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A Wistful1 Look Back，
a Hopeful Look Ahead
2015年末上映的《老炮儿》在国内引起了巨大反响。对这样一部有关于上一代人江湖道义的影片，两代人的感想也各有千秋。本文作者和父母在“家庭日”里一起去观看了这部电影。作为上一辈的父母对影片感同身受，在这部影片里看到的是曾经以道义为重的价值观在如今社会遭受的冲击，而身为90后的作者在这部影片中思考的是在注重金钱的现代社会中值得我们传承的传统价值观是什么。正如六爷的儿子所言，现代社会这个江湖光靠“混”而没有一技之长是行不通的，但全凭单打独斗而抛弃全部的信义道德也同样不可取。而这也是本片想要引起我们思考的地方——究竟是什么值得为之奋斗。
A trip to the movies with my parents usually turns out two ways： I’m both shaking my head and groaning as my parents say they didn’t get the movie， or it’s the other way around.2 This time it was no different. I was home for the holidays and we decided to go watch a movie together. Gritting my teeth3 in preparation for a long car ride home with me trying to explain the plot of the movie to them， I agreed. After all， family time came few and far between as I continued through university， and will only become less and less frequent as I enter the working world. But that night my parents decided to watch the movie that was all the rage in China： Mr. Six.4 Two and a half hours later， I walked out of the movie theatre confused， and not just because of the heavy Beijing drawl that slurred together the Chinese words.5 There was simply too much in the movie that I did not understand on a cultural and generational level. The car ride home， and many days afterwards， was filled with my parents and even my relatives explaining all the cultural and generation-specific references that were found in Mr. Six. And now， I think I’ve understood the movie， but not completely from the perspective that my parents and their generation see it.
The movie Mr. Six recounts the story of a former gang leader named Mr. Six who spends his days in Beijing wandering the hutongs behind the popular Hou Hai district.6 Although he has long since abandoned his days of mob fights against rival gangs， he still occasionally involves himself in spats between the police and his friends， or even sometimes performing good deeds for those in need of money， as dictated by his personal code of jianghu （honour among criminals）.7 His tranquil life is turned upside down when his estranged son is kidnapped by a gang of young people who have nothing guiding their actions except money and pleasure.8 The movie illustrates the clash of generations between Mr. Six and the rich young people， drawing particular emphasis on how the excess of money has spoiled the young generation into lacking any respect for either traditions or anyone outside their circle.9 Despite coming from a low social class and possessing a criminal background， Mr. Six and his former gang members （and later on， his son） were cast as the only characters who upheld the values of loyalty and honour found in old Beijing.10 The movie seemed to represent a pitiful call of nostalgia for a simpler time and simpler relationships between those called friends and family.11 8. tranquil： 平静的；turn upside down： 使陷入混乱；estranged： （关系）疏远的； kidnap： 绑架；a gang of： 一伙。
9. clash： 冲突；spoil： 宠坏。
10. cast sb. as： 把……分类，认定某人 为……； uphold： 支持，拥护。
11. pitiful： 可怜的，令人同情的；nostalgia： 怀旧之情，后文nostalgic为其形容词。
12. grim： 糟糕的，令人沮丧的。
13. confront： 勇敢面地，正视；applicable： 合适的，适用的。
14. thug： 恶棍，暴徒；stick up for： 支持，维护。
15. paragon： 模范；endorse： 认可，赞同。
16. frankly： 坦白讲；expand one’s horizon： 开阔视野。
17. at the forefront of： 处于最前列，处于最重要的位置。
18. weave： 编织；embrace： 欣然接受；entrepreneurship： 企业家精神。
19. relay： 传达；direct toward： 针对。
20. foe： 敌人。
21. 这时湖岸边驶来了很多辆车，从车上蜂拥而出的全是六爷以前的帮派弟兄，有穿着名牌服装的成功生意人，也有靠街边修自行车勉强维生的跛脚老兵。swerve： 转弯，突然转向； tumble out： 蜂拥而出；limping： 跛脚的；veteran： 老兵；eke out a living： 勉强维生。
22. clutch： 抓着，紧握。
23. break into a full grin： 露齿大笑起来；staple： 主要部分；live off of： 依靠，依赖。
24. help out： 帮助某人脱离困境。
25. ponder： 仔细考虑，沉思。
26. outweigh： 比……重要；sip： 小口喝，抿；merlot： 梅洛葡萄酒，是世界上著名红酒品种之一。
27. Midnight in Paris： 电影《午夜巴黎》，2011年由伍迪·艾伦编剧并执导，欧文·威尔逊主演的一部以法国巴黎为背景的浪漫喜剧和奇幻电影。
28. aspiring： 有抱负的；idolize： 极端崇拜；era： 时代；Lost Generation： 迷惘的一代。第一次世界大战以后出现于美国的一个文学流派，代表作家有海明威、菲茨杰拉德、福克纳等。
29. converse： 交谈；Earnest Hemingway： 欧内斯特·海明威，美国作家和记者，20世纪最著名的小说家之一，代表作有《老人与海》、《太阳照常升起》等；F. Scott Fitzgerald： 弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德，20世纪美国最杰出的作家之一，代表作有《了不起的盖茨比》、《夜色温柔》等；treat sb. to sth.： 用……招待；charismatic： 有魅力的；liveliness： 活力，活跃；capture： 逼真地表现。
30. relish： 喜爱，享受。
31. lament： 哀悼，痛惜。
32. resonate with： 与……产生共鸣。
33. embody： 体现。
34. thrash： 翻腾，猛烈摆动；afloat： 漂浮着的。
35. boil down to： 归结为，归根到底。
36. illuminate： 阐明；pinnacle： 顶峰；righteousness： 正义，公正。
a Hopeful Look Ahead
2015年末上映的《老炮儿》在国内引起了巨大反响。对这样一部有关于上一代人江湖道义的影片，两代人的感想也各有千秋。本文作者和父母在“家庭日”里一起去观看了这部电影。作为上一辈的父母对影片感同身受，在这部影片里看到的是曾经以道义为重的价值观在如今社会遭受的冲击，而身为90后的作者在这部影片中思考的是在注重金钱的现代社会中值得我们传承的传统价值观是什么。正如六爷的儿子所言，现代社会这个江湖光靠“混”而没有一技之长是行不通的，但全凭单打独斗而抛弃全部的信义道德也同样不可取。而这也是本片想要引起我们思考的地方——究竟是什么值得为之奋斗。
A trip to the movies with my parents usually turns out two ways： I’m both shaking my head and groaning as my parents say they didn’t get the movie， or it’s the other way around.2 This time it was no different. I was home for the holidays and we decided to go watch a movie together. Gritting my teeth3 in preparation for a long car ride home with me trying to explain the plot of the movie to them， I agreed. After all， family time came few and far between as I continued through university， and will only become less and less frequent as I enter the working world. But that night my parents decided to watch the movie that was all the rage in China： Mr. Six.4 Two and a half hours later， I walked out of the movie theatre confused， and not just because of the heavy Beijing drawl that slurred together the Chinese words.5 There was simply too much in the movie that I did not understand on a cultural and generational level. The car ride home， and many days afterwards， was filled with my parents and even my relatives explaining all the cultural and generation-specific references that were found in Mr. Six. And now， I think I’ve understood the movie， but not completely from the perspective that my parents and their generation see it.
