英语新闻视频：《霍比特人》15分钟超长特辑

【剧情简介】

　　The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 epic¹ adventure film directed by

　　Peter Jackson. It is the first of a three-part film adaptation of the 1937 novel

　　The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, to be followed by The Desolation of Smaug and

　　There and Back Again, due for theatrical² release in 2013 and 2014, respectively.

　　The three films together will act as prequels to Jackson's The Lord of the Rings

　　film trilogy.

　　The story is set in Middle-earth sixty years before The Lord of the Rings,

　　and portions of the film are adapted from the appendices to Tolkien's The Return

　　of the King novel. An Unexpected Journey tells the tale of the hobbit Bilbo

　　Baggins (Martin Freeman), who is convinced by the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen)

　　to accompany thirteen dwarves³ led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) on a

　　quest across Middle-earth to reclaim⁴ the Lonely Mountain from Smaug the dragon.

　　The film premiered in New Zealand on 28 November 2012 and was released

　　internationally from 12 December 2012.

　　根据英国作家J.R.R·托尔金1937年出版的同名长篇小说改编。又名《哈比特人历险记》或《去而复返-一个霍比特人的故事》。(原著中由比尔博本人亲自撰写。)因此书而延伸出的《魔戒》和其后的故事，托尔金因此一举成名。故事讲述记述霍比特人比尔博.巴金斯与巫师甘道夫和十三名矮人向东旅行横越中土大陆，寻找被恶龙抢占的属于矮人珍贵宝物的探险故事。

 

 

1 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。

2 theatrical   

adj.剧场的，演戏的；做戏似的，做作的

参考例句：

• The final scene was dismayingly lacking in theatrical effect.最后一场缺乏戏剧效果，叫人失望。
• She always makes some theatrical gesture.她老在做些夸张的手势。

3 dwarves   

n.矮子( dwarf的名词复数 )；有魔法的小矮人

参考例句：

• Everyone will try to claim it: Men, Dwarves, wizards. 每个种族都会争取它的拥有权：人类，矮人，巫师。 来自电影对白
• Have you learned nothing of the stubbornness of Dwarves? 难道你还不了解那个矮人的倔强吗？ 来自电影对白

4 reclaim   

v.要求归还，收回；开垦

参考例句：

• I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
• You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时，必须出示这张票子。