A Feast for the Eyes and Ears 视听盛宴

“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” 2022.
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‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ is a feast for the eyes and ears

《吉列尔莫·德尔·托罗的匹诺曹》是一场视觉和听觉的盛宴

It seems so simple: the story of a carpenter who carves a boy out of wood only to see his puppet son come to life with a nose that grows when he lies. The 1883 novel by Carlo Collodi has inspired dozens of film and TV shows, none finer than Disney’s animated 1940 classic.

这个故事似乎很简单:一个木匠用木头刻了一个男孩,结果却看到他的木偶儿子活了过来,他撒谎时鼻子就会长大。这部由卡洛·科洛迪于1883年创作的小说启发了几十部电影和电视节目,没有一部比迪斯尼1940年的经典动画片更好的了。

Until now. The Oscar-winning Mexican director Guillermo Del Toro (“The Shape of Water”) has filtered Collodi’s vision through his own dark and dazzling sensibilities, so much so that this stop-motion masterpiece is titled “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.”

直到现在。奥斯卡获奖墨西哥导演吉列尔莫·德尔·托罗(《水形物语》)用自己黑暗而耀眼的情感过滤了科洛迪的视角,以至于这部定格动画杰作被命名为“吉列尔莫·德尔·托罗的《匹诺曹》”。

An ego trip? Far from it. Now in theaters and on its way to a Dec. 9 Netflix debut, this 15-year passion project is the work of a true film artist who uses an intricate animation technique in which a camera is repeatedly stopped and started, frame-by-frame, in order to give inanimate objects and figures the impression of movement.

一次自我旅行?远非如此。这部历时15年的激情之作现在正在影院上映,即将于12月9日在Netflix首播。它是一位真正的电影艺术家的作品,他使用了一种复杂的动画技术,一帧一帧地反复停止和启动摄像机,以便给无生命的物体和人物一种运动的感觉。

Pinocchio n. /pɪˈnəʊkiəʊ/

a character in a children’s story who changes from a wooden figure into a boy. Whenever he tells a lie, his nose grows longer. 皮诺曹(从木偶变成男孩的童话人物,说谎时鼻子就变长)

carve v. /kɑːv/

to make objects, patterns, etc. by cutting away material from wood or stone 雕刻

• The statue was carved out of a single piece of stone. 这座雕像是用整块石料雕成的。

puppet n. /ˈpʌpɪt/

a model of a person or an animal that can be made to move, for example by pulling strings attached to parts of its body or by putting your hand inside it. A puppet with strings is also called a marionette . 木偶

marionette n. /ˌmæriəˈnet/

a puppet whose arms, legs and head are moved by strings 牵线木偶

animated adj. /ˈænɪˌmeɪtɪd/

An animated film is one in which puppets or drawings appear to move. 动画的

• Disney has returned to what it does best: making full-length animated feature films.
迪斯尼电影公司回到他们最拿手的事情:制作长篇动画故事片。

dazzling adj. /ˈdæzlɪŋ/

Something that is dazzling is very impressive or beautiful. 令人印象深刻的; 惊人的

• He gave Alberg a dazzling smile.
他向艾尔伯格粲然一笑。

stop-motion

a technique used in animation and photography in which a subject is filmed then adjusted a frame at a time 单格拍制

ego n. /ˈiːɡəʊ, ˈɛgəʊ/

Someone’s ego is their sense of their own worth. For example, if someone has a large ego, they think they are very important and valuable. 自我价值感

• He had a massive ego, never would he admit he was wrong.
他有极强的自我价值感,从来不会承认他错了。

debut n. /ˈdeɪbjuː/

The debut of a performer or sports player is their first public performance, appearance, or recording. 首次登台

• She made her debut in a 1937 production of “Hamlet.”
她在1937年《哈姆雷特》的演出中首次登台。

intricate adj. /ˈɪntrɪkɪt/

You use intricate to describe something that has many small parts or details. 复杂精细的

• the production of carpets with highly intricate patterns
图案复杂精细的地毯的制作

inanimate adj. /ɪnˈænɪmɪt/

An inanimate object is one that has no life. 无生命的

• Many children become attached to some inanimate object, such as a blanket or soft toy.
很多儿童都对一些诸如毯子或柔软玩具这样没有生命的物品产生依恋。

Surrender Tax Returns 交出税表

In this file photo taken on Oct. 1, 2022, former President Donald Trump speaks during a Save America rally at Macomb County Community College Sports and Expo Center in Warren, Mich.
Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images, FILE

Supreme Court rules Donald Trump must turn over taxes to House committee

最高法院规定唐纳德·特朗普必须向众议院委员会提交纳税申报表

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied former President Donald Trump’s request to block an appeals court order that he surrender his tax returns and other financial records to the House Ways and Means Committee.

