From those who made us move to the music makers, here are 2018's viral stars.
從那些讓我們跳起舞來的人,再到音樂製作者,以下這些是 2018 年引領潮流的網紅們。
Stars of 2018
2018 年潮流網紅
This 10-year-old boy became a yodeling sensation. Here he is showing off his voice inside a Walmart.
這個十歲的男孩變成約德爾唱腔的紅人。影片中就是他在一間沃爾瑪超市大秀歌喉。
Get them!
來!
This new challenge showed you can fool a dog with new tricks. Hopefully, all these gullible canines got extra treats.
這個新流行的挑戰讓你知道,你用這些新把戲可以騙到你的狗狗。幸好,這些容易上當的犬類都有得到額外的獎勵零食。
Huge.
大圈圈。
Useless.
沒用。
Speaking of challenges, there were a ton of them this year, from the "Shiggy Challenge," also known as the "In My Feelings Challenge" for the Drake song that inspired it. Ciara, Sterling K. Brown, and even back Backpack Kid got in on it. Instagrammer Shiggy started the whole thing.
說到挑戰,今年的挑戰真是不勝枚舉,從「Shiggy 挑戰」說起吧,也就是大家知道的「In My Feelings 挑戰」,啟發這個挑戰活動的就是 Drake 的歌曲。Ciara、Sterling K. Brown 甚至「後背包男孩」 都跟上這潮流了。Instagram 用戶 Shiggy 開始了這項挑戰。
It's easy, all right? There's five steps that you gotta hit.
很簡單,對吧?要做到只需要這五步驟。
Animals were also doing it.
動物也趕上潮流了。
Then came the "Level Up Challenge," which was created by Ciara.
接著出現的是「Level Up 挑戰」,是 Ciara 創造的。
What I want to know is how do you plan to level up.
我想知道的是你們計畫要怎麼讓自己更上一層樓。
This dad showed his "Level Up Challenge" moves in the hospital, where his one-year-old son was being treated for leukemia.
這個爸爸在醫院裡大跳「Level Up 挑戰」的舞步,就在這間他兒子治療白血病的醫院病房裡。
Lindsay Lohan's interesting dancing inspired people to "Do the Lilo."
Lindsay Lohan 有趣的舞步啟發了下一個挑戰,讓大家開始做「Do the Lilo」。
And there was also the "Base Line Challenge," set to the song by J-Hope from BTS. It was just another way that the Korean pop sensations achieved world domination in 2018.
當然,還有這個「Base Line 挑戰」,是由防彈少年團 J-Hope 的歌曲開始的。這只是個韓國流行樂在 2018 年席捲全球的另一個方式。
Turning to less likely music, the "Cellino and Barnes Challenge" was a hit even among Broadway stars.
說到另一個比較不常見的音樂挑戰,這個「Cellino and Barnes 挑戰」甚至也流行到百老匯演員間。
Don't forget the "What the Fluff Challenge."
別忘記「毛毯挑戰」。
And the "Baby Shark Challenge" is now a cult phenomenon. The YouTube song was even given the high-drama treatment on late-night TV.
還有「寶寶鯊魚挑戰」現在是一種邪教般的瘋狂現象。這首 YouTube 歌曲在深夜脫口秀節目上竟然變成了一場超戲劇性的磅礡演出。
Have you heard about the situation?
你聽說情況了嗎?
But the oddest audio sensation of the year was the infamous "Yanny-Laurel Debate." This Georgia teen sparked the whole debacle.
但那個最奇怪的、轟動全球的音檔就是惡名昭彰的「Yanny-Laurel 辯論」。這個喬治亞州女孩說出了大家崩潰之處。
I heard "Yanny," and I knew that wasn't one of my vocab words. I was really confused. We discovered that it was different for different people.
我聽到「Yanny」,但我知道那單字不在我的詞彙庫裡。我覺得超困惑的。我們發現每個人聽到的都不一樣。
Hi, I'm Cloe.
嗨,我是 Cloe。
But it was YouTuber Cloe Feldman, who made sure Yanny and Laurel was heard by everyone.
但是 YouTuber Cloe Feldman 確認出每個人都聽得到 Yanny 跟 Laurel 兩個音。
I tweeted this thing today. What do you guys hear: Yanny or Laurel?
我今天發了這個推文。你們聽到什麼:Yanny 還是 Laurel?
I still don't think the world has figured it out yet. But what's not up for debate is that it qualifies with all these other videos as viral stars of 2018.
我依然覺得這個世界還沒找出答案。但無庸置疑的是,這個音檔絕對有資格和其他席捲 2018 年的發燒影片並駕齊驅。