Module 6 Films and TV Programmes

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词汇短语园地

1. interest  vt.  使感兴趣

（1）interest sb/oneself in sth  使感兴趣;使忙于

Politics doesn’t interest me.

我对政治不感兴趣。

She has always interested herself in her work.

她总是忙于她的工作。

（2）interest sb to do sth  使某人有兴趣做某事

It may interest you to know that Jimmy didn’t leave here.

或许你有兴趣知道吉米并没有离开这里。

（1）be interested in sth/sb  对某事 / 人感兴趣

I’m very interested in history.

我对历史很感兴趣。

（2）be interested in doing sth  有兴趣做某事

Anyone who is interested in joining the club should contact us at the address below.

有意加入俱乐部者请按下面的地址和我们联系。

（3）be interested to do sth  对做某事有兴趣

We would be interested to hear your views on this subject.

我们很想听听你对这个课题的看法。

2. argue  vi.  争论;争吵

My sisters are always arguing.

我的姐妹们总是争论不休。

（1）argue with sb （about/over sth）  （因某事）与某人争吵

We are always arguing with each other about money.

我们总是为钱争吵。

Don’t argue with me—just do it.

不要和我争辩，只管去做吧。

（2）argue sb into/out of doing sth  说服某人做 / 不做某事

They want to argue me into supporting their plans.

他们想说服我支持他们的计划。

My wife tried to argue me out of smoking.

我的妻子努力說服我戒烟。

（3）argue for/against （doing） sth  据理力争 / 反对（做）某事

They argued for the right to work.

他们据理力争工作的权利。

（4）argue with sth 不承认（通常用于否定句）

He’s a really successful man—you can’t argue with that.

他是一个真正成功的人，你不得不承认这个事实。

argument  n.  争吵;辩论;论据;理由

arguable  adj.  可论证的;有论据的;无把握的

argumentative  adj.  好争论的;爱辩论的

3. character  n.  角色;人物;性格;品质

They are the two main characters in the play.

他们是该剧中的两个主角。

It’s a good story， but I find some of the characters rather unconvincing.

这是个好故事，但我觉得有几个人物不太令人信服。

They look alike but have very different characters.

他们长得很像，但是性格却很不同。

This lady is a nice woman of great character.

这位女士是位品德高尚的人。

in character/out of character  符合 / 不符合某人的性格

in character with sth  与……风格相同

have a strong/weak character  个性强 / 不强

4. brave  adj.  勇敢的

I wasn’t brave enough to tell her the truth.

我没有勇气告诉她真相。

lf you are not brave， you’ll lose your last chance.

如果你不够勇敢，你将失去最后的机会。

brave new  新颖的;崭新的

put on a brave face/put a brave face on sth  强装自信、快乐;佯装满不在乎

brave  vt.  勇敢面对;冒（风险）;经受（磨难）

He didn’t feel up to braving the journalists at the airport.

他怯于在机场直接面对记者。

the brave  勇敢的人

America—the land of the free and the home of the brave.

美国——自由者和勇士的家园。

5. be/fall in love with  爱上;喜欢

Anna was in love with this man.

安娜与这个男人相爱了。

They fell in love with each other and got married at last.

他们爱上了对方，最后结婚了。

（just） for love / （just） for the love of sth  出于爱好;不收报酬;无偿

for the love of God  看在上帝的份上

6. to one’s surprise/to the surprise of sb  令某人吃惊的是

To everyone’s surprise， Jim passed the exam at last.

让所有人吃惊的是，吉姆最后通过了考试。

To the surprise of the young couple， they found their car missing.

使这对年轻夫妇吃惊的是，他们发现车不见了。

比较：in surprise和to one’s surprise的区别

in surprise意为“惊奇地”，常位于动词之后，作状语，表示方式;to one’s surprise或to the surprise of sb意为“使某人吃惊的是”，常位于句首，作状语，表示行为的结果。

David turned around and looked at me in surprise.

大卫转过身来惊讶地看着我。

Much to my surprise， she failed in the examination.

使我非常惊讶的是，她考试居然没及格。

7. come out  出现;出版

The rain stopped and the sun came out.

雨停后太阳出来了。

When does her new book come out？

她的新书何时出版？

8. play a part  扮演角色;发挥作用

Lucy played a minor part in the new movie.

露西在这部新电影中扮演了一个小角色。

The media played an important part in the last election.

