经济学人:新电影 回到过去
日期:2014-05-19 16:39

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中英文本

Pitched back into the past
新电影,回到过去
A new film about Jackie Robinson is a surprise hit
新版《杰基罗宾逊的故事》强势来袭
BRIAN HELGELAND'S latest film is steeped in nostalgia without ever being sentimental. Its title, “42”, is the number on the back of the jersey worn by its hero, Jackie Robinson, a gifted player who broke the colour bar in baseball.
由布莱恩海尔格兰德导演的最新电影充满了怀旧之情,但又不伤感。电影名称《42号》,正是男主角杰基罗宾逊—一个打破种族歧视的天才棒球运动员球衣的号码。
Robinson played himself in “The Jackie Robinson Story”, which was released in 1950 when the violence that led to the civil-rights movement was raging. The fact Mr Helgeland's script sticks closely to the narrative of that film means audiences are hearing Robinson's story the way he wanted it told, as a manual of non-violent resistance to injustice.
1950年,美国的黑人民权运动日益高涨,由罗宾逊本人主演的《杰基罗宾森的故事》在此时上映。海尔格兰的剧本非常忠于影片(《杰基罗宾森的故事》)的叙述,他希望以自己的方式让观众知道罗宾森的故事,使之成为用非暴力向种族歧视抵抗的典范。


Harrison Ford plays Branch Rickey, the major-league baseball executive who recruited Robinson to be the first black player in the league. Mr Ford brings authority as well as a touch of celebrity to the film, and he is rewarded with some of its best lines. “Robinson is a Methodist,” Rickey explains to a worried colleague. “I'm a Methodist. God is a Methodist. So we're going to do just fine.”
哈里森福特饰演布鲁克林道奇队的总经理布兰奇瑞基,他招收了道奇队第一个黑人运动员罗宾逊。福特给影片增添了好名声和权威,他也因为剧中出色的台词而赢得嘉奖。“罗宾逊是卫理公会派教徒,”瑞基向满腹忧虑的同事解释道,“我也是卫理公会派教徒,上帝也是。所以我们这样做很好。”
Mr Helgeland mines the imagery of old sports movies to show the way Robinson faced up to a series of ferocious pitchers. And he skilfully uses symbolism from 1940s films to create a national mood that harks back to a gentler time. “42” is a tribute to a post-war America in which sports stars had not yet been corporatised and the victory over fascism abroad was a recent memory. The fact that this week's Boston bombs were detonated on what has come to be called “Jackie Robinson Day” makes his film seem more poignant.
海尔格兰德挖掘出旧版本电影中罗宾森面对一个个实力强大的投球手这些场景的内涵意义,并且他灵活运用了1950年版电影里的经典镜头,营造出回到那个和平年代的民族情绪。《42号》是向体育明星还没被商业化运作的战后美国的致敬,也是对世界反法西斯胜利的一次回忆。 事实上,这周发生波士顿爆炸案的日子,正是“杰基罗宾逊纪念日”,这也使得电影显得更加意味深长。
词语解释

1.lead to 通向;导致

That can lead to serious consequences.
这会导致严重的后果。

All these ideologies lead to repression.
所有这些思想最终都导致镇压。

2.as well as 既…又…;除…之外

As well as the lack of reaction today on the news.
以及为何消息公布后市场反应不大。

Yet they provoke fear as well as wonder.
然而他们也激起了恐惧以及困惑。
3.explain to 向…解释

Zuckerberg is simply trying to explain to investors why idealism is important.
扎克伯格只是在向投资者们解释理想主义的重要性。

Lesser-known firms buy ads to explain to customers who they are.
较鲜为人知的公司购买广告是为了向客户解释它们是谁。

4.face up 面对,担当

The man who is yellow refuses to face up to what he's got to face.
但胆小的人拒绝直面他必须面对的东西。

But one country has yet to face up to its changed circumstances.
但是,欧元区仍有一个国家尚未勇敢面对物是人非的外部环境。

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重点单词
  • violencen. 暴力,猛烈,强暴,暴行
  • colleaguen. 同事
  • nostalgian. 乡愁,向往过去,怀旧之情
  • resistancen. 抵抗力,反抗,反抗行动;阻力,电阻;反对
  • sentimentaladj. 感伤性的,感情脆弱的
  • poignantadj. 悲伤的,痛切的,严厉的,尖锐的,剧烈的,浓烈的
  • baseballn. 棒球
  • symbolismn. 象征主义,象征,符号化
  • narrativen. 叙述,故事 adj. 叙事的,故事体的
  • repressionn. 抑制,压抑,制止