1. Expand Your Cinematic Vocabulary 扩展你的电影积累
Good film criticism often involves making astute comparisons. The more diverse and numerous the films in your vocabulary, the more insightful, relevant, and intelligent your observations will be.
好的影评常常会聪明地比较一些作品。你所知道的电影种类和数量愈多，你的评论就会显得中肯而智慧，并且充满洞察力，
2. Respect the Medium You Are Criticizing 尊重你要批评的媒体
Filmmaking requires blood, sweat, and tears, sometimes literally. Directors often pour so much of themselves into their films that it becomes physically and emotionally dangerous.
拍电影是要付出血泪和汗水的，有时还真的是要流血来着。导演们常常为他们的电影倾入了太多的心血，因而不论是身理上还是心理上都已经疲惫不堪了。
3. Develop an Appreciation For All the Arts 对各种艺术类型都要懂得欣赏
This point is similar to the first one, except it is broader in scope. All of the arts resemble one another to some extent, and they all liberally plagiarize across the lines. Cultivating an appreciation for other art forms will enhance your ability to write articulately about film.
同第一条很相像，不过它的范围得更广些。各种艺术形式之间多多少少都会有相通之处，并常常触类旁通、举一反三。培养对于其它种类艺术的鉴赏能力，得以让你明白了当地评论一部电影。
4. Study Classic Film Criticism 研习经典的影评
Mastering any art form (and film criticism is an art form) inevitably requires studying the old masters of that form. A composer with no knowledge of Mozart, a writer with no appreciation for Shakespeare, and a filmmaker with no understanding of Hitchcock are all poor artists indeed.
想要精通任何一种艺术形式（影评就是一种艺术形式）必然要好好学习老前辈们的经典作品。不知道莫扎特的作曲家、不懂得欣赏莎士比亚的作家，以及不了解希区柯克的影人都不是什么一流的艺术家。
5. Develop a Unique Voice 拥有自己独特的见解
Some critics take pride in their prejudices, slinging vitriolic barbs at a specific actor or genre with relish. They develop unique voices out of their subjective views, which speaks to the heart of the critical enterprise: of the two things that set a critic apart, their specific subjectivity is the most important in establishing a consistent readership.
有些评论家在固执己见的同时还保持着一定的傲慢，挺不是滋味儿地向某个特定的演员或者电影流派亮出他们毒辣的锋芒。他们往往是从自己个人的视角提炼出独特见解，这一点道出了评论业的核心：在能把一位评论家与别人区别开来的两大要素中，（首当其冲的是他的写作才华）他们独到的主观见解是建立一个稳定阅读群体的最重要因素。
6. Don't Be Dull 不要沉闷
Reviews can be analytical, they can be clever, they can even be abstract; the one thing they should never be, however, is boring. Dullness will be the death of your future as a film critic. If you're going to write a film review, make sure you have something interesting to say.
评论文章可以分析得头头是道，可以充满智慧，甚至很抽象很深奥；但有一点却是万万不可，那就是沉闷。沉闷无聊的评论意味着你前途渺茫。如果你准备写一篇影评，确保你能有些有趣的东西可以拿来写。
7. Invest Yourself in Other Pursuits 涉足别的职业领域
Although this may seem contradictory, the film critic who only watches films to the exclusion of all other pursuits will deliver introverted, myopic reviews. To put it bluntly, a film critic should have a hobby. To put it even more bluntly than that, a film critic should have a life.
虽然看起来有点儿矛盾，但一个只看电影盲目排外的影评人只能写出闭关自守、目光短浅的文章来。说白了，影评人应该有点儿别的爱好。再说白一点，影评人应当有点儿别的生活。
8. Become an Excellent Essayist 做一个出类拔萃的随笔作家
The best pieces of film criticism could comfortably be included in a book of personal and intellectual essays. They are not so much about the film itself, but about the experience of the film (and whatever that entails).
那些最棒的影评可以被恰如其分地收录到一本充满了个性与智慧的书里头。在他们字里行间的不仅仅是有关于电影本身而已，更是关于对于这部电影的体验（不管其中包含了哪些）。
9. Avoid the Reviews of Others Before Writing...Study Them Afterwards
写作前别看别人的评论......写完了再研究
Your experience at a film is truly unlike anyone else's experience, and your work will be better the more unique and personal it is to you. Reading the reviews of others beforehand, apart from encouraging thepitfall of plagiarism, will simply dull and neuter your own experiences and thoughts.
你看一部电影的经历同别人的经历是不同的，因而你的文章对你来说是越独一无二越特立独行最好。提早看了别人的影评，会使得你的经历感受和思想内容变得暗淡无光、人云亦云，更不要不说还容易掉入抄袭的陷阱了。
10. Develop a Philosophy of Trash 培养你的"烂片哲学"
The movie doesn't have to be great; it can be stupid and empty and you can still have the joy of a good performance, or the joy in just a good line. An actor'sscowl, a small subversive gesture, a dirty remark that someone tosses off with a mock-innocent face, and the world makes a little bit of sense.
电影嘛，不一定非要拍得怎么怎么好；它可以傻不啦叽、空洞无物，但你照样能得到愉悦，也许是从不错的表演中，或者只是从一句不错的台词里头。演员的一个皱眉，破坏性的一个手势，一张毫不虚伪的脸吐出的一句咒骂，看这个世界还是有一点儿美好滴。
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Good film criticism often involves making astute comparisons. The more diverse and numerous the films in your vocabulary, the more insightful, relevant, and intelligent your observations will be.
好的影评常常会聪明地比较一些作品。你所知道的电影种类和数量愈多，你的评论就会显得中肯而智慧，并且充满洞察力，
2. Respect the Medium You Are Criticizing 尊重你要批评的媒体
Filmmaking requires blood, sweat, and tears, sometimes literally. Directors often pour so much of themselves into their films that it becomes physically and emotionally dangerous.
