常春藤生活英語：Arthur and the Minimoys 阿瑟的奇幻王國

Arthur and the Minimoys　阿瑟的奇幻王國：毫發(fā)人的冒險

Every child wants a good bedtime story before they fall asleep and go into their dream world. Arthur was no different and his grandmother read stories to him every night. She amazed him with legends of African tribes, great inventions, and magical spells. She also told him about the Minimoys, a group of small people that lived in their backyard4. These tales were the true adventures of his grandfather, who disappeared mysteriously four years ago.

Arthur's grandmother had a hard time making ends meet after her husband went missing. In fact, a businessman was going to tear down her house and develop the land if she didn't pay the money she owed. Arthur then thought of a hidden treasure he heard about in one of his grandfather's stories. He decided to search for it in the land of the Minimoys and try to save the day. Arthur and the Minimoys, directed by Luc Besson, combines real actors and animated characters. This fantastic film takes the audience to places that only exist in their imaginations.

每個孩子都想要在進入夢鄉(xiāng)前，聽個有趣的床邊故事。阿瑟并不例外，他的奶奶每晚都會念故事給他聽。她所講的非洲部落傳說、種種偉大發(fā)明及魔法咒語等，都讓阿瑟驚奇不已。她還告訴阿瑟關于毫發(fā)人的事--那是一群居住在他們后院的小小人種。這些故事是他四年前神秘消失的爺爺?shù)恼鎸嵜半U故事。

阿瑟的奶奶在她丈夫失蹤后一直入不敷出。事實上，若是她沒將債務還清，一位商人就會把她的房子拆除并開發(fā)這片土地。阿瑟于是就想到一個他從爺爺故事中聽到的密寶。他決定到毫發(fā)人的國度尋找寶藏，試圖拯救家園。盧貝松執(zhí)導的《阿瑟的奇幻王國：毫發(fā)人的冒險》，結合了真人演員和動畫角色。這部精采的電影會帶領觀眾前往僅存于他們幻想中的世界。

Building Your Vocabulary

1.magical　a. 有魔力的;神奇的

This stone seems to have magical powers.

這顆石頭似乎有股神奇的力量。

2.mysteriously　adv. 神秘地

The magician mysteriously disappeared.

那位魔術師神秘地消失了。

Phrases for Learning

1.amaze + 人 + with...　　以……使某人感到驚奇

Sam amazed his girlfriend with a love song.

山姆唱了一首情歌讓他女友驚訝萬分。

2.make ends meet　　使收支平衡

Gary tries to make ends meet, but he fails.

蓋瑞試著量入為出，但他卻失敗了。

3.tear down...　　拆毀……

The government plans to tear down these old buildings and make a parking lot.

政府當局計劃拆除這些舊房子來蓋停車場。

4.save the day　　扭轉(zhuǎn)局面;解圍

Marcus made a great shot and saved the day for his team.

馬克思投進了精彩的一球，替他那一隊扭轉(zhuǎn)了劣勢。

參考字詞

1.bedtime story　n. 睡前故事

2.tribe　n. 部落;種族

3.spell　n. 咒語

4.backyard　n. 后院

5.imagination　n. 想象(力)

Enjoy Box

盧貝松

盧貝松(Luc Besson)是當代擁有最佳票房成績，且最為世人熟知的法國導演。1959年出生于巴黎的盧貝松，因父母為潛水教練，使他從小接觸海洋，對海洋有特別的感情。這份來自于他童年的夢想和回憶，在他1988年推出的作品《碧海藍天》中表露無遺。這部作品讓盧貝松一夕成名，除了在全球賣座甚佳，也成為法國影史賣座前五名的電影之一。

之后，盧貝松推出開啟警匪電影新風貌的《終極追殺令》。1997年時，盧貝松又推出籌備甚久、充滿想象力的《第五元素》。此片不但列為當年坎城影展的開幕片，炫目的特效和精采的劇情也讓此片席卷全球，深獲觀眾歡迎，更進一步地奠定了盧貝松在國際影壇的大導演地位。

有著許多名作的大導演盧貝松，雖然才47歲，卻已開始規(guī)劃退休事宜了。他本人表示他希望見好就收，不想成名后因貪心而拍出爛片。也許就是這樣的精神，讓盧貝松能成為成功的傳奇導演。

Tips In Use

Arthur's grandmother had a hard time making ends meet...

(阿瑟的奶奶……一直入不敷出。)

''have a hard time/problems/trouble/difficulty + (in) 動名詞∕with+名詞''是『做……有困難;在……方面有難處』之意。例：

Sandy has trouble with her math homework.

(珊蒂寫數(shù)學作業(yè)有困難。)

注意：

time 在此用法中為可數(shù)名詞，"a + 形容詞 + time" 表『一段……的時間』;而 problem 為可數(shù)名詞，在此用法中習慣用復數(shù)名詞 problems;trouble 與 difficulty 則為不可數(shù)名詞，故不可加 s。