'J.Edgar' Centers on Controversial FBI Director
英语课
Academy award-winning filmmaker Clint Eastwood has teamed up with actor Leonardo DiCaprio on J. Edgar, a biopic of the former FBI head, J.Edgar Hoover, who died in 1972. The film focuses on J.Edgar's controversial personality. It follows him as he made the Federal Bureau of Investigations 2 into one of the country's most powerful agencies and became one of the most powerful political figures of his time.
The plot spans more than 50 years, eight presidencies 3 and three wars. It portrays 4 Hoover as a Macchiavelian figure who believes that the end justifies 5 the means.
He systematically 6 collects information on U.S. citizens and politicians. No one is above suspicion.
J.Edgar: "Do you remember that file we created on his wife?"
Helen Gandy: "Mrs. Roosevelt?"
J.Edgar: "You make a copy for me please?"
Tolson, J.Egar's no.2: "Is that legal?"
J.Edgar: "Sometimes you need to bend the rules a little in order to keep your country safe."
Clint Eastwood some parts of the film are dramatic license 7. But, he says, much about Hoover's Federal Bureau of Investigation 1 and the power it wielded 8 is corroborated 9.
"He was a very important figure, the top federal cop, and he probably was the most powerful guy in the country," Eastwood says.
The film alleges 10 Hoover collected information on political figures like President John F. Kennedy, with wire taps.
It shows him using the transcripts 11 as political leverage 12. Motivated by his fear of communism, Hoover tries to convince Attorney General Robert Kennedy to step up political surveillance of Americans.
Bullying 13 aside, the film portrays Hoover as a public relations expert who mingled 14 in Hollywood and exaggerated his achievements.
But Eastwood also shows him as a visionary, whose forensics led to the arrest of the likes of John Dillinger, a notorious gangster 15 of the 1930s.
And the film digs into Hoover's emotional make up. We see young J. Edgar idolizing his mother who fuels his ambitions.
The film also addresses rumors 16 about J.Edgar Hoover's sexual orientation 17.
Hoover's deputy, Clyde Tolson, is shown with the FBI head to the end.
Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, that after he wrote the screenplay for Milk, about gay activist 18 Harvey Milk, he became intrigued 19 with Hoover.
"I had just done the whole story how coming out of the closet and embracing your nature can give great hope, and I wondered what's the other side of that," Black explains. "And I felt we potentially could benefit from learning and creating this cautionary tale about a man who denied love."
n.调查，调查研究
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究
- His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
- He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
n.总统的职位( presidency的名词复数 )；总统的任期
- The Dalai Lama previously visited the island during the presidencies of Chen Shui-bian and Lee Teng-hui. 曾经获得诺贝尔和平奖的达赖喇嘛，此前曾在李登辉和陈水扁主政期间访问台湾。 来自互联网
v.画像( portray的第三人称单数 )；描述；描绘；描画
- The museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of canals. 博物馆的藏品让运河200 年的历史再现眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The film portrays Gandhi as a kind of superman. 这部电影把甘地描绘成一个超人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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）
- 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。
adv.有系统地
- This government has systematically run down public services since it took office.这一屆政府自上台以来系统地削减了公共服务。
- The rainforest is being systematically destroyed.雨林正被系统地毀灭。
n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许
- The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
- The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。
手持着使用（武器、工具等）( wield的过去式和过去分词 )； 具有； 运用（权力）； 施加（影响）
- The bad eggs wielded power, while the good people were oppressed. 坏人当道，好人受气
- He was nominally the leader, but others actually wielded the power. 名义上他是领导者，但实际上是别人掌握实权。
v.证实，支持（某种说法、信仰、理论等）( corroborate的过去式 )
- The evidence was corroborated by two independent witnesses. 此证据由两名独立证人提供。
- Experiments have corroborated her predictions. 实验证实了她的预言。 来自《简明英汉词典》
断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )
- The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。
- Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。
n.抄本（ transcript的名词复数 ）；转写本；文字本；副本
- Like mRNA, both tRNA and rRNA are transcripts of chromosomal DNA. tRNA及rRNA同mRNA一样，都是染色体DNA的转录产物。 来自辞典例句
- You can't take the transfer students'exam without your transcripts. 没有成绩证明书，你就不能参加转学考试。 来自辞典例句
n.力量，影响；杠杆作用，杠杆的力量
- We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
- He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。
v.恐吓，威逼( bully的现在分词 )；豪；跋扈
- Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
- All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
混合，混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 )； 混进，与…交往[联系]
- The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
- The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候，这一男一女就开始交往了。
n.匪徒，歹徒，暴徒
- The gangster's friends bought off the police witness.那匪徒的朋友买通了警察方面的证人。
- He is obviously a gangster,but he pretends to be a saint.分明是强盗，却要装圣贤。
n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷
- Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.方向，目标；熟悉，适应，情况介绍
- Children need some orientation when they go to school.小孩子上学时需要适应。
- The traveller found his orientation with the aid of a good map.旅行者借助一幅好地图得知自己的方向。
n.活动分子，积极分子
- He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
- He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。