【看美劇學(xué)英語】《觀鳥大年》給你我最平凡的收獲

新通外語郭澎老師寫在前面的話：

當(dāng)廢柴聯(lián)盟的身材擔(dān)當(dāng)杰克· 布萊克遇見喜劇白頭翁史蒂夫· 馬丁，當(dāng)迷醉在《午夜巴黎》的歐文· 威爾遜遇上大器晚成的“謝耳朵”帕森斯，我起初以為《觀鳥大年》會(huì)是年度最熱鬧的一幕劇。結(jié)果它只是漫不經(jīng)心地請(qǐng)我看了美帝的風(fēng)景和鳥，然后深情款款地灌了我一碗雞湯。

以Tomas早年關(guān)于男人是獸性和神性、女人是人性集合的（zhong）觀（er）點(diǎn)（bing）來說，這么個(gè)談人性、灌雞湯的片子肯定在我的硬盤里活不過一分鐘。但是近幾年不知怎么回事，很沒出息地淚點(diǎn)越來越低，估計(jì)是人性回歸了，我還真挺喜歡這樣的片子的。

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First and foremost，請(qǐng)大家先去看看影片結(jié)尾那些各種各樣的鳥，woodpecker、sparrow、swallow、jay、warbler...看看認(rèn)識(shí)幾個(gè)？托�？谡Z下次考搞不好就能碰到。

再去看電影25分鐘處關(guān)于Ruby-throat hummingbird遷徙的描述，然后老規(guī)矩，再翻開敬愛的TPO(tedious painful obscure？）軟件的第三套題聽力的第一篇講座，或許你會(huì)知道電影中關(guān)于紅喉蜂鳥的遷徙信息是如何獲得的。最重要的，把第四題做對(duì)。

別忘了，電影《觀鳥大年》里還有賤賤男神Sheldon�。�

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劇情簡(jiǎn)介&托福經(jīng)典話題

01/只有鳥友才懂，什么是為愛好奮斗

“大年（big year）”是觀鳥愛好者的一種競(jìng)賽，參賽者需要用一整年的時(shí)間和精力，記錄自己在北美洲各地觀察到的鳥類種類，種類最多者取勝。

布萊德、斯圖和肯尼就是三位鐵桿觀鳥愛好者。布萊德（杰克·布萊克 Jack Black 飾）是個(gè)一事無成的大齡宅男，因此決定花掉一大筆錢參加“大年”時(shí)，他父母覺得他瘋了；斯圖（史蒂夫·馬丁 Steve Martin 飾）是一家大公司的總裁，所以當(dāng)他決定放下手頭百萬生意，跑去參加“大年”，他助理覺得他瘋了。此一老一少在競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中相識(shí)，很快成為朋友，決定共同對(duì)付他們最強(qiáng)的對(duì)手——上一屆“大年”的得勝者肯尼（歐文·威爾遜 Owen Wilson 飾）。只有鳥友才懂，放棄整整一年的事業(yè)和生活意味著什么，三個(gè)“鳥友”在大年中奮力競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，最終要回頭面對(duì)和承擔(dān)的還是生活中的問題。

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02/每一個(gè)都十足珍貴

觀鳥活動(dòng)勞民傷財(cái)，是對(duì)時(shí)間、金錢、體力、精力的極大耗費(fèi)，更不必提為了觀鳥所具備的豐富的地理、鳥類、氣象等知識(shí)的學(xué)習(xí)成本。

比如三位競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者看到德克薩斯的風(fēng)暴信息便預(yù)計(jì)墨西哥灣附近的鳥沉降，于是在幾小時(shí)時(shí)間里飛往那里再租車飆到海灣看鳥；頂著西伯利亞風(fēng)暴，住在缺乏基本生活設(shè)施的阿圖島（Attu）上呆一周;他們劃船、騎車、乘坐直升機(jī)......如此取得的觀鳥數(shù)量，每一個(gè)都十足珍貴。

當(dāng)Tomas看到布萊德騎著破自行車在北太平洋的荒島上追逐鳥兒時(shí)疲憊而憨憨的笑容，聽著《viva la vida》的旋律，Tomas瞬間想起了多年前高考結(jié)束后的那個(gè)臉上還沒抬頭紋的騷年，在從柴窩鋪騎車回烏魯木齊的下坡路上大喊著露出了上圖所示的笑容。

我還記得那時(shí)候他的手掌和屁股很顛，耳邊凈是帶著夕陽余溫的風(fēng)。完成重大任務(wù)之后的輕松快樂是印象極深的。

還是來看看托福寫作中直至靈魂經(jīng)典話題吧，Will people feel happier when they finish a challenging or difficult work?的高分段落：

Throughout a person's lifetime, he has to undertake a large variety of tasks. It is from the completion of different work that makes him a responsible, useful and capable social being. Needless to say, everyone is entitled to feel happy whenever a piece of work is successfully finished. However,comparatively speaking, more happiness could be obtained if one manages to perform a challenging duty rather than an easy one. In the first place, self-approval and other's recognition could be the major sources of a person's happiness. To illustrate, when he manages to complete a formidable job, a strong sense of fulfillment will rise up and make him exceptionally honored and happy. On the other hand, if his unremitting efforts to combat challenges have been witnessed by others, they would undoubtedly look up to him with awe and respect. Through the eyes of the beholders, he further testifies his own glories. The praise and acknowledgement from others would definitely fill him with pride and joy. Indeed, the competence to make others convinced about one's individual qualities and values does not merely help him win honors from the public, but also brings about far-reaching happiness into his life.

