Peter: No, no, not Spiderman, not a chance in the world. I know him a little bit. I'm sort of his un-official photographer.
MJ: Has he mentioned me?
Peter: Yeah!
MJ: And what did he say?
Peter: Err, I said... He asked me what I thought about you.
MJ: And what did you say?
Peter: I said, "Spiderman," I said, "the great thing about MJ is when you look in her eyes and she is looking back in yours, everything feels not quite normal because you feel stronger and weaker at the same time. You feel excited and at the same time terrified. The truth is, you don't know what you feel. Except you know what kind of man you want to be. It's as if you've reached the unreachable and you weren't ready for it.
MJ: You said that?
Peter: Oh, something like that.
(After MJ Leaves)
Aunt May: Go home, dear, you look awful.
Peter: And you look beautiful.
Aunt May: Well, thank you.
Peter: I don't like to leave you here.
Aunt May: But I am safe here.
Peter: Can I do anything for you?
Aunt May: You do too much -- college job, a job, all this time with me. You're not Superman, you know. A smile finally, I haven't one of those on your face since Mary Jane was here.
Peter: Hey, you were supposed to be asleep!
Aunt May: You know you were about 6 years old when MJ's family moved in next door. And when she got out of the car and you saw her for the first time, you grabbed me and said, "Aunt May, Aunt May, is that an angel?"
Peter: Gee, did I say that?
Aunt May: You sure did.
Peter: Ahh... Harry's in love with her. She's still his girl.
Aunt May: Well, isn't that up to her?
Peter: She doesn't really know who I am.
Aunt May: Because you won't let her. You are so mysterious all the time. Tell me, would it be so dangerous to let Mary Jane know how much you care? Everybody else knows!
Peter: I'll be right back!
(Ringing MJ)
Peter: Oh, come on. Pick up. Hey, MJ, it's...
MJ's Answering Machine: Hi! This is MJ, sing a song at the 18)beep.
Peter: MJ, it's Peter, you are there? Hello? You are there? Well, I'm just calling to check up on you. Will you call me when you get in? OK? All right, well, don't go up any dark alleys...Hello?
