2018年双语新闻 "小偷家族"为何能获金棕榈奖

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《小偷家族》为何能获金棕榈奖

The Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival is one of the highest prizes in the film industry, so winning one is never easy.

戛纳电影节的金棕榈奖是电影界的最高荣誉之一，获奖也绝非易事。

"The Palme d'Or: It has to be something where all the elements come together,

“金棕榈奖：获奖影片需要将所有元素结合在一起，

where the acting¹ is extraordinary, the direction is extraordinary, where the mise-en-scene is profound² and deep,"

要有精湛的表演、杰出的导演、巧妙又有深度的布景道具，”

said Australian actress Cate Blanchett, president of the jury³ of this year's Cannes Film Festival, at a news conference.

澳大利亚女演员、今年戛纳电影节评委会主席凯特·布兰切特在一场新闻发布会上说道。

This makes it all the more necessary for us to take a look at Shoplifters,

这么一来，我们就更有必要看看5月19日

the winner of this year's Palme d'Or on May 19. Let's have a look.

摘得今年金棕榈奖的影片《小偷家族》了。让我们一睹为快。

Unlike much of the Western world,

和西方世界大多数国家不同，

theft is so uncommon⁴ in Japan that people often leave their bicycles parked unlocked⁵.

偷窃在日本并不常见，人们常常不锁自行车。

Culturally speaking, it suggests just how ashamed a family of thieves

从文化上来说，这意味着在日本导演是枝裕和的影片《小偷家族》中，

in Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda's Shoplifters must feel.

一家人都是小偷是件相当丢人的事儿。

The film follows Osamu, the father of the family, who comes across a little girl who is struggling to survive in the cold.

影片中，作为一家之主的治，路遇一名被冻僵的小女孩。

He's able to convince his wife to take care of the child.

他说服了妻子照顾这个孩子。

It's not an easy decision because of the family's lack of money.

他说服妻子照顾这个孩子。

And beyond having another mouth to feed,

他说服妻子照顾这个孩子。

the relationship between the family's members is tested after an unexpected event that reveals a series of big secrets.

一场意外泄露了一系列惊天秘密，家族成员们之间的关系也经受着考验。

Koreeda, who's famous for his humanist stories,

以拍摄关注人性故事影片见长的是枝裕和

has won over 40 awards for direction and screenwriting at major film festivals.

在各大电影节中已经获得了40多项导演及剧本的大奖。

But Shoplifters is considered to be his best, which is both familiar and inventive.

但《小偷家族》被认为是他的最佳作品，令人感到熟悉而又别出心裁。

Blanchett called awarding the film a difficult decision, but the right choice for the Palme d'Or.

布兰切特表示为电影颁奖是个艰难的决定，但金棕榈奖的选择是正确的。

"We were completely bowled over by Shoplifters …

“我们完全被《小偷家族》所折服……

(and) how intermeshed the performances were with the directorial vision," she said.

表演和导演视角是如此地紧密结合，”她说道。

1 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。

2 profound   

adj.深奥的，造诣深的；深度的，极度的

参考例句：

• I give you my profound thanks for saving my life.我对您的救命之恩深表谢意。
• He has a profound knowledge of mathematics.他数学知识渊博。

3 jury   

n.陪审团，评委会；adj.临时用的；vt.挑选

参考例句：

• These twelve men are believed to compose the jury.据信，陪审团是由这12人组成的。
• The members of the jury were discharged from their duties.陪审员们被解除了职务。

4 uncommon   

adj.罕见的，非凡的，不平常的

参考例句：

• Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
• Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。

5 unlocked   

v.开锁( unlock的过去式和过去分词 )；开启；揭开；开着，解开

参考例句：

• Don't leave your desk unlocked. 请不要忘记锁好办公桌。
• On no account should you leave the door unlocked. 你无论如何也不应该不锁门。 来自《简明英汉词典》