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偶然的邂逅
作者：思 晴
原声重现
Scene 2
At the Opera House.
Vivian: We're late.
Edward: No, it's all right. Opening night never starts on time...(1)
Vivian: ... So, you said this is in Italian.
Edward: Mm mm.
Vivian: So how I gonna know what they're saying?
Edward: No, that's all right.
Vivian: Oh?
Edward: You'll know. Believe me, you'll understand. The music is very powerful.
Vivian: There's a band.
Edward: People's reaction to opera the first time they see it is very dramatic. They either love it or they hate it. If they love it, they will always love it. If they don't, they may learn to appreciate it, but it will never become part of their soul.（2）
Vivian: Mm.
A woman: Did you enjoy the opera, dear?
Vivian: Oh, it was so good, I almost peed my pants.（３）
细节链接
（1）Opening night never starts on time：opening night表示首映式。首映式一般从不准时开始。这里还是让我们一起来关注一下西方礼仪。西方人看节目是绝对守时的。记得在伦敦看歌剧和音乐剧，如果迟到，即使是再昂贵的票也是不能入场的，因为这样会影响其他观众观看节目。
（2）维维安发现歌剧是意大利语的，于是担心自己无法理解剧情。爱德华告诉她，music is very powerful.（音乐的力量是无穷的。）他又谈起人们对于歌剧的不同反应大多很极端，要不就是特别地喜欢，要不就是特别地讨厌。不过即使是讨厌歌剧的人，也在试图学着欣赏它，只是对于这些人而言，音乐永远无法成为他们灵魂中的一部分，永远无法触及他们的心灵深处罢了。
（３）I almost peed my pants:我差点尿裤子。
镜头内外
Vivian是一个真实自然的形象，导演并不是在一味地展示她人性中的闪光点。她的社会地位决定了她并非在反抗的过程中总会成为胜者。相反，在更多时间里，她是被别人误解与愚弄的对象，她也会展现出自卑无奈的一面。当世俗的观念使得拥有了金钱的她，却不能像高贵的女士一样在精品店购买自己喜爱的衣物时，她也会无助地哭泣、颤抖。也是出于这样的社会地位的真实与自然，当被音乐会中凄凉的歌剧所感动的时候，她会感伤会落泪，嘴里却大呼着“感动得差点尿裤子”……穿上华美礼服光彩夺目、风光无限的她，或许缺少着淑女的优雅和从容。但这才是真实的她，一个纯真的，没有虚伪，没有造作，单纯的如同婴孩一般的女子。
原声重现
Scene ３
In the hotel
Edward: Vivian， what is it you want? What do you see happening between us?
Vivian: I don't know. When I was a little girl, my mama used to lock me in the attic when I was bad, which was pretty often. And I would, I would pretend I was a princess trapped in the tower by a wicked queen.(1) And then suddenly this knight on a white horse with these color flyings (2) would come charging up and draw his sword. And I would wave. And he would climb up the tower and rescue me. But Never in all that time that I had this dream, did the knight say to me: Come on, baby, I'll put you up in a great condo(3)...
细节链接
（１）I would pretend I was a princess trapped in the tower by a wicked queen：我会把自己想象成一个被恶毒皇后囚禁在高塔中的公主。
（２）color flyings: 飘扬的五彩旗帜。
（３）condo:华厦；大厦中的公寓。Vivian虽然是个下层社会中的小角色，但是如同其他女孩一样有着自己的梦想。她希望有一天王子骑着白色骏马，高举飞扬的旗帜从天而降，拯救她于危难之中。她有着独立的灵魂，有着丰富的情感，她同样也希望被爱……
原声重现
Scene 4
Streetman: Welcome to Hollywood. What's your dream? Everybody comes here. This is Hollywood, land of dream. Some dreams come true, some don't. But keep on dreaming. This is Hollywood. Always time to dream, so keep on dreaming.
锁定译文
街头男子：欢迎来到好莱坞。你的梦想是什么？每个人都来这里追寻自己的梦想。这里就是好莱坞，梦想的家园。有的梦想已成现实，有的梦想还未实现。但是，请不要停止梦想。因为这里是好莱坞，一个梦想的家园。所以，请记住，不要停止梦想……
思晴小语
总是觉得奇怪，这不过是一个现代版童话故事，一个有着好莱坞典型的双赢式结局、剧情毫无悬念的麻雀变凤凰的故事。男主角不是才子，而是一个生活在上流社会但却唯利是图的商人，女主角也不是什么佳人，而是一个生活在社会最底层的女子。可是，恰恰就是她，唤起了上流社会一个冷酷商人的良心与人性。当然，仅仅因为这些还够不上诗意，在电影快要结束之时，Roxette（瑞典乐队罗克塞特）那首“It must have been love”响起，亮丽的女声仿佛是天籁之声，回肠荡气。即使在电影散场以后很久很久，歌声仍会伴着故事情节在我的脑海里萦绕……
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