时代周刊:访谈配音"黄金标准"杰里米·艾恩斯(1)

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Jeremy Irons--The Oscar-winning actor on the power of his voice, his best villain¹ and the hardest part he’s ever played

杰里米·艾恩斯曾凭借其深厚的配音功底，塑造的最佳反派以及最困难的角色荣获奥斯卡最佳男演员奖。

You just released an audiobook, The Poems of T.S. Eliot.

你刚刚发了一本有声书，《艾略特诗集》。

Your 2005 recording² of Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita is considered by many to be the gold standard for audiobooks.

很多人都认为你2005年录制的弗拉基米尔·纳博科夫的《洛丽塔》是有声读物的黄金标准。

Any recollections from the recording session?

您还记得您当时配音的过程吗？

After I had been approached to record it, I discovered the company intended an abridged³ version.

他们联系了我之后，我发现那家公司打算录的是一个删节版。

I felt, had Nabokov wanted it abridged, he would have written it shorter,

我当时就想，如果纳博科夫想要删节的话，他自己就会缩短篇幅的，

and I suggested to his son Dmitri that he might insist we record it as written.

于是，我就建议他的儿子德米特里·纳博科夫坚持按照原文的篇幅进行录制。

When I arrived at the studio in North London, my producer told me we need an extra day to record it in its entirety.

我到了伦敦北部的工作室以后，我的制作人告诉我，录完全篇就需要将录制时间延长一天。

I explained I only had two before I was to fly to work in the U.S.

我解释说，只有两天我就要飞到美国去录音了，

I told her I would read it very quickly and asked her not to interrupt me unless absolutely necessary.

我对她说我会很快读完，希望她不到万不得已不要打断我。

The read, as a result, has a briskness⁴ and flow that without those time constraints⁵ might not have surfaced.

事实表明，没有不是因为赶时间，我的阅读也不会显得那么轻快流畅。

You also give voice to one of the most evil animals in the history of animation⁶, Scar, in The Lion King.

你还为动画片史上最邪恶的动物之一——《狮子王》里的刀疤配过音。

How do you portray⁷ evil with voice alone?

那请问，您是如何只用声音来塑造邪恶的呢？

(Answer)The word unctuousness⁸ comes to mind,

（答：）我想到了“虚情假意”这个词，

but I wonder if it isn’t the contrast between what a character says and how he says it,

但我也觉得，是不是一个角色说的话和他说这话的语气之间的对比，

and what actually does that projects his evil nature.

以及促成了这种对比的因素使他的邪恶本性显露出来的。

“One may smile, and smile, and be a villain,” as Hamlet said.

正如哈姆雷特所说：“那家伙也许微笑着，但依然是个恶棍。”

You’ve played some nasty characters. Who has been your favorite villain to portray?

你也演过一些令人讨厌的角色。那你配过的那些反派角色中，你最喜欢谁？

Simon, in Die Hard with a Vengeance⁹, is a man with whom I would enjoy spending the evening.

《虎胆龙威3》里的西蒙应该是那种我愿意和他共度良宵的人。

1 villain   

n.反派演员，反面人物；恶棍；问题的起因

参考例句：

• He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
• The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。

2 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

3 abridged   

削减的，删节的

参考例句：

• The rights of citizens must not be abridged without proper cause. 没有正当理由，不能擅自剥夺公民的权利。
• The play was abridged for TV. 剧本经过节略，以拍摄电视片。

4 briskness   

n.敏捷，活泼

参考例句：

• A child who was flying a kite sensed it in terms of briskness.一个孩子在放风筝时猛然感到的飞腾。
• Father open the window to let in the briskness of the morning air.父亲打开窗户让早晨的清新空气进来。

5 constraints   

强制( constraint的名词复数 )； 限制； 约束

参考例句：

• Data and constraints can easily be changed to test theories. 信息库中的数据和限制条件可以轻易地改变以检验假设。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
• What are the constraints that each of these imply for any design? 这每种产品的要求和约束对于设计意味着什么？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

6 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。

7 portray   

v.描写，描述；画(人物、景象等)

参考例句：

• It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
• Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗？

8 unctuousness   

油性

参考例句：

• What welcome relief from the usual unctuousness of his kind! 平常这类广告虚情假意，现在多么受人欢迎，令人轻松！ 来自互联网

9 vengeance   

n.报复，报仇，复仇

参考例句：

• He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father.他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。
• For years he brooded vengeance.多年来他一直在盘算报仇。