【新唐人2010年5月24日讯】【看新闻学英语】
Cannes Film Festival Kicks-Off
坎城影展登场
文 Chia-Chin Ho
【新闻关键字】
1. kick off:phr. 活动的开始、开幕
2. premier:adj. 最著名的
3. carpet:n. 地毯
4. glittering:adj. 众星云集的
5. ceremony:n. 典礼、仪式
6. annual:n. 一年一度的
7. epic:n. 史诗般的电影
8. outlaw:n. 侠盗、流亡之徒
9. star:v. 饰演主角
10. cover:n. 卧底身份
11. corruption:n. 贪污腐败
12. celebrity: n. 名人
The Cannes film festival opened on Wednesday with the world premier of Hollywood’s “Robin Hood".
星期三,坎城影展由世界著名的好莱坞钜片〈罗宾汉〉揭开序幕。
The movie’s lead actor Russell Crowe and actress Cate Blanchett joined other stars from around the world on the red carpet for the glittering opening ceremony of the 63rd annual film festival in Cannes, France.
这部电影的男主角罗素克洛和女星凯特布兰琪,连同其他来自世界各地的明星,走在红地毯上准备参加众星云集的开幕典礼,迎接第63届一年一度在法国坎城举行的影展。
Blanchett wore a dress by late British designer Alexander McQueen for her film’s French Riviera opening.
布兰琪身穿一袭晚礼服,是由已故英国设计师亚历山大麦昆、为了她的电影〈法国里维埃拉〉的首映会开幕式所设计的。
“Robin Hood” is one of few U.S. titles at this year’s Cannes festival. The movie is an epic adventure that seeks to explain how the hero of legend becomes an outlaw robbing the rich to feed the poor.
〈罗宾汉〉是今年坎城影展中少数参展的美国钜片之ㄧ。这部电影是一部冒险史诗片,试图述说一位传奇的英雄人物如何变成侠盗劫富济贫。
The sole U.S. entry is Doug Liman’s “Fair Game", starring Naomi Watts as Valerie Plame, the CIA agent whose cover was blown in 2003, and Sean Penn.
美国这次唯一入围的影片是道格李蒙的〈公平游戏〉,由娜欧蜜华兹饰演一位中央情报局特务普拉姆,在 2003年卧底身份遭到泄漏,另外西恩潘饰演他的丈夫。
Oliver Stone and Woody Allen brought their latest films to France but not in competition.
奥力佛史东和伍迪艾伦,带来他们最新的作品到法国参展,不过并没有参赛。
Stone’s “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps", could become the talk of the festival, as it focuses on corruption and greed at the world’s biggest banks.
史东的〈华尔街:金钱万岁〉,成为这次影展的话题,因为聚焦在世上最大银行里的腐败和贪婪。
The event drew in other celebrities including actresses Eva Longoria and Helen Mirren, and director Tim Burton.
此次影展也吸引其他名人,包括女演员伊娃隆格莉亚和海伦米兰,和导演提姆波顿。
Over the next 11 days, 19 films will be judged.
接下来的11天,还有19部影片将被评判。
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每日一句
I won’t change my mind.
我不会改变主意
今日谚语
Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.
以德报德是常理,以德报怨大丈夫