大众传媒在上一次选举中发挥了重要作用。

9. care about  关心;顾虑;在乎

She cares deeply about environmental issues.

她对环境问题深感担忧。

He genuinely cares about his employees.

他真誠地关心他的雇员。

care for sb  照顾、照料（病、老、幼者）;

深深地爱;非常喜欢

She moved back home to care for her elderly parents.

她搬回家住，好照料年迈的父母。

He cared for her more than she realized.

她不知道他是多么在乎她。

10. every now and then （again）  有时;偶尔

Every now and then he regretted his decision.

他有时为自己的决定后悔。

We see each other every now and then.

我们偶尔相见。

11. at the age of  在……岁时

He left school at the age of 18.

他在18岁时辍学了。

for ages  很长时间

at an early age  幼年

under age  未到法定年龄

over the age of  ……岁以上

be/act your age  行为和年龄相称;举止不再孩子气

跟踪导练（一）

阅读理解

A

Films to Watch in March

Greta

A lonely young waitress finds a handbag on a New York subway train. Luckily， the address is inside， so she returns it to the piano teacher who left it there. She then discovers that the piano teacher makes a habit of dropping bags around the city on purpose to make new friends. Directed by Neil Jordan， the actors are attractive. Grace Moretz is the waitress and Isabelle Huppert is the one who admires her. Thanks to them， Greta winds up being far more enjoyable than it has any right to be.

The Aftermath

The Aftermath is one of the few World War Ⅱ-related films. Based on Rhidian Brook’s novel， this touching romantic movie is starred by Keira Knightley， who is the wife of a British officer. She hates the Germans because her son was killed in an air raid （突襲）. But is there a chance that a tall， dark and handsome man might persuade her to overcome her hate？

Captain Marvel

It took Marvel Studios a decade to finally make a female superhero. It’s also the first Marvel film to be directed by a woman， who has directed Half Nelson and Missisippi Grind. Captain Marvel is set in the 1990s. The Oscar-winning Brie Larson stars as Carol Danvers， a US Air Force fighter pilot， while Samuel L Jackson， as usual， plays Nick Fury.

Dumbo

Dumbo is a classic Disney cartoon， and there have been plenty of those kind of movies in recent years. Burton always has inspirations to direct such kind of movies from Edward Scissorhands to Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Magical figures have always been his favorite characters.

1. Who works on a different job？

A. Isabelle Huppert. B. Keira Knightley.

C. Rhidian Brook. D. Brie Larson.

2. What makes Captain Marvel special？

A. Its winning Oscar. B. Its female director.

C. Its time setting. D. Its leading role.

3. Which film is better for a 7-year-old kid to watch？

A. The Aftermath B. Captain Marvel

C. Greta D. Dumbo

B

When my family moved to the United States from Colombia， I was 9 years old and knew little about English. As time passed， teachers finally knew all of their students and slowly everyone began to head inside， except for me. No one called out my name， and no one seemed to know I existed. I spent the next month in my new classroom quietly. I felt a wave of fear， loneliness and sadness came over me.

It turned out the school administration never cared that I didn’t speak English， but something else was teaching me English. Every morning when my aunt drove me to school and picked me up， she always had 106.7 Light FM on. It was this station that introduced my young ears to the English sounds of R&B， soul， jazz and much more.

Because of Sabrina the Teenage Witch， I learned the difference between “witch” and “which”. While watching the TV show South Park， I was attracted by the funny characters. I related “You bastards！” to anger and saved it in my mental word bank. In fact， thanks to pop culture， the world of English became not so hard to me while it was being turned down at school.

I also learned how to express my emotions thanks to pop culture. One day at school， we were taking a math quiz and the whole class was quiet. Suddenly， the tip of my pencil broke and I shouted loudly， “You bastards！” Everyone held their breath in surprise and I laughed to myself because something at that moment told me I had just learned my first bad word in English.

Four months passed before the school placed me into an ESL program. By this time， I was speaking broken English and making myself understood. Finally， I learned how to speak and write English at a more advanced level， and I owe it all to pop culture.

