指功夫、柔道、空手道等） sidekick：a confederate or assistant（助手；副手） have/keep one's eyes peeled: 提高警惕 pro bono: done or donated without charge; free（以公共福利為目的，而非為了謀求利潤的行為） darkly：in a vaguely threatening or menacing manner（負面地，險惡地） kimono: 和服，和服式晨衣 poke fun at: to ridicule or mock, especially covertly or slyly（取笑） gnome：侏儒，地精 |
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