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刚刚结束的2010年6月英语六级考试的听力部分中，竟有一段提到了有“世纪偶像”之称的已故美国电影明星James Byron Dean （詹姆斯迪恩）！年轻一代可能对他并不熟悉，但对于上个世纪四十年代出生的西方人而言，詹姆斯迪恩是和猫王、玛丽莲梦露等人齐名的标志性人物！
试题的对话中称他为“actor and hero for the young people of his time”（他那个时代里年轻人的英雄），并简要介绍了他的生平和他最重要的一部电影：改编自诺贝尔文学奖得主斯坦贝克的同名小说《伊甸之东》，East of Eden。
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来看看维基百科对他的介绍：
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American film actor. Dean's status as a cultural icon is best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause, in which he starred as troubled Los Angeles teenager Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his star were as loner Cal Trask in East of Eden, and as the surly farmer Jett Rink in Giant. His enduring fame and popularity rests on only these three films, his entire output in a starring role. His death at an early age cemented his legendary status.
He was the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and remains the only person to have two posthumous acting nominations. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Dean the 18th best male movie star on their AFI's 100 Years…100 Stars list.
国内的门户网站在描述他时也称：
“美国《时代》周刊曾经有一期关于上个世纪100位人物的专题，詹姆斯·迪恩名列其中，该评论以逝去的女星玛莉莲·梦露为切入点：“从女演员到偶像，到授权使用的商标，只有猫王和詹姆斯·迪恩在市场份额上能跟她竞争。”詹姆斯·迪恩的样子反复的印在大小海报，Levi’s的牛仔裤，zippo打火机，等等一切便于崇拜和收藏的地方。连老牌的Eagles（老鹰乐队）也把他写成了歌曲。电影，照片，乃至真实中的詹姆斯·迪恩都是不可变更的，所以，一个当年的青年反叛象征的符号，至今却和玛莉莲·梦露、猫王、可口可乐及Levi’s牛仔裤一并成为美国文化的象征，最大的功劳是在将近几十年的时间内，尤其是他死后50年后人们对他不断的描述和使用。”
六级考试中出现这样的人物，足以证明现今考试对文化积累的重视。最后把James Dean的名言送给大家，祝大家都能顺利通过考试！
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发表于 2016-8-4 10:45:48