波斯帝国:伊朗高原的文明之巅

Unit One

Text A The Birth of Film / 001

I. Reading Comprehension. / 006

II. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. / 006

III. Translation. / 007

Text B The Battleship Potemkin / 009

I. Context Clues. / 011

II. Questions for Consideration. / 011

Unit Two

Text A MGM and Its Stars / 012

I. Reading Comprehension. / 018

II. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. / 018

III. Translation. / 019

Text B Casablanca / 022

I. Context Clues. / 024

II. Questions for Consideration. / 024

Unit Three

Text A The Story of Westerns / 025

I. Reading Comprehension. / 031

II. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. / 031

III. Translation. / 032

Text B The Searchers / 034

I. Context Clues. / 036

II. Questions for Consideration. / 036

Unit Four

Text A The Modernity of Cinema / 037

I. Reading Comprehension. / 042

II. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. / 042

III. Translation. / 043

Text B The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari / 045

I. Context Clues. / 047

II. Questions for Consideration. / 047

Unit Five

Text A What We Discover in the Close-Up / 048

I. Reading Comprehension. / 053

II. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. / 053

III. Translation. / 054

Text B The Bicycle Thief / 056

I. Context Clues. / 058

II. Questions for Consideration. / 058

Unit Six

Text A The Long Take / 059

I. Reading Comprehension. / 064

II. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. / 064

III. Translation. / 065

Text B Citizen Kane / 068

I. Context Clues. / 070

II. Questions for Consideration. / 070

Unit Seven

Text A Carl Theodor Dreyer / 071

I. Reading Comprehension. / 077

II. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. / 077

III. Translation. / 078

Text B The Passion of Joan of Arc / 080

I. Context Clues. / 082

II. Questions for Consideration. / 082

Unit Eight

Text A Faith Trilogy / 083

I. Reading Comprehension. / 088

II. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. / 089

III. Translation. / 089

Text B The Seventh Seal / 092

I. Context Clues. / 094

II. Questions for Consideration. / 094

Unit Nine

Text A Storyline and Image in Trilogies of Kaurismäki / 095

I. Reading Comprehension. / 102

II. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. / 103

III. Translation. / 103

Text B Bonnie and Clyde / 106

I. Context Clues. / 108

II. Questions for Consideration. / 108

Unit Ten

Text A Lars von Trier / 109

I. Reading Comprehension. / 116

II. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. / 116

III. Translation. / 117

Text B Jules and Jim / 119

I. Context Clues. / 120

II. Questions for Consideration. / 121

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