[出走地平線：Quasimodo]
Flattening The Curve: Quasimodo
我只拍過一齣劇情片《海灘的一天》。
他們便頒發金馬獎最佳攝影給我。
怎可能呢？
我一竅不通。他們怎會不知道？
但怎樣學習得比較好？
我曾經試過報讀法國電影學校，但對方沒有取錄我。
多得法國朋友的穿針引線，我被請去幫一個女學生導演的處女作《黑與白》掌鏡。
我不懂法語，但女導演Claire Devers似乎不在意。
她在片場經常全速用法語指揮大局，我大部份時間都不明白她說甚麼，而且她常把 “Quasimodo，Quasimodo”掛在咀邊。
我以為自己一直在拍一齣同志黑白片，不是重拍《鐘樓駝俠》。那Quasimodo是怎麼一回事？電影裡沒有駝子，在劇本也找不到Quasimodo這個字。（Quasimodo，加西莫多原是 《鐘樓駝俠》主角的名字）
我當時的法國女友Gabrielle也一頭霧水，所以有天她來片場看個究竟。
Gabrielle觀察導演不出十分鐘，竟然捧腹大笑，把我拉到一旁。「Quasimodo不是一個角色」她解釋「這齣戲也不是《歌聲魅影》實驗版，更不是《鐘樓駝俠》。」
「那甚麼是Quasimodo?」我問。
Gabrielle向我派定心丸。「你的導演接受過古典教育，時不時想賣弄一下。『Quasimodo』 是拉丁文，導演跟她的同學從小學便學會了。她說『Quasimodo』，其實就像我們想說，你知的……差不多啦。這個字就像我們想帶出……自己沒法子用詞語表達實際想說甚麼的意思。」
I had shot only one feature film “That day on the Beach”.
They gave it Golden Horse Best Cinematography award.
How could that be?
I knew nothing. How come they didn’t notice?
But how best to get to know something?
I tried to get into French film school. They wouldn’t have me.
But French friends pulled a few strings and I was asked to photograph a woman student director’s first film "Noir et Blanc".
I didn’t speak French, but director Claire Devers didn’t seem to notice.
She kept talking full speed ahead giving directions I mostly couldn't follow, and “ Quasimodo , Quasimodo” was her signature phrase.
I thought we were making a black and white gay film, not a remake of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. So what’s all this Quasimodo stuff ? There are no hunchbacks in the cast and I can’t find “ Quasimodo ” in the script . (Quasimodo was the main protagonist of the The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. ）
French girlfriend Gabrielle couldn’t work it out either. So she came by to sort it out.
After ten minutes on set listening and watching my director, she burst out laughing, then took me aside. Quasimodo is not a character ” she explained “ this is not an experimental version of Phantom of the Opera and the set is definitely no Notre-Dame. ”
“ So what’s Quasimodo ? ” I asked.
Gabrielle re-assures me: “ Your director has had a Classic education, and she likes to show it off. ‘ Quasimodo ’ is Latin, which her class of students studied since primary school. She says “Quasimodo” when most of us would say something like, you know … actually means MORE OR LES. It’s when we say something like…. like when we can’t quite find the words to express what we really want to say. “
#黑與白 #NoiretBlanc #ClarieDevers
圖：《鐘樓駝俠》（1939）劇照
Photo：Still from The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1939)
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Stuff是美國人最常用的單字之一, 但台灣人很少很少用到它! 這不是因為stuff本身是個
很複雜的單字(stuff=東西), 而是因為美國人對東西(stuff)的概念與用法與台灣人稍微
不一樣吧! 譬如說, 中文可以說“你是什麼東西!” 英文卻不能說 “What stuff are
you!” (這樣問的話, 對方可能會說, “血肉??”). Stuff的另外一問題點是, 隨著詞性
的變化, stuff的意思會有很大的改變
1. (名詞) stuff=東西
2. (動詞) to stuff=填塞
3. (形容詞) stuffy=悶悶的
4. (名詞) stuffing=感恩節火雞的餡
那我們今天一個一個來分析, 看看美國人會怎麼使用stuff這個單字!
.