The movie Mr. Six recounts the story of a former gang leader named Mr. Six who spends his days in Beijing wandering the hutongs behind the popular Hou Hai district.6 Although he has long since abandoned his days of mob fights against rival gangs， he still occasionally involves himself in spats between the police and his friends， or even sometimes performing good deeds for those in need of money， as dictated by his personal code of jianghu （honour among criminals）.7 His tranquil life is turned upside down when his estranged son is kidnapped by a gang of young people who have nothing guiding their actions except money and pleasure.8 The movie illustrates the clash of generations between Mr. Six and the rich young people， drawing particular emphasis on how the excess of money has spoiled the young generation into lacking any respect for either traditions or anyone outside their circle.9 Despite coming from a low social class and possessing a criminal background， Mr. Six and his former gang members （and later on， his son） were cast as the only characters who upheld the values of loyalty and honour found in old Beijing.10 The movie seemed to represent a pitiful call of nostalgia for a simpler time and simpler relationships between those called friends and family.11 8. tranquil： 平静的；turn upside down： 使陷入混乱；estranged： （关系）疏远的； kidnap： 绑架；a gang of： 一伙。
9. clash： 冲突；spoil： 宠坏。
10. cast sb. as： 把……分类，认定某人 为……； uphold： 支持，拥护。
11. pitiful： 可怜的，令人同情的；nostalgia： 怀旧之情，后文nostalgic为其形容词。
12. grim： 糟糕的，令人沮丧的。
13. confront： 勇敢面地，正视；applicable： 合适的，适用的。
14. thug： 恶棍，暴徒；stick up for： 支持，维护。
15. paragon： 模范；endorse： 认可，赞同。
16. frankly： 坦白讲；expand one’s horizon： 开阔视野。
17. at the forefront of： 处于最前列，处于最重要的位置。
18. weave： 编织；embrace： 欣然接受；entrepreneurship： 企业家精神。
19. relay： 传达；direct toward： 针对。
20. foe： 敌人。
21. 这时湖岸边驶来了很多辆车，从车上蜂拥而出的全是六爷以前的帮派弟兄，有穿着名牌服装的成功生意人，也有靠街边修自行车勉强维生的跛脚老兵。swerve： 转弯，突然转向； tumble out： 蜂拥而出；limping： 跛脚的；veteran： 老兵；eke out a living： 勉强维生。
22. clutch： 抓着，紧握。
23. break into a full grin： 露齿大笑起来；staple： 主要部分；live off of： 依靠，依赖。
24. help out： 帮助某人脱离困境。
25. ponder： 仔细考虑，沉思。
26. outweigh： 比……重要；sip： 小口喝，抿；merlot： 梅洛葡萄酒，是世界上著名红酒品种之一。
27. Midnight in Paris： 电影《午夜巴黎》，2011年由伍迪·艾伦编剧并执导，欧文·威尔逊主演的一部以法国巴黎为背景的浪漫喜剧和奇幻电影。
28. aspiring： 有抱负的；idolize： 极端崇拜；era： 时代；Lost Generation： 迷惘的一代。第一次世界大战以后出现于美国的一个文学流派，代表作家有海明威、菲茨杰拉德、福克纳等。
29. converse： 交谈；Earnest Hemingway： 欧内斯特·海明威，美国作家和记者，20世纪最著名的小说家之一，代表作有《老人与海》、《太阳照常升起》等；F. Scott Fitzgerald： 弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德，20世纪美国最杰出的作家之一，代表作有《了不起的盖茨比》、《夜色温柔》等；treat sb. to sth.： 用……招待；charismatic： 有魅力的；liveliness： 活力，活跃；capture： 逼真地表现。
30. relish： 喜爱，享受。
31. lament： 哀悼，痛惜。
32. resonate with： 与……产生共鸣。
33. embody： 体现。
34. thrash： 翻腾，猛烈摆动；afloat： 漂浮着的。
35. boil down to： 归结为，归根到底。
36. illuminate： 阐明；pinnacle： 顶峰；righteousness： 正义，公正。