Lemony:
Passing the torch is a rite of passage that can take many forms. But perhaps the least known and most surprising is the passing of a spyglass.
Dear reader, there are people in the world who know no misery and woe. And they take comfort in cheerful films about twittering birds and giggling elves.
There are people who know that there's always a mystery to be solved. And they take comfort in researching and writing down any important evidence.
But this story is not about such people. This story is about the Baudelaires. And they are the sort of people who know that there's always something. Something to invent, something to read, something to bite and something to do to make a sanctuary, no matter how small.
And for this reason, I am happy to say, the Baudelaires were very fortunate indeed.
（雷蒙：“传递火炬是很常见的传承仪式， 然而让多数人惊讶却少数人理解的，却是望远镜的传递。亲爱的读者，世界上有些人，他们不懂得痛苦与悲伤，喜欢沉迷于欢快的电影中，看着叽叽喳喳的鸟儿和咯咯笑的精灵就感到满足。也有些人，他们知道迷题总会被揭开，他们热心于研究，并记录一切重要的证据。
但这个故事描写的并不是这类人，这个故事描写的是波特莱尔一家。他们这样一类人知道，一切总会有办法，总能发明点什么，总能读点什么书，或者总能咬点什么东西。总会有办法找到避难所，无论多么狭小。正是由于这个原因，我们才能幸福的讲波特莱尔一家实际上非常幸运。”）
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Why a spyglass instead of something else?
Obviously their parents could give them far more rich bunches of things than a little spyglass.
What does a spyglass mean to them? to us?
What can we see through it?
Future? Hope? A sanctuary? Families?
Unfortunateness? Or fortunateness?
What should we really care about? The heritage?
Or a warm save comfortable place you can stay with your love, hope and happiness?
I can say that this very cute sweet fantastic little story has nothing to do with the so-called heritage, but with a suggestion, we should see through the dark clouds to find how good beautiful the world is.
"There is always something." and "There is much more good in it than bad."
Use your imagination and bravery, and never let them go! You will find much more than you've thought in this movie and in this world.
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ps：主演介绍——
Jim Carrey（不用多介绍了吧=____=+）的表演入木三分，某些同学如果实在看不懂看不惯或不理解也请您不要妄下评论说他做作——不是每个演员都做得出他那种水平。
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Liam Aiken ——我喜欢这小子~~小帅哥
Birth name
Liam Padraic Aiken
Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Mini biography
Born January 7th, 1990, in New York City, it was apparent from the beginning that Liam was a natural actor. After securing a small part on Broadway in the award-winning production of Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House," Liam's big break came in 1997, when he played Ned in the movie Henry Fool (1997). From there he has created a snowball of films that has yet to stop rolling through Hollywood. With his eyes and facial moves, he has been compared to Jim Carrey, but when it comes to character portrayals, Liam is his own person, with his own unique style. Liam attends school and when on the set, he has a tutor who gives him his homework.
Trivia
Is an only child.
He enjoys doing magic tricks.
First job in acting was starring in a Ford Windstar commercial.
Tried out for the part of Harry Potter but lost to Daniel Radcliffe.
Started acting at age 6 shortly after his father died and at the urging of his mother.
His father, Bill Aiken, was a producer for MTV and Nickleodeon television programs, who died of cancer when Liam was 2 1/2 years old.
Attended the 76th annual Academy Awards with his good friend Miles (son of Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon). (February 29, 2004)
Plays the guitar.
Fan of Punk music, aspires to play the guitar like Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello.
Turned down the role to The Sixth Sense which then went to Haley Joel Osment
While out promoting the movie _Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunante Events (2004)_ - a movie in which he plays an child orphaned when his parents are killed in a fire - his house burned down.
I think I had this feeling that it wouldn't work out, but it was fine. I would have just been Harry Potter from then on." ［about losing the Harry Potter role］
"Shortly after my dad died, my mom figured that if I could do a few commercials, I'd get a college fund."
［want to start a band］ "But everybody at my new school's already got their own bands."
"More like me than any role I've played." ［about his role in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events］
"I flew to England, and a week later I had the role. Then the next day, I didn't. But I understood; like James Bond, Harry has to be British." On not getting Harry Potter
"I've never really tried to copy anyone, I like to have my own style."
"It's actually kind of interesting to see one book transferred to another book, because they basically...where one book ends, they glue them together. So, but it's fun to see all of these characters that have been created from Lemony Snicket. From his mind, that they're just so incredible and deep and interesting. Klaus he's an avid reader. He reads many books. And he basically remembers everything he reads. And he uses that in the struggle to survive through all of these terrible things that happened." - talking about the Lemony Snicket books and talking about his character, Klaus, in the movie.
