encountered a troubling paranormal disturbance

遇到了令人不安的靈異事件。

when a local octopus, Squidward Tentacles, and those around him

噹噹地的章魚烏賊王觸手和他周圍的人... ...

unknowingly encountered his supernatural double.

不知不覺中遇到了他的超自然替身。

Hello, Squiddy.

你好，Squiddy

Witnesses believe that this double had its own life,

目擊者認為，這個替身有自己的生命。

its own image on its own identity.

其自身形象上的身份。

Taking on the name Squilliam Fancyson.

以斯奎利亞姆-範西森為名。

Squilliam Fancyson?

斯奎利亞姆-範西森？

But top paranormal scientists now believe

但頂級超自然科學家現在認為

that Squilliam Fancyson never actually existed.

斯奎利亞姆-範西森從未真正存在過。

What's seen here is believed to be a rare sighting of a doppelganger.

這裡看到的，相信是難得一見的分身。

A doppelganger is a spectral apparition of an exact copy of oneself,

二重身是指與自己一模一樣的幽靈幻影。

usually foretelling the original's imminent doom.

通常預示著原著的即將滅亡。

While the doppelganger legend can be traced back to Germanic folklore,

雖然二重身的傳說可以追溯到日耳曼的民間傳說。

variations of doppelgangers going by different names

異體同形

can be found in the history of countless other cultures across the world.

可以在全世界無數其他文化的歷史中找到。

Queen Elizabeth the First, Abraham Lincoln and now Squidward Tentacles.

伊麗莎白一世女王 林肯和現在的章魚哥觸角

All three historical figures have reported seeing their own doppelgangers,

三位歷史人物都說看到了自己的分身。

beings who looked identical to themselves.

和自己長得一模一樣的生物。

And shortly after each citing,

而在每次引用後不久。

all three of them were met with a a terrible tragedy.

他們三個人都遭遇了一場可怕的悲劇。

Squidward's doppelganger isn't the only sighting

魷魚哥的二重身不是唯一的目擊者

of such an apparition in Bikini Bottom.

的這樣一個幽靈在比基尼底。

In fact, eerie apparitions of one's double

事實上，一個人的雙倍的詭異幻影

have been reported all over the city.

全市各地都有報道。

Consider that there have been more reported

考慮到有更多的報告

doppelgangers sightings in Bikini Bottom

比基尼底的二重身目擊事件

than any other city in the ocean, leading some paranormal scientists

導致一些超自然現象的科學家們

to believe that Bikini Bottom itself access a sort of paranormal beacon

相信 "比基尼海灘 "本身就有一種超自然的信號燈。

drawing in paranormal beings to come and do paranormal things.

吸引超自然生物來做超自然的事情。

But how can we be sure Squilliam was such an apparition?

但我們怎麼能確定斯奎利亞姆就是這樣的幽靈呢？

The evidence is overwhelming.

證據確鑿。

While the first and most obvious clue

雖然第一條也是最明顯的線索

is the doppelganger's signature feature looking identical to his original.

是二重身的標誌性特徵，看起來和他的本體一模一樣。

That's right. I'm living your dreams, Squidward.

這就對了，我正活在你的夢裡，章魚哥我正活在你的夢裡，章魚哥。

Most octopi are known for having eight limbs,

大多數章魚都以有八條肢體而聞名。

but Squidward Tentacles was unique for only having six.

但章魚哥觸手的獨特之處在於只有六個。

So it was no coincidence that Squilliam Fancyson

所以說，斯奎利亞姆-範西森的出現並非偶然

had the same exact number of limbs.

有相同數量的四肢。

While many believe the robe and the unibrow proved

雖然很多人認為袍子和獨眉證明了

that Squilliam is, in fact, a different octopus

事實上，Squilliam是另一隻章魚。

taught paranormal scientists to believe otherwise.

教超自然現象的科學家們認為不是這樣。

While looking carefully through this footage

仔細翻看這段錄像時

of Squidward's morning routine, top paranormal scientists,

章魚哥早上的例行工作，頂級超自然科學家。

using top paranormal robe-comparing technology,

採用頂尖的超自然長袍比對技術。

made a startling discovery.

