银幕上的亲密戏 - 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

大家好，这里是BBC英语教学的6分钟英语。

I'm Neil.

我是Neil。

And I'm Georgina.

我是Georgina。

When we think about romantic Hollywood movies, 表達脈絡

当我们想到好莱坞浪漫电影时，

there have been some famous examples over the years. 語法

多年来有一些著名的例子。

There are classic black-and-white romance movies like 1951's A Streetcar Named Desire 用詞

有经典的黑白爱情片，比如1951年的《欲望号街车》，

and the love affair between Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca 用詞

以及汉弗莱·鲍嘉和英格丽·褒曼在《卡萨布兰卡》中的爱情故事，

made in 1942.

该片制作于1942年。

You're really showing your age Neil. 語氣意圖

你真的暴露年龄了，Neil。

What about more recent movies like When Harry Met Sally 語氣意圖

那比较近期的电影呢，比如《当哈利遇到莎莉》，

or that famous kiss between the characters Jack and Rose in the film Titanic?

或者是电影《泰坦尼克号》中杰克和罗丝那著名的接吻？

In their time, 短語搭配

在它们各自的时代，

all these movies were blockbusters, 用詞

这些电影都是大片，

very popular and successful films which sold millions of cinema tickets. 語法

也就是售出数百万张电影票的极其受欢迎且成功的电影。

And this success was often due to the on-screen romance between the leading actors. 講解

而这种成功往往归功于主演们在银幕上的浪漫表现。

In romantic movies,

在爱情电影中，

love is in the air. 習語

空气中弥漫着爱的气息。

Couples hold hands and kiss 短語搭配

情侣们牵手、亲吻，

or in other words, 表達脈絡

换句话说，

they show intimacy, 短語搭配

他们展现了亲密感，

a close romantic or sexual relationship.

即亲密的浪漫或性关系。

But while real couples kiss and hold hands all the time, 語法

但是，尽管现实中的情侣一直都在亲吻和牵手，

actors in movies are just pretending to be intimate 短語搭配

电影中的演员却只是在假装亲密，

and this can lead to problems. 短語搭配

而这可能会带来问题。

Yes, whether it's a kiss or a full-nudity sex scene, 語法

是的，无论是一个吻还是全裸的性爱场景，

filming intimate scenes for movies and TV is a delicate business, 習語

为电影和电视拍摄亲密场景都是一件微妙的事情，

as we'll be finding out in this program. 表達脈絡

正如我们将要在本节目中发现的那样。

But first, Georgina,

但首先，Georgina，

I have a quiz question for you.

我有一个问题要考考你。

Let me guess, 語氣意圖

让我猜猜，

another black-and-white classic from the 1950s?

又是另一部1950年代的黑白经典？

Yes, 1953 to be exact, 短語搭配

是的，准确地说是1953年，

which was the year this movie won the Oscar for best picture. 文化背景

正是这部电影获得奥斯卡最佳影片的那一年。

The film thrilled audiences with a famous beach kiss between actors Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr 短語搭配

这部电影以演员伯特·兰卡斯特和黛博拉·蔻儿在海滩上著名的接吻场景让观众兴奋不已，

as they rolled around in the waves. 短語動詞

当时他们在海浪中翻滚。

But what was the movie?

但是这是哪部电影呢？

Was it A,

是A，

West Side Story,

《西区故事》，

B, From Here to Eternity or C,

B，《乱世忠魂》，还是C，

Singin' in the Rain?

《雨中曲》？

Well, 1953 was a long before I was born

嗯，1953年是在我出生很久以前的事了，

but I'll guess B,

但我猜是B，

From Here to Eternity.

《乱世忠魂》。

Okay, Georgina,

好的，Georgina，

we'll find out later on if that's right. 短語動詞

我们稍后揭晓你猜得对不对。

In 1953,

在1953年，

an on-screen kiss was still considered a little naughty. 語法

银幕上的接吻仍被认为有点出格。

But by 2020 and the filming of the BBC television dramas Normal People 表達脈絡

但是到了2020年，在拍摄BBC电视剧《正常人》

and I May Destroy You,

和《我可能毁了你》时，

things had changed.

情况已经改变了。

Nudity and sexual content had become commonplace. 用詞

裸露和色情内容已经变得司空见惯。

Ita O'Brien worked on both these BBC dramas.

Ita O'Brien参与了这两部BBC剧集的制作。

She describes herself as an intimacy coordinator, 文化背景

她称自己为亲密关系协调员，

someone who helps actors and directors plan and film intimate scenes. 語法

也就是帮助演员和导演计划及拍摄亲密场景的人。

Listen as she gives her definition of intimacy

听听她在向BBC世界服务频道的节目

to BBC World Service program,

《对话》

The Conversation.

给出她对亲密的定义。

A hand hold,

牵手，

a stroke of the cheek,

轻抚脸颊，

you know,

你知道，

through to a hug 短語搭配

到拥抱，

and then obviously right the way through to intimate content.

然后显然一直到亲密内容。

It might be familial content 用詞

它可能是家庭内容，

of um an adult to a child.

嗯，成年人对孩子的那种。

It could be the content of perhaps a medical procedure,

它也可能是关于医疗程序的内容，

someone having,

某人正在，

you know, um a mammogram 文化背景

你知道，嗯，做乳房X光检查，

or it could be right the way through to intimacy,

或者它也可以一直到亲密行为，

you know, simulated sexual content. 用詞

你知道，模拟的性内容。

Ita's definition of intimacy is very wide,

Ita对亲密的定义非常广泛，

including hugging and stroking,

包括拥抱和轻抚，

gently touching someone in a pleasurable way.

