常春藤生活英語：國(guó)家寶藏：古籍秘辛

Benjamin Gates and his group of history-loving troublemakers enjoy a good mystery. Audiences were first introduced to Gates, who is played by Nicolas Cage, in the hit action movie National Treasure. Now, its sequel, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, is bringing more adventure and excitement to the screen. Many new secrets and puzzles will be solved when the film comes out on December 21. Watch as Gates follows a series of clues from Paris, to England, and then back to the United States.

John Wilkes Booth was the man who killed US President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. When Booth's diary was found, 18 pages were gone. Mysteriously, one of the pages suddenly turns up. It says that Benjamin Gates' great-great-grandfather was one of the men who helped plan how to kill Lincoln. Gates is sure that his ancestor is innocent, and he sets out to prove it. During his search for the truth, he makes a discovery that the world isn't ready for. If you like action, treasure, and history, then make sure you check out National Treasure: Book of Secrets.

Building Your Vocabulary

1.mysteriously　adv. 神秘地

My car mysteriously vanished last night.

我的車昨晚神秘地消失了。

2.innocent　a. 無罪的

Pierre was finally proved to be innocent.

皮耶最終被證實(shí)無罪。

Phrases for Learning

1.come out　　(電影、書、唱片等)上映;出版;發(fā)行

Jimmy's new book will come out next week.

吉米的新書將于下周發(fā)行。

2.a series of...　　一連串的……

A series of strange accidents took place in this small town.

這個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)里發(fā)生了一連串的奇怪事故。

3.turn up 　　突然露面，重新出現(xiàn)

Sophie's long-lost father turned up at her wedding.

蘇菲失蹤已久的父親突然現(xiàn)身在她的婚禮上。

4.set out to + 原形動(dòng)詞 　　開始做∕著手進(jìn)行……

We set out to plan our graduation trip.

我們著手計(jì)劃我們的畢業(yè)旅行。

參考字詞

1.troublemaker　n. 惹事生非者，搗蛋鬼

2.mystery　n. 謎，神秘的事物

3.hit　n. 成功并風(fēng)行一時(shí)的事物(本文中作形容詞用)

4.sequel　n.(書、電影、戲劇等的)續(xù)集

5.ancestor　n. 祖先

Enjoy Box

尼可拉斯?凱吉

主演《國(guó)家寶藏》系列電影的尼可拉斯?凱吉(Nicolas Cage)是世界知名的好萊塢巨星。他的父親是文學(xué)教授，從他小時(shí)候起就不斷灌輸他對(duì)藝術(shù)、文學(xué)和戲劇的欣賞能力，使他從小就對(duì)戲劇產(chǎn)生興趣，并立志要當(dāng)一名職業(yè)演員。凱吉于十七歲時(shí)便出道演出電影，身為知名導(dǎo)演弗朗西斯?柯波拉(Francis Ford Coppola)的侄子，他為了不受家族盛名之累，希望能走出自己的路，于是決定舍棄尼可拉斯?柯波拉(Nicholas Kim Coppola)這個(gè)本名，而以尼可拉斯?凱吉這個(gè)藝名闖蕩演藝圈。之后，他憑著出色的演技為自己打開了知名度。1990年，他主演的《我心狂野》一片奪下第四十三屆坎城影展的金棕櫚大獎(jiǎng);1996年，凱吉在《遠(yuǎn)離賭城》一片中扮演潦倒的酒鬼，并因此榮獲奧斯卡最佳男主角獎(jiǎng)，這個(gè)獎(jiǎng)座也將他推向演藝事業(yè)的高峰。凱吉接著轉(zhuǎn)型演出動(dòng)作片，賣座巨片《絕地任務(wù)》、《變臉》和《空中監(jiān)獄》都是他的代表作。現(xiàn)在凱吉仍參與多種類型的電影，以多變的演技扮演各種角色，持續(xù)活躍于電影界。

Tips In Use

...in the hit action movie National Treasure.

(在《國(guó)家寶藏》這部賣座動(dòng)作片中……)

本句中的 action 表『動(dòng)作片』。以下為您介紹一些常見的電影類別及其經(jīng)典代表作：

1.thriller　驚悚片　→ The Silence of the Lambs《沉默的羔羊》、The Sixth Sense《靈異第六感》

2.comedy　喜劇片　→ The Mask《摩登大圣》、Home Alone《小鬼當(dāng)家》

3.action movie　動(dòng)作片　→ Terminator《魔鬼終結(jié)者》、Face Off《變臉》

4.horror movie　恐怖片　→ The Exorcist《大法師》、The Ring《七夜怪談》

5.animated movie　動(dòng)畫片　→ Toy Story《玩具總動(dòng)員》、My Neighbor Totoro《龍貓》

6.romantic movie　浪漫愛情片　→ Sleepless in Seattle《西雅圖夜未眠》、You've Got Mail《電子情書》