The Wandering Earth is a Chinese science fiction film directed by Frant Gwo. It is based on a story by author Liu Cixin and is set for release on February 5， 2019. The Hollywood Reporter describes it as “China’s first full-scale interstellar1 spectacular2”. The plot is the sun is dying out， a group of brave spacemen set out to find new planet for the whole human race.
《流浪地球》是郭帆执导的一部中国科幻电影，以作家刘慈欣所写的故事为基础，于2019年2月5日上映。《好莱坞报道》将其描述为“中国第一次全景星际奇观”。故事情节是太阳即将熄灭，一群勇敢的宇航员开始为全人类寻找新的星球。
The original work of The Wandering Earth is a collection of short stories by Liu Cixin， China’s most famous contemporary science-fiction author. Unabashedly3 classic in the great tradition of Asimov and Clarke， Liu Cixin’s science-fiction is firmly rooted in the cosmic4.
电影《流浪地球》的原著是中国当代最负盛名的科幻作家刘慈欣的短篇小说集。刘慈欣的科幻小说是阿西莫夫和克拉克伟大传统下毋庸置疑的经典，稳稳扎根于宇宙背景之中。
Liu Cixin uses the unique5 perspective of science-fiction to take us on a journey into this grand， wild cosmos6. He gives us the chance to know ourselves again with the basic truth that in the face of a huge universe we are no more than a dust； that the Earth is just another space body—and an extremely weak one at that time. The flash of a gamma-ray burst or the blast of a nearby supernova7 could， at any moment， reduce our dear home to nothing but ashes.
刘慈欣用科幻小说的独特视角带领我们踏上通往这个宏伟、荒凉宇宙的旅程。他让我们有机会重新认识这样一个基本真理：在浩瀚的宇宙面前，我们不过是一粒尘埃；地球只是另一个天体，而且在那个时候是极其脆弱的。伽马射线爆发的闪光或附近超新星的爆发在任何时候都可能把我们珍爱的家园化为灰烬。
It can be terrifying to think about the end of our world and stories that describe such destruction can be disturbing8. At the same time however， they can leave us feeling not only entertained， but excited and inspired. Maybe， they can even give us a chance to renew our love of life. Most stories found in the The Wandering Earth collection take us to a sci-fi vision of Earth’s end. But here， there are no Hollywood aliens， falling from the depths of space to blow up our cities. In these futures， the dangers human being faces are much stranger than that. The unexpected calamities9 that happen in his richly detailed worlds are only overcome by humanity’s epic10， but always looked like trustworthy， purposes to escape destruction.
设想我们的世界末日可能很可怕，描述这种毁灭过程可能令人不安。然而，同时它们可以让我们不仅感到快乐，而且又兴奋、鼓舞。也许，他们甚至可以给我们一个机会来重新唤起我们对生活的热爱。在《流浪地球》小说集中的大多数故事都把我们带到了一个关于地球末日的科幻影像中。但这里没有好莱坞外星人从太空深处坠落来炸毁我们的城市。在未来，人类面临的危险比这些更离奇。降临在他丰富详尽的世界中的意外灾难，只能被人类史诗般的、但总是看起来可信的躲避毁灭的努力所战胜。
In all this great danger， Liu Cixin always feels for humanity. His stories are full of a deep love for all of Earth’s peoples. But even this love does not escape reflection and even ridicule11 when viewed through his cold cosmic lens. No matter how dearly one loves the Earth， humanity and all its cultures， there is no avoiding the cold， hard truth that they mean totally nothing when viewed against the wideness of the universe. But even an endless universe could not change the simple fact that we are worthy of love， that we need love. It is this twist12 that lies at the very heart of the stories in this collection.
在这一切巨大的危险下，刘慈欣总是为人类着想。他的故事充满了对地球各国人民的热爱。但是，当他通过无情的宇宙镜片来观察时，即使这种爱也无法逃避反省甚至嘲笑。无论人们多么热爱地球、人类及其所有文化，都无法避免一个冷酷的事实，即当面对浩瀚的宇宙时，它们毫无意义。但是，即使是无限的宇宙也不能改变我们值得爱、需要爱的简单事实。正是这种矛盾才成为了这个小说集故事的核心。
1. interstellar [ ] adj. [航][天] 星际的
2. spectacular [ ] n. 盛景；盛大的演出
3. unabashedly [ ] adv. 毫不掩饰地
4. cosmic [ ] adj. 宇宙的（等于cosmical）
5. unique [ ] adj. 独特的，稀罕的；[数] 唯一的，独一无二的
6. cosmos [ ] n. 宇宙；和谐；秩序
7. supernova [ ] n. [天] 超新星
8. disturbing [ ] adj. 令人不安的；烦扰的
9. calamity [ ] n. 灾难；不幸事件
10. epic [ ] adj. 史诗的，叙事詩的
11. ridicule [ ] n. 嘲笑；笑柄；愚弄
12. twist [ ] n. 扭曲；拧；扭伤