1、Forrest Gump VS True Story of every Historical EventVSWhen Forrest is still a child, a pre-fame Elvis Presley comes to stay at his house. One day, Forrest starts dancing while Elvis is playing guitar and singing in his room. The dance moves Forrest just so happens to be performing are the hip-swingi
2、ng moves that would become Elvis signatures. Forrest Gumps Elvis also sings a rough version of what would become his major hit “Hound Dog.” A bit later Forrest and his mother see Elvis performing the song and dance on TV, to which Forrests mother is mortified（羞羞脸的）.In the movie Forrest Gump doesnt g
3、ive an exact date for when Elvis stayed at the house, but the timeline of his performance puts it around 1956. The program Forrest and his mother saw Elvis performing on was The Milton Berle Show on June 5th, 1956. By this time, Elvis had already been touring for about a year and a half, making seve
4、ral television appearances, and was all over the radio with “Heartbreak Hotel.” While he was already making a name for himself, it was this appearance and the scandalous dancing that turned him into a star.Elvis Dance Moves3Vocabulary & Sentence learning1signature2rough3高级句型n. 签名 Each persons signat
5、ure is unique. n. 鲜明特色 signature dishesWhile he was already making a name for himself, it was this appearance and the scandalous dancing that turned him into a star.While表示转折，引导一个让步状语从句It is . that强调句，将要强调的内容放入省略号中即可，可以放主语、宾语和状语，翻译成恰恰是turn.into.把什么变成什么（不要永远只会用make him a star）adj. 粗糙的 rough sandAdj.
6、粗略的 rough estimateVSForrest, as a student at the University of Alabama, was present for Alabama Governor George Wallaces infamous “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door” where he attempted to bar two admitted black students from entering the school. The event took place on June 11, 1963, as desegregation wa
7、s being enacted within the resisting South. What Forrest Gump didnt depict was President Kennedys Executive Order sending the Alabama National Guard to physically remove George Wallace. He eventually moved after continuing to spout racist ideals, and Vivian Malone and James Hood successfully registe
8、red as the first two Black students at the University of Alabama.Forrest Gump transitions the scene between Forrest physically witnessing the incident in the crowd and the real-life newscasts on the event. The movie eventually blends the viewpoints when Forrest is digitally rendered into the backgro
9、und of the real telecasts. Forrest realizes his football coaches racist tendencies when they view the newscast and see Forrest picking up and kindly returning Vivian Malones notebook she had dropped upon entering. Malone never actually dropped anything and the real video appears to show her holding
10、a purse instead of a notebook, but the edit was a clever way of directly including Forrest.George Wallaces Stand In The Schoolhouse Door5Vocabulary & Sentence learning1witness2present3admit4高级句型v. 见证 The bridge has witnessed the prosperity of Greater Bay Area. n. 目击者 He is expected to be the key wit
11、ness at the trial.v.承认 I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes.v. 被允许进入 He was admitted to Beijing University.She was admitted to the hospital with a knee hurt.Forrest, as a student at the University of Alabama, was present for Alabama Governor George Wallaces infamous “Stand in the Schoolhous
12、e Door” where he attempted to bar two admitted black students from entering the school. Where引导的定语从句，修饰前面那个地点，位置attempt v. 试图、企图Intend v. 打算 （不要永远都只会用try）adj. 在场的 be present for是be absent from的反义词v. 呈现 Disney presentsn. 现在 at presentn 礼物VSAs a successful player at the University of Alabama, Forrest
13、Gump travels with the Collegiate All-American Football Team to meet President John F. Kennedy at the White House in 1963. As when recounting most historical events, Forrest Gump splices between Forrest in faux newscasts and his physical presence at the event. Forrest is amazed by all the free food a
14、nd drinks at the event, drinking at least 15 bottles of Dr Pepper. By the time the football team individually meets the president, Forrest can only muster up “I have to pee” as he shakes JFKs hands. He then recounts how a few weeks later the president was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.While Forrest
15、Gump wanted an easy way for Forrest to meet one of the most famous American presidents of all time, the event in which they meet never actually occurred. The Collegiate All-American Football team was announced on December 6, 1963. This would put the meet-and-greet a few weeks after JFK was assassina
16、ted on November 22nd, so theres no way the two could have met in that capacity.Forrest Meets President Kennedy7Vocabulary & Sentence learning1travel2occur3高级句型v. 旅行v. 某人或者某物移动Light travels faster than soundv. 发生 = happen It occurred yesterday.It occurs to me that .= It hits me that.=I suddenly think
