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原文链接：女性主义电影《好东西》为何能在中国大获成功 - 纽约时报中文网
原文发布日期：Dec 12, 2024
作者：王月眉
《好东西》导演邵艺辉（右）与剧组成员在北京出席影片首映式。这部女性题材的喜剧片已成为中国票房最卖座的电影之一。 Visual China Group, via Getty Images
《好东西》导演邵艺辉（右）与剧组成员在北京出席影片首映式。这部女性题材的喜剧片已成为中国票房最卖座的电影之一。 Visual China Group, via Getty Images
The movie calls out stigmas against female sexuality and stereotypes about single mothers. It name-drops feminist scholars, features a woman recalling domestic violence and laments Chinese censorship.
这部电影批评了对女性性欲的污名化和对单亲妈妈的刻板印象。片中提到女权主义学者的名字，片中一位女性回想曾经经受的家庭暴力，并谴责中国的审查制度。
 
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  1. call out stigmas against… 批评了对……的污名化
      2. stigma noun /ˈstɪɡmə/ [uncountable, countable, usually singular] negative feelings that people have about particular circumstances or characteristics that somebody may have 耻辱；羞耻
  1. 性欲 sexuality
  1. 单亲妈妈 single mothers
  1. 对……的刻板印象 stereotypes about…
  1. 提到 name-drop
      2. name-drop verb /ˈneɪm drɒp//ˈneɪm drɑːp/ [intransitive, transitive] (disapproving) to mention the names of famous people you know or have met in order to impress other people提到所认识的名人以引起别人的注意
  1. 女权主义学者 feminist scholar [C]
  1. 回想 recall
  1. 家庭暴力 domestic violence
  1. 谴责中国的审查制度 lament Chinese censorship
      2. lament verb /ləˈment/ (formal) lament something | lament that… | + speech to have or express very sad feelings about somebody/something 对…感到悲痛；痛惜；对…表示失望 synonym bemoan, bewail
This is not some indie film streamed secretly by viewers circumventing China’s internet firewall. It is China’s biggest movie right now — and has even garnered praise from the ruling Communist Party’s mouthpiece.
这不是什么需要绕过中国的互联网防火墙到某个平台上偷偷播放的独立电影。这是中国目前最卖座的电影，甚至赢得了中共喉舌媒体的赞扬。
Expressions
  1. 绕过 circumvent verb
      2. circumvent /ˌsɜːrkəmˈvent/ (formal) circumvent something to find a way of avoiding a difficulty or a rule设法回避；规避
  1. 独立电影 indie film
  1. 偷偷播放 stream secretly
  1. 中国的互联网防火墙 China’s internet firewall
  1. 赢得中共喉舌媒体的赞扬 garner praise from the ruling Communist Party’s mouthpiece
      2. garner /ˈɡɑːrnər/ (formal) verb garner something to obtain or collect something such as information, support, etc.获得，得到，收集（信息、支持等）synonym gather, acquire
      mouthpiece (of/for somebody) (often disapproving) a person, newspaper, etc. that speaks to represent another person or group of people 喉舌；代言人；发言人
The success of “Her Story,” a comedy that topped China’s box office for the last three weeks, is in some ways unexpected, at a time when the government has cracked down on feminist activism, encouraged women to embrace marriage and childbearing and severely limited independent speech.
喜剧片《好东西》在过去三周连续占据中国票房榜首。在政府打击女权活动人士、鼓励女性结婚生子、严格限制独立言论的时候，这部影片的成功在某种意义上有点出乎意料。
 