4. Why did the author feel sad when she moved to the US？

A. She missed her hometown.

B. No one paid attention to her at school.

C. She was looked down upon for poor grades.

D. Learning a new language was too difficult for her.

5. How did the author first learn English？

A. By talking with her aunt.

B. By working in radio stations.

C. By listening to English songs.

D. By watching funny TV shows.

6. How did the author feel after realizing she shouted “You bastards！”？

A. Happy. B. Upset.

C. Surprised. D. Nervous.

7. What is the best title for the text？

A. My Life Experiences in the US

B. How I Fell in Love with Music

C. Pop Culture Taught Me English

D. How I Overcame Learning Difficulties

跟蹤导练（二）

完形填空

Several years of school led to the very important day—my first trip to college！ And it was on that day that I learned one of my life’s most  lessons.

As we drove to college， my mother asked， “Sam， do you have any gum？” She  chewed （咀嚼） gum！ I was driving， so I told her to  herself to the gum in my bag. My surprise  when she found the gum and said， “Oh， honey， this is my  gum. Even when I was a child， I always loved this gum.” Then I was really . How was it possible that this woman who raised me enjoyed such a（n）  pleasure in life， yet I had no idea of it？ “Mom， how did I not  that you chewed gum？”

I remember whenever we went anywhere as a  when I was a child， Dad would always stop by a  and buy three Cokes from it， one to  with Mom， one for the three girls， and the  one for us three brothers.  these， Dad always bought a pack of ， and it was the very flavor （味道） that my mother had just taken from my bag.

Hearing my question， my mother just  and said， “Honey， the  had only seven sticks.” It was at that exact moment that I realized she had made a  all those years. She’d given each of us children a stick and then one to Dad—seven sticks gone and the pack empty，  none for herself.

I  then that， while my mother made huge sacrifices （犧牲） for us， she also made a million  ones that went unnoticed.

1. A. interesting B. important C. difficult D. different

2. A. never B. sometimes C. always D. once

3. A. show B. help C. enjoy D. invite

4. A. stopped B. changed C. continued D. appeared

5. A. favorite B. necessary C. secret D. lovely

6. A. satisfied B. moved C. frightened D. shocked

7. A. great B. beautiful C. unusual D. simple

8. A. understand B. explain C. know D. tell

9. A. team B. pair C. family D. group

10. A. shop B. street C. hotel D. school

11. A. eat B. share C. deal D. serve

12. A. cold B. full C. last D. little

13. A. Instead B. Without C. Before D. Besides

14. A. chocolate B. pens C. flowers D. gum

15. A. smiled B. waited C. screamed D. cried

16. A. bag B. pack C. store D. flavor

17. A. choice B. suggestion C. problem D. promise

18. A. having B. giving C. leaving D. buying

19. A. imagined B. replied C. doubted D. realized

20. A. easy B. small C. awful D. real

语法填空

Starting with supporting roles in successful Hollywood films， Despicable Me， Minions managed  （become） one of today’s most popular cartoon idols. And Minions have once again swept the world with their latest film  （perform）.

No one knows too much about where they come from. The only thing we know is that Minions are small， yellow creatures who have existed since the beginning of time， gradually  （develop） from single-celled organisms into beings that exist only to serve a bad person. They are funny and always cause trouble. They usually have one or two eyes.

They  （easy） get worked up and fight with one another. However， they  （come） together when they are faced with difficult  （challenge）. With each having such  simple and clear character， they have attracted hundreds of thousands of fans around the world.

According  their creator， Christopher Meledandri， the Minions today look  （simple） than their appearance at the beginning. Later he saw a capsule （膠囊），  inspired their final design. He believes the simplicity is what helps them stay remembered.

1.  _________2.  __________ 3.   __________  4.   ____________5.     ___________

6.  _________7.  __________ 8.   __________ 9.   ____________10.     ___________

跟踪导练（三）

阅读理解

A

You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead！

Of course he isn’t really dead. With any luck he isn’t even hurt. Why？ Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains， who crash cars or even catch fire， are professional. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen （特技表演者）.

There are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example， they fall from a high building. However， they do not fall onto hard ground but onto empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress （床垫）. Again， when they hit one another with chairs， the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows， the glass is made of sugar.

But although their work depends on tricks of this sort， it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman’s success depends on careful timing. For example， he has to jump out of the way of the explosion （爆炸） just at the right moment.

Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work， but their lives are always dangerous. They often get seriously injured， and sometimes killed.

