听电影《楚门的世界》学英语第21期:好像大家都有事瞒着我
日期:2013-04-18 10:44

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what a week! l was on pins and needles the entire time.
好紧张的一周,简直如坐针毯
l'm your host, Mike Michaelson.
大家好,我是麦克迈可森
welcome to Tru-Talk
欢迎收看“真情对话”
our forum for issues growing out of the show.
探讨本节目各种主题
Tonight, something very special
今晚非常特别
An exclusive interview with the show's creator.
我将访问鲜少露面的制作人
Let's go live to
跟我到全能摄影棚
the 22 1st floor of the Omni-Cam Ecosphere.
第221层的月球室
There we'll find the world's greatest tele-visionary.
访问最伟大的电视先锋
The designer of the world within a world that is Seahaven
海景岛的设计建筑师
Christof.

克里斯托
Before we begin, I'd like to thank you
首先我得代表观众
On behalf of our audience For granting this interview.
感谢你接受我们的独家专访
we know your schedule is demanding,
我知道你一向都很忙
and how you guard your privacy.
而且不喜欢在电视曝光
This, sir, is indeed an honour.
这实在是莫大的殊荣
Don't mention it.
不客气
The catalyst for the recent dramatic events
引发这些戏剧性发展的主因
has been Truman's father, Kirk, and his attempt at infiltration.
就是他父亲寇克的重新进场
This is not the first time
我想先指出…
someone has tried to reach Truman, is it?
以前也有外人想影响楚门
we have had our close calls.
好几次都是有惊无险
lt's television! l did it!
这是电视节目
l'm on The Truman Show!
我上了“楚门秀”
With this most recent Breach in security
不过这次的情况最为严重
But now, the first intruder to be a former cast member.
以前的角色闯入现场
A dead one at that.
而且他已经是死了
writing Kirk back in, brilliant.
让他复活真是神来之笔
Kirk started this whole crisis.
他既然引发这次的危机
He was the only one who could end it.
我就决定由他来解决
Truman, no!
楚门,不
Why?. What's over there?
那是什么地方?
That's off limits!
别过去
Nothing. lt's dangerous, that's all.
那里很危险
You have to know your limitations.
你得知道分寸
Let's remind viewers why Dad was written out in the first place.
请先说明当初为何让他死亡
As Truman grew up, we manufactured ways to keep him on the island.
我们想尽方法不让楚门离开
l'd like to be a great explorer.
我想像麦哲伦般当探险家
There's nothing left to explore.
太迟了,现在已没什么好探险
Then l thought up Kirk's drowning.
我终于想到要让父亲淹死
- He's feared the water ever since.
楚门从此就很怕水
when Kirk read the synopsis,
当寇克看到剧本大乎
he was disappointed, to say the least.
他感到非常失望
l'm sure that's why he broke onto the set.
所以他才会想尽办法要回去
But how do you intend to explain his 22-year absence?
他不在的22年要怎么解释?
Amnesia.
失忆症
Let's take some viewer calls.
让我们接听观众电话
Brilliant.
太聪明了
North Carolina, you're on with Christof.
南卡罗莱纳州,请说
l was wondering how many cameras you got in that town.
镇上到底有几部摄影机?
Somewhere in the vicinity of 5,000.
大约有五千部
that's A lot of cameras.
好多
Remember, we started with just one.
当初只有一部
He was two weeks premature,
他早产了两周
as if he couldn't wait to get started.
似乎等不及了
And his eagerness to leave the womb was the reason he was selected.
这也是你选中他的原因
ln competition with five other unwanted pregnancies –
当时有六个待领养的婴儿
for a show determined by an air date,
在我们要播映的当天
only Truman arrived on cue.
楚门按时出生
believe Truman is the first child to be adopted by a corporation.
他是第一个 被公司领养的小孩
That's correct. –
没错
The show's made enormous revenue.
这节目的收益惊人
Equivalent to the GNP of a small country.
相当于一个小国的生产毛额
lt takes the population of an entire country to keep it running.
但要知道 这节目需要一国的人来维持
Since it's on 24 hours, revenues are generated by product placement.
这节目24小时播出,没有广告
All those staggering revenues Are generated By product placement.
所有的收入来自产品安插
Everything on the show is for sale,
节目上的一切都是商品
down to the very homes they live in.
服装、食品和住家
All of it in the Truman catalogue. Operators are standing by.
这些都在楚门商品目录出售
Christof,
我想请问你
why has Truman never come close to discovering,the true nature of his world until

now?
他为什么从来没发现真相?


妙语佳句
1.limitations

n. 局限性;(限制)因素;边界

All the talk had been about the limitation of nuclear weapons.

整个会谈都是关于核武器的限制。


英美战舰已做好准备一有必要就撤出本国公民。

2.infiltration

n. 渗透;渗透物
And what concerns do you have about their infiltration as we move forward?

随着我们的向前推进,您对他们的军事渗入有何看法?

3.manufacture

vt. 制造;加工;捏造

The question of what we will design and manufacture and sell however, was postponed.

对我们将设计、制造和销售什么产品的问题暂时不进行讨论。


剧情百科


“一次伟大的真人秀……”通过节目主持人的介绍,我们知道的了楚门从一出生就被全世界所“关注”。然而这次与父亲的见面却是一个小插曲,尽管不是原先计划所安排的,但是克里斯托还是因为这一幕赚到了观众们的眼泪。难道楚门一直不知道他被作为真人秀直播的真相吗?……

考考你 Q&A
Please fill in the blanks with the proper word

1.A child can _______ in only a few inches of water.

儿童在仅仅几英寸深的水中就能溺死。

2.The team was crippled by his ______.

他的缺席使这支球队的实力削弱。


本期答案见下期

上期答案:

1.With brilliant lights blazing everywhere in Christmas night, the city looked most magnificent

2.She was determined not to do so because she emigrated to Australia

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重点单词
  • demandingadj. 要求多的,吃力的
  • manufacturen. (复)产品,制造,制造业 v. 制造,捏造
  • designern. 设计者
  • competitionn. 比赛,竞争,竞赛
  • infiltrationn. 渗透;渗透物
  • castv. 投,掷,抛,铸造,丢弃,指定演员,加起来,投射(目
  • corporationn. 公司,法人,集团
  • determinedadj. 坚毅的,下定决心的
  • enormousadj. 巨大的,庞大的
  • explorev. 探险,探测,探究