相信这首《蓝精灵之歌》大家都耳熟能详；但你知道这群可爱的“蓝精灵”是从哪里来的吗？
“La la la-la la la, Sing a happy song. La la la-la la la, Smurf the whole day long”
Everyone has heard this song before, but do you know where the smurfs come from?
作为一个陪伴着比利时亦或是全天下几代人共同发展的经典角色，本日，继上期提及由埃尔热创作的《丁丁历险记》后，我们来聊聊这个同属于法语漫画经典，且流传度最广、影响力最大之一的漫画角色——「蓝精灵」。
After a presentation on Hergé's reporter Tintin, his Adventures, and their connection to China, we are going to talk about a group of fantasmagorical characters that many in Belgium grew up with, and one of the most popular and influential comics in Belgium: The Smurfs.
蓝精灵从哪里来？
Where do the Smurfs come from?
我们最先要聊的便是：这些神奇的小人儿是从哪里来的？
“蓝精灵”源于比利时著名漫画家皮埃尔·居里福特（Pierre Culliford）（笔名贝约 Peyo，下文皆以贝约著称）的笔下，出身于1958年，其法语名为\公众Les Schtroumpfs\公众。听说，这个名字是在与他的朋友安德烈·佛朗坎（André Franquin）一起吃晚饭时被创造的，这位朋友便是斯皮鲁的作者之一，同时也是
他创造了加斯东·拉格菲（Gaston Lagaffe）这个形象。贝约想让佛朗坎给他递一下盐，但一韶光竟忘却了怎么说，以是就说成了：给我拿一下\"大众Schtroumpf\"大众。从那往后，两人就常常开玩笑，用\"大众Schtroumpf\"大众更换单词，也便是这样，在蓝精灵这个形象还没形成之前，蓝精灵们的分外措辞就已经出身了。
The first question is: where do these magical creatures come from?
The Smurfs were born from the imagination of their author Pierre Culliford, better known as Peyo, in 1958. He called the creatures “Schtroumpfs” in French. The legend says that the name was found one day when eating dinner with his friend, André Franquin (one of the authors of Spirou and the creator of Gaston Lagaffe). Peyo wanted to ask Franquin to pass the salt, but forgot the word for it, so asked him for the “Schtroumpf”. From then on, both continued to joke by randomly replacing words with “Schtroumpf”, which gave birth to the Smurfs' peculiar language, before the idea of the Smurfs even was thought of.
最初，蓝精灵并不因此一个系列漫画的形式涌现，而是在贝约的另一部系列漫画《卓汉和皮威》（Johan &Pirlouit）里以配角的身份登场。（于1958年《斯皮鲁》杂志中《卓汉和皮威》的一个冒险故事La Flûte à six trous（六孔笛子）中第一次亮相）
The Smurfs didn't start out with their own comic. Instead, they appeared as supporting characters in Peyo’s other comic Johan and Peewit (Johan & Pirlouit). Their first appearance dates back to the comic “La flûte à six trous” (The six-hole flute), a Johan and Peewit adventure published in the Spirou magazine in 1958.
而由于蓝精灵这个形象太受欢迎，以至于在1959年，《斯皮鲁》杂志便刊登了初版蓝精灵的独立故事，并且第一批蓝精灵系列周边也开始发卖。至此，“蓝精灵”便也开启了自己的系列故事。
The tiny blue creatures were so popular that in 1959, the Spirou magazine published their first stand-alone story. And so the Smurfs began their own series of stories.
一共有多少个蓝精灵
How many Smurfs are there?
那么，一共有几个蓝精灵呢？
在蓝精灵系列第二部漫画里，蓝爸爸离开了村落落，村落庄里的蓝精灵决定投票选出另一个首领，而新任的蓝精灵领袖得到了96票，个中2个蓝精灵弃权，但由于蓝精灵首领无法为自己投票，由此便可推出当时是有98个蓝精灵+1个蓝爸爸，共有100个。
而后随着蓝精灵系列漫画、动画及电影的发展，蓝精灵如今的数量也已经达到了210个。
Next question: how many Smurfs are there?
In the second comic of the series, \"大众King Smurf\公众 (Le Schtroumpfissime), Papa Smurf leaves town and the Smurfs are left to elect a new leader. The new \"大众King Smurf\公众 gets 96 votes, with 2 abstentions. As the King Smurf can't vote for himself, that gives us a total of a 100.
With the writing of dozens upon dozens of new comics, animated series and films, the number of Smurfs has now reached 210!