Green Goblin: Ah ha ha ha. Can Spiderman come out to play?
Peter: Where is she?
蜘蛛侠
（ 场景一：故事开始时还没有蜘蛛侠，只有名叫彼德·帕克的高中生，他在纽约皇后区的城中中学念书。并且他早在六岁起就爱慕着邻家女孩玛丽·简·沃森。）
彼德：我是谁？你真的想知道吗？我一生的故事平淡无奇。如果有人说这是个圆满的故事，如果有人告诉你说我只不过是个普通人，在世界上无足轻重，那就是在骗你。可我向你保证，这个故事和别的值得一说的故事一样，是关于一个女孩子的。就是那个女孩。我邻家的女孩--玛丽·简·沃森。她是我最早的初恋对象。
玛丽·简·沃森（简称“MJ”）：你都听到了？
彼德：没有，唔，我倒垃圾的时候听到了。
MJ：我想你经常听得到吧？
彼德：是啊，人人都叫嚷。
MJ：你的婶婶和叔叔就不会。
彼德：有时候他们吵架也吵得很大声。听我说，MJ，今天在学校弗莱士那件事……
MJ：你真的把我们都吓呆了。
彼德：抱歉。他还好吧？
MJ：他还为你没让他背黑名毕业而高兴呢。你毕业后想去哪里？
彼德：我……我想搬到纽约城里，希望能找份摄影工作，边工作边念大学。你呢？
MJ：我也想到城里。真是迫不及待想离开这里。我……
彼德：怎么？说呀，告诉我吧。
MJ：我想当演员。
彼德：真的？那太好了。你在学校里的演出都好棒。
MJ：真是这样吗？
彼德：是啊！你演灰姑娘的时候，我哭得跟小孩子似的。
MJ：彼德，那已经是一年级的事情了。
彼德：啊，就算是一年级吧，有时候你很了解别人。你能看到未来。
MJ：你看到自己的未来是怎样的呢？
彼德：我不知道。不管怎样，一定是我从未感受过的。
MJ：那我的呢？
彼德：你的？你将在百老汇上大放异彩。
MJ：你知道吗，你实际比看起来的高。
彼德：我驼背。
MJ：别再驼了。
弗莱士（MJ的男友）：嗨，MJ，坐我新得到的生日礼物去兜兜风吧！来啊！
MJ：我要走了。
彼德：再见。
（场景二：彼德·帕克自幼是孤儿，他和亲爱的梅婶婶和本叔叔住在一起。一天，本叔叔提出送彼德去上学。）
彼德：谢谢你搭我，叔叔……
叔叔：不，等等，彼德，我们……我们谈一谈。
彼德：我们晚点再谈吧。
叔叔：唔，我们现在就可以谈，如果你愿意的话。
彼德：我们为什么非得谈不可？为什么非得是现在？
叔叔：因为我们有好久没谈过话了，你梅婶婶和我都快不认识你了。你不做家务；在房间里做古怪的实验；你在学校打架。
彼德：打架不是我引起的，我告诉过你。
叔叔：可你打了。
彼德：那我该怎么办呢？要我逃跑吗？
叔叔：不，不，不是说你该逃跑，但彼德，你变了，我知道，我在你这年龄的时候也有过一样的经历。
彼德：不，不会一样。
叔叔：彼德，一个人在这几年里的变化会影响到他下半辈子成为什么样的人。多留心自己的变化。弗莱士·汤普生这个人或许该打，但是你不能因为有打人的能力就有打人的权力。记住：拥有非凡的能力也就意味着要承担重大的责任。
彼德：你是不是怕我会变成坏蛋？别担心我了，好吗？情况不一样，我要解决问题。请别再训导我了。
叔叔：我不是想训导你，也不是想说教，我知道我不是你爸爸。
彼德：那就别假装你是好了。
叔叔：对……我十点钟来接你。
（场景三：彼德发现他被一只基因改造过的蜘蛛咬着后，拥有了超凡能力，他借此能力与邪恶做斗争并一举成为英雄人物。）
主编：蜘蛛侠是什么人？他是罪犯，是坏人！是义务警员！公众敌人！他为什么给放在我的头版上？
秘书：詹姆森先生，您太太在一号电话线上，你想知道你是不是……
编辑1：詹姆森先生，我们在第六版上有问题。
主编：闭嘴！我们有问题的是第一版。
编辑1：对。
主编：这个……
编辑2：他就是新闻。
编辑3：客户们很重要，他们不能等。
主编：让他们等。
编辑3：蜘蛛侠从地铁救出了六人。
主编：当然了，事故没准就是他造成的。搞砸了事情，这个满地爬的家伙还上头版。瞧瞧吧！他正从现场逃出来呢！那说明了什么？
编辑3：他不是逃，他也许是在救谁。他是名英雄！
主编：那他为什么要蒙面，啊？他为什么要遮遮掩掩的？
秘书：您太太想知道饭厅里是用棉布还是绒布？
主编：哪个便宜就用哪个好了！
编辑1：詹姆森先生，是这样的。我们的第六版接了两个广告，一个是梅西的，一个是康诺威的，都各要四分之三的版面。
编辑2：报纸重印了四次都卖空了。
主编：卖空了？
编辑2：全部清空。
主编：明天早上，蜘蛛侠放在头版，外加一张漂亮图。把康诺威的广告移到第七版。
编辑1：可第七版是房产版。
主编：那就放到第八版，给他打个九折……九五折就好了。
编辑1：那不行。
主编：滚出去！
编辑3：问题是我们没有漂亮图，艾迪拍了好几周了，我们连个影子都没看到。
主编：哦，怎么，蜘蛛侠很害羞是吗？我们既然拿得到朱丽娅·罗伯茨的写真照，也就拿得到这个怪胎的照片。在前页放则广告。重金悬赏蜘蛛侠的照片。他不想出名是吗，我就让他臭名远播！
（场景四：科学家兼商人诺蔓·奥斯本在实验中受神经瓦斯所害，性格大变；他变成有超能力、丧心病狂的绿恶魔。为了激怒彼德，绿恶魔将梅婶婶惊吓得住了院。MJ前来探望梅婶婶。）
