「很久以前,有一個小女孩,女孩有個影子,女孩和影子,共用一個靈魂,女孩吃東西,食物溫暖又美味,影子肚子餓,只能吃兔子,生冷又血腥。聖誕節時,女孩收到精美玩具,柔軟又舒服,影子的玩具,卻尖銳又冰冷,她伸手想玩,馬上劃破手指。女孩遇到白馬王子,墜入愛河,而影子遇到了亞伯拉罕,她愛不愛他根本不重要,他只是女孩那王子的影子。後來,女孩生下第一個孩子,一個漂亮的小女娃,而影子...卻生下一個小怪物,安柏拉天生愛笑。女孩生下第二個孩子,這次是個小男生,醫生得剖開她的肚子取出寶寶,影子比照辦理,但她只能...自己來,她為他取名布魯托,他天生愛火。所以呢,影子恨透了女孩,恨了好久好久,直到有天,影子終於明白,上天是在考驗她。」
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一,《#我們》開場,阿蒂在遊樂園裡獲得一件麥可傑克遜的《顫慄》T-Shirt。她趁父親不注意時,走入一間鏡屋,看見一名穿著打扮與外貌跟她一模一樣的女孩。驚慌失措的阿蒂逃出鏡屋,失語好一段時日,透過舞蹈,抒發內心的恐懼,重新找回聲音,回到生活的常軌。許多年後,阿蒂結婚,並與丈夫育有兩個孩子,但她內心隱約感到不安,總覺得年幼時看見的女孩會再次出現在她的生命之中。
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Netflix 已經上線 Jordan Peele 導演的《我們》,看過電影的朋友,可以讀一下麥可傑克遜的《顫慄》歌詞,會發現這首歌根本是「#深度解析」阿蒂和女孩的心情和她們所做的任何行動!
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「It's Close To Midnight
午夜時分
And Something Evil's Lurking In The Dark
#魔鬼在暗處隱藏
Under The Moonlight
月光之下
You See A Sight That Almost Stops Your Heart
這幅景象幾乎能讓你心臟停止
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You Try To Scream
想要尖叫
But Terror Takes The Sound Before You Make It
恐怖卻讓你聲帶失效
You Start To Freeze
渾身冰涼
As Horror Looks You Right Between The Eyes
#驚駭眼中閃光
You're Paralyzed
你完全癱瘓
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You Hear The Door Slam
門猛地關上
And Realize There's Nowhere Left To Run
你意識到無處可逃
You Feel The Cold Hand
手腳冰涼
And Wonder If You'll Ever See The Sun
#不知能否得見明日朝陽
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You Close Your Eyes
閉上眼睛
And Hope That This Is Just Imagination
希望一切只是幻想
But All The While
時時刻刻
You Hear The Creature Creepin' Up Behind
你都聽見鬼怪在偷偷來到身旁
You're Out Of Time
你來不及逃竄
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They're Out To Get You,
#它們出來抓你
There's Demons Closing In On Every Side
惡靈四面逼近
They Will Possess You
它們將迷住你
Unless You Change The Number On Your Dial
除非你掉頭離去
Now Is The Time For You
現在正是時候
And I To Cuddle Close Together
讓我們緊擁一起
All Thru The Night
整個夜晚
I'll Save You From The Terror On The Screen,
我會把你從那些妖魔的手中救出
I'll Make You See
我要讓你看見
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Cause This Is Thriller, Thriller Night
因為這是顫慄之夜
And No One's Gonna Save You
沒人能救你於
From The Beast About Strike
猛獸之口
You Know It's Thriller, Thriller Night
你看,這就是顫慄之夜
You're Fighting For Your Life
#要活命就要拼搏
Inside A Killer, Thriller Tonight
在這個陰森的顫慄之夜
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Cause This Is Thriller, Thriller Night
因為這是顫慄之夜
There Ain't No Second Chance
與百眼妖魔的戰鬥
Against The Thing With Forty Eyes
#不是你死就是我亡
You Know It's Thriller, Thriller Night
你看,這就是顫慄之夜
You're Fighting For Your Life
要活命,就要拼搏
Inside Of Killer, Thriller Tonight
在這個陰森的顫慄之夜」
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(#中文歌詞翻譯出處:https://reurl.cc/NXQWam)
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二,《我們》也放了 Janelle Monáe 的「I like that」作為插曲,這首歌的 MV 可以看到 Janelle Monáe 分裂出多個自己,與電影的內容有著呼應。
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三,「能在天空底下長大該有多麼幸福,可以感受陽光、清風、綠樹,你們卻覺得理所當然,我們也是活生生的人,有眼睛、牙齒、雙手、血肉,跟你們一模一樣。」
