邦塔夜传统飞梭赛车比赛车手（Boonta Eve Classic Podracers）

南方战士

翻译：Darth Maul
校对：南方战士

Boonta Eve Classic Podracers 邦塔夜传统飞梭赛车比赛车手

Homeworld:
Tatooine
母星：
塔图因

电影



The Boonta Eve Classic was the largest annual Podrace held on Tatooine, hosted by the Hutts to commemorate the Boonta Eve holiday. Held just outside Mos Espa, the Boonta race course started in the Mos Espa Grand Arena. There, thousands of spectators would congregate, hoping to see their favored racer win, to catch a glimpse of a spectacular collision, or to win a fortune gambling on the race's outcome.
邦塔夜传统飞梭车赛是塔图因一年一度的最大飞梭车赛，由赫特人为纪念邦塔夜节日而举行。邦塔夜传统飞梭车赛就在莫斯埃斯帕城外举行，其赛道以莫斯埃斯帕大竞技场为起点。数千名观众聚集在那里，希望看到他们喜爱的车手能赢，希望瞥见壮观的撞车场面，或希望靠賭车发财。

The formal race ceremony started with a parade of flag-bearers; each carried a racer's distinctive emblem, and lined up before the starting grid. Once the bearers cleared the grid, the Podracers' massive engines would roar to life, seemingly anxious at the chance to soar at speeds exceeding 700 kilometers-per-hour.
正式的比赛仪式以一场旗手游行为开端；每位旗手会举着一名车手与众不同的标志，在出发点前列队。旗手一退出出发点，飞梭赛车的巨大引擎就开始轰鸣启动，似乎渴望能借此契机以超过700公里的时速奔驰。

The Mos Espa course blazed out of the arena onto the Starlite Flats, an easy stretch of desert where aggressive Podracers jockeyed for strong starting positions. The racers had to line up in single file to enter the curving canyon that cuts through the Waldo Flats. This opened up into Mushroom Mesa, a rocky expanse dominated by immense bulbous rock formations. Metta Drop, a sudden escarpment, dropped the racers onto Ebe Crater Valley, where they again had to navigate a narrow opening (the Notch) to enter into Beggar's Canyon.
莫斯埃斯帕的跑道从大竞技场一直延伸到蓝锆石平地——这是一段路况较好的沙地，求胜心切的飞梭赛车手们会在这里抢占有利的初始位置。赛车必须排成一列才能进入穿过沃尔多平地的弯曲峡谷。它通往开阔的蘑菇台地——一片布满巨大球状岩层的岩石开阔地。骤降的断崖——梅塔绝壁——使赛车落入埃贝坑谷。在这里，车手们不得不再次驶入狭窄的山洞（裂口），接着进入乞丐谷。

The race then continued onto a length of desert plains abutting the Dune Sea. One of the most hazardous areas -- Arch Canyon -- forced pilots to maneuver through stone wickets before entering another series of canyons, including the Whip, Jag Crag Gorge, and the subterranean Laguna Caves. Emerging from the caves, the pilots careened through the tight Canyon Dune Turn, known to be a campsite for vengeful Tusken Raiders.
然后比赛在临近沙丘之海的一长段沙漠平原上继续进行。作为最危险的地区之一，拱门峡谷逼迫车手只有灵活机动地穿过石拱才能进入其它一系列峡谷，包括长鞭峡谷、锯齿悬崖峭壁和位于地下的拉古纳山洞。驶出山洞后，车手们必须倾斜车身穿过急转的峡谷沙丘弯道——已知这里有一处复仇心切的塔斯肯袭击者营地。

Podracers that survived potshots from the Sand People then had to dodge the rocky obstacles in Bindy Bend before entering the last stretch of canyon, which included the Coil, Jett's Chute and the Corkscrew.
在沙民枪口下幸存的车手随即必须先躲开宾迪弯路上的岩石障碍物，再进入最后一段峡谷，包括盘绕峡谷、杰特之滑道和曲折峡谷。