彼德：你好吗？那晚你没事吧？
MJ：哦，我还好。只是离开了梅婶婶让我很难受。你和哈利说过话了吗？他给过我电话，我没回应。其实，我已经爱上别人了。
彼德：你？
MJ：至少我自己这么认为。现在谈这个真不是时候。
彼德：不，不，你接着说。我认识那个人吗？
MJ：你会认为我傻乎乎的，像个恋爱中的小女生。
彼德：相信我。
MJ：说来好笑，他救过我两次，我却没见过他的模样。
彼德：哦，原来是他啊。
MJ：你在笑！
彼德：不，不，不，我能理解，那人酷毙了。
MJ：可你信不信那些谣言是真的--别人说他的那些坏事？
彼德：不，不，蜘蛛侠不会做坏事，一点也不可能。我对他稍微有些了解。我还算是他非正式的摄影师呢。
MJ：他有没有提过我？
彼德：有！
MJ：他说了什么？
彼德：唔，我说……他问我觉得你怎样。
MJ：你是怎么说的？
彼德：我说，“蜘蛛侠，”我说，“MJ最大的优点就是，当你看着她的眼睛而她也看着你的时候，所有一切都不同了，因为你感到更强大同时也更虚弱。你感到激动同时也感到害怕。事实上你无法知道自己的真实感受，只知道自己想成为什么样的人。就好像你已经成功地逾越了那道难以逾越的障碍，在你还没来得及准备好的时候。
MJ：你真的这么说了？
彼德：噢，差不多吧。
（MJ离开后）
梅婶婶：回家吧，亲爱的，你脸色不太好。
彼德：你脸色好极了。
梅婶婶：谢谢。
彼德：我想把你留在这儿。
梅婶婶：可我在这儿挺安全。
彼德：我为你做些什么好呢？
梅婶婶：你做的太多了--要念书，要工作，还要花时间陪我。你知道，你可不是超人啊。终于笑了，玛丽·简离开后我都没见你笑过。
彼德：嗨，我还以为你睡着了！
梅婶婶：知道吗，你六岁大的时候，MJ她家搬到我们隔壁。她下车的时候你第一次看见她，你抓着我说：“梅婶婶，梅婶婶，那是天使吗？”
彼德：啊，我这么说的吗？
梅婶婶：你真的是这么说的。
彼德：啊……哈利很爱她，她还是他的女朋友。
梅婶婶：这个嘛，不是该由她自己决定的吗？
彼德：她还不怎么了解我呢。
梅婶婶：因为你没让她了解啊。你总是神神秘秘的。告诉我，让玛丽·简知道你有多在乎她，这难道很危险吗？除了她，人人都知道！
彼德：我马上回来！
（给MJ电话）
彼德：哦，快点。接电话啊。嗨，MJ，我是……
MJ的电话留言：嗨！我是MJ，听到一声响后请唱歌。
彼德：MJ，我是彼德，你在吗？喂？你在吗？我打电话看看你怎样了。你回来后给我个电话好吗？行吗？好了，别往高处和暗巷里走……喂？
绿恶魔：哈哈哈哈。蜘蛛侠出来玩玩好吗？
彼德：她在哪？
注释：
1) faint n. 晕阙，虚弱
2) trash n. 垃圾，废物
3) freak out 极度兴奋，行为反常
4) black eye 名誉扫地，臭名昭著
5) awesome a. 令人敬畏的
6) shirk v. 逃避，推卸
7) chore n. 家务杂事
8) weird a. 怪异的
9) criminal n. 犯罪者
10) lecture v. 训诫
11) preach v. 说教
12) vigilante n. 义务警员
13) menace n. 危险物
14) creepy a. 爬行的
15) crawler n. 爬行者
16) infamous a. 声名狼藉的
17) crush n. 迷恋，迷恋的对象
18) beep n. 哔哔响
★★《2003年03月号-第39期-Disc01-06》★★
The Marketing Strategies of Hollywood
Consuello: Be prepared for a Hollywood holiday 1)blitz! The season is getting its 2)kick-off with one of the most 3)anticipated films this weekend. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the 4)sequel to the wildly successful Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, which sold 971 million dollars worth of tickets world-wide. But this year's holiday offerings are 5)wrapped in more marketing tie-ins than ever, designed to pack you into theatres as well as into stores. Are they worth the price of admission? Joining us is the Wall Street Journal's Hollywood 6)columnist, Tom King. Tom, good to see you.