1. (名詞) stuff=東西: 如果你想指某個東西或你自己的東西, 但暫時忘了怎麼說或就是
懶得說出口, 那就可以用stuff. 如果你看到了真的不知道那是什麼的物體, 在這時候當
然也要說stuff. Stuff有很多固定用法與片語, 我們現在來看幾個比較好用的:
-Where’s my stuff? (我的東西在哪?)
-Is that your stuff? (那是你的嗎?)
-Who took my stuff! (誰把我的東西拿走了!)
-What IS this stuff?? (這到底是什麼東西?)
-That’s good stuff! (這是好東西)<<最常指吃的或毒品
-What kind of stuff do you like to do? (你喜歡參加什麼樣的活動?)
-I don’t like that stuff. (我不喜歡那個東西/那個活動)
.
例:
媽媽: “Your stuff is all over the house.” (你的東西到處都是啦.)
女兒: “Yeah.” (對啊)
媽媽: “Clean your stuff.” (整理一下吧.)
女兒: “Wait a sec.” (等一下啦.)
媽媽: “If you don’t clean it right now, I’ll tell your dad about the jumbo
box of condoms you have under your bed.” (如果你沒有立刻去整理, 我告訴你爸爸
你床下有大盒保險套.)
女兒: “I’ll take care of my stuff now!!!!” (我立刻來處理!!!)
.
例:
高雄女孩: “What is this white stuff?” (白色的這些是什麼東西?)
台北男孩: “This is dragon dandruff.” (這是龍的頭皮屑.)
高雄女孩: “What! LIAR! Dragons don’t have hair!” (什麼! 騙人!!! 龍是沒有頭
髮的)
台北男孩: “You got me. You’re really smart.” (被你發現了, 你真聰明)
高雄女孩: “Thanks…but really, what is this stuff?” (謝謝…不過說真的, 那是
什麼啦?)
台北男孩: “Your dandruff. You should really wash your hair more.” (你的頭皮
屑. 你真的應該更常洗頭髮啦.)
.
2. (動詞) to stuff=填塞: Stuff也有填塞或塞住的意思, 所以常常用來指吃的非常非常
飽(I’m stuffed!!!)或狼吞虎嚥(Stuff your face!). 當然我們也可以說, 把某個東西
stuff into某個地方 (stuff your socks into the bag [把襪子塞進包包裏]).
例: “Godzilla was so stuffed after eating three nuclear power plants, he
decided to leave the fourth nuclear power plant for MUTO.” (哥吉拉吃了三個核
電廠之後, 他超級無敵的飽, 所以就決定了把核四留給MUTO吃.)
例: “The Taichung girl stuffed her face whenever she was angry.” (那台中女孩
每次生氣就會開始狼吞虎嚥狂吃東西)
例: “After stuffing two rolls of toilet paper in her bra, the girl was sad
to discover she was still an A-cup.” (把兩卷衛生紙塞進胸罩之後, 那女孩很悲哀
地發現, 她還是是A杯)
.
3. (形容詞) stuffy=悶悶的: Stuffy有兩種意思, 第一是悶悶的, 悶熱, 第二是因為過
度正式而無聊, 第二個意思的來源是, 如果你穿西裝, 你會很悶熱, 所以這種很正式的場
合的那感覺與悶熱的感受就被連接在一起.
例: “The anteater is so stuffy, he only likes to talk about classical
literature and stocks.” (那隻食蟻獸好無聊~~~~~~, 他只喜歡討論經典文學和股票.)
例: “The Taipei basin is really stuffy, because too many dragons live here,
and they keep breathing fire.” (台北盆地真的超悶熱, 原因是這裏住了太多一直在
噴火的天龍.)
.
4. (名詞) stuffing=感恩節火雞的餡: 美國人的傳統料理, stuffing是感恩節塞進火雞
一起考的陷 (非常好吃!), 因為是塞進火雞而得此名.
例: “Stuffing proves American food is the best food in the world.” (感恩節火
雞餡就在證明美國料理是世界上最棒的料理.)
例: “When Little Bi said American stuffing is the best in the world, the
zebras occupied his room until he said sorry.” (小畢說了美國感恩節火雞的餡是
世界最棒的之後, 一群斑馬就來了占領他房間, 一直到小畢跟大家說聲道歉為止)
.
Get out of my room, zebras! 下課!
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