【话匣子英语】加拿大的电影制造业

 电影业的复兴能带动一批新兴就业，甚至包括餐饮业，这之间有什么联系呢，为什么说电影业的发展会带动餐饮呢？

Andrew: Yeah. And us as Canadians, we love this ‘cause get the big name American actors coming into our cities. It’s also great for jobs. Lots of people have jobs now that are focused around the film industry, whether they are actors or cameramen. So it’s good for everybody up here.

 

Harp¹: Yeah. And it’s even good for restaurants because like you said, when there is a celebrity² in town, people come to try to see them.

 

Andrew: That’s right.

 

Harp: I remember when they were filming a movie in Edmonton, and Brad Pitt was in it. And I don’t remember which movie, but I remember people were obsessed³ with trying to see him. And then there were rumours⁴ that Angelina Jolie was in town. And I think someone finally caught them in the mall, and they took pictures. And they were all over the news.

 

Andrew: Yeah. Well those are some big name stars, of course people would get excited.

 

Harp: Yeah. And they did.

 

Andrew: All right. So when American films first started being made in Canada, really Vancouver was the hot spot, where all the movies were being made, but slowly that spread across the whole country. And now I know there’s lots of movies being filmed here in Montreal, in the prairies, and really everywhere.

 

Harp: Yeah. It seemed to have spread all across Canada, but definitely it’s Vancouver that got it all started. Let’s talk about some movies that are filmed in Canada.

 

Andrew: Yeah. There are some really big blockbusters that have been filmed here in Canada.

 

Harp: Yes. Like Titanic⁵.

 

Andrew: Yeah. Titanic, I think was filmed off the coast Halifax. Am I right?

 

Harp: Yup. You are right. And the interesting thing about that is Halifax was actually the closest port to when the Titanic actually sunk. Interesting that’s where they choice to film it.

 

Andrew: Yeah. I guess it’s an authentic⁶ location; it shows the actual background of where the Titanic would have been on its voyage.

 

Harp: Yup. So when you watch the Titanic, you’re probably seeing the water and the coast right off of Canada.

1 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

2 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

3 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

4 rumours   

n.传闻( rumour的名词复数 )；风闻；谣言；谣传

参考例句：

• The rumours were completely baseless. 那些谣传毫无根据。
• Rumours of job losses were later confirmed. 裁员的传言后来得到了证实。

5 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。

6 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。