特别广播英语第 306 课：The Gentleman Thief 怪盗亚森·罗苹-2

Leblanc spent some time working for his father, and later began studying law. However, he gave it all up to become a writer. 勒布朗为父亲工作了一段时间，后来开始攻读法律。可是他还是放弃了一切成为了一名作家。

After spending many years in obscurity, Leblanc finally gained literary fame in his 40s with the creation of Arsene Lupin. 勒布朗多年来一直默默无闻，终于在四十多岁时因创作亚森·罗苹享誉文坛。

In contrast to Sherlock Holmes, the ultimate detective, Lupin was an extreme version of the gentleman criminal, a popular character in fiction and film throughout the 20th century. 不同于福尔摩斯，这位天下第一侦探—罗苹，以绅士怪盗这个极为不同的造型，成为纵横20世纪小说界和影坛受欢迎的人物。

Following the success of the first novel, Arsene Lupin kept his creator busy for the next quarter of a century. 第一本小说一炮打响后，亚森·罗苹使他的创作者忙碌了25年。

The last book in the 20-book series, “the Billions of Arsene Lupin,” came out in 1933. 中的最后一本《万变的亚森·罗苹》于1933年问世。

Leblanc died in the south of France eight years later. 20本亚森·罗苹系列丛书勒布朗于八年后在法国南部逝世。

It may seem surprising that a fictional thief should be so enthusiastically received. 一个虚构的窃贼竟会受到如此热烈的反应似乎很让人感到意外。

Yet Lupin,though often on the wrong side of the law, is definitely a force for good. 虽然罗苹经常犯法，但他绝对是一个促人从善的人。