By Helen McCarthy/陳樹梅(譯)
眾所周知,宮崎駿是日本動畫界的一個傳奇,沒有他,日本的動畫事業(yè)會遜色不少。他出品的動畫電影以其精湛的技術(shù)、動人的故事和溫暖的風(fēng)格在動漫界獨樹一幟。你想從宮崎駿的動畫作品、制片思想和藝術(shù)特色等方面了解他嗎?
He is often called “Japan's Walt Disney”.In his films,castles fly in the sky and princesses protect the earth.He is one of Japan's greatest animated directors—Hayao Miyazaki.
Hayao Miyazaki was born in January,1941,and he joined Toei Animation (東映動畫公司)in 1963.The 77-yearold director is the latest winner of Career Achievement Award,which is awarded by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.He received the honor in January,2019.
For more than 50 years,Miyazaki has made 11 lively films.As a storyteller,he tells tales that are full of mystery and imagination.In his films,wizards turn into birds of grey,young girls are changed overnight into 90-year-old women,greedy parents are changed into pigs.
As an artist,Miyazaki is known for his lively colors and pictures.Grasslands are covered with flowers and shadowed by clouds.Rocky hills rise toward snow-covered mountain peaks.Miyazaki still makes his films by hand,which gives them a special appearance.
Miyazaki's films often remind people that the earth is weak.In Princess Mononoke (《幽靈公主》), villagers destroy forests to provide fuel for an iron factory.By the end of the film,the whole world is in ruins.This shows the fight between men and nature.
What's more,there is no clear good or bad in the film.The witch-like characters in Spirited Away (《千與千尋》)and Howl's Moving Castle (《哈爾的移動城堡》)don't seem so bad once you get to know them.Miyazaki said he saw the 21st century as a complex time.Simple ideas can't be accepted,even in children's films.
castle/?ka:sl/n.城堡
award/??w?rd/v.授予;判給
wizard/?w?z?d/n.男巫
greedy/?gri:di/adj.貪婪的
shadow/???d??/v.投下陰影
peak/pi:k/n.山峰;巔峰
fuel/?fju:?l/n. 燃料
ruin/?ru:?n/n.廢墟
witch/w?t?/n.巫婆;女巫
complex/?k?mpleks/adj.復(fù)雜的
1.The 77-year-old director is the latest winner of Career Achievement Award,which is awarded by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.這位77歲的導(dǎo)演是由洛杉磯影評人協(xié)會最新授予的終身成就獎獲得者。
本句是復(fù)合句。which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句,修飾先行詞the latest winner of Career Achievement Award;77-year-old是復(fù)合形容詞,意為“77歲的”,常修飾名詞作定語;the winner of...是固定短語,意為“……的獲勝者”。
【即時嘗試】這位8歲的女孩是兒童歌唱比賽一等獎獲得者。___
2.As a storyteller,he tells tales that are full of mystery and imagination.作為一個故事講述者,他講的故事充滿了神秘感和想象力。
本句是復(fù)合句。that引導(dǎo)的是定語從句,修飾先行詞tales;as作介詞,意為“作為”,其后通常跟名詞;be full of...是固定短語,意為“滿是……;充滿……”。
【即時嘗試】作為青少年,我們應(yīng)該充滿朝氣。___
3.Miyazaki's films often remind people that the earth is weak.宮崎駿的電影經(jīng)常提醒人們地球是脆弱的。
這是一個復(fù)合句。that the earth is weak是由that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句;remind作動詞,意為“提醒”,其常見的搭配形式:remind sb.of sth.(提醒某人某事;使某人想起某事)、remind sb.that...(提醒某人……)。
【即時嘗試】這首歌常讓我想起我的童年。
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譯文助讀
他經(jīng)常被稱為“日本的華特·迪士尼”。在他的電影中,城堡在天空中飛翔,公主們保護著地球。他就是日本最偉大的動畫導(dǎo)演之一——宮崎駿。
宮崎駿出生于1941年1月,1963年他加入東映動畫公司。這位77歲的導(dǎo)演是由洛杉磯影評人協(xié)會最新授予的終身成就獎獲得者,他于2019年1月獲得該榮譽。
50多年來,宮崎駿已經(jīng)制作了11部動畫電影。作為一個故事講述者,他講的故事充滿了神秘感和想象力。在他的電影中,巫師變成了灰色的鳥,年輕的女孩一夜之間變成了90歲的女人,貪婪的父母變成了豬。
作為一名藝術(shù)家,宮崎駿以其作品中鮮活的色彩和畫面而聞名。草地上開滿了花,烏云遮住了影子,巖石層疊的小山從白雪覆蓋的山峰中聳立。宮崎駿的電影仍然是手繪創(chuàng)作的,這給了電影一個特殊的呈現(xiàn)。
宮崎駿的電影經(jīng)常提醒人們地球是脆弱的。在影片《幽靈公主》中,村民們摧毀森林為煉鐵廠提供燃料。到電影結(jié)尾時,整個世界都成了廢墟。這顯示了人與自然的斗爭。
更重要的是,在電影中沒有明確的好壞。一旦你了解了《千與千尋》和《哈爾的移動城堡》中女巫類的角色,你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)她們好像并沒有那么壞。宮崎駿說他把21世紀(jì)看作是一個復(fù)雜的時代。簡單的想法不能被接受,甚至在兒童作品之中。