20100611 A Superman Celebration in Metropolis (2)

A Superman Celebration in Metropolis

Super metropolis

Throughout the weekend, everyone enjoys screenings of superman films, celebrity appearances and autograph sessions, comic book artist workshops and costume competitions. There's also the Super Museum in town that reportedly has the largest Superman memorabilia collection in the world. Displays include all sorts of original Hollwood props from Superman's capes to boots.

More than just Superman appears in the daily informal parade of comic book characters on Market Street. Devoted fans return year after year to participate, like Robin Johnson, a 28-year-old personal trainer who drove thirteen hours from Texas to be here for the third time.

Johnson has a variety of superhero costumes and tells me, now incognito as Superman, "I'm coming till I can't walk. I'm not going to miss a year. I watch curiously as young and old eagerly approach the costumed visitors who happily oblige any photo request with a smile. Collecting souvenir pictures with superheroes seems to be a favorite pastime, so I get my camera ready too. I "shoulder" up to Josh Boultinghouse, the celebration's official superhero who is over six-feet tall, for my photo memento from the weekend.

memor- 記憶

memorabilia n. (複數) 紀念品/收藏品

eg: The pop star's family auctioned off his memorabilia and gave the money to charity.

=> 這位流行歌手的家人拍賣了他的紀念品捐款給慈善機構。

eg: Eileen has a huge collection of her favorite band's memorabilia.

=> Eileen擁有她最愛的樂團大量的收藏品。

incognito adv. 偽裝地/喬裝地/隱瞞身份地

eg: The secret agent got into the party incognito.

=> 這位特務員喬裝混入這個派對中。

eg: The owner of the coffee chain store visited one of his stores incognito.

=> 這位咖啡連鎖店的老闆隱瞞身份去光顧他其中的一家店

oblige v. 答應...的請求/效勞

=> do something pleasantly

eg: We asked Timmy to be our tour guide in the city, and he was happy to oblige.

=> 我們請Timmy 當響導帶我們去逛這個城市，他很樂意效勞。

eg: Sandy asked her neighbor to water her lawn when she went on the trip, but the neighbor refused to oblige.

=> Sandy請她的鄰居當她旅行時幫她的草地澆水，但是對方拒絕了她的請求

prop n. 支柱/支撐物

=> any kind of object used in the set or in the environment of a play/movie

parade n. 行進/行列/遊行

pastime n. 消遣/娛樂

=> something you like to do that pass time

souvenir n. 紀念品

=> something you usually buy in order to remember a place

"shoulder" up to

=> try to get next to somebody

memento n. 紀念物/引起回憶的東西

=> something you get to take away probably might have

=> more personal meanings than just a wide collection of things

=> a souvenir is a type of memento

//== Chat room ==//

superman

super

=> very

eg: My computer is super-slow today. 我的電腦今天超慢的

super-size v. 加大

eg: super-size the French fries 將薯條加大