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
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24岁时,斯皮尔贝格制作了一部长26分钟的叫做《慢步前行》的电影。一个好莱坞电影工作室看好这个片子,并雇斯皮尔贝格制作一部长片。这部影片《横冲直撞大逃亡》,拍摄于1974年,票房收入不错。斯皮尔贝格的下一部影片是《大白鲨》,讲述一条吃人的大白鲨的故事。这是有史以来最成功的影片之一。接下来是其他优秀的电影:《E. T. --外星人》(1982),《夺宝奇兵》三部曲,《侏罗纪公园》(一部有关恐龙的电影)和《辛德勒的名单》。因为这最后一部影片,斯皮尔贝格荣获奥斯卡奖--好莱坞的最高奖。
多年来,斯皮尔贝格没犯过一个错误。但是,在过去的15年里,他的一些影片不是很成功。但是,大家普遍认为,在电影史上,他比其他任何人都更理解"娱乐"这个词的含义。
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