从小说到屏幕

Blossoms Shanghai: 《繁花》的官方英语剧名。而金宇澄同名原著小说的官方书名则是"Blossoms"

Blossoms: 盛开的花

TV drama/drama series: 电视连续剧

Period drama: 年代剧，指不是发生在当代，而是过去年代的戏

Blossoms is set in Shanghai in the 90's: 《繁花》的故事发生在90年代的上海。Set这个动词常用来描述艺术作品发生的年代和地域

The series has two versions, one in Shanghainese, the other in Mandarin: 这部戏有两个版本，沪语版和普通话版

Mandarin: 普通话

Jason在节目中也教了我们“方言”在英语中的两个概念：

Dialect: 方言

Topolect: 也是方言的意思。但它与dialect的区别在于：不同topolect之间无法理解。中国很多方言之间差异巨大、互相无法理解，因此严格意义上说是topolect

Blossoms Shanghai is adapted from the novel of the same name: 《繁花》改编自同名小说

The novel was written in Shanghainese, in Hanzi, but mostly comprehensible to non-Shanghainese speakers: 小说以沪语写作，但非沪语使用者也能理解

It started as an online novel: 这本书刚开始是网络小说

Fan fiction: 指某本书，通常是受欢迎的书，其读者粉丝受启发自己创作的衍生作品

英语《繁花》剧情

Plot summary from Wikipedia: 来自维基百科的《繁华》剧情概述

Shanghai in the 1990's was full of opportunities and hope: 90年代的上海充满机遇和希望

A Bao took advantage of the reform and opening up and through his own hard work to become a rising star in the business world: 阿宝抓住改革开放的机遇和自身不懈的奋斗，成为商场上冉冉升起的新星

A Bao's transformation is inseparable from his mentor Uncle, an elderly man who was once a business legend in his own days: 阿宝的蜕变离不开他的导师，爷叔的帮助。爷叔曾经也叱咤商场

But a newly opened restaurant on Huanghe Road and its mysterious owner Lili threw A Bao’s successful career into turmoil, and put his relationships with the people around him to the test: 但随着神秘女子李李空降黄河路并开设至真园饭店，搅动整条街，同时他与身边人的关系也将经受前所未有的考验

豪华阵容

Cast: 演员阵容

Huge cast: 大牌演员阵容（开个玩笑，胡歌名字的拼音"Hu ge"恰好是huge)

Insane cast: 虽然insane字面意思是“疯狂的”，但它常用来形容极度精彩、好到难以置信

Famous director Wong Kar Wai is at the helm of the production: 著名导演王家卫掌舵、监制整部戏

《繁花》的魅力

The appeal of someone or something: 一件人事物的魅力、吸引力

Nostalgia: 怀旧

The show is steeped in nostalgia: 整部戏充满浓浓的怀旧气息

It makes audiences nostalgic of the a bygone era: 使观众怀念那已经逝去的时光

*注意，nostalgia是个名词，形容艺术作品怀旧，可以说full of nostalgia。而形容人怀旧的情绪则用feeling nostalgic这个形容词

The show quite successfully captures the essence and vibe of Shanghai: 这部戏也很好地捕捉了上海的精髓和气息

It's a city full of energy and buzz: 这是一座充满活力、能量的城市

But it's not just glitz and glamour, audiences also see details of everyday life in Shanghai: 但戏里不只是魔都的繁华和绚丽，也有日常生活的细节

Feels quite authentic: 比较原汁原味地呈现

Stylistically and aesthetically distinct and alluring: 从风格、审美角度而言，这部戏展现了上海的特色和魅力

Shanghai is the ultimate star of the show: 其实上海是这部戏的终极主角

英语的“不响”

节目最后，Jenny问Jason《繁花》中频繁出现的沪语“不响”应该如何用英语表达？

虽然表面来说是silent, 但是“不响”意味深长，包含了丰富的态度，比如：

Unwilling to voice your opinion: 不愿意说出真实的想法

Having reservations: 有所保留

Reticent: 沉默不语、不愿表达

Close-lipped: 很形象吧，就是“不响”

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