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  1. 《好东西》Her Story
  1. 喜剧片 comedy [C]
  1. 占据中国票房榜首 top China’s box office
  1. 在某种意义上有点出乎意料 in some ways unexpected
  1. 打击女权活动人士 crack down on feminist activism
  1. 鼓励女性结婚生子 encourage women to embrace marriage and childbearing
      2. childbearing noun /ˈtʃaɪldbeərɪŋ/ [uncountable] the process of giving birth to children 分娩；生孩子
      • women of childbearing age 育龄妇女
      • Some women defer childbearing in favour of a career. 一些女性推迟生育以支持事业。
  1. 严格限制独立言论 severely limit independent speech
The film’s reception reflects the unpredictable nature of censorship in the country, as well as the growing appetite for female-centered stories. Discussion of women’s issues is generally allowed so long as it does not morph into calls for rights. “Her Story,” which some have called China’s answer to “Barbie,” cushions many of its social critiques with jokes.
这部影片受到的欢迎反映了中国审查制度的不可预测，以及观众对以女性为主的故事越来越感兴趣。政府一般允许讨论女性问题，只要这些讨论不变成权利诉求。《好东西》用喜剧情节缓和了片中的许多社会批评，被一些人称为中国版的《芭比》(Barbie)。
Expressions
  1. 受到的欢迎 reception
  1. 审查制度 censorship
  1. 对……越来越感兴趣 growing appetite for…
  1. 变成权力诉求 morph into calls for rights
      2. morph verb [intransitive, transitive] morph (somebody/something) (into somebody/something) to change, or make somebody/something change, into something different（使）变化；（使）改变
  1. 一些人称为中国版的《芭比》（Barbie）some have called China’s answer to “Barbie”
  1. 用喜剧情节缓解了许多社会批判 cushion many of its social critiques with jokes
The director of “Her Story,” Shao Yihui, has emphasized at public appearances that she is not interested in provoking “gender antagonism,” an accusation that official media has sometimes lobbed against feminists.
《好东西》的导演邵艺辉已在公开场合强调，她对挑起“性别对立”不感兴趣。官方媒体批评女权主义者时有时使用这种指责。
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  1. 在公开场合强调 emphasize at public appearances
  1. 挑起 provoke
  1. 性别对立 gender antagonism
      2. antagonism noun /ænˈtæɡənɪzəm/ [uncountable, plural] antagonism (to/toward(s) somebody/something) | antagonism (between A and B) feelings of opposition and hate 对立情绪；对抗情绪；敌对；敌意 synonym hostility
  1. 批评 lob against
  1. 指责 accusation [C]
At a time of sluggish growth and anemic ticket sales, movie producers — and perhaps government regulators — have been eager to attract female audience members, an increasingly important consumer base. Other recent hit movies have also been directed by and starred women, including the year’s top box office performer, “YOLO.”
在中国电影市场增长缓慢、票房惨淡之际，电影制片人——或许还有政府监管者们——都在想方设法吸引女性观众，她们是一个越来越重要的消费群体。最近的其他几部热门电影也由女性导演和主演，包括今年春节档的票房冠军《热辣滚烫》。
Expressions
  1. 市场增长缓慢 sluggish growth
  1. 票房惨淡 anemic ticket sales
      2. anaemic adjective /əˈniːmɪk/ (British English) (North American English anemic) anemic adj. weak and not having much effect衰弱无力的；无生气的
      synonym feeble
      • an anaemic performance 一场有气无力的表演
  1. 电影制片人 movie producer [C]
  1. 政府监管者 government regulator [C]
  1. 想方设法吸引女性观众 be eager to attract female audience members
  1. 消费群体 consumer base
  1. 热门电影 hit movies
  1. 女性主演 star women
      2. star verb /stɑːr/ perform in movie/play在电影／戏剧中扮演角色 [intransitive] to have one of the main parts in a film, play, etc.主演；担任主角
  1. 票房冠军 top box office performer
  1. 《热辣滚烫》YOLO
Still, “Her Story,” the second feature from Ms. Shao, 33, was not expected to reach anywhere near this level of success. It was low-budget and at first released only in a few major cities.
尽管如此，人们并没有想到33岁的邵艺辉的第二部作品《好东西》会取得今天这样的成功。这部低预算的影片最初只在几个大城市上映。
Expressions
  1. 尽管如此 still
  1. 作品 feature noun
      2. feature (old-fashioned) the main film in a cinema programme（电影的）正片，故事片
  1. 没有想到会取得今天这样的成功 be not expected to reach anywhere near this level of success
  1. 低预算 low-budget
  1. 上映 release
It follows two women who become neighbors in Shanghai: Xiao Ye, a free-spirited but emotionally vulnerable singer, and Wang Tiemei, a no-nonsense former journalist and single mother to 9-year-old Molly. As their friendship develops, the women team up to raise Molly; encourage each other professionally; and laugh at their clueless suitors, who try to outdo each other in quoting feminist theory and declaring their “original sin” of being born male.
故事情节围绕两名在上海成为邻居的女性展开。歌手小叶自由奔放、但情感脆弱。当过记者的王铁梅严肃务实，是九岁女孩王茉莉的单亲妈妈。随着友谊加深，她们携手照顾王茉莉，在事业上互相鼓励；她们嘲笑追求她们的毫无头绪的男性，后者试图用引用女权主义理论、宣称自己生为男性是“原罪”，以此互相拆台。
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  1. 自由奔放 free-spirited
  1. 感情脆弱 emotionally vulnerable
  1. 严肃务实 no-nonsense
      2. no-nonsense adjective /ˌnəʊ ˈnɒnsns//ˌnəʊ ˈnɑːnsens/, /ˌnəʊ ˈnɑːnsns/ [only before noun] simple and direct; only paying attention to important and necessary things简单直接的；言简意赅的；不说废话的
      • a no-nonsense approach/style 严肃的方法/风格
      • She was a tough, no-nonsense leader. 她是个强势、讲求实际的领导
  1. 随着友谊加深 as their friendship develops
  1. 携手照顾（孩子） team up to raise …
  1. 追求者 suitor
      2. suitor noun /ˈsuːtə(r)/
    1. (old-fashioned) a man who wants to marry a particular woman求婚者
        • He was an ardent suitor.他是一个热情的追求者。
