Do you like (to learn about) history?
I love history as it shows us where we come from. People say history always repeats itself and it does. I think it’s important to look back so we can learn from past mistakes
and make sure we don't make the same ones as our ancestors did. My favourite time in
history would have to be the medieval times.
我喜歡歷史,它讓我們知道自己來自何處。人們說歷史總是重演,是,確實是這樣的。我認為回顧歷史非常重要,這樣我們就可以從過去的錯誤中汲取教訓,確保不再犯先人們犯過的同樣錯誤。我最喜歡的時代應該是中世紀了。
Do you think history is important?
History is the record of events that have happened in the past. In a sense all
developments in politics, government, society, inventions and discoveries are part of
human history. History helps you understand yourself better and understand others
around you better.
歷史是過往曾發(fā)生事件的記錄。某種意義上講,政治、政府、社會、發(fā)明和發(fā)現(xiàn)的發(fā)展過程都算是人類歷史的一部分。歷史能幫助你更好了解自己,也更好地了解周圍的人。
Do you think you can learn history from films or TV programs?
No. Unless the film is presented as a documentary, no strict adherence to the
historical record is mandated. You go to movies not to learn about history but to be
entertained, frightened, thrilled. That’s all great. But there’s no reason that an episode
of history has to be done with a certain degree of accuracy, because that’s not the
objective of a movie. My view is, if you get your history from movies or TV programs, you
get what you deserve.
我不這么認為。除非電影是以紀錄片的形式呈現(xiàn)的。你去電影院不是去學歷史而是去娛樂,享受驚悚,刺激的,這樣很好。沒理由一段歷史一定要以某種程度的準確度來拍出來,因為這不是電影的目的。我的觀點是:如果你從電影或電視中獲取歷史,那你獲得的就是這種歷史。