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新思路大学英语课程听力专项训练
1.7.13 13. Saving Private Ryan(拯救大兵瑞恩)

13. Saving Private Ryan(拯救大兵瑞恩)

第二次世界大战期间,当百万大军登陆诺曼底时,米勒中尉率领一支8人的小分队深入敌后,去寻找空降部队的一名士兵詹姆斯·瑞恩。因为他是家中四兄弟中的老小,他的三个哥哥已相继阵亡。马歇尔将军怕这颗独苗再出意外,使伤心的母亲绝望,于是做出不惜一切代价将这唯一的儿子送还母亲身边的决定。8人冒着生命危险去寻找一个不知生死的人,迎接他们的将是战火的洗礼和生命价值的重新认识。

获奖情况:奥斯卡最佳导演、最佳摄影、最佳录音、最佳剪辑、最佳音效。

金球奖最佳影片、最佳导演

导演:斯蒂芬·斯皮尔伯格(Steven Spielberg)

主演:汤姆·汉克斯(Tom Hanks),马特·达蒙(Marte Damon),爱德华·伯恩斯(Edward Burns),乔万尼

瑞比西(GioVanni Ribisi)

(One sunny afternoon, the team is crossing an open grassland, suddenly a German tank appears in sight. When the firing ends, they find Ryan unexpectedly.)

Ryan: 1)____?

Miller: You’re going home. Our orders are to bring you back.

Ryan: Bring me back?

Miller: Corporal1 Henderson, 2)___?

Henderson: Sir, there’s no way to tell, and we’ve no idea what’s happening south of us.

Ryan: I have my orders too, sir. 3)____.

Miller: I understand that but this changes things.

Ryan: I don’t see that it does, sir.

Miller: The Chief of Staff for the United States army, he says it does.

Henderson: Sir, our orders are to hold this bridge at all costs. Our planes in the 82nd have taken out every bridge across Murderrevelty with the exception of two. One at Veron and this one here. If we let the Germans take them we’re gonna loose our foothold4 and half of this place.

Miller: Private, your outfit wants to stay, that’s one thing, but your party is over here.

Ryan: Sir, I can’t leave until at least reinforcements5...

Miller: You got three minutes to gather your gear6.

Ryan: Sir, what about them? I mean there’s barely, hardly...

Soldier: Hey, asshole7, two of our guys already died for trying to find you, all right?

Ryan: Sir?

Miller: That’s right.

Ryan: What were their names?

Soldier: Owen Wade and Adrian Caparzo.

Ryan: Wade and...

Soldier: Caparzo.

Ryan: It doesn’t make any sense. It doesn’t make any sense, sir. 4)_____.

Miller: Is that what they’re supposed to tell your mother, when they send her that another folded American flag?

Ryan: Tell her that when you found me, I was here and I was with the only brothers that I have left. 5)_____. I think she’ll understand that. There’s no way I’m leaving this bridge.

Key Words

1. corporal n. 下士

2. relieve v. 换班,解围

3. abandon v. 放弃

4. foothold n. 据点

5. reinforcement n. 支援部队

6. gear n. 装备

7. asshole n. 傻瓜