以令人愉悦的方式轻柔地触摸某人。

It also includes simulated sex.

它也包括模拟性爱。

Movie actors aren't really having sex,

电影演员并不是真的在做爱，

they're simulating it,

他们只是在模拟，

pretending to do something so that it looks real but is not. 語法

假装在做某事以使其看起来真实但实际上并不是。

Just like dance sequences in musicals, 表達脈絡

就像音乐剧中的舞蹈编排一样，

intimate movie scenes are planned and choreographed beforehand 用詞

电影中的亲密场景都是事先计划和编排好的，

so the director, film crew and above all the actors are comfortable with what's being filmed. 講解

这样导演、剧组人员，尤其是演员们才会对所拍摄的内容感到舒适。

But recent scandals about the on-set behavior of some British and American film stars 用詞

但是最近关于一些英美电影明星在片场行为的丑闻，

have highlighted how delicate a balance this is. 講解

突显了这种平衡是多么微妙。

Here's Ita O'Brien again talking to BBC World Service's The Conversation

下面Ita O'Brien将再次在BBC世界服务频道的《对话》节目中，

about the different ways that intimate scenes are filmed

谈论在大西洋两岸，即英国和美国，

on either side of the Atlantic in Britain and in the US. 習語

拍摄亲密场景的不同方式。

With actors from the US,

对于美国的演员，

what they do have, what they put in place is that with each and every intimate scene, 講解

他们所拥有的，他们所实行的是，对于每一个亲密场景，

we create a nudity stroke simulated sex waiver 用詞

我们都会制定一份裸露/模拟性爱豁免协议，

for each and every scene.

针对每一个场景。

And I actually really like that way of working. 短語搭配

我实际上非常喜欢那种工作方式。

In the UK,

在英国，

actors are asked to sign a nudity clause 講解

演员会被要求签署一份裸露条款，

and generally that's an overall

通常这会是一个概括性的条款，

for the whole of a production.

涵盖了整部作品。

British actors sign only one document with a nudity clause

英国演员只签署一份包含裸露条款的文件，

to cover the whole film. 用詞

以涵盖整部电影。

But in the US,

但在美国，

actors sign a waiver, 用詞

演员签署的是一份豁免协议，

a legal document that allows or prevents an action 用詞

这是一份允许或阻止某种行为的法律文件，

that is different from how things are usually done.

这就与通常的处理方式不同。

Ita thinks it's better if the actors agree to each and every scene.

Ita认为如果演员对每一个场景都表示同意会更好。

And she uses the phrase each and every

她使用了短语“每一个（each and every）”，

because it emphasizes that she means every single one.

因为这强调了她指的是所有的每一个。

In this way, 表達脈絡

通过这种方式，

there is no confusion about what should or shouldn't happen on set, 語法

对于片场应该或不应该发生什么就不会产生混淆，

leaving the director and actors free to make dramatic and romantic blockbusters. 語法

从而让导演和演员能够自由地去制作戏剧化和浪漫的大片。

You mean like that famous beach scene, 語氣意圖

你是说就像那个著名的海滩场景，

kissing and rolling in the waves, Neil?

在海浪中亲吻和翻滚吗，Neil？

Ah, you mean my quiz question

啊，你是说我的测验问题，

when I asked you what was the name of the 1953 movie

也就是我问你那部1953年电影的名字是什么，

featuring a famous beach kiss between movie stars Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr? 用詞

其中有电影明星伯特·兰卡斯特和黛博拉·蔻儿著名的海滩接吻场景的那部？

What did you say, Georgina?

你的回答是什么，Georgina？

I said it was B,

我说是B，

From Here to Eternity.

《乱世忠魂》。

Which is the right answer.

这正是正确答案。

Well done, Georgina.

做得好，Georgina。

So you do like classic black-and-white movies after all. 短語搭配

看来你终究还是很喜欢经典的黑白电影啊。

Not really, Neil, 語氣意圖

不是的，Neil，

but I remember my grandad watching it.

但我记得我爷爷看过它。

Okay, let's recap the vocabulary from this program about intimacy, 表達脈絡

好了，让我们来回顾一下这个节目中关于亲密（intimacy）的词汇，

a close romantic or sexual relationship.

亲密的浪漫或性关系。

A blockbuster is a very popular and successful movie or a book

大片（blockbuster）是一部非常受欢迎且成功的电影或书籍，

that sells many copies.

销量很高。

If you stroke someone's face, 用詞

如果你轻抚（stroke）某人的脸，

you touch it gently in a pleasurable way.

你是在以一种令人愉悦的方式轻柔地触摸它。

To simulate means to do or make something 用詞

模拟（simulate）的意思是做某事或制作某物，

that looks real but is not.

使其看起来真实但其实不然。

In the US,

在美国，

a waiver is a legal document to either allow or prevent

豁免协议（waiver）是一份法律文件，用于允许或阻止

something being done in a different way from usual.

某事以不同于通常的方式进行。

And you can use the phrase each and every

而且你可以使用短语每个（each and every）

to emphasize that you mean every single one of something.

来强调你指的是某物的每一个。

That's all for this romantic edition of 6 Minute English.

本期《6分钟英语》浪漫特辑就到这里了。

but join us here again soon

但请务必很快再来加入我们，

for more topical chat and useful vocabulary.

进行更多关于时事话题的闲聊以及学习实用的词汇。

Bye for now.

先说再见啦。

Bye.

再见。

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