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空中英語教室 2021 SEPTEMBER. Lesson 11:  PROFILE: 媒體素養 多元文化
CELEBRATED STORYTELLER CHLOE ZHAO 看趙婷 說故事
This gifted director is always in search of a story to tell
這位才華洋溢的導演 從不停止用鏡頭說故事
關鍵詞 category類別, initially起初, frequently經常地, reinvent重新塑造, Old West老西部
加強實用句型 

This gifted director is always in search of a story to tell
“看趙婷說故事“ 這位才洋溢的導演從不停止用鏡頭說故事

◎ CELEBRATED STORYTELLER CHLOE ZHAO
◎ “看趙婷說故事“
●  celebrated   (a)著名的,知名的
>> And if someone is celebrated, well, that's kind of where the word "'celebrity" comes from, right?
>> If someone has celebrated, they are known, but you are also celebrating their achievements.
>> So she is a celebrated person.

◎ This gifted director is always in search of a story to tell
◎這位才洋溢的導演從不停止用鏡說故事
●  in search of 尋找
>> You can say Karen is always in search of a good sale. She wants to buy something and get a good deal.
      凱倫總是在尋找一個好的銷售。 她想買點東西，然後得到一筆划算的交易。
>> I'm always in search of a new, um, steakhouse. 我一直在尋找一個新的，嗯，牛排館。
>> Friends, is there anything that you are in search of or always in search of?朋友，有什麼是你一直在尋找或一直在尋找的嗎？

●  gifted        (a)才華橫溢
>> And if someone... if we describe someone as being gifted, that means they have perhaps different talents, and they're very skilled in certain ways.
>> So she is a gifted person.

◎ When fans of classic Westerns think of the film genre, award-winning獲獎 director John Ford often comes to mind.
◎ 經典西部片的影迷,一想到這種電影類型時,  腦海經常浮現的是獲獎無數的導演約翰·福特。
● genre   [ˈʒɑnrə]  流派類型 / particular genre 特定類型
● come to mind 一想到,浮現在腦海中

◎ These days, though, a new name has moved to the forefront in the Western category: Chloe Zhao.
◎ 然而,近來有一個新名字在西部片這個電影類別中備受矚目--趟婷。
>> 留意 though 的位置
● the forefront 前列,第一線
>> the forefront in the ～ 學習在此翻譯為 備受矚目
●  category    (n) 類別:種類
· Many people consider the tomato a vegetable, but it's listed in the fruit category.

◎ This female director from China and her films have taken Hollywood by storm.
◎ 這位來自中國的女導演以及她所執導的電影強勢席捲了好萊塢;
● have taken   已拿下,已採取...學習在此翻譯為 席捲

◎ Some even say that Zhao has reinvented the Western.
◎ 有些人甚至表示,趙婷已重新塑造了西部片·
● reinvent    (v) 重新塑造
● to reinvent the wheel  (phr)多此一舉；重複發明；無謂地重複；浪費時間做無用功。
>> 因為輪子是幾千年前的發明，且並沒有多大缺陷，所以reinvent the wheel（重新發明輪子）這個片語就被用來形容「多此一舉、沒有意義的行為」。
· There is no need to reinvent the wheel because our tech people will eventually be able to solve the problem.
· Some of these ideas are good, but some are just reinventing the wheel.
● Spinning one’s wheel 是指花了精力而沒有成果。
● Re-inventing the wheel 是指某人自以為想出了好方法，但是實際上這個方法別人早已在用了。

◎ What initially encouraged her interest in the American West?
◎ 起初是什麼開啟趙婷對美國西部的興趣呢?
●  initially         (ad) 起初·最初
· The Chens initially planned to move to Singapore, but they later decided to stay in Hong Kong.

◎ Zhao once stated in a magazine interview that she has always had a love of the Old West.
◎ 趙婷曾在一次雜誌訪談中表示,自己對於美國的舊西部一直情有獨鍾;

◎ But she never really expected to make movies about it because it wasn't something that she knew much about.
◎ 但是從沒真正想過拍攝相關電影,因為自己對於舊西部所知不多。

◎ Zhao's life began in Beijing, far away from the region she frequently features in her stories.
◎ 趟婷出生於中國北京,與她故事中經常提及的地區相距十萬八千里。
●  frequently    (ad) 經常地·頻繁地
·  Kimberly frequently goes hiking in her free time.

●  feature   (v) 以…為主題（或特色）；由… 主演
·  This film features two of my favorite actors. 這部電影由我最喜歡的兩位演員主演。
·  The series featured top stars from cricket and rugby. 這個系列節目主打板球界和橄欖球界的頂級明星。

◎ Her father was a successful businessman and her stepmother, Song Dandan, was a famous comic actress.
◎ 她的父親是一名成功的商人,她的繼母宋丹丹則是著名的喜劇演員。
●  comic     (a) 喜劇的:有趣的
·  The well-known comic actor took a chance with his first dramatic performance.

◎ When Zhao turned 14, she moved to London, England, for school and later to Los Angeles, California, to complete high school.
◎ 趟婷十四歲時,搬到英國倫敦念書,之後又遷往美國加州洛杉磯完成高中學業。

◎ At some point Zhao decided to make a career of telling stories.
◎ 然而就在某個時間點,她毅然決定投入這個說故事的行業;也正是在那個時候,

◎ That was when she decided to move to New York for film school.
◎ 她果斷決定搬到紐約就讀電影學院。

Talk About It
>> Do you like to write or tell stories? Why or why not?