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外刊精选|一场意味深长的告别:宫崎骏的收山之作,观众真的看懂了么?
4月3日,宫崎骏新作《你想活出怎样的人生》(又名《苍鹭与少年》)在中国内地上映。这部电影是宫崎骏自《千与千寻》后二封奥斯卡最佳动画长片的作品,可能也是这位83岁动画大师的“封山之作”。宫崎骏的电影里,为什么“飞翔”是永恒的主题?为什么从他的电影里,人们总能收获巨大的力量?
How Hayao Miyazaki's Films Continue to Take Us to the Skies
By Maya Phillips
Few filmmakers can claim the same heights of whimsy, artistry and storytelling as writer-director Hayao Miyazaki, whose modern-day fables seem to prove that having one's head in the clouds isn't a fault, but a virtue.
Characters in flight often traverse physical and spiritual realms. And in the case of Miyazaki's latest, "The Boy and the Heron," flight even serves as a gateway between life and death. It arrives with Miyazaki at 82 years old and is his film that deals most explicitly, and consistently, with the theme of mortality.
Miyazaki's heroes are born into imperfect worlds where people get sick, die, wage war and cause destruction, but even in the filmmaker's most cynical renderings of humanity, even when he reminds us of our worst impulses, his films are ultimately dreams of the most hopeful variety — the dream of flying.
Flying, Miyazaki tells us, is one of the few concrete ways humans can achieve a kind of transcendence. It allows us to see our true selves, our true potential. But he never fails to remind us: What goes up must come down. It's up to us to determine how we'll land.
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.fable英 [ fe bl] 美 [ fe bl] n_____________________________
2.traverse英 [tr v s] 美 [tr v rs] v._____________________________
3.realm英 [relm] 美 [relm] n._____________________________
4.explicitly英 [ k spl s tli] 美 [ k spl s tli] adv. _____________________________
5.consistently英 [k n s st ntli] 美 [k n s st ntli] adv. _____________________________
6.mortality英 [m t l ti] 美 [m r t l ti] n. _____________________________
7.wage英 [we d ] 美 [we d ] v. _____________________________
8.cynical英 [ s n kl] 美 [ s n kl] adj._____________________________
9.rendering英 [ rend r ] 美 [ rend r ] n. _____________________________
10.render v. _____________________________
11.transcendence英 [tr n send ns] 美 [tr n send ns] n. _____________________________
12.claim v. _____________________________
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1._____________________________到达高点,取得成绩,赢得成就
2._____________________________极高的成就
3._____________________________心不在焉,白日做梦
4_____________________________充当......,起到......的作用
5._____________________________发动战斗
6._____________________________发动战役
7._____________________________提醒某人某件事情
8._____________________________由某人确定
拓展练习阅读理解
Introduction to Drama Exams
Our exams inspire and enable learners across the globe to be confident communicators. Exams are open to anyone looking to gain confidence and experience in speech, communication and performance. There are no age restrictions. As one of the UK’s oldest and most respected drama schools and awarding organizations, we examine over 100,000
candidates and deliver exams both online and in person in many countries across the globe.
Now we are pleased to offer free, online “Introduction to Examinations” information session. Booking is now opening for events until Summer 2024.
Session Information
Fee There isn’t a fee for this session, but you are required to book in advance.
Dates 6 February 2024, 6:00 p. m. -7:30 p. m. 20 March 2024, 4:00 p. m. -5:30 p. m. 15 May 2024, 12:00 p. m. -1:30 p. m. 9 July 2024, 8:30 a. m. -10:00 a. m.
How to register Fill in the form to book your place, including your email address and phone number, where you’ll be able to select which date you’d like to attend.
The 1.5-hour session will begin with an Introduction to Examinations, their history and the format of assessment. Work will then focus on the subjects available to take, and will end with a Q&A phase where participants will be invited to write in their questions to the host organizer.
If you have any questions regarding this, please email examscourses@lamda.ac.uk and we will be happy to help. Looking forward to seeing you online at this event.
1.What is an advantage of the drama exam
A.It is free of charge. B.It offers flexible schedules.
C.It suits a wide range of people. D.It puts restrictions on nationality.
2.What is required to register for the sessions
A.Payment in advance. B.Contact information.
C.Education background. D.Performance experience.
3.What should you do if you have a question during the online session
A.Email it to the drama school. B.Write it down before the session.
C.Propose it at the beginning of the session. D.Send it to the host organizer in Q&A phase.
外刊精选答案
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.fable英 [ fe bl] 美 [ fe bl] n. 寓言
2.traverse英 [tr v s] 美 [tr v rs] v. 穿过,横渡
3.realm英 [relm] 美 [relm] n. 领地,场所
4.explicitly英 [ k spl s tli] 美 [ k spl s tli] adv. 直白明了地
5.consistently英 [k n s st ntli] 美 [k n s st ntli] adv. 贯穿始终地,从头到尾地
6.mortality英 [m t l ti] 美 [m r t l ti] n. 死亡
7.wage英 [we d ] 美 [we d ] v. 开始,发动
8.cynical英 [ s n kl] 美 [ s n kl] adj. 悲观的
9.rendering英 [ rend r ] 美 [ rend r ] n. 描述,展示
10.render v. 描述,展示
11.transcendence英 [tr n send ns] 美 [tr n send ns] n. 超然,超脱,超越
12.claim v. 赢取
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1.claim the heights到达高点,取得成绩,赢得成就
2.heights n. 极高的成就
3.have one's head in the clouds心不在焉,白日做梦
4.serve as充当......,起到......的作用
5.wage battles 发动战斗
6.wage campaigns 发动战役
7.remind somebody of something提醒某人某件事情
8.be up to somebody由某人确定
【全文翻译】
宫崎骏的电影如何继续把我们带向天空
很少有电影人能够像宫崎骏(Hayao Miyazaki)一样,在奇思妙想、艺术造诣、故事讲述方面达到如此高度,这位编剧兼导演笔下的现代寓言故事似乎是要证明,一个人“耽于幻想”并非是缺点,而是一项长处。
飞翔中的角色时常在现实与精神的国度之间横越。在宫崎骏最新作品《你想活出怎样的人生》(The Boy and the Heron)中,飞翔甚至成为了生与死之间的通道。创作这部电影时,宫崎骏已经82岁,而这也是他对“人之必死”的主题所进行的一次最直白、最连贯的探究。
宫崎骏笔下的主人公出生在不完美的世界,人们会得病、死去、发动战争和造成毁坏,但即使在这位电影大师对人性最悲观的描绘中,即使在他强调我们内心最可怕的冲动时,他的影片终归还是给予人极其饱含希望的梦——梦到自己在飞。
宫崎骏告诉我们,想要让人类体会到某种超验经历,飞翔是少数将其具象化的方法之一。它让我们看到真实的自我,和身上真正的潜能。但他也永远不忘提醒我们:有上天之日,就会有落地之时。只是落在何处,由我们自己决定。
拓展练习阅读理解参考答案
1.C 2.B 3.D