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17.Opening Remarks for the 74th Oscar Academy Awards
17.湯姆·克魯斯第74屆奧斯卡頒獎典禮開幕詞
When the great director Billy Wilder was asked what makes a movie unforgettable, his answer was simple, "A little bit of magic!" We're all here tonight or sitting at home watching because something came off a movie screen: a little bit of magic touched our lives. And you always remember where you were: the theater, the popcorn, the people you were with when it happened.
當人們問及偉大的導演比利·懷爾德是什么使一部電影令人難以忘懷時，他的回答非常簡單：“一點點魅力！”今天晚上，所有嘉賓聚集在此，所有電視觀眾聚焦熒屏，是因為電影屏幕給我們帶來的那“一點點魅力”觸動了我們的生命。當它上演時，你總會記著你身處何地：戲院，爆米花，還有那時你身旁的那個人。
It was 1968, my family was living in Ottawa, Canada, and the movie was Stanley Kubrick's 2001: a Space Odyssey; I couldn't help stop thinking about what is life, what is space, what is existence? I was 6 years old. And I knew right then and there I wanted to be an astronaut.
1968年，我們全家生活在加拿大的渥太華，當時有一部斯坦利·庫布里克主演的電影《2001年太空漫游》在上演。看完這部電影，我不禁開始思考：什么是生命？什么是宇宙?什么是存在？那個時候，我6歲。我決定成為一名宇航員。
My family traveled a lot: the white-hot thrill of Jaws that was Louisville, Kentucky; senior year, New Jersey Apocalypse Now, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Raging Bull. I knew I wanted to be an actor. In good times and poor times, movies were my lifesaver. And then last September came an event that would change us. An actor friend said to me: "What are we doing? What are we doing? Is it important? Is it even important what I do?" And what of a night like tonight, should we celebrate the joy and magic the movies bring? Well, dare I say it? More than ever! A small scene, a gesture, even a glance between characters can cross lines, break through barriers, melt prejudie, just plain make us laugh, it brings us all together, that little bit of magic. That's just me.
我的家庭經歷過數次搬遷。在肯塔基州的路易絲維爾，《大白鯊》給了我最強烈的震撼；高中的時候，我在新澤西州和賓夕法尼亞州的弗吉谷又先后受到《現代啟示錄》和《憤怒的公牛》兩部電影的感染。那時我想成為一名演員。無論身處順境還是在逆境，電影都是我的救生員。去年發生了911事件，我們對于工作和生活的態度也發生了改變。一位演員朋友對我說：“我們在做什么？我們究竟是在做什么？重要嗎？我們所做的一切重要嗎？”在今天這樣一個美妙的夜晚，我們應不應該慶祝電影給我們帶來的歡樂和魅力？我想我敢說：我們要更加隆重地慶祝！電影里的一個小場景、一個手勢，甚至演員之間的一點眼神交流，都可以跨越彼此之間的界限，打破彼此之間的屏障，消融彼此之間的偏見。或者更直白地說，電影讓我們歡笑，使我們在一起。這就是那一點點魅力。這就是我對于電影的理解。
Tonight we are going to listen to you. Documentary filmmaker Errol Morris crisscrossed America asking movie goers and culture-makers a question: "What do movies mean to you?" And you answered. So let's expand this beautiful stage into every one of your homes. And maybe even some of you will answer this question as you stand on this stage tonight, "What do movies mean to you?" So pull up a sofa It's just us, talking. It's Oscar night.
今天晚上，我們將聽取各位的理解。紀錄片和制作人埃羅爾·莫里斯走遍美國各地，向電影觀眾和文藝傳播者提出了一個問題：“電影對于您來說意味著什么？”你們已經給出了答案。那么現在，讓我們把這個美麗的舞臺延伸到每一個家庭。或許你們之中會有人站在今晚的舞臺上回答這個問題：“電影對于您來說意味著什么？”現在，讓我們站起來，讓我們來共同探討這個問題。奧斯卡頒獎典禮，現在開始！
