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第102章 Trendy Lifestyle 潮流生活(14)

从心理学角度来看,美丽的景色可以减轻我们的烦恼,帮助我们忘记平时有压力的环境从而融入大自然。

Let’s Talk!

开始交流吧!

Walte: Where do you think we should go on holiday this summer?

沃尔特:你觉得今年夏天我们去哪儿度假?

Helen: I’d like to go to Australia。

海伦:我想去澳大利亚。

Walte: Don’t be so silly。 That’s too far away!

沃尔特:别犯傻了。那儿太远了。

Helen: I know it’s far to go, but I think it would be something different and special。

海伦:我知道挺远的。但是去澳洲度假会更特别。

Walte: I’d really like to go to the Garibbean。 We can relax on the beached and enjoy the sunshine。

沃尔特:我挺想去加勒比海的。我们可以在海滩上舒服地晒太阳。

Helen: There are beaches in Australia too, but I would prefer a more active holiday this year。 We could visit Ayers Rock and the Great Barrier Reef。 It would be so exciting。

海伦:澳洲也有海滩。我希望过一个活力四射的假期,我们可以去看艾尔斯巨石和大堡礁,一定很刺激。

Walte: But would it be relaxing? I’ll be quite tired from doing so much work。 The last thing I need is to use more energy racing around Australia。 I’d need another holiday to recover from the holiday!

沃尔特:这是放松吗?干这么多事情肯定很累。我最不愿意的就是花更多的精力绕着澳洲跑,之后还得花一段时间来恢复体力。

Helen: Oh, come on! A tour of Australia would be relaxing because you’d be doing something different and not working。

海伦:噢。别这样。去澳洲也是放松。因为你不用工作,可以干别的。

Walte: Do you think so? I’m not sure。 Anyway, tell me your plans for an Australian holiday。 How long do you think we should spend there?

沃尔特:是吗?我不太清楚。无论如何。告诉我你的澳洲计划吧。你觉得我们得在那儿待多久?

Helen: I think we should go for two weeks。 We could spend a week in Sydney and a week at the Great Barrier Reef, including a few days on the beach。

海伦:我想我们应该去两个礼拜。在悉尼玩一个礼拜,去大堡礁玩一个礼拜,这样可以在沙滩上放松几天。

Walte: That doesn’t sound too bad。 I’d certainly like to go diving。 That’s one reason I wanted to go to the Caribbean。

沃尔特:听起来不错。我想要潜水,这也是我要去加勒比海的一个原因。

Helen: We could hire a car and travel around for several days。 If we hire a car, we can go where we like。

海伦:我们可以租辆车四处旅游几天。有车的话,就可以想去哪儿就去哪儿了。

Walte: We’d have to plan our drive before we leave。 Let’s get a good guidebook from the bookstore when we go shopping tomorrow。

沃尔特:我们得在出发前计划一下行车路线。我们明天出去买东西的时候在书店买本导游手册吧。

Movie

电影大片

电影,也称映画。是由活动照相术和幻灯放映术结合发展起来的一种现代艺术。电影在艺术表现力上不但具有其他各种艺术的特征,又因可以运用蒙太奇这种艺术性极强的电影组接技巧,具有超越其他一切艺术的表现手段,而且影片可以大量复制放映。现在越来越多的投资大、制作成本高的电影片,多为题材重大、影响面广并有著名影星主演的电影片。

Realize Movie

认识电影:电影面面观

1电影面面观

A movie, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images。 It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects。 The process of moviemaking has developed into an art form and industry。

Movies are cultural artifacts created by specific cultures, which reflect those cultures, and, in turn, affect them。 Movie is considered to be an important art form, a source of popular entertainment and a powerful method for educating—or indoctrinating—citizens。 The visual elements of cinema give motion pictures a universal power of communication。 Some movies have become popular worldwide attractions by using dubbing or subtitles that translate the dialogue into the language of the viewer。

