雅思考試口語話題資料：人物篇(謝晉)

　　His sudden death shocked not only those in the film circles.

　　謝導的死訊在影視圈內外都引起了軒然大波。

　　All who love Chinese films made in the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s feel sad about his death.

　　影迷們感到傷痛萬分。

　　Xie Jin's name itself has been a synonym for realismin Chinese films in the past several decades.

　　謝晉的名字已經作為近代中國電影史上現實主義的象征。

　　He was found dead in a hotel in his hometown Shangyu city early Saturday morning. He was participating in the 110th birthday celebration of his Alma Mater.

　　初聞謝導死訊。

　　At 85, he outlived for less than two months his 59-year-old son, who died of lung cancer in August this year. He was survived by a mentally-retarded son and still hospitalizedwife.

　　謝導及家人。

　　Life was a bit cruel to him; he had two sons who were mentally disabled and his only son who had stepped in his shoes died before him. But his films had provided his contemporarieswith their most loved pastime.

　　謝導坎坷的一生。

　　There was no such expression as "blockbusters" at least in China when he was at his prime. Yet his name was as powerful as any advertisement and would fill all cinemas to their capacity.

　　謝導在電影上的成就。

　　At a time when political ideology dominated any artistic works, the human interest and humanitarianism his films had demonstrated through the heroines or heroes in one way or another echoed the sentiments of the audience.

　　謝導在電影上的造詣。

　　Some of his most well-known films touched off different degrees of political ripples. They were either accused of lacking in consciousnessabout the class struggle or of over-indulging in the depiction of bourgeois humanitarianism.

　　謝導的電影作品。

　　Even in the late 1980s, long after the "cultural revolution" (1966-76), his film "Hibiscus Town" was accused of demonizing socialism by conservatives.

　　代表作：《芙蓉鎮》

　　But his films are all considered by both critics and audiences as masterpieces in either artistic value or historical significance.

　　謝導的作品收到了廣泛的認可。

　　Xie Jin said on different occasions that a film director should direct some films that endure the test of time. He did exactly that, especially after 1976.

　　謝導的電影經受住了時間的考驗。

　　His Hibiscus Town is still a must for anyone who has never experienced that turmoilto understand how and why good people were politically persecuted and bad guys rose in life.

　　經典之作《芙蓉鎮》

　　Another of his films, Legend of Tianyun Mountain, was a mirror of how human nature was distorted during that particular period of history.

　　其他電影作品。

　　He once said that as a director one must have compassionin directing his works, and one's films were very likely to reflect one's character and personality. This is exactly true of many of the films he had directed.

　　謝導說，導演在制作電影的時候一定要飽含激情。

　　When many young film lovers flock to cinemas to watch expensive blockbusters but are often disappointed by the shallowness of their content, we should remember that we once had a good director who gave us thought-provoking films.

　　謝導曾在電影中給過我們思想上的碰撞。

　　When the film critics today debate about where the Chinese film industry should go, we should also get clues from Xie Jin who believed films must convey explicitideas about human nature irrespective of the modern technology they use and the methods they adopt.

　　謝導的電影思想影響著很多人。

　　We will remember him not only because we love his films. It is also because we need someone to emulate him in providing us with better films.

　　我們將永遠記住謝導和他的電影。(!)