It's been two years since the mild-mannered(溫文爾雅的) Peter Parker took the road of responsibility and became Spider-Man. Two years since he was forced to walk away from his one true love, Mary Jane Watson in order to protect her from Spider-Man's enemies.
But far from becoming easier, Peter faces more challenges as he struggles with his dual1 identity. The \"gift and the curse2\" of his powers is making life as a college student almost impossible to bear.
While loved ones and friends are moving on with life, he is stuck with3 the weight of the world on his shoulders. Mary Jane has now embarked4 on an acting career and has a new man in her life. Peter's relationship with his best friend Harry Osborn has been overshadowed (給…蒙上陰影) by Harry's growing vendetta(世仇) against Spider-Man, whom he holds responsible for his father's death (Harry's father is the Green Goblin, although completely unknown to his son). Even Peter's beloved5 Aunt May, who has fallen on hard times after the death of Uncle Ben, begins to have doubts about her nephew.
The relationships Peter holds most dear are now in danger of disintegrating (瓦解) and to make matters worse, all amoral6 and powerful new enemy hasarrived on the scene--the multi tentacled (多個觸手的) and completely amoral Doctor Octopus(章魚). Peter must use all the powers at his disposal7 to try to stop this madman in his tracks.
The amazing Spider-Man has long stood-out as one of America's most popular super-heroes. His comics (連環(huán)漫畫) have entertained for over forty years with millions of fans laughing and cheering along as he battled his foes8.
自性格溫文爾雅的皮特·帕克承擔(dān)起社會責(zé)任并成為蜘蛛俠后,時間已過了兩年。兩年前他被迫離開了他惟一的至愛瑪麗·簡·沃森,以免她受到蜘蛛俠敵手們的傷害。
然而,生活并未變得更為舒心,在皮特以雙重身份奮力拼搏的同時,他面臨著更多的挑戰(zhàn)。他那“既為天賦又是遭罪”的能力使他的大學(xué)生活幾乎難以忍受。
當(dāng)他所愛的人及好友都在隨生活而變動時,他卻被迫肩負起保護世界安寧的責(zé)任。瑪麗·簡這時已開始了自己的演藝生涯,而且另一名男子走進了她的生活。皮特與他最親密的朋友哈里·奧斯本之間的關(guān)系也因哈里對蜘蛛俠日益增長的仇恨而蒙上了一層陰影,哈里認為是蜘蛛俠導(dǎo)致了自己父親的死(哈里的父親就是綠妖,然而哈里對此一無所知)。甚至皮特至愛的嬸嬸梅也開始對她的侄子心存疑慮,自皮特的叔叔本死后,她的生活過得很艱難。
皮特最為珍視的各種關(guān)系這時面臨著瓦解的危險,而更為糟糕的是,一位不辨是非而力量強大的新對手走上了舞臺——即那位擁有多個觸手且完全不明事理的章魚博士。皮特必須竭盡全力去阻止這個瘋子的邪惡計劃。
令人著迷的蜘蛛俠長期以來一直被視為美國最受歡迎的超級英雄之一。關(guān)于他的連環(huán)漫畫40多以來長盛不衰,當(dāng)他與其對手展開爭斗時,數(shù)百萬的蜘蛛俠迷為之歡呼喝彩。
注釋
1.dual adj. 雙重的
2.curse n. 禍害
3.be stuck with [口]無法擺脫,解脫不了
4.embark vi. 從事,著手
5.beloved adj. 受愛戴的,被熱愛的
6.amoral adj. 無從區(qū)分是非的
7.disposal n. 處理,解決 at sb's~任某人處理,由某人支配
8.foe n. 敵人,仇敵