17、 of .我突然想起While Forrest Gump wanted an easy way for Forrest to meet one of the most famous American presidents of all time, the event in which they meet never actually occurred. 史上最之一的表达方式: one of the 形容词最高级 of all timeIf you measure greatness in terms of the number of human lives saved, then there
18、is no doubt at all that Tu Youyou is one of the greatest scientists of all time.他这代人里最。之一的表达方式： one of the 形容词最高级 of his/her generationThe lecturer was Andrew Wiles, a reserved Englishman who had emigrated to America in the 1980s and taken up a professorship at Princeton University where he had earn
19、ed a reputation as one of the most talented mathematicians of his generation.VSMany of Forrest Gumps historical events are featured as quick snippets, whereas the Vietnam War takes up a substantial amount of time in Forrests life in the 60s and 70s. Forrest enlisted in the Vietnam War in 1967 with t
20、he 47th Infantry Regiment, which is a real United States regiment dating back to World War I. Forrest believes his division is looking for a single man named “Charlie,” which is actually the nickname the U.S. gave to the North Vietnamese. He makes friends with the other men in his battalion, especia
21、lly Bubba, a Southern man with Autism-spectrum disorder who asks Forrest to go into the shrimping business （抓虾） with him. Bubba is tragically killed on the battlefield, and an injured Forrest is sent to an army medical center.Many Vietnam War veterans have commended Forrest Gumps battle scenes for t
22、he accuracy of what they experienced. The one aspect many have decried is his sprint across the field, which would be extremely unlikely for one to do successfully on the battlefield unless they were an extraordinary runner like Forrest. Certain Vietnam War veterans have also commended the film for
23、portraying Forrest as typically the same person he was before the war, which was the experience for many. While not specific to the Vietnam War, Forrest Gump also deals with the strained return from war with severely injured veterans like Forrests friend Lieutenant Dan.Vietnam War9Vocabulary & Sente
24、nce learning1extraordinary2take up3feature4高级句型remarkable 非凡的n. 特征 This camera has several features that make it easy to use.v. 以为特征The exhibition is featured as the traditional Chinese painting.新闻行业那种大型的专题文章就叫feature，意为“特稿”Many ofForrest Gumps historical events are featured as quick snippets（片段）, w
25、hereas the Vietnam War takes up a substantial amount of time in Forrests life in the 60s and 70s. Where引导的定语从句，修饰前面那个地点，位置whereas conj. 然而 = whileBe featured as 以。为特征V. 开始从事 He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport.v.占据（时间、空间、精力等） I know how busy you must be and naturally I wouldn
26、t want to take up too much of your time.VSWhile on leave from the army, Forrest Gump returns to the United States and visits Washington D.C. As he is walking around taking pictures, a woman mistakes him as a part of the “Vietnam Veterans Against The War In Vietnam.” He marches along with the group t
27、o the center stage at the anti-war March on the Pentagon rally. A man wearing an American flag shirt who continually “says the F word” brings him on stage in front of a monstrous crowd to speak. A soldier unplugs the speakers and cuts off Forrests entire speech. After announcing his name, Jenny, who
28、 is a counter-culture protester at the rally, runs through the Reflecting Pool to reunite with Forrest.An important piece of information that Forrest Gump leaves out is the name of the man in the American flag shirt: Abbie Hoffman. Hoffman was a well-known activist in the late 60s and early 70s, who
29、 was recently played by Sacha Baron-Cohen in The Trial of the Chicago 7. Forrests participation in the event is entirely fictional: no woman ran through the Reflecting Pool to meet the speaker, Vietnam veterans didnt give speeches, and the speaker plugs werent intentionally pulled. What the movie di
30、d get right was the monstrous size of the crowd and its enthusiasm: over 50,000 protesters from different backgrounds of hippies, war veterans, middle-class professionals, and black activists attended the rally.Anti-War March On The Pentagon Rally11Vocabulary & Sentence learning1counter2fictional3高级
31、句型n. 柜台 lean against the counter 充当前缀，表示反 Counter-Strike 反恐精英counter measure 防范措施本段中的anti这个前缀也是“反”的意思：anti-war反战What the movie did get right was the monstrous size of the crowd and its enthusiasm: over 50,000 protesters from different backgrounds of hippies, war veterans, middle-class professionals,
32、 and black activists attended the rally.monstrous 巨大的 = enormousWhat引导了一个主语从句，这样的表达不仅简洁高效，还显得很正式adj. 虚幻的 其名词形式 fiction （虚构的事）Because there are no first-hand accounts（记载） of his life and work, he is shrouded（包裹） in myth and legend, making it difficult for historians to separate fact from fiction.VSWh