        • In the play, the heroine has to choose between three suitors.剧中，女主角要在三个求婚者中作出选择。
    2. (business商业) a company that wants to buy another company 有意收购另一公司的公司
        • a merger proposal from an unwanted suitor不受欢迎的追求者提出的合并建议
  1. 拆台 outdo
      2. outdo verb /ˌaʊtˈduː/ outdo somebody/something to do more or better than somebody else 胜过；优于 synonym beat
影片的两名主角是自由奔放、但感情脆弱的歌手小叶（右）和当过记者、严肃务实的单亲妈妈王铁梅。 Maxtimes Pictures
影片的两名主角是自由奔放、但感情脆弱的歌手小叶（右）和当过记者、严肃务实的单亲妈妈王铁梅。 Maxtimes Pictures
Ticket sales were initially slow, but the women who did watch became fervent evangelists. The film soon became ubiquitous. It now has a 9.1 rating out of 10 on the Chinese film-rating site Douban and has taken in more than $77 million, according to Maoyan, which tracks ticket sales. It is projected to be one of China’s top 15 highest-grossing films of the year.
这部电影的票房最初并不高，但看过电影的女性成了它最热情的宣传者，电影很快在全国各地上映。该片在中国电影评级网站豆瓣上的评分是9.1（满分为10）；据跟踪票房表现的猫眼网站，其票房收入已超过5.7亿元，它有望将成为中国今年票房最高的15部电影之一。
Expressions
  1. 票房 ticket sales
  1. 最热情的宣传者 fervent evangelist
      2. fervent adjective /ˈfɜːvənt/ [usually before noun] having or showing very strong and sincere feelings about something 热情的；热忱的；热诚的；热烈的 synonym ardent
      evangelist noun /ɪˈvændʒəlɪst/ a person who tries to persuade people to become Christians, especially by travelling around the country holding religious meetings or speaking on radio or television（基督教）布道者 see also televangelist
  1. taken in more than $77 million 票房收入已超过5.7亿元
  1. 票房最高的电影 highest-grossing film
Among young women it has spawned memes, podcast episodes and T-shirts.
在年轻女性中，它催生了米姆、播客和T恤衫。
Expressions
  1. 催生 spawn
      2. spawn verb [transitive] spawn something (often disapproving) to cause something to develop or be produced引发；引起；导致；造成
      • The band's album spawned a string of hit singles. 这支乐队的专辑带出一连串走红的单曲
  1. 播客 podcast episodes
Xu Tianyi, a student in the central Chinese city of Luoyang, said she had never seen a movie that directly addressed so many topics women cared about. She cited a scene in which Tiemei is shamed online for writing about her sex life, by people who suggest she’s a bad mother.
洛阳市的一名学生徐天一（音）说，她此前从未看过一部如此直接地探讨诸多女性关注话题的电影。她提到了这样一个场景：铁梅在网上因为写自己的性生活而遭到网暴，留下恶评的网民说她不是个好母亲。
Expressions
  1. 探讨诸多话题 address so many topics
But the film’s heartwarming story made it accessible for people new to feminism too, said Ms. Xu, who counted herself among that group. “This movie is gentle, but it also has a little edge.” She and her friends had been quoting lines from the movie to each other. “It shows that feminism is spreading.”
但徐天一说，电影温馨的故事情节让刚接触女权主义的人也能接受。徐天一自己也属于这一群体。她说：“这部电影是柔和的，但是会有一点锐利。”她和朋友们一直在引用电影中的台词。“这是女性主义普及的现象。”
Expressions
  1. 刚接触 new to
  1. 锐利 edge
The movie has its critics, including some who griped that the men in the movie are portrayed as inept or clownlike. On Hupu, a sports forum popular with male users, the movie has a rating of 4.9.
这部电影也遭遇了批评，有些人抱怨电影中的男性被描绘成无能的形象，或者显得像是小丑。在深受男性用户欢迎的体育论坛虎扑上，这部电影的评分为4.9。
Expressions
  1. 遭遇批评 have its critics
  1. 抱怨 grip
      2. grip somebody/something (of an emotion or a situation情绪或形势) to have a powerful effect on somebody/something对…产生强有力的影响
  1. 无能的 inept
  1. 像小丑 clownlike
  1. 评分 rating
But generally, the response has been positive — even from somewhat unexpected quarters.
但总体而言，关于这部电影的反响还是积极的——甚至来自一些意想不到的方面。
Expressions
  1. 反响 response
A commentary in People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s mouthpiece, praised the movie’s depiction of “humorous and absurd” aspects of daily life. It did not explicitly acknowledge specific women’s issues the movie raised, such as domestic violence but it said that directors should, like Ms. Shao, reflect what audiences cared about.
共产党的喉舌《人民日报》在一篇评论文章中称赞了这部电影对日常生活“幽默与荒诞”的描写。文章没有明确认可电影中提出的具体女性问题，比如家庭暴力，但表示导演们应该像邵艺辉一样，反映观众关心的问题。
Expressions
  1. 喉舌 mouthpiece
  1. 《人民日报》People’s Daily
  1. 共产党 the Communist Party
  1. 评论文章 commentary
  1. 明确认可 explicitly acknowledge
Xiaoning Lu, a scholar of Chinese cinema at the University of London, said that the authorities often left room for people to vent their frustrations, so long as they didn’t cross political lines.
伦敦大学中国电影学者陆小宁表示，只要人们不越过政治界限，当局往往会给人们留下发泄不满的空间。
Expressions
  1. 中国电影学者 a scholar of Chinese cinema
  1. 伦敦大学 University of London
  1. 发泄不满 vent one’s frustrations
  1. 越过政治界限 cross political lines
Female-centered storytelling was not inherently anathema to the state, she added, noting that an actress in “Her Story” also recently starred in a television drama about a real-life female principal, a party member, who helps impoverished rural schoolgirls.
她还说，以女性为中心的叙事方式本质上并不是政府的禁忌，并指出《好东西》中的一位女演员最近还主演了一部电视剧，讲述一位现实生活中的党员女校长帮助贫困农村女学生的故事。
Expressions
  1. 本质 inherently
  1. 禁忌 anathema to…
      2. anathema noun /əˈnæθəmə/ [uncountable, countable, usually singular] (formal) a thing or an idea that you hate because it is the opposite of what you believe可憎的事物；可恶的想法
      • Racial prejudice is (an) anathema to me. 对我来说，种族歧视非常可恶。
  1. 党员 party member
  1. 贫困农村女学生 impoverished rural schoolgirl
 
