2005年之最佳电影

Host: And now the year in movies. There were good films, there were bombs. Our own Joel Siegel's sat through all of them and then let's come up with the 10 best of 2005, and joins us to share his picks. I love this more than any of your hits of the year.

Joel Siegel: Well, what was your favorite movie of the year?

Host: I really love "Crash".

Joel Siegel: Made the list!

Host: Excellent!

Joel Siegel: Everybody's agreed with that.

Host: We will, we have an impeccable taste!

Joel Siegel: Oh, yes we do. Even though it wasn't a great year at the movies on either side of the screen: On Hollywood's side, box office was down for a lot of reasons; on our side of the screen, there really weren't that many great films, better performances in direction than there were great films in 2005. Examples, Philip Seymour Hoffman's great performance wasn't enough to put "Capote" on my 10 best list; Joaquin Phoenix¹ and Reese Witherspoon, terrific² in 'Walk the Line", but not enough to push the movie over the line. And the one that hurts, No. 11, "March of the Penguins³", didn't make the cut. But here are the 10 that did.

Why am I being investigated?

Joel Siegel: George Clooney, mumbled⁴ his lines, grew a beard, put on 30 pounds, the anti-movie star, makes my 10 best twice this year, first for "Syriana".

I'm thinking of your health.

No, you're not. They've asked you to ring me and you're doing it.

Joel Siegel: Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles makes my 10 best 2 years in a row: last year "City of God"; this year, "The Constant Gardener".

Now.

Joel Siegel: Yet it could've been a contender⁵, an Oscar contender. I think "Cinderella Man" could've been the champ. But the studio opened it way too early and way too close to last year's Oscar winner, "Million Dollar Baby". But hold the phone, even if the twice-overlooked Paul Giamatti just gets an Oscar nomination⁶, it's a Cinderella's story come true. And the film is a knock-out.

Did we know each other?

Joel Siegel: This year's best movie with the worst title award goes to "A History of Violence". They could've called it "A History of Violins", would have made it as much sense.

Joel Siegel: I don't know anyone who's seen "King Kong" who hasn't loved it. It's like being 9 years old and the movie's all over again. It's that thrilling, that exciting.

I ain't gonna smell it, if that's what you want?

It's a talking beaver⁷!

Joel Siegel: Two incredible⁸ facts about "The Chronicles of Narnia": None of the animals are real and there is no blood in the battle scenes. The third incredible fact: Christmas week it sold more tickets than "King Kong".

Just outside the Olympic Village in Munich, 8 or 9 athletes of the Israeli team are being held prisoner…

Joel Siegel: Steven Spielberg's "Munich"--brilliant, mixing ABC's actual coverage⁹ of the killing¹⁰ of 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team with the breathtaking fiction of Israeli hit team that sought revenge¹¹. And what the film asks is the real cost of revenge. This pitch-perfect cast is one reason Oscar needs a best ensemble¹² acting¹³ category.

You see that?

Why, she's cold.

She got colder as soon as she saw us now.

Joel Siegel: And the amazing cast in "Crash" is another. A dozen disparate lives crash together in Charlie Gibson's bid for the best film of the year.

We are going with the story that says......

Joel Siegel: George Clooney's second appearance on my 10 best—"Good Night, and Good Luck". And this one he acted in, he wrote, he produced and directed. And he could be Oscar nominated¹⁴ for 3 out of 4, because he gave the best part to David Strathairn.

This thing grabs¹⁵ hold of us again, in the wrong place, in the wrong time, we are dead.

Joel Siegel: And "Brokeback Mountain"--Heath Ledger's acting, Ang Lee's direction, and the story you have never seen before. It's the best film of the year.

Joel Siegel: My original review of "Brokeback Mountain", I said it's gonna lead the league in Oscar nominations¹⁶. I still think that's true, but it's not a sure thing to win an Oscar in any of the categories. This year, there are no sure things come to Oscar title.

1 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

2 terrific   

adj.可怕的，极好的，非常的

参考例句：

• The game was terrific.那场比赛棒极了。
• Darren drove at a terrific speed.达伦以惊人的速度驾车。

3 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 mumbled   

含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话，可我没太听清楚。
• George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。

5 contender   

n.参赛者

参考例句：

• a contender for a gold medal in the Olympics 奥运金牌的争夺者
• She has recently become a strong contender for the gold medal . 她最近已经成为一个金牌的强有力争夺者。

6 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

7 beaver   

n.海狸，河狸

参考例句：

• The hat is made of beaver.这顶帽子是海狸毛皮制的。
• A beaver is an animals with big front teeth.海狸是一种长着大门牙的动物。

8 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

9 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

10 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

11 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。

12 ensemble   

n.合奏(唱)组；全套服装；整体，总效果

参考例句：

• We should consider the buildings as an ensemble.我们应把那些建筑物视作一个整体。
• It is ensemble music for up to about ten players,with one player to a part.它是最多十人演奏的合奏音乐，每人担任一部分。

13 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。

14 nominated   

adj.被提名的，被任命的 动词nominate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She has been nominated for the presidency. 她已经获得了董事长职位的提名。
• The movie was nominated for an Oscar. 这部电影获奥斯卡金像奖提名。

15 grabs   

n.试图抓取，有意抢夺( grab的名词复数 )v.抢先，抢占( grab的第三人称单数 )；（尤指匆忙地）取；攫取；（尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取

参考例句：

• The job is up for grabs.Why don't you apply now? 那工作谁都可以争取，你怎么不现在就申请呢？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She grabs a stack of baby photos and thrusts them into my hands. 她抓起一沓婴儿照片塞到我手里。 来自辞典例句

16 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句