❶Japan’s Walt Disney—Hayao Miyazaki
2019-06-14ByHelenMcCarthy陈树梅
By Helen McCarthy/陈树梅(译)
◆语篇导读
众所周知,宫崎骏是日本动画界的一个传奇,没有他,日本的动画事业会逊色不少。他出品的动画电影以其精湛的技术、动人的故事和温暖的风格在动漫界独树一帜。你想从宫崎骏的动画作品、制片思想和艺术特色等方面了解他吗?
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 (东映动画公司)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 (《幽灵公主》), 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 (《千与千寻》)and Howl's Moving Castle (《哈尔的移动城堡》)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.
◆词语积淀
castle/΄ka:sl/n.城堡
award/ə΄wɔrd/v.授予;判给
wizard/΄wɪzəd/n.男巫
greedy/΄gri:di/adj.贪婪的
shadow/΄ʃædəʊ/v.投下阴影
peak/pi:k/n.山峰;巅峰
fuel/΄fju:əl/n. 燃料
ruin/΄ru:ɪn/n.废墟
witch/wɪtʃ/n.巫婆;女巫
complex/΄kɒmpleks/adj.复杂的
◆典句赏析
1.The 77-year-old director is the latest winner of Career Achievement Award,which is awarded by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.这位77岁的导演是由洛杉矶影评人协会最新授予的终身成就奖获得者。
本句是复合句。which引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词the latest winner of Career Achievement Award;77-year-old是复合形容词,意为“77岁的”,常修饰名词作定语;the winner of...是固定短语,意为“……的获胜者”。
【即时尝试】这位8岁的女孩是儿童歌唱比赛一等奖获得者。___
2.As a storyteller,he tells tales that are full of mystery and imagination.作为一个故事讲述者,他讲的故事充满了神秘感和想象力。
本句是复合句。that引导的是定语从句,修饰先行词tales;as作介词,意为“作为”,其后通常跟名词;be full of...是固定短语,意为“满是……;充满……”。
【即时尝试】作为青少年,我们应该充满朝气。___
3.Miyazaki's films often remind people that the earth is weak.宫崎骏的电影经常提醒人们地球是脆弱的。
这是一个复合句。that the earth is weak是由that引导的宾语从句;remind作动词,意为“提醒”,其常见的搭配形式:remind sb.of sth.(提醒某人某事;使某人想起某事)、remind sb.that...(提醒某人……)。
【即时尝试】这首歌常让我想起我的童年。
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译文助读
他经常被称为“日本的华特·迪士尼”。在他的电影中,城堡在天空中飞翔,公主们保护着地球。他就是日本最伟大的动画导演之一——宫崎骏。
宫崎骏出生于1941年1月,1963年他加入东映动画公司。这位77岁的导演是由洛杉矶影评人协会最新授予的终身成就奖获得者,他于2019年1月获得该荣誉。
50多年来,宫崎骏已经制作了11部动画电影。作为一个故事讲述者,他讲的故事充满了神秘感和想象力。在他的电影中,巫师变成了灰色的鸟,年轻的女孩一夜之间变成了90岁的女人,贪婪的父母变成了猪。
作为一名艺术家,宫崎骏以其作品中鲜活的色彩和画面而闻名。草地上开满了花,乌云遮住了影子,岩石层叠的小山从白雪覆盖的山峰中耸立。宫崎骏的电影仍然是手绘创作的,这给了电影一个特殊的呈现。
宫崎骏的电影经常提醒人们地球是脆弱的。在影片《幽灵公主》中,村民们摧毁森林为炼铁厂提供燃料。到电影结尾时,整个世界都成了废墟。这显示了人与自然的斗争。
更重要的是,在电影中没有明确的好坏。一旦你了解了《千与千寻》和《哈尔的移动城堡》中女巫类的角色,你就会发现她们好像并没有那么坏。宫崎骏说他把21世纪看作是一个复杂的时代。简单的想法不能被接受,甚至在儿童作品之中。