常春藤生活英语【47】国家宝藏：古籍秘辛

Benjamin Gates and his group of history-loving troublemakers² enjoy a good mystery. Audiences were first introduced to Gates, who is played by Nicolas Cage, in the hit action movie National Treasure. Now, its sequel, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, is bringing more adventure and excitement to the screen. Many new secrets and puzzles will be solved when the film comes out on December 21. Watch as Gates follows a series of clues from Paris, to England, and then back to the United States.

John Wilkes Booth was the man who killed US President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. When Booth's diary was found, 18 pages were gone. Mysteriously, one of the pages suddenly turns up. It says that Benjamin Gates' great-great-grandfather was one of the men who helped plan how to kill Lincoln. Gates is sure that his ancestor is innocent, and he sets out to prove it. During his search for the truth, he makes a discovery that the world isn't ready for. If you like action, treasure, and history, then make sure you check out National Treasure: Book of Secrets.

Building Your Vocabulary

1.mysteriously　adv. 神秘地
My car mysteriously vanished last night.
我的车昨晚神秘地消失了。

2.innocent　a. 无罪的
Pierre was finally proved to be innocent.
皮耶最终被证实无罪。

Phrases for Learning

1.come out　　（电影、书、唱片等）上映；出版；发行
Jimmy's new book will come out next week.
吉米的新书将于下周发行。

2.a series of...　　一连串的……
A series of strange accidents took place in this small town.
这个小镇里发生了一连串的奇怪事故。

3.turn up 　　突然露面，重新出现
Sophie's long-lost father turned up at her wedding.
苏菲失踪已久的父亲突然现身在她的婚礼上。

4.set out to + 原形动词 　　开始做∕着手进行……
We set out to plan our graduation trip.
我们着手计划我们的毕业旅行。

参考字词

1.troublemaker¹　n. 惹事生非者，捣蛋鬼
2.mystery　n. 谜，神秘的事物
3.hit　n. 成功并风行一时的事物（本文中作形容词用）
4.sequel　n.（书、电影、戏剧等的）续集
5.ancestor　n. 祖先

Enjoy Box

尼可拉斯?凯吉

主演《国家宝藏》系列电影的尼可拉斯?凯吉（Nicolas Cage）是世界知名的好莱坞巨星。他的父亲是文学教授，从他小时候起就不断灌输他对艺术、文学和戏剧的欣赏能力，使他从小就对戏剧产生兴趣，并立志要当一名职业演员。凯吉于十七岁时便出道演出电影，身为知名导演弗朗西斯?柯波拉（Francis Ford³ Coppola）的侄子，他为了不受家族盛名之累，希望能走出自己的路，于是决定舍弃尼可拉斯?柯波拉（Nicholas Kim Coppola）这个本名，而以尼可拉斯?凯吉这个艺名闯荡演艺圈。之后，他凭着出色的演技为自己打开了知名度。1990年，他主演的《我心狂野》一片夺下第四十三届坎城影展的金棕榈大奖；1996年，凯吉在《远离赌城》一片中扮演潦倒的酒鬼，并因此荣获奥斯卡最佳男主角奖，这个奖座也将他推向演艺事业的高峰。凯吉接着转型演出动作片，卖座巨片《绝地任务》、《变脸》和《空中监狱》都是他的代表作。现在凯吉仍参与多种类型的电影，以多变的演技扮演各种角色，持续活跃于电影界。

Tips In Use

...in the hit action movie National Treasure.
（在《国家宝藏》这部卖座动作片中……）　

本句中的 action 表『动作片』。以下为您介绍一些常见的电影类别及其经典代表作：

1.thriller⁴　惊悚片　→ The Silence of the Lambs《沉默的羔羊》、The Sixth Sense《灵异第六感》
2.comedy　喜剧片　→ The Mask《摩登大圣》、Home Alone《小鬼当家》
3.action movie　动作片　→ Terminator《魔鬼终结者》、Face Off《变脸》
4.horror movie　恐怖片　→ The Exorcist《大法师》、The Ring《七夜怪谈》
5.animated⁵ movie　动画片　→ Toy Story《玩具总动员》、My Neighbor Totoro《龙猫》
6.romantic movie　浪漫爱情片　→ Sleepless in Seattle《西雅图夜未眠》、You've Got Mail《电子情书》

1 troublemaker   

n.惹是生非者，闹事者，捣乱者

参考例句：

• I would hate you to think me a troublemaker.我不愿你认为我是个搬弄是非的人。
• Li Yang has always been a troublemaker.李阳总是制造麻烦。

2 troublemakers   

n.惹是生非者，捣乱者( troublemaker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was employed to chuck out any troublemakers. 他受雇把捣乱者赶走。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She had automatically labelled the boys as troublemakers. 她不假思索地认定这些男孩子是捣蛋鬼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

4 thriller   

n.惊险片，恐怖片

参考例句：

• He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
• I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。

5 animated   

adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的

参考例句：

• His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
• We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。