(此段翻译转自百度)
Mini biography 小传
１９９０年１月７日出生于纽约，Liam显然是个天生的演员，在百老汇获奖剧目“玩偶之家（易卜生）”中获得一个小角色后，１９９７年，他在电影Henry Fool中成功扮演了Ned一角，这是他演艺事业的一个重要的开端，从此他便开始接拍大量的好莱坞影片。人们曾经将他的眼睛和表情与金凯瑞相提并论，但在角色的性格刻画上面，Liam也有着很强的个人风格。在学习上，Liam平时在学校里读书，在拍戏的时候，也有一个家教专门督促他学习，为他布置作业。
一些逸事
Liam是家中的独子。
喜欢变戏法。
第一份工作是在一支福特稳达（Ford Windstar）汽车的广告中担当主演。
曾为哈利波特试镜，但最终角色被Daniel Radcliffe争取到。
父亲去世不久，在其母的督促下，开始演戏，此时Liam六岁。
他的父亲，Bill Aiken，曾是ＭＴＶ和尼克少儿频道（电视节目）的一名制片人，在Liam两岁半的时候不幸死去癌症。
和好友迈尔斯（美国影星蒂姆.罗宾斯与苏珊.萨兰登之子）一同出席了７６届奥斯卡颁奖典礼。（２００４年２月２９日）
会弹吉他。
朋克乐迷，渴望能像 Rage Against the Machine乐队里的 Tom Morello一样弹奏吉他.
曾拒绝了《灵异第六感》里面的角色，后来该角色由 Haley Joel Osment扮演。
在为影片《雷蒙斯尼奇的不幸历险》（在该剧中，他扮演一位双亲在火灾中丧生的男孩儿）作宣传的时候，他的家不幸被火烧毁。
“我曾经感觉到可能会不成功，但是没什么。我本应该是哈利波特的”〔关于失去这一角色〕
“我爸爸死后不久，妈妈就认为我应该拍一些广告，为将来的学业筹备资金”
〔想组建乐队〕“但在我的新学校里面，每个人都有自己的乐队。”
“比以往的角色更像我自己”〔谈及雷蒙斯尼奇的不幸历险〕
“我坐飞机到英国 ，一周后我得到了这个角色。可第二天，我又失去了这个角色。但是我理解，就像００７一样，哈利一定要是英国人”〔关于失去哈利波特的角色〕
“我不会刻意模仿任何人，我更喜欢有自己独特的风格”
“其实，看到一本书转折到另一本书上，还是蛮有意思的，因为他们基本上…在一本书结束的时候，两本书才被联系了起来。因此，雷蒙斯尼奇创造的所有人物都是很有趣的。在他的作品中，他们都是如此的不可思议，如此深刻，如此有趣。克劳斯是一个狂热的阅读者。他读过很多的书，并且他能记住所有他读过的东西，用学过的东西同邪恶的人和事做斗争从而求得生存。”――谈到雷蒙斯尼奇的不幸历险以及他在里面的角色，克劳斯。
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蛮喜欢这部电影的。加上实习没事情做，所以过来翻译一下。
pps: 出席出演过：
1.Fay Grim AS …… Ned (2006)
2.The 100 Greatest Family Films AS …… Himself (2005)
3.The 3rd Annual Spacey Awards AS …… Himself (2005)
4.The 10th Annual Critics' Choice Awards AS …… Himself (2005)
5.《雷蒙·斯尼奇的不幸历险》Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events AS …… Klaus Baudelaire (2004)
6.《外星神犬》Good Boy! AS …… Owen Baker (2003)
7.《毁灭之路》Road to Perdition AS …… Peter Sullivan (2002)
8.The Rising Place AS …… Emmett Wilder (2002)
9.《甜蜜的十一月》Sweet November AS …… Abner (2001)
10.《梦游非洲》I Dreamed of Africa AS …… Seven Year Old Emanuele (2000)
11.《傻子亨利》Henry Fool AS …… Ned (1998)
12.《继母》Stepmom AS …… Ben Harrison (1998)
13.《欲擒故纵》The Object of My Affection AS …… Nathan (1998)
14.《杀手情人》Montana AS …… Kid (1998)
15.Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) AS …… Klaus Baudelaire (archive footage)
16.Crafty Canines (2004) AS …… Himself
17.Sweet November: From the Heart (2001) AS …