Exiting the Corkscrew via the Devil's Doorknob, the pilots emerged onto the Hutt Flats, a broad featureless expanse that led back to the arena. This entire circuit represented one lap, and the Boonta Eve Classic required three laps for completion.
通过鬼门把手离开曲折峡谷后，车手们会驶上赫特平地——这片毫无特色的开阔地会引导车手回到竞技场。整条赛道围成一圈，邦塔夜传统飞梭车赛要求车手完成三圈。

During the events precipitating the Battle of Naboo, young Anakin Skywalker participated in a fateful Boonta Eve Classic race. Sponsored by Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, Anakin entered his custom-built Podracer into the cutthroat competition. Even though the odds favored the scheming Sebulba as a victor, the Force was with Anakin, and he came in first. It was a stunning upset to the longstanding Dug champion. Anakin won more than the race; the young slave also won his freedom.
纳布战役如火如荼期间，小阿纳金·天行者参加了一场重大的邦塔夜传统飞梭车赛。在绝地大师奎-冈·金的资助下，阿纳金坐进他自制的飞梭赛车，加入了这场残酷的竞争。虽然最有可能的胜利者是诡计多端的塞布巴，但阿纳金有原力，第一个冲过终点。对那名长期稳坐冠军宝座的达格人来说，这是一次不小的打击。阿纳金不仅赢得了比赛，作为小奴隶，他还赢得了自由。

衍生宇宙



Podracing can trace its orgins to ancient contests of animal-drawn chariots. Long ago, a foolhardy mechanic named Phoebos revisited the chariot design, replacing the cart with a repulsorlift Pod and the beasts of burden with rocket jet engines. A new and dangerous spectacle was created.
飞梭赛车比赛能追溯到古代动物拉的战车比赛。很久以前，一个叫菲伯斯的莽撞机工重新设计了战车，把大车换成反重力飞梭，把役畜换成火箭喷射引擎。一项危险的新赛事就诞生了。

In the waning years of the Republic, when prohibitive laws failed to extend to the rambunctious Outer Rim Territories, Podracing was still quite successful despite being banned in the central systems.
在共和国日渐衰落的日子里，喧闹的外环星域完全不顾法律禁令，成为飞梭车赛蓬勃发展之地，但在中心星系，这项比赛是被禁止的。

While Tatooine's Boonta Classic may have been the most popular (it did boast the highest mortality rate), it was just one of many tracks scattered on distant worlds. The frigid planet of Ando Prime featured an icy racecourse sponsored by the Bendu monks; the watery world of Aquilaris had a track that cut through the sinking relic of the Old City; the gaseous planet Ord Ibanna had a foolhardy course that spanned the connecting bridges and pipelines of floating mining platforms; tropical Baroonda let Podracers scream through the swamp world's ancient ruins; the industrial wasteland world of Mon Gazza opened up its spice mines for races. Perhaps the world best known for Podracing was Malastare, whose methane lakes and mountain ranges hosted such notable courses as the Malastare 100 and the Vinta Harvest Classic.
虽然塔图因的邦塔夜传统飞梭车赛可能是最受欢迎的（它确实拥有最高的死亡率），但还有许多赛道分散在遥远的各个世界。寒冷的安多主行星有一条本杜僧侣资助的冰冷赛道；水世界阿奎拉里斯有一条穿过旧城沉没遗迹的赛道；气态行星伊班纳兵站有一条惊险的赛道横跨飘浮采矿平台间的连接桥梁和管道；布满热带雨林的巴伦达让飞梭赛车手们尖叫着穿过这个沼泽世界的古老废墟；工业荒地世界蒙加扎为车赛开放了其香料矿场。也许最著名的飞梭车赛世界是马拉斯塔尔，那里的沼气湖和山脉会举办马拉斯塔尔100飞梭车赛和文塔丰收传统飞梭车赛等著名赛事。