Movies are made up of a series of individual images called frames。 When these images are shown rapidly in succession, a viewer has the illusion that motion is occurring。 The viewer cannot see the flickering between frames due to an effect known as persistence of vision, whereby the eye retains a visual image for a fraction of a second after the source has been removed。 Viewers perceive motion due to a psychological effect called beta movement。

The origin of the name “movie” comes from the fact that photographic movie (also called movie stock) has historically been the primary medium for recording and displaying motion pictures。 Many other terms exist for an individual motion picture, including picture, picture show, moving picture, photo-play and flick。 A common name for movie in the United States is movie, while in Europe the term movie is preferred。 Additional terms for the field in general include the big screen, the silver screen, the cinema and the movies。

2世界电影节的表达方式

(1)film festivals世界电影节

Berlin International Film Festival, Germany柏林国际电影节

Venice Film Festival, Venice, Italy威尼斯电影节Toronto International Film Festival, Canada多伦多国际电影节

Montreal World Film Festival蒙特利尔世界电影节Golden Globes Awards金球奖

Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan东京国际电影节

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czechoslovakia卡罗维?发利国际电影节

Golden Horse Awards金马奖

(2)关于电影的词汇

Abstract film抽象电影

Academy awards奥斯卡金像奖

Accelerated montage加速蒙太奇

Action拍

Action film动作片

Actualite纪实片

Adaptation改编

Agent经纪人

Anaglyph立体电影

Animation动画

Audience share收视率

Antagonist反派角色

Background music背景音乐

国外电影广告在美国和英国的电影广告中,有这样八种标记:

美国 X——禁止未成年者观看的影片;

G——所有观众可看片;

R——十七岁以下禁止观看;

PG——一般观众可看;

英国 U——内容正派片;

A——一般观众可看片;

X——18岁以下青少年禁看片;

AA——少年儿童禁看的凶杀片。

电影能准确地“还原”现实世界,给人以逼真感、亲近感,宛如身临其境。电影的这种特性,可以满足人们更广阔、更真实地感受生活的愿望。

Key words & Sentences

关键词句全知道

The Venice Film Festival is eager to lead the fight against “Hollywood imperialism”。

第58届威尼斯国际电影节迫不及待地喊出了“打倒好莱坞帝国主义”的口号。

Amelie: It’s all about a girl called Amelie who is kind-hearted and loves to help others。

天使爱米丽:整个影片演的是关于一个名叫爱米丽的小女孩。她很善良,喜欢帮助别人。

It’s a sprightly comedy and it has a happy end。

这是一部轻喜剧而且有一个完美的结局。

Leon: It’s about a professional killer (it is called “cleaner” in the movie) and a little girl’s love story that is just twelve years old。

这个杀手不太冷(里昂):这是一部关于一名职业杀手(电影中叫清道夫)和一个十二岁小女孩的爱情故事。

Jean Reno’s cool appearance and the little girl’s mature performance make the movie be a perfect classic work。

让雷诺在其中酷酷的造型与小女孩成熟的表现使这部电影成为一部完美的经典影片。

The Devil Wears Prada: This is a movie related to fashion。

时尚女魔头:这是一部有关时尚的电影。

Closer: This is a successful movie showing people’s heart deeply。

偷心:这是一部成功反映人们内心世界的电影。

The whole movie is just around four people and their love story。 The two girls in it present two styles of girls。

整部电影围绕四个人和他们的爱情故事展开。电影中的两个女孩代表了两种不同类型的女人。

The Shawshank Redemption: Andy (acted by Tim Robbins) showed us what a real man should be。 It seems nearly all the outstanding characters were assumbled on him。

安迪(蒂姆罗宾斯饰演)给我们展现了一个真正的男人,似乎所有的优点都集中在了他的身上。

Because of his wisdom and ability, he conquered so many difficulties and got freedom finally。 And through his struggle, we can also see his tough persistence。