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03/友誼的小船不會(huì)翻

電影里斯圖和布萊德的忘年交也格外有趣，一個(gè)是前呼后擁、家庭美滿、孫子即將出生的CEO，一個(gè)是工作普通、父子關(guān)系緊張的奔四單身男。兩人都對(duì)觀鳥有著狂熱的喜愛，慢慢隨著劇情的推進(jìn)變成了推心置腹的朋友，老到的CEO還不忘傳授小兄弟liāo妹技能。

當(dāng)他們一起坐著直升機(jī)在山巔追逐snowy owl，在Christmas eve的大雨中歡快地拉著手小跑要坐船出�？带B時(shí)，我想這樣的友誼是最純粹的，盡管他們的地位財(cái)富懸殊。對(duì)于友情，跟親情一樣，Tomas實(shí)在不覺得大家應(yīng)該拿干巴巴冷冰冰的素材去應(yīng)付考官和自己擁有（過）的偉大情誼，照搬素材不如沒有素材。

經(jīng)典托福寫作題目People who do not have the same interests cannot be friends?中的第一段讓步僅作參考：

First, there is no denying that people with the similar interests find it easier to become friends. To quote a well known proverb, "birds of a feather flock together." One of the major elements that sustain excellent human relations lies in extensive communication between people. In most cases,having a similar interest provides a good topic for discussion. As the two are familiar with it, an in-depth talk is more than likely. During the course of exchanging ideas,much can be gained and mutual understanding will be strengthened as well. In a sense, it paves the way for establishing stable friendships. Therefore, with the purpose of making friends, many people prefer to join various interest groups and clubs. It is in such places that the closest friends might be made. I encountered my best friend Melinda when we participated in an birding activity organized by a club in my university. Due to our common passion for bird, we always had much to share and finally became intimate friends.

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（為了應(yīng)景，把有些東西換成鳥了，不過黑體字名言可不是我編的↖(▔＾▔)↗。）多說一句，上面這個(gè)題目有點(diǎn)繞，是個(gè)有條件有結(jié)論的命題，想證偽它的同學(xué)們記得證明其否定形式，而不是證明其否命題。

04/從三位觀鳥人看眾生相

布萊德，三十六歲、離異、一無所有、是被父親嫌棄的程序員，義無反顧地決定以全職雇員的身份參加“大年”，他在雨夜中在汽車后座吞下培根、睡覺，他思念著新識(shí)的女鳥友并用再合適不過的理由叨擾著她的整個(gè)夏天和秋天，他還修復(fù)了和父親的隔閡。斯圖，即將退休的、家庭美滿的老富翁，在觀鳥的航班日程中拼命塞進(jìn)作為一個(gè)公司總裁的責(zé)任，在夏季的青蔥原野上感到了自己觀鳥激情的減退——他更加惦念著自己剛出生的孫子和家人。

肯尼，驕傲的、自負(fù)的、不擇手段的紐約中產(chǎn)，違背了自己對(duì)妻子不參加競(jìng)賽的諾言，為了觀鳥離開了待產(chǎn)的妻子，在《友誼地久天長(zhǎng)》的新年歌聲中形單影只、腳步匆匆地迫近一個(gè)驚人的數(shù)字......觀鳥大年，這一競(jìng)賽的目的已是競(jìng)賽，而不是觀鳥本身。最純粹的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者肯尼笑到了最后，并創(chuàng)造了史無前例的記錄。然而生活不是只有競(jìng)賽和輸贏——妻子不堪忍受他的薄情，兩人離婚。在三位男主跟他們的妻子、前妻、女友、同事、父親、母親、上司、下屬的來來往往、你你我我的眾生相中，你有沒有什么感觸？

來看看托福寫作中叩問心底的經(jīng)典題目：Is one's working more important than being with one's family? 的如下示例：

In the first place, being with family is a happiness that far outweighs any successes achieved at work. Undeniably,nothing is more pleasing than cooking and dining with one's parents. Without doubt, one ought to treasure each day spent with family. Home encompasses the richest sources of happiness in one's whole life. For instance, a sense of fulfillment gained from taking the family out on an enjoyable journey around the country should be stronger than that gained from a fruitful but tiring business trip. Therefore, in spite of a tough workload, it is imperative to squeeze out enough time to do something with the family, whether it be watching TV comfortably in the sitting room or having a walk outdoors in a nearby park. Family union is a most common occasion but its value has exceeded any priceless treasure the world has ever boasted.

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我是Tomas，和你有一樣的美劇情結(jié)

看完電影再看素材有沒有不一樣？放下托福和眼花繚亂的鳥，《觀鳥大年》這個(gè)平凡可親的生活小品灌我的雞湯我也要分享給大家：正如片中的親友們不理解追鳥竟然可以是一個(gè)人生活的全部，我們的父母或者祖父母也往往不能完全理解現(xiàn)代社會(huì)已經(jīng)多大程度上擴(kuò)展了我們的行為、認(rèn)知邊界。拋開所有原因?qū)е碌牟煌�，我們�(cè)撓衿�中的斯圖趕回家抱孫子、布萊德抽時(shí)間跟父母一起跨年一樣，花時(shí)間跟父母一起做最平凡的事——我們最美的收獲可能不是北歐的永居、灣區(qū)的學(xué)區(qū)房，而是他們最熟悉的笑臉。

PS：希望今后諸位能以東方人的細(xì)膩敏感發(fā)現(xiàn)北美大陸的美。說真的，戶外運(yùn)動(dòng)知識(shí)門檻高、花費(fèi)大，還帶著保護(hù)環(huán)境萬物平等這樣的光環(huán)，格調(diào)比橋牌、馬術(shù)、皮劃艇、高爾夫不知道高到哪里去了。”

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