双节多看运动英语电影
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本周票房排行榜上,《重振球风》遥遥领先,作为一部运动题材的电影,其带给观众的冲击力是相当大的:西恩·波特决定组建一支感化院橄榄球队,希望通过橄榄球这项综合了团结与对抗等多重拼搏内容在内的对抗性比赛,来逐渐将一群不务正业的少年拉到正途上来。在经历了几番周折之后,感化院的橄榄球队终于取得了参加正规高中联赛的机会。孩子们最终被社会承认他们的尊严和地位,也在一次次的比赛中重拾自信。
《重振球风》双节多看运动英语电影A group of colorful, rebellious1 young felons2 at a California juvenile3 detention4 camp molded into a winning team by their hard-driving probation5 officer/coach, Sean Porter (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson)--was based on a 1992 documentary of the same title by the same producer, Lee Stanley. At the end, we even see brief excerpts6 from that 1992 doc, with the real-life Sean Porter and the players' counterparts doing and saying some of the same things we've heard in the movie.

Directed by Phil Joanou , "Gang" is pitched as a mix of gritty street crime drama and heroic sports thriller-comedy--a kind of cross between "Boyz n the Hood7" and "The Longest Yard." It takes place at Camp Kilpatrick, an actual detention camp located near Malibu, and Joanou shows these fictionalized guys in the hood--especially future running star Willie Weathers (Jade Yorker) and his rival-gang foe8, future defensive9 star Kelvin Owens (David Thomas)--and then under Coach Porter's hard-knuckle, warm-hearted regime.

"The Rock's" Sean may have an occasionally nasty mouth and a prettier face than Vince Lombardi, but here, down deep, he's the same tough but fatherly molder-of-men we've seen from Pat O'Brien's Knute Rockne on. Sean, a man of biceps and principle, depressed10 by the grim futility11 of the camp and the violence of the boys, decides that football is the way to turn surly young thugs into citizens. Along with sidekick Malcolm Moore (Xzibit), he sets up the Camp Kilpatrick Mustangs, gets them uniforms and equipment, and arranges a schedule of games with top local high school teams.

Much of "Gridiron Gang," including that finale, is based on fact. But, as written by Jeff Maguire ("In the Line of Fire"), the movie veers12 wildly from violent melodrama13 to comedy to sermonizing, becoming, in this tangle14, yet another movie demonstration15 of how school sports and good coaches can level society's playing fields, and give young athletes a sense of community and purpose.

Playing Sean, "The Rock" commendably16 tries to broaden the hitherto comic-book hero range of his parts in movies such as "The Mummy Returns," "The Scorpion17 King" and (his best) "The Rundown." There's even a scene between Sean and his desperately18 ill mother, along with lots of tough-love wrangles19 with his kids. But, while "The Rock" is more than fit for the kind of roles Gov. Schwarzenegger will no longer play, he's perhaps too flamboyant20 a personality right now to comfortably play Sean, a role that seems better for a lower-key, more realistic actor, a younger Gene21 Hackman or Morgan Freeman.

As sports movies go, "Gridiron Gang" isn't bad, just not top-line material. Even when it plays its heart out, this movie's cliche22 environment drags it down.

Noterebellious adj. 叛逆的,反抗的     excerpt n.  摘录,引用
knuckle  n.指节,关节  biceps n.二头肌  
veers  v.顺时针,转向   melodrama n.情节剧   flamboyant adj.华丽的



