The Miracle Worker（奇跡創(chuàng)造者）

——一部值得教育人士、家長(zhǎng)和學(xué)生觀看的電影

昨天閑暇之余，點(diǎn)播了一部ICS上海外語(yǔ)頻道的電影The Miracle Worker（奇跡創(chuàng)造者），這是一部令人感到、震撼、發(fā)人深省的電影！看完之后，我就迫不及待整理寫下以下博文，并推薦從事教育的人士、家長(zhǎng)和學(xué)生也能看看?，F(xiàn)在除了電視、電影，網(wǎng)絡(luò)上播放和下載也很方便。 該部電影1963年曾獲奧斯卡金像獎(jiǎng) Academy Awards（最佳女主角安妮·班克羅夫特 Anne Bancroft、最佳女配角 帕蒂·杜克 Patty Duke和提名獎(jiǎng)：最佳導(dǎo)演 阿瑟·佩恩 Arthur Penn、最佳改編劇本 威廉·吉普森 William Gibson、最佳服裝設(shè)計(jì)（黑白）Ruth Morley）

海倫.凱勒的故事早已成為傳奇，很多人也是耳熟能詳，但是那些知道海倫.凱勒的人卻不一定全都知道她的啟蒙老師安妮.沙利文。本片也可以說(shuō)是一部給安妮.沙利文作傳的電影，讓人們更加了解這位站在名人背后的創(chuàng)奇者。本片講述出生十九個(gè)月的海倫．凱勒，因患猩紅熱成了一個(gè)又聾又啞又瞎的人。其父母也只能看著他這樣成長(zhǎng)而沒有辦法。一天，由波士頓來(lái)了一位聾啞學(xué)校的老師安妮，為了教導(dǎo)海倫，他們雙雙到巴拿馬鄉(xiāng)下，但結(jié)果只令海倫肆放其野性和反叛。沙利文的責(zé)任心和耐性得不到其他人的了解，最終導(dǎo)致與海倫的父親發(fā)生矛盾。海倫的父親要安妮兩個(gè)星斯內(nèi)改變海倫，否則她就得離開。于是沙利文則帶他到森林的小屋去，通過(guò)悉心的教導(dǎo)，兩個(gè)星期后終于改變了海倫，她與海倫之間也有了心靈上的溝通。

從海倫凱勒小時(shí)候起, 沙利文老師則一直留在海倫凱勒身邊，并將教科書與上課內(nèi)容寫在海倫.凱勒的手掌上，讓凱勒能了解其內(nèi)容，可說(shuō)是對(duì)海倫不離不棄。海倫凱勒并不是一開始就接受蘇利文老師；反而處處與他作對(duì)。那段期間，也因?yàn)楹?凱勒的父母對(duì)他過(guò)度溺愛，讓蘇利文老師有了放棄的念頭。只是當(dāng)他們看到了海倫凱勒的進(jìn)步，又決定放手將海倫凱勒全權(quán)交給沙利文老師管教。因?yàn)樯忱睦蠋煾嬖V他們，同情只是在浪費(fèi)時(shí)間！自怨自艾更可憐。她必須學(xué)會(huì)如何保護(hù)自己。這部片子給了每個(gè)人很大的啟發(fā),雖然他并沒有拍攝到成年后海倫凱勒的成功,但卻隱約暗示了我們，要什么樣的人生，就必須自己去追求。你光在那兒等待，你想要的東西并不會(huì)自己靠過(guò)來(lái),一輩子倚靠父母給的依賴，自己也永遠(yuǎn)長(zhǎng)不大。如果海倫.凱勒的父母親,沒有當(dāng)機(jī)立斷地在適時(shí)的時(shí)刻放手,今天，我們可能也不會(huì)在成功名人傳等偉人傳奇一生的書本上找到“海倫.凱勒”的名字。良師很重要，但自己的努力和心態(tài)更重要。

Based on the remarkable true story of Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan, this inspiring and unforgettable play has moved countless readers and become an American classic.

    Young Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy, is in danger of being sent to an institution because her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent. In desperation, her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute, which sends them a "half-blind Yankee schoolgirl" named Annie Sullivan to tutor their daughter. Despite the Kellers' resistance and the belief that Helen "is like a little safe, locked, that no one can open," Annie suspects that within Helen lies the potential for more, if only she can reach her. Through persistence, love, and sheer stubbornness, Annie breaks through Helen's walls of silence and darkness and teaches her to communicate, bringing her into the world at last.

This story is an emotional and vivid portrayal of the relationship between a child and her teacher. Helen Keller is rendered deaf and blind at an early age, and by the time she is six years old her behavior becomes completely unmanageable. In desperation, her parents send for teacher Annie Sullivan to bring some discipline into the spoiled child’s life. Helen and Annie become locked in a ferocious battle of wills but Annie is determined to bring a sense of discipline into Helens life. Annie teaches Helen words by constantly spelling them into Helens palm. Although Helen can spell them back, she doesn’t understand that these words actually represent things. At the water pump Annie spells water into Helens hand and suddenly the miracle happens; Helen understands.

    以下擷取該部電影中的部分經(jīng)典英語(yǔ)對(duì)白，以饗讀者，由于發(fā)音標(biāo)準(zhǔn)、清晰、速度適中，也非常適合廣大中學(xué)生和英語(yǔ)愛好者模仿：

- Welcome to lvy Green, Miss Sullivan.

- My husband, Miss Annie. Cap'n Keller.

- Captain, how do you do?

- Pleasure to see you.

- I trust you had an agreeable journey.

- Oh, I had several.

- Yes. Where's Helen?

- And the suitcase.

I'll take that. I've got something for Helen. When do I see her?

 (Kate) There. There's Helen.

- (Captain) Katie...

- Sh.

- She's very rough, Katie.

- I like her, Cap'n.

How old is she?

Well, she's not in her teens, you know.

Why does she wear those glasses? I like to see a person's eyes when I talk to 'em.

- For the sun. She was blind.

- Blind?

She had nine operations on her eyes.

One just before she left.

Blind? Good heavens! They expect one blind child to teach another?

How long did she teach there?

She was a pupil.

This is her first position?

She was valedictorian.

A houseful of grown-ups can't cope with Helen.

 

How can a half-blind Yankee schoolgirl manage?

Great improvement.

Now we have two of them.

- You be quiet.

- I was agreeing with you.

You talk too much.

- Nothing I say is right.

- Why say anything?

All the trouble I went to and that's how I look?

Oh, no, not the drawers.

 (doll makes sound)

All right, Miss O'Sullivan, let's begin.

With doll.

D...O...L...L.Doll.You spell pretty well.

Finding out if she's ticklish? She is.

- What is it, a game?

- An alphabet.

Alphabet?

For the deaf.

- How bright she is.

- You think she knows what she's doing?

She's a monkey. She imitates everything.

Yes, she's a bright little monkey, all right.

She wants her doll back.

 

- When she spells it.

- She doesn't know the thing has a name.

Of course not. Who expects her to now?

All I want is her fingers to learn the letters.

Won't mean anything to her.

She doesn't like that alphabet.

You invent it yourself?

Spanish monks under a vow of silence -which I wish you'd take.

Yes... Yes!

C... A... K...E.Yes.

You do as my fingers do.

Never mind what it means.

Now...  D...O...L...L.

Think it over.

L.

Imitate now. Understand later.

End of the first lesson.

Ow!

Oh, you little wretch.

Nobody's taught you any manners.

Helen? Helen!

Helen! Helen, let me out...