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　　Steven Spielberg - Film Director

　　Ask a young person in the street who the greatest American film director is, and you may get the answer Steven Spielberg①. He has certainly made more successful films② than any other director in the west③.

　　Spielberg was born in the state of Ohio④， America, in 1946. He showed that he had unusual abilities when he was very young⑤， completing his first 15­minute home movie at the age of 13⑥. When he was 16 he made a 135­minute home movie called Firelight⑦. This was shown at a local cinema⑧ and made $100. 　　①may表示推测，意为"或许"

　　本句为"祈使句＋and＋陈述句"结构。

　　②make films 拍电影

　　③in the west 在西方

　　④the state of Ohio 俄亥俄州

　　⑤when引导时间状语从句。

　　⑥completing ...为现在分词短语作状语。

　　at the age of 在......岁时

　　⑦called Firelight为过去分词短语作定语。

　　⑧local cinema 当地电影院

　　史蒂文·斯皮尔贝格--电影导演

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　　到大街上去问一个年轻人谁是美国电影界最伟大的导演，你也许会得到答案：史蒂文·斯皮尔贝格。他确实比西方任何其他导演拍了更多成功的电影。

　　斯皮尔贝格于1946年出生于美国俄亥俄州。他年幼时就显露出非凡的才华，在13岁时就完成了他的第一部长15分钟的家庭影片。在16岁时，他制作了一部长135分钟的叫做《火光》的家庭影片。这部影片在当地电影院公映，票房收入100美元。

　　　At the age of 24, Spielberg made a 26­minute film called Amblin. A Hollywood film studio⑨ liked it and employed\s\up1(10(10) Spielberg to make a full­length film⑪. This film, SugarlandExpress⑫， made in 1974⑬， had some success. Spielberg's next film was Jaws, a film about a sharkthat ate people⑭. This was one of the most successful films of all time⑮. Other wonderful films followed: E. T. - TheExtraTerrestrial(1982) , TheIndianaJonesTrilogy, JurassicPark(a film about dinosaurs), and Schindler'sList. For this last film Spielberg won⑯ an Oscar, Hollywood's highest prize⑰.

　　For many years, Spielberg could not make a mistake⑱. However, in the last fifteen years⑲， some of his films have been less successful. But it is generally agreed, that⑳ he, more than anyone else in the history of films, understands the meaning of the word "entertainment\s\up1(21(21)"． 　　⑨film studio 电影工作室

　　⑩employ vt.雇用

　　employ sb. to do sth. 雇用某人做某事

　　⑪full­length film 长片电影

　　⑫SugarlandExpress为This film的同位语。

　　⑬made in 1974为过去分词短语作后置定语。

　　⑭shark/ʃaːk/n. 鲨鱼

　　a film ... people为Jaws的同位语，其中含有that引导的定语从句。

　　⑮of all time 有史以来

　　⑯win v. 赢，赢得(won, won)

　　⑰Hollywood's highest prize作Oscar的同位语。

　　⑱make a mistake 犯错误

　　⑲in the last fifteen years 在过去的15年里

　　⑳"it is＋过去分词＋that ..."结构，其中it为形式主语，真正的主语为that从句。

　　\s\up1(21(21)entertainment n．娱乐

　　entertaining adj.有趣的；令人愉快的