胡志美

《肖申克的救赎》是1994年由Frank Darabont 编著并导演的一部电影。它的原型是Stephen King 的小说《丽塔·海沃斯和肖申克的救赎》。该影片自上映以来就因其演员演技精湛，主题深刻而受到多项提名，好评如潮。

Plot：

It portrays the hero， Andy Dufresne， who spent 19 years digging his way out of the Shawshank prison with a small rock hammer and once again regain1 freedom. It contains such views as hope， friendship and persistence2. Years have passed， but The Shawshank Redemption successfully stood the test of time and became one of the most classic movies.

该影片刻画了主人公安迪·杜弗雷斯历时19年用一把小石英锤挖隧道逃出肖申克监狱并最终重获自由的励志故事。影片中包含很多真知灼见诸如希望、友谊和坚持等等。尽管多年过去了，但《肖申克的救赎》历经时间的检验成为了一部经典之作。

In 1947， the promising banker Andy Dufresne was convicted of3 murdering his wife and her lover. He was actually innocent4 but he had to spend the rest of his life in the Shawshank prison.

1947年，一个很有前途的银行家安迪·杜夫雷斯被指控谋杀自己的妻子及其情人。实际上他是冤枉的，但他不得不在肖申克这个臭名昭著的监狱渡过自己的余生。

During his stay in Shawshank， Andy made friends with Red who had wide contacts outside and can help others get such things as chess， cigarette， alcohol and so on. Andy asked Red to get him two things—a tiny rock hammer and a post of the then famous actress Rita Hayworth.

在肖申克的日子里他和瑞德成为了朋友，瑞德在外面有很广泛的人脉可以帮其他狱友弄到很多诸如象棋、香烟和酒之类的东西。安迪让瑞德帮他弄了两样东西——一把小石英锤和一张当红女星丽塔·海沃丝的海报。

Once， Andy and several other inmates got a chance to work outside when he overheard5 captain Hadleys （the most cold-hearted guard） complaining about the tax on the inheritance. Andy took a risk and gave Hadley some professional suggestions on how to minimize the tax legally.

有一次，安迪和其他几个狱友有机会到室外去干活，他无意中听到海德里（最严厉的一个狱警）抱怨遗产税，他冒险上前给他一些专业的建议，告诉他怎样合法地交最少的税。

Soon， he is asked to help the guards in Shawshank and nearby prisons deal with their financial matters. The warden Norton took advantage of Andys expertise6 in accountancy to launder7 money for him with a fake identity. In return， he was given an chance to work in the library where he started teaching the rest of inmates to read and write and encourage them to have faith in life again.

从那以后，肖申克及邻近监狱的警卫都要安迪帮忙处理金融问题。由于安迪在财务方面的特长，典狱长诺顿让安迪用一个假身份帮他洗钱。作为回报，安迪被安排在图书馆工作，在那里他开始教其他狱友读书写字，并鼓励他们重新对生活充满希望。

The appearance of Tommy changed the situation dramatically8 because Tommy could testify Andys innocence. Andy went to meet Norton in excitement， hoping to gain a retrial9 and win his freedom back. However， In order to keep Andy in prison to help him launder money， Norton refused the request， and even murdered Tommy.

汤米的出现使当时的情况发生了急剧转变，因为汤米可以作证洗清安迪的罪名。……