1. Stuntmen are those who often ___ .

A. dress up as actors

B. prefer to lead dangerous lives

C. fight against each other for a living

D. perform seemingly dangerous actions

2. How do stuntmen earn their living？

A. By playing tricks.

B. By selling their special skills.

C. By crashing through windows.

D. By jumping from fast moving trains.

3. Doing the job of falling from a high building， a stuntman ___ .

A. uses no tricks

B. needs no protection

C. is generally quite safe

D. will be covered with a mattress

4. What is the most important for a successful stuntman？

A. Being fast. B. Being brave.

C. Being exact. D. Being strong.

B

I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom completely lined with bookshelves， and most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact， I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives （觀点） by creating worlds we could step into， take part in and live in.

With this unshakable belief， I， at fourteen， decided to become a writer. Here too， reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say， but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with， or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read， because only through reading other people’s writing can one discover what works， what doesn’t and， in the end， together with lots of practice， what voice he has.

Now I am in college， and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction. As a law student， my reading is in fact limited to subject matter—the volume （量） of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road， all from the comfort of my own armchair， to experience， though second-hand， exciting experiences that I wouldn’t necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.

5. What can we infer about the author as a child？

A. He read what he had to.

B. He disliked watching TV.

C. He found reading very hard.

D. He considered reading part of his life.

6. What does the underlined word “voice” in Paragraph 2 mean？

A. An idea. B. A sound quality.

C. A way of writing. D. A world to write about.

7. What is the main effect that reading has on the author？

A. It helps him to realize his dream.

B. It opens up a wider world for him.

C. It makes his college life more interesting.

D. It increases his interest in worldwide travel.

8. What can be the best title for the text？

A. Why Do I Read？ B. How Do I Read？

C. What Do I Read？ D. When Do I Read？

跟踪导练（四）

阅读七选五

You don’t need to travel far away to write a travel diary. Your writing can start with a family vacation or a weekend get away.

1        Your trip journal can begin before your trip has started. It can be a cool restaurant where you want to eat， a hike you want to go on or different sights you want to see.

Write about what you imagine it will be. Sometimes when you travel， your destination is wildly different from what you expected. Maybe you expected the local food to be bad and it turned out to be delicious.        2        Whatever， try to write it down before you arrive. It will be interesting to compare these predictions to what you have actually experienced.

3        It is always easier to remember things when they are fresh in your brain， but it may be diluted （淡化） with time going by. So try to write as much as you can during traveling every day if you can. Your journals don’t have to be long， but letting them express your feelings is the most important or exciting.

Add pictures to your journal.        4        Combining pictures with your first-hand accounts of what they represent， or what happened when they were taken， will make for a better travel journal.

Write about your trip after you leave.        5        You can have a new understanding.  And this is also a great way to learn about yourself and other people who you have traveled with.

A. Ask your parents for help.

B. Get prepared for your travel journal.

C. Pictures are worth a thousand words.

D. It is important to reflect on your travels.

E. Write as much as you can during your trip.

F. Use your journal to plan your trip properly.

G. Maybe you imagined the town to be smaller than it

actually is.

1.  _________2.  __________ 3.   __________  4.   ____________5.     ___________

跟踪导练（五）

阅读理解

They are sisters. They are in a car. They are arguing and one of them tries to leave. The two girls are acting but for 17-year-old Ellie it’s not all that far from the truth. Next week she will be in court to testify （作證） against a friend who hurt her. “Being here makes me forget all about that，” she says.

At Breeze Arts Foundation in Leeds， eight young people between the ages of 16 and 20 are practicing what their acting teacher Fiona has presented to them.

Breeze Arts Foundation， which has been running for five years， is trying to get young people who are Neets （not in education， employment， or training） or in danger of becoming Neets back into education or work.

Each member of the group tells a different story. Some are here because they simply can’t stay in school， some because they have family problems， and some because they have a history of breaking the law.

The course members attend a 12-week program. While here they will all work towards an Arts Award and an end-of-term performance.

Sarah McGlinchey is the course keyworker. As well as designing the courses， she does one-on-one work with the students， helping with everything from housing to job hunting. Lessons are given on Wednesdays and Thursdays but the rest of the time McGlinchey focuses on one-to-one support.

Some of the teens here will never go on to work in the performing arts， but some will make careers （職业） in the area. One former member has worked at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Another student went on to university to study modern art. Whatever happens， McGlinchey says， “Learning about performing arts and the arts industry builds their confidence and shows them what chances are out there.”

