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1、Y:goodmorning,everyone.WelcometoourweeklyEnglishcommunicationprogram.I’myourhostess.Todaywe’veinvitedthefamousmoviecriticProfessorWfromRoyalHarvardUniversity.Let’swelcomehercoming.W:goodmorning,everyone.Y:goodmorning,MissWang.RecentlyIwatchedafilmwhichIhadintendednottowatchallmylife.But,fin
2、ally,itmadealastingimpressiononme.What’sthatmovie?Iwillsharesomepartsofitwithu。看电影OK，now,what’sthenameofit?yeah,it’s3idiots.Pro.Wang,douknowthereasonwhyIhadintendednottowatchit?W:yes,IguessIknow.It’saboutthename.Y:yeah!Theytranslateditinto三傻大闹宝莱坞！W:yeah.Itisaninspirationalcomedy.Butfromthe三
3、傻大闹宝莱坞,wejustfeelitisaterriblemovie,isn’tit?ThisChinesenamejustspoilstheeffect.Justcallit三个傻瓜.That’sok.Anotherquestion,douknowwhatitiscalledinHK?Y:yes,Iknow.Thatis作死不离三兄弟.Veryinteresting,Ithink.W:yeah,thistitleismuchmoreappealingtotheaudience.Fromit,wecanknowitisastoryabout3goodfriends,andm
4、aybetheyaretrickyfellows.Y:wecanCthatAgoodtranslationofmovietitleisveryimportant.Soourtopictodayistalkingabouttranslationsofwesternmovietitles.Todaywejusttalkabouttranslationofwesternmovietitles.Wouldyoupleasetellussomethingabouttitlesfirstly?W:sure.Atitleisthebrandofthemovieandcondensesthe
5、pithofthestory.Atitleisalwaysintheeye-catchingpositionoftheplaybill.Themovietitleisthefirstthingthoughwhichtheaudiencecanknowaboutthemovie,sothetranslationofwesternmovietitlesisprettyimportant.Agoodtranslationofthetitlecanconveytheinformationofthemovieandattracttheaudience’sdesireofgoingtot
6、hemovie.Y:that’strue.W:yes.I’llgiveuanexampletoillustrateitexactly.(PPT)ThemovieASeparation,thebestforeignlanguagefilmofthe84thAnnualAcademyAwards,hasseveraltranslations,like“纳德和西敏：一次别离”and“分居风暴”.Theybothtellusthatthestorygoeswiththeseparationofthetworoles.However,don’tyouthink“一次别离”soundsm
7、oretender,comparedwith“分居风暴”?Y:yes,itdoes.W:whatdoyouthinkofthetitle“美国丽人”？(PPT)Y:itmaybeastoryaboutabeautifulwomanofAmerica.W:well,that’snottheentiretruth.Actually,itisourmisreading.“美国丽人”istranslatedfromAmericanBeauty.ThetitleAmericanBeautypointstother
