2016年CRI Leonardo Promotes ＂The Revenant＂ in Beijing

 

Having arrived 30 minutes later than expected, Leonardo DiCaprio started the press event with some newly-learned Chinese.

Millions of Chinese fans have waited for this moment to glimpse "Xiao Li," or Little Leo - an affectionate nickname¹ for the star.

As one of the biggest Hollywood names in China, DiCaprio's performance in the 1997 romance² "Titanic³" made him a sensation⁴ nationwide. 

Since then, he has appealed to a huge fan base in China, ranging from adolescents to older generations.

Earlier this month, film fans in China were elated after their "little leo" finally got his first Oscar win for Best Actor in "The Revenant."

Directed by veteran director Alejandro Inarritu, the film follows a frontiersman's journey of survival⁵ and revenge⁶ after being abandoned by his fellow fur trappers in the early 19th century.

During the press conference, Dicapio talked about the most challenging part of shooting, where he did silent film acting⁷ for the most part.

"What was so unique about this movie, which was different from any other movies I've done in my career, was the fact we rehearsed all day long for eight to nine hours a day, and then we would only shoot the film in natural light which gave us about an hour and a half to two hours a day as the sun was setting, to be able to put on film everything we work for the entire day. "

When asked about his feeling towards the smoggy weather in Beijing, DiCaprio took the chance to touch upon one of his favorite topics "climate change".

DiCaprio is hoping China and US, as the world's two largest carbon emitters, can work more closely for the pressing global issue.

"What I do think that as the responsibility that the United States and China has to the rest of the world is to set an example. I really think that China can be the hero of the environmental movement, they can be the hero of the climate change movement. They've already made steps forward but with the will of people and a perseverance⁸ to keep pushing to more sustainable ways of producing energy, they have an opportunity to change the world."

Before wrapping up his short promotion⁹, DiCarprio said he will continue to carry out his long-time work philosophy in his future acting career.

"I've had the same philosophy ever since I was very young, and that's just do the best possible work I can, work with the best directors that I can. Pain is temporary, film is forever you give everything you can when you were on set. You focus while you were there and hopefully you come out with a great piece of art. You never know if that's gonna happen, you can only try your best."

Beyond that, the firm environmentalist is calling for more Chinese youths to join his efforts to conserve¹⁰ ecosystems¹¹ worldwide, and he also revealed that he would like to come to China again to help environmental protection.

During his hectic¹² trip, Dicarprio is also attending "The Revenant's" China premiere Sunday in Beijing before heading to Japan to continue his film promotion.

1 nickname   

n.绰号，昵称；v.给...取绰号，叫错名字

参考例句：

• She called me by my nickname.她叫我的外号。
• Why do you fasten such a nickname on her?你为什么给她取这样一个绰号？

2 romance   

n.恋爱关系，浪漫气氛，爱情小说，传奇

参考例句：

• She wrote a romance about an artist's life in Tokyo.她写了一个关于一位艺术家在东京生活的浪漫故事。
• They tried to rekindle the flames of romance.他们试图重燃爱火。

3 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

4 sensation   

n.感觉，感知力，激动，轰动

参考例句：

• He lost all sensation in his legs through cramp.他的腿部因抽筋而失去知觉。
• Seeing him again after so many years was a strange sensation.那么多年以后又见到他，是一种不可思议的感觉。

5 survival   

n.留住生命，生存，残存，幸存者

参考例句：

• The doctor told my wife I had a fifty-fifty chance of survival.医生告诉我的妻子，说我活下去的可能性只有50%。
• The old man was a survival of a past age.这位老人是上一代的遗老。

6 revenge   

v.报...之仇，为...报仇 ；n.报仇，复仇

参考例句：

• She poisoned his mind with ideas of hate and revenge.她用复仇的思想来毒害他的心灵。
• There was anger in his eyes and revenge in his heart.他两眼闪现怒火，一心只想复仇。

7 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

8 perseverance   

n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。
• Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。

9 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

10 conserve   

vt.保存，保护，节约，节省，守恒，不灭

参考例句：

• He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
• Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力，你会用得着的！

11 ecosystems   

n.生态系统( ecosystem的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There are highly sensitive and delicately balanced ecosystems in the forest. 森林里有高度敏感、灵敏平衡的各种生态系统。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Madagascar's ecosystems range from rainforest to semi-desert. 马达加斯加生态系统类型多样，从雨林到半荒漠等不一而足。 来自辞典例句

12 hectic   

adj.肺病的；消耗热的；发热的；闹哄哄的

参考例句：

• I spent a very hectic Sunday.我度过了一个忙乱的星期天。
• The two days we spent there were enjoyable but hectic.我们在那里度过的两天愉快但闹哄哄的。