享壽82歲
Isao Takahata, the legendary director who co-founded Japan’s premier animation studio, Studio Ghibli and was known for his animated films such as “Grave of the Fireflies” and “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya”, died of lung cancer last Thursday in Tokyo. He was 82.
傳奇導演高畑勲上週四在東京因肺癌逝世，享年82歲，他是日本頂尖動畫工作室「吉卜力工作室」的共同創辦人，以執導《螢火蟲之墓》和《輝耀姬物語》等動畫電影而聞名。
premier(adj.)首屈一指的;重要的animation(n.)動畫、動畫片animated films動畫電影anime(n.)日本動畫片
Takahata’s death was confirmed in a statement by Studio Ghibli, which he and director Hayao Miyazaki founded in 1985 with producer Toshio Suzuki.
吉卜力工作室發表聲明證實高畑勲辭世，高畑勲在1985年與導演宮崎駿、製作人鈴木敏夫創辦該工作室。
Ghibli is widely regarded as “the Disney of Japan” and one of the most profitable and inventive animation studios in the world.
吉卜力廣被視作是「日本的迪士尼」，是全世界最賺錢、最善於創新的動畫工作室之一。
be regarded as~被視作是…=be considered (to be)…profitable(adj.)高盈利的;賺錢的=lucrative=profit-makinginventive(adj.)善於創新的;有新意的
Known for his unflagging work ethic and meticulous approach, Takahata completed only five animated features during his more than 30 years at Studio Ghibli.
高畑勲以努力不懈的敬業精神和注重細節的手法聞名，他在吉卜力超過30年只完成了五部動畫劇情片。
unflagging(adj.)(興趣、熱情等)永不減弱的、不懈的=tireless=persistentwork ethic職業道德;敬業精神
Takahata’s most acclaimed film “Grave of the Fireflies” is a harrowing tale of a brother and sister trying to survive after Japan is devastated by American firebombing during World War II.
高畑勲最受好評的電影《螢火蟲之墓》描述二戰時期一對兄妹試著在被美軍轟炸摧毀的日本存活下來的故事。
acclaimed (adj.)受稱讚的、受人歡迎的devastate(v.)摧毀
The critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times called the film “an emotional experience so powerful that it forces a rethinking of animation.”
《芝加哥太陽時報》的影評人羅傑伊伯特稱《螢火蟲之墓》是「強烈的情感經驗，讓人不由得重新思考動畫的本質。」
so adj. that…如此…以致於…rethink(v.)重新思考
“This film proves that animation produces emotional effects not by reproducing reality, but by heightening and simplifying it,” Ebert wrote.
伊伯特寫道：「這部電影證明了，動畫不是藉複製現實創造出情緒效果，而是經由增強並簡化現實。」
not…but…不是…而是…reproduce(v.)複製、重演、重現heighten(v.)(使)(尤指某種情緒或效果)增強;加強
“It is about the essence that’s behind the drawing,” Takahata talked about his aesthetic in “The Tale of The Princess Kaguya” in an interview with The Associated Press in 2015.
高畑勲2015年接受美聯社訪問，談到他在《輝耀姬物語》中的美學時曾說：「這部電影是關於繪畫背後的本質。」
essence(n.)精華;本質aesthetic(n.)美學;創作理念
“We want to express reality without an overly realistic depiction, and that’s about appealing to the human imagination.”
「我們想不經由過分寫實的描繪來表達現實，我們想激起人們的想像力。」
realistic(adj.)寫實的、逼真的、栩栩如生的depiction(n.)描繪appeal to~吸引;使感興趣stimulate(v.)刺激;激起
All his stories, he said, held the message of urging everyone to live life to their fullest, to be all they can be, not bogged down by petty concerns like money and prestige.
高畑勲説，他的故事傳達出呼籲大家盡情享受人生，完全地做自己，不要被金錢和聲名等俗事給絆住了。
urge(v.)呼籲live life to their fullest活得盡情;充分享受人生bog down陷於停頓、停滯不前petty(adj.)瑣碎的;無足輕重的=trivial=insignificant