After the death of SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg was announced on Tuesday, some on social media urged others to share their favourite SpongeBob memes as a tribute to the cartoonist and animator, who announced last year he had been diagnosed with ALS.
星期二海綿寶寶的創(chuàng)作者斯蒂芬·海倫伯格去世的消息被宣布之后，社交媒體上有人號(hào)召大家分享自己最喜歡的海綿寶寶表情包以此向這位漫畫(huà)家兼動(dòng)畫(huà)設(shè)計(jì)師致敬。據(jù)報(bào)道，去年海倫伯格被診斷患上漸凍癥（肌萎縮性側(cè)索硬化癥）。

Internet access was still a novelty when SpongeBob SquarePants started airing in May 1999 – but now, the beloved animated series has become an essential part of the online world, likely to be referenced in conversations on social media by way of one of the dozens of memes it has spawned.
1999年5月動(dòng)畫(huà)片《海綿寶寶》開(kāi)始播出，當(dāng)時(shí)使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)還是很新奇的事情，而如今這部備受喜愛(ài)的動(dòng)畫(huà)系列已成為網(wǎng)絡(luò)世界必要的一部份。例如，這部動(dòng)畫(huà)片已衍生出許多表情包，而人們?cè)谏缃幻襟w上聊天的時(shí)候就常常會(huì)用到海綿寶寶的表情包。

Stills from SpongeBob SquarePants have been appropriated and reinvented by thousands of viewers over the years, meaning images of SpongeBob and some of its companions, such as his best friend Patrick, have been used to convey various emotions and feelings such as disdain , fatigue, and malice .
多年來(lái)，成千上萬(wàn)的觀眾挪用并重塑了海綿寶寶和他的幾個(gè)伙伴們的形象，例如他最好的朋友派大星。人們用這些形象傳達(dá)不同的情緒和感受，例如蔑視、疲勞和怨恨。

SpongeBob SquarePants'?s online reinvention has enabled the show to age along with its fans, who were likely children when the series debuted.
海綿寶寶的粉絲們?cè)谶@部動(dòng)漫最初播出的時(shí)候可能還是孩子，而海綿寶寶的網(wǎng)絡(luò)重塑使它得以與粉絲們一起成長(zhǎng)。

（翻譯：Dlacus）