拍电影是要付出血泪和汗水的，有时还真的是要流血来着。导演们常常为他们的电影倾入了太多的心血，因而不论是身理上还是心理上都已经疲惫不堪了。
3. Develop an Appreciation For All the Arts 对各种艺术类型都要懂得欣赏
This point is similar to the first one, except it is broader in scope. All of the arts resemble one another to some extent, and they all liberally plagiarize across the lines. Cultivating an appreciation for other art forms will enhance your ability to write articulately about film.
同第一条很相像，不过它的范围得更广些。各种艺术形式之间多多少少都会有相通之处，并常常触类旁通、举一反三。培养对于其它种类艺术的鉴赏能力，得以让你明白了当地评论一部电影。
4. Study Classic Film Criticism 研习经典的影评
Mastering any art form (and film criticism is an art form) inevitably requires studying the old masters of that form. A composer with no knowledge of Mozart, a writer with no appreciation for Shakespeare, and a filmmaker with no understanding of Hitchcock are all poor artists indeed.
想要精通任何一种艺术形式（影评就是一种艺术形式）必然要好好学习老前辈们的经典作品。不知道莫扎特的作曲家、不懂得欣赏莎士比亚的作家，以及不了解希区柯克的影人都不是什么一流的艺术家。
5. Develop a Unique Voice 拥有自己独特的见解
Some critics take pride in their prejudices, slinging vitriolic barbs at a specific actor or genre with relish. They develop unique voices out of their subjective views, which speaks to the heart of the critical enterprise: of the two things that set a critic apart, their specific subjectivity is the most important in establishing a consistent readership.
有些评论家在固执己见的同时还保持着一定的傲慢，挺不是滋味儿地向某个特定的演员或者电影流派亮出他们毒辣的锋芒。他们往往是从自己个人的视角提炼出独特见解，这一点道出了评论业的核心：在能把一位评论家与别人区别开来的两大要素中，（首当其冲的是他的写作才华）他们独到的主观见解是建立一个稳定阅读群体的最重要因素。
6. Don't Be Dull 不要沉闷
Reviews can be analytical, they can be clever, they can even be abstract; the one thing they should never be, however, is boring. Dullness will be the death of your future as a film critic. If you're going to write a film review, make sure you have something interesting to say.
评论文章可以分析得头头是道，可以充满智慧，甚至很抽象很深奥；但有一点却是万万不可，那就是沉闷。沉闷无聊的评论意味着你前途渺茫。如果你准备写一篇影评，确保你能有些有趣的东西可以拿来写。
7. Invest Yourself in Other Pursuits 涉足别的职业领域
Although this may seem contradictory, the film critic who only watches films to the exclusion of all other pursuits will deliver introverted, myopic reviews. To put it bluntly, a film critic should have a hobby. To put it even more bluntly than that, a film critic should have a life.
虽然看起来有点儿矛盾，但一个只看电影盲目排外的影评人只能写出闭关自守、目光短浅的文章来。说白了，影评人应该有点儿别的爱好。再说白一点，影评人应当有点儿别的生活。
8. Become an Excellent Essayist 做一个出类拔萃的随笔作家
The best pieces of film criticism could comfortably be included in a book of personal and intellectual essays. They are not so much about the film itself, but about the experience of the film (and whatever that entails).
那些最棒的影评可以被恰如其分地收录到一本充满了个性与智慧的书里头。在他们字里行间的不仅仅是有关于电影本身而已，更是关于对于这部电影的体验（不管其中包含了哪些）。
9. Avoid the Reviews of Others Before Writing...Study Them Afterwards
写作前别看别人的评论......写完了再研究
Your experience at a film is truly unlike anyone else's experience, and your work will be better the more unique and personal it is to you. Reading the reviews of others beforehand, apart from encouraging thepitfall of plagiarism, will simply dull and neuter your own experiences and thoughts.
你看一部电影的经历同别人的经历是不同的，因而你的文章对你来说是越独一无二越特立独行最好。提早看了别人的影评，会使得你的经历感受和思想内容变得暗淡无光、人云亦云，更不要不说还容易掉入抄袭的陷阱了。
10. Develop a Philosophy of Trash 培养你的"烂片哲学"
The movie doesn't have to be great; it can be stupid and empty and you can still have the joy of a good performance, or the joy in just a good line. An actor'sscowl, a small subversive gesture, a dirty remark that someone tosses off with a mock-innocent face, and the world makes a little bit of sense.
电影嘛，不一定非要拍得怎么怎么好；它可以傻不啦叽、空洞无物，但你照样能得到愉悦，也许是从不错的表演中，或者只是从一句不错的台词里头。演员的一个皱眉，破坏性的一个手势，一张毫不虚伪的脸吐出的一句咒骂，看这个世界还是有一点儿美好滴。
关键字:双语阅读
生词表:
- diverse [dai´və:s]
a.完全不同的 六级词汇 - physically [´fizikəli] ad.按照自然规律 四级词汇
- enhance [in´hɑ:ns] vt.提高，增加；增进 六级词汇
- inevitably [in´evitəbli] ad.不可避免地；必然地 四级词汇
- consistent [kən´sistənt] a.一致的；始终如一的 四级词汇
- abstract [´æbstrækt] a.抽象的 n.提要 四级词汇
- exclusion [ik´sklu:ʒən] n.拒绝；逐出，排除 六级词汇
- bluntly [´blʌntli] ad.钝，迟钝地；直率地 六级词汇
- beforehand [bi´fɔ:hænd] ad.事先；提前 四级词汇
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