“There are many faces of feminism in China,” Dr. Lu said. “It’s for the artist or director to find a balance. What is the limit? How much can you push the boundaries?”
“中国女权主义有很多面，”陆小宁说。“艺术家或导演需要找到平衡点。界限在哪里？你能在多大程度上推动边界？”
Expressions
  1. 找到平衡点 find a balance
  1. 推动边界 push the boundaries
Some of the movie’s sharpest references were not about feminism, but about censorship or people using accusations of political disloyalty to settle personal grudges (a classmate of Molly’s tries to report her to their teacher when she outperforms him academically). But those scenes were fleeting.
电影中最尖锐的批评并非关于女权主义，而是针对审查制度，或者人们利用政治不忠诚的指控来解决个人恩怨（茉莉的一位同学试图向老师举报她，因为她的成绩比他好）。但这些场景一晃而过。
Expressions
  1. 最尖锐的批评 sharpest reference [C]
  1. 政治不忠诚 political disloyalty
  1. 解决个人恩怨 settle personal grudges
      2. grudge noun /ɡrʌdʒ/ grudge (against somebody) a feeling of anger or dislike towards somebody because of something bad they have done to you in the past 积怨；怨恨；嫌隙
  1. 成绩比某人好 outperform somebody academically
  1. 场景 scene [C}
  1. 一晃而过 fleet verb
 