Eighteen Podracers entered the fateful Boonta Eve Classic that saw the liberation of young Anakin Skywalker; only six emerged intact. The starting grid doubled as a who's who in Podracing at the time, with many famous competitors and a handful of newcomers. In the frontline pole postions were Aldar Beedo of Ploo II, Sebulba of Pixelito, Ratts Tyerell of Aleen, and Mawhonic of Hok. In the second row were Dud Bolt of Vulpter, Anakin Skywalker and journalist Clegg Holdfast of New Plympto. In the third row, Ebe Endocott of Triffis, Gasgano of Troiken, Boles Roor of Sneeve, and Teemto Pagalies of Moonus Mandel. In the next row were Wan Sandage of Ord Radama, Mars Guo of Phu and Elan Mak of Ploo IV. Bringing up the rear were Ben Quadinaros of Tund, Ody Mandrell of Tatooine, and Xagobah's Neva Kee.
十八名飞梭赛车手参加了见证小阿纳金·天行者获得自由的重大邦塔夜传统飞梭车赛；只有六人安然无恙。出发点成为当时的飞梭赛车手名人录，有许多著名选手，也有少数新人。位于前排杆位的是来自普卢二号卫星的阿尔达·比多、来自皮克塞利托市的塞布巴、来自阿林的拉茨·泰雷尔和来自霍克的莫霍尼克。在第二排的是来自武尔普特的达德·博尔特、阿纳金·天行者和来自新普莱姆普托的记者克莱格·霍尔德法斯特。在第三排的是来自特里菲斯的埃贝·恩多科特、来自特罗伊肯的加斯加诺、来自斯尼夫的博尔斯·鲁尔和来自穆纳斯曼德尔的蒂姆托·帕加利斯。在下一排的是来自拉达马兵站的旺·桑德奇、来自菲尤的马尔斯·古奥和来自普卢四号卫星的伊兰·马克。出现在最后的是来自通德的本·奎迪纳罗斯、来自塔图因的奥迪·曼德雷尔和扎戈巴的内瓦·基。

Podracing has seen a decline in recent years, and many of the galaxy's most famous tracks are now vacant or have been converted to other amusements for a fickle crowd.
飞梭车赛近几年没落了。很多银河系最著名的赛道现在都空空如也或为了迎合善变的消费者而被改成其它娱乐设施。

幕后



In the revised rough draft of Episode I, Boonta Eve was referred to as "Donic Day." The name Boonta finds a history in the Droids animated television series, where the planet Boonta hosted a famous speeder race.
在《第一部》的修订草稿中，邦塔夜被称为“多尼克日”。邦塔这个名字的历史可以追溯到《机器人》电视系列动画片，在剧中，邦塔行星举办了一场著名的陆行艇比赛。

The revised rough draft also had a different line-up of pilots competing in the Podrace, including several that originated from planets found in expanded universe fiction. Teemto Pagalies came from the Moons of Iego; Clegg Holdfast was racing for Sullust; Slide Paramita called Tund home, while Wan Sandage came from Umboo; Dud Cullindaros was from Chuba and Aldar Beedo from Kamar; representing Kessel in the race was Bozzie Barada, while Neva Kee flew for Aquilae; Marso Guo hailed from Ophuchi, Toy Dampner from New Cov, Boles Roor from Ord Padrove and Ody Mysturall from Tatooine.
在这份修订草稿中，角逐飞梭车赛的车手阵容也跟最终电影不尽相同，其中几名车手的母星来源于衍生宇宙作品。蒂姆托·帕加利斯来自耶戈的卫星群；克莱格·霍尔德法斯特为萨勒斯特比赛；斯莱德·帕拉米塔以通德为家，而旺·桑德奇则来自温布省；达德·卡林达罗斯来自丘巴，阿尔达·比多来自卡马尔；代表科舍尔参赛的是博齐·巴拉达，而内瓦·基则为阿奎雷比赛；马尔索·古奥来自奥菲尤奇，托伊·丹普纳来自新科夫，博尔斯·鲁尔来自帕德罗夫兵站，奥迪·米斯图拉尔来自塔图因。