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  现实生活与银屏上的老鼠形象一直充满矛盾。在现实生活中,这种啮齿动物因为偷油吃米、传播疾病而落得"过街老鼠人人喊打"的境地。但一旦离开现实世界,走上银屏,它仿佛脱胎换骨了一般,变得机智、灵敏,敢于和人叫板,成为人类家庭的成员,甚至厨艺非凡为人类掌起了大勺......下面我们就一起来认识一下几位银屏上的鼠明星。

  老鼠天性自私自利,精于算计。无论是和它们的同类相处还是和其他动物相处,这种天性无处不在。下面的两位鼠明星就都具有这样的特点。

自私自利的鼠明星

  Name: Templeton

  Film: Charlotte's Web(《夏洛特的网》)

  Release Time: December, 2006

  Genre: Comedy/Drama/Family

  故事梗概

  《夏洛特的网》围绕一只春天出生的小猪Wilbur展开,讲述了一个关于友谊、爱和承诺的故事。小女孩Fern从父亲手中救下了小猪Wilbur。后来Wilbur被送到了Fern叔叔的农场。在那里,Wilbur结识了好多动物,还和蜘蛛Charlotte成了好朋友。Charlotte一次次在网上织出不同的字,引起人们对Wilbur的关注,最终实现了自己对Wilbur的承诺:让Wilbur的生命里永远不会有"屠宰"这两个字。

  Templeton是这部影片中的一个重要配角。它和小猪Wilbur同住在农场的谷仓中。但不同于谷仓中的其他动物,它自私自利,唯利是图。它的存在很好地反衬出了蜘蛛Charlotte的优雅、美丽与高尚。

  精彩看点

  [Charlotte不顾自己生产在即,陪Wilbur去参加比赛,并再次用它神奇的网上织字本领帮Wilbur夺得了冠军,确保Wilbur以后不被屠宰。但她自己却因劳累过度,无力带着产下的卵囊回到农场,只得请Wilbur帮忙。Wilbur恳求 Templeton帮忙取下Charlotte产下的卵囊,但Templeton却在那里摆架子,谈条件。]

  Wilbur: Templeton! Charlotte is very sick.

  Templeton: Yeah, and twisted.

  Wilbur: She's dying! She can't go home with us. So, I need you to help me take her egg sac (卵囊) with us.

  Templeton: Did you say eggs?

  Wilbur: It's an egg sac. And it's right up there, and it has her children in it. And I can't just leave it here. What if something happened to them? Now, I can't reach it, so I need you to get it for me. And I need you to do it now.

  Templeton: I don't think I like your tone.

  Wilbur: Can't you just once in your life think of someone other than yourself?

  [工人开始搬动猪栏,嘴里在说"A little further. Keep coming. "。]

  Templeton: Once? Once?

  Wilbur: Come on.

  Templeton: No, you come on! Who got his hindquarters (后腿及臀部) pecked (啄) to make you "radiant", huh? Templeton, that's who. And who interrupted the gorging (饱餐) of a lifetime so you could be "humble"? Why, I think it was Templeton! Templeton! Templeton! Templeton! And do I get thanked? No! Well, has it ever occurred to you that even a rat might like a little appreciation? A little, dare I say, love?

  Wilbur: Do it and you'll get dibs (权利) on my slop (猪食) for the rest of my life.

  Templeton: Done〔1〕!

  Wilbur: Hurry! Up in the corner on the ledge (壁架). Templeton! Come on!

  Charlotte: Thank you, Templeton, for everything.

