The Patriot《爱国者》（视频精讲之二）

影片对白

MARTIN: It's a good spot. Boys, listen to me. I'll fire first. I want you two to start with the officers and work your way down. Can you tell the differences?

NATHAN & SAMUEL: Yes, father. Yes, father.

MARTIN: Good. Samuel, after your first shot, I want you to reload for your brother Nathan. Now, if anything should happen to me, I want you two to drop your weapons and I want you to run as quickly as you can, you hide in the brush, make your way home, get your brother and sisters and take them to Aunt Charlotte's. Understood? What did I tell you fellas about shooting?

NATHAN & SAMUEL: Aim small, miss small.

MARTIN: Aim small, miss small. Boys. Samuel. Steady. Lord, make me fast and accurate.

BORDON: Sir, we have the private the Cherokee scouts 1 brought here.

TAVINGTON: Private?

PRIVATE: Private.

BORDON: Colonel William Tavington, Green Dragoons.

TAVINGTON: What happened? Who did this?

PRIVATE: Him. It was mad. I couldn't tell you who it was.

TAVINGTON: Calm down. Calm down. Twenty of His Majesty's soldiers are dead. And I need to know how.

BORDON: He said there was...

TAVINGTON: Were you there? Then let him speak. Take your time and tell me. How many were there? Were they militia 2? Were they regulars?

PRIVATE: I don't really remember how many. Maybe one.

TAVINGTON: One man. Really?

PRIVATE: He was in the flank. All around us. Amongst us. I could barely see him. He was there, then he was gone.

TAVINGTON: He just vanished. Sounds like a ghost than a man.

PRIVATE: Yes, a ghost. He was like a ghost.

TAVINGTON: Enough. Bordon? Take a patrol. See if we can capture this ghost before word of his exploits spread. Who's this?

BORDON: Sir, this is Captain Wilkins. He was with the Loyalist Colonial Militia. I thought he might be of use.

TAVINGTON: Another colonial. Tell me, Captain Wilkins, where do your loyalties 3 lie?

WILKINS: To King and Country, sir.

TAVINGTON: Why should I trust a man who'd betray his neighbors?

WILKINS: Those neighbors of mine who stand against England deserve to die a traitor's death.

TAVINGTON: We'll see.

妙语佳句，活学活用

1. Work one's way

意思是“Exert oneself to proceed in a particular direction”，例如：
The painters are working their way from the top floor to the basement.

2. Aim small, miss small

Meaning that if you aim at a man and miss, you miss the man, while if you aim at a button (for instance) and miss, you still hit the man.

3. Take one's time

“慢慢来，别着急”的意思，例如：You can take your time altering that dress; I don't need it right away.

4. Regular

Regular 这里的意思不适是“常规的，定期的”，而是作为名词来用，意思是“正规兵，职业军人”，相对于militia（民兵）而言；它的复数regulars表示“正规军队”。

此外，regular做名词还可以表示“修士，修女”，"（政党的）中间分子，忠诚党员"。

5. Die a ... death

和live a ... life类似，die a ... death 表示的是"死的方式"，例如：The private died a hero's death.

此外，die a death 表示“失败，结束”，例如：The principle of free health care for everyone is likely to die a death in the next ten years.

