时间:2019-01-17 作者:英语课 分类:2017年NPR美国国家公共电台5月


英语课

 


ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:


And now beaches, bathing suits and "Baywatch" - "Baywatch" on the big screen. On TV, the series turned out to be critic-proof, no doubt the movie will too. That has not kept NPR's Bob Mondello from filing this review.


BOB MONDELLO, BYLINE 1: It's a beach in Florida this time. I know you care because we're all here for the plot, right? And head lifeguard Mitch Buchannon is now The Rock, not the Hoff.


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DWAYNE JOHNSON: (As Mitch Buchannon) Our team is the elite 2 of the elite, the heart and soul of this very beach.


MONDELLO: Also the pecs, glutes and washboard abs of this very beach which is apparently 3 in peril 4, though you'd not guess that from the less than rigorous lifeguard tryouts Mitch is holding or the snark he throws at Zac Efron's stuck-up Olympic swimmer who tries to get out of those tryouts. Mitch won't even utter the kid's name.


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JOHNSON: (As Mitch Buchannon) Hey, One Direction, you here for the qualifiers?


ZAC EFRON: (As Matt Brody) I'm Matt Brody. I don't have to try out. I've got two gold medals.


JOHNSON: (As Mitch Buchannon) Hey, Steph.


ILFENESH HADERA: (As Stephanie Holden) Hey.


JOHNSON: (As Mitch Buchannon) New Kids on the Block here is from Iowa.


EFRON: (As Matt Brody) Oh, man.


HADERA: (As Stephanie Holden) Really?


JOHNSON: (As Mitch Buchannon) Let me ask you this - a lot of oceans in Iowa?


HADERA: (As Stephanie Holden) No, just ponds and lakes and cocky pretty boys. Hey, Mitch, what happened to that last pretty boy recruit we had?


JOHNSON: (As Mitch Buchannon) He died.


EFRON: (As Matt Brody) What is this, lifeguard hazing 5?


MONDELLO: Yeah, pretty much. Dwayne Johnson is endearing enough to keep that boy band name thing going a lot longer than you'd think he could. Efron's decently amusing too, mostly at playing dumb.


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ALEXANDRA DADDARIO: (As Summer Quinn) Did you just look at my boobs?


EFRON: (As Matt Brody) I...


DADDARIO: (As Summer Quinn) You should look at my face.


EFRON: (As Matt Brody) I'm trying, but it's so close to your boobs.


MONDELLO: You'll note that the gals 6 are a take-charge bunch these days, not that Pamela Anderson wasn't. No emails, please. No one would accuse the films women of having personalities 7, but the filmmakers decided 8 to let them make the jokes about physicality, not be the butt 9 of them.


(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "BAYWATCH")


DADDARIO: (As Summer Quinn) Why does she always look like she's running in slo-mo?


JON BASS 10: (As Ronnie Greenbaum) You see it too?


MONDELLO: It's the cinematic equivalent of air quotes. The guys, meanwhile, get the gross-out stuff - genitalia caught in a lounge chair, a trip to the morgue where the talk turns scrotal - actually, the guy talk frequently takes that turn. And when nudity is called for, who ends up naked? The pudgy guy who doesn't realize he's in a co-ed shower.


(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "BAYWATCH")


BASS: (As Ronnie Greenbaum, singing) Oh, oh, oh.


KELLY ROHRBACH: (As CJ Parker) Damn, Ronnie.


BASS: (As Ronnie Greenbaum, screaming).


ROHRBACH: (As CJ Parker) Never really heard a guy sing that song, but you're really good.


BASS: (As Ronnie Greenbaum) Thank you.


ROHRBACH: (As CJ Parker) By the way, when we shower in here, we keep our suits on.


MONDELLO: Females empowered, males embarrassed, all played with bathing suits skimpy enough that you figure there must be a spandex shortage in Florida. Which is guilty pleasure-ish fun for a while until director Seth Gordon feels the need to tell an actual story involving real estate deals and a gorgeous villain 11 in evening gowns.


(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "BAYWATCH")


JOHNSON: (As Mitch Buchannon) Drugs, murder, dead body on our beach, and it all started once she took over.


EFRON: (As Matt Brody) Am I the only one that thinks this is clearly a job for the police?


MONDELLO: Unlike the setup, the story founders 12 and cramps 13 like a tourist who swam too soon after an all-you-can-eat buffet 14. It doesn't quite sink "Baywatch."


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EFRON: (As Matt Brody) All things considered, things could have got a lot worse.


MONDELLO: That's fair. For ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, I'm Bob Mondello.


(SOUNDBITE OF JIMI JAMISON SONG, "I'M ALWAYS HERE - SINGLE VERSION")



n.署名;v.署名
  • His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
  • We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。
n.精英阶层;实力集团;adj.杰出的,卓越的
  • The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
  • We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
n.(严重的)危险;危险的事物
  • The refugees were in peril of death from hunger.难民有饿死的危险。
  • The embankment is in great peril.河堤岌岌可危。
n.受辱,被欺侮v.(使)笼罩在薄雾中( haze的现在分词 );戏弄,欺凌(新生等,有时作为加入美国大学生联谊会的条件)
  • With labor, the hazing period ends. 费了好大力气,痛苦的时期终于过了。 来自互联网
  • A high-gloss paint surface is one that directly reflects light with minimum hazing or diffusion. 高度光洁的漆表面可以直接反射光源。 来自互联网
abbr.gallons (复数)加仑(液量单位)n.女孩,少女( gal的名词复数 )
  • Jim came skipping out at the gate with a tin pail, and singing Buffalo Gals. 这时,吉姆手里提着一个锡皮桶,嘴中唱着“布法罗的女娃们”蹦蹦跳跳地从大门口跑出来。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
  • An' dey thinks dey wants mousy lil gals wid bird's tastes an' no sense at all. 他们想要的是耗子般的小姑娘,胃口小得像雀子,一点儿见识也没有。 来自飘(部分)
n. 诽谤,(对某人容貌、性格等所进行的)人身攻击; 人身攻击;人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )
  • There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
  • Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;v.用头撞或顶
  • The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
  • He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。
n.男低音(歌手);低音乐器;低音大提琴
  • He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
  • The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。
n.反派演员,反面人物;恶棍;问题的起因
  • He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
  • The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。
n.创始人( founder的名词复数 )
  • He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty. 他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。 来自辞典例句
  • The founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality. 我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。 来自辞典例句
n.自助餐;饮食柜台;餐台
  • Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐?
  • Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗?