《中英對照讀新聞》China pulls red carpet from under actor Bale 中國取消對英國演員貝爾的禮遇
◎俞智敏
Beijing has pulled the red carpet from under the feet of Christian Bale, the Oscar-winning actor who stars in China’s latest box-office hit, after he tried to visit a detained dissident.
在他試圖拜訪一位受拘禁的異議人士後，北京當局已突然取消對奧斯卡獎得主、最近才在中國熱門電影中擔任主角的英國演員貝爾的禮遇。
China’s foreign ministry accused Bale of “fabricating news” after the Hollywood actor made international headlines recently when he tried to visit a blind lawyer-dissident being held under house arrest.
在這位好萊塢演員最近試圖拜訪一位被軟禁在家中的盲眼律師異議人士後，中國外交部指控貝爾「捏造新聞」。
The British actor, who was in China to promote his Nanjing Massacre film “The Flowers of War”, was stopped on the outskirts of the village in eastern China where the activist Chen Guangcheng is being detained.
這位英國演員是到中國宣傳他所主演、以南京大屠殺為背景的電影「金陵十三釵」，但卻在前往中國東部、異議人士陳光誠被拘禁的村莊外圍時被強行攔阻。
Asked by reporters if China was embarrassed by Bale’s actions, foreign ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said：”I think it is the relevant actor who should feel embarrassed instead of the Chinese side.”
在被記者問到中國是否因貝爾的行為感到尷尬時，外交部發言人劉為民表示，「我想是這位演員才應該感到尷尬，而非中國方面。」
“The Chinese side will not welcome him to make news in China,” Liu added, suggesting Bale would not be allowed back into the country.
「中方將不會歡迎他在中國製造新聞，」劉為民說，暗示貝爾不會再獲准來到中國。
While Bale may have fallen out of favour with Beijing, his film set during the massacre has been a hit with local moviegoers. （AFP）
儘管貝爾可能已不再受北京政府歡迎，但他主演的這部以大屠殺為背景的電影，卻相當受當地電影觀眾的支持。（法新社）
新聞辭典
pull the rug from under someone/something：片語，指突然停止對某人或某事的幫助或支持、扯某人後腿。rug為名詞，意為地毯。例句︰The school pulled the rug from under the basketball team by making them pay to practise in the school gymnasium.（學校突然停止對籃球隊的支持，要求球隊必須付費才能在學校體育館練習。）
red carpet：名詞，（接待貴賓時所使用的）紅地毯，引申為指對重要人物的禮遇或隆重待遇，例句︰The minister was given the red carpet treatment.（部長受到如上賓般的盛大歡迎。）
fall out of favor/lose favor （with someone）：片語，指失去某人的認同或歡心、失寵，例句︰This style of house has fallen out of favor with most people lately.（這種房屋風格近來已不再受大多數人歡迎。）
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