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好萊塢經典台詞裡的美國文化

作者:高振盛

出版社:書林

出版日期:2022.12.01

ISBN:9789574458615

書號:10017562

裝訂:平裝

定價:$280

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內容簡介
“I’ll be back!”
“May the force be with you.”
 
這幾句來自好萊塢電影的經典台詞,大家一定不陌生,不論你有無看過電影,這些台詞已滲入日常的英語對話,成為文化的一部分。而好萊塢電影台詞是如何煉成通俗文化的一部分?為何同一句台詞的哏會被後來的電影一再「致敬」?那些我們津津樂道的電影情節背後,又有何歷史脈絡?
 
本書收羅近百段經典的電影名句,佐以文化及語言的背景說明,讓影迷不只看熱鬧,更能看門道。讓我們跟隨作者幽默風趣的敘述,一起回顧《教父》、《魔鬼終結者》、《007》等多部經典電影,如何影響到今天,成為全球通行的共通語言。
目錄介紹

2    第一章 美國神話American Icons

4      I believe in America.

6      When the legend becomesfact, print the legend.

8      I’m not only going to kill him, I’m going to kill his wife andall his friends and burn his damn house down.

9      Yippie-kai-yay.

13    May the Force be withyou!

16    Because he’s the heroGotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now.

18    For reasons beyondunderstanding, people do not relate guns to gun related crimes.

20    Eat my shorts.

 

22  第二章 政治與軍事Politics & War

24    Ulysses S. Grant held this country together, now what is he remembered for?

27    Someday, someone’s going to have to explain to me the virtue of aproportional response.

30    These drug cartels represent a clear and present danger to thenational security of the United States.

32    CIA cannot operate withinUS border without a domestic agency attached.

34    No bastard ever won a warby dying for his country.

36    This is not a blockade.This is language.

38    Only the farmers won. Welost. We always lose.

40    The Apollo missions werefaked to bankrupt the Soviet Union.

42    I love the smell ofnapalm in the morning.

44    …for our country to loveus as much as we love it. That’s what I want.

46    …with the aid of God and a few Marines!

49    Mustang, this isMaverick, requesting flyby.

 

52  第三章 警察與犯罪Crime & Justice

54    I’m going to make him anoffer he can’t refuse.

56    The Corleone family waslike the Roman Empire.

58    The higher I go, the morecrooked it becomes.

60    You’ve got to askyourself one question: “Do I feel lucky?”

63    Go ahead, make my day.

65    You have the rights toremain silent.

67    You can"t handle the truth!

 

70  第四章 美國人的世界觀We Are the World

72    You Russians think ofyourselves as poets but perhaps you’re just touchy.

74    Yo, deliverance.

76    Who you calling “spook,”peckerwood?

79    I’m gonna put a thousandsongs in your pocket.

81    I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancientculture, and kill them.

83    Charlie don’t surf!

86    American components,Russian components...all made in Taiwan!

 

90  第五章 兩性之間Battle of the Sexes

92    Frankly, my dear, I don’tgive a damn.

94    You complete me.

96    The love inside, you takeit with you.

98    Coit Tower. It’s vaguelyphallic, don’t you think?

100  Consider that a divorce!

102  It’s easier to be killedby a terrorist than get married over the age of 40.

104  I wish I knew how to quityou.

 

108第六章 宗教 Praise theLord

110  Do you see the light?

113  As long as there has beenone true God, there has been killing in His name.

115  Christ doesn’t breathewithin them.

117  Forgiveness is betweenthem and God. It’s my job to arrange the meeting.

 

120第七章 品味獨到 Classy &Fabulous

122  The name is Bond, JamesBond.

125  A Martini—shaken, notstirred.

128  The legacy of the onlyAmerican art form—jazz.

131  Does it come in black?

133  Color me happy!

135  What do you want me to do,dress in drag and do the hula?

137  Stupid is as stupid does.

139  I am having an old friendfor dinner.

 

142第八章 金錢萬能Money Talks

144  Greed, for lack of abetter word, is good.

146  Show me the money.

150  50 bucks, Grandpa. For 75the wife can watch.

152  When a man’s got money inhis pocket, he begins to appreciate peace.

 

154第九章 運動狂熱Sports Craze

156  On any given Sunday you’lleither win or lose.

158  We don’t need anyMonday-morning quarterbacks.

160  You can’t approachbaseball from a statistically “Beane counter” point of view.

163  That’s known as troublewith the curve.

165  Either way, whichever way,no harm, no foul!

167  American history provesthat everybody’s got a chance to win.

169  It’s behind the eightball.

 

172第十章 趴趴走Getting Around

174  I’m going to ride shotgun.

176  I’d rather be inPhiladelphia.

178  The only culturaladvantage is you can make a right turn on a redlight.

181  Roads? Where we’re goingwe don’t need roads!

184  Go. Get to the chopper.

186  I aim at the stars, butsometimes I hit London.

 

188第十一章 街頭生存經驗Street Smart

190  When a naked man is chasing a woman through analley with a butcher knife and a hard-on, I figure he isn"t out collecting forthe Red Cross.

192  The answer to yourquestion is “Go to the mattresses.”

194  I’ll be back.

196  Hasta la vista, baby!

199  Talk to the hand.

201  If it bleeds we can killit.

203  I ain’t got time to bleed.

205  Amateur. Lie down beforeyou hurt yourself.

207  Whatever doesn’t kill you,simply makes you… stranger.

 

210第十二章 專業準則Work Ethics

212  The show must go on!

214  Who do I have to sleepwith around here to get a Stoli martini with twist of lemon?

217  There’s a code amongstguys that shook Sinatra’s hand.

219  Have you ever heard theexpression “kissed by a muse?”

221  Leave the gun. Take thecannoli.

223  What happens on the Mile,stays on the Mile.

 

226第十三章 探索未來Imagining theUnknown

228  Houston, Tranquility Basehere, the Eagle Has Landed.

230  Shall we play a game?

232  What the hell’s agigawatt?

234  Beam me up, Scotty.

236  15 minutes ago, you knew that humans werealone on this planet. Imagine what you’ll know tomorrow.
作者介紹
高振盛
出生於阿里山西的諸羅城,任職台北某行政機關。茶餘飯後專注觀察賽璐珞(celluloid)的平行宇宙;有志成為漫畫作者,親朋好友看了畫稿後一致的忠告是:Don’t give up your day job.