ST VOA 2007-09-24

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Hollywood Films Look at Impact of Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan (3/3) ( 本次听写183词 )

【我的听写】

Critic Alan Silverman says Hollywood moves slowly and films typically take 2 years from conception to release. Filmmakers gambled that the issues addressed in the current films would still be relevant today. The critic says with the presidential election coming up next year, it was a good bet. Film professor Jonathan Kuntz says these films will probably not be blockbusters with seques and spinons on television.
"But Hollywood has room for not only the blockbusters, but they have room for mid-level and low-level films as well, and that's a kind of nision these can move in, and I would also say that a lot of folks in the Hollywood community are liberal, and this is their way, many ways of expressing opinion and they feel in some ways doing a public service."
Critic Alan Silverman say filmmakers may be making a statement, but there is an effort at balance in some of the films. In the Valley of Elah features real life veterans of the Iraq war playing fictional characters who give voice to reasons for supporting the effort.

【我的总结与翻译】

总结：typically, gamble, blockbuster, sequel, spin-off, niche, fictional

Critic Alan Silverman says Hollywood moves slowly, and films typically take 2 years from conception to release. Film makers gambled that the issues addressed in the current films would still be relevant today. The critic says with the presidential election coming up next year, it was a good bet.

评论员Alan Silverman表示好莱坞的进展缓慢，很多影片从构思到发行需要2年的时间。

电影制作人冒着风险认为目前拍摄的影片跟当今社会是有关联的。他还指出，随着明年总统大选的来临，这类题材会很好（热门）。

Film professor Jonathan Kuntz says these films will probably not be blockbusters, with (sequels) and (spin-offs) on television.

电影教授Jonathan Kuntz认为，随着这类电影续集及派生剧在电视中播放，它们将不可能引起轰动。

"But Hollywood has room for not only the blockbusters, but they have room for mid-level and low-level films as well, and that's a kind of (niche that) these (films) can move (into), and I would also say that a lot of folks in the Hollywood community are liberal, and this is their way of expressing (their) opinion and they feel in some ways doing a public service."

“但好莱坞并不光是盛产大片，它同样也有些中、低档的影片，并且正是这些电影填补了这种领域。我还要说，好莱坞影界许多人士的思想是自由开放的，他们就是通过这种方式来表示他们的观点，并且他们认为在某些方面他们对大众服务了。”

Critic Alan Silverman say filmmakers may be making a statement, but (that) there is an effort at balance in some of the films. In the Valley of Elah features real-life veterans of the Iraq war playing fictional characters, who give voice to reasons for supporting the effort.

评论员Alan Silverman表示，电影制片人有可能会表明立场，但对某些影片的权衡还需努力。《决战以拉谷》中有真正的伊拉克退伍军人参加了虚构人物的演出，他们表达了努力支持伊拉克战争的各理由。

【我的今日体会】

今天的听力还好，可是翻译有点困难～～