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《逃出絕命鎮》談種族議題,《我們》講的是階級,地上與地下世界是階級,上流階層坐享一切,卻不懂得珍惜,底層群體的需求被忽視被剝削,他們本來習慣吞忍一切,直到「革命意識」的注入,給予他們希望,決定走上地面(抗爭),打破階級之間的界線。《我們》其實是融合了科幻與驚悚元素的《悲慘世界》。
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四,《我們》也可視為人與自我的戰爭(我喜歡劇本的概念),為了獲得更好的人生(權勢、利益),我們都可能變得殘暴(無情),甚至可以謀殺一部份的自己(影子),來確保自己可以繼續維持階級上的優勢。
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五,#Lupita_Nyongo 演得非常好,儘管阿蒂與女孩的外貌與舉止差異頗大,我們卻能在 Lupita Nyong'o 的表演細節中,看見兩個角色(靈魂)的微妙相似之處。奧斯卡獎沒有提名女主角,是我心目中的年度遺珠之一。
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除了 Lupita Nyong'o 外,飾演兒女的兩位年輕演員(Shahadi Wright Joseph 和 Evan Alex )也演超好,兩種性格的反差都處理得很細膩。
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六,女孩臨死前的口哨聲,超級淒涼,被奪走的人生,被奪去的幸福,只剩殘響。
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七,無論是《逃出絕命鎮》或《我們》,我都很喜歡(而且都禁得起反覆重看),氣氛處理出色,故事概念也有很多想像空間,我會繼續期待 #Jordan_Peele 導演的日後發展!
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延伸閱讀:《我們》:我變得好不像我自己!
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迪士尼出奇招,花木蘭票價900看嗎?
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🌺Disney’s Bet on Mulan and the Economics of Streaming
《花木蘭》直接登上Disney+,這部要價近900元的電影能幫迪士尼賺錢嗎?
🏹In the latest pandemic-inspired Hollywood shake-up, Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday said it would offer its live-action remake of “Mulan” for sale Sept. 4 exclusively on its new streaming service, Disney+, at about $30 a pop, instead of in theaters as planned.
華特迪士尼公司4日表示,將於9月4日在其新的串流媒體服務Disney+獨家上線真人翻拍版電影《花木蘭》(Mulan),收費約30美元(約台幣880元),而不是按原計劃在電影院上映。這是新冠疫情引發的最新一項好萊塢變革。
-inspire: 刺激、引發
-remake: 翻拍
-a pop: 一張、一個,意思同 a piece
✍常見用法:tickets at $10 a pop 一張票10美元
🦜Other studios have moved movie premieres online in recent months—winning few friends among theater operators. But none has done so in this particular way, as a premium-priced add-on for streaming customers already paying a monthly fee for otherwise all-you-can-eat entertainment.
近幾個月來,其他電影公司也紛紛將影片首映搬到了網上,這種做法招致影廳營運商不滿。但迪士尼把這部電影作為附加服務提供給串流媒體用戶,且定價不低,這些用戶已經為套餐型娛樂服務支付每月訂閱費,到目前為止,還沒有一家電影公司採用過如此特別的方式在網路首映。
-翻譯技巧:“winning few friends among theater operators”
原句直譯為「在影廳營運商中贏得很少朋友」,太過直覺且不符合中文語境。此時我們可以換另一個角度思考原文想傳達什麼意思,將「贏得很少朋友」轉化為「招致不滿」,兼顧英文原意且更符合中文邏輯。
-premium-priced: 高訂價
✍常見用法:add/pay a premium 支付溢價、加價
🏮For now, though, it’s unclear whether Disney’s move was a one-time response to extenuating circumstances created by a global public-health crisis, as Chief Executive Bob Chapek suggested Tuesday on a conference call with Wall Street analysts, or a sign of things to come.
不過,目前尚不清楚迪士尼此舉是對全球公共衛生危機造成的特殊環境所做的一次性反應,還是未來模式的一個訊號。迪士尼首席執行長Bob Chapek 於4日在與華爾街分析師的電話會議上暗示是前者。
-one-time response: 一時反應
-extenuate: 減輕、緩和
-conference call, con-call: 電話會議
🥇Debuting a $200 million movie on a proprietary, premium video-on-demand service is without precedent, so there’s no clear way to estimate how online sales of Disney’s “Mulan” would stack up against a hypothetical run in theaters.
