Honoring Steven Spielberg　世纪大导：史蒂芬．史匹柏

Honoring Steven Spielberg世纪大导∶史蒂芬．史匹柏

When a movie becomes a blockbuster at the box office, the leading actor and actress steal most of the limelight. Usually, few people recognize the names of the production crew – unless the name Steven Spielberg is listed. Spielberg is one writer, director, and producer whose name alone causes excitement globally, regardless of which actors are cast in his movies. Some say that he has the Midas touch when it comes to films, and anything he touches turns to cinematic gold.
The scope of his movies is broad, and the films he works on range from light children's movies to darker ones aimed at specific adult audiences. His 1975 thriller Jaws, which made him famous, is a very different movie from the 1982 sci-fi fantasy E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial that captured the hearts of children worldwide. Both Jurassic Park and Schindler's List were released in 1993. The first brought dinosaurs to life and the second portrayed the death of millions of Jews during the Holocaust. Spielberg also sat in the director's seat for the entire Indiana Jones series and scores of other movies. As a director, he is credited with 50 titles, as a producer with 129, and as a writer with more than 10.

一部电影成为票房卖座强片时，男女主角总是出尽风头。通常，

很少有人认得电影制作团队的人名 —— 除非史蒂芬．史匹柏的名字列在上面。史匹柏集编剧、导演及制作人於一身，光是他的名字就足以轰动全球，不管是哪些演员出演他的电影。有些人说他在电影界有希腊迈达斯国王点石成金的能力，他经手的每部电影都成黄金。
他的电影涉足领域宽广，电影作品从轻松的儿童电影到瞄准特定成年观众较黑暗的电影都有。他 1975 年的惊悚片《大白鲨》使他成名，和掳获全世界儿童芳心的1982 年科幻片《E.T. 外星人》迥然不同。《侏罗纪公园》和《辛德勒的名单》皆於 1993 年上映。前者使恐龙栩栩如生，後者则描绘了在纳粹大屠杀中数百万犹太人的惨死。史匹柏也是整个《印第安纳琼斯》系列及其他许多部电影的导演。他是拥有五十部电影作品的导演、一百二十九部电影的制作人以及十几部电影的编剧。

1. steal the limelight出尽风头 ；抢镜头
   The young actress stole the limelight from the lead actor with her great performance.
   那位年轻女演员以精彩的表演抢走主角的风采。
2. the Midas touch成功的卓越能力，赚钱的本领（源自希腊神话中的迈达斯国王，任何物体经他一摸都会变成黄金）
   The poor boy turned out to have the Midas touch and became a millionaire by the time he was 25.
   那位穷小子原来有很会赚钱的本领，到二十五岁时已成百万富翁。
3. range from...to... （范围）从……到……都有
   Jane's tastes in music range from jazz to country.
   小珍喜爱的音乐从爵士到乡村歌曲都有。
4. aim at N/V-ing瞄准……；以……为目标
   We aim at trying to please the most difficult customer.
   我们的目标是设法取悦最难缠的客人。
5. capture sb's heart掳获某人的心
   Daniel captured Kate's heart by cleaning her whole house for her.
   丹尼尔为凯特打扫整间房子而掳获了她的芳心。
6. bring to life... / bring...to life使……栩栩如生
   The film promises to bring to life a world that at one time only lived in the minds of readers.
   这部影片保证能将以往只存在於读者心中的世界活生生地呈现出来。
7. portray vt. 描绘，描写
   The movie portrayed the war between the Greeks and Trojans.
   这部电影描绘希腊与特洛伊之战。
8. scores of... 许多　大量……
   There are always scores of people at night markets on Friday nights.
   星期五晚上夜市总是很多人。

1. blockbuster n. 卖座强片；轰动
2. scope n. 领域，范围
3. thriller n. 恐怖小说或电影等；惊悚片
4. fantasy n. 奇幻电影
5. Holocaust n. 大屠杀

『仅仅』的用法

本文 "Spielberg is one writer, director, and producer whose name alone causes excitement globally..." 中的 alone 表『仅仅』。

注意 :
alone 表『仅仅』时，只可放在名词或代名词之後作後位修饰。

In one month alone, Peter lost six kilograms on his new diet.
（仅仅一个月，彼得靠著新节食计划就瘦了六公斤。）
This author has sold five million copies of his new book in the US alone.
（该作者的新书光在美国就卖了五百万本。）