Minions.
Minions have been on this planet far longer① than we have.
They go by many names②:Dave, Carl...
Oh, that one is Norbit. He's an idiot③.
They all share the same goal:
To serve the most despicable④ master around.
Finding a master was easy.
Keeping a master... that's where things got tricky⑤.
But nonetheless ⑥ they kept on looking⑦.
Without a master, they had no purpose.
They became aimless and depressed.
If this went on much longer, they would surely perish.
But then one Minion stepped forward⑧!
Kevin felt pride. He was going to be the one to find his tribe the biggest baddest⑨ villain⑩ to serve.
Stuart felt hungry mostly⑪.
He was going to be the one to eat this banana.
And Bob... Bob was frightened of the journey ahead⑫.
语言点讲解：
①Far longer=much longer
②They go by many names=They have many different names; they are called in different ways.
③Idiot（白痴，傻蛋），同义词为stupid。我们也可以说a retarded person。Retarded意为智力迟钝、弱智的意思。常常有冒犯的意味。
④小黄人的电影就叫《Despicable Me》（卑鄙的我）。Despicable这个词意为Someone who is really bad, disgusting and morally evil, so they deserve despise and rejection.（某人坏透了，令人厌恶，道德败坏，所以他们活该被鄙视被抛弃）
⑤Tricky= Difficult, complicated
⑥同义词：nonetheless= nevertheless
⑦Keep on looking这里后面有省略。完整的意为Continued looking for the most despicable master around（继续寻找身边最卑鄙的卑鄙大王）。
⑧如果出现了困难，难题，你“step forward”（上前），你就是自愿或是决定成为领头羊，带领大家一起解决问题。
⑨我们都知道bad的最高级是worst。在美国俚语中，baddest有worst的意思，但是更多是the greatest的意思（最棒的，最好的），而在某些程度上也是the best（最棒的）的意思。所以说这里the baddest villain=the best villain。
⑩反义词：villain - hero
⑪在这里mostly=usually；通常的解释为almost entirely（几乎完全）
⑫Ahead：(空间上)你的前面；（时间上）近未来
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