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UK filmmaker sheds light on
Chinese poet Du Fu
扫码听讲解 中国杜甫，名扬海外
文章导读
2020年4月6日，BBC推出了一部关于诗歌的纪录片，向西方观众介绍了
中国诗人杜甫波澜壮阔的一生。在纪录片中，他被称为“中国最伟大的诗
人”，第一次以纪录片的方式，被详细地介绍给西方世界。片中BBC最受欢
迎的主持人之一、历史学家迈克尔·伍德（Michael Wood）到访中国，重走
杜甫生前的足迹。从巩义、西安到成都、长沙，从出生到入仕，从开元盛世
到战乱流离，影片回溯了诗人颠沛流离的一生。该片也在中国中央电视台播
出，获得了不错的反响。在当今这个复杂的世界，这正是对话交流所需的声
音。今天的China Daily我们就以外国文化的视角，走近这位伟大的诗人。
课前讨论
① shed light on是什么意思？
② 背诵背得“滚瓜烂熟”英语可以怎么表达？
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文章讲解
When it comes to making television historical documentaries, there are few
places and periods that British television audiences have not been taken by
presenter Michael Wood.
重 点 单 词 presenter [pr zent (r)] n. 重 点 单 词 histor ical [h st r k( )l ]
（广播或电视节目的）主持人【例】 adj.（有关）历史的；历史学的；
a news/sports presenter 新闻/体育节 （书籍、电影或图片）描述历史的，
目主持人 基于史实的；按历史顺序排列的
拓展延伸 : ① moderator [ m d re t (r)] n. (讨论、会议等的)主持人
② moderate [ m d r t] v. 主持，调停 作为形容词，moderate是“温和的”的意思。作为及物
动词，是“使之温和”。在一些场合中，moderator是节目主持人（美国英语叫anchor），对
节目起moderate的作用，可能这样叫法是因为节目主持人通常不表示自己的意见，参加对
话的嘉宾可以发表很激烈的言论，但是主持人要不偏不倚，打圆场，降低气氛的偏激。
【例】You're supposed to be moderating this debate, not joining in it. 你该做的是主持这场辩论，
不是参加辩论。
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在电视历史纪录片制作方面，几乎没有一个地方、一个时代，英国电视观众没有在主持人
迈克尔伍德的带领下探索过。
For more than 40 years, Wood has guided viewers through the stories of the
Dark Ages, the Trojan War, India, Alexander the Great, William Shakespeare
and many more. But it is China that has always held the most fascination for
him.
重 点 单 词 guide [ɡa d] v. 带领， 重 点 单 词 fascination
引导（某人至某地）；任向导；指 [ f s ne n] n. 入迷，魅力，令人着
导，影响；解释，阐明 迷的事物 【例】The fascination of the
重 点 词 组 m more than 多于；超出； game lies in trying to guess what your
比……多 【例】More than half the opponent is thinking. 这个游戏的魅力
staff are temporary. 就在于要努力去猜对手在想什么。
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四十多年来，伍德带着观众们走过欧洲的黑暗时代、特洛伊战争、印度，还有亚历山大大
帝、莎士比亚的故事，不胜枚举。但对伍德来说，最有吸引力的，一直还是中国。
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Wood's documentary series, The Story of China, went out in 2016. He has
written a book with the same title, and earlier this year he became the first
filmmaker from outside China to make a film about the life and work of poet
Du Fu.
重 点 词 组 go out (信息) 被公布； 重 点 词 组 make a film 拍电影；排
发行 电影
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伍德的纪录片系列《中华的故事》于2016年发行。他本人也写了一本同名书籍，今年
（2020年）早些时候，他成为了首个中国以外制作关于杜甫生平和作品纪录片的制片人。
The Du Fu film, featur ing acclaimed British actor Ian McKellen reading his
poems, was shown on the BBC and China Central Television earlier this year,
and the reaction was instant, and crucially, positive.
重 点 单 词 featur e [ fi t (r)] v. 重 点 单 词 acclaimed [ kle md] adj.
