◎俞智敏
DaHjaj ’oH Qaq jaj vaD bI’reS.
No, your screen is not broken -- that, for the uninitiated, is how one says "Today is a good day for opera" in Klingon.
不，你的螢幕沒壞──那句話，對門外漢來說，指的是克林貢語裡的「今天是唱歌劇的好日子。」
The invented language, spoken first by the fictional aliens of the "Star Trek" universe and later embraced by humans worldwide, is now being put to use in an opera making its debut recently in the Dutch city of The Hague.
這種人造語言一開始是由影集「星際爭霸戰」裡的虛構外星人首度發聲，後來被全世界的人類所接受，現在更被用於一齣剛剛才在荷蘭海牙市首演的歌劇中。
Opera is a cornerstone of the Klingon culture that is a major part of the "Star Trek" canon, which led to the creation of the show "U" （which means universe or universal）.
歌劇是克林貢文化的基礎，而克林貢文化又是「星際爭霸戰」經典中的重要環節，因此才衍生出「U 」這部作品（意指宇宙或普遍的）。
The 90-minute show tells the story of Kahless the Unforgettable, said to be the first Klingon emperor. Audiences at the preview show were impressed. "It was really well interpreted, the music was really good, and the performance of the actors were fantastic," Dutch Klingon Erwin Slegers said.
這齣長90分鐘的演出描述的是首位克林貢皇帝「永遠的凱勒斯」生平。參加預演的觀眾們表示對演出印象深刻。「劇情詮釋得很好，音樂也很棒，演員們的演出也很了不起，」荷蘭克林貢人史雷傑說。
The "real" Klingon people have also been invited to see the show, via a message sent through a radio telescope in April to their home star, Arcturus. As it will take the message 36 years to reach them, however, they are not expected to make the opera’s debut or performances later this month in Frankfurt.
主辦單位也已在今年4月透過無線望遠鏡，向「真正的」克林貢人母星大角星發出邀請。但由於這項訊息要花36年時間才會抵達大角星，因此克林貢人應該無法參加歌劇的首演，或本月稍後在法蘭克福的其他場演出。
新聞辭典
debut： 名詞，指初次登台、首演、首次露面，如She made her professional stage debut in Swan Lake.或It’s her debut album.（這是她的首張專輯。）debut亦可用做及物與非及物動詞，如Her new series will debut next March on network television.／The network will debut her new series next March.（她的新影集三月時會在電視聯播網上首度播出。）
the uninitiated：複數名詞，多用於幽默語調，指缺乏某種特定知識和經驗的、不識此道的，如This brochure is designed for the uninitiated.（這本小冊子是專門替外行人所設計。）
cornerstone：名詞，指基石、地基或基礎，如In most countries, the family unit is still the cornerstone of society.（在多數國家中，家庭單位仍然是社會的基礎。）
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