Comic strips
连环画
Creating a comic strip
创作连环画
A robbery...an escape from the zoo...an exciting and dangerous journey...a kidnap!
一次抢劫……动物园的一次逃脱……一次令人兴奋和危险的旅程……一次绑架！
The first thing to do when creating a comic strip is to think of a plot.
创作连环画要做的第一件事就是考虑故事情节。
It needs to be funny or dramatic with an exciting finish.
这需要是有趣或者生动的，并要有一个好结局。
It should be full of action to keep the reader interested.
应该要有让读者一直感兴趣的一个完整的故事情节。
The story needs to move fast, and something new must happen in each picture.
故事需要进展很快，并且在每幅图中必须有新的事情发生。
The characters need strong personalities which will be understood in the pictures.
人物需要有强烈的个性这将会在图画上给人深刻印象。
You can tell what the characters above are like just from looking at them.
自从看到他们后，你就可以讲述上面的人物角色是什么样的。
Drawing the script
画剧本
Here you can see how the script was made into a finished comic strip(you can only see the first part).
这儿你可以看到一个剧本(你仅可以看到第一部分)是怎样被做成一个已完成的连环画。
THE TEST-TUBE AFFAIR
试管事件
Those stupid kidnappers can't tie knots. I've been lucky.
那些愚蠢的绑匪不会打结。我很幸运。
Why do we always get the boring jobs?
为什么我们经常做这种烦人的工作呢？
Shut up and listen.
闭嘴，听。
Police are still searching for the kidnappers of terry TEST-TUBE, son of professor TEST-TUBE，the famous scientist.
警察仍在搜寻试管绑匪，有名的科学家--试管教授的儿子。
Today the professor made an appeal saying that he would give the kidnappers his new wonder invention if they would return his son.
今天教授请求说他将把他的新发明给绑匪如果他们把儿子还给他。
This will fool those two idiots.
这将会愚弄到那两个白痴。
This is my only chance.
这是我唯一的机会。
Meanwhile, back at police headquarters.
同时，回到警局总部。
Chief? We've got some news The helicopter is searching Green Island...
首长？我们已经掌握了一些消息。直升飞机正在搜索格林兰岛……
Some frames can be left without borders to add variety.
可以留下一些没有边界的框架来增加内容。
The story is mainly told in the pictures, but there are bubbles for speech and thoughts.
故事主要是用图画来讲述的，但是演讲和思想受到阻碍。
A line of text at the top can explain changes of scene or time.
顶部的一行正文可以说明场景或时间的变化。
Sound effects add excitement to the pictures.
声音效果为图画增加了刺激感。
Frame sizes are varied to make the strip more interesting.
画面大小不断变化是为了使连环画更有意思。
Scenery can make the strip come to life.
场景可以使连环画显得逼真。