乱世成就的鼠明星

  Name: Roddy

  Film: Flushed Away (《冲走小老鼠》)

  Release Time: November, 2006

  Genre: Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Family

  故事梗概

  Roddy是一只身居豪宅、过着舒适生活的宠物鼠。从下水道钻进来的家鼠Sid打破了Roddy安逸的生活,并"帮助"Roddy来到了下水道尽头的地下王国。这里可谓老鼠的天堂,繁华热闹。但Roddy对此毫不留恋,只想重返家园。他向小母鼠Rita求助,不料Rita得罪了地下王国的癞蛤蟆Tod,自身难保。二人在Tod的一路追杀中,返回了豪宅。Rita还在无意中抢走了Tod的电源线,使得Tod毁灭鼠城的阴谋功亏一篑。但Rita发现Roddy的虚伪,伤心离去,落入了Tod的魔掌,鼠国一场浩劫将至。而Roddy在经历了一连串的冒险之后,已经喜欢上了地下王国和勇敢机智的Rita,决意放弃豪宅的生活,重返鼠城。他不仅及时拯救了整个鼠城,也重新赢回了Rita的芳心。

  一如影片的标题,Roddy两次被"flushed away"可谓这部影片的精彩看点,很好地体现了Roddy鼠城大历险前后的不同心理状况。

  精彩看点

  第一次被"flushed away"

  [Sid闯入豪宅,原本没有赶走Roddy的想法。但小心眼的Roddy担心Sid的到来会夺走自己的一切,于是编造出所谓的"旋转式水流按摩",想把Sid引到马桶中冲走。没想到Sid识破了他的阴谋,将计就计,反倒把Roddy冲下了下水道。Roddy的鸡肠小肚由此可见一斑。]

  Roddy: But before breakfast is served ... er, perhaps sir would care to take a whirl (旋转,此处指"按摩") in the Jacuzzi (一种水流按摩浴缸).

  Sid: A Jacuzzi?

  [Roddy把Sid带到了马桶边。]

  Roddy: Well, after a hard day navigating sewer (下水道) pipes, there's nothing better than relaxing in a Jacuzzi whirlpool bath.

  Sid: That looks so inviting.

  Roddy: Yes! Yes! The whirlpool looks perfect! Now you hop in, and I'll press this lever to get the bubbles going.

  Sid: Right. In we go! [装作要跳的样子] Oh, wait, wait, wait. I know we got off on the wrong foot〔2〕 before, but you know I really think we're gonna get along, don't you? Be seeing you, my friend. [Sid突然出手,把Roddy推进了马桶] You plonker (傻瓜)! You think I don't know a toilet when I see one? You were gonna flush me down the loo (厕所).

  Roddy: No! No! No! It's a big Jacuzzi! Deluxe (豪华的) model!

  Sid: Then you won't mind if I get the bubbles going, will you?

  Roddy: No! Not the lever! Have mercy! No, I can't swim!

  Sid: Bon voyage〔3〕, me old cream cracker〔4〕! Hold your nose!

  Roddy: You can't do this! You can't do this!

  Sid: You were gonna try to flush me. Let's see how you like it.

  [Sid拉下了马桶的冲水手柄。]

  Roddy: Oh, no, I can't swim! I can't swim! I can't ... swim.

  第二次被"flushed away"

  [Roddy决心重回鼠国,拯救整个鼠国,救回Rita。]

  Sid: Please don't flush me, Roddy! I can't survive down there! I've gone soft!

  Roddy: Sid, I want you to flush me. I'm going back.

  Sid: Back?

  Roddy: Rita's in terrible danger. Everyone's in terrible danger! Now, you like it here, don't you?

  Sid: Oh, yes, Roddy. I like it here very much.

  Roddy: And if I leave you, will you be good to Tabitha, the little girl who looks after me?

  Sid: I'll be as good as gold to her, Roddy. And I will be the best pet ever!

  Roddy: Then the place is all yours.

  Sid: Sweet!

  Roddy: Great. Let's get the bubbles going. I've got a big job to do down there.

  Sid: Right away, sir!

  Roddy: So long, Sid.