文化面面观

The Patriot 4: Historical inaccuracies & controversies 5

The film has been heavily criticized for its historical inaccuracies, including the invention or exaggeration of British atrocities 6. Most criticized was a scene depicting 7 the torching of a church containing a town's inhabitants. This scene alone is outrageous 8 considering the notoriety the Boston Massacre 9, which killed only a handful of colonists 10. Even supportable atrocities, such as the killing 11 of prisoners are inaccurately 12 depicted 13, with redcoats sending roving firing squads 14 to dispatch the wounded. In such instances however, the British were known for simply using the bayonet, as powder use in the field had to be controlled due to regular resupply difficulties. Also in the film, Martin justifies 15 the described atrocities against the Cherokee in the French and Indian War by stating that the Cherokee broke their treaty with the French. Although at war with the colonies of Carolina and Virginia, the Cherokee never formally allied 16 themselves with the French. Although it went generally unnoticed by casual audiences, historians also criticized the depiction 17 of American-owned slaves being freed to serve in the Continental 18 Army. It was actually the Dunmore Proclamation made by the British Army which first announced conditional 19 freedom to slaves who joined them, a fact which is acknowledged by the film when Colonel Tavington tells blacks working for Martin that slaves who fight for "The Crown" will be granted their freedom upon an English victory. The new American government would maintain legalized chattel 20 slavery until the Thirteenth Amendment 21 was ratified 22 in 1865. Although it is true that Blacks fought on both sides in the Revolution, the South Carolina assembly resolutely 23 refused to allow blacks - either slave or free - into the state militia, contrary to what one sees in this film. Here Martin is no slaveholder, but a farmer who employs black workers for a salary, a labor 24 relationship that was very rare in colonial South Carolina. There are also characters that are historically misplaced, such as the inclusion of British General Cornwallis at the final battle, which is allegedly based on the Battle of Cowpens. Even then, the time of year is wrong, and the numbers of troops and artillery 25 greatly exaggerated. Benjamin Martin is a combination of Thomas Sumter, Andrew Pickens, Brig. Gen. Francis "Swamp Fox" Marion and Col. Daniel Morgan, whose strategy for the Battle of Cowpens Emmerich imitates in the climax 26. Col. William Tavington is based on General Sir Banastre "Bloody 27 Banny" Tarleton.

电影故事

The Patriot 《爱国者》所获奖项

The Patriot was an Oscar nominee 28 in 2001 for the following categories: Best Cinematography, Best Music, Original Score

Nominated for the Saturn 29 Award for Best Action/ Adventure/Thriller Film in 2001

Won the ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical 30 Releases

Nominated for the Excellence 31 in Production Design Award for the following category: Feature Film- Period of Fantasy Films

Won the BMI Film Music Award.

Won the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for the following category: Favorite Actor- Drama (Mel Gibson), and Favorite Male Newcomer (Heath Ledger)

Nominated for Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Villain 32 by Internet voting (Jason Isaacs)

Won the Bogey 33 Award in Germany

考考你

用今日所学将下面的句子译成英语。

1. 我努力工作希望能进入出版界。
2. 像许多其他剧目一样，这出戏也只上演了一个星期就自然停演了。

The Patriot《爱国者》（精讲之一）考考你 参考答案

1. 留心听着，这次我该告诉你妈妈了。
Mark my words, this time I shall tell your mother.

2. 国王的侄子代表国王来到。
The nephew of the King came in his stead.

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1
scouts

  
 


侦察员[机，舰]( scout的名词复数 )； 童子军； 搜索； 童子军成员


参考例句：





to join the Scouts 参加童子军
The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组，然后开始巡逻这个地区。












2
militia

  
 


n.民兵，民兵组织


参考例句：





First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。












3
loyalties

  
 


n.忠诚( loyalty的名词复数 )；忠心；忠于…感情；要忠于…的强烈感情


参考例句：





an intricate network of loyalties and relationships 忠诚与义气构成的盘根错节的网络
Rows with one's in-laws often create divided loyalties. 与姻亲之间的矛盾常常让人两面为难。 来自《简明英汉词典》












4
patriot

  
 


n.爱国者，爱国主义者


参考例句：





He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。












5
controversies

  
 


争论


参考例句：





We offer no comment on these controversies here. 对于这些争议，我们在这里不作任何评论。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon. 围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。 来自辞典例句












6
atrocities

  
 


n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪


参考例句：





They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》












7
depicting

  
 


描绘，描画( depict的现在分词 )； 描述


参考例句：





a painting depicting the Virgin and Child 一幅描绘童贞马利亚和圣子耶稣的画
The movie depicting the battles and bloodshed is bound to strike home. 这部描写战斗和流血牺牲的影片一定会取得预期效果。












8
outrageous

  
 


adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的


参考例句：





Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。












9
massacre

  
 


n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀


参考例句：





There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！












10
colonists

  
 


n.殖民地开拓者，移民，殖民地居民( colonist的名词复数 )


参考例句：





Colonists from Europe populated many parts of the Americas. 欧洲的殖民者移居到了美洲的许多地方。 来自《简明英汉词典》
Some of the early colonists were cruel to the native population. 有些早期移居殖民地的人对当地居民很残忍。 来自《简明英汉词典》












11
killing

  
 


n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财


参考例句：





Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。












12
inaccurately

  
 


