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中英文本
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and starringTim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. It was adapted from the Stephen King book Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The film tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker who spends nearly two decades in Shawshank State Prison for the murder of his wife and her lover despite his claims of innocence. During his time at theprison, he befriends a fellow inmate, Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, and finds himself protected by the guards after the warden begins using him in his money laundering operation. The story ends on a beach in Mexico after "Red" spends forty years in jail.
肖申克的救赎是一部上映于1994年的美国情节电影，弗兰克·达拉邦特是这部影片的编剧兼导演，影星摩根·弗里曼，蒂姆·罗宾斯。影片改编自斯蒂芬·金的小说《丽塔海华丝及萧山克监狱的救赎》。这部影片讲述的是安迪·杜佛兰的故事，他饰演一名银行职员，他在肖申克国家监狱中服役了将近20年，他含冤入狱，罪名是杀害了他的妻子和情夫。在监狱期间，他与艾利斯·波德·瑞德成为了朋友，当典狱长开始利用他进行洗钱行动时，他发现自己受到了人们的保护。电影的结尾是在墨西哥的海滩上结束的，瑞德在监狱中呆了40年的时间。
Despite a lukewarm box office reception, it initially did not recoup its budget. The movie was made at a cost of $25 million. It was re-released in 1995 during the Oscar season, and made an additional $9 million.Overall, it has made $28.3 million in theatres in the USA. It has since made more money in DVD sales. In March 2011, the film was voted by BBC Radio listeners as their favorite film of all time. It also tops the list of the Internet Movie Database.com's (IMDb.com) top 250 films of all time. The movie was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Cinematography. Unfortunately, it failed to win a single Oscar.
尽管票房成绩不错，但是这部影片并没有收回成本。这部影片的制作成本是2500万美金。在奥斯卡评选阶段，这部影片于1995年重新上映，并再次获得了900万美金的票房。总之，这部影片在美国获得了2830万美金的票房成绩。自此之后，这部影片的DVD销量不错。2011年3月，BBC广播听众把这部影片评选为史上最喜爱的电影。这部影片还荣登互联网电影数据库史上最佳250部影片的榜首。电影获得了7项奥斯卡提名，包括最佳电影、最佳男主角、最佳最佳改编剧本奖、最佳摄影奖。很遗憾，最终没有获奖。
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重点讲解
1.be nominated for 提名为
His Children of Heaven was the first Iranian film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
他的《天堂的孩子》(又译《小鞋子》)是第一部获得奥斯卡最佳外语片提名的伊朗电影。
2.at a cost of 开销
We could reprint at a cost of X, or she had found a service that would affix stickers over the price to correct at a cost of X.
我们可以按成本价格重新印刷，这将花费X，或根据她找到的一种修正服务，可以重新粘贴上正确的价格，这将花费X。
3.money laundering 洗钱
“We discovered some evidence of money laundering, fraud, and embezzlement,” he said.
“我们发现了一些洗钱、欺诈和贪污的证据，”他说。
4.claim of innocence 声称无罪
The company’s report says fMRI tests show the defendant’s claim of innocence is not a lie.
该公司的报告说，fMRI实验表明被告声称无罪不是一个谎言。
