The Real Life Super Hero Project|平民超人　乔装行善

by Jarom McClellen

Move over, Batman and Spider-Man—there are new superheroes in town.

Inspired by iconic comic book heroes such as Superman, Batman, and the X-Men, hundreds of individuals across the United States and in several other countries have chosen to become real life superheroes. Using names like Phantom Zero, Citizen Prime, Dark Guardian, and Night Owl, these men and women create and wear their own unique _(1)_. Their goal is to make the world a better place by doing good _(2)_ wherever they go. Some of these heroes _(3)_ the streets of New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles in order to reduce crime. Others spend time _(4)_ ways to help the homeless or hungry.

When Hollywood photographer Peter Tangen learned about these special people and _(5)_ they were doing, he decided to create an online photo gallery called The Real Life Super Hero Project. The photographs that Tangen takes are made to look     _(6)_ like the posters you would see for popular superhero movies. In fact, Tangen is the photographer who created the artwork and promotional images for several popular movies, _(7)_ Batman Begins and all three Spider-Man films.

Although the project was _(8)_ meant to be just a gallery, it has evolved into something more. Today, in addition to stunning photographs of movie-poster quality, the online site has become a place for people to read and learn about the stories of these remarkable individuals. They can also _(9)_ about the services that are provided by the superheroes. It is Tangen's hope _(10)_ people will be encouraged by these stories and pictures. That way, more people will find their own superheroes within and work to make the world a better place.

(A) that    (B) exactly (C) deeds   (D) find out    (E) including

(F) costumes    (G) what    (H) patrol  (I) originally  (J) looking for

平民超人　乔装行善

蝙蝠侠和蜘蛛人靠边站，城市新英雄诞生了。

　　数百位来自全美和其他数个国家的民众，受到超人、蝙蝠侠和 X战警等代表性漫画英雄的启发，决定成为现实生活中的超级英雄。这些男女使用诸如『幽灵零号』、『一流公民』、『黑暗守护者』和『夜巡者』等名称，并穿着自己所设计的独一无二服装。他们的目的是要藉由到处行善使世界更美好。这些英雄当中，有人为了降低犯罪，在纽约、芝加哥和洛杉矶等城市的街头巡逻。也有人花时间寻找方法，帮助无家可归或饥饿的民众。

　　好莱坞摄影师 Peter Tangen 得知这群特殊人士和他们的事迹时，决定架设 1 个名为『现实版超级英雄计划』的在线影像馆。Tangen拍摄的照片看起来就和受欢迎的超级英雄电影海报一模一样。事实上，身为摄影师的 Tangen，曾为好几部受欢迎的电影创作插图和宣传照，其中包括《蝙蝠侠：开战时刻》和 3 部《蜘蛛人》系列电影。

　　虽然这项计划本来只是个影像馆，但后来却演变得更加多元。如今，这个在线网站除了摆放拥有电影海报质量的极佳相片以外，也是人们阅读并了解这些不平凡人物的故事之处。他们还可以在网站上得知这些超级英雄提供的服务。Tangen的愿望就是透过这些故事和照片来鼓励大众。那样一来，会有更多人发掘出自己内心的超级英雄，并为创造美好世界付出一己之力。

答案：  1. (F)  2. (C)  3. (H)  4. (J)  5 . (G)
6. (B)  7. (E)  8. (I)  9. (D)  10. (A)

他们不能飞天遁地、不能发射死光，也没有被变种蜘蛛咬过，但他们却是现实生活中的『超级英雄』。在美国，有数百位『平民超人』在街头做善事，试图改变这个世界。他们的任务多样，包括引领无家可归的人、对性工作者伸出援手、道路清洁、守望相助及指导急救技能等。

这些英雄大多是男性，21 岁的艾琳‧托马斯则是特例。她乔装成『妮克丝』（Nyx，希腊神话的女夜神），每天晚上的任务就是在纽约和纽泽西附近帮助瘾君子，或送衣服、食物给纽约市游民。她曾在部落格上指出：『这种生活很难，既然我已选择，就会坚持下去。』（数据源：人间福报、苹果日报）