SpongeBob SquarePants, the fictional character of Nickolodeon’s animated television series, is 10 years old.
海绵宝宝是动画电视剧的一个虚构动画人物，他今年已经满10岁啦！.
Designed by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillengurg, SpongeBob first hit television screens in May 1999.
海绵宝宝是由海洋生物学家及动画师史蒂芬?希伦博格设计的。1999年5月海绵宝宝第一次出 现在荧屏上。
The character, a naive and goofy sea sponge who lives in the fictitious underwater town of Bikini Bottom, has been a favorite for both adults and children alike.
《海绵宝宝》的主角是一个天真的、笨手笨脚的海绵，他住在虚构的水下城市比基尼中，是老少 观众心中的宠儿。
Voiced by actor and comedian Tom Kenny, the character has also courted controversy and been seen by some as promoting homosexuality. In the cartoon series SpongeBob is often seen holding hands with his friend Patrick, something which has promoted him as a gay-icon amongst the homosexual community. However, his creator denies any such link.
海绵宝宝由喜剧演员汤姆?肯尼配音。该动画片曾被指责支持 同性恋。片中，海绵宝宝经常与他的好友帕特里克手拉手，这使他在一同性恋圈子中变成了同性恋的代表。但是，海绵宝宝的设计人否 认有任何同性恋暗示。
The large blue eyed, sponge with buck teeth typically wears a white shirt with a red tie and brown square trousers, hence his name “SquarePants”.
海绵宝宝有一双大大的蓝眼睛，两颗兔牙，全身都是海绵，通常 穿白色衬衫、红色领带、棕色方长裤,所以才会被叫做“方裤子”。
In his adventures he is joined by other unusual inhabitants of his undersea world including his pet snail Gary, an octopus called Squidward and Patrick, a star fish. An optimistic and energetic Spongebob is often seen enjoying jelly—fishing and blowing bubbles.
在他的历险故事中’他一直与其他騎古怪麵底世界居民们在一 起,包括他的小宠物蜗牛小蜗,一只名叫“章鱼哥”的章鱼和一只名叫“派 大星”醜星。乐观向上又精力充沛的海绵宝宝喜欢钓海蜇、吹泡泡。
To mark SpongeBobs’ 10th anniversary, Nickelodeon and sister channel VH1 threw a massive celebration that would even put a smile on Squidward’s face.
为了庆祝海绵宝宝的10岁生日，尼克国际儿童频道和姐妹频道 VH1为他举办了大型庆祝会,好玩到章鱼哥的脸上都会出现笑容。
As his voice over artist Kenny says, “The show is really bom out of nothing more than to make something good and funny and making ourselves laugh.”
为海绵宝宝配音的演员肯尼说:“这个动画片就是为了博得观 众的欢笑,把一些事情弄得很有趣。”
Nickelodeon has made millions from the franchise selling everything from SpongeBob macaroni and cheese to SpongeBob underwear. In 2004 feature film raked in 118 million US dollars and DVD sales continue to make record profits for the television company.
尼克国际儿童频道因出售海绵宝宝系列产品而获利上百万美 元，这些产品包括海绵宝宝通心粉、奶酪和海绵宝宝内裤。2004年上 映的《海绵宝宝》电影票房高达1.18亿美元，其DVD发行一直在为电 视公司赚取巨额利润。
Last summer it even gained a presidential seal of approval when Barack Obama whilst on the campaign trail told that his favorite TV character of all time was the lovable sponge “because Sponge-Bob is the show I watch with my daughters”.
去年夏天，海绵宝宝居然还从巴拉克奥巴马那里得到了一枚 以兹鼓励的总统印。当时奥巴马正在竞选总统，他说他最喜欢的电视人物就是那个可爱的海绵宝宝因为《海绵宝宝》是我和我两个女儿一起看的节目。
SpongeBob SquarePants is a sea sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea. SpongeBob’s neighbor and best friend is a pink starfish named Patrick Star, who lives under a rock. SpongeBob and Patrick’s other neighbor is Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and egotistical octopus who dislikes them (especially SpongeBob) because of their annoying habits.
海绵宝宝是一块海绵，他居住在海底的菠萝屋中。他的邻居和好友是一只粉色的海皇，名叫“派 大星”。派大星住在一块岩石下头。海绵宝宝和派大星的另一个邻居是章鱼哥。章鱼哥又自负又自恋， 是一只六爪章鱼,讨厌海绵宝宝他们(尤其是讨厌海绵宝宝)，因为他们有些令他不爽的习惯。
SpongeBob‘s house-pet is a snail named Gary, who meows like a cat. Although Gary only speaks in a few episodes, the characters have shown an ability to understand him. In addition to this, underwater worms bark exactly like dogs, and are kept on chains. Jellyfish are the equivalent of bees; buzzing, “stinging” with electricity, and producing delicious “jelly”，mocking the name “jellyfish”， while still referring to a bee’s honey. Clams act as birds, and fish act as the citizens of the community but generally are not important characters.
海绵宝宝有个小宠物，是一只蜗牛，名叫“小蜗”，会像猫一样喵喵叫。虽然小蜗只在几集动画 片中说过话，但是他肯定是能听懂其他人说话的。除了小蜗外’还有一些海洋昆虫像狗一样吠叫， 而且还有链子栓着它们。海蜇等同于蜜蜂，嗡嗡地叫，“刺”别人时带电,还能做“果冻”(这里是嘲笑 它们的名字叫“海蜇”），它们却把它当作蜂蜜。蛤蚌像鸟儿一样,鱼则是社区中的居民,不过它们都 不是什么重要角色。
Although the citizens of Bikini Bottom live underwater, they mostly do not float, and gravity usually applies. A flurry of bubbles accompanies actions in many of the episodes to remind the viewer that the setting is underwater. However, the laws of physics in Bikini Bottom change somewhat from time to time, but mostly the water acts like air. For instance, characters can pour a glass of liquid. Bikini Bottom has functional baths, pools, toilets, lakes and streams. All creatures in the series, with the exception of Sandy are completely dependent on water for survival; if any sea creature on the show (even those that can survive above water, such as crabs) go on dry land, they begin to rapidly dehydrate and eventually suffocate.
虽然比基尼市的市民们住在水下,但他们多数情况下都浮不上去。这里重力也是有用武之地 的。动画片中一串串泡泡提醒观众这是发生在水下的故事。多数时候水跟空气差不多,但是比基尼 市的物理定律也时不时略有改动。例如,动画片中的人物可以倒一杯液体。市内有浴池、水池、坐便 器、湖泊和小溪。所有系列动画片中的生物除了桑迪外都必须依靠水来生存。一旦动画片中的任何 海洋生物(包括那些实际上能在水外生活的生物’比如螃蟹)到了陆地上’将会很快脱水，最终窒息 而死。
Well, it is SpongeBob time! Enough talking, let’s turn on TV and watch.
哦，到时间了！介绍到此为止,让我们一起打开电视看《海绵宝宝》吧！