外國人最想和你聊的文化話題：好萊塢

　Realize Hollywood　認識好萊塢
     1　好萊塢的介紹
     Hollywood is a district in Los Angeles, situated west-northwest of Downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word "Hollywood"is often used as a metonymy of American cinema. The nickname Tinseltown refers to Hollywood and the movie industry. Today, much of the movie industry has dispersed into surrounding areas such as the Westside neighborhood, but significant auxiliary industries, such as editing, effects, props, post-production and lighting companies, remain in Hollywood, as does the backlot of Paramount Pictures.
     Many historic Hollywood theaters are used as venues and concert stages to premiere major theatrical releases and host the Academy Awards. It is a popular destination for nightlife, tourism, and is home to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
     Although it is not the typical practice of the city of Los Angeles to establish specific boundaries for districts or neighborhoods, Hollywood is a recent exception. On February 16, 2005, California Assembly Members Goldberg and Koretz introduced a bill to require California to keep specific records on Hollywood as though it were independent. For this to be done, the boundaries were defined. This bill was unanimously supported by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles City Council. Assembly Bill 588 was approved by the Governor on August 28, 2006, and now the district of Hollywood has official borders. The border can be loosely described as the area east of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, south of Mulholland Drive, Laurel Canyon, Cahuenga Boulevard, and Barham Boulevard, and the cities of Burbank and Glendale, north of Melrose Avenue and west of the Golden State Freeway and Hyperion Avenue. This includes all of Griffith Park and Los Feliz-two areas that were hitherto generally considered separate from Hollywood by most Angelenos. The population of the district, including Los Feliz, as of the 2000 census was 167,664 and the median household income was $33,409 in 1999.
     As a portion of the city of Los Angeles, Hollywood does not have its own municipal government, but does have an official, appointed by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, who serves as an honorary"Mayor of Hollywood" for ceremonial purposes only. Johnny Grant held this position for decades, until his death on January 9, 2008.
     2　好萊塢經典電影
     1.Gone With The Wind, 亂世佳人 (1939)
     2.The Wizard Of OZ, 綠野仙蹤 (1939)
     3.Casablanca, 卡薩布蘭卡 (1942)
     4.The Sound Of Music,音樂之聲 (1965)
     5.Patton, 巴頓將軍 (1970)
     6.The Godfather, 教父系列電影 (1972)
     7.Enter the Dragon, 龍爭虎斗 (1972)
     8.One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, 飛越瘋人院 (1975)
     9.Star Wars, 星球大戰(zhàn)系列電影 (1977)
     10.Aliens, 異形 (1979)
     11.A Nightmare On Elm Street,猛鬼街系列電影 (1984)
     12.Terminator, 終結者系列電影 (1984)
     13.Silence Of the Lambs, 沉默的羔羊 (1991)
     14.Schindler's List, 辛德勒的名單 (1993)
     15.The Shawshank Redemption, 肖申克的救贖 (1994)
     16.Forrest Gump, 阿甘正傳 (1994)
     17.Interview with the Vampire, 夜訪吸血鬼 (1994)
     18.Brave Heart, 勇敢的心 (1995)
     19.Seven, 七宗罪 (1995)
     20.Titanic, 泰坦尼克號 (1997)
     21.The Truman Show, 楚門的世界 (1998)
     22.The Matrix, 黑客帝國 (1999)
     23.Saving Private Ryan, 拯救大兵瑞恩 (1998)
     24.X-Men, X 戰(zhàn)警系列電影 (2000)
     25.The Lord of the King, 指環(huán)王系列電影 (2001)
     26.Harry Potter, 哈利·波特系列電影 (2001)
     27.Pirates of the Caribbean,加勒比海盜系列電影 (2003)
     28.Tristan ＆ Isolde,王者之心 (2006)
     29.Transformers, 變形金剛系列電影 (2007)
     30.Twilight, 暮光之城系列電影 (2008)
     31.2012 (2009)
     32.Avatar, 阿凡達 (2009)
     33.Alice in Wonderland, 愛麗絲夢游奇境 (2010)
     34.Inception, 盜夢空間 (2010)
     好萊塢的大作可謂是不勝枚舉，不僅劇情好，演員的表演更是精湛。后期的制作精細，贏得了很多觀眾的青睞，而對于奧斯卡獎也是很多演員和導演一直追求的一個最高榮譽。喜歡看電影的朋友，可以關注一下這些影片，肯定能給你不一樣的感覺。
Part 2　Key words ＆ Sentences　關鍵詞語全知道
     Hollywood is the world's most famous entertainment and popular tourist locations in the northwest of Los Angeles urban area, California, United States. Today the word "Hollywood" is often used to refer directly to the film industry in Hollywood city.
     好萊塢是世界上最著名的集娛樂及流行于一身的旅游景點，位于美國加州西北的洛杉磯市區(qū)。今天，"好萊塢"經常被用來指好萊塢的電影產業(yè)。
     In 1853, Hollywood was only a house. In 1870, this place had become a fertile field. By1920 Hollywood had become world famous as the center of the United States film industry. Today it is the center of the world's film industry.
     1853年，好萊塢還只是一個房子。1870年，這個地方變成了一塊農田。1920年好萊塢成為了美國電影業(yè)的中心從而聞名世界。今天，它是世界電影業(yè)的中心。
     Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word "Hollywood" is often used as a metonym of cinema of the US.
     由于其知名度和作為電影制片廠和電影明星的歷史中心的文化身份，"好萊塢"往往認為是對美國電影轉喻。
     The Hollywood Walk of Fame was created in 1958, as a tribute to those artists who devoted to the entertainment industry and made great achievements in this area.
     好萊塢星光大道創(chuàng)建于1958年，用以對那些投身于娛樂行業(yè)并取得巨大成就的藝術家表示敬意。
     Hollywood Wax Museum is located in the heart of the tourist district of Hollywood. It is the only wax museum which dedicated solely to celebrities. And there are some 180 wax figures of media stars, fictional characters, and famous politicians.
     好萊塢蠟像館位于好萊塢旅游區(qū)的中心。這是唯一的一個致力于為名人塑像的蠟像館，這里面有180個包括媒體明星、虛構的人物、著名政治家在內的蠟像。
     Six major American film studios：Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures/Touchstone Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures.
     美國六大電影公司是：哥倫比亞電影公司，20世紀福克斯電影公司，沃爾特·迪斯尼影業(yè)公司/試金石影業(yè)，華納兄弟影業(yè)公司，派拉蒙電影公司和環(huán)球影片。
     Hollywood suggests glamour, a place where the young star-stuck teenagers could, with a bit of luck, fulfill their dreams.
     好萊塢是一個表現(xiàn)魅力的地方，在這里如果足夠的幸運，年輕的追星族就能實現(xiàn)自己變成明星的夢想。
     Hollywood suggests luxurious houses with vast palm-fringed swimming pools. Cocktail bars and furnishings fit for a millionaire. And the big movie stars were millionaires. Many spent their fortunes on yachts, Rolls Royces and diamonds. A few of them lose their glamour quite suddenly and were left with nothing but emptiness and colossal debts.
     好萊塢有適合百萬富翁的被棕櫚環(huán)抱的游泳池豪宅、雞尾酒酒吧和滿屋的杉木家具。那些大明星都是百萬富翁，很多人把錢花在了豪華游艇、勞斯萊斯和鉆石上，他們之中的有些人會突然失去自己的魅力，到最后一無所有，只剩下了空虛和巨大的債務。