銀幕上的親密戲 - 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

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

大家好，這裡是BBC英語教學的6分鐘英語。

I'm Neil.

我是Neil。

And I'm Georgina.

我是Georgina。

When we think about romantic Hollywood movies, 表達脈絡

當我們想到好萊塢浪漫電影時，

there have been some famous examples over the years. 文法

多年來有一些著名的例子。

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

有經典的黑白愛情片，比如1951年的《慾望街車》，

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

以及亨弗萊·鮑嘉和英格麗·褒曼在《北非諜影》中的愛情故事，

made in 1942.

該片製作於1942年。

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

你真的暴露年齡了，Neil。

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

那比較近期的電影呢，比如《當哈利遇上莎莉》，

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

或者是電影《鐵達尼號》中傑克和蘿絲那著名的接吻？

In their time, 片語搭配

在它們各自的時代，

all these movies were blockbusters, 用詞

這些電影都是賣座大片，

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

也就是售出數百萬張電影票的極其受歡迎且成功的電影。

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

而這種成功往往歸功於主演們在銀幕上的浪漫表現。

In romantic movies,

在愛情電影中，

love is in the air. 慣用語

空氣中瀰漫著愛的氣息。

Couples hold hands and kiss 片語搭配

情侶們牽手、親吻，

or in other words, 表達脈絡

換句話說，

they show intimacy, 片語搭配

他們展現了親密感，

a close romantic or sexual relationship.

即親密的浪漫或性關係。

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

但是，儘管現實中的情侶一直都在親吻和牽手，

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

電影中的演員卻只是在假裝親密，

and this can lead to problems. 片語搭配

而這可能會帶來問題。

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

是的，無論是一個吻還是全裸的性愛場景，

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

為電影和電視拍攝親密場景都是一件微妙的事情，

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

正如我們將要在本節目中發現的那樣。

But first, Georgina,

但首先，Georgina，

I have a quiz question for you.

我有一個問題要考考妳。

Let me guess, 語氣意圖

讓我猜猜，

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

又是另一部1950年代的黑白經典？

Yes, 1953 to be exact, 片語搭配

是的，準確地說是1953年，

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

正是這部電影獲得奧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 片語搭配

這部電影以演員伯特·蘭卡斯特和黛博拉·蔻兒在海灘上著名的接吻場景讓觀眾興奮不已，

as they rolled around in the waves. 片語動詞

當時他們在海浪中翻滾。

But what was the movie?

但是這是哪部電影呢？

Was it A,

是A，

West Side Story,

《西城故事》，

B, From Here to Eternity or C,

B，《亂世忠魂》，還是C，

Singin' in the Rain?

《萬花嬉春》？

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.

《亂世忠魂》。

Okay, Georgina,

好的，Georgina，

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

我們稍後揭曉妳猜得對不對。

In 1953,

在1953年，

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

銀幕上的接吻仍被認為有點出格。

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

但是到了2020年，在拍攝BBC電視劇《正常人》

and I May Destroy You,

和《我可能毀了你》時，

things had changed.

情況已經改變了。

Nudity and sexual content had become commonplace. 用詞

裸露和色情內容已經變得司空見慣。

Ita O'Brien worked on both these BBC dramas.

Ita O'Brien參與了這兩部BBC劇集的製作。

She describes herself as an intimacy coordinator, 文化背景

她稱自己為親密關係協調員，

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

也就是幫助演員和導演計畫及拍攝親密場景的人。

Listen as she gives her definition of intimacy

聽聽她在向BBC世界服務頻道的節目

to BBC World Service program,

《對話》

The Conversation.

給出她對親密的定義。

A hand hold,

牽手，

a stroke of the cheek,

輕撫臉頰，

you know,

你知道，

through to a hug 片語搭配

到擁抱，

and then obviously right the way through to intimate content.

然後顯然一直到親密內容。

It might be familial content 用詞

它可能是家庭內容，

of um an adult to a child.

嗯，成年人對孩子的那種。

It could be the content of perhaps a medical procedure,

它也可能是關於醫療程序的内容，

someone having,

某人正在，

you know, um a mammogram 文化背景

你知道，嗯，做乳房X光檢查，

or it could be right the way through to intimacy,

或者它也可以一直到親密行為，

you know, simulated sexual content. 用詞

你知道，模擬的性內容。

Ita's definition of intimacy is very wide,

Ita對親密的定義非常廣泛，

including hugging and stroking,

包括擁抱和輕撫，

gently touching someone in a pleasurable way.

以令人愉悅的方式輕柔地觸摸某人。

It also includes simulated sex.

