今天要讲的这部剧,大家可能听不太懂,因为是一部德语剧。

它可以说是Netflix近两年口碑最好的几部剧之一。

它就是这部《巴比伦柏林》:

Babylon Berlin《巴比伦柏林》

刚看到这部剧的时候,很多人以为不会多好看,因为它是一部罪案剧,这个门类的剧实在太多了,而且往往很难拍出特色;更不用说它的背景还设定在两次世界大战之间的德国,离很多观众关心的东西都很遥远。

但是,看过一集之后,大部分人都路人转粉了,连评论界也是这样。

Babylon Berlin is a German crime-drama television series based on novels by Volker Kutscher . The series takes place in 1929 Berlin during the Weimar Republic. 
《巴比伦柏林》是一部德国的罪案剧,改编自德国作家福尔克·库彻的小说。故事发生在1929年魏玛共和国时期的柏林。

It follows Gereon Rath, a police inspector on assignment from Cologne who is on a secret mission to dismantle an extortion ring,
整个故事围绕捷隆·拉斯和夏洛特·丽塔两个人物展开。捷隆是一名来自科隆的警务调查员,他身负一份秘密任务,要去捣毁一个勒索集团;

and Charlotte Ritter, a young stenotypist who is aspiring to work as a police inspector.
夏洛特是一名年轻的速记员,正努力成为一名警务调查员。

这部剧是在2017年的10月13日开播的。Netflix平台拿下了它的前两季。整部剧会有第三季,已经安排在2018年的秋天开拍了。

而且根据现在的评分走向来说,它显然没有式微的迹象,题材的生僻并没有妨碍这部好剧大红大紫。

关于这部剧所写的时代,剧的联合创始人汤姆·泰克维尔对《华尔街日报》是这么说的:

“At the time people did not realize how absolutely unstable this new construction of society which the Weimar Republic represented was. 
“在当时,人们还没有意识到魏玛共和国代表的这种新社会秩序有多么风雨飘摇。

It interested us because the fragility of democracy has been put to the test quite profoundly in recent years... 
这让我们很感兴趣,因为我们这几年正好见证了民主的脆弱。

By 1929, new opportunities were arising. Women had more possibilities to take part in society, especially in the labor market as Berlin became crowded with new thinking, new art, theater, music and journalistic writing.” 
到了1929年,新生的机会如雨后春笋。随着柏林充满新思潮、新艺术、剧院、音乐和新闻报道,社会为女性提供了比以前更多的可能性,尤其是在就业方面。”

不过泰克维尔说他和其他联合创始人都决定不去过度美化魏玛共和国这个时期。

“People tend to forget that it was also a very rough era in German history. There was a lot of poverty, and people who had survived the war were suffering from a great deal of trauma.”
“人们很容易忘记,这个时期也是德国历史上非常动荡的一个时期。当时的贫困问题很严重,那些从战争中幸存的人也饱受心灵创伤之苦。”

第一季开播之后,这部剧收到的基本全是好评,IMDb均分高达8.5。它的烂番茄好评度更是达到100%,其评语写到:

"Babylon Berlin's humor and humanity pair nicely with its hypnotic visuals, resulting in a show that dazzles within its oversaturated genre".
“《巴比伦柏林》在如梦似幻的视觉效果中很好地融入了幽默与人性,这让它在自己那已经过度饱和的影视门类中独放异彩。”

 

OK,来讲讲今天的词 Inspect

这个词的意思是“巡视”、“调查”、“视察”,加上 -or 之后就是文中所说的“调查员”。

 

那么,我们来造个句子吧~

Public health officials were called in to inspect the premises.
公共卫生官奉召来视察了那栋建筑物。