【英语时差8，16】欲望城市搬上荧幕
时间：2019-02-15 作者：英语课 分类：英语时差8，16
英语课
It's impossible to talk about the new "Sex and the City" movie without first mentioning "Sex and the City," the HBO series; or the rabid fan devotion it enjoyed; or the equally fervent 1 antipathy 2 (female and male) it inspired－but we will try.
The movie manages to come out emotionally realistic, even brutal 3. Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Samantha (Kim Cattrall), now in their 40s and 50s, continue to navigate 4 the choppy waters of urban life, negotiating relationships, work, fertility and friendship, only now the stakes are higher, the risks are bigger and decisions feel more permanent.
That's why it feels strange to say that what feels most remarkable 5 about the movie is its embrace of middle-aged 6 women. (At one point in the movie, the friends get together to celebrate－shocker!－Samantha's 50th birthday.) But there you have it: Hollywood, 2008. It's so rare to see women over 30 playing characters other than tough-nut detectives or bovine 7 moms, that the fact that Carrie et al. are allowed to be funny, independent, complicated, sexual, cynical 8 and happy still comes across as a delightful 9 surprise.
In the end, underneath 10 it all, real life was being reflected, a vision of which doesn't require its characters being frozen in amber 11 after a fairy tale ending and allows life to go on, happily and unconventionally.
adj.热的，热烈的，热情的
- It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。
- Austria was among the most fervent supporters of adolf hitler.奥地利是阿道夫希特勒最狂热的支持者之一。
n.憎恶；反感，引起反感的人或事物
- I feel an antipathy against their behaviour.我对他们的行为很反感。
- Some people have an antipathy to cats.有的人讨厌猫。
adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
v.航行，飞行；导航，领航
- He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。
- Such boats can navigate on the Nile.这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。
adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的
- She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
- These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
adj.中年的
- I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
- The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。
adj.牛的；n.牛
- He threw off his pack and went into the rush-grass andand munching,like some bovine creature.他丢开包袱，爬到灯心草丛里，像牛似的大咬大嚼起来。
- He was a gentle,rather bovine man.他是一位文雅而反应迟钝的人。
adj.(对人性或动机)怀疑的，不信世道向善的
- The enormous difficulty makes him cynical about the feasibility of the idea.由于困难很大，他对这个主意是否可行持怀疑态度。
- He was cynical that any good could come of democracy.他不相信民主会带来什么好处。
adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的
- We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
- Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。
adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面
- Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
- She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。