它也包括模擬性愛。

Movie actors aren't really having sex,

電影演員並不是真的在做愛，

they're simulating it,

他們只是在模擬，

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

假裝在做某事以使其看起來真實但實際上並不是。

Just like dance sequences in musicals, 表達脈絡

就像音樂劇中的舞蹈編排一樣，

intimate movie scenes are planned and choreographed beforehand 用詞

電影中的親密場景都是事先計畫和編排好的，

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

這樣導演、劇組人員，尤其是演員們才會對所拍攝的內容感到舒適。

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

但是最近關於一些英美電影明星在片場行為的醜聞，

have highlighted how delicate a balance this is. 講解

突顯了這種平衡是多麼微妙。

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

下面Ita O'Brien將再次在BBC世界服務頻道的《對話》節目中，

about the different ways that intimate scenes are filmed

談論在大西洋兩岸，即英國和美國，

on either side of the Atlantic in Britain and in the US. 慣用語

拍攝親密場景的不同方式。

With actors from the US,

對於美國的演員，

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

他們所擁有的，他們所實行的是，對於每一個親密場景，

we create a nudity stroke simulated sex waiver 用詞

我們都會制定一份裸露/模擬性愛豁免協議，

for each and every scene.

針對每一個場景。

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

我實際上非常喜歡那種工作方式。

In the UK,

在英國，

actors are asked to sign a nudity clause 講解

演員會被要求簽署一份裸露條款，

and generally that's an overall

通常這會是一個概括性的條款，

for the whole of a production.

涵蓋了整部作品。

British actors sign only one document with a nudity clause

英國演員只簽署一份包含裸露條款的文件，

to cover the whole film. 用詞

以涵蓋整部電影。

But in the US,

但在美國，

actors sign a waiver, 用詞

演員簽署的是一份豁免協議，

a legal document that allows or prevents an action 用詞

這是一份允許或阻止某種行為的法律文件，

that is different from how things are usually done.

這就與通常的處理方式不同。

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

Ita認為如果演員對每一個場景都表示同意會更好。

And she uses the phrase each and every

她使用了短語「每一個（each and every）」，

because it emphasizes that she means every single one.

因為這強調了她指的是所有的每一個。

In this way, 表達脈絡

透過這種方式，

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

對於片場應該或不應該發生什麼就不會產生混淆，

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

從而讓導演和演員能夠自由地去製作戲劇化和浪漫的大片。

You mean like that famous beach scene, 語氣意圖

你是說就像那個著名的海灘場景，

kissing and rolling in the waves, Neil?

在海浪中親吻和翻滾嗎，Neil？

Ah, you mean my quiz question

啊，你是說我的測驗問題，

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

也就是我問妳那部1953年電影的名字是什麼，

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

其中有電影明星伯特·蘭卡斯特和黛博拉·蔻兒著名的海灘接吻場景的那部？

What did you say, Georgina?

妳的回答是什麼，Georgina？

I said it was B,

我說是B，

From Here to Eternity.

《亂世忠魂》。

Which is the right answer.

這正是正確答案。

Well done, Georgina.

做得好，Georgina。

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

看來妳終究還是很喜歡經典的黑白電影啊。

Not really, Neil, 語氣意圖

不是的，Neil，

but I remember my grandad watching it.

但我記得我爺爺看過它。

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

好了，讓我們來回顧一下這個節目中關於親密（intimacy）的詞彙，

a close romantic or sexual relationship.

親密的浪漫或性關係。

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

大片（blockbuster）是一部非常受歡迎且成功的電影或書籍，

that sells many copies.

銷量很高。

If you stroke someone's face, 用詞

如果你輕撫（stroke）某人的臉，

you touch it gently in a pleasurable way.

你是在以一種令人愉悅的方式輕柔地觸摸它。

To simulate means to do or make something 用詞

模擬（simulate）的意思是做某事或製作某物，

that looks real but is not.

使其看起來真實但其實不然。

In the US,

在美國，

a waiver is a legal document to either allow or prevent

豁免協議（waiver）是一份法律文件，用於允許或阻止

something being done in a different way from usual.

某事以不同於通常的方式進行。

And you can use the phrase each and every

而且你可以使用短語每個（each and every）

to emphasize that you mean every single one of something.

來強調你指的是某物的每一個。

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

本期《6分鐘英語》浪漫特輯就到這裡了。

but join us here again soon

但請務必很快再來加入我們，

for more topical chat and useful vocabulary.

進行更多關於時事話題的閒聊以及學習實用的詞彙。

Bye for now.

先說再見啦。

Bye.

再見。

6 Minute English from the BBC.

這是BBC的《6分鐘英語》。