  鼠性难移也罢,成为鼠国的一代功臣也罢,都只不过是在鼠的世界里有所作为。机智可爱的鼠精灵Jerry虽说在Tom&Jerry中狠狠把自己的老对头Tom猫涮了N把,成了鼠界不起的"斗猫士"。但若要和下面的这位无名氏鼠星相比,Jerry还是要略逊一筹,因为这位鼠明星是在和把猫和鼠当宠物养的人叫板。

沉默睿智的鼠明星

  Name: Anonymous(无名氏)

  Film: Mouse Hunt(《捕鼠记》)

  Release Time: December, 1997 Genre: Action/Comedy/Family

  故事梗概

  《捕鼠记》讲述的是Ernie和Lars这对亲兄弟和一只小耗子的故事。兄弟俩分离多年,直到老父亲去世才再次相聚。开餐厅的哥哥Ernie主张卖掉父亲留下的线厂,但弟弟Lars却坚持不肯。二人相持不下,卖厂一事暂被搁下。不久, Ernie意外破产,Lars则因不肯卖掉线厂,被妻子从家赶了出来。兄弟俩无处可去,只得来到父亲留下的一座老房子过夜。没想到,一只神通广大的小耗子早已捷足先登,成为了这里的主人。兄弟俩夜半打鼠,意外发现老房子竟是建筑大师的传世之作,价值上百万。二人决定将这栋岌岌可危的老房子修整一新,高价卖出。而小耗子面对家园被毁,奋起反抗。一场人鼠大战就此爆发。二人使尽浑身解数,可还是败下阵来,老房子最终轰然倒地,兄弟俩的黄金梦彻底破灭。不过,小耗子不仅聪明而且善良,给俩人指了一条生财之道--旧线厂摇身一变成为奶酪线团加工厂。兄弟二人和好如初,人鼠"握手言和"。

  影片中那只聪明绝顶的小耗子一言不发,就把兄弟俩"打"得落花流水。就连哥俩专门请来的高级灭鼠专家Caesar也中了"鼠"招,身负重伤。到底这只不说话的耗子有多厉害?听听Ernie 和Lars兄弟的对话,你就会知道。

  精彩看点

  [兄弟俩回家验收战果,结果却发现老房子外停了辆救护车,浑身是伤的灭鼠专家 Caesar正被911救护人员从屋里抬出来。]

  Lars: Oh, my God! Caesar! What happened?

  911 Staff: Please, sir. He's not well.

  Ernie: Try to think. Did you kill the mouse?

  Caesar: What's that? Horse? Fiendish (恶魔似的)! I won't eat it. Ah!

  [Caesar上下牙直哆嗦,嘴里还发出像耗子叫一样的声音。]

  Ernie: How'd you find him? Where was he?

  911 Staff: 911 call. No voice. We could hear screaming in the background. He was locked in a trunk in the attic. We'll call you if we get any leads〔5〕.

  [救护人员走后,Ernie和Lars走进一片狼藉的老房子。Ernie看到地上有个录音机,于是捡起来,倒带然后播放。]

  Lars: What's that?

  [录音机中传来脚步声,开门声。接着是Caesar的说话声。]

  Caesar[on Tape Recorder]: Put that down. What is that? [大叫声,之后就是沉闷的呻吟声和撞击声] That tickles(使发痒)!

  [录音中紧接着就是Caesar的尖叫声和玻璃被撞碎的声音,兄弟二人面面相觑,不敢再听下去。]

  Ernie: I don't think we're dealing with anordinary mouse.

  相比前面的几位鼠明星,下面将要出场的这位则与人走得更近了--它走进了人类的家庭。它为追寻真谛而表现出来的胆量、勇气和精神,成了我们人类的榜样。它就是--

寻找归宿的鼠明星

  Name: Stuart

  Film: Stuart Little(《精灵鼠小弟》)

