梦工厂动画代表作《怪物史莱克》上映20周年，这个其貌不扬，一点也不温柔，还不爱干净，甚至性格有点孤僻的丑八怪，凭借欢乐搞笑的台词，颠覆传统童话的情节，开创了史上最成功的系列动画电影之一。今天我们分享几个你可能不知道的关于史莱克的趣闻：
'Shrek' at 20: How a Chaotic Project Became a Beloved Hit
The idea that an ugly ogre could be a big-screen hero in a romantic comedy-fairy tale was not one many had high hopes for. The lack of a traditional prince wasn't the only hurdle for 'Shrek,' the next big animated production from the newly formed DreamWorks. Producers and directors came and went. A major role had to be recast. And technology was proving to be thorny. In fact, the project was initially unpopular among employees.
在一部浪漫的喜剧童话中，一个丑陋的食人魔作为大银幕的主角实在无法提起人们太大的兴趣。作为新成立的梦工厂下一个大型动画作品，缺乏传统意义上的白马王子并不是“怪物史莱克”的唯一障碍。制片人和导演接连更换。主要角色必须要修改。技术问题也亟待解决。实际上，该项目最初在员工中并不受欢迎。
But when the movie was widely released on May 18, 2001, it immediately topped the box office, received wide critical acclaim and went on to win the first Academy Award for best animated feature. Twenty years later, 'Shrek' is still a beloved, offbeat fairy tale whose characters and jokes continue to permeate pop culture, reaching another generation of fans.
但是，当这部电影于2001年5月18日广泛发行时，它立即登上票房榜首，获得了广泛的好评，并夺得了首届奥斯卡最佳动画片奖。二十年后，“史莱克”仍然是一个备受喜爱的另类童话，其角色和笑料持续不断地渗透到流行文化中，并吸引了一大批影迷。
The movie competed at the Cannes Film Festival before its American theatrical release. After opening at No. 1 at the domestic box office, it went on to earn nearly $500 million worldwide on a production budget of $60 million.
这部电影在美国影院上映前参加了戛纳电影节。这部制作预算仅6000万美元的影片在国内票房排名第一位之后，继续在全球斩获近5亿美元的票房。
Shrek became a signature character for DreamWorks, said Jerry Beck, an animation historian, and defined the kind of films the studio would go on to make: offbeat stories that, unlike Disney fairy tales, had more of an edge to them.
动画史学家杰里•贝克（Jerry Beck）说，史莱克成为梦工厂的标志性人物，并定义了梦工厂此后制作影片的基调：与迪士尼童话不同的另类故事对他们更具优势。
“And subsequently DreamWorks movies are that way, I'm thinking of the 'Madagascar' films and others. 'Shrek' is the template,” Beck said.
“梦工厂此后制作的电影延续了这种风格，像是《马达加斯加》和其他电影，”贝克说：“史莱克是模板。”
关于《怪物史莱克》的一些趣闻：
'Shrek' is actually based on a 1990 book.
《怪物史莱克》改编自1990年的同名绘本
More than a decade before 'Shrek' was released in theaters, author William Steig wrote children's book, 'Shrek!' The book featured similar storylines as the movie, and was purchased for adaptation by Steven Spielberg in 1991.
在电影《怪物史莱克》上映十多年之前，作家威廉•史蒂格（William Steig）撰写了儿童读物《怪物史莱克！》。 《史莱克！》这本书的故事情节与电影类似，并于1991年由史蒂芬 · 斯皮尔伯格购买下改编版权。
'Shrek' means monster in Yiddish.
“史莱克”这个词来自于意第绪语（德国犹太人使用的语言）
One might think 'Shrek' is just a random name given to a swamp-dwelling ogre, but it actually stems from the word for 'monster' in Yiddish. The German (and Yiddish-derived) word 'schrecklich' means 'dreadful' in English.
有人可能会认为“史莱克”只是给居住在沼泽的食人魔赋予的一个随机名称，但实际上它源于意第绪语中的“怪物”一词。德语（起源于意第绪语）单词“schrecklich”在英语中的意思是“可怕”。
'Shrek' has been adapted into a stage musical.
《怪物史莱克》被改编成舞台音乐剧。
After its success in the early 2000s, 'Shrek' was adapted into a Broadway musical in 2008. It ran on Broadway until 2010 and starred Brian d'Arcy James as Shrek and Broadway legend Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona. The musical won a Tony Award for best costume design in 2009.
在21世纪初期取得成功之后，《史莱克》在2008年被改编成百老汇音乐剧。这部音乐剧由布莱恩·达西·詹姆斯（Brian d'Arcy James）饰演史莱克（Shrek），百老汇著名演员萨顿·福斯特（Sutton Foster）饰演菲奥娜公主，在百老汇一直上映到2010年。这部音乐剧获得了2009年托尼奖最佳服装设计奖。
Knock-Off Eeyore
驴子形象的最初设计酷似《小熊维尼》中的屹耳
During the drawing stages of an animated film, there are typically many iterations of the same character before they settle on one in particular. The same was true for Donkey, although according to the artists, he was the easiest one to sketch.
The first drawings of him looked a whole lot more like Eeyore from Winnie The Pooh, apparently. Of course, we all know that he went on to look much different than poor, old Eeyore, but that is certainly an interesting tidbit of information. Plus, I much prefer the artistic creation of Donkey they went with in the end, anyway.
在电影的绘制阶段中，一个角色在真正确立前通常会有多次迭代。驴子这个角色也是如此，尽管据艺术家们说，他是最容易描绘的角色。
显然，他的第一幅画看起来更像是《小熊维尼》里的驴子屹耳。当然，我们都知道他的面貌与可怜的老屹耳截然不同，但这无疑是一个有趣的八卦。另外，无论如何，我还是更喜欢他们最终确定的驴子的形象。
A Star Is Born
“星光大道”上的明星
Anyone who is an entertainer of any kind knows what an honor it is to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Shrek, the character, was able to find out how great of an honor it was back in 2010. Yes, Shrek as in the ogre we watched for four different films, has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
每个演员都知道在好莱坞星光大道上获得一颗星星有多么荣幸。史莱克这个角色会意识到自己在2010年获得的这一荣誉是多么伟大。是的，已经上演了四部电影的食人魔史莱克在好莱坞星光大道上拥有了属于自己的星星。
【相关词汇】
chaotic：混乱的; 杂乱的
例句：The traffic in the city is chaotic in the rush hour. 在上下班高峰时间，城市的交通混乱不堪。
offbeat：不寻常的; 不落俗套的; 标新立异的
例句：McGrath remembers his offbeat sense of humor, his whimsical side. 麦格拉思记得他不同寻常的幽默感和他古怪的一面。
template：样板; 模板
例句：If you need to write a lot of similar letters, set up a template on your computer. 如果你需要写许多类似的信件，就在计算机上设一个模板。
tidbit：趣闻; 随意撕便条纸;
例句：The most interesting tidbit in her profile is the thing that sounds like it couldn't have been written by anybody else in the world.
最有趣的花絮文字是指在她的个人资料中听上去在这个世界上没有别人会那么来写的东西。
