时间:2018-12-27 作者:英语课 分类:欧美电影简介


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《生活多美好》是由弗兰克·卡普拉执导,詹姆斯·史都华、唐娜·里德、莱昂纳尔·巴里摩尔主演的电影。影片讲述了主人公乔治在圣诞夜丧失了对生活的信心,准备自杀。于是,上帝派了一个天使,来帮他渡过这个危机。在天使的指引下,乔治看到了如果自己没有来到这个世界,很多人的人生会变得不幸和痛苦。他由此明白了自己生命的价值何在,重新鼓起了生活的勇气的故事。1946年12月20日于美国上映。2006年,《生活多美好》被美国电影学会评选为“百年百部励志电影”榜首。


It's a Wonderful Life is an American Christmas drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra. It was based on the short story "The Greatest Gift", written by Philip Van Doren Stern. The movie was released in 1946 and stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a man whose imminent 1 suicide on Christmas Eve brings about the intervention 2 of his guardian 3 angel, Clarence Odbody (Henry Travers). Clarence shows George all the lives he has touched and how different life in his community would be had he never been born. It's a Wonderful Life was nominated for five Oscars without winning any. The American Film Institute placed it number one on its list of the most inspirational American films of all time.


 


It's a Wonderful Life was initially 4 considered a box office flop 5 due to high production costs and stiff competition. However, the film has come to be regarded as a classic and is a staple 6 of Christmas television around the world. Time magazine said, "It's a Wonderful Life is a pretty wonderful movie….Director Capra's inventiveness, humor and affection for human beings keep it glowing with life and excitement." In 1990, the movie was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically 7 significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation 8 in their National Film Registry. In 2002, Britain's Channel 4 ranked It's a Wonderful Life as the seventh greatest film ever made.


 


 



1 imminent
adj.即将发生的,临近的,逼近的
  • The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
  • The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。
2 intervention
n.介入,干涉,干预
  • The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
  • Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。
3 guardian
n.监护人;守卫者,保护者
  • The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
  • The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。
4 initially
adv.最初,开始
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
5 flop
n.失败(者),扑通一声;vi.笨重地行动,沉重地落下
  • The fish gave a flop and landed back in the water.鱼扑通一声又跳回水里。
  • The marketing campaign was a flop.The product didn't sell.市场宣传彻底失败,产品卖不出去。
6 staple
n.主要产物,常用品,主要要素,原料,订书钉,钩环;adj.主要的,重要的;vt.分类
  • Tea is the staple crop here.本地产品以茶叶为大宗。
  • Potatoes are the staple of their diet.土豆是他们的主要食品。
7 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。
8 preservation
n.保护,维护,保存,保留,保持
  • The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。
  • The picture is in an excellent state of preservation.这幅画保存得极为完好。
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bernauer
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Dunmow
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have an affection towards
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indriid
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infundibulated
invest in stock
isocitrate
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Kitimat
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Makolda
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Saweba, Tg.
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zoologizes