【英音模仿秀】史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格眼中的林肯

模仿文本：  Spielberg's film is based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's best-selling book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln and in particular his struggle in 1865 to get the 13th Amendment¹ to the Constitution through Congress, the amendment that outlaws² slavery, the great achievement of Lincoln's second term in office. The film was released in America a couple of days after the election that returned President Obama for a second term. It arrives here in Britain in the week that he was sworn in for that term on Lincoln's own bible.

 

译文： 这部电影根据桃莉丝·基恩斯·古德温的畅销书《对手团队：政治天才林肯》改编，以1865年为背景展开。在这一年，林肯排除万难，终于使国会通过了宪法修正案第13条，废除了奴隶制，这是他在第二个任期取得的巨大成就。电影在美国上映的前两天，奥巴马总统赢得了大选。在英国上映的同一周，奥巴马总统手按圣经宣誓就职，其中一本正是林肯使用过的。

 

1 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

2 outlaws   

歹徒，亡命之徒( outlaw的名词复数 )； 逃犯

参考例句：

• During his year in the forest, Robin met many other outlaws. 在森林里的一年，罗宾遇见其他许多绿林大盗。
• I didn't have to leave the country or fight outlaws. 我不必离开自己的国家，也不必与不法分子斗争。