美国最高法院星期二驳回了前总统川普要求阻止上诉法院命令川普向众议院筹款委员会提交纳税申报表和其他财务记录的请求。

The court offered no explanation for the decision. There was no noted dissent or vote breakdown. It marks the fourth time Trump has lost a high court appeal related to requests for his taxes.

法院没有对这一决定作出解释。没有明显的异议或投票失败。这是特朗普第四次在与要求他缴税有关的高等法院上诉中败诉。

turn over

If you turn something over to someone, you give it to them when they ask for it, because they have a right to it. 交; 移交

I would have to turn the evidence over to the police.
我将不得不把证据交给警察。

appeals court 上诉法院

An appeals court rejected that suit, but the Supreme court has agreed to consider the case.
上诉法院驳回了这一诉讼,但是最高法院已经同意考虑这个案子。

surrender vt. /səˈrendə(r)/

If you surrender something such as a ticket or your passport, you give it to someone in authority when they ask you to. 交出

They have been ordered to surrender their passports.
他们已被命令交出他们的护照。

tax returns 纳税申报单

Mum handles the tax returns while Dad fixes the car.
妈妈负责处理纳税申报单,爸爸修理汽车。

Ways and Means Committee

a group of members of the US House of Representatives which makes suggestions about laws concerning tax and trade in order to provide money for the US government 美国众议院筹款委员会(就税收和贸易法规提出建议以便为政府提供资金)

vote n. /vəʊt/

a formal choice that you make in an election or at a meeting in order to choose sb or decide sth 选票;票

There were 21 votes for and 17 against the motion, with 2 abstentions. 这项动议有21票赞成,17票反对,2票弃权。

dissent n. /dɪˈsent/

Dissent is strong disagreement or dissatisfaction with a decision or opinion, especially one that is supported by most people or by people in authority. 异议

There were murmurs of both assent and dissent from the crowd.
人群议论纷纷,赞成和反对的都有。

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The Far Side 月球背面

This screengrab from NASA TV shows NASA’s Orion capsule, left, nearing the moon, right, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. At center is earth. (NASA via AP)

NASA’s Orion capsule reached the moon Monday, whipping around the far side and buzzing the lunar surface on its way to a record-breaking orbit with test dummies sitting in for astronauts.

美国国家航空航天局的猎户座太空舱于周一抵达月球,在月球背面快速旋转,并在月球表面低空飞行,途中将以破纪录的速度绕月球轨道运行,舱中还有替代宇航员的测试假人。

It’s the first time a capsule has visited the moon since NASA’s Apollo program 50 years ago, and represents a huge milestone in the $4.1 billion test flight that began last Wednesday.

这是自50年前美国宇航局的阿波罗计划以来首次有太空舱访问月球,是上周三开始的耗资41亿美元的试飞的一个巨大里程碑。

Orion n. /əˈraɪən/

a constellation on the equator east of Taurus represented on charts by the figure of a hunter with belt and sword 猎户星座

capsule /ˈkæpsjuːl/

A space capsule is the part of a spacecraft in which people travel, and which often separates from the main rocket. 太空舱

• A Russian space capsule is currently orbiting the Earth.
一个俄罗斯太空舱目前正环绕地球飞行。

the far side of the moon 月球背面

The far side of the moon is the side that we can not see.

月球的背面是我们看不见的那一面。

whip vi. /wɪp/

to move, or make sth move, quickly and suddenly or violently in a particular direction (使朝某一方向)猛然移动

• Her hair whipped around her face in the wind. 她的头发随风在脸际飘拂。

buzz vt. /bʌz/

If an aircraft buzzes a place, it flies low over it, usually in a threatening way. 低空掠过

• American fighter planes buzzed the city.
美国战机低空掠过该城市。

dummy /ˈdʌmi/

a model of a person, used especially when making clothes or for showing them in a shop window (尤指缝制或陈列服装用的)人体模型

a tailor’s dummy 裁缝店的模型人

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