中國作家劉慈欣首次獲得雨果獎

The Chinese writer Liu Cixin has won the 2015 Hugo Award for best science-fiction novel. It is the first time the prestigious prize has gone to a Chinese writer and the first time that multiple finalists were originally written in languages other than English, the World Science Fiction Society announced.

中國作家劉慈欣榮獲了2015年最佳科幻小說雨果獎(Hugo Award)。據世界科幻協會(World Science Fiction Society)宣佈，這是中國作家第一次獲得這個久負盛名的獎項，也是第一次出現多部入圍作品最初由英語以外的語言寫成的情況。

The award is for “The Three-Body Problem,” which was published in English last year by Tor Books and is the first volume of a trilogy that has been a major best seller in China. The story, set against the backdrop of the Cultural Revolution, involves a secret military project that sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. The signals are received by an alien civilization that is on the brink of destruction and decides to invade Earth.

劉慈欣本次獲獎的作品是《三體》三部曲中的第一部，其英譯本去年由托爾圖書出版社(Tor Books)出版。該三部曲在中國非常暢銷，故事設置在文革的大背景下，講述一個祕密軍事項目將信號發送到太空中，與外星人建立了接觸，但一個處於毀滅邊緣的外星文明接收到這些信號之後，決定入侵地球。

The English translation of the second volume, “The Dark Forest,” was published by Tor in early August. The third volume, “Death’s End,” is set for release next year.

今年8月初，托爾圖書出版了三部曲第二部《黑暗森林》的英譯本。第三部《死神永生》的英譯本定於明年出版。

In an interview with The New York Times last year, Mr. Liu attributed the popularity of his novels in China to the country’s uncertainties in the middle of fast-paced change, since science fiction plays on people’s fears and hopes for the future.

去年接受《紐約時報》採訪時，劉慈欣把其作品在國內的旺盛人氣，歸功於中國快節奏變化中夾雜的不確定性，因爲科幻小說訴諸的是人類的恐懼和對未來的希望。

“China is on the path of rapid modernization and progress, kind of like the U.S. during the golden age of science fiction in the ’30s to the ’60s,” Mr. Liu said at the time. “The future in the people’s eyes is full of attractions, temptations and hope. But at the same time, it is also full of threats and challenges. That makes for very fertile soil.”

“中國正處在高速現代化與發展的過程中，有點像20世紀30年代到60年代的美國，那也是科幻小說發展的黃金時期，”劉慈欣當時說。“人們眼中的未來充滿魅力、誘惑與希望。同時也充滿威脅和挑戰。這爲科幻小說提供了肥沃的土壤。”

The award was announced on Saturday at the World Science Fiction Society’s annual convention, or Worldcon, in Spokane, Wash.

該獎項是世界科幻協會上週六在華盛頓州斯波坎舉辦的Worldcon年會上公佈的。