《大魚》是一部誕生于2003年的美國奇幻片,導演是蒂姆·伯頓,由伊萬·邁克格雷戈主演。故事改編自丹尼爾·華勒斯(Daniel Wallace)1998年的《大魚老爸》(Big Fish),以孩子的口吻來敘述其爸爸傳奇的一生。
《大魚》經(jīng)典臺詞
1.Did you ever think that maybe you're not too big but maybe this town is just too small?Well, it's too small for a man of my ambition。你沒想過也許是這個鎮(zhèn)子對你來說太小了嗎?對我而言,這個小鎮(zhèn)容不下我的雄心壯志。
2.Dr. Bennett:And that's the real story of how you were born.Not very exciting,is it?And I suppose if I had to choose between the true version and an elaborate one involving a fish and a wedding ring,I might choose the fancy version.But, then that's just me.這就是你出生的真實故事。不是很有趣,對吧?如果讓我選擇是要真實版、還是那個加了條大怪魚和婚戒的夸張版,我可能會選后者。但是,這只是我的一廂情愿。
3.Jennifer:See, to him there's only two women:Your mother, and everyone else...I was make-believe.And his other life,you.You were real.對他來說,世界上只有兩個女人:一是你母親,另一個是除她之外的任一女人。在他的故事中,“我”是虛構的,而他的另一半人生在于你,你才是真實的。
4.Fate has a cruel way of circling around on you.There's a time when a man needs to fight and a time when he needs to accept that his destiny's lost.Now the ship has sailed,and that only a fool will continue.Truth is , I've always been a fool. 人生有振作奮斗的時刻,也有必須接受現(xiàn)實的時候。現(xiàn)在木已成舟,只有傻子才會去鉆牛角尖。但事實上,我一直都是個傻子。
5.Have you ever heard a joke so many times you've forgotten why it's funny? And then you hear it again and suddenly it's new. You remember why you loved it in the first place.有些笑話你是否因為聽過太多遍而忘了它為什么有趣?后來你又一次聽到它,突然間,猶如恍然一新,你就會想起為何一開始就會喜歡它了。
6.If there was one thing you can say about Edward Bloom is that I am a social person.如果說愛德華布魯姆有什么明顯特質的話,那就是他非常善于交際。
7.A man tells stories so many times that he becomes the stories. They live on after him, and in that way, he becomes immortal.一個人不停述說著自己的故事,讓他自己也成了故事本身。故事在他死后繼續(xù)流傳,那樣,他也變得永垂不朽了。
8.There comes a point when a reasonable man will swallow his pride and admit that he's made a terrible mistake.Truth is , I was never a reasonable man.懂道理的人,終會有按下自尊、坦承他犯下嚴重錯誤的時刻。事實是,我一直都是不講道理的人。
9. This town is more than any man could ask for. And if I were to end up here, I would consider myself lucky.But the truth is, I'm just not ready to end up anywhere.這個小鎮(zhèn)是任何人都夢寐以求的。我若落腳于此,定會倍感榮幸。但事實上,我從未準備好在任何地方落腳。
10.They said when you meet the love of your life,time stops.And that's true.What they don't tell you is that once time starts again, it moves extra fast to catch up.
11.Sometimes the only way to catch an uncatchable woman is to offer her a wedding ring.要套住一個無法捉摸的女人,最好的辦法就是幫她套上一只婚戒。
12.The biggest fish in the river gets that way by never being caught。河里最大的魚永遠不會被人捉到。
13.Most things you consider evil or wicked are simply lonely and lacking in social niceties.你認為最邪惡、最壞的東西,大多只是孤獨、缺乏融洽的個性。
14.The more difficult something is, the more rewarding it is in the end. 事情愈艱難,最后愈能得到豐厚的果實。
15.人們說當你遇上你的摯愛時,時間會暫停。真的是這樣。但人們沒有告訴你,當時針再度恢復轉動,它會無比飛快,讓人無法趕上。
16.Kept in a small bowl, the goldfish will remain small. With more space, the fish will grow double, triple or quadruple its size.金魚呆在小魚缸里永遠不會變大。若有更多空間,它們將會數(shù)倍化成長。
17. The thing about icebergs is you only see 10 percent while the other 90 percent is below the water where you can't see it.“冰山”的意思就是說,事情只有一成真相露出表面,而其余九成都難覓蹤跡。