Steven Spielberg is a prolific and super-successful American film director and producer. He has won three Best Movie Oscars, among hundreds of other awards. His movies have made nearly $8 billion, the highest for any filmmaker in history. ‘Time’ magazine listed him as one of the 100 greatest people of the 20th Century. ‘Life’ named him the most influential person of his generation.
史蒂文·斯皮爾伯格非常多產,他的導演和制作人之路在美國取得了重大成功。他獲得了三座奧斯卡最佳影片獎,以及數百座其它獎項。他的電影創下了接近80億美元的票房,他也因此成為了歷史上最賺錢的電影制作人。“時代”雜志將他評選為20世紀一百位偉大人物之一。“生活”雜志將他評為同一時代最具影響力的人物。
Spielberg was born in Ohio in 1946. He was interested in movies when he was very young. At 12, he made a 9-minute film to earn his Boy Scout photography badge. Aged 13, he won a prize for a 40-minute war movie. When he was 16, Spielberg filmed a 2-hour science fiction epic. He set his sights on Hollywood.
1946年,斯皮爾伯出生于美國俄亥俄州。他從小就對電影產生了濃厚的興趣。12歲那年,因他制作的9分鐘短片而獲得了“童子軍”攝影勛章。13歲時,斯皮爾伯格拍攝了一部40分鐘的戰爭電影,并再次獲獎。16歲的他拍攝了一部長達兩個小時的科幻冒險電影。進軍好萊塢也因此成為了他的目標。
Spielberg failed to get into film school because of his high school grades. He was undeterred and went directly to Universal Studios, where he got a position as an intern. In 1968, he made a short film that caught the attention of Universal’s vice president. Spielberg became Hollywood’s youngest ever director. He spent seven years making TV movies.
由于高中成績不理想,斯皮爾伯沒能如愿進入電影學院。但是他并沒有因此而退縮,他直接前往了環球影業,并成為了一名實習生。1968年,他所制作的短片電影引起了“環球影業”副主席的關注。斯皮爾伯隨即成為了好萊塢歷史上最年輕的導演。他導演了七年電視電影。
Spielberg’s first major movie was the shark horror film ‘Jaws’. It was a sensational hit and made Spielberg a household name. He has since made many blockbusters that have become a part of world culture, including Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones and E.T. Spielberg has also dealt with serious issues such as slavery, the Holocaust and terrorism. He has also ventured into video game production.
他的首部主要影片為驚悚電影《大白鯊》。這部影片獲得了轟動,并使他成為了家喻戶曉的名字。自此之后,他導演了多部能夠納入世界文化的巨作,包括《侏羅紀公園》、《奪寶奇兵》、《E.T.》。此外,他還參與解決了如奴隸制、大屠殺、恐怖主義等重大問題。他還嘗試了電腦游戲的制作。
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