  Release Time: December, 1999

  Genre: Adventure/Comedy/Family/Fantasy

  故事梗概

  George Little满怀期待地等父母从孤儿院给自己领养一个弟弟来,结果等来的却是一只名叫 Stuart的小白鼠。尽管它可爱、聪明、热情、勇敢,深得George父母的欢心,但George却无法接纳这么一个弟弟,家猫Snowbell也难以容忍一只老鼠做自己的主人。但Stuart毫不气馁,努力学习,主动付出爱心而不求回报,终于赢得了George的认可。而这却使Snowbell更加难以忍受,它甚至勾结野猫,赶走了Stuart。但最终,Stuart用自己的实际行动感动了宿敌Snowbell。Stuart自己在寻找家庭和归属感的过程中,也终于理解了家庭、忠诚和友谊的真正含义,最终真正融入了人类的家庭。

  面对George的冷落和回避,Stuart并没有失去信心,也不退缩、不回避。它主动接近George,表示自己的友好,主动和George交流,给George了解它的机会,从而有可能让George接纳自己。这点十分值得我们学习。

  精彩看点

  [这天,被家猫Snowbell追杀的Stuart慌不择路逃入了George的房间,并意外地落到George做的模型台上。]

  Stuart: Wow!

  [George发现了Stuart。]

  George: What are you doing here?

  Stuart: Ah! Ah! I just thought I'd drop in. Did you build all these?

  George: Me and my dad.

  Stuart: Wow! This is incredible. It's like being in a reaI live Western. [Stuart模仿起了西部电影中的人物] Howdy, partner. Draw, you liIy-livered, yellow-bellied son- of-a-one-eyed-prairie-dog.

  George: I'm trying to concentrate.

  Stuart: Oh, sorry. Is ... is that a train?

  George: What does it Iook like, pickle-head?

  Stuart: CouId we pIay with it? Please, please, please! [Stuart用尾巴把自己绑好,躺在George的玩具火车轨道上玩,逗George开心] HeIp! Somebody heIp me! HeIp! Please! Somebody heIp me! Thank you very much. Thank you.

  George: You're crazy. Hey! I have an idea. [拿出了自己的电动玩具车] Hop in.

  Stuart: A roadster (跑车).

  George: Go ahead. Check it out. Stuart, what's wrong?

  Stuart: Nothing.... It's just the first time I've fit in since I got here. [看到了George的轮船模型] What's that?

  George: Oh, that. That's the Wasp.

  Stuart: Wow! She is beautiful.

  George: Yeah. But she's not finished.

  Stuart: When are you gonna finish it?

  George: Well, me and my dad were building her, but I decided to stop.

  Stuart: How come?

  George: I'm too littIe for a race like that.

  Stuart: Little? You're not Iittle. Well, not to me.

  George: Stuart, you've never seen one of these races. There's hundreds of people there. Everybody from school. I mean ... what if you lost.

  Stuart: At Ieast you'II have been somewhere. Come on, George. What do you say?〔6〕 Let's get started.

  George: You know ... I'm not sure if I want a brother.

  Stuart: Well, how about a friend?

  George: I guess I can always use a friend.

  人人皆有梦,但梦不同,追梦之心亦不同。鼠星们也不例外:《夏洛特的网》中鼠星Templeton求的是三餐不愁,最后靠趁火打劫做到了;《冲走小老鼠》中的Roddy追求的则是自由和爱情,最后靠自己的努力做到了;《精灵鼠小弟》中鼠小弟Stuart追求的则是家庭的爱和温暖,靠着真诚和努力也得到了。而下面这位鼠明星的梦想却和它们的都截然不同,恐怕是最难实现的一个梦想。

执着追梦的鼠明星

  Name: Remy

  Film: Ratatouille(《料理鼠王》)

