Danish film director wins Nordic award

    COPENHAGEN, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Danish film director Thomas Vinterberg won the annual Nordic Council Film Prize for his latest movie Submarino on Wednesday.
    According to a press release from the Nordic Council（北欧理事会）, Vinterberg received the prize because of the insightful image of human life in his movie.
    "Submarino is a tough but also a deeply moving story of two brothers who are linked together by a fateful（重大的） childhood. The film is about brothers who have adult responsibility imposed upon them - - and the human child as a carrier of social inheritance but also the hope for a better future," wrote the Nordic Council's adjudication committee in the press release.
    It added: "It (the movie) deals with themes（题目,主题） such as trauma¹, guilt² and reconciliation³. Submarino is a simple and yet a complex work of art, with a strong manuscript and a stylish⁴ direction. An elegant, taut⁵ and effective dramaturgy, acting⁶ presence and an intelligent use of sound and light contribute to the creation of this insightful image of human life."
    Submarino premiered in Denmark in March and has been one of this year's most critically acclaimed⁸ movies. It won the Critic's Prize 2010 at the Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund and the main prize at "Film by the Sea 2010" in the Netherlands.
    "I am very happy and proud to receive the Nordic Council Film Prize. The field of good films in Denmark and the other Nordic countries is extremely qualified⁹ and, in addition, I have great respect for the competent forces behind the appraisal," said Vinterberg in a press release.
    "I perceive the prize to be not only an appreciation¹⁰ of those of us behind Submarino, but of Danish film altogether. A distinction which confirms the strength in, and necessity of creating and supporting Danish film based on cultural criteria¹¹. An encouragement to Danish film to continue to reach out across the country's borders," the director added.
    Vinterberg is also known for his revolutionary use of the dogme- genre¹², where many modern film techniques are disallowed¹³. In the dogme-genre, it is prohibited to use various sound effects and most recordings¹⁴ have to be made with a hand-held camera.
    Vinterberg's movie "The Celebration" won international acclaim⁷ in 1998, and received the jury prize of Cannes and several awards in the United States.
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1 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

2 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

3 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

4 stylish   

adj.流行的，时髦的；漂亮的，气派的

参考例句：

• He's a stylish dresser.他是个穿着很有格调的人。
• What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world.巴黎女性时装往往会引导世界时装潮流。

5 taut   

adj.拉紧的，绷紧的，紧张的

参考例句：

• The bowstring is stretched taut.弓弦绷得很紧。
• Scarlett's taut nerves almost cracked as a sudden noise sounded in the underbrush near them. 思嘉紧张的神经几乎一下绷裂了，因为她听见附近灌木丛中突然冒出的一个声音。

6 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。

7 acclaim   

v.向…欢呼，公认；n.欢呼，喝彩，称赞

参考例句：

• He was welcomed with great acclaim.他受到十分热烈的欢迎。
• His achievements earned him the acclaim of the scientific community.他的成就赢得了科学界的赞誉。

8 acclaimed   

adj.受人欢迎的

参考例句：

• They acclaimed him as the best writer of the year. 他们称赞他为当年的最佳作者。
• Confuscius is acclaimed as a great thinker. 孔子被赞誉为伟大的思想家。

9 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

10 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

11 criteria   

n.标准

参考例句：

• The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
• There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。

12 genre   

n.(文学、艺术等的)类型，体裁，风格

参考例句：

• My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
• Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看， 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。

13 disallowed   

v.不承认（某事物）有效( disallow的过去式和过去分词 )；不接受；不准；驳回

参考例句：

• The judge disallowed that evidence. 法官驳回那项证据。 来自辞典例句
• Her claim was disallowed on the ground(s) that she had not paid her premium. 她要求赔款遭到拒绝，原因是她事先没有交纳保险费。 来自辞典例句

14 recordings   

n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片

参考例句：

• a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
• old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