The Shawshank redemption 肖申克的救赎

•Fearcanholdyouprisoner,hopecansetyoufree.Astrongmancansavehimself,agreatmancansaveanother.懦怯囚禁人的灵魂,希望可以令你感受自由。强者自救,圣者渡人。StephenEdwinKingStephenEdwinKing(bornSeptember21,1947)isanAmericanauthorofcontemporaryhorror,suspense,sciencefictionandfantasyfiction.Hisbookshavesoldmorethan350millioncopiesandhavebeenadaptedintoanumberoffeaturefilms,televisionmoviesandcomicbooks.•黑暗塔I：枪侠(TheDarkTowerI:TheGunslinger)；黑暗塔II：三张牌(TheDarkTowerII:TheDrawingoftheThree)黑暗塔III：荒原(TheDarkTowerIII:TheWasteLands)黑暗塔IV：巫师与玻璃球(TheDarkTowerIV:WizardandGlass)黑暗塔V：卡拉之狼(TheDarkTowerV:WolvesoftheCalla)黑暗塔VI：苏珊娜之歌(TheDarkTowerVI:SongofSusannah)黑暗塔VII：黑暗之塔(TheDarkTowerVII:TheDarkTower)Works•肖申克的救赎(《四季奇谭》DifferentSeasons)-肖申克的救赎(RitaHayworthandtheShawshankRedemption)-纳粹高徒(AptPupil)-尸体(TheBody)-呼－吸－呼－吸(TheBreathingMethod)杜马岛(DumaKey)布莱泽(Blaze;笔名理查德·巴克曼RichardBachman)斯蒂芬·金的故事贩卖机（SkeletonCrew）必需品专卖店（Needfulthings）TheShawshankredemption[ri'dempʃən]•Fearcanholdyouprisoner.Hopecansetyoufree.•懦怯囚禁人的灵魂，希望可以让你自由AndyDufresne•bankerAndyDufresneisconvictedofmurderinghiswifeandherlover,basedoncircumstantial[,sə:kəm'stænʃəl]详细的evidenceEllisBoydRedRedding•Andy'sbestfriendandthenovel'snarrator;convicted[kən'viktid]有罪ofmurderin1927.Content•In1947,bankerAndyisconvictedofmurderinghiswifeandherlover,basedonevidence,andwenttotheprisonShawshank.Andyquicklybefriendscontraband[‘kɔntrə,bænd](走私）smuggler“Red”,aninmate[’inmeit]居民servingalifesentence.RedgetarockhammerforAndy,allowinghimtocreatesmallstonechesspieces.HeobtainsalargeposterofRitaHayworth(afamousstaratthattime)forAndy,Andyworksintheprisonlaundry,butisregularlyassaultedbytheSistersandtheirleaderBogs.BogsDiamond•theheadofTheSistersgangandaprisongangster•Prisonlifeconsistsofroutine,andthenmoreroutine.•监狱生活充满了一段又一段的例行公事。AndyRed=FriendBogs=EnemyPosterandHammer•:Thesewallsarekindoffunnylikethat.Firstyouhatethem,thenyougetusedtothem.Enoughtimepassed,getsoyoudependonthem.That'sinstitutionalized.这些墙很有趣。刚入狱的时候,你痛恨周围的高墙;慢慢地,你习惯了生活在其中;最终你会发现自己不得不依靠它而生存。这就叫体制化•In1949,whilehelpingtorepairtheprisonroof,AndyoverhearsthecruelchiefguardByroncomplainingabouttaxesonaforthcominginheritance,andinformshimaboutafinancialloophole.Afteranothervicious[‘viʃəs](残酷的）attarcttedbytheSistersnearlykillsAndy,BogsisbeatenandcrippledbyByron.BogsissenttoanotherprisonandAndyisnotattackedagain.Later,underthepretenseofacellinspection,Boss(Norton)meetswithAndyandreassigns[,ri:ə'sain]再分配•himtotheprisonlibrary,toassistelderlyinmateBrooks;thisisapretext[‘pri:tekst]借口forAndytomanagefinancialdutiesfortheprison.Hisadviceandexpertise[,ekspə:’ti:z]专业知识aresoonsoughtbyotherguardsatShawshankandfromnearbyprisons.Andybeginswritingweeklyletterstothestategovernmentforfundstoimprovethedecrepitlibrary.ByronHadley•chiefoftheguards.Hadleyisasadisticguardwhothinksnothingofdeliveringbeatingstotheinmatestokeeptheminline.WardenSamuelNorton(boss)•HeiswellversedintheBibleandpresentshimselfasapious,devoutChristianandreform-mindedadministrator,buthisactionsrevealhimtobecorrupt,ruthless,andremorseless.ThreepartoflifeWork(libraryandserve)DothesecretjobWriteletterstogovernment•In1954,Brooksisfreedonparoleafter50yearsinprison,butunabletoadjusttotheoutsideworld,hehangshimself.Afterheisreleased,Andyexplainsthatheholdsontohopeassomethingthattheprisoncannottakefromhim,butReddismissestheidea.In1963,Bossbeginsusingprisonlaborforpublicworks,undercuttingthecostofskilledlaborbyskimmingtheprofitsandreceivingkickbacks.HehasAndylaunder(洗黑钱）themoneyusingthefakenameRandallStevens.BrooksHatlen•prisonlibrarianandoneoftheoldestconvictsatShawshankhavingbeeninprisonsince1905.Buthesuicidedwhenheget“Free”.•Iguessitcomesdowntoasimplechoice:getbusylivingorgetbusydying.•生命可以归结为一种简单的选择：要么忙于生存，要么赶着去死。•In1965,Tommyisarrestedforrobbery.HebefriendsAndyandRed,andAndyassistshimingettinghisStudydiploma.In1966,afterhearingthedetailsofAndy‘scrime,Tommyreveals揭示thataninmateatanotherprisonclaimedresponsibilityforansamemurder,suggestingAndy’sinnocence.AndyapproachesBosswiththisinformation,butthewarden看守人refusestolisten.BossplacesAndyinsolitaryconfinement单独拘禁andhasTommymurderedbyHadleyunderthefakeofanescapeattempt.TommyWilliams•ayoungconvictwhoseexperiencesinapreviousprisonholdthetruthaboutAndy'sinnocence•AfterAndyisreleasedfromsolitaryhetellsRedofhisdreamoflivinginSpecialPlace,aMexicanPacificcoastaltown,andsettingupahotelwithboatridesforhiscustomers.WhileRedshrugs耸肩itoffasunrealistic,Andyinstructshim,shouldheeverbefreed,tovisitaspecificfieldnearBuxtontoretrieve取回apackage.AfterlearningthatAndyhasacquiredalengthofrope,Redfearsthatheisplanningtocommitsuicidethatnight.•Hopeisadangerousthing.Hopecandriveamaninsane.•希望是件危险的事。希望能叫人发疯•Hopeisagoodthing,maybethebestofthings,andnogoodthingeverdies.•希望是美好的，也许是人间至善，而美好的事物永不消逝。•Thenextdayatrollcall点名,Andy‘scellisempty.TheangryBossthrowsoneofAndy’srocksattheposter.Therocktearsthroughtheposter,revealingatunnelinthewallthatAndydugwithhisrockhammerovertheprevioustwodecades.Thepreviousnight,Andyescapedthroughthetunnelandtheprison‘ssewage[’sju:idʒ]下水道pipewithBoss‘ledger[’ledʒə]总账,cont