Las Vegas： An Unconventional History： Part 2《拉斯维加斯（2005）（下）》完整中英文对照剧本.docx

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1、在上世纪中叶NARRATOR: At mid-century,拉斯维加斯显然是美国最怪异的城市Las Vegas was by far the strangest city in America.建在沙漠中♥央♥的城市a city built in the middle of the desert,那里的主要商业区里坐落的where the main commercial district was comprised不是写♥字♥楼♥和银行而是酒店not of offices or banks, but hotels.那里的生

2、意全天24小时经营where businesses operated 24 hours a day,迅速获得的巨额利润来自赌博-raking in enormous profits from gambling-这是国家其他地方认为非法的活动-an activity outlawed everywhere else in the nation-那里的上层社会的好多人and where many of the leading citizens既不是政客也不是神父were neither politicians nor priests,而是被判刑的罪犯和职业骗子but convicted crimi

3、nals and professional racketeers,人们长♥期♥与黑帮捆绑在一起men with long-standing ties to the mob.早在1905年作为铁路小镇建立Founded as a railroad town back in 1905,拉斯维加斯已经打上了非法欲望之地的烙印Las Vegas had made its mark as a place of illicit desire,规避了影响国家其他地方的法律和价值观a refuge from the laws and values that held sway in

4、 the rest of the country.然而现在随着社会革命将旧规则扫至一旁But now, as social revolution swept the old rules aside,罪恶之城被禁止的诱惑开始衰退the forbidden allure of Sin City would begin to fade,拉斯维加斯失去了方向and Las Vegas would lose its way.令人吃惊的是当它再次崛起时Amazingly, when it rose again,城市不再处于美国生活的边缘了the city would no longer be at the

5、 fringes of American life,而是占据了其核心地位but at its very heart.我国历史上的每一个时期都有一些城市COOPER: Each period in our history has some city体现出美国精神that embodies the spirit of America,不管是美国革命时期的波士顿whether it was Boston at the time of the American Revolution还是大移♥民♥时期的纽约or New York City at the times of th

6、e great immigration to America.而现在我们的文化是浸泡在电子娱乐中And now in our culture that is marinated in electronic entertainment,里面有一种对感官的直接感染where there is this kind of immediate appeal to the senses,直接满足直接体验to immediate satisfaction, to immediate experience,超越思想的感受to sensation over thought,现实超越过去和未来to the pre

7、sent over the past or the future,现在的拉斯维加斯是座永恒的都市well, Las Vegas is the city of the eternal now.没有什么地方能比拉斯维加斯更好地捕获There is no place that better captures the spirit of the American culture-美国文化的精髓-不管是好是坏for better and for worse- than Las Vegas.PBS.美国印象拉斯维加斯.一段离经叛道的历史（下）你可以在这里发现万恶之源在于贪婪SMITH: You can e

8、xplore many of the deadly sins here,but none more so than greed.在美国资本主义的最终表现In America, the ultimate expression of capitalism就是贪婪是个好东西is that greed is good.拉斯维加斯给你看到的是贪婪至少是件趣事Las Vegas shows you that greed is at least fun.拉斯维加斯的基础在于COOPER: Las Vegas is based on the commercialization将你所有的欲望都商业化了of al

9、l your desires.不禁欲No desire is taboo.唯一的问题就是要多少钱？Its only a question of How much does it cost? 感觉到你用不着听人摆布WOMAN: Its the feeling that youre so far removed from people that want to tell you what to do, 只是感到自♥由♥that it just feels free.这里幻想可以实现THOMSON: It is the licensing of fantasy.存在着机会

10、存在着机会的幻想There is that opportunity, or the illusion of the opportunity, 你可以改变一切that you can change everything.秘密毫无意义PILEGGI: Secrets mean nothing.这里没有建立在不对称信息基础上运作的华尔街This is not Wall Street that operates on an imbalance of information.在这里你有好主意的话Heres a place where if youve got a good idea,你就可以嚷嚷出来的y

11、ou got to shout it out.这整个就是绿洲效应HICKEY: Its the whole kind of oasis effect.这就是沙漠中的情况：It is this thing in the desert;存在无须合理it has no rational reason to exist.挥霍是很性感的The wastefulness of it is very sexy.注意60秒开始MAN: Okay, 60 seconds to cue.好吧大卫启动！Okay, David, lets roll them!启动卡车Roll the trucks.好继续继续Okay

12、, thats good, keep going, keep going.干的不错Youre doing fine.我们在这里要做出世界上最大的生日蛋糕：So, were here to build the worlds largest birthday cake:13万磅的蛋糕和糖霜130,000 pounds of cake and frosting.生日快乐拉斯维加斯-Happy birthday, Las Vegas-在午夜我们正式欢庆百岁at midnigh we officially turn 100.（欢呼）各位早晨好Good morning, everybody.10分钟后我们

13、正式欢庆百岁We turn 100 years old officially in ten minutes.各位我叫布莱恩艾柏纳MAN: Okay, my name is Brian Averna.我是莎拉李的行政总厨m one of the corporate executive chefs of Sara Lee.今晚我们为大家提供了蛋糕和糖霜We provided the cake and the frosting tonight.大家准备好了吗？Are you ready?!（欢呼）这会让你感到吃惊但是可能并不是这样AVERNA: Its going to come to you fr

14、ozen, but it might not.我们有60张桌子每桌有两个志愿者Well have 60 tables with two volunteers per table他们什么都不做就是抹糖霜doing nothing but frosting.他们就站在那里好像在做Theyre just going to stand there as if theyre making花生酱和果冻三明治peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.这就是接下来12小时的事情了And thatll happen for the next 12 hours.这是个很大的社区活动Th

15、is is a big community event,但是这也是相当严肃的任务but its also a pretty serious undertaking.瞧那些人Look at these people.我要说的是现在是凌晨1点钟啊I mean, its 1:00 in the morning.告诉你在拉斯维加斯1点钟算不了什么You know, its Vegas, so 1:00 doesnt mean anything,然而这里有孩子有全家人but theres kids here, theres families that are here.隆重参加百年纪念What a great way to be involved in the centennial.真的很高兴看到社区齐心协力来纪念Its just nice to see the community pulling together and doing this.真了不起This