- 安利电影：小偷家族 -
近日，是枝裕和（Hirokazu Kore-Eda）执导的日本电影《小偷家族》（英文译名：Shoplifters）在国内上映，讲述的是一个由没有血缘关系的6个人组成家庭，生活在同一个屋檐下的故事。该片荣获了今年第71届法国戛纳国际电影节（Cannes International Film Festival）的最高荣誉——最佳影片金棕榈奖（Palme d'Or）。
It is a contemporary view of middle-class, parochial Japan: shrewd, realistic, as clear and untroubled as a glass of cold water. ——The Guardian
用现代的视角，对日本社会进行了解剖——“精于算计、现实主义，平静而清澈得像一杯冰冷的白开水。”
○ shrewd: good at judging what people or situations are really like 善于判断的，精明的，敏锐的
《小偷家族》到底偷了什么？
偷来的家庭成员，偷来的生活，偷走了彼此的心
卫报给出的影评标题是：family of thieves steals moral high ground - and hearts.
○ moral high ground: 道德制高点
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下面我们看一看《经济学人》对这部电影的介绍，
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第一句话很有意思！
正如其片名一样，今年的戛纳电影节大奖被《小偷家族》“偷”走了！
当然，Not that 并非，并不是说 是枝裕和的这部电影不值得赢得这殊荣。
后面是对是枝裕和本人的评价：one of world cinema's most humane and skilful storytellers,
对电影的评价：and “Shoplifters” is another of his low-key, acutely observed, ultimately devastating studies of contemporary Japanese life.
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○ opening sequence: 片头，开场片段
○ sequence: 这里可以等同于scene，指的是“〔故事、电影等中描述同一主题或动作的〕一段情节；片段；连续镜头”one part of a story, film etc that deals with a single subject or action
the dream sequence in the film 影片中的梦境片段
○ stroll 作动词，表示“散步，漫步，闲逛，溜达”(to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way)。 strolling around a supermarket 在超市溜达，讲的是就是影片开头男主和小男孩在超市里溜达，互相配合着偷东西的场景。
○ nip: 作为动词有“轻咬; 轻捏”的意思，文中意思是 to go somewhere quickly or for a short time 快走，急忙离去；去一会儿，nip past the checkout 快速通过收银台
Have we time to nip down the pub for a quick drink?
我们有没有时间到酒吧去小坐一会儿喝点什么？
○ ill-gotten gains: 不义之财; 非法所得
○ bungalow: 单层小屋，平房
○ cluttered: 混乱的；杂乱的；拥塞的
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○ 末了，故事的后半段，the inevitable crisis 不可避免的危机来临，sudden twists and revelations 突然的转折和秘密被揭露，引发了一系列问题...
○ revelation: A revelation is a surprising or interesting fact that is made known to people. 被透露的事实; 被泄露的秘密
the seemingly everlasting revelations about his private life. …有关他私生活的似乎永无休止的披露
○ bittersweet: feelings, memories, or experiences that are bittersweet are happy and sad at the same time 〔情感、记忆或经历〕苦乐参半的，既有痛苦又有甜蜜的
Whatever else the characters are, they are more than just shoplifters.
- 经典台词 -
“Sometimes it's better to choose your own family.”
“父母也能自己选择吗?”“自己选择的应该会更好吧”
“Someone threw her away and we found her.”
“是别人抛弃了她，我把她捡回来了。”
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