在專用的優質影片點播服務首映一部製作成本2億美元的電影是史無前例的,因此沒有明確方法來估算,若與假設的影院放映情況相比,《花木蘭》線上銷售情況會如何。
-proprietary: 專用的、專有的
-without precedent: 前無來者、史無前例,同 unprecedented
-stack up:累積、疊高,此處指「推動銷售量」
未完待續⋯⋯⋯
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B. actions / translated to
C. transactions / equal to
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[時事英文] 言論自由與冠狀病毒
在自由的社會中,每位公民都能依照個人的自由意志來行使權利。言論自由讓每位公民都能監督政府,要求政府改變不公不義的法規與政策。
In a free society, all citizens must be able to pursue their own paths, set their own goals, and think for themselves. The freedom of speech safeguards these rights as it enables us to challenge and change government regulations and laws we find oppressive and unjust.
歷史表明,在缺乏監督機制的情況下,政府的絕對權力將導致絕對的腐化。即便有些言論不合我們的心意,但禁止人們發聲不僅限制了言論自由,也剝奪了人們聽取他人意見的權利。禁止言論,並不能禁絕思想。唯有透過對話與協商,才能達成共識,而使社會進步。
History has shown that without the corrective mechanism of free speech, governments would consolidate their powers without regard for the rights and freedom of those whom they ought to serve. To deny people of free speech is a double wrong, because doing so would also deprive people of the right to listen, even though some speech would undoubtedly make us feel uncomfortable. Banning certain speech would not result in the elimination of ideas. It is through engagement and negotiation that we can reach consensus and progress as a society.
每個人都應享有批評政府的權利,而無需擔心遭受迫害。這也是當今公民得以贏得諸多權利的原因。言論自由是值得全體人類努力爭取的基本人權。
All people ought to have the right to criticize their government without fear of persecution, because it is how we have won the rights we have today. The freedom of speech is a fundamental human right and it’s worth fighting to protect.
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《紐約時報》報導:
Trevor Noah, the host of “The Daily Show,” has won praise on the Chinese internet for his searing criticism of the Trump administration’s mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic. So has Jerry Kowal, an American who makes Chinese-language videos chronicling the dire situation in New York.
1. win praise 贏得讚賞
2. searing criticism 猛烈抨擊
3. mishandle (v.) 對⋯⋯處理不當
4. chronicle 記錄
5. a dire situation 可怕的情況
因為猛烈抨擊川普政府對新冠病毒疫情的應對不當,《每日秀》主持人特雷弗・諾亞(編按:中國網民給他取了一個暱稱叫崔娃)在中國的網路上備受讚賞。受到追捧的還有郭傑瑞,作為美國人,他製作的中文影片記錄了紐約的可怕情形。
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China’s response to the virus has its own sharp-eyed critics at home, and they have found a vastly different reception. One resident of the virus-struck city of Wuhan who writes under the name Fang Fang documented despair, misery and everyday life in an online diary, and has endured withering attacks on social media. Three citizen journalists who posted videos from Wuhan in the first weeks of the outbreak disappeared and are widely believed to be in government custody.
6. response to 回應
7. sharp-eyed 眼尖的;目光敏銳的
8. a vastly different reception 截然不同的對待
9. virus-struck 病毒侵襲
10. document (v.) 記錄
11. endure attacks 忍受攻擊
12. withering 令人難堪的;嚴厲的
13. be in government custody 被政府監禁(或拘留)
中國對疫情的應對在國內也引發了尖銳的批評,但這些批評者卻遭到了截然不同的對待。在病毒肆虐的武漢,一位筆名方方的居民用網路日記記錄了人們的絕望、痛苦和日常生活,結果她在社群媒體上遭到了猛烈的攻擊。在疫情暴發的前幾週,三位在武漢發布影片的公民記者失蹤了,人們普遍認為政府把他們抓走了。
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The pandemic unfolded dramatically differently in China from the way it has in the rest of the world — at least, if one believes state-run Chinese media. Chinese news outlets used words like “purgatory” and “apocalypse” to describe the tragic hospital scenes in Italy and Spain. They have run photos of British and American medical workers wearing garbage bags as protective gear. A lot of the same miseries happened in China, but those reports were called “rumors” and censored.
