关于《神奇动物在哪里》的十大幕后故事

 　　Magic, it turns out, is a highly addictive¹ thing - and when it comes to the intricate fictional² world of JK Rowling, fans can rarely get enough.

　　事实上，魔法这东西很容易上瘾，而提起JK.罗琳笔下错综复杂的魔幻世界更是让人欲罢不能。

　　To celebrate the release of Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them, a number of books on the making of the film have consequently been published, including Ian Nathan's behind-the-scenes guide Inside the Magic, and The Case of Beasts, which explores the wizarding world shown in the film.

　　为庆祝电影《神奇动物在哪里》上映，一系列描写该片制作过程的书籍已经上架，其中包括伊恩.纳森的电影幕后指南《魔法探秘》，以及揭开片中呈现的魔法世界的《神奇动物居住的手提箱》。

　　We had a look through, to see what we could glean³ about Fantastic Beats, its cast, and Rowling's script.

　　为了搜集关于电影、演员以及剧本的信息，我们已经阅读了这些书。

　　Here are some of the things we learnt:

　　以下是我们的收获：

　　1.Eddie Redmayne wound up "sobbing⁴" after reading the script for the first time

　　1.埃迪.雷德梅尼第一次看完剧本后难过得哭了

　　In Yates-ian style, the director held a "slightly clandestine⁵ meeting" with Redmayne near Christmas in the basement of "a hidden little club in Soho", next to a roaring fire. He later went to safari⁶ parks to meet real zoologists⁷ and meet experts in animal breeding to learn about these people cared for exotic creatures.

　　圣诞节临近时，导演叶茨在Soho区一家隐秘俱乐部的地下室里与雷德梅尼在熊熊燃烧的火堆旁“秘密小聚了一次”。这是他一贯的作风。随后，他到野生动物园拜访了真正的动物学家以及动物育种专家，了解这些照料外来生物的人们。

　　2.JK Rowling wrote the script in two-day chunks⁸

　　2.JK.罗琳两天重写一遍剧本

　　Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is Rowling's debut⁹ screenplay, and she said that, in comparison to writing a novel, she really, really, really enjoyed it.

　　《神奇动物在哪里》是罗琳的电影剧本处女作。比起写小说，她认为自己真的、真的很喜欢写剧本。

　　Rowling was in constant communication with Yates and serial¹⁰ Potter-producers Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram. She would then: "depart for her hotel and spent two nights at her keyboard, returning having not slept but rewritten huge portions of the script, sometimes producing an entirely¹¹ new draft."

　　罗琳与叶茨、哈利.波特系列电影制作人史蒂夫.克劳夫和莱昂纳尔.威格拉姆不断沟通后，便“赶回酒店，花上两晚不眠不休地码字，又将剧本的大部分重写，有时还会创作出全新的剧本初稿。”

　　3. Redmayne made sure that Newt's wand was animal-free

　　3.雷德梅尼坚信纽特的魔杖没有动物元素

　　Prop¹² modeller Pierre Bohanna wanted Newt's wand to include an "animal component¹³", such as Fawkes's phoenix¹⁴ features that can be found in both Harry¹⁵ Potter and Lord Voldemort's wand, but Redmayne refused: he was "insistent¹⁶ there would be no leather or horn involved. Newt wouldn't stand for that. "

　　道具师皮埃尔.博哈纳希望在纽特的魔杖中加入“动物元素”，就好比哈利.波特和伏地魔的魔杖中有凤凰福克斯的尾羽。但雷德梅尼拒绝了该想法。他“坚持认为魔杖不应该包含任何皮革或者动物犄角成分。纽特不会支持这种做法。”

　　4.The crew built 1920s New York on set at Leavesdon Studios

　　4.工作人员在利维斯登制片厂搭建出上世纪20年代的纽约城

　　It took just 16 weeks to create Manhattan's Lower East Side, TriBeCa and the Diamond District in 1926 in a studio an hour north of London. The set needed constant re-dressing by an army different teams of designers and dressers during the five months it was used for filming.

　　距伦敦以北一小时车程有一间制片厂，工作人员仅用了16周就在那里搭建起1926年时的曼哈顿下东区、特里贝克地区以及钻石区。在用于电影拍摄的5个月间，这处电影布景需要一大批设计和化妆团队不断对其重新修饰。

　　The same attention to detail was given to the office space of the MACUSA, where Tina and Queenie Goldstein work - 80 bespoke¹⁷ desks were designed and built and chairs were imported from the US for the set.

