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ScentofWoman

ScentofaWoman

Tengzhilan

ForeignLanguageandLiteratureDepartment

EnglishTranslationClass

200852050130

Abstract：

Agoodmoviealwaysgivesusbigsurprisesandweoftencanbeniftalotfromallkindsofmovies.ScentofaWomanisakindofthismovie.WelearnvaluablethingsfromClonel,Charles.Thenwecanbecomeintelligentandwiseinourlives.Weaquiremuchknowledgeabouttangoandperfumefromthemovieandthenwecanleadamuchhappierlife.Wecanalsolearntobecriticalbecauselifeis,infact,critical.

KeyWords：

ColonelArrogentHeartCharlesCrowdCourageSystemTangoPerfume

IForeword

Movie,asatoolofentertainment,givesusmuchfun.Nowdaysitplaysanimportantroleinourdailylife.Movieislikeamirrorwhichcanreflectourreallifeandgiveusadeepunderstandingoflife.Wearetouched,shocked,enligntenedandencouragedbyallkindsofmovies.Movieisanartoflife.Nowlet'senjoythemovieScentofaWoman.

II1.TheInstractionofthemovie

ScentofaWomanisreallyawonderfulmoviethatIhaveeverseen.ThedirectorisMartinBrestwhowasborninAmericain1951.HismainworksareMeetJoeBlack，GoinginStyle，MidnightRunandsoonandsoforth.PerhapsScentofaWomanisoneofhismasterpieces.Heattendedthe65thAnnualOscarAcademyAwardsandwonseveralamazingprizes.ThefamousactoranddirectorAlPacionwhopalysFrankColonlinthemovieisfromAmarica.HewasawardedthehornorofTheBestActorthreetimes.HealsopalyedtheroleinTheMerchantofVenice,GodfatherTrilogyandAndjusticeforall.HeisknownforhisexquisiteskileswhichintheScentofaWomanheshowedtousperfectly.AnotherchiefactorisChrisO’Donnellwhowasjustayoungmanatthattime.Thougherhewaslackofexperience,hedidn’tletusandhimselfdown.

ScentofaWomanisastoryaboutCharlesSimms,aBostonSchoolsenior,andLt.ColonelFrankSlade,anembittered,lonely,blindveteran.OnThanksgivingWeekend,Charlesfoundapart-timejobtoaffordhistickets.HisworkwastolookaftertheColonelwhowascoldstrictandblind.TheywenttotheNewYorkwhichwasbeyondCharles’expections.InNewYorkCity,theysharedwonderfulexperiences,loggedtheluxrioushotel,drovebrandcarFerrair,dancedtango.ThemostimportantthingwasthatthehopelessColonelfoundthecouragetosurvivalandtheworkwhichbeginedformoneybecameanunexpectedjourneyandthewaytotruth.

2.TheTwoCharactersoftheMovie

Attheverybeginingofthemovie,Colonelwasaquitearrogant,andalittlebitself-centred.Hewasn’teasytogetonwithandinsomewaysquiteunapproachable.Afterretirment,heusedtolivealuxrieslife.Thebeauty,high-classhotlesandsoliders’obedienceswereallhislife.However,whenhebecameblindinanaccident,thingsweretotallydifferent.Hekepthimselftohimselfatniece’shome.Hewasextremelyinpainandhadlosthiscourage,confidencetomoveforwardandthegoaloflife.HethoughttheGodabandenedhimandhimselfwantedtodeserthisownlife.Fortunately,hemettheguyCharleswhogavehimthepowertogoon.Atlength,heopenedhisheartandacceptedthebestthingintheworld---emotion.HedevelopedagoodrelationshipwithCharlesandrecoveredfromhispainness.Thistimeheusedhishearttofeeltheworld,andhefoundwhathereallywantedwassimple.DrivingFerrairfreely,dancingwiththebeautyandgoodrelationswithCharleswerethesourceofhishappinessandsantisfaction.OnceColonelwasbindedbyhispastfillingwithgloryandhonor.Hishearthadbeenblindfeldforalongtimesothathecouldnotseethewonderfulthingsinthelife.Insomedegrees,therearemanythiskindofpeoplearoundus.Weburnedenuswithpastexperienceterribly.However,thebrightestfuturewillalwaysbebasedonaforgottenpast,youcan'tgoonwellinlifeuntilyouletgoofyourpastfailesandheartaches.Whenthedoorofhappinesscloses,anotheropens.Changeyourmindandyouwillseethenewview.Attheendofthemovie,Coloneldeliveredanamazingspeech,heremarked:

“I'mnotfinished.AsIcameinhere,Iheardthosewords:

cradleofleadership.Well,whentheboughbreaks,thecradlewillfall,andithasfallenhere,ithasfallen.Makersofmen,creatorsofleaders,becarefulwhatkindofleadersyou'reproducin'here.Idon'tknowifCharlie'ssilenceheretodayisrightorwrong,I'mnotajudgeorjury,butIcantellyouthis:

hewon'tsellanybodyouttobuyhisfuture!

