《园丁》:梦想之地也残酷

短语讲解：

1. Now he has left behind the world of vampires and is telling a real world story of an illegal immigrant in Los Angeles.

leave behind忘带, 留下; 丢弃
例句：He left his wife and children behind.
他抛下了妻子儿女。

2. It can be a hard place …a cruel place …but it is where I work, and I dream of a better life for my son.

dream of梦想, 渴望; 梦见
例句：I've long dreamed of paying a visit to the Great Wall.
我一直渴望游览长城。

3. He desperately tries to keep his teenage son Luis out of trouble.

keep out of躲开，置身…之外
例句：Try to keep out of trouble.
尽量别卷入麻烦中去。

4. The son speaks English to his father in spite of that fact that in another situation he might speak Spanish; but he prefers the dominant culture.

in spite of虽然, 尽管…
例句：I went out in spite of the rain.
尽管下雨我仍然外出。

5. I wanted you to be able to be anything you wanted to be.

be able to能,会
例句：Most children are able to walk before they are able to talk.
多数孩子在会说话前就会走路。

6. But at the same time, because of the situation he is in, he keeps his head down.

at the same time同时; 一起
例句：Can you watch television and do your homework at the same time? 
你能同时看电视和做功课吗？ 
because of因为
例句：Because of the storm he didn't go there.
因为暴风雨他没有去那儿。
keep down使不升起; 蹲下, 伏倒
例句：Keep down or you'll be hit by shell fragments.
趴下, 否则你会被弹片击中的。

7. Also, he doesn't necessarily have the equipment emotionally at the beginning of the film to express to his son why he is doing what he's doing and how he feels about him.

at the beginning of在…之初
例句：At the beginning of the term, I found it difficult to study English.
在这学期初, 我觉得学英语很困难。

8. You don't have to worry about me.

worry about担忧, 烦恼
例句：Don't worry about my illness; what I need is nothing but a few days' rest.
不要为我的病担心, 我只要休息几天就好了。

9. You'd better try to stay invisible so you don't bring any attention to your life, because there is a big risk that they can take you back and then separate you from your family

separate from分开
例句：No child should ever be separated from his mother by force.
绝不能强行使任何一个孩子与母亲分开。

10. While Chris Weitz insists A Better Life doesn't take a position on illegal immigrants, Demian Bichir says he hopes the story will touch audiences and make them realize that the issue is about peoples' lives, not just statistics.

take a position采取立场,占据头寸
例句：He was asked to take a leading position in the county government.
他仍要求他在县政府担任一个领导职务。