賓大 Tina 老師

雖然Tina老師的課排的滿滿滿  但是還是有抓到最近的時事唷   最近奧斯卡頒獎典禮上鬧的沸沸揚揚

雖然少年PI的奇幻漂流沒有獲得最佳影片獎  BUT！！ 這部片不論在３Ｄ使用跟劇情表現手法都呈現了嶄新的角度

李安得到最佳導演獎真的是實至名歸啊！！！連美國某報不服氣辦了個網路投票，也有70％的網友認為李安是值得獲得這個獎項的！！

接下來介紹一下這部片，還沒看過這部片以及還想更加了解這部片的同學們可以欣賞一下唷！！

少年pi的奇幻漂流(電影製作過程)　http://journey.lifeofpimovie.com/#!/

少年pi的奇幻漂流(原文小說)   https://mega.co.nz/#!wlRyDb6R!JXr7xnCeYm5smJ_MpGdA2zbZh14PcdnpLs8r-MYa5XY

Ang Lee’s Life of Pi Movie

 李安新作《少年PI的奇幻漂流》中英簡介　　

以下文章出處：《活用空中美語English 4U 第163期》再整理而成

Imagine you’re trapped on a lifeboat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Your family has disappeared, and your only companion is an enormous Bengal tiger…

試著想像你被困在太平洋中的一艘救生艇上。你的家人都不見了，而你唯一的同伴只剩下一頭體型龐大的孟加拉虎…。

This is the situation facing Pi Patel, the main character in the movie Life of Pi. Pi, the son of a zookeeper, is a teenager from India. His family is traveling to Canada with their zoo. However, tragedy strikes and their ship sinks. Pi becomes the only survivor of his family and has to share a small lifeboat with a Bengal tiger to cross the Pacific Ocean. In order to survive, Pi realizes that he must overcome not only the loss of his family, but his fear of the tiger. Pi has to learn to tame the tiger and claim dominance of the lifeboat during the journey.

這正是電影《少年Pi的奇幻漂流》的主角，也是動物管理員的兒子─派‧帕特爾，一位印度少年所面臨的情形。他的家人和他們的動物園一起旅行到加拿大。然而，悲劇降臨，他們的船沉沒了。派變成了家中唯一的生還者，而且必須和一隻孟加拉虎共享一艘小救生艇以橫渡太平洋。為了生存，派理解到他必須克服的不僅僅是失去家人的傷痛，還有他對老虎的恐懼。派必須學習馴服老虎並在旅途中宣告在救生艇的主導地位。

The movie, directed by Oscar-winner Ang Lee, is based on Yann Martel’s bestselling novel Life of Pi. In addition to being a story of adventure and survival, it raises profound questions about belief in God and in oneself.

這部由李安所執導的電影是根據楊•馬泰爾所撰寫的同名暢銷小說改編而成。除了是個冒險和生存的故事外，它也提出關於相信上帝或相信自己的深奧問題。

Life of Pi, though an award-winning novel, has long been considered too difficult to film. In the movie, the two main characters, Pi and the tiger, cannot speak to one another. So the images are supposed to tell the emotional story of the movie, and its actor must be good at interpreting the grief and loneliness that the character goes through.

《少年Pi的奇幻漂流》雖然是本得獎小說，但卻一直被認為不容易被拍成電影。在電影裡，派和老虎兩位主角，無法彼此對話。因此，影像得呈現電影情節中情感的部分，而它的演員必須擅於詮釋角色所經歷的悲傷和孤獨。

 Lee claimed these difficulties were what attracted him to the project, stating “I wanted to be the one to do it.” He finally picked Suraj Sharma, a student from India, to play Pi. Lee said Sharma has “the innocence to capture our attention, the depth of character to break our hearts, and the physicality needed to embody Pi on his journey.” That’s also why Sharma could beat out over 3,000 young men for the lead role.

李安宣稱這些難題正是吸引他承接此案的原因，並說「我想成為那位完成(此部電影拍攝)的人。」他最後挑選一位名叫蘇瑞吉‧沙瑪的印度學生來飾演派。李安說沙瑪擁有「吸引人的純真，其性格的深度足以打動人心，以及旅程中派所需要呈現的體態。」這也是為何沙瑪能夠打敗三千多位年輕人並爭取到主角。

To meet the visual challenges of the movie, Lee filmed in 3D for the first time to capture Martel’s novel in breathtaking fashion. Lee hopes that the movie will move and delight audiences with its artistic vision.

為了迎接電影的視覺挑戰，李安首次運用3D拍攝，以令人驚豔的方式捕捉馬泰爾的小說情節。李安希望透過視覺的藝術美感，這部電影能打動並娛樂觀眾。

 【Vocabulary】 

companion   n. 同伴 

My closest childhood companion was my dog Rex. 

我最親密的兒時玩伴是我的小狗雷克斯。

tragedy   n. 悲劇 

The 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster was a terrible tragedy for Japan. 

西元2011年的福島核能災害對日本來說是個可怕的悲劇。 

survivor   n. 生還者；倖存者 

survive   v. 存活 

The survivors from the air crash have been taken to the hospital. 

墜機事故的生還者已被送去醫院了。

overcome (overcome-overcame-overcome)   v. 克服 

A positive attitude helps you overcome difficulties and find more joy in life. 

樂觀的態度能幫助你克服困難，並在生活中找到更多的喜樂。 

tame (tame-tamed-tamed)   v. 馴服 

In the old days, cowboys used to tame wild horses. 

牛仔過去都得要馴服野馬。

adventure   n. 冒險 

Taking a boat down the Amazon River would be quite an adventure. 

搭船航行於亞馬遜河真可謂是場冒險。

emotional   adj. 情感上的 

Dogs have emotional needs, so we have to play with them. 

小狗因為有情感上的需求，所以我們必須陪牠們玩耍。 

interpret   v. 詮釋 

The ballet used dance to interpret Shakespeare’s work Romeo and Juliet. 

芭蕾舞劇運用舞蹈詮釋莎士比亞的作品《羅密歐與茱麗葉》。 

capture one’s attention  phr. 使某人感興趣；吸引某人 

The beautiful dress in the shop window really captured Amy’s attention. 

商店櫥窗裡的美麗洋裝十分吸引艾咪的注意。 

breathtaking   adj. 驚人的；令人屏息的 

The Victoria Falls is one of the most breathtaking waterfalls in the world. 

維多利亞瀑布是世界上最壯麗的瀑布之一。 

delight   v. 愉悅；欣喜 

Paul and his band delighted everyone with their musical performance. 

保羅和他的樂團透過音樂表演為每個人帶來歡樂。

vision   n. 美景；夢一般的事物 

In my dream I had a beautiful vision of blue sky and clear lakes. 

在我的夢裡有幅藍天澈水的唯美景象。

【字彙小補帖】

lifeboat   n. 救生艇 

the Pacific Ocean   n. 太平洋 

zookeeper   n. 動物園管理員 

dominance   n. 支配(地位)；優勢 

profound   adj. 深度的；深刻的 

grief   n. 悲傷 

innocence   n. 純真 

physicality   n. 體格特徵 

embody   v. 體現

fashion   n. 方式

artistic   adj. 藝術的；精美的

【句型】

 be based on「以…為根據」

 The Tomb Raider movies are actually based on a video game.

《古墓奇兵》系列電影實際上是改編自電玩遊戲。

go through「經歷」

 Mark went through a difficult time after he lost his job.

在失去工作後，馬克經歷了一段困苦時光。