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新思路大学英语课程听力专项训练
1.7.14 14. A Walk in the Clouds(云中漫步)

14. A Walk in the Clouds(云中漫步)

复员军人保罗在回乡的长途汽车上结识一位美女维多利亚,她因未婚先孕无法面对身为葡萄园主的父亲,竟要求保罗冒充一下她的新婚丈夫,以图在老派专制的家长面前蒙混过关。保罗先是拒绝,可后来还是动了恻隐之心。谁知,在相处中假夫妻动了真感情,爱情的种子迅速发芽成长。尽管有保罗的前妻和维多利亚的父亲从中作梗,但什么也阻挡不了有情人云中漫步。

导演:阿方索·阿劳(Arau Acfonso)

主演:基努·里夫斯(Keanu Reeves),安特拉·山奇兹·吉琼(Aitana Sanchez Gijon),安东尼·昆尼(Anthony Quinn)

(Paul stays. It is a cheerful harvest day. He falls in love with Victoria and her family as well. Victoria is in love with him, too. But out of commitment1 to his wife, Paul has to resist2 his true feelings.)

Alberto: (To Paul) Now, tell me what’s going on here. That you sleep one night on the floor, the next on thecouch3?

Victoria: 1)____?

Alberto: There is something wrong here. This whole thing smells wrong. A girl comes home with a husband nobody ever heard of... 2) _____. Where’s my hat?

Victoria: You don’t want me here? I’ll leave. Is that what you want?

Alberto: I want the truth, that’s what I want.

Victoria: No, you don’t. 3)___.

Alberto: Try me.

(Paul and Alberto have a conversation in the wine cellar4.)

Alberto: Don’t think that just because you married her, and of this is yours! If you married her at all.

Paul: What’s that supposed to mean?

Alberto: I wasn’t there. I didn’t see a wedding. I didn’t even see a wedding certificate5. And don’t think that just because I speak with an accent6 I think with an accent.

Paul: 4)___. What’s your reason?

Alberto: What the hell are you talking about? Reason for what?

Paul: For shutting your daughter out of your heart. Can’t you see how amazing she is? How alive! My whole life I’ve been dreaming of getting the kind of love your daughter tries to give you. I would die for what you have. Why can’t you just love her? She’s so easy to love.

Alberto: You know nothing about my daughter. You hear me! Nothing!

Paul: 5)___. Can’t you see that? How wonderful, how special she is.

Alberto: You see this? This land, this vineyard7? This is 365 days a year. Who do you think I do this for? For them, all of them. I love my family!

Paul: You should let them know it.

Key Words

1. commitment n. 承诺,义务

2. resist v. 抵制

3. couch n. 长沙发

4. cellar n. 地窖;地下室

5. wedding certificate 结婚证书

6. accent n. 口音

7. vineyard n. 葡萄园