除此之外，每一个蓝精灵的命名皆是源自其自身的特点。以下列举几个不管是漫画还是电影都常见的主角蓝精灵，如：
蓝爸爸：蓝精灵的精神领袖，身穿赤色裤子，头戴赤色软帽，拥有白色络腮胡；除了指挥蓝精灵干活外，还喜好待在实验室进行奇特的研究；足智多谋，临危不乱是蓝爸爸的标签。
蓝妹妹：起初由格格巫制造用来潜入蓝精灵村落，在蓝精灵之间制造反面的。在蓝精灵村落遭到了巨大毁坏后，蓝妹妹开始重新思考自己的本性，蓝爸爸终极也赞许了用邪术书中的咒语将她变成一个真正的蓝精灵。
笨笨：与其他蓝精灵不同，笨笨是村落里的蠢人，也没有特定的事情。但是名贵之处在于他十分善良且乐于助人。
聪聪：蓝爸爸的特殊助手，但总喜好自作聪明，弄巧成拙。聪聪很随意马虎认，由于他是唯一一个戴眼镜的蓝精灵。
乐乐：喜好恶作剧，常常给其他蓝精灵送恶作剧礼物。“送给你一件礼物”是乐乐的口头禅，然而礼物打开后都会爆炸。
厌厌：厌厌总是皱着眉，险些不会笑，讨厌统统东西，口头禅是：“我讨厌XXX”。只管他可能看起来脾气暴躁，但是他也偶尔会表现出非凡的勇气，低调地拯救他所爱的人。
As you may know, each Smurf is called according to its characterisitcs: here are a few of the main Smurfs that are common to both comics and films:
Papa Smurf: The spiritual leader of the Smurfs, wears red trousers, a red hat and sports a long white beard; apart from leading the Smurfs, he likes to spend time in the lab doing strange research; he is also known to be resourceful and unfazed by danger.
Smurfette: She was originally created by Gargamel to infiltrate the Smurf Village and create discord among the other Smurfs. After wreaking havoc in the Smurfs village, she started having second thoughts about her nature and Papa Smurf agreed to transform her into a real smurf with a spell from his spellbook.
Clumsy Smurf: Clumsy is the klutz of the village, and as such doesn’t have a specific job, unlike most other smurfs. His redeeming trait is that he’s good-natured and helpful.
Brainy Smurf: Brainy is Papa Smurf’s personal aide and likes reminding it to the other Smurfs, as well as teaching them lessons, which often earns him trouble. He can be recognized because he’s the only Smurf who always wears glasses.
Jokey Smurf: As his name suggests, this Smurf likes to play practical jokes on other Smurfs. He enjoys giving presents to Smurfs which end up exploding in their faces.
Grouchy Smurf: Grouchy almost never smiles, and his favourite catchphrase is to answer “I hate ...” to whatever the last Smurf said. Even though he may seem ill-natured, he occasionally pulls off acts of courage or selflessness to save the ones he (lowkey) loves.
我们可以在哪找到它们？
Where can we find them?
The Smurfs park in Shanghai
对付这个影响了几代比利时、中国乃至天下的漫画角色，我们可以在哪找到它们？
2020年，继西班牙和阿联酋迪拜后，天下上第三个蓝精灵主题公园在上海开业，这意味着国人无需再前往国外，即可近间隔打仗那群我们童年熟知的、可爱的蓝精灵，并且亦可亲自感想熏染比利时法语漫画的魅力。
Where can we find these creatures that are known throughout Belgium, China and the world?
In 2020, the world's third Smurf theme park opened in Shanghai, after Spain and Dubai. Adults and children alike in China will no longer have to travel abroad to get to see the adorable Smurfs up close.
联合国可持续发展目标大使
The Smurfs,
ambassadors of the SDGs at the United Nations
蓝精灵自1958年出身以来，经由63年的发展仍是一个耐久不衰的经典IP，现在则成为告终合国可持续发展目标的大使，该目标是由联合国制订将于2030年实现的17个目标。联合国可持续发展目标（SDGs）是所有国家，包括发达国家和发展中国家，对办理许多国际问题的呼吁，这些问题包括穷苦、饥饿、教诲、性别平等、景象等等。蓝精灵现在正在中国巡回宣扬，今年五月，使馆一等秘书高森师长西席（Guillaume Goessens）在成都访问期间也出席了宣扬活动。蓝精灵宣扬的末了一站将于年底在北京进行，以是大家一定要去看看！
The Smurfs are not only a 63-year old series of comics that is still read by thousands nowadays, they are also ambassadors for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, a set of 17 goals set by the UN to be reached by 2030. The SDGs are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership, that span over many issues, such as poverty, hunger, education, gender equality, climate, and much more. The Smurfs are now touring China to spread awareness. Our First Secretary Guillaume Goessens was present during their stop in Chengdu later this year. Their last stop will be in Beijing at the end of the year, so be sure to go take a look!
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