14. pandemic 全球性流行病
15. unfold 展開;顯露
16. state-run 國營;國有
17. news outlet 新聞出處
18. purgatory 煉獄
19. apocalypse 末日(天啟)
在中國,這場大流行的展現方式與世界其他地方截然不同——至少,如果你相信中國官方媒體的話。中國的新聞媒體用「煉獄」和「末日」這樣的詞來描述義大利和西班牙醫院裡的悲慘情形。它們還登載了英國和美國的醫務人員把垃圾袋當防護服的照片。中國也有很多類似的悲劇,但那些報導被稱為「謠言」而遭到刪除。
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The death of Li Wenliang, the whistle-blowing doctor in Wuhan, on Feb. 6 galvanized many Chinese people into demanding freedom of speech. Online sentiment became much more skeptical, and many young people openly challenged the party’s message.
20. a whistleblower 吹哨者
21. galvanize somebody into… 激起;使震驚
22. freedom of speech 言論自由
23. online sentiment 網路輿情
24. skeptical 存疑的;持懷疑態度的
25. openly challenge 公開挑戰(或質疑)
2月6日,武漢吹哨醫生李文亮的去世激起了許多中國人對言論自由的要求。網路上的懷疑情緒更多,許多年輕人公開質疑黨的訊息。
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Then the United States and other countries bungled their own responses, and China’s propaganda machine saw an opportunity. Using the West’s transparency and free flow of information, state media outlets chronicled how badly others have managed the crisis. Their message: Those countries should copy China’s model. For good measure, the propaganda machine revved up its attacks on anybody who dared to question the government’s handling of the pandemic. For many people in China, the push is working. Wielding a mix of lies and partial truths, some young people are waging online attacks against individuals and countries that contradict their belief in China’s superior response.
26. bungle 弄糟;(笨手笨腳地)把……搞砸
27. propaganda machine 宣傳機器
28. see an opportunity 看見機會
29. manage a crisis
30. transparency 透明度
31. free flow of information 資訊的自由流動
32. chronicle (v.) 記錄
33. rev up sb/sth(使)活躍;(使)積極
34. dare to question 敢於質疑
後來,當美國和其它國家搞砸了各自的疫情應對時,中國的宣傳機器看到了機會。中國官媒利用西方媒體的透明度和資訊的自由流動,記錄了其它國家在應對危機時的糟糕表現。他們的訊息是:這些國家應該效仿中國模式。此外,宣傳機器還加大力度,攻擊那些敢質疑中國政府處理疫情方式的人。
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Many of the same people praising Mr. Noah have been slinging arrows and rocks at Fang Fang, whose real name is Wang Fang, for telling the truth about China. Her diary was moderate and personal, and a place where many of us turned for comfort during the darkest hours of China’s epidemic. But after Harper Collins announced plans to publish it in English, tens of thousands of online users descended on her Weibo account, saying she was a traitor for supporting the enemy’s narrative.
35. sling arrows and rocks 口誅筆伐
36. tell the truth about 說了關於⋯⋯的實話
37. moderate 溫和的
38. turn to comfort 尋求慰藉
39. the darkest hours 最黑暗的時刻
40. descend on 突襲;向⋯⋯湧來
41. a traitor 叛徒;賣國賊
在這些讚美諾亞的人中,有很多卻對真名為汪芳的方方口誅筆伐,就因為她說了關於中國的實話。她的日記是溫和而私人的,在中國疫情蔓延最黑暗的時刻,我們中的許多人都在這裡尋求安慰。但在哈珀柯林斯出版社宣布計劃出版該日記的英文版後,成千上萬的網民攻擊了方方的微博帳號,說她在支持敵人的敘事,是個賣國賊。
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The online backlash has been so severe, Fang Fang wrote on Weibo, that it reminds her of the Cultural Revolution, the decade of political violence and chaos that she saw as a child. The only comfort, she wrote, is that “this type of Cultural Revolution is only conducted in cyberspace.”
42. online backlash 網路上的強烈反對
43. the Cultural Revolution 文化大革命
44. remind sb of sth 使⋯⋯想起⋯⋯
45. political violence and chaos 政治暴力與混亂
方方在微博上寫道,這種網路叫罵是如此嚴重,令她回想起兒時目睹文化大革命的政治暴力和混亂的十年。唯一的寬慰是「這種文革只在網路空間進行著」,她寫道。
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May everyone in the world have the freedom to criticize their governments without fear. May we, no matter what our opinions are, speak out to safeguard human rights.
願世人都能享有言論自由,批評政府時無須擔驚受怕。即便意見相左,都能為捍衛人權而奮鬥。
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《紐約時報》完整報導:https://nyti.ms/35aI90l
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