Monalisa Smile 《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》精讲之一
影片对白 Betty Warren: All her life she had wanted to teach at Wellesley College. So when a position opened in the Art History department, she pursued it single-mindedly until she was hired. It was whispered that Katherine Watson, a first year teacher from Oakland State, made up in brains what she lacked in pedigree, which was why this Bohemian from California was on her way to the most conservative college in the nation... Katherine Watson: Excuse me, the bus? Train Attendant: Keep walking, ma'am. Katherine: Thank you. Betty: ...But Katherine Watson didn't come to Wellesley to fit in. She came to Wellesley because she wanted to make a difference. Bill Dunbar: Violet. Violet: My favorite Italian professor. Bill: Nice summer? Violet: Terrific! Thanks! Bill: Who's that over there? Violet: Where? Oh, Katherine Watson, new teacher, Art History. I'm dying to meet her. President: Who knocks at the door of Learning? Joan Brandwyn: I am every Woman. President: What do you seek? Joan: To awaken my spirit through hard work and dedicate my life to knowledge. President: Then you are Welcome. All women who seek to follow you can enter here. I now declare the academic year begun. 妙词佳句,活学活用 1. pedigree 这是一个相对比较正式的单词,意思一般是“出身;家族;血统;门第”等。当然在指动物时一般是指“纯种”。这种词在题材相对严肃的影片中比较容易遇到。给大家举几个例子以便更容易记住它: 2. Katherine Watson didn't come to Wellesley to fit in. 这个句子的意思是:凯瑟琳·华森到韦尔斯利学院并非是来融入其中的。这种句式是英语中的一种常见句式,我们称之为否定转移句。此句里的否定不是针对come,而是否定fit in的。类似的句子有很多,比如: 3. Terrific 口语中极常见的感叹词,意思一般是“好极了,棒极了,太漂亮了”等等。我们再积累一些类似表达的词汇,如: 4. I'm dying to meet her. 相信大家一看这个句子就理解它的意思了,因为非常形象。当我们想表达对什么事情的急切和渴望的心情的时候,就可以用这种夸张的说法。意思是very eager to do sth. 文化面面观 思想火花
《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》本身就是一个非常有诱惑力的名字,这是一部教育题材电影。很多人可能会下意识的把它和另一部已被奉为经典的《死亡诗社》相比,因为两者都是关于老师激励学生奋进的影片。《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》在处理很多场重头戏时,都有意识的避开《死》的感觉。比如,不会安排学生与校方、家长的激烈冲突,甚至是自杀。在学生对教师凯瑟琳的支持上,也不刻意出现《死亡诗社》中最后学生站在课桌上,那种让人血脉贲张的镜头,因为女生在处理各种微妙感情时,会有自己独特的方式。影片最后的高潮戏,女生们骑自行车,追随凯瑟琳的汽车,让人想起ET中的场景,虽然这些女生不会飞上天空,但同样有超越的心态。朱丽娅·罗伯茨在本片中的演出不亚于《永不妥协》,她在矜持和叛逆之间找到一个很好的表情支持点,那就是她深达耳根的大嘴,嘴角的微微抽动,很好的诠释了主角的复杂心态。 考考你 --你生病了,要不要我给你男朋友打电话,让他来照顾你? |