地道美语听力练习:故事结局

Types of Story Endings故事结局的类型

Hamid: I just finished a really good book. I thought the characters were headed toward a tragic ending, but there was a twist near the end, and everything turned out well. It was so satisfying!
我刚刚看完了一本非常好的书。我本以为故事中的人物会有一个悲惨的结局，但接近尾声情节发生了转折，一切都变得很好。这是太让人满意了！

Rachel: It sounds sappy to me.
对我来说这听起来挺多愁善感。

Hamid: It wasn’t sappy at all. It was just a happy ending. I know what you like. You like those disaster movies with catastrophic endings where everyone dies.
这并不是多愁善感，这只是一个美好的结局。我知道你喜欢什么。你喜欢那些灾难电影，结局都是很悲惨，每个人都会死去。

Rachel: At least that would be more realistic than everyone living happily ever after. I just saw the series finale of my favorite TV show. You know what they did? They ended the series with a cliffhanger. Nothing was resolved.
至少那比从此以后每个人生活都很幸福要现实。我只是看到了我最喜爱的电视节目的系列结局。你知道他们做了什么？他们用紧张带有悬念的情节结束了。没有什么是永恒不变的。

Hamid: That’s horrible! How could they leave people hanging like that? Weren’t you just a little mad?
这太可怕了！他们怎么能那样留下悬念呢？你是不是有点疯狂？

Rachel: No, I wasn’t. The ending stayed true to the spirit of the show. It was a dark show and the ending was equally dark.
没有，我没有。结局忠实于节目的精神。这是一个灰色节目，结局同样是黑暗的。

Hamid: Well, I bet they ended the series that way so they could make a movie sequel. 

嗯，我敢打赌，他们用哪种方式结束了系列，就可以拍一部电影的续集。

Rachel: Yeah, maybe, but I don’t care either way. Life doesn’t end neatly and neither should a good story. 

也许是，但我不关心任何一种方式。生活并没有结束，好故事也不该结束。

Hamid: Remind me never to read any stories you write or any movies you make!
提醒我永远不要读你写的故事或你拍的任何电影！

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