童年記憶！“海綿寶寶”之父史蒂芬·海倫伯格去世
SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg has died at the age of 57.
《海綿寶寶》創(chuàng)造者史蒂芬·海倫伯格去世，終年57歲。
The news was confirmed by Nickelodeon, which has broadcast the hugely popular cartoon series since 1999.
尼可羅頓兒童頻道宣布了這一消息。自1999年起，這部非常受歡迎的動(dòng)畫系列片就在該頻道播出。
In a statement, the company said Hillenburg's cause of death was motor neurone disease (also known as ALS) - a condition he revealed he had been diagnosed with in March last year.
尼可羅頓兒童頻道在聲明中說，海倫伯格因“漸凍人癥”去世(運(yùn)動(dòng)神經(jīng)元病的一種，也稱為肌萎縮側(cè)索硬化癥)。此前，海倫伯格稱自己在去年3月份被確診患病。
He told Variety at the time that he intended to work on his show "for as long as I am able."
他當(dāng)時(shí)告訴《綜藝》雜志說，“只要還有能力就會(huì)一直”進(jìn)行創(chuàng)作。
As well as creating the character, Hillenburg also directed 2004's The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
除了創(chuàng)造出海綿寶寶這一動(dòng)畫角色外，海倫伯格還執(zhí)導(dǎo)了2004年上映的電影《海綿寶寶歷險(xiǎn)記》。
尼可羅頓兒童頻道在官方推特發(fā)文稱：
"We are sad to share the news of the passing of Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants," Nickelodeon tweeted from its official account.
“我們很悲傷地宣布，《海綿寶寶》創(chuàng)造者史蒂芬·海倫伯格去世了。”
"Today, we are observing a moment of silence to honour his life and work."
“今日，讓我們?yōu)樗囊簧凸ぷ髂А?rdquo;
"[Hillenburg] was a beloved friend and long-time creative partner to everyone at Nickelodeon, and our hearts go out to his entire family," the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
該頻道在27日發(fā)布的聲明中說：“他是大家喜愛的好朋友，也是所有尼可羅頓兒童頻道成員長久以來的創(chuàng)意伙伴，謹(jǐn)此對(duì)于他的家屬表達(dá)誠摯慰問。”
The company's statement added: "Steve imbued 'SpongeBob SquarePants' with a unique sense of humour and innocence that has brought joy to generations of kids and families everywhere.
聲明中還說：“海倫伯格賦予了海綿寶寶獨(dú)特的幽默感和天真無邪，給全球各地幾代兒童和他們的家庭帶來了歡樂。”
Following the news of Hillenburg's death, SpongeBob fans began posting tributes on social media, thanking him for his creation, which "enriched lives" and "stirred up laughter for years to come".
得知海倫伯格去世的消息，海綿寶寶的粉絲們?cè)谏缃幻襟w發(fā)貼悼念，并感謝他的創(chuàng)作，稱他的創(chuàng)作“豐富了自己的人生”，還能“讓今后很多年都充滿歡樂”。
小時(shí)候媽媽不讓我看《海綿寶寶》，所以我比她提早一個(gè)小時(shí)起床，看這部我最愛的動(dòng)畫片。希望他去世時(shí)知道，自己的創(chuàng)作影響了幾百萬人。
安息吧，史蒂芬·海倫伯格，在過去的幾十年，你給全球幾百萬人帶來了歡笑。
曾出演2004年《海綿寶寶歷險(xiǎn)記》的演員大衛(wèi)·哈塞爾霍夫也在推特上發(fā)文悼念了這位創(chuàng)作者。
“哇，史蒂夫創(chuàng)造了一個(gè)多么獨(dú)特和神奇的角色啊!我很高興也很榮幸能在《海綿寶寶》電影中和這位先生一起開懷大笑，(史蒂夫的離去)真的是巨大的損失!直到今日，都會(huì)有看過這部電影的大人和孩子們叫住我、稱贊我。”
《海綿寶寶》卡通角色從主角“海綿寶寶”(SpongeBob)到配角“章魚哥”(Squidward Tentacles)、“派大星”(Patrick Star)、“蟹老板”(Mr. Krabs)等，更成為美國流行文化的一部份。
根據(jù)統(tǒng)計(jì)，《海綿寶寶》卡通的周邊商品，為尼可羅頓兒童頻道創(chuàng)造了超過120億美元(約合834億元人民幣)的收入。
The SpongeBob SquarePants series has seen more than 200 episodes broadcast and has spawned two successful animated films.
《海綿寶寶》動(dòng)畫系列片已經(jīng)播出了200多集，還曾兩度被搬上銀幕制作成動(dòng)畫電影，而且都大獲成功。
The cartoon has also been made into a Broadway musical - with original songs by David Bowie, John Legend and Cyndi Lauper - which won a Tony Award earlier this year.
《海綿寶寶》還被改編為音樂劇登上百老匯舞臺(tái)，其原創(chuàng)音樂由大衛(wèi)·鮑威、約翰·傳奇和辛迪·勞帕協(xié)同創(chuàng)作，并在今年早些時(shí)候獲得托尼獎(jiǎng)。
The series airs in more than 200 countries and been translated into more than 50 languages. It has earned numerous awards during its run, including four Emmy Awards.
《海綿寶寶》動(dòng)畫系列片已在超過200個(gè)國家播出，并被翻譯成50多種語言，獲獎(jiǎng)無數(shù)，包括四座艾美獎(jiǎng)。
史蒂芬·海倫伯格這一生非常精彩，自己身為研究所的海洋生物學(xué)老師，卻跨界去做動(dòng)畫片，最后因?yàn)閷?duì)海洋的興趣和熱忱創(chuàng)作出了海綿寶寶。
據(jù)他生前介紹，海綿寶寶是他受托制作海洋知識(shí)的兒童畫冊(cè)受到啟發(fā)，決心向兒童推廣海洋學(xué)而創(chuàng)作出的形象。
除此之外，作者還以海綿寶寶的名字捐贈(zèng)了自己獲獎(jiǎng)的獎(jiǎng)金成立基金，用來鼓勵(lì)為動(dòng)畫奮斗的年輕人。
史蒂芬·海倫伯格創(chuàng)作的海綿寶寶不僅給全球的兒童，也給無數(shù)成年人帶來了歡樂，下面一起來回顧一下《海綿寶寶》的經(jīng)典臺(tái)詞：
I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready.
我準(zhǔn)備好了，我準(zhǔn)備好了，我準(zhǔn)備好了…… ——海綿寶寶
You'll never get what you want if you'll always let people step all over you.
如果你總是讓人從你身上踩過去，你永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)得到你想要的東西。——痞老板
Knowledge cannot replace friendship, I'd rather be an idiot than lose you.
知識(shí)不能替代友誼，比起失去你，我寧愿做個(gè)白癡。 ——派大星
Sometimes we have to go deep inside ourselves to solve our problems.
有時(shí)我們必須深入自己的內(nèi)心，才能解決遇到的問題。——派大星
You even think about take a penny from me, a penny!
你別想從我這里拿走一分錢，一分錢!——蟹老板
Oh, octopus brother, you are smoking Jesus, you look like a cooked vegetable.
哦，章魚哥，你在冒煙耶，你看起來就像是一棵煮熟的青菜。——海綿寶寶
Another long, long time ago, there have been ugly penguins! He's ugly, ugly, he's the ugly all dead!
在很久很久以前，有一只丑陋的企鵝!它長得很丑，丑得把所有人都丑死了!——派大星
We don't need television. Not as long as we have our imagination.
只要我們有想象力，我們就不需要電視機(jī)。