  Release Time: June, 2007

  Genre: Animation/Comedy/Family

  故事梗概

  《料理鼠王》(也译为《小鼠大厨》或《美食总动员》)讲述了一只名叫Remy的小老鼠成为法国顶级大厨的故事。Remy生来有着异常灵敏的嗅觉,一直梦想成为自己的偶像--法国名厨Gusteau那样的伟大厨师。尽管厨房永远不欢迎老鼠的事实摆在那里,尽管父母坚决反对,Remy却依然坚信偶像Gusteau的至理名言:"Everyone can cook",想尽一切办法体验烹调的乐趣。命运真的把它带到了Gusteau生前掌勺的五星级法国餐厅,Remy在此不仅结识了毫无厨艺天赋的学徒Linguini,帮他度过了一个又一个难关,而且最后还实现了自己的梦想,成为五星级大餐厅真正的大厨,为人类烹调出一道道精致美味的大餐。

  不同于其他几位鼠明星,小老鼠Remy从开始就有一个美好的梦想,有一个明确的努力方向。或许它能梦想成真,这也是原因之一。

  精彩看点

  [看完电视上对法国名厨Gusteau的介绍之后,Remy就缓缓地开始介绍自己和自己的梦想与烦恼。]

  Remy: This is me. I think it's apparent I need to rethink my life a little bit. What's my problem? First of all, I'm a rat, which means life is hard. [Remy和伙伴爬到了一堆垃圾上] And second, I have a highly developed sense of taste and smell. [闻了闻] Flour, eggs, sugar, vanilla (香草) bean ... Oh! Small twist of lemon.

  [Remy的哥哥Emile很惊讶地从面包中钻了出来。]

  Emile: Whoa, you can smell all that? You have a gift.

  Remy: This is Emile, my brother. He's easily impressed.

  [Remy的父亲就在一旁,但它对此不以为然。]

  Dad: So you can smell ingredients? So what?

  Remy: This is my dad. He's never impressed. He also happens to be the leader of our clan (族群). So, what's wrong with having highly developed senses?

  [Remy的父亲刚要吃一个苹果核,突然Remy闻到了什么,急忙阻止。]

  Remy: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Don't eat that!

  Dad: What's going on here?

  Remy: Turns out that funny smell was rat poison. Suddenly, Dad didn't think my talent was useless. I was feeling pretty good about my gift, until Dad gave me a job. [Remy当起了毒药检查员] Clean. Clean. That's right. Poison checker. Well, it made my dad proud.

  Dad: Now, don't you feel better, Remy? You've helped a noble cause.

  Remy: Noble? We're thieves, Dad. And what we're stealing is, let's face it, garbage.

  Dad: It isn't stealing if no one wants it.

  Remy: If no one wants it, why are we stealing it?

  [Remy和父亲争辩着。]

  Remy: Let's just say we have different points of view. This much I knew: If you are what you eat〔7〕, then I only want to eat the good stuff. But to my dad....

  Dad: Food is fuel. You get picky about what you put in the tank. Your engine is gonna die. Now shut up and eat your garbage.

  Remy: Look, if we're going to be thieves, why not steal the good stuff in the kitchen, where nothing is poisoned?

  Dad: First of all, we are not thieves. Secondly, stay out of the kitchen and away from the humans. It's dangerous.

  Remy: I know I'm supposed to hate humans, but there's something about them. They don't just survive. They discover; they create. I mean, just look at what they do with food.

  [Remy溜进了一个老妇人家,看到了电视上播放名厨Gusteau的专访。]

  Gusteau: [在电视上讲话] How can I describe it? Good food is like music you can taste, color you can smell. There is excellence all around you. You need only be aware to stop and savor it.

  Remy: Oh, Gusteau was right. [抓起桌上的水果和奶酪] Oh, mmm, yeah. Oh, amazing. Each flavor was totally unique. But combine one flavor with another, and something new was created. [GASPS ] So now I had a secret life....

  这些可爱的鼠明星,或狡黠、或可爱、或睿智、或勇敢。在荧屏上,尽管它们看着是鼠,但又不完全是鼠。它们不但带给我们幽默和快乐,更带给我们感动和思考。令我们不禁反思:原来"Everyone can cook"并不是一句空话,原来人人都能成为自己想成为的那个人。只要你肯去努力,去付出,你的梦想就能成真!


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