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Put Dances with Wolves at the top of your list of great movies to see. Although there have been many movies about Native Americans released1， this is far superior2 to all the others. It is certainly a very powerful and educational film which teaches as well as entertains3. Three reasons that why of Dances with Wolves is so popular are the plot， the characters， and its language and setting.

請(qǐng)將《與狼共舞》放在必看的精彩電影首位。盡管有許多關(guān)于美洲印第安人的電影，但這部電影絕對(duì)遠(yuǎn)勝其他電影。它無疑是寓教于樂、震撼而富有教育意義的一部電影。《與狼共舞》受歡迎的原因有三個(gè)：情節(jié)，人物，語言和場(chǎng)景。

The exciting plot begins during the time of the Civil War， a period in American history when there were many conflicts4 between the white men and the Native Americans on the plains5. The cruel white people came onto the land， mercilessly6 killing anything in their way， whether buffaloes7 or Indians. The Plains Native Americans did not want to leave the land they loved， but they were forced to or die. In this movie we can see their side of the story. The only weakness is that the film lasts close to three hours. Although it is too long， Dances with Wolves keeps your attention all the time， especially during the wars between the whites and the Indians.

激動(dòng)人心的情節(jié)始于美國(guó)歷史上的內(nèi)戰(zhàn)時(shí)期，當(dāng)時(shí)白人與平原上的美洲印第安人之間存在諸多沖突。殘暴的白人來到了這片土地，無情地清除一切阻礙，無論是水牛還是印第安人。平原美洲印第安人不想離開他們深愛的土地，但他們要么被迫背井離鄉(xiāng)，要么死亡。在這部電影中，我們可以了解到他們的故事。這部電影唯一的缺點(diǎn)是時(shí)長(zhǎng)近三個(gè)小時(shí)，雖然過長(zhǎng)，但《與狼共舞》始終讓你集中注意力，尤其是白人和印第安人之間開戰(zhàn)的時(shí)候。

In addition to these conflicts， the movie is helped by the colorful characters. Dances with Wolves stars Kevin Costner， who plays the main character and narrator8， Lt. John Dunbar. He is later called “Dances with Wolves” by the Native Americans. Costner is perfect because he acts just like a real white man who lived with the Native Americans. For example， he hunts with them， eats their food， learns their language， and marries a woman from the tribe. The other actors and actresses are also excellent. One is played by a real Native American—Graham Greene as “Kicking Bird”.

除了這些沖突，這部電影還具有豐富多彩的人物形象?！杜c狼共舞》的主演凱文·科斯特納，扮演主角兼旁白約翰·鄧巴中尉。在劇中，他被美洲印第安人叫做“與狼共舞”?？扑固丶{演得很好，因?yàn)樗堇[出了一個(gè)真正的白人與美洲印第安人一起生活的場(chǎng)景，比如他和他們一起狩獵，享用他們的食物，學(xué)習(xí)他們的語言，并與部落中的女人結(jié)婚。當(dāng)然，其他男女演員也非常出色，其中有一個(gè)是真正的美洲印第安人——格雷厄姆·格林，在劇中扮演“踢鳥”。

The third which makes Dances with Wolves a real winner is its realistic language and setting. Because they speak in their native tongue， the film uses subtitles9 some of the time. This makes it seem far more real than other movies where Native Americans speak just like white settlers which seems not real. The language is not only interesting to hear， but using their own words shows respect for the Indian culture. The backdrop10 of all of this is some beautiful scenery. Dances with Wolves is filmed in different parts of the country during different seasons. The viewer sees colorful natural scenes that make you feel as if you are right there.

《與狼共舞》倍受青睞的第三個(gè)原因是其地道的語言和真實(shí)的環(huán)境。因?yàn)樗麄冇媚刚Z交流，所以電影有時(shí)會(huì)用到字幕，這讓它看起來比其他電影更加真實(shí)。在其他電影中，美洲印第安人像白人定居者一樣講話，看起來不太真實(shí)。這種本土語言不僅聽起來令人興趣大增，而且使用他們的母語也表達(dá)了對(duì)印第安文化的尊重。而所有這一切的背景是仙境般的風(fēng)景，《與狼共舞》在全國(guó)不同地區(qū)的不同季節(jié)進(jìn)行了拍攝，因此觀眾能看到色彩繽紛的自然美景，有身臨其境之感。

Dances with Wolves is a wonderful and exciting movie—one of the best. It offers something for everyone： history， violence， friendship， adventure， realism and beauty. The breathtaking11 photography of many scenes of rivers， mountains， plains， snowstorms， and wild animals， as well as the Native American way of life， is like looking at a National Geographic12 magazine. You will find it an interesting and very worthwhile film with strong conflicts， characters and setting. It is a “must see” for you and your whole family.

《與狼共舞》是一部精彩絕倫、令人興奮不已的、最佳電影之一。它啟迪了每一個(gè)人：歷史、暴力、友誼、冒險(xiǎn)、現(xiàn)實(shí)主義和美景。令人驚嘆的河流、山脈、平原、暴風(fēng)雪、野生動(dòng)物，以及美洲印第安人生活方式的場(chǎng)景，就像是在翻閱國(guó)家地理雜志。你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)它具有強(qiáng)烈畫面感的爭(zhēng)斗、人物和場(chǎng)景，是一部有趣且非常有價(jià)值的電影，絕對(duì)是你和全家“必看”的電影。

Notes

1. release? ?v. 發(fā)行;上映

2. superior? adj. 好于平均的，好過其他的，優(yōu)越的

3. entertain? v. 使有興趣;使快樂

4. conflict n. （軍事）沖突;戰(zhàn)斗

5. plain? n. 平原

6. merciless? adj. 冷酷無情的，殘忍的，毫無憐憫之心的

7. buffalo? ?n. 水牛;野牛

8. narrator n.（書或電影中的）敘述者，講述者，旁白者

9. subtitle? n.（電影或電視節(jié)目的）字幕

10. backdrop? n. 背景

11. breathtaking adj. 極其刺激的;美得驚人的;驚人的

12. geographic adj. 地理學(xué)的，地理的