1. What does Ellie probably think of the course？

A. It is challenging.

B. It takes her pain away.

C. It teaches her some basic truths.

D. It gives her knowledge about law.

2. What is the purpose of the course？

A. To help youths in difficult situations.

B. To encourage youths to enter college.

C. To teach arts lessons to local students.

D. To pick out excellent star performers.

3. What can we learn about the course from the last paragraph？

A. It allows students to enjoy works of art.

B. It is attracting more members these days.

C. It helps the members believe in themselves.

D. It needs more support from the arts industry.

4. What is the best title for the text？

A. Performing Arts Gives Neets a New Start

B. Each Teenager Tells You a Different Story

C. Teens Make Careers in the Performing Arts

D. Breeze Arts Foundation Offers Acting Courses

阅读七选五

Most people think that making a film is exciting.  Earlier this year， I worked in a new film. It was about a bomb threat on a big British ship. Two hundred people were needed to act as the passengers in the film. I was one of them.

These were necessary because we would spend the whole 16 days sailing in bad weather.

Then the day came and we sailed out of Dover. There were the film crew， the director， the actors and actresses including Brinksley Meers， who acted the leading role， and us—200 amateur （业余的） extras.

Some wanted to meet Brinksley Meers in person. Others were curious to see how a film was made. A housewife with her three children came for free holiday and a bit of adventure.

During the voyage， a lot of people were very seasick.  We often worked all day on one scene， performing it again and again under the hot lights. In the evenings， there were drinks in the bar， but most people were so tired that they went to bed early.

When the ship finally returned to port， most people had enjoyed the trip， but were also so tired that they at least needed a week’s holiday.

A. They were very tired.

B. People came for different purposes.

C. I wanted to act as a popular film star.

D. In fact， sometimes it is but sometimes it isn’t.

E. Although the work was very interesting， it was also very hard.

F. Before we left， we were wanted to bring some warm clothes.

G. The next day often began at 6：30 in the morning， sometimes with breakfast being filmed.

1.  _________2.  __________ 3.   __________  4.   ____________5.     ___________

完形填空

14-year-old Madison De La Garza was passionate about mental health. In her school， she    1    there was quite a bit of misunderstanding about what it is and how it    2    affects people. She thought nobody could be    3    than the students themselves to start this conversation. She decided to begin with what she    4   —depression （抑郁） something she had experienced herself. She wanted to make people    5    that this

is not something they can just get over. She    6    a screenplay （劇本） describing “depression” as a bad-seed friend who won’t go away and took her idea to her teacher Melonie Magruder， who really    7    it. Melonie supported her a lot. Therefore， Madison became more    8   .

Madison teamed up with Logan Binstock， who    9    the film， Alexis Lombardi， who starred in the film， and some other

10    who gladly joined in them. They    11    their nights and weekends to make this    12    film. “At the time， up to 20% of our student population    13    mental illness，” says Melonie. “And most students don’t go to ask for    14   .” The students set up a GoFundMe page，    15    $7，000 and made the whole film in a weekend.

The 20-minute film， The Imbalancing Act， was first    16    on

at a movie theater in L.A. on May 8， 2017， and was uploaded to YouTube the next day. It was a great    17   ， attracting praise not only from organizations like the National Alliance on Mental Illness， but also from struggling    18    people all over the world.

“We’ve had comments from teens in Brazil who don’t speak English， but they all    19    the film，” says Madison. “One girl wrote to us on social media that she    20    understood the main character， and she checked into a hospital for treatment and got the help she needed.”

