《Juno》　朱诺　每个人都有对与错的评判标准

No.037　《Juno》　朱诺　每个人都有对与错的评判标准

英文导读

Juno is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. Ellen Page stars as the title character, an independent-minded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put pressures of adult life onto her. Michael Cera, Olivia Thirlby, J. K. Simmons, Allison Janney, Jennifer Garner, and Jason Bateman also star. Filming spanned from early February to March 2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia. It premiered on September 8 at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, receiving a standing ovation.

When a teenage girl is faced with an unexpected pregnancy, she enlists the aid of her best friend in finding the unborn child a suitable home in this coming-of-age comedy drama from Thank You for Smoking director Jason Reitman. Juno (Ellen Page) may seem wise beyond her years, but after sleeping with classmate Bleeker (Michael Cera), the pregnant teen quickly realizes how little she really knows about life. Thankfully, Juno has been blessed with parents (J.K. Simmons and Allison Janney) who trust their daughter's judgment, and a best friend named Leah (Olivia Thirlby), who's always willing to help out in a pinch. With a little help from Leah, Juno soon comes into contact with Mark (Jason Bateman) and Vanessa (Jennifer Garner)—an affluent suburban couple who have been unable to conceive a child of their own. Mark and Vanessa seem like they would make great parents, and are eager to adopt Juno's unborn child. Now, as adolescent Juno is faced with a series of very adult decisions, she will draw on the support of her family and friends in order to discover who she truly is, and discover that one bad choice can have a lifetime of consequences.

Juno received positive reviews from critics, many of whom placed the film on their top ten lists for the year. Has there been a better performance this year than Ellen Page's creation of Juno? I don't think so. Ebert went on to place Juno at number one on his annual best of list. The film also ranks at number 463 in Empire magazine's 2008 list of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time. Juno MacGuff also ranked number 56 on Empire's list of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. Paste Magazine named it one of the 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000–2009), ranking it at number 15. In June 2010, Entertainment Weekly named Juno one of the 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years.

Juno won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and earned three other Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Page. The film's soundtrack, featuring several songs performed by Kimya Dawson in various guises, was the first chart-topping soundtrack since Dreamgirls and 20th Century Fox's first number one soundtrack since Titanic. Juno earned back its initial budget of $6.5 million in twenty days, the first nineteen of which were when the film was in limited release. It went on to earn $231 million.

获奖情况

2008年第80届奥斯卡：最佳原创剧本奖，并荣获最佳影片提名、最佳女主角提名。

影片信息

导演：贾森·雷特曼

编剧：迪亚波罗·科蒂

主演：艾莲·佩奇、迈克尔·塞拉、詹妮弗·加纳、杰森·贝特曼

类型：剧情、喜剧

制片国家（地区）：美国、加拿大

上映日期：2007-12-25（美国／加拿大）

片长：96分钟

又名：《少女孕记》《鸿孕当头》

剧情简介

朱诺（艾莲·佩奇饰）是个可爱的鬼精灵，平时喜欢耍耍小聪明，用一种与众不同、独一无二的方式在她所在的舞蹈学校享受着无敌的青春。虽然她会给人一种永远都不会做错事的成熟感，可要知道，在其坚强的外表之下，朱诺也只是一个经历着青春期的小女孩，努力地领会和适应周遭的一切和变化。在一个极度无聊的下午，她决定与一直呈现出一种谦逊的迷人态度的布里克（迈克尔·塞拉　饰）共尝禁果。

朱诺这次可闯了大祸，她一不留心竟然珠胎暗结，接下来的麻烦可想而知。和布里克谈婚论嫁显然还为时过早，然而堕胎是犯法行为。朱诺和她最好的朋友莉娅想到了一个好的方法，那就是为未出生的婴儿寻找一对善良好心的父母。

但是，父母终究得知了朱诺的秘密，反应并没有朱诺料想的那么糟糕——一家人因为腹中的孩子团结起来，共商计策，为她分担怀孕的点滴苦乐。一家人以前所未有的姿态团结在一起，共同迎接孕育一个新生儿所要经历的点点滴滴。

不过，朱诺毕竟是一个年轻的妈妈，小小年龄如何应对这一切，恐怕还要经历一次心灵的蜕变。

制作花絮

片中扮演朱诺的艾莲·佩奇拍摄影片时刚满20岁，是加拿大一位冉冉升起的偶像女星。

导演贾森·雷特曼的父亲便是在好莱坞左右逢源的伊万·雷特曼。老雷特曼曾经创作出《捉鬼敢死队》《龙兄鼠弟》和《我的超人前女友》等卖座影片。而贾森·雷特曼在父亲的影响下也很早就进入了好莱坞的电影产业。然而比起老雷特曼来说，贾森·雷特曼则更加富有独立的文艺精神。

本片是一部小制作影片，在2007年12月5日总共8家影院限制上映后1周的时间便下了线，总共的票房成绩仅为67万美元。不过惨淡的票房成绩并不代表着影片的质量，相反，本片在各界的口碑都极佳，网络电影资料库的观众群们对本片给出了8.5的高分，并且在各大奖项上本片也频频拿奖。

重点学习

Who's always willing to help out in a pinch

Pinch作为名词使用时，有“危机，危急；紧急情况，紧要关头”的意思，所以文中的in a pinch是“必要时；在紧要关头；危急时”的意思，比如：A couch that converts into a bed is perfect for visiting guests. A coffee table can also serve as a desk or dining surface in a pinch.（长沙发椅可以作为客人的床使用。咖啡桌在必要时也可以充当书桌或饭桌。）

She will draw on the support of her family and friends

Draw on是英语中的一个固定搭配，如果你draw on or draw upon something such as your skill or experience, you make use of it in order to do something.也就是“利用，依靠，凭借”的意思，在文中，draw on就是这个意思，比如：It would draw on diverse experiences to address each of the major issues identified above.（它将利用丰富的经验来解决上面提出的主要问题。）另外，该搭配其他较为常见的意思还有“拉上；穿上（衣服、靴子等）；戴上（手套等）；临近，到来；诱哄；导致或诱使；引起”等。

单词时间

unplanned[ˈʌnˈplænd] adj. 意外的；在计划外的；未经筹划的

pregnancy[ˈpreɡnənsi] n. 怀孕；丰富，多产；意义深长

ovation[əuˈveiʃən] n. 热烈欢迎；大喝彩

judgment[ˈdʒʌdʒmənt] n. 判断；裁判；判决书；辨别力

pinch[pintʃ] n. 匮乏；少量；夹痛

affluent[ˈæfluənt] adj. 富裕的；丰富的；流畅的

adolescent[ˌædəuˈlesnt] adj. 青春期的；未成熟的

creation[kri:ˈeiʃən] n. 创造，创作；创作物，产物

annual[ˈænjuəl] adj. 年度的；每年的

soundtrack[ˈsaundtræk] n. 声带；声道；声迹；电影配音