有了一個驚人的發現。

Squilliam's maroon robe was identical

斯奎利亞姆的栗色長袍一模一樣。

to a robe belonging to Squidward.

到一件屬於章魚哥的長袍。

But among all of the strangeness that surrounded Squidward's doppelganger,

但在圍繞著章魚哥的分身的種種怪異中。

it was the unibrow that caused

是眉毛惹的禍

most paranormal scientists to raise an eyebrow.

大多數超自然現象的科學家都會皺起眉頭。

While many claim that Squilliam did in fact did look different

雖然很多人都說Squilliam事實上確實看起來不一樣了。

than Squidward without his signature unibrow,

比章魚哥沒有招牌式的眉毛還厲害。

every feature was identical.

每個特徵都是相同的。

I'm a cashier, too.

我也是個收銀員。

I'm a cashier, too.

我也是個收銀員。

In fact, the doppelganger was even reported

事實上，二重身甚至被報道了出來

to sometimes depict itself without the unibrow,

以至於有時會描繪出沒有眉毛的自己。

as if even it was aware that the unibrow

彷彿連它都知道，那條獨眉

was only a ruse, a trick, a disguise.

只是一個詭計，一個把戲，一個偽裝。

When top paranormal scientists investigated the unibrow,

當頂級超自然科學家調查了眉毛。

its origins were quite obvious.

其淵源相當明顯。

It was the ghost of Mr. Krabs' former moustache.

那是蟹老闆以前的小鬍子的鬼魂。

But what remains a mystery to this day

但至今仍是個謎

is how a doppelganger was intelligent enough

是一個二重身怎麼會有足夠的智慧

to wear a disguise and fool the entire city of Bikini Bottom

喬裝打扮，愚弄整個比基尼底城。

Were these supernatural anomalies evolving, crossing the line

這些超自然的異常現象是否在進化，是否在越界

between spectral anomaly and sentient being.

光譜異常與有情之間。

Over the next seven years, Squidward's doppelganger

在接下來的七年裡，章魚哥的分身

was cited several more times, and each sighting was followed

又被引用了幾次，每次看到後都是

by a near death experience for the original Squidward Tentacles.

由原魷魚觸手的一次瀕死經歷。

But then, in February of 2010,

但後來，在2010年2月。

he was sighted in the flesh for the last time

最後一次見到他的肉身。

in an alternate reality created by time travel,

在一個由時間旅行創造的另一個現實中。

as reported by a local sponge SpongeBob Squarepants,

據當地海綿海綿寶寶報道。

who wishes to remain anonymous.

不願透露姓名的人。

Could this shed some light on where doppelgangers come from?

這能不能說明二重身的來歷？

Could this be the one piece of the puzzle that top paranormal scientists

這是否是頂級超自然科學家的一個謎團？

need to finally uncover the origins of these mysterious beings?

需要最終揭開這些神祕生命的起源嗎？

That question remains unanswered.

這個問題仍然沒有答案。

Because after the doppelganger was seen

因為在看到二重身之後

in the alternate timeline, he was never cited again.

在另一條時間線上，他再也沒有被引用過。

Was this doppelganger aware

這個分身知道嗎？

that top paranormal scientists were investigating him?

頂尖的超自然科學家在調查他？

Did being spotted in his home dimension

在他家的維度被發現了嗎？

bring us too close to the truth about his kind,

讓我們太接近他的同類的真相。

forcing him to stop appearing in Bikini Bottom?

迫使他不再出現在《比基尼底褲》中？

Or is he just biding his time, letting Squidward Tentacles

還是說他只是在等待時機，讓烏賊王觸手... ...

the original fall into a false sense of security

誤入歧途

before he returns one last time to bring misfortune onto its unwilling host?

在他最後一次回來把不幸帶給它不情願的主人之前？

But the more important question is, Could you be next?

但更重要的問題是，你會是下一個嗎？

On the next episode of Bikini Bottom Inquirer,

在下一集的《比基尼底問》中。

Mr. Krabs, restaurant owner or secret robot overlord?

蟹老闆，餐廳老闆還是祕密機器人領主？

And the story of one fish

還有一條魚的故事

who married his boo-boo keys.

誰娶了他的噓噓鍵。

Boo-boo keys.

啵啵鍵。