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发帖数: 6973 | 1 (1) Andrea Mandell, Anne Hathaway Turns on British Charm in 'One Day;' It's
a big step for an actress whose career has made dramatic strides since 'The
Devil Wears Prada.' USA Today, Aug 19, 2011.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people
/2011-08-18-anne-hathaway-one-day_n.htm
Note:
(a) The English surname Hathaway (Middle English hathe ‘heath’ + weye ‘
way’) refers to a path across a heath.
(b) The report says she "left her assistant, her boyfriend and Labrador
Esmerelda behind for the long European [movie] shoot."
Esmerelda is the name of her pet Labrador. See
sandor.fagyal, Anne Hathaway with her Labrador Esmeralda. Aug 5, 2008 (blog).
http://www.europuppyblog.com/item/2008/08
/anne-hathaway-with-her-labrador-esmeralda
Esmerelda is a female given name, from Greek noun for “emerald.”
(c) spiky (adj):
"1: of, relating to, or characterized by spikes
2: sharply irritating or acerbic (as in temper or manner)"
www.m-w.com
(d) Dinard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinard
(a commune in Brittany, France)
(e) emotive (adj): "appealing to or expressing emotion
language>"
(f) in spades. The Phrase Finder, undated.
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/in-spades.html
(The lyrics of First Day of My Life, by Bright Eyes
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/first-day-of-my-life-lyr
* Bright Eyes (band)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_Eyes_(band)
(American; 1995-present)
(g) In print, there is a side bar to the main report above:
Claudia Puig, 'One Day' Delves Into Two Lives; Inspired casting, writing,
add depth.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews
/2011-08-18-one-day-anne-hathaway-jim-sturgess_n.htm
The movie name is One Day, because in the book it is based on the writer
visited the the man and woman on July 15 every years, from 1988 to 2011.
(2) However, Wall Street Journal pans the movie.
Joe Morgenstern, 'One Day': A Stutter-Stop Affair to Forget; Talented cast,
filmmaker get trapped in tedium. WSJ, Aug 19, 2011.
online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240
53111903639404576514413680538704.html
Note:
(a) There is no need tor ead the review, if you do not intend to see the
movie.
(b) stutter step (n): "a momentary hesitation or false step by a runner (as
in [American] football) done to fake a defender out of position"
(c) An Affair to Remember
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Affair_to_Remember
(a 1957 film starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr)
(d) An Affair to Forget (disambiguation)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Affair_to_Forget_(disambiguatio
An Affair to Remember came first. Then copycats followed, with a twist (
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