不精密地，不准确地


参考例句：





The money mechanism began to work stiffly and inaccurately. 贷币机构开始周转不灵和不准确了。
Court records reveal every day how inaccurately "eyewitnesses'see. 法庭记录每天都显露出“见证人”看得多不准确。












13
depicted

  
 


描绘，描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 )； 描述


参考例句：





Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group. 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰。
They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。












14
squads

  
 


n.（军队中的）班( squad的名词复数 )；（暗杀）小组；体育运动的运动（代表）队；（对付某类犯罪活动的）警察队伍


参考例句：





Anti-riot squads were called out to deal with the situation. 防暴队奉命出动以对付这一局势。 来自辞典例句
Three squads constitute a platoon. 三个班组成一个排。 来自辞典例句












15
justifies

  
 


证明…有理( justify的第三人称单数 )； 为…辩护； 对…作出解释； 为…辩解（或辩护）


参考例句：





Their frequency of use both justifies and requires the memorization. 频繁的使用需要记忆，也促进了记忆。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
In my judgement the present end justifies the means. 照我的意见，只要目的正当，手段是可以不计较的。












16
allied

  
 


adj.协约国的；同盟国的


参考例句：





Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。












17
depiction

  
 


n.描述


参考例句：





Double rhythms, resounding through the lyric depiction and connecting with each other, indicate the thespian place of mankind and the cognition of the writer to this thespian place. 这双重旋律互为表里，表明了人类的某种悲剧性处境以及作家对这种悲剧性处境的感受和认识。
A realistic depiction of scenes from everyday domestic life. 日常家居生活的写实画。












18
continental

  
 


adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的


参考例句：





A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。












19
conditional

  
 


adj.条件的，带有条件的


参考例句：





My agreement is conditional on your help.你肯帮助我才同意。
There are two forms of most-favored-nation treatment:conditional and unconditional.最惠国待遇有两种形式:有条件的和无条件的。












20
chattel

  
 


n.动产；奴隶


参考例句：





They were slaves,to be bought and sold as chattels.他们是奴隶，将被作为财产买卖。
A house is not a chattel.房子不是动产。












21
amendment

  
 


n.改正，修正，改善，修正案


参考例句：





The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。












22
ratified

  
 


v.批准，签认（合约等）( ratify的过去式和过去分词 )


参考例句：





The treaty was declared invalid because it had not been ratified. 条约没有得到批准，因此被宣布无效。
The treaty was ratified by all the member states. 这个条约得到了所有成员国的批准。












23
resolutely

  
 


adj.坚决地，果断地


参考例句：





He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting. 他坚持他在会上所说的话。
He grumbles at his lot instead of resolutely facing his difficulties. 他不是果敢地去面对困难，而是抱怨自己运气不佳。












24
labor

  
 


n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦


参考例句：





We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。












25
artillery

  
 


n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)


参考例句：





This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。












26
climax

  
 


n.顶点；高潮；v.(使)达到顶点


参考例句：





The fifth scene was the climax of the play.第五场是全剧的高潮。
His quarrel with his father brought matters to a climax.他与他父亲的争吵使得事态发展到了顶点。












27
bloody

  
 


adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染


参考例句：





He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。












28
nominee

  
 


n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者


参考例句：





His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。












29
Saturn

  
 


n.农神，土星


参考例句：





Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings.天文学家们过去一直感到奇怪，为什么只有土星有光环。
These comparisons suggested that Saturn is made of lighter materials.这些比较告诉我们，土星由较轻的物质构成。












30
theatrical

  
 


adj.剧场的，演戏的；做戏似的，做作的


参考例句：





The final scene was dismayingly lacking in theatrical effect.最后一场缺乏戏剧效果，叫人失望。
She always makes some theatrical gesture.她老在做些夸张的手势。












31
excellence

  
 


n.优秀，杰出，(pl.)优点，美德


参考例句：





His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。












32
villain

  
 


n.反派演员，反面人物；恶棍；问题的起因


参考例句：





He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。












33
bogey

  
 


n.令人谈之变色之物；妖怪，幽灵


参考例句：





The universal bogey is AIDS.艾滋病是所有人唯恐避之不及的东西。
Age is another bogey for actresses.年龄是另一个让女演员头疼的问题。