King: Good to see you, Consuella.
Consuello: Now look, I learned from your column that the New James Bond movie, Die Another Day, will have some 24 different tie-ins. What is going on here?
King: Yikes! Look out, Consuella and all you other movie-goers out there! MGM, I think, is setting some kind of record here by 7)lining up so many marketing companies to help it promote its movies. Not only are they hooking up with Finlandia Vodka and Aspen-Martin cars, but they've also made promotional tie-in arrangements with Samsonite Luggage, and Circuit City.
Consuello: Why are they doing this, Tom?
King: Well, the studios look to these marketers to help them market their movies. In a very competitive holiday movie season, the studios have to spend an awful lot of money on television advertising to open their pictures. And to 8)break through the 9)clutter, they turn to these other marketers and have them write out some cheques and spend some of their money to help them promote their films.
Consuello: Right. Now MGM's new Bond movie is one extreme. But you reported that Miramax's Pinocchio, starring Roberto Bennini of Life is Beautiful fame, is taking a different tack only three promotional partners. Why is it limiting their partners?
King: Well, if you listen to Miramax, they say that they think that if you line up 24 different promotional partners, that it will 10)backfire -- that movie-goers sense that as a real marketing 11)avalanche and that it's a turn-off to them. So Miramax said they turned only to McDonald's, FAO Schwartz, and Langer's Juice, so it's a much more conservative campaign there.
Consuello: Sounds like a balancing act between Hollywood and the marketers. Tom King, thanks for joining us.
King: Thank you.
好莱坞的新招
康休洛：准备好，好莱坞的假期闪电战开始了！本季有一部万众期待的电影要在周末开演--《哈利波特与密室》，它是《哈利波特与魔法石》的续集，后者大获成功，全球票房高达9.71亿美元。但是今年假期放映的影片比往年有更多的搭配销售，务求吸引大家既进电影院又进商店。高昂的票价是否物有所值呢？且听《华尔街杂志》的电影专栏作家汤姆·金的高论。汤姆，你好。
金：你好，康休洛。
康休洛：我从你的专栏中读到，新“007”电影《择日而亡》的搭销伙伴竟高达24家。到底是怎么回事？
金：嗳！注意了，康休洛和影迷们！米高梅又刷新记录了，它找到更多商家来帮忙宣传新片。这回它的搭销伙伴不仅Finlandia Vodka和Aspen-Martin汽车，还有Samsonite Luggage和Circuit City。
康休洛：他们为什么这么做呢，汤姆？
金：因为电影公司想让这些商家帮宣传电影。在竞争激烈的节假日播映期，首映前电影公司不得不花费巨额在电视上做宣传。为了解决困难，他们转向让别的商家出钱，利用其中部分金额来做电影宣传的费用。
康休洛：是的。米高梅的“007”新片就是个典型例子。可你还说米拉麦克斯公司的《匹诺曹》，由演过《美丽人生》的罗伯特·贝尼尼来主演，却只用了三家公司来宣传。他们为什么会限制搭销规模呢？
金：这个，不知你听过米拉麦克斯的说法没有，他们说如果一口气起用24个不同商家来做宣传，会起相反的作用--影迷们一旦察觉到宣传之势排山倒海，就会心生排斥。所以米拉麦克斯说他们只找了麦当劳、FAO Schwartz和Langer's Juice，保守地进行竞争。
康休洛：听起来像是电影公司和商家之间寻求的平衡。汤姆·金，非常感谢你的评论。
金：谢谢。
注释：
1) blitz n. 闪电战
2) kick-off n. 开始
3) anticipated a.期望的
4) sequel n. 续集，续编
5) wrap v. 包装的
6) columnist n. 专栏作家
7) line up 排列，安排
8) break through 打破，突破
9) clutter n. 混乱
10) backfire n. 相反作用
11) avalanche n. 雪崩，崩落
★★《2003年03月号-第39期-Disc01-07》★★
Leonardo DiCaprio
-- His Living Fantasy
Leonardo DiCaprio was born November 11, 1974, in Los Angeles, California, to Ermeline and George DiCaprio. And from the very beginning, his parents knew Leonardo would be special.