33、ile recovering from his injury in the army hospital, Forrest becomes a talented ping-pong player. He graduates from crushing other soldiers to playing against himself, eventually being sent by President Richard Nixon to play on the All-American Ping-Pong Team in China. The event became known as “pin
34、g-pong diplomacy” due to its instrumental nature in healing the relationship between the U.S. and China. Forrest was in one of the first U.S. groups to enter China in over 20 years and came home as an international ping-pong master and celebrity.Forrest Gumps depiction of ping-pong diplomacy is quit
35、e accurate if one switches Forrest for Glenn Cowan, who actually took on the ping-pong celebrity title. China and the United States had been feuding for the preceding 20 years with a Chinese embargo on Americans until realizing international ping-pong could unite the nations. U.S. player Glenn Cowan
36、 positively encountered Chinese player Zhuang Zedong at the 1971 World Table Tennis Championships in Japan, allowing the two nations to find common ground as a way to repair their diplomatic relationship. The event Forrest participates in took place in April 1971 after Mao Zedong and Richard Nixon a
37、greed to permit the U.S. All-American Ping-Pong team to play matches for a week in China.Ping-Pong Diplomacy13Vocabulary & Sentence learning1instrumental2celebrity3高级句型instrument的形容词形式， instrument表示乐器，仪器Instrumental表示与乐器有关的；有帮助的（此文段表示有帮助的）高中英语表示仪器，设备的词还有device和equipmentU.S. player Glenn Cowan positi
38、vely encountered Chinese player Zhuang Zedong at the 1971 World Table Tennis Championships in Japan, allowing the two nations to find common ground as a way to repair their diplomatic relationship.非谓语动词不仅使表达更加简介高效，而且使行为节奏流畅，因此高级n. 名人 在英语中，如果这个人是个歌手，就用singer形容，是个演员，就用actor形容，即说明星的本职职业是对他的尊重celebrity一
39、般是没有具体的工作但是比较出名的人其实中文基本也是这个习惯，比说形容周杰伦就是创作歌手，而不是说他是名人VSForrests ping-pong skills turn him into a national celebrity, garnering him a spot being interviewed on The Dick Cavett Show alongside The Beatles John Lennon. Forrest Gump inserts Forrest into the real-life interview, editing it in a way that Fo
40、rrest, John, and Dicks remarks inspire the lyrics to Lennons hit song “Imagine.” The real interview took place on September 8, 1971, and had Lennons wife Yoko Ono in Forrests place, where they discussed why The Beatles broke up. The Forrest Gump version of the Dick Cavett interview has Dick ask ques
41、tions about Forrests service and time in Vietnam, which were recorded alongside Tom Hanks in 1994 and digitally rendered into the 1971 John Lennon interview.John Lennon Interview On The Dick Cavett Show15Vocabulary & Sentence learning1spot2Break up3高级句型n. 地点；斑点 vt. 认出；弄脏；用灯光照射Im going to find a bett
42、er spot for us to camp 地点Spotless 无暇的They spotted Optimus Prime. 他们认出了擎天柱 本文中的是聚光灯下的人物的意思Forrests ping-pong skills turn him into a national celebrity, garnering（是某人获得。） him a spot being interviewed on The Dick Cavett Show alongside The Beatles John Lennon.非谓语动词不仅使表达更加简介高效，而且使行为节奏流畅，因此高级Turn sb into
43、sth.把某人变成什么终止/中止 break up an attackBreak up with sb和某人分手VSForrest discusses how the U.S. ping-pong team was invited to the White House to meet President Nixon, where Nixon personally sends him to a “nicer” hotel at the Watergate complex. That night, Forrest witnesses men in another building searchin
44、g through an office with flashlights. Thinking the men are struggling to find a fuse box, Forrest phones the hotel to inform them and send maintenance. Forrest Gumps next scene cuts directly to Nixons televised resignation speech, indicating Forrest was responsible for reporting the Watergate Scanda
45、l.The Watergate Scandal is an infamous political scandal involving a break-in at the Democratic National Committees headquarters at the Washington D.C. Watergate complex and President Nixons involvement. An investigation on Watergate and Nixon was soon conducted after whistleblowers gave information
46、 to national newspapers, and Nixon resigned from office. While Forrest Gump gives a naive way for Forrest to be involved in Watergate, the scandals revelation didnt come from an observer staying at the hotel. Also, the U.S. ping-pong team never stayed at the Watergate Hotel nor did they meet Preside
47、nt Nixon at the White House in June 1972.Watergate Scandal17Vocabulary & Sentence learning1resign2indicate3高级句型v. 辞职；辞去Resign from his positionquit 停止；放弃 He quit his job as an office boy.Thinking the men are struggling to find a fuse box, Forrest phones the hotel to inform them and send maintenance（维护设备）.非谓语动词不仅使表达更加简介高效，而且使行为节奏流畅，因此高级struggle = work hard in hard situationv. 明示&暗示The extent of the rise might indicate that it had been overdone.Lets explore the fascinating world ofLights, Camera, Action!