由…主演；以…为主要内容；【例】 受称赞的，受拥戴的【例】an
The movie features a Spanish actor. acclaimed artist/writer/poet 著名的艺
这部电影由一位西班牙演员主演。 术家/作家/诗人
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今年（2020年）年初，纪录片《杜甫》在BBC和中国中央电视台 (CCTV) 播出，片中杜甫
的诗歌由英国广受赞誉的演员伊恩·麦凯伦朗诵，该片一经播出，就立即引发关注，而且
重要的是，反响是十分积极的。
" It cr eated a lot of inter est and feedback in China and got a lot of coverage at
the time, which was really touching, because when you go into a foreign culture
as an outsider, to make a film about something of theirs, you want to make sure
you've got it right," he said.
重 点 单 词 cover age [ k v r d ] n. 新闻报道；采访 【例】Most media
coverage disapproves of the travellers' lifestyle and values.大多数媒体报道都不
赞成那些旅行者的生活方式和价值观。
长 难 句 分 析 It created a lot of interest and feedback in China and got a lot of
coverage at the time (主句), which was really touching (非限定性定语从句),
because (引导原因状语从句) when you go into a foreign culture as an outsider, to
make a film about something of theirs (原因状语从句中的时间状语从句), you
want to make sure you've got it right (原因状语从句中的主句).
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他说：“这部片子在中国引发了很多人的兴趣和反馈，当时也受到了很多报道，这一点
真的很让我动容，因为当你作为一个局外人走进外国文化，想要拍一部关于他们文化的
片子，你想要确保你的理解是正确的。”
As shown in The Story of China, Du Fu's works are learned by heart by Chinese
school students, but outside the country, he is not that well known, something
Wood is keen to put right.
重 点 词 组 by heart 背诵，熟记 重 点 词 组 put right 使恢复正常；
【例】My father can still recite the 校正【例】How much did it cost to have
poems he learned by heart at school. the television put right (= repaired)
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正如在《中华的故事》中所展现的，中国学生对杜甫的作品都是烂熟于心。但在中国以
外，杜甫并不有名，而伍德很想改变这一点。
"Stephen Owen, one of his leading translators from Harvard, says Du Fu
should be considered alongside Shakespeare and Dante as people who helped
compose the emotional vocabulary of their culture," he said.
重 点 单 词 leading [ li d ] adj. 主要的，最重要的；在（比赛或行列中）
首位的，居前的【例】 She had a leading role in shaping party policy. 她在制
定党的政策方面起着主导作用。
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伍德提到：“斯蒂芬·欧文，来自哈佛大学杜甫作品的主要译者之一，称杜甫足以与莎士
比亚和但丁相比肩，他们都谱写出了自己文化中极具情感的语言。”
"I think looking at cross cultural links like that, comparing great figures in
different traditions, is a fascinating way of opening up discussions about their
work."
重 点 词 组 look at （以某种方式） 重 点 词 组 open up 开启讨论【释】
看待，考虑【释】to consider to start a discussion or argument【例】
something in a particular way【例】 The article was written with the intention
If I'd had children I might have of opening up a public debate. 这篇文章
looked at things differently. 的写作目的是引发一场公开辩论。
译
“我认为看到这种跨文化联系，比较不同传统文化中的这些伟大人物，是一种很迷人
的方式，去开启关于他们作品的讨论。”
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"We believe in dialogue, not enmity. We try to promote mutual understanding
and respect, and we want to help people in the West understand the culture of
China better and to dispel major areas of misunderstanding," he said.
重 点 单 词 enmity [ enm ti] 敌意； 重 点 单 词 dispel [d spel] v. 驱散；
仇恨【释】Enmity is a feeling of 消除 【例】I'd like to start the speech
hatred towards someone that lasts for by dispelling a few rumours that have
a long time.【例】I think there is an been spreading recently. 我想在演讲的
historic enmity between them... 开头先澄清一些近期流传的谣言。
译
“我们倡导对话，而不是敌对。我们试着去推进相互理解和尊重，我们想要帮助西方人更
好理解中国文化，消除主要领域的误解。”他说。
"The world is a complicated place at the moment, but we want to car ry on doing
that work and trying to explain China."
重 点 词 组 car ry on 继续；接着；坚持【释】If you carry on doing something,
you continue to do it.【例】Her bravery has given him the will to carry on with his
life and his work. 她的勇气激发了他继续生活和工作的意愿。
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“当前，世界十分复杂，但是我们想要继续这项工作，向人们解释中国。”
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