　　工作人员对美国魔法国会布景的细节处理同样一丝不苟，他们为蒂娜和奎妮的办公室设计制作了80台定制桌子，而椅子是从美国进口的。

　　5. Queenie is the most attractive female character Rowling has ever created

　　5.奎妮是罗琳笔下最有魅力的女性

　　She wrote as much in the script: "The most beautiful girl ever to don witch's robes".

　　罗琳在剧本中这样写道：“她是有史以来最美的女巫”。

　　6.The extras really earned their money

　　6.群众演员真的很辛苦

　　To recreate the chaos¹⁸ of 1920s Manhattan, there needed to be a lot of extras and a lot of costumes. The problem was that Fantastic Beasts was set in December, so the cast were dressed up in overcoats, scarves and gloves - and the crowd scenes were shot in August 2015. Everyone was sweltering, remembers crowd costumer Gary Hyams, and "tended to undo¹⁹ their coats or take their scarves off and tuck them into their pockets."

　　为了重现上世纪20年代曼哈顿地区的混乱场景，需要大批穿着戏服的群演。问题是电影的时间设定是12月，演员们都穿着大衣、戴着围巾和手套，然而群演画面的拍摄时间是2015年8月。一位扮演顾客的群演盖瑞.海厄姆回忆道，所有人都很热，“他们都想解开大衣、取下围巾塞进口袋”。

　　7.There are a lot of deliberate similarities between Harry Potter and Credence²⁰ Barebone

　　7.哈利.波特和克雷登斯.拜尔本有很多刻意为之的相似之处

　　Both are orphans²¹, adopted into loveless families and thrown into the paths of a struggle between good and dark magic.

　　他们都是孤儿，都被冷漠的家庭收养，都被卷入正义和黑暗魔法之间的较量。

　　"It's rare that fantasy can touch on something this painful and delicate," said actor Ezra Miller²², who plays Credence.

　　饰演克雷登斯的埃兹拉.米勒表示，“魔幻故事很少能触及如此痛苦而细腻的情感。”

　　Producer David Heyman indicated that Credence's character and the struggles we see him go through in the film are a metaphor²³ for the dangers of repression²⁴.

　　制片人大卫.海曼表示，克雷登斯这个角色以及片中他的遭遇都象征着压抑情感的危害。

　　8.Tina's trousers were designed to show that she was a modern, forward-thinking type of woman

　　8.蒂娜穿裤子的设定是为了表现她是一个前卫而有远见的女人

　　Costume designer Colleen Atwood made the decision to put Katherine Waterston's character in trousers (something that was not all that common for women in the 1920s) as a way of demonstrating Tina's independent side.

　　服装设计师柯琳.阿特伍德决定让凯瑟琳.沃特斯顿饰演的角色穿着裤子（女人穿裤子在上世纪20年代并不常见），通过这种方式展示了蒂娜独立的一面。

　　9.The Demiguise was 'babysitting' the young Occamy

　　9.隐形兽是小鸟蛇的“保姆”

　　Ever wonder why, in Fantastic Beasts, Dougal the Demiguise escaped?

　　想知道电影中的隐形兽为什么逃跑吗？

　　We always assumed that the mysterious ape-like creature with a talent for invisibility just saw his chance and decided²⁵ to make a run for it. But the truth, it turns out, is a lot more aww-inducing.

　　我们一直认为，这种会隐身的神秘猿类生物是看准了机会决定逃跑的。但事实上，真相比这有爱。

　　According to Redmayne, in the script Dougal ventures out solely²⁶ in order to protect the lost young Occamy.

　　根据雷德梅尼的说法，在剧本中，隐形兽只身冒险是为了保护走失的小鸟蛇。

　　JK Rowling apparently²⁷ came up with the idea that the Demiguise should show a caring instinct while the creature was still in the design stage.

　　显然，罗琳在构思阶段就想到要让隐形兽表现出充满爱心的本能。

　　10.The chilling MACUSA execution pool was inspired by a Saatchi Gallery installation

　　10.美国魔法国会令人胆寒的死刑执行池灵感来自萨奇画廊的一件装置艺术品

　　According to the film's VFX supervisor²⁸ Christian²⁹ Manz, the disturbing, memory-absorbing pool seen in the film was designed to resemble a Saatchi Gallery artwork "where there was oil with a perfect reflection on the surface".

　　据电影特效总监克里斯汀.曼茨称，记忆吸收池的设计模仿了萨奇画廊的一件艺术品，它利用油映射出完美的镜像。

　　Although the installation in question isn't named, it sounds as if Manz is referring to artist Richard Wilson's 20:50, a permanent piece in which an entire room at the gallery is filled with smooth black engine oil.

