1、英语影视作品赏析第十二单元当幸福来敲门导读 What is happiness? I think the answer varies person to person because people with different life experience would have relatively different perspectives. But happiness will be there as long as you are grateful for life, for the success, and even for the failure. Although life m
2、ight get you down for some time, you would finally get over it if you dont surrender and keep on going. Actually, happiness always exists in life, but if you cant capture it, its because you are so deeply drawn in hardships and sorrow that you miss it. If you lose your way to happiness, or you find
3、it difficult to grasp it, now lets listen to the knock of happiness carefully. 英文片名：英文片名：The Pursuit of Happiness中文片名：当幸福来敲门中文片名：当幸福来敲门更多片名：寻找快乐的故事（香港）更多片名：寻找快乐的故事（香港）导演：导演： Gabriele Muccino（加布里尔（加布里尔谬奇诺）谬奇诺）主演：主演： Will Smith（威尔（威尔史密斯）史密斯） Thandie Newton（谭蒂（谭蒂纽顿）纽顿） Jaden Smith（贾登（贾登史密斯）史密斯）类型：类型： D
4、rama（剧情）（剧情）, Biography（传记）（传记）片长：片长： 117分钟分钟Will Smith（威尔威尔史密斯史密斯）Chris Gardner ActorsActorsHe is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood. Smith has been nominated for fou
5、r Golden Globe Awards, two Academy Awards, and has won four Grammy Awards. In the late 1980s, Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name The Fresh Prince. In 1990, his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the popular television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The show
6、ran for nearly six years (199096) on NBC and has been syndicated consistently on various networks since then. In the mid-1990s, Smith moved from television to film, and ultimately starred in numerous blockbuster films. He is the only actor to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million in t
7、he domestic box office. Jaden Smith（贾登（贾登史密斯）史密斯） ChristopheHe is an American actor and rapper. He is the son of actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, elder brother of singer Willow Smith and younger half-brother of Trey Smith. His first movie role was in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness,
8、with his father. He has also appeared in the remakes of The Day the Earth Stood Still（地球停转之日）and The Karate Kid（功夫梦）, as well as the 2013 film After Earth - also with his father. Smith and his siblings are youth ambassadors for Project Zambia, which provides assistance in conjunction with Hasbro for
9、 Zambian children orphaned by AIDS. She is an English actress. She has appeared in a number of British and American films, and is known for roles such as Linda in The Pursuit of Happyness, Nyah Nordoff-Hall in Mission: Impossible II（碟中谍2）and Christine in Crash（撞车）, for which she received a number of
10、 awards including a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role（英国电影学院最佳女配角奖）. Thandie Newton（谭蒂（谭蒂纽顿）纽顿）IntroductionIntroductionThe Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical drama film based on Chris Gardners nearly one-year struggle with homelessness (n. 无家可归). Directed by Gabriel
11、e Muccino, the film features Will Smith as Gardner, an on-and-off-homeless salesman. Smiths son Jaden Smith co-stars, making his film debut as Gardners son, Christopher Jr. Chris GardnerDiscussionDiscussion1. Watch the film carefully and consider what will you do in Chris condition and deliver your
12、own speech about happiness.2. Group TalkA. Illustrate in detail how Chris achieved his American Dream step by step, and which trait of Chris helped him to the final success.B. Consider why in the title of the film The Pursuit of Happyness, “happiness” was written as “happyness”. Is it a mistake or d
13、eliberately printed by the director?经典片段经典片段uYou have a dream, you got to protect it.如果你有梦想，就要守护它。如果你有梦想，就要守护它。uPeople cant do something by themselves; they wanna tell you you can not do it. You want something. Go get it！Period.当人们做不到一些事情的时候，当人们做不到一些事情的时候，他们就会对你说你也同样不能。他们就会对你说你也同样不能。你有了目标就要全力以赴。你有了目
14、标就要全力以赴。uDont ever let somebody tell you you cant do something, not even me.别让别人告诉你你成不了才，即使是我也不行。别让别人告诉你你成不了才，即使是我也不行。精彩片段一精彩片段一 Chris Gardner: Man, I got two questions for you: What do you do? And how do you do it? A: Im a stockbroker. Chris Gardner: Stockbroker. Oh, goodness. Had to go to college
15、to be a stockbroker, huh? A: You dont have to. Have to be good with numbers and good with people. Thats it. Chris Gardner: Hey, you take care. Ill let you hang on to my car for the weekend. But I need it back for Monday. A: Feed the meter. (Monologue) Chris Gardner: I still remember that moment. The
16、y all looked so damn happy to me. Why couldnt I look like that?中文比读：中文比读： 克里斯克里斯加德纳：加德纳：哇，老兄，请教你两个问题：你是干什么的？你是怎么干的？ 路人甲：路人甲：我是股票经纪人。 克里斯克里斯加德纳：加德纳：股票经纪人，哦，天哪！得上大学才能做股票经纪人，对吧？ 路人甲：路人甲：不用，只需要精通数字，会做人处事，就这么简单。 克里斯克里斯加德纳：加德纳：嘿，保重！周末我这车就借你了。不过星期一得还我哦。 路人甲：路人甲：付停车费去吧。 （独白）克里斯（独白）克里斯加德纳：加德纳：我还记得那一刻，他们全都看起来
17、超幸福的样子。为什么我不能也满脸幸福？精彩片段精彩片段二二 (Monologue) Chris Gardner: It was right then I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence, and the part about our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking: How did he know to put the “pursuit” part in the
18、re? That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue and maybe we can actually never have it, no matter what. How did he know that? 中文比读：中文比读： （独白）克里斯（独白）克里斯加德纳：加德纳：那一刻，我想起了托马斯杰斐逊，想起了“独立宣言”，想起了其中对生存权、自由权以及追求幸福权利的描写。我一直在想， 他是怎么知道要把“追求幸福”那部分放进去的？也许幸福是我们只能去追求，但是却永远追求不到，无论如何也追求不到的。他究竟是怎么知道的？精彩片