1. A. noticed B. reported C. explained D. feared

2. A. hardly B. mistakenly C. badly D. suddenly

3. A. wiser B. fresher C. easier D. better

4. A. showed B. remembered C. knew D. studied

5. A. imagine B. realize C. prove D. agree

6. A. read B. bought C. introduced D. wrote

7. A. loved B. doubted C. needed D. refused

8. A. confident B. disappointed C. stressful D. proud

9. A. saw B. directed C. liked D. knew

10. A. stars B. students C. workers D. teachers

11. A. spent B. gave up C. waited for D. enjoyed

12. A. complex B. interesting C. encouraging D. organized

13. A. learnt about B. heard of

C. escaped from D. suffered from

14. A. experience B. information C. help D. trouble

15. A. saved B. raised C. borrowed D. offered

16. A. carried B. put C. passed D. turned

17. A. idea B. chance C. challenge D. success

18. A. nervous B. senior C. young D. weak

19. A. afford B. understand C. admit D. record

20. A. completely B. necessarily C. gradually D. poorly

跟蹤导练（六）

选词填空

用方框里单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。有两个词是多余的。

1. In ancient times， men must learn to fight with ____ .

2. She is one of the most talented ____ in China.

3. His ____ are popular among the students.

4. Dora’s room is full of the ____ of her favorite pop stars.

5. The girl was admired for her fighting ____ against cancer.

6. If you go on ____ ， I’ll turn you out of doors.

7. Football is a game which ____ me a lot.

8. He is one of the main ____ in the new film.

9. Are there any smoking ____ here？ I’d like a smoke.

10. We didn’t mind him changing ____ to watch the basketball game.

句子翻译

1. 一部新汉英词典即将问世。（come out）

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2. 这是一部如此感人的电影，以至于许多人最后都哭了。

（such... that...）

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3. 我们已经相爱七年了。（be in love with）

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4. 令我们惊讶的是，她最后成了一名老师。（to one’s surprise）

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5. 去年简在一部电影里扮演了一位歌手。（play a part）

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短文改錯

Nowadays， the movies about the high school time is so popular， and some of the stories are untrue. My high school life is so different of those in the movies. In the past two years， I spent most of my time on study. I fought for the future with my classmates. We studied hardly and shared our opinion about the difficult points together. When I made a great progress， I was so happy， and when I fell behind， I would not give up. In the spare time， I would go to play basketball with my friends， that became the most excited thing at that time. Though my high school life was simple， I gain a lot.

书面表达

某英文杂志正在开展主题为“我最喜欢的电影”的征文活动。请你写一篇短文投稿。内容包括：

1.介绍你最喜欢的电影;

2.说明理由。

注意：

1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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背景大连接

The Shawshank Redemption

肖申克的救赎

虽然《肖申克的救赎》不是当下最热的影片，但凭借其无可匹敌的影片魅力及文化内涵，时至今日仍被很多影迷所推崇。这部电影中的经典台词如同影片中鲜活的灵魂，在带领我们感受光影世界的同时，也带给我们别样的人生感悟。以下出现在这部电影里的对白，就是对“经典”两字最好的诠释。

1. It takes a strong man to save himself， and a great man to save another.

坚强的人只能救赎自己，伟大的人才能拯救他人。

2. Hope is a good thing， maybe the best of things， and no good thing ever dies.

希望是美好的，也许是人间至善，而美好的事物永不消逝。

3. Some birds aren’t meant to be caged， that’s all. Their feathers are just too bright！

有的鸟是不会被关住的，因为它们的羽毛太美丽了！

4. Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.

懦怯囚禁人的灵魂，希望可以感受自由。

5. I guess it comes down to a simple choice： get busy living or get busy dying.

生命可以归结为一种简单的选择：要么忙于生存，要么赶着去死。

6. These walls are kind of funny like that. First you hate them， then you get used to them. Enough time passed， get so you depend on them.

监狱里的高墙实在是很有趣。刚入狱的时候，你痛恨周围的高墙;慢慢地，你习惯了生活在其中;最终你会发现自己不得不依靠它而生存。

7. There’s not a day going by I don’t feel regret. Not because I’m in here， or because you think I should. I look back on the way I was then. Then a young， stupid kid who committed that terrible crime. I want to talk to him. I want to try and talk some sense to him， tell him the way things are. But I can’t. That kid’s long gone and this old man is all that’s left. I got to live with that.

我無时无刻不对自己的所作所为深感内疚，这不是因为我在这里（指监狱），也不是讨好你们（指假释官）。回首曾经走过的路，我多么想对那个犯下重罪的愚蠢的年轻人说些什么，告诉他我现在的感受，告诉他还可以有其他的方式解决问题。可是，我做不到了。那个年轻人早已湮没在岁月的长河里，只留下一个老人孤独地面对过去。

8. I find I’m so excited. I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think the excitement only a free man can feel， a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend， and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope...

我发现自己是如此激动，以致不能静静地坐下来思考。我想只有那些拥有自由，即将踏上新征程的人才能感受到这种即将揭开未来神秘面纱的激动心情。我希望能跨越千山万水;我希望去看望我的朋友，并握住他的手;我希望太平洋的海水如同梦中的一样蓝;我希望……

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