　　虽然曼茨没有提及这件装置作品的名字，但是他所指的似乎是理查德.威尔逊的《20:50》。这件永久作品将画廊中的一整间房间注满黑色机油。

1 addictive   

adj.(吸毒等)使成瘾的，成为习惯的

参考例句：

• The problem with video game is that they're addictive.电子游戏机的问题在于它们会使人上瘾。
• Cigarettes are highly addictive.香烟很容易使人上瘾。

2 fictional   

adj.小说的，虚构的

参考例句：

• The names of the shops are entirely fictional.那些商店的名字完全是虚构的。
• The two authors represent the opposite poles of fictional genius.这两位作者代表了天才小说家两个极端。

3 glean   

v.收集(消息、资料、情报等)

参考例句：

• The little information that we could glean about them was largely contradictory.我们能够收集到的有关它们的少量信息大部分是自相矛盾的。
• From what I was able to glean,it appears they don't intend to take any action yet.根据我所收集到的资料分析，他们看来还不打算采取任何行动。

4 sobbing   

<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的

参考例句：

• I heard a child sobbing loudly. 我听见有个孩子在呜呜地哭。
• Her eyes were red with recent sobbing. 她的眼睛因刚哭过而发红。

5 clandestine   

adj.秘密的，暗中从事的

参考例句：

• She is the director of clandestine operations of the CIA.她是中央情报局秘密行动的负责人。
• The early Christians held clandestine meetings in caves.早期的基督徒在洞穴中秘密聚会。

6 safari   

n.远征旅行(探险、考察)；探险队，狩猎队

参考例句：

• When we go on safari we like to cook on an open fire.我们远行狩猎时，喜欢露天生火做饭。
• They went on safari searching for the rare black rhinoceros.他们进行探险旅行，搜寻那稀有的黑犀牛。

7 zoologists   

动物学家( zoologist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Zoologists refer barnacles to Crustanceans. 动物学家把螺蛳归入甲壳类。
• It is now a source of growing interest for chemists and zoologists as well. 它现在也是化学家和动物学家愈感兴趣的一个所在。

8 chunks   

厚厚的一块( chunk的名词复数 )； （某物）相当大的数量或部分

参考例句：

• a tin of pineapple chunks 一罐菠萝块
• Those chunks of meat are rather large—could you chop them up a bIt'smaller? 这些肉块相当大，还能再切小一点吗？

9 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

10 serial   

n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的

参考例句：

• A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
• Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？

11 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

12 prop   

vt.支撑；n.支柱，支撑物；支持者，靠山

参考例句：

• A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.一名工人用东西支撑住隧道壁好使它不会倒塌。
• The government does not intend to prop up declining industries.政府无意扶持不景气的企业。

13 component   

n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的

参考例句：

• Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
• Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。

14 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

15 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

16 insistent   

adj.迫切的，坚持的

参考例句：

• There was an insistent knock on my door.我听到一阵急促的敲门声。
• He is most insistent on this point.他在这点上很坚持。

17 bespoke   

adj.（产品）订做的；专做订货的v.预定( bespeak的过去式 )；订（货）；证明；预先请求

参考例句：

• His style of dressing bespoke great self-confidence. 他的衣着风格显得十分自信。
• The haberdasher presented a cap, saying,"Here is the cap your worship bespoke." 帽匠拿出一顶帽子来说：“这就是老爷您定做的那顶。” 来自辞典例句

18 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

19 undo   

vt.解开，松开；取消，撤销

参考例句：

• His pride will undo him some day.他的傲慢总有一天会毁了他。
• I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel.我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。

20 credence   

n.信用，祭器台，供桌，凭证

参考例句：

• Don't give credence to all the gossip you hear.不要相信你听到的闲话。
• Police attach credence to the report of an unnamed bystander.警方认为一位不知姓名的目击者的报告很有用。

21 orphans   

孤儿( orphan的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The poor orphans were kept on short commons. 贫苦的孤儿们吃不饱饭。
• Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans. 这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。

22 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

23 metaphor   

n.隐喻，暗喻

参考例句：

• Using metaphor,we say that computers have senses and a memory.打个比方，我们可以说计算机有感觉和记忆力。
• In poetry the rose is often a metaphor for love.玫瑰在诗中通常作为爱的象征。

24 repression   

n.镇压，抑制，抑压

参考例句：

• The repression of your true feelings is harmful to your health.压抑你的真实感情有害健康。
• This touched off a new storm against violent repression.这引起了反对暴力镇压的新风暴。

25 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

26 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。

27 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

28 supervisor   

n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师

参考例句：

• Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
• He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。

29 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。