Andthatmyfriendsiscalledintegrity,that'scalledcourage.Now,that'sthestuffleadersshouldbemadeof.NowIhavecometocrossroadsinmylife,Ialwaysknewwhattherightpathwas.Withoutexception,Iknew,butInevertookit,youknowwhy,itwastoodamnhard.Nowhere'sCharlie,he'scometothecrossroads,hehaschosenapath.It'stherightpath,it'sapathmadeofprinciplethatleadstocharacter.Lethimcontinueonhisjourney.Youholdthisboy'sfutureinyourhands,committee,it'savaluablefuture,believeme.Don'tdestroyit,protectit.Embraceit.It'sgonnamakeyouproudoneday,Ipromiseyou.”AsFranksaidhewasbeenaround,sonodountthathisspeechnotonlygavetheteachersandstudentsabigshock,butalsohadaprofoundeffectonourlife.ButwhatIreallywantedtotalkwasnotthispoint.OnceFrankwasinextremedepression,itwasCharleswhosupportedhimtogoahead.Inreturn,hehelpedCharlesout.Thiscalledgratitude.Ifyousupportsomeonewhenyouwillinglystepforwardtohelphimthroughachallengingandhardtime.Yetthemostinterestingthingisthatwhenyousupportothers,youarealso,infact,supportingyourself.Someonelovesyou,lovethembackunconditionally,notonlybecausetheyloveyou,butbecauseinaway,theyareteachingyoutoloveandhowtoopenyourheartandeyestothings.

CharleswasaBairdmanwhohitthelinehardwithstudy,gotthescholarshipandtookparttimejobtoaffordhisticketsduringtheThanksgiving.Onenighthecameacrossaneventandthenwasengagedintheaccidentinnocently.There'sgoingtobeadisciplinaryhearingonMondayaboutwhopulledtheprankthatdamagedtheheadmaster'snewJaguar,andCharlie,whoknowswhodidit,didnotwanttobeastoolie.Hecouldgetexpelledforthat.Atthesametime,hehadtokeepaneyeonthesarcasticColonel.Charliethoughttheweekendwouldbespentinthecolonel'sgrimlittlecottage,watchingtheoldguydrinkandlisteningtohisinsults.Thecolonelhadotherideas-morethanCharliecouldevenbegintoguess.HeboughtthemacoupleofticketstoNewYorkandannouncedthattheyweregoingtodosomepartyinginthebigcity.Inparticular,hewantedtoindoctrinatetheyoungermanwithhisideasaboutwomenandhowtheywerethemostwonderfulbeingsinallofGod'screation.Ashesaid:

“Women!

Whatcanyousay?

Whomade'em?

Godmusthavebeenafuckin'genius.Thehair--Theysaythehairiseverything,youknowHaveyoueverburiedyournoseinamountainofcurls...andjustwantedtogotosleepforever?

Orlips--andwhentheytouched,yourswerelike...thatfirstswallowofwine...afteryoujustcrossedthedesert.Tits!

Whoo-ah!

Bigones,littleones,nipplesstaringrightoutatya...Likesecretsearchlights.Mmm!

Andlegs--Idon'tcareif

they'reGreekcolumns...orsecondhandSteinways.What'sbetween'em,passporttoheaven.Ineedadrink.Yes,Mr.Simms,there'sonlytwosyllablesinthiswholewideworldworthhearing:

pussy.Hah!

Areyoulisteningtome,son?

I'mgivin'youpearlshere.Iguessyoureallylikewomen.Oh,aboveallthings!

Avery,verydistantsecond...isaFerrari---”ItseemedtheColonelwasmeantforwomen.Let’sgettothepoint.Chlarleswasasincere,considerateandbraveguy.HewasrootingfortheColonelandhelpedhimgetconfindence.Heheldhisprinciplesoflifeandcouldgetridoftheheardmaster’stemption.Helivedhislifefollowinghisheartratherthanfollowthecrowds.Hewaslikeamirrorreflectingourselves.We,humanbeings,alwaysliketofollowthecrowdswhichmakesusgetlosteasily.Meanwhile,whatyoumakeofyourlifeisuptoyou.Everyonecreatshisorherownreality.Weneedn’ttofollowthecrowdsandworryaboutwhatthecrowddoes.Thecrowdoftengoesthewrongway.Ifwefellowthecrowd,wewillgotothesamedestinationasthecrowd.Thepathofthecrowdiswideanditiscrowded.Thepathtopassthetestsoflifeisnarrowandtheyareveryfewpeople.Itrulybelievethatinordertoseebeautyinlife,wehavetoexperiencesomeunpleasantness.Justfollowourheart,dreamwhatwewanttodream;gowherewewanttogo;bewhatwewanttobe,becausewehaveonlyonelifeandonechancetodoallthethingswewanttodo.Charleshadanotherperfectpersonality:

courage.Iremberawriteroncesaid:

“Courageisagift.CourageisdaringtobeBrave.Enterpring.Bold.Ifeachtimeyouarekonckeddownyouhavethecouragetostandupagain,thatistherealcourage.”Charleshasthecouragetofacethepower,difficulty,povertyevendeath.I’msureallthesegoodpersonalitiescanleadpeopletothewayofsucceding.

3.EducationalSystem

Inthemovie,thereisascenethattheheadmasteroffersbribestoCharlie.HecanbesenttoHarvardonconditionthatheshouldtellthetruth,inotherwords,heshouldbetrayhisso-calledfriends.Charileisaconscientious,excellent,kindaswellasapoorguy.Nodoubtthatitisasuperopportunityforhimtochangehisfate.ButitappearedtoodifficultforCharlieSimmswhenhewentuptothecrossroadthattosellsomebodytobuyhisfutureortobeexpelledbytheprincipal.Onmoralgrounds,Chalieshouldn'tsellanybodytobuyhisfuture;butforhisownsake,heshouldtellthetruthtogainthechanceenteringHavard.Charliehadconscience,ashesaid,hechosetherightp