《蜘蛛侠：平行宇宙2》即将来袭！准备好进入多元宇宙了吗？

Sony has released the first trailer for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse on December 13, unveiling dozens of Spider-People involved in the highly anticipated sequel. The first film, Into the Spider-Verse, brought many Spider-People from alternate universes to help Miles take down the Kingpin. Now, the sequel will lead Miles into a multiverse adventure as he crosses the boundaries of time-space and meets hundreds of different versions of himself.

去年12月13日，索尼发布了《蜘蛛侠:平行宇宙2》的首支预告片，揭开了这部备受期待的续集中数十名蜘蛛侠的神秘面纱。第一部电影《平行宇宙》中，许多来自不同宇宙的蜘蛛侠帮助迈尔斯扳倒了大反派。今后，迈尔斯将在续集中进入多元宇宙冒险，跨越时空的边界，遇到数百个不同版本的自己。

The new poster features Miles upside down with claw marks shredding his suit while a plethora of Spider-People is surrounding him. Some notable web slingers in the image include Gwen, Jessica Drew, Spider-Woman, Spider-Man 2099, Spider-Cat, and many, many more. Interestingly, the synopsis of the movie reveals “Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero,” which means many of these Spider-People will act as Miles’ antagonists in the upcoming feature. 

新海报中，迈尔斯倒立着，衣服上满是撕破的爪痕，周围是一群蜘蛛侠。图中有许多著名版本的蜘蛛侠，包括格温、杰西卡·德鲁、蜘蛛女、蜘蛛侠2099、蜘蛛猫等等。有趣的是，电影的剧情简介显示“迈尔斯发现自己与其他蜘蛛侠竞争，必须重新定义什么是英雄”，这意味着部分蜘蛛侠将在即将上映的电影中扮演迈尔斯的对手。

《蜘蛛侠：平行宇宙2》海报

“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” used artful animation to introduce viewers to the lofty concept of the multiverse back in 2018, well before it was explored in various Marvel Cinematic Universe movies like 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”

早在2018年，《蜘蛛侠:平行宇宙》就用巧妙的动画向观众介绍了多元宇宙的高级概念，比2021年的《蜘蛛侠:英雄无归》和《奇异博士2》等漫威宇宙电影探索多元宇宙的时间还要早。

The multiverse is the concept that multiple, perhaps infinite universes exist side by side, overlapping or linked and containing endless permutations of everything, including us. The word "multiverse" is well over 100 years old, with philosophical roots stretching back to the Ancient Greeks, as well as in both Hindu and Buddhist scriptures. Yet we've arrived at a moment ripe for the idea to take hold in film — where bothconsumer and capital have played a role in its newfound popularity.

多元宇宙是指多个甚至无限的宇宙并排存在、重叠或相连，包括我们在内的一切事物无尽地排列。“多元宇宙”一词已有100多年的历史，其哲学根源可以追溯到古希腊人，以及印度教和佛教经典。然而，这个想法在电影中扎根的时机已经成熟——消费者和资本推动了“多元宇宙”题材电影的全新流行。

The multiverse has been gathering steam for some time, but in 2022 it asserted its dominance in the film industry, surfacing in indie movies and superhero blockbusters alike. In late July, Marvel Studios announced a five-year "Multiverse Saga" — comprising 16 films and multiple shows.

多元宇宙的发展势头已经有一段时间了，但在2022年，它在独立电影和超级英雄大片中占据了主导地位。7月下旬，漫威影业宣布了为期五年的“多元宇宙传奇”计划——包括16部电影和多部电视剧。

Christopher Miller and Phil Lord produced, and the latter co-wrote, the Oscar-winning animated movie "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." Lord was initially anxious that the multiverse might be "too egg-headed an idea" and wrote an explanatory scene into the movie — one that was eventually cut after test screenings. 

克里斯托弗·米勒和菲尔·洛德共同创作了奥斯卡获奖动画电影《蜘蛛侠:平行宇宙》。洛德起初担心多元宇宙可能是一个“过于愚笨的想法”，并在电影中加入了特定场景，试图解释这一概念——该场景最终在试映后被剪掉了。

Lord believes our fractured real lives may factor into why the idea is so easily accepted. "I think we're living multiple lives in parallel dimensions sort of all the time," he said. "We're living an online life — or lives. Then there's a home life, and then one with your friends. Trying to resolve those things is going to be something we're all thinking about all the time."

洛德认为，我们的现实生活趋于碎片化，这可能让“多元宇宙”的想法更加易于接受。“我认为，我们一直都在平行维度中过着多种生活——网络生活、家庭生活，以及和朋友们的生活。未来，我们将长期思考如何才能改善这种现状。”

He added that the concept is also intuitive. "In terms of storytelling, it's about imagining possible outcomes of our lives. The whole reason we have narrative brains is in order to imagine future outcomes of our actions."

他补充说，“多元宇宙”这个概念其实很直观。“通过‘多元宇宙’这个概念来讲故事，就能想象我们的生活可能会产生何种结果。我们的大脑具备叙事性，而这正是为了想象我们的行为会在未来导致什么结果。”

《蜘蛛侠：平行宇宙》中，不同版本的超级英雄，包括（左起）佩尼帕克，蜘蛛女侠，蜘蛛汉姆，迈尔斯莫拉莱斯，彼得B.帕克和黑色蜘蛛侠。

In 2022's "Everything Everywhere All At Once," written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (known collectively as Daniels), Michelle Yeoh's protagonist Evelyn Wang laments her life choices and what might have been had she made different ones. She then experiences just that, cycling through dozens of fantastical parallel lives after she enters the multiverse.

在2022年由关颖珊、谢诺编剧和导演的《瞬息全宇宙》中，杨紫琼饰演的主角王依芙琳哀叹自己的人生选择，以及如果她做出不同的选择可能会怎样。在进入多元宇宙后，她经历了几十种奇幻的平行生活。

Lord and Miller have teamed up again for two "Spider-Verse" sequels, coming in 2023 and 2024. "All things are possible in the multiverse," mused Miller when probed.

洛德和米勒再次合作拍摄了《平行宇宙》的两部续集，分别于2023年和2024年上映。“在多元宇宙中，一切皆有可能，”米勒在探索时沉思。

"It's certainly a multiverse moment," said Miller, but in the long term he sees it as becoming another "tool in the toolbox" for storytellers.

“当下，‘多元宇宙’确实是一种新鲜概念。”米勒说。但从长远来看，他认为这一概念终将成为讲故事者的另一个“工具箱中的工具”。

It will require constant reinvention from filmmakers to keep audiences engaged. Because ultimately, the multiverse doesn't make a movie compelling. "You have to keep the characters and their relationships front and center the whole time," said Lord. "Essentially, write the story like the multiverse is boring."

这将需要电影制作人不断地创新，以吸引观众。因为归根结底，多元宇宙并不能保证让一部电影精彩纷呈。“在电影开场，你就得就把复杂的角色关系摆上台面，并且还要在中心部分再强调一遍——从本质上讲，写多元宇宙这样的故事是很无趣的。”洛德说。

sequel n. （书、电影、戏剧等的）续篇，续集；后果，结局

例句：She is currently writing a sequel to Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca."  

她目前正在写达夫妮·杜穆里埃的《蝴蝶梦》续集。

permutation n. 排列（方式）；组合（方式）；置换

例句：It has gone viral with virtually every major U.S. city housing its own unique permutation. 

它在美国几乎每个主要城市都有自己独特的排列方式，迅速传播开来。