Still, even as the director has been careful to avoid accusations of radicalism, she has defended so-called “extreme feminists.” At a question-and-answer session with audience members last month, she said that she simply may not be as brave as others who spoke out more pointedly.
尽管导演一直小心翼翼地避免被指激进主义，但她还是为所谓的“极端女权”辩护。在上月与观众的问答环节中，她说自己可能不像其他发言更尖锐的人士那样勇敢。
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  1. 小心翼翼地避免被指激进主义 avoid accusations of radicalism
      2. radicalism noun /ˈrædɪkəlɪzəm/ [uncountable] belief in radical ideas and principles, especially on political and social issues 激进主义
  1. 辩护 defend
  1. 极端女权 extreme feminist
  1. 问答环节 question-and-answer session
  1. 观众 audience member [C}
  1. 发言更尖锐 speak out more pointedly
“It’s only because of extreme voices that people pay attention,” Ms. Shao said. “If everyone’s voice was very mild, it’s actually similar to having no voice.”
“是因为有偏激的声音才会有人注意到，”邵艺辉说。“如果每个人的声音都很温和，那其实就相当于没有。”
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  1. 偏激的声音 extreme voices

表达总结

电影相关

  1. 独立电影 indie film
  1. 《好东西》Her Story
  1. 喜剧片 comedy [C]
  1. 占据中国票房榜首 top China’s box office
  1. 一些人称为中国版的《芭比》（Barbie）some have called China’s answer to “Barbie”
  1. 票房惨淡 anemic ticket sales
  1. 电影制片人 movie producer [C]
  1. 想方设法吸引女性观众 be eager to attract female audience members
  1. 消费群体 consumer base
  1. 热门电影 hit movies
  1. 女性主演 star women
  1. 票房冠军 top box office performer
  1. 《热辣滚烫》YOLO作品
  1. feature noun
  1. 低预算 low-budget
  1. 上映 release
  1. 票房 ticket sales
    1. taken in more than $77 million 票房收入已超过5.7亿元
    2. 票房最高的电影 highest-grossing film
  1. 评分 rating
  1. 反响 response
  1. 中国电影学者 a scholar of Chinese cinema
  1. 场景 scene
  1. 问答环节 question-and-answer session
  1. 观众 audience member [C}