Victoria Looseleaf (writer): Yes, the legend is, in fact, true. Leonardo was a very 1)determined boy. In fact, he was so determined that while George and Ermeline were visiting the Ufficci Gallery in Florence and 2)gazing upon one of these 3)fabulous Leonardo DaVinci masterpieces, Ermeline was pregnant and she felt some kicks from the unborn boy. They decided, would it be a boy, they would name him Leonardo. And I'd like to say, "Yes, a masterpiece was born".
In 1996, film-maker James Cameron, best known for directing films like The Terminator and Aliens, began realizing his dream of bringing the 4)epic story of the Titanic to the big screen. But although Leo cheerfully accepted the chance to 5)audition for the role of Jack Dawson, a third-class passenger who falls in love with an 6)aristocratic beauty, he was concerned that the film might be more of a 7)showcase for special effects than for his acting ability.
Steven Smith (writer): He was interested, but he was very 8)reluctant to say "yes" to this movie. He was very reluctant because he was afraid this was going to be a big blockbuster commercial movie that wouldn't give the actors very much to do.
At the audition, DiCaprio performed brilliantly. And Cameron was convinced that Leonardo could 9)convey the 10)blend of 11)impetuousness and sensitivity he was looking for. But overcoming DiCaprio's concerns about the part proved no easy task.
Steven Smith: James Cameron said that he auditioned Leo for 15 minutes. Leo auditioned him for three months. He really just couldn't make up his mind. And finally James Cameron said, "Look, you may think that this is not a difficult role, you may think that this is just a nice typical hero role, but it's not." And that's when he got Leo's attention. And, in fact, later Leo said that this was an extremely difficult part for him to play because it was the closest role he had had to himself.
Co-starring as Leonardo's love interest in the film, was British actress Kate Winslet.
Steven Smith: Fortunately, Leo had a tremendous 12)ally in his co-star, Kate Winslet. They really 13)hit it off. DiCaprio said that it wasn't a romantic relationship, but it was a great friendship. They seemed to have a good kind of teasing side with each other, they got through their love scene with a lot of laughs, and evidently they both kept each other 14)sane during this process.
Kate Winslet: It sounds really nuts to say this, but we are really like brother and sister. And we shared so much, I mean on a personal level. He's got lots of my secrets and I've got heaps of his and I'd never tell a soul.
After six 15)grueling months, Titanic completed shooting in March of 1997. And when it was released to movie theatres just nine months later, it quickly became the most successful film in history, eventually earning nearly 2 billion dollars world-wide. Overnight, Leonardo DiCaprio was catapulted from teen heart-throb to international superstar. But it was a change he greeted with mixed emotions.
Leonardo DiCaprio: It's surreal and I'm just getting used to it. I mean I don't have a perfect answer for it 'cause I don't really know, you know. This is all sort of new to me.
Steven Smith: Titanic really sealed the fate of Leonardo DiCaprio in some ways that I think he isn't entirely happy with. Of course he was thrilled that the movie was so successful. With Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio has given up a large part of his privacy, the privacy that is very important to him.
Leonardo DiCaprio: I've taken sort of two roles that have definitely like jumped up my popularity curve, for whatever reasons, so I'm adjusting to it. I mean, it's cool, but... we'll see how it is.
Steven Smith: For Leo's fans, the most 16)disastrous event of 1998 was his failure to get an Oscar 17)nomination for Titanic. And I don't think that Leonardo DiCaprio is losing sleep over his failure to get an Oscar nomination. He is doing this because he has to. This is what he does. This is what he was put on the planet to do.
