《疯狂动物城》的“大先生”究竟是何方神圣?南极 or 北极傻傻分不清楚?
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《疯狂动物城》电影名 Zootopia 是个新发明的词儿,但是在部分地区 叫 Zootropolis
The film was retitled for theatrical release across several international territories. In the United Kingdom and other European, Middle Eastern, and North African countries, the film was renamed Zootropolis, a reference to the concept of a "metropolis" rather than to that of a "utopia".——Wikipedia
所以都是把第一个音节替换成了zoo
utopia n. 乌托邦;理想国
utopian adj. (= utopia + -an)
utopiast n. 人
utopianism n. 空想的社会改良方案;乌托邦思想
看过的小伙伴们都说好,虽然情节有些记不大清了,但是 “闪电”肯定给你留下了深刻的印象:

更加不会忘记的肯定是反差萌的 Mr. Big

引用他自己的话来说:
“My child, we may be evolved, but deep down, we are still animals.”
―Mr. Big to Judy Hopps
所以他到底是什么动物呢?

唔,有《教父》那味儿了。
Mr. Big is an old male Arctic shrew and a supporting character in Zootopia. He is also the leader of his mafia.

首先还是来区分一下北极和南极的单词吧:
Arctic 北极
Antarctic 南极
南极 Antarctic = Ant + Arctic 北极(很好理解,两个在相“反”方向)

上图还可以看到地理上的巨大不同,一个是海洋,一个大陆:
The Arctic is an ocean, covered by a thin layer of perennial sea ice and surrounded by land. ... Antarctica, on the other hand, is a continent, covered by a very thick ice cap and surrounded by a rim of sea ice and the Southern Ocean.
还有,冻土 tundra 在北极, 南极没有!!
特产动物么,北极有北极熊 Polar Bear,南极有帝企鹅 Emperor Penguin

好了让我们回到 Mr. Big
shrew 鼩鼱,读音 qú jīng,一种小型哺乳动物,和老鼠外观略像,但不属于啮齿动物,是一种形似小鼠的哺乳動物。头部和背部呈棕褐色,腹部为棕灰色或灰白色。体背短黑毛,具有臭味,以逼退天敌。
此外,其体型大大小于老鼠,一般只有数厘米长,以昆虫等为食。

这位土生土长的北美洲土著,身型一个字“小”,居然还姓 Big,真实反差萌了。

最后对于这部电影,推荐一个非常好看电影学习视频吧
