1、必修3 单元影视Iron Road is a 2009 Canada/China television miniseries written by Barry Pearson and Raymond Storey and directed by David Wu.Iron Road follows the journey of Little Tiger(Sun Li),a child whose quest(寻找)for her long-lost father takes her from a fireworks factory in China to a remote constructi
2、on camp in the Rockies(落基山脉).Lured(诱惑)by the myth of Gum San-Gold Mountain she and her countrymen come to Canada by the thousands to do the back-breaking(使人筋疲力尽的)work of blasting(爆炸)through the mountains to lay track.She soon learns that railroads only bring fortune to the few and that every mile of
3、 track is purchased with fear and death.As treachery and prejudice threaten her,Little Tiger must use her wits and courage to fulfill her quest and honour her friends who died in this foreign land.Little Tiger disguises(化装)herself as a man,but develops a crush(迷恋)on the contractors(承造商的)son,James Ni
4、chol.They become friends,him treating her as just one of the guys.Later,she reveals(透露)to him that she is a woman and confesses(坦白)her attraction.They begin an affair,which continues until disrupted(破坏)when the Chinese construction foreman dies saving her when her safety rope breaks as she places dy
5、namite charges(炸药)on a cliff.It is discovered that the foreman is actually the father she has been looking for and that the rope had been sabotaged(破坏)deliberately.Learning that her fathers last wish was to have his ashes returned to China,she decides to leave the railway camp to do so.James wants t
6、o leave Canada with her so they can spend their lives together,but she refuses because they are from different worlds and she fears the social implications.Interracial(人种间的)or inter ethnic relationships was generally discouraged at the time.Audio&VisualListening for details注:另附word文档。点击此处链接Thought I
7、 might _ you here.Look at all those _.I guess you have the same stars _ China.The same.See that very,very _ star?Shes the weaving girl and hes the cowboy.Cowboy,huh.findstarsoverbrightIts a _ story.A weaving girl from the _ world.Takes a _ in the river,a cowboy from this world _ her dress because he
8、 sees her naked.She mustve become his _.They _.My mother _ it to me.Many _ she looks at the _,praying that my father will _ from Gold Mountain.What _ to him?Chinesespiritswimstealswifefall in lovetoldnightsskycome backhappenedIt was a long time _.First letters come,then no letters.What happened,we d
9、ont know.Im sorry.I never really _ my father.Yeah well,I kinda know the _.You got a lot of guts(胆量)coming here,Ever since I got back to China things seem _ to me _.I didnt _ think too _ about things but.I mean,look what were _.agoknewfeelingdifferentsomehowuse toseriouslydoingWere pushing a railroad
10、 _ the wilderness.I mean,you and me were _ the world _.How many people get a _ to say that theyre doing that in a _?You know what Im saying?Hey listen buddy,_ you want me to shut the hell up just go right ahead and tell me.Mr.James.I _ you all the time.I have to tell you something.Im a girl.What?I a
11、m a girl.throughchangingforeverchancelifetimeanytimethink aboutSentences appreciationIf you dont make it,the bank will cease every last penny of your assets and receivables.Youll be ruined for life.如果你做不到，银行会冻结你的资产，账款也收不到，你就玩完了。You know,I might actually surprise you,if you gave me half a chance.你要知道
12、，如果你给我一半的机会，我可能真的会让你惊讶。You sound like a sadder but wiser man.你听起来很悲观，但是很明智。Listen and sing注:另附word文档。点击此处链接ApologizeIm _ on your rope,Got me ten feet off the _Im _ what you say but I just cant make a _You tell me _ you need meThen you go and cut me _,but waitYou tell me that youre _Didnt think Id _,
13、and say holdinggroundhearingsoundthatdownsorryturn aroundIts _ late to _,its too lateI said its too late _ apologize,its too late,too lateId take another _,take a fall_ a shot for youAnd I need you _ a heart needs a beatBut its nothing _I loved you _ a firing redNow its turning _,and you saySorry li
14、ke the angel heaven tooapologizetochanceTakelikenewwithblueLet me _ was youBut Im _Its too late to apologize,its too lateI said its too late to apologize,its too lateIts too _ to apologize,its too lateI _ its too late to apologize,its too lateI said Its too late to apologize,yeahI said its too late to apologize,yeahIm holdin on your _,got me ten _ off the ground thinkafraidlatesaidropefeet