19、段精彩片段三三 Chris Gardner: Ive been sitting there for the last half-hour, trying to come up with a story that would explain my being here dressed like this. And I wanted to come up with a story that would demonstrate qualities that Im sure you all admire here, like earnestness or diligence, team-playing
20、, something. And I couldnt think of anything. So the truth is, I was arrested for failure to pay parking tickets. Jay: parking tickets? Chris Gardner: And I ran all the way here from the Polk Station, the police station. Chris Gardner: But I was also first in my radar class in the Navy, and that was
21、 a class of 20. Can I say something? Im the type of person if you ask me a question, and I dont know the answer Im gonna tell you that I dont know. But I bet you what. I know how to find the answer, and I will find the answer. Is that fair enough? Mr. Frohm: Chris, What would you say if a guy walked
22、 in for interview without a shirt on and I hired him? What would you say? Chris Gardner: He mustve had on some really nice pants. 克里斯克里斯加德纳：加德纳：我在外面坐了半个多小时，一直想编出个理由向你们解释我这身打扮出现的原因。想编出个故事来说明我身上拥有你们所欣赏的优点，比如诚实、勤奋、团队精神等等，结果我却什么都想不出来。事实是，因为没能付清停车罚单，我被拘留了。 杰伊：杰伊：罚单？什么？ 克里斯克里斯加德纳：加德纳：我是从警察局警察局一路跑来的 克里斯加德纳
23、：我在海军服役时是雷达班的第一名，那个班里有20人。我能说几句吗？我是这样的人，如果你问的问题我不知道答案，我会直接告诉你“我不知道”。但我向你保证，我知道如何寻找答案，而且我一定会找出答案的。这样可以吗？ 弗洛姆先生：克里斯，如果有人连衬衫都没穿就跑来参加面试，你会怎么想？如果我最后还雇了这个人，你会怎么想？ 克里斯加德纳：那他穿的裤子一定十分考究。The Interview 面试面试Can I say something? Im the type of person if you ask me a question, and I dont know the answer Im gonna
24、tell you that I dont know. But I bet you what. I know how to find the answer, and I will find the answer. Is that fair enough?The choir 唱诗班唱诗班The important thing about the freedom trainis its got to climb mountainswe all have to deal with mountainsYou know, mountains that go away up highand mountain
25、s that go deep and lowerYes, we know what those mountains are, here at GlideWe sing about themLord, dont move that mountainGive me strenghth to climb itPlease dont move that stumbling blockBut lead me, lord, aroundMy burdens, they get so heavySeems hard to bearBut I wont give up, no, noBecause you p
26、romised meYoud meet me at the altar of prayerLord, dont move that mountainGive me strength to climb itLord Dont Move The Mountain By Mahalia JacksonAbout Stock Market Bullish 行情看涨 Bull Market牛市 Buying Power购买力Cancellation取消 Capitalization资本化Certificate证券证书 Closing Transaction平仓交易Commission佣金 Congest
27、ion Area震荡区Cyclical Stock 周期性股票 Date of Record登记日Day Order当日订单 Day Trading 日交易Dealer 交易商 Diversification分散投资Dividends红利 Double Bottom双底 Marketability 市场性 Market Price市场价格Market value 市场价值 Merger 合并 Negotiability流通性 New Issue 新发行Offer要价 bid and ask prices 买入和卖出价Offering Date 发行日 Off-Floor Order场外委托On
28、-Floor Order场内委托 On the Tape行情显示Opening Transaction 建仓交易 Paper Loss/Profit账面损益Bankers guarantee银行担保 Banks buying rate 银行买入价Banks selling rate银行卖出价 bear market熊市 bear operation卖空行为 bill-paying services 代付帐款 bear raiders 大量抛空者 Banks buying rate 银行买入价Banks selling rate银行卖出价 basis order 基差订单basis risk基差
29、风险 blowout 畅销 blue-chip stocks 蓝筹股 blanket mortgage 总括抵押block positioner大宗头寸商 black market黑市 black money 黑钱Cultural ElementCultural Element 1. Declaration of Independence: The Declaration of Independence is the usual name of a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which anno
30、unced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent sovereign states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. It reads in the preamble that “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they
31、 are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” 2. American Dream: The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, a set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and a
32、n upward social mobility achieved through hard work. In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, “life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement” regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.
33、 The idea of the American Dream is rooted in the United States Declaration of Independence which proclaims that “all men are created equal” and that they are “endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights” including “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”3. Christopher Gardner He is
34、 an American entrepreneur, investor, stockbroker, motivational speaker, author, and philanthropist who, during the early 1980s, struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son, Christopher, Jr. Gardners book of memoirs, The Pursuit of Happyness, was published in May 2006. Prototype As of 2
35、012, he is CEO of his own stockbrokerage firm (证券交易公司), Gardner Rich & Co, based in Chicago, Illinois, where he resides when he is not living in Toronto. Gardner credits his tenacity and success to the “spiritual genetics” handed down to him by his mother, Bettye Jean Triplett, ne Gardner, and to th
36、e high expectations placed on him by his children, son Chris Jr. (born 1981) and daughter Jacintha (born 1985). Gardners personal struggle of establishing himself as a stockbroker while managing fatherhood and homelessness is portrayed in the 2006 motion picture The Pursuit of Happyness, directed by Gabriele Muccino, starring Will Smith. Thank you!
