喜歡美劇一開(kāi)始是因?yàn)樗念}材豐富且新奇,文化背景的差異及才華橫溢的美國(guó)編劇總會(huì)碰撞出很多讓人欲罷不能的故事。同時(shí)美劇教會(huì)了我們很多道理,究竟有哪些道理呢?下面是小編為大家整理的雙語(yǔ)閱讀材料,快來(lái)一起看看吧.
1.度過(guò)困境
Tough times don’t last. Tough people do. This too shall past.Live one day at a time.
(“艱難的時(shí)光不會(huì)太久。堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的人才能挺到最后。一切都會(huì)過(guò)去的。一天一步慢慢來(lái)。”Elementary 第一季第十一集)
2.人際交往
That’s the tricky thing about labels. Once in a while, they tell us everything we need to know. Butmost of the time, it’s only a very small part of the story. Slapping a word or two on a person canmake things worse. In reality, nothing is ever as simple as the label we give it.
(“這是標(biāo)簽的微妙之處。有時(shí)候,標(biāo)簽?zāi)芨嬖V我們一切。但大多數(shù)時(shí)候,標(biāo)簽只代表很小一部分內(nèi)容。用一兩個(gè)詞來(lái)形容人會(huì)讓事情更糟。事實(shí)上,事情全然不像我們貼標(biāo)簽?zāi)敲春?jiǎn)單。”TheCarrie Diaries第一季第三集)
3.家人
I wanted to label my dad an overbearing, overprotective parent, but I could see who he really was– a man who loved his daughters the only way he knew how.
(“我想給我爸爸貼上‘專(zhuān)橫,過(guò)度保護(hù)’的標(biāo)簽,但我現(xiàn)在才真正了解到,他只是一個(gè)以自己的方式疼愛(ài)女兒們的爸爸。”The Carrie Diaries第一季第三集)
Family--there is nothing more important. They're the ones who show up when we're in trouble, theones who push us to succeed, and the ones who help keep our secrets.
(“家人,這世上最珍貴的風(fēng)景。困難時(shí)他們突然出現(xiàn);有意無(wú)意時(shí)他們助推成功;守秘時(shí)他們相依為伴。”Desperate Housewives)
4.自我突破
When we think about entering new, unchartered territory, it always comes with the idea that weforge ahead. And that’s true to some degree. But often to forge ahead, we have to look back tounderstand what we’re leaving behind. And it can be scary because behind us, there are oftenblind spots...things we want to ignore or couldn’t even see that can stop us from our journeyforward, but only if you let them. At some point, you have to let go of the past and stop lookingbehind and embrace what comes next.
(“當(dāng)我們踏入新的未知領(lǐng)地,通常意味著我們又向前邁進(jìn)了一步。某種程度上這是對(duì)的。但通常為了繼續(xù)向前,我們得回顧過(guò)去,去理解我們身后留下了什么。這也許不是易事,因?yàn)槲覀兩砗笸敲c(diǎn),是我們想忽略的事,或是我們無(wú)法預(yù)知會(huì)讓自己停滯不前的事??傆幸惶欤愕脪侀_(kāi)過(guò)往,不再回頭,然后擁抱未來(lái)。”The Carrie Diaries第一季第五集)
5.目標(biāo)
That’s the thing about goals. When we focus too much on our endgame, we can miss the fun ofthe journey, we can miss the detour that would take us somewhere even more rewarding. Welike to set goals because they give us a feeling of control. But control is an illusion, becausesometimes the earth moves, and we have to deal with wherever we end up, whether it’s on solidground or not.
(“這就是目標(biāo)的矛盾之處,如果我們太過(guò)于專(zhuān)注結(jié)果,就會(huì)錯(cuò)過(guò)過(guò)程中的快樂(lè),說(shuō)不定繞道而行反而能帶我們抵達(dá)更好玩的地方。我們喜歡設(shè)定目標(biāo)是因?yàn)檫@讓我們有控制感。但是控制其實(shí)是種幻覺(jué),因?yàn)槭朗码y料,無(wú)論是順境還是逆境,我們都得接受面對(duì)。”The Carrie Diaries第一季第六集)
6.欲望
When you were a kid, it was Halloween candy. You hid it from your parents and ate it until you gotsick. In college, it was the heady combo of youth, tequila, and, well, you know. Too much ofanything, even love, is not always a good thing. Too much information? Too much fun? Toomuch love? Too much to ask? And when is it all just too much to bear? (“在你小時(shí)候,你不知足的是萬(wàn)圣節(jié)的糖果。你背著父母偷偷藏起來(lái)吃到自己想吐。進(jìn)了大學(xué),覺(jué)得永遠(yuǎn)不夠的是令人興奮不已的青春,烈酒以及,你知道的。任何東西擁有得過(guò)多都不是好事,甚至是愛(ài)。太多信息?太多樂(lè)趣?太多愛(ài)?多到不想再要了?那何時(shí)才會(huì)多到你無(wú)法忍受呢?”Grey’s Anatomy第二季第十集)
7.嘗試
You cannot not try because you’re afraid you’re gonna fail, that’d be like ... that’d be like notwanting to go out on an date because you are afraid all guys are gonna cheat on you, or notwanting to write because you are afraid you’ll never get published anyway. We cannot be afraid togo after what we want even when we don’t know what the outcome’s gonna be.
(“你不能因?yàn)楹ε率《蝗L試,那會(huì)像是害怕男生會(huì)劈腿而不愿跟他們約會(huì),或者害怕寫(xiě)的東西永遠(yuǎn)無(wú)法出版而不去嘗試寫(xiě)作。我們不能因?yàn)閷?duì)結(jié)果不確定就害怕追求自己想要的東西。”Privileged)
下次在欣賞美劇精彩劇情的同時(shí),也留個(gè)心眼發(fā)掘一下劇中的妙語(yǔ)吧。你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)那些生活的智慧,會(huì)在不經(jīng)意間觸動(dòng)你的心弦,給你帶來(lái)別樣的感觸。