最近,有網友發帖問“其實一直很好奇這個小人是誰?”
The mysterious little silhouette on WeChat's launch screen has recently sparked curiosity online, with users coming up with all kinds of humorous guesses about who it is.
The discussion began when a Xiaohongshu user asked, "I've always been curious who this little person is."
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圖源:小紅書@伊伊
評論區的大家:我也不知道,但我能給你幫點倒忙。
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靈魂發問:你是在圖書館嗎?在圖書館,除了學習,世界的一切都變得有趣。
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“是我吧,我媽老讓我滾出地球。”
The comments quickly turned playful. Some joked, "It must be me. My mom always tells me to get off the planet."
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“這是馬化騰,你祝他生日快樂并轉發朋友圈會送你微信黃鉆會員。”
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還有許多和月亮或地球有關的人都被提名,“是張懷民”因為懷民亦未寢,“是殺生丸”“是林俊杰”“是楊利偉”……
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那么,這個小人到底是誰呢?
其實官方沒有把剪影指定為任何真實人物,它代表的是每一個正在使用微信的你我他。
每個人在龐大的世界里都可能會感到孤獨,而微信就連接了這些孤獨的人,讓我們不再是一座孤島。
But the answer is much simpler: the silhouette does not represent any specific real person. Officially, it symbolizes everyone who uses WeChat.
The idea is that anyone can feel alone in the vast world, while WeChat connects people and helps them feel less like they're on isolated islands.
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圖源:小紅書@永遠一二
這個照片其實也有講究,它叫做《藍色彈珠》。
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《藍色彈珠》是1972年12月7日阿波羅17號任務期間,由飛船船員在距地球約29,000公里處拍攝的完整地球影像。照片使用哈蘇相機搭配80毫米鏡頭拍攝,官方編號AS17-148-22727。
拍攝當時太空船正背向太陽,此時,對于身在太空船上的人來說,地球的大小就像一顆很小的藍色彈珠一樣,因而命名。
該照片拍攝于阿波羅17號發射后5小時6分鐘,恰逢非洲白晝時段,成為人類最后一次登月任務中遠距離拍攝的地球影像。作為首張完整呈現地球發光面的照片,它被NASA多次傳播,并衍生出裁剪版本廣泛使用。
The image behind the silhouette is the iconic The Blue Marble, photographed by the Apollo 17 crew on Dec 7, 1972, from about 29,000 kilometers from Earth. Captured with a Hasselblad camera and an 80mm lens, the photograph shows the entire illuminated Earth against the darkness of space.
2017年起,其原始圖像被用作微信應用程序啟動界面背景,疊加人物剪影以象征人類視角,并在2017年9月25日至28日期間臨時更換為風云四號衛星拍攝的東半球云圖。
Starting in 2017, the image was used as the background of WeChat's app launch screen, with the human silhouette added to represent the human perspective.
該照片的圖案也被用于地球之旗,成為環境保護運動的象征。盡管后續出現高分辨率合成圖像,原始照片仍被視為地球攝影的標志性記錄。
Though more detailed composite images have since emerged, the original The Blue Marble remains one of the most recognizable images of Earth.
現在我們來學習一些相關單詞吧!
▌silhouette n. 剪影,輪廓
The lonely silhouette is the most recognizable element on WeChat's launch screen.
這個孤獨的剪影是微信開屏畫面最具辨識度的元素。
▌solitude n. 孤寂,獨處
The picture conveys the natural solitude of human beings.
這幅圖像傳遞出人類與生俱來的孤寂感。
▌backdrop n. 背景
The famous photo The Blue Marble acts as the backdrop.
名作《藍色彈珠》充當畫面背景。
▌connection n. 聯結,聯系
WeChat aims to build connection between people.
微信旨在搭建人與人之間的聯結。
▌anonymous adj. 匿名的,不知名的
The silhouette is anonymous and not based on any real person.
這個剪影沒有特定原型,并非任何真實人物。
▌gaze at 凝望,眺望
The figure gazes longingly at the blue planet.
人影滿懷期許地凝望著藍色星球。
▌contrast n. 對比
The small figure creates a sharp contrast with the huge Earth.
渺小的人影與巨大的地球形成鮮明對比。
▌launch screen 軟件開屏畫面
Many people are curious about the figure on the WeChat launch screen.
很多人都好奇微信開屏上的這個人影。
▌panorama n. 全景
The Blue Marble offers a panorama of Earth.
《藍色彈珠》呈現了地球的全景。
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