萬眾矚目：2012最值得期待的10件事

1.Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee

　　伊麗莎白女王登基60年慶典

　　It’s been, like, nine whole months since Anglophiles had an excuse to get in a tizzy over something terribly British and fusty-sounding. On February 6, Her Majesty celebrates sixty years as the reigning monarch of the British Commonwealth, so get ready for an entire year of wacky memorabilia, talk of the royal corgis, and pictures of Kate Middleton’s impossibly shiny hair。

　　這樣一個帶有濃重舊派色彩的地道英式盛事，似乎讓親英人士整整激動了9個月。2月6日，英國女王陛下將慶祝執政英聯邦60周年，所以做好準備，2012一整年都會有各種各樣的紀念活動，身邊的人們會不時談論皇家柯基犬，凱特王妃和她異常亮麗的秀發也將充斥各大報紙的頭條。

　　2.The Summer Olympics

　　倫敦夏季奧運會

　　Two words: swimmer abs。

　　期待關鍵詞：游泳運動員的完美腹肌。

　　3.Beyoncé

　　碧昂絲生寶寶

　　If you thought Mariah Carey had set the new standard of celeb mommy pimpitude, get ready to have your world rocked when Beyoncé’s baby drops. Her daughter (who already owns a $5,000 pink crystal bathtub) will reach new heights of precious magical sparkle princessness, and just speculating about how baller this baby is going to be is already making us cackle with glee. That’s entertainment。

　　如果你認為瑪麗亞·凱莉已刷新了名人媽媽為即將出生的寶寶造勢的新標準，碧昂絲女兒的降生準會顛覆你的世界。她女兒(已經擁有了價值5000美元的粉水晶浴缸)將以別具一格的珠光寶氣、魅力四射的公主形象示人，光想想這個孩子將會怎樣惹人注目，就會讓我們禁不起嘰嘰喳喳地饒舌。那就是娛樂。

　4.The Return of ‘Mad Men’

　　《廣告狂人》的回歸

　　After leaving us without a fix since October of 2010, Mad Men is finally set to return to our televisions sometime in March. Will Don really marry his secretary? Will Joan’s baby be born with Roger’s silver hair? Will someone finally drag Betty to a women’s consciousness-raising group? So many questions!

　　2010年10月電視連續劇《廣告狂人》沒有完結就從人們的視野中消失，今年三月《廣告狂人》在人們的期盼中將重返熒屏。唐真的會娶他的秘書嗎？瓊要出生的孩子會有一頭羅杰的銀發嗎？誰最終將貝蒂拉入增強女性自我意識的陣營呢？好多問題在等待答案！

　5.The Inevitable Slew of “Is the World Ending?” News Stories

　　無休止的“世界末日”新聞報道

　　You know how when December’s over the year starts over again with January? Yeah, that’s sort of how the Mayan calendar works, too. After one cycle, it repeats, which is what happens after the current cycle finishes up this year. It’s just that simple. But that won’t stop intrepid reporters from filing ludicrous stories that examine the possibility of Earth combusting in a ball of flames. We encourage you to treat these as humor pieces and laugh accordingly。

　　舊年結束于12月，新的一年從1月重新開始，你知道為什么是這樣的嗎？這也是瑪雅歷法的計算方式。一個輪回之后再重新開始，今年結束，又是來年。其實再簡單不過。但是卻不能阻止勇于進取的記者們收集調查地球成為火球的可能性，寫出荒唐的新聞故事來。我們奉勸你別把這些當真，一笑置之。

　6.No More Removing Your Shoes at the Airport

　　機場安檢不用脫鞋

　　Well, OK, not quite yet, but it’s happening soon. The TSA has already relaxed the shoe-removal rule for children under twelve (along with promising not to frisk and violate so many babies and elderly grandmothers in general). That’s the first step toward the rest of us being allowed to walk through the body scanner without catching athlete’s foot. Hooray!

　　好吧，現在還沒有實現，不過曙光在前頭。美國運輸安全管理局已放松對12歲以下兒童脫鞋安檢的制度(一般來說，許多孩子和祖母級旅客可能不再被騷擾)。赤足通過人體掃描器，可能感染足癬，這次制度松動也給我們這些可憐人帶來了希望。萬歲！

　　7.The End of Last Year’s Stupid Trends

　　去年荒唐的流行趨勢終于結束了

　　Harem pants, formal daytime pajamas, hipster headbands…they’re done now. 2012 is a fresh start, so what will be the faux hot trends of the year? Only time and grasping-at-straw tastemakers and trendsetters will tell. Oh, the possibilities。

　　哈倫褲、正式日用睡衣、垂至臀部的發帶等等，都已成為過去。2012年是一個嶄新的開始，今年又會興起什么樣的熱潮呢？只有時間和那些善于把握機會的時尚潮人們才能告訴你。哎！萬事皆有可能！

8.The Last ‘Twilight’ Movie

　　《暮光之城》終結篇

　　You may be thinking, “I can’t wait to see the last Twilight movie this year!” You may also be thinking, “Ugh, thank god we can all forget about Twilight after this year!” Either response is valid。

　　你也許在想，“《暮光之城》終結篇將在今年上映，真讓人迫不及待！”你也許在想，“嗚！感謝上帝，今年之后我們可以完全忘記《暮光之城》的折磨了！” 兩種反應均屬正常。

　　9.‘The Dark Knight Rises’

　　《黑暗騎士崛起》

　　The final Christopher Nolan-directed Batman movie will be released in July, and that’s something that all of us can squeel over, because it looks pretty intense。

　　由克里斯托弗·諾蘭執導的最后一部蝙蝠俠大片將于今年7月上映，我們為此而尖叫，因為這部影片將會相當刺激。

　10.The 2012 Presidential Election

　　2012年總統大選

　　Yes, we’ll all have to suffer through months of excruciating punditry, attack ads, meaningless debates, and keep up the façade that it’s the people who choose the president and not whichever corporation donates the most money. But elections can generate some truly phenomenal pearls of entertainment…remember Sarah Palin? Think of how much fun we’ve all had with that。

　　是的，我們又要經歷數月惱人的時事評論、攻擊性宣傳和無意義的爭論，我們又要看到政客們維持著人民選舉總統、選舉與慷慨捐贈競選資金的公司無關的正面現象。但是，選舉也能讓我們體驗一些真正令人愉悅的閃光時刻……還記得薩拉·佩林嗎(小編注：阿拉斯加州州長，參政過程引全美好奇，爆出過裸照丑聞)？想想我們大家從中得到多少快樂啊！