-
(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
Voice 1
Welcome to Spotlight1. I'm Robin2 Basselin.
Voice 2
And I'm Ryan Geertsma. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
Voice 3
"I am not a man who tells stories, I am a man who draws pictures."
Voice 1
The man who said these words creates some of most popular films in Japan. When people talk about Japanese animation3, his name is always part of the discussion4. Today's Spotlight is on Hayao Miyazaki.
Voice 2
Hayao Miyazaki is an animator. He creates images that tell a story. Animation images can be drawn5 by hand or created using a computer. When the images are put together, they produce what looks like one continuous6 moving image. Miyazaki is well known7 for creating animated8 films.
Voice 1
Phillippa Hawker of "The Age" news organization called Miyazaki,
Voice 4
"One of the most important modern filmmakers. He just happens to work in animation."
Voice 2
But Miyazaki's success did not come quickly. He spent 25 years working as an animator for other people. In 1985, he and two of his co-workers started their own animation office, named Studio9 Ghibli. In 1986, Studio Ghibli released10 its first film, "Castle in the Sky." In 1989 the studio had its first popular film, called "Kiki's Delivery11 Service." Ever since then, Miyazaki has been making his own animated films.
Voice 1
Miyazaki's films are different than many of other animated films. Many people believe his films have more meaning than other children's animated films.
Voice 2
Miyazaki's characters are one example of how Miyazaki's films are different. Most of his lead characters are young girls that grow and change during the movie. They are complex12 characters, like real children. They are both brave and afraid. They are intelligent and yet lack experience in the real world. Many people relate to his characters. One of Miyazaki's most famous films is called "Spirited Away." He told Tom Mes of midnighteye.com how and why he made that film.
Voice 3
"It was through observing the daughter of a friend that I saw there were no films made for her...Girls like her see films that contain characters her age, but they can not identify with them..." [Midnight Eye]
Voice 1
Miyazaki's villains14 are also complex. A villain13 is the character responsible15 for trouble or harm in a story. Just like Miyazaki's lead characters are not completely16 good, his villains are not completely bad. They are complex characters with problems of their own. For this reason, many people feel sympathy17 for the villains and their bad choices.
Voice 2
Miyazaki's films are also different because of his details. His stories take place in make-believe places, and they include magic - spiritual18 powers over the natural world. But the stories feel real. His characters perform simple, daily customs19. They live like real people.
Voice 1
Modern Japanese animation usually takes place in the future – in worlds with machines and robots. Miyazaki's stories may also be in the future, but his worlds are still filled with trees and animals. This is because he wants to show the beauty that already exists in real life.
Voice 2
Miyazaki creates his films using a different method than many animators. Miyazaki does not start by writing a story. Instead, his stories start with his pictures. He told Tom Mes,
Voice 3
"The film makes itself and I have no choice but to follow."
Voice 1
Finally, Miyazaki uses colour differently. In modern Japanese animation, animators may only use 5 or 6 colours. But Miyazaki will use 300 to 600 colours in his films. This means20 the pictures in his films are more complex and more beautiful.
Voice 2
One major reason for Miyazaki's success is his skill in creating people and places that feel real. He believes in making films that children can connect with. Miyazaki's respect for the minds of children is the reason for his long lasting21 success.
Voice 1
Miyazaki's films appeal to adults as well. In the film "Spirited Away," the lead character is a young girl named Chihiro. Magic turns Chihiro's parents into pigs. She must stay in this magical22 world until she finds a way to rescue her parents. In one part, Chihiro must take a train ride. She is hoping to find someone who will help her. Chihiro is lonely and afraid but also excited to be doing something so important. Many adults remember feeling the same way as Chihiro when they were growing up.
Voice 2
In "Howl's Moving Castle," the main character is a young girl named Sophie. Magic changes her into an old woman. Miyazaki wanted this experience to make the young girl wise. While Sophie is old, she changes from a quiet little girl into a brave and honest woman. Miyazaki's film is based on a book of the same name by Diana Wynne-Jones.
Miyazaki knew that using a story, with an old woman as its star, was a risk. He told Margaret Talbot of The New Yorker magazine,
Voice 3
"It is a big risk, but it is a mistake to believe that being young means you are happy."
Voice 1
Many people believe Miyazaki's characters and stories are so real because he bases them on his own life. Miyazaki was born on January 5th, 1941. His mother was sick most of his life, but she lived for a very long time. Miyazaki had a good relationship with his mother. Some people believe this is why he uses brave women as main characters in many of his stories.
Voice 2
Miyazaki also remembers Japan before it was full of buildings and machines. When he was a child, Japan was in ruins because of World War Two. Miyazaki often dreamed about far away places like Europe. He liked to imagine a version23 of Europe that was unaffected by war. This is why many of the places in his films look more like Europe than Japan.
Voice 1
Although Miyazaki creates animated films, he is worried about the effect modern technology has on children. He wants children to experience nature and the open air. He believes people depend too much on television and games to occupy them. Miyazaki believes technology negatively affects human emotions as well. He wants children to be able to dream and to hope beyond technology.
Voice 2
Miyazaki is afraid of the future effects of technology on children. However, he does not let this fear affect his films. Most of his films are about believing in what people can achieve. They are full of hope and promise. He told Margaret Talbot,
Voice 3
"I do not believe that adults should force their ideas of the world on children. Children are very able to form their own views."
Voice 1
Miyazaki speaks to the child that lives in every person. His films connect with that part of us that still hopes and dreams. That part of us that still believes in the unbelievable.
收听单词发音 |
1
spotlight
|
|
| n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
2
robin
|
|
| n.知更鸟，红襟鸟 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
3
animation
|
|
| n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
4
discussion
|
|
| n.讨论，谈论；论述 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
5
drawn
|
|
| v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
6
continuous
|
|
| adj.继续的，连续的，持续的，延伸的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
7
known
|
|
| adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
8
animated
|
|
| adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
9
studio
|
|
| n.摄影棚（场）；演播室；画室；工作室 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
10
released
|
|
| v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
11
delivery
|
|
| n.交付；投递；分娩；解救者；演讲的风格 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
12
complex
|
|
| adj.复杂的，合成的，综合的；n.联合体 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
13
villain
|
|
| n.反派演员，反面人物；恶棍；问题的起因 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
14
villains
|
|
| n.恶棍( villain的名词复数 )；罪犯；（小说、戏剧等中的）反面人物；淘气鬼 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
15
responsible
|
|
| adj.有责任的，应负责的；可靠的，可信赖的；责任重大的；vi.休息，睡；静止，停止 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
16
completely
|
|
| adv.完全地，十分地，全然 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
17
sympathy
|
|
| n.同情，赞同，同感，慰问，吊唁 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
18
spiritual
|
|
| adj.精神上的，神圣的，崇高的，高尚的，鬼的，招魂论的&n.有关教会的事 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
19
customs
|
|
| n.海关，关税 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
20
means
|
|
| n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
21
lasting
|
|
| adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
22
magical
|
|
| adj.魔术的，有魔力的，不可思议的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
23
version
|
|
| n.版本；型号；叙述，说法 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
购买
在百度中搜索