Tang Wei: A Debut as Big as the Country She Comes

[英语电影]

Based on a short story by best-selling Chinese author Eileen Chang, Lust, Caution is an espionage1 thriller2 set in World WarⅡ-era Shanghai. From the outset of production the film has been shrouded3 in veil upon veil of mystery—not the least of which is the film’s leading lady, 27-old-year Tang Wei. A graduate of Beijing’s Central Academy of Drama, where she majored in theater and directing, Tang was cast in Lust, Caution after auditioning—along with hundreds of other actors—as part of a continent-wide search Lee conducted for the film. Tang made her big-screen debut alongside a cast of Asian-cinema heavyweights4 that includes Tony Leung and Joan Chen.
Throughout most of Lust, Caution, Tang’s character is closed and withdrawn5. But when we questioned the actress about her motivations and plans, she proved more open and willing to discussion.


根据中国畅销书作家张爱玲的短篇小说改编的《色,戒》,是一部以二战时的上海为背景的间谍片,故事扣人心弦。自开机以来,该片就一直笼罩在层层神秘的面纱之中——尤其是该片的女主角、27岁的汤唯。汤唯毕业于北京中央戏剧学院,主修戏剧与导演专业。在李安为《色,戒》举行的大陆选角活动中,她在几百个前往试镜的演员中脱颖而出,担纲出演该片。汤唯首次登上大银幕,便与亚洲影圈中的重量级演员如梁朝伟、陈冲等同台献艺。
    整个影片中,汤唯饰演的角色大多时孤僻寡言。但是当我们问及这位女演员的人生抱负和规划时,她却显得落落大方,非常乐于交谈。

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1. espionage  n. 间谍
2. thriller   n. 惊险故事
3. shroud   v. 遮蔽;隐藏
4. heavyweight   n. 特别重要的人物
5. withdrawn   adj. 性格内向的
6. coincidence   n. 巧合,一致
7. wardrobe   n. 剧装
8. swollen   adj. 肿胀的
9. creep in 悄悄混进

10. mah-jong n.   麻将
11. etiquette  n. 礼节
12. from scratch 从零开始

13. demolish   v. 毁坏,破坏
14. let nature take its course 任其自然发展
15. Sino-Japanese adj. 中日的
16. heroine   n. 女主人公
17. assassinate   v. 暗杀
18. traitor  n. 叛徒
19. seduce  v. 诱惑
20. incorporate   v. 掺杂;融入