时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:2015年ESL之商务英语


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《沉默的羔羊》是一部改编自托马斯·哈里斯同名小说的惊悚电影,由乔纳森·戴米执导,朱迪·福斯特、安东尼·霍普金斯等人主演。该片讲述了实习特工克拉丽斯为了追寻杀人狂野牛比尔的线索,前往一所监狱访问精神病专家汉尼拔博士,汉尼拔给克拉丽斯提供了一些线索,最终克拉丽斯找到了野牛比尔,并将其击毙。1991年该片在美国上映。1992年该片获得第64届奥斯卡奖最佳影片、最佳男演员、最佳女演员、最佳导演、最佳改编剧本5项奖项,此外还获得了第49届美国金球奖剧情类最佳影片、法国凯撒奖最佳外国电影等奖项。


The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American thriller 1 film that blends elements of both the crime and horror genres 2. It was directed by Jonathan Demme and stars Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. It is based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Thomas Harris. The movie centres on Dr Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist 3 and cannibalistic serial 4 killer 5. In the film, Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee 6 played by Jodie Foster, seeks the advice of the imprisoned 7 Dr. Lecter to apprehend 8 another serial killer, known only as "Buffalo 9 Bill". Events lead to Lecter escaping from the authorities, which sees the start of a chilling relationship between Starling and Lecter.


 


The Silence of the Lambs was the third film to win Oscars in all top five categories: Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. It is also the first horror film to win Best Picture. The film is considered "culturally, historically or aesthetically 10" significant by the US Library of Congress. One critic mentioned the "terrifying qualities" of Hannibal Lecter. In 2006, the original poster for the movie was named best film poster "of the past 35 years". The film was seventh on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments, and the American Film Institute named Hannibal Lecter as the number one film villain 11 ever, and Clarice as the sixth greatest film hero of all time.


 



1 thriller
n.惊险片,恐怖片
  • He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
  • I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时,总带一本惊险小说看。
2 genres
(文学、艺术等的)类型,体裁,风格( genre的名词复数 )
  • Novel and short story are different genres. 长篇小说和短篇小说是不同的类别。
  • But confusions over the two genres have a long history. 但是类型的混淆,古已有之。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
3 psychiatrist
n.精神病专家;精神病医师
  • He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
  • The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。
4 serial
n.连本影片,连本电视节目;adj.连续的
  • A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
  • Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗?
5 killer
n.杀人者,杀人犯,杀手,屠杀者
  • Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
  • The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。
6 trainee
n.受训练者
  • The trainee checked out all right on his first flight.受训者第一次飞行完全合格。
  • Few of the trainee footballers make it to the top.足球受训人员中没有几个能达到顶级水平。
7 imprisoned
下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
  • He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁,合并执行。
  • They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。
8 apprehend
vt.理解,领悟,逮捕,拘捕,忧虑
  • I apprehend no worsening of the situation.我不担心局势会恶化。
  • Police have not apprehended her killer.警察还未抓获谋杀她的凶手。
9 buffalo
n.(北美)野牛;(亚洲)水牛
  • Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
  • The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。
10 aesthetically
adv.美地,艺术地
  • Segmental construction contributes toward aesthetically pleasing structures in many different sites. 对于许多不同的现场条件,分段施工都能提供美观,颇有魄力的桥型结构。
  • All isolation techniques may be aesthetically unacceptable or even dirty. 所有的隔离方法都有可能在美观方面使人难以接受,或甚至是肮脏的。
11 villain
n.反派演员,反面人物;恶棍;问题的起因
  • 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。
学英语单词
Agropoli
aizenman
analogue computer for net adjustment
asymptotically equal sequence
beinhorn
bo-yardism
complex habitat
Corsican moss
cryogenic valve
current ratio
cut tape
decempartite
deficit statement
dorsal ganglion
down at heel
electrochemical machining
electropolymerizations
expansion table
flow of funds
fodgel
folded-plate structure
garbage grinder
geared diesel vessel
Geared Motors
gimboid
governing system static performance
group calculation
Gudenå
guinea guinea-pig
gyrineum bituberculare cuspidatum
Halostachys caspica
herbicide-processed film sheet
highflying
housing-first
hull fouling
huperzines
isotopic constitution
laboratory angle
lamanites
Leh District
licensed carman
lines applet
low cycle load
magnetic norths
marienbads
menthol valerate
miter wall
Morodougou
mortre
mulctings
mutarotation
mutual stockholding
Mycetia
Nesophontidae
nifs
ODPP
Onkivesi
operational function
optimum load-sharing
overflow main line
overnight loan
Partial Transport
pawl head
pepper dulses
polygynously
primordias
progressive winding
red gold
reservation
restatings
Rich Square
rolling-out process
Russula corallina
Sabari
Sassafras Mountain
shadow government
shallow cloud
shiners
simulated earthquake vibration stand
single-axis laser gyroscope
single-vision
spaar
speaking ability
spludge
steering house
stort
subconfluently
tactile hallucination
temperature of entering strip
thermal expansion and contraction
tin-zirconium
transportation innovation
true dune
trusteed pension plan
ultramicroscopic view
universities of pittsburgh
unquashable
Uretren
virreina
was in for
wheat- lea-act
yungang