【英語多益通】看黑暗騎士 搶攻多益閱讀高分

文/周強 ﹝Tim Chou﹞

〈黑暗騎士黎明升起〉是今年暑假大檔,很不幸地,在美國科羅拉多州首映時,發生一男子入戲太深,在戲院持槍瘋狂掃射的事件,造成12人死亡、58人受傷的慘劇

但是這部蝙蝠俠III卻沒有受到這個槍擊慘劇的影響,也破除電影第三集通常不賣的魔咒,在美國與世界各地竟開出很高的票房

這部改編自漫畫、耗資兩億五千萬美金的商業電影,除了運用了IMAX攝影技術之外,並請來超級大卡司﹝cast﹞擔綱,包括男主角克里斯汀貝爾安海瑟葳、摩根佛裡曼等人,可謂衆星雲集,難怪叫好又叫座。

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書本問市,會有人寫「書評」;電影上映,也會有人寫「影評」。這種評論性質文章,一般都稱爲「review」。因爲市場上有各式各樣的產品,所以review在職場上很常見。也因此與職場溝通息息相關的多益測驗,會不時地看到review性質的文章。常常利用機會看一看各種東西的「review」,對英文閱讀能力有很大的幫助。

〈黑暗騎士:黎明升起〉既然是這麼受到矚目的電影,當然會有許多人寫「評論﹝review﹞」。周強老師特別找到其中長短適中的一篇,其筆法淺顯易懂,加上讀起來有趣,讓同學藉由蝙蝠俠III來強化多益測驗的閱讀能力。

寫這篇影評的仁兄說,這部電影拍得相當「贊」,而且它的大手筆製作讓人有倒吸一口氣的驚豔。他說這部電影在動作以及娛樂效果上,都超乎他的預期。它的電影配樂更突顯了某些場景,有時候會讓你很震撼。他這麼寫道:

The movie is incredibly well made, its huge production is quite breathtaking to view. The movie exceeded my expectations in terms of action, and entertainment. The movie's score highlights many of its incredible scenes, and at times, it takes your breath away.

他用了兩次「incredible」,此字雖是「不能相信的」,但現在多半指「難以相信的『好』」,也就是「贊!」。「贊」還可以用「wonderful」、「amazing」、「excellent」、「fabulous」等等。超乎預期用「exceed one’s expectation」,應該一學!「score」在多益測驗最常出現的用法是指「分數」,比方說,測驗分數是「test score」,但是在此是指電影的「配樂」,多學一字,何樂不爲!

Highlight ﹝v.﹞照亮、強調 ﹝n.﹞最精采的部份

我們一般所說的電影「卡司」,是指「演員陣容」,英文字是cast。這部電影的卡司有飾演蝙蝠俠的男主角克里斯汀貝爾。但是〈黑暗騎士:黎明升起〉的賣點之一是安海瑟葳,她以「貓女」的扮相,跨上超酷炫的蝙蝠摩托車在電影裡的高譚市中奔馳,令觀衆印象深刻。有人甚至預言她的角色可能會有續集。我們的影評仁兄這麼說道:

Anne Hathaway was completely engrossing, she became "Catwoman", just like Michele Pfeiffer did, although their interpretations were very different, both were equally effective.

engrossing ﹝a.﹞ 使人全神貫注的

interpretation ﹝n.﹞ 解釋;翻譯

他說安海瑟葳完全地吸引了觀衆的目光。她就像蜜雪兒菲佛所演的「貓女」一樣,雖然她們的詮釋方法不同,但是卻一樣地到位。

串連這整部電影的大反派「班恩﹝Bane﹞」,是一個戴着類似防毒面具,發出陰沉嗓音、令人不寒而慄的恐怖份子。飾演他的是男演員湯姆哈迪,或許是他演的太好了,所以才間接造成科羅拉多州慘案的發生,因爲兇嫌在開槍濫射的時候,頭上居然戴着類似「班恩」的面具。我們的影評仁兄這麼說道:

Tom Hardy was the main villain "Bane", completely shattered my expectations. One of the best superhero movie villains, I've ever seen. The terror caused by him, is completely believable and quite menacing.

他說湯姆哈迪這個壞蛋角色震撼了他的預期。「班恩」是他看過最好的熒幕反派之一。由「班恩」所造出的恐懼感會使人信以爲真。

還記得蝙蝠俠第二集裡的大反派「小丑」嗎? 飾演此角的希斯萊傑﹝Heath Ledger﹞,當時因爲入戲太深而服藥過量致死;許多人爲之唏噓。顯然這位影評仁兄也有同感,他這麼說道:

Now I know most will miss Heath Ledger as the Joker.﹝I know I do﹞ I hope people don't compare Tom Hardy's performance to Heath Ledger's, its completely unfair and the two characters are very different. Just read the comics.

performanc ﹝n.﹞ 表演;表現

comics ﹝n.﹞ 連環漫畫

他說:「我知道大部份的人會想念希斯萊傑﹝我知道我會﹞。我希望人們不要把湯姆哈迪的表現與希斯萊傑做比較。這不公平,而且角色不同。讀讀漫畫吧!」顯然這位仁兄不只是「影迷」,他還是個「漫畫迷」。

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不知不覺之間,我們就讀完了這位仁兄的〈黑暗騎士:黎明升起〉影評大作。雖然他有些句子的英文語法結構值得商榷,比方說缺少連接詞,但是或許這是他看完電影之後的信手拈來之作,也就不那麼拘泥文法小節了。他最後做了一個簡短總結,他說:「這或許不是我個人最喜歡的作品,但一般而言它是今年度大片。以一部電影而言,它很『贊』。本片訴說超級英雄﹝superhero﹞的傳奇,而且它是暑假的大賣座。」

It may not be among my personal favorites but generally this seems to be the movie event of this year. As a film though, this is amazing. A true lasting legacy in superhero story telling and summer-blockbusters.

你喜歡看「哈利波特」吧,但是你看過它的書評嗎? 你喜歡Samsung或是iPhone手機吧,但是你看過它們的使用者評價(review)嗎? 你喜歡Lady Gaga的專輯吧,但是你看過它的歌評嗎? 與你身邊喜愛的事物進行英文的互動,你的多益測驗就可以輕輕鬆鬆得高分。周強老師如是說!

以下是影評全文

Christopher Nolan's third film in his Batman trilogy doesn't disappoint. The movie is incredibly well made, its huge production is quite breathtaking to view. The movie exceeded my expectations in terms of action, and entertainment. The movie's score highlights many of its incredible scenes, and at times, it takes your breath away.

The film featured excellent performances, by all the cast. Christian Bale, as always is great as Batman. Anne Hathaway was completely engrossing, she became "Catwoman", just like Michele Pfeiffer did, although their interpretations were very different, both were equally effective. Tom Hardy was the main villain "Bane", completely shattered my expectations. One of the best superhero movie villains, I've ever seen. The terror caused by him, is completely believable and quite menacing. Now I know most will miss Heath Ledger as the Joker.﹝I know I do﹞ I hope people don't compare Tom Hardy's performance to Heath Ledger's, its completely unfair and the two characters are very different. Just read the comics.

It may not be among my personal favorites but generally this seems to be the movie event of this year. As a film though, this is amazing. A true lasting legacy in superhero story telling and summer-blockbusters.

**本影評﹝review﹞取材改寫自www.IMDb.com網站

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