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1 rebellious CtbyI     
adj.造反的,反抗的,难控制的
参考例句:
  • They will be in danger if they are rebellious.如果他们造反,他们就要发生危险。
  • Her reply was mild enough,but her thoughts were rebellious.她的回答虽然很温和,但她的心里十分反感。
2 felons e83120a0492c472fd1dc24a319459666     
n.重罪犯( felon的名词复数 );瘭疽;甲沟炎;指头脓炎
参考例句:
  • Aren't those the seats they use for transporting convicted felons? 这些坐位不是他们用来押运重犯的吗? 来自电影对白
  • House Republicans talk of making felons out of the undocumented and those who help them. 众议院共和党议员正商议对未登记的非法移民以及包庇他们的人课以重罪。 来自互联网
3 juvenile OkEy2     
n.青少年,少年读物;adj.青少年的,幼稚的
参考例句:
  • For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人,他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
  • Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。
4 detention 1vhxk     
n.滞留,停留;拘留,扣留;(教育)留下
参考例句:
  • He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
  • He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
5 probation 41zzM     
n.缓刑(期),(以观后效的)察看;试用(期)
参考例句:
  • The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱,而且将他缓刑察看一年。
  • His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后,他的工资增加了800元。
6 excerpts 2decb803173f2e91acdfb31c501d6725     
n.摘录,摘要( excerpt的名词复数 );节选(音乐,电影)片段
参考例句:
  • Some excerpts from a Renaissance mass are spatchcocked into Gluck's pallid Don Juan music. 一些文艺复光时期的弥撒的选节被不适当地加入到了格鲁克平淡无味的唐璜音乐中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He is editing together excerpts of some of his films. 他正在将自己制作的一些电影的片断进行剪辑合成。 来自辞典例句
7 hood ddwzJ     
n.头巾,兜帽,覆盖;v.罩上,以头巾覆盖
参考例句:
  • She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
  • The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。
8 foe ygczK     
n.敌人,仇敌
参考例句:
  • He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
  • A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌,友是友,必须分清界限。
9 defensive buszxy     
adj.防御的;防卫的;防守的
参考例句:
  • Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题,使她警觉起来。
  • The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。
10 depressed xu8zp9     
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
参考例句:
  • When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
  • His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
11 futility IznyJ     
n.无用
参考例句:
  • She could see the utter futility of trying to protest. 她明白抗议是完全无用的。
  • The sheer futility of it all exasperates her. 它毫无用处,这让她很生气。
12 veers ed7b7db2261306e4d9d609f20d475bbc     
v.(尤指交通工具)改变方向或路线( veer的第三人称单数 );(指谈话内容、人的行为或观点)突然改变;(指风) (在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向)逐渐转向;风向顺时针转
参考例句:
  • The car veers out of control. 这辆车失去了控制。 来自辞典例句
  • His fondness for his characters sometimes veers towards the sentimental. 他对那位主人公的偏爱有时也稍显矫情。 来自互联网
13 melodrama UCaxb     
n.音乐剧;情节剧
参考例句:
  • We really don't need all this ridiculous melodrama!别跟我们来这套荒唐的情节剧表演!
  • White Haired Woman was a melodrama,but in certain spots it was deliberately funny.《白毛女》是一出悲剧性的歌剧,但也有不少插科打诨。
14 tangle yIQzn     
n.纠缠;缠结;混乱;v.(使)缠绕;变乱
参考例句:
  • I shouldn't tangle with Peter.He is bigger than me.我不应该与彼特吵架。他的块头比我大。
  • If I were you, I wouldn't tangle with them.我要是你,我就不跟他们争吵。
15 demonstration 9waxo     
n.表明,示范,论证,示威
参考例句:
  • His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
  • He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。
16 commendably d701ea1880111628b1a1d1f5fbc55b71     
很好地
参考例句:
  • So, workflow management technology is create, and then develop commendably. 于是工作流管理技术应运而生,并且蓬勃发展起来。 来自互联网
  • Mr McCain is a commendably committed free-trader. 麦凯恩是一个标志明显的自由贸易主义者。 来自互联网
17 scorpion pD7zk     
n.蝎子,心黑的人,蝎子鞭
参考例句:
  • The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子有可以致命的螫针。
  • The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子有可以致命的螫针。
18 desperately cu7znp     
adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地
参考例句:
  • He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
  • He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。
19 wrangles 5c80328cbcafd4eeeacbd366af6a1725     
n.(尤指长时间的)激烈争吵,口角,吵嘴( wrangle的名词复数 )v.争吵,争论,口角( wrangle的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • We avoided wrangles and got down to business. 他们避免了争吵开始做正事。 来自辞典例句
  • They hope to see politicians in exciting wrangles and to get some fun out of politics. 他们期望政治人物进行有趣的战斗,期望从政治中获得娱乐。 来自互联网
20 flamboyant QjKxl     
adj.火焰般的,华丽的,炫耀的
参考例句:
  • His clothes were rather flamboyant for such a serious occasion.他的衣着在这种严肃场合太浮夸了。
  • The King's flamboyant lifestyle is well known.国王的奢华生活方式是人尽皆知的。
21 gene WgKxx     
n.遗传因子,基因
参考例句:
  • A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
  • The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。
22 cliche jbpy6     
n./a.陈词滥调(的);老生常谈(的);陈腐的
参考例句:
  • You should always try to avoid the use of cliche. 你应该尽量避免使用陈词滥调。
  • The old cliche is certainly true:the bigger car do mean bigger profits.有句老话倒的确说得不假:车大利大。
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