《中英對照讀新聞》Alan Rickman, star of ’Harry Potter,’ dies at 69 「哈利波特」明星艾倫．瑞克曼過世 享壽69歲

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British actor Alan Rickman, a classically trained stage star and sensual screen villain in the ``Harry Potter’’ saga and other films, has died. He was 69.

英國演員艾倫．瑞克曼，一位受過正統舞台劇訓練的明星，在「哈利波特」和其他電影中扮演極有銀幕魅力的壞人，已經過世。享壽69歲。

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Rickman’s family said that the actor died early Thursday in London after a battle with cancer.

瑞克曼的家人說，在與癌症搏鬥許久後，他於週四（1月14日）凌晨在倫敦過世。

Daniel Radcliffe, who played opposite Rickman in eight ``Harry Potter’’ films, said Rickman was ``undoubtedly one of the greatest actors I will ever work with.’’ Born to a working-class London family in 1946 and trained at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Rickman was often cast as the bad guy; with his rich, languid voice he could invest evil with wicked, irresistible relish.

在8集「哈利波特」電影中扮演瑞克曼對手的丹尼爾．雷德克里夫說，瑞克曼「無疑是我曾合作過最偉大的演員之一」。1946年出生在倫敦工人階級家庭，並在夙負盛名的英國皇家戲劇藝術學院接受訓練，瑞克曼經常扮演壞人；擁有深沉、慵懶的嗓音，他可以讓壞人增添幾分邪惡感、難以抵抗的誘惑力。

His breakout role was as scheming French aristocrat the Vicomte de Valmont in an acclaimed 1985 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Christopher Hampton’s ``Les Liaisons Dangereuses.’’ Film roles included Hans Gruber, the psychopathic villain who tormented Bruce Willis in ``Die Hard’’ in 1988. Millions know him from the Potter films, in which he played Hogwarts teacher Severus Snape. (AP)

他一鳴驚人的角色，是於1985年廣受好評的皇家莎士比亞劇團製作的克里斯多夫．漢普頓改編版的「危險關係」中，演出詭計多端的法國貴族凡爾蒙子爵角色。電影角色包括漢斯．葛魯伯，在1988年電影「終極警探」中與布魯斯．威利纏鬥的那個精神不正常的壞人。許多人是從「哈利波特」電影認識他，他扮演魔法學校霍格華茲的教師賽佛勒斯．石內卜。（美聯社）

新聞辭典

villain：名詞，壞人。例句：He was cast as the villain in the play. （他在戲裡扮演反派角色。）

acclaimed：形容詞，受到讚揚的。例如：a highly acclaimed novel（一部受到高度讚揚的小說）

torment：動詞，糾纏。例句：She torments everyone with her silly questions.（她用那些愚蠢的問題糾纏每一個人。）