政治相关

  1. 谴责中国的审查制度 lament Chinese censorship
  1. 中国的互联网防火墙 China’s internet firewall
  1. 严格限制独立言论 severely limit independent speech
  1. 审查制度 censorship
  1. 政府监管者 government regulator [C]
  1. 喉舌 mouthpiece
  1. 《人民日报》People’s Daily
  1. 共产党 the Communist Party
  1. 越过政治界限 cross political lines
  1. 党员 party member
  1. 政治不忠诚 political disloyalty

社会相关

  1. 单亲妈妈 single mothers
  1. 女权主义学者 feminist scholar [C]
  1. 家庭暴力 domestic violence
  1. 打击女权活动人士 crack down on feminist activism
  1. 鼓励女性结婚生子 encourage women to embrace marriage and childbearing
  1. 变成权力诉求 morph into calls for rights
  1. 用喜剧情节缓解了许多社会批判 cushion many of its social critiques with jokes
  1. 性别对立 gender antagonism
  1. 市场增长缓慢 sluggish growth
  1. 探讨诸多话题 address so many topics
  1. 发泄不满 vent one’s frustrations
  1. 小心翼翼地避免被指激进主义 avoid accusations of radicalism
  1. 极端女权 extreme feminist
  1. 发言更尖锐 speak out more pointedly
  1. 偏激的声音 extreme voices

其他

  1. call out stigmas against… 批评了对……的污名化
      2. stigma noun /ˈstɪɡmə/ [uncountable, countable, usually singular] negative feelings that people have about particular circumstances or characteristics that somebody may have 耻辱；羞耻
  1. 性欲 sexuality
  1. 对……的刻板印象 stereotypes about…
  1. 提到 name-drop
      2. name-drop verb /ˈneɪm drɒp//ˈneɪm drɑːp/ [intransitive, transitive] (disapproving) to mention the names of famous people you know or have met in order to impress other people提到所认识的名人以引起别人的注意
  1. 回想 recall
  1. 绕过 circumvent verb
  1. 偷偷播放 stream secretly
  1. 赢得中共喉舌媒体的赞扬 garner praise from the ruling Communist Party’s mouthpiece
  1. 在某种意义上有点出乎意料 in some ways unexpected
  1. 受到的欢迎 reception
  1. 对……越来越感兴趣 growing appetite for…
  1. 在公开场合强调 emphasize at public appearances
  1. 挑起 provoke
  1. 批评 lob against
  1. 指责 accusation [C]
  1. 尽管如此 still
  1. 没有想到会取得今天这样的成功 be not expected to reach anywhere near this level of success
  1. 自由奔放 free-spirited
  1. 感情脆弱 emotionally vulnerable
  1. 严肃务实 no-nonsense
  1. 随着友谊加深 as their friendship develops
  1. 携手照顾（孩子） team up to raise …
  1. 追求者 suitor
  1. 拆台 outdo
  1. 最热情的宣传者 fervent evangelist
  1. 催生 spawn
  1. 播客 podcast episodes
  1. 刚接触 new to
  1. 锐利 edge
  1. 遭遇批评 have its critics
  1. 抱怨 grip
  1. 无能的 inept
  1. 像小丑 clownlike
  1. 评论文章 commentary
  1. 明确认可 explicitly acknowledge
  1. 伦敦大学 University of London
  1. 本质 inherently
  1. 禁忌 anathema to…
  1. 贫困农村女学生 impoverished rural schoolgirl
  1. 找到平衡点 find a balance
  1. 推动边界 push the boundaries
  1. 最尖锐的批评 sharpest reference [C]
  1. 解决个人恩怨 settle personal grudges
  1. 成绩比某人好 outperform somebody academically
  1. 一晃而过 fleet verb
  1. 辩护 defend
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