Minions are adorable small yellow creatures, a bit crazy, conceived to follow the commands of a villain.
小黄人是可爱的黄色小生物,有点疯狂,被认为是听从恶棍的命令。
They first appeared in 2010 movie "Despicable Me", directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud.
它们第一次出现在2010年电影《神偷奶爸》中,该片由皮埃尔·柯芬和克里斯·雷纳德导演。
Minions are pill-shaped, they are yellow and have one mouth, 2 arms with three-finger hands, 2 legs and either one or two eyes.
小黄人是药丸形状,全身是黄色的,有一张嘴,两只胳膊、三个手指的手、两条腿、一只或两只眼睛。
Their hairstyles are different, as well as their eyes and their height, making each one of them different to the rest.
它们的发型不同,眼睛和身高也不一样,所以每一个都独一无二。
One thing they all do have in common, is that they are all males.
它们有一个共同点,那就是它们都是男的。
During an interview, their creator said "Seeing how dumb and stupid they often are,
在一次采访中,它们的创造者说“看到它们经常那么愚蠢,
I just couldn't imagine Minions being girls."
我简直无法想象让小黄人是女孩子。”
They usually wear jean overalls, gloves, glasses and working shoes, giving an image of a mole.
它们通常穿着牛仔工作服、戴着手套、眼镜,还穿着工作鞋,让人觉得像鼹鼠。
They are natural-born workers, devoted to their boss and his evil ideas, and they are always willing to follow his orders.
它们是天生的工人,忠于老板和他的邪恶念头,它们总是愿意听从他的命令。
They love fruit, but bananas are their very favorite of all… almost an obsession!
它们喜欢水果,香蕉是它们最爱,几乎到了痴迷的状态!
For a long time, we all believed Minions had been created by Dr. Nefario who, looking for a perfect henchman,
很长一段时间以来,我们都认为小黄人是内法里奥博士创造的,他在寻找一个完美的心腹,
mixed mutating DNA, fatty acid, and mashed bananas, and Minions were the result.
他把变异的DNA、脂肪酸和香蕉泥混合在一起,然后就造出了小黄人。
This was the official story during the first Despicable Me movies.
这是第一部《神偷奶爸》电影的官方故事情节。
After two successful movies, Minions relegated their "supporting character" status,
在这两部电影成功后,小黄人降低了其“配角”地位,
to turn into the protagonists of their own movie, Minions, released in 2015..
转而担当自己的电影《小黄人大眼萌》的主角,该片于2015年上映。
In this version, they turn around this idea of their origin.
在这个版本中,它们扭转了有关它们起源的想法。
These yellow creatures have been on Earth since the beginning of times, but we are still not sure how exactly they appeared.
这些黄色生物从一开始就存在于地球上,但我们仍然不确定它们究竟是如何出现的。
However, one characteristic remains the same their intention to work for the most evil villains in the planet.
然而,有一个特征仍然保留,那就是它们还是为地球上最邪恶的恶棍工作。
This movie, thought of as a prequel, actually became the second highest grossing cartoon movie, only behind Frozen.
这部被认为是前传的电影,成为了票房第二高的卡通电影,仅次于《冰雪奇缘》。
In Minions, we can see their story since they were single-cell organisms, evolving through time, working for their evil owners.
在《小黄人大眼萌》中,我们看到它们的故事,它们是单细胞有机体,随着时间而进化,为邪恶的主人工作。
But they can't keep them alive and end up depressed every time.
但它们无法情绪饱满,最后每次都很沮丧。
Clever Kevin is decided to find a new boss and, along with rebel Stuart and adorable Bob,
聪明的凯文决定找一位新老板,还有叛逆的斯图亚特和可爱的鲍勃,
they start a thrilling adventure to find a villain to work for, the terrible Scarlet Overkill.
它们开始了一场惊险的冒险,寻找可怕的恶棍斯嘉丽·杀人狂,为她去工作。
One of the most characteristic aspects of Minions is the way they talk.
小黄人最有特点的一个方面就是它们的说话方式。
Minion language is a mixture of different languages.
小黄人的语言是不同语言的混合体。
A bit of English, Spanish, Italian and some words in Korean and Russian.
零星的英语、西班牙语、意大利语,以及一些韩语和俄语单词。
Their language has become so popular that there is even online translators for it!
它们的语言变得非常流行,甚至出现了在线翻译!
Their name comes from the word "Minion", which means servant or henchman,
它们的名字来源于“Minion”这个词,意思是仆人或心腹,
which at the same time, comes from the French word mignon, that can be translated as "cute".
同时也来源于法语单词mignon,这个词可以翻译成“可爱”。
On the internet, stories started coming up about some weird Nazi origins of the Minion.
在互联网上,出现了一些关于小黄人的怪诞的纳粹起源的故事。
But nothing to do with reality!
但它们都与现实无关!
It was all unfounded rumors from creepy pastas.
这都是些毫无根据的谣言。
Apart from yellow minions, there are also purple minions - those who were transformed by an injection of the PX- serum.
除了黄色的小人,还有紫色的小人,它们是在接受PX-血清注射后变形的小人。
These minions are a lot crazier and more aggressive than the normal ones.
这些小人比普通的小黄人更疯狂,更具攻击性。
They don't suffer from lack of hair as the yellow ones - they usually have messy hair and long teeth.
它们不像小黄人那样缺头发——它们通常头发凌乱,还有长长的牙齿。
Printed on their overalls, they don't have the G for Gru, but the M for El Macho, their owner.
它们的工作服上印的不是代表Gru的G,而是代表它们主人El Macho的M。
Last June, Despicable Me 3 was released.
去年六月,《神偷奶爸》第三部上映。
In it, we could enjoy again the adventures of these Minions following Gru's orders!
在这部影片中,我们能再次享受这些听从格鲁命令的小黄人们的冒险!
Minions are not very bright creatures, but they are hugely adorable and witty.
小黄人并不聪明,但它们非常可爱又机智。
You either love them or hate them, but you can't ignore them!
你要么爱它们,要么恨它们,但却不能忽视它们!
They've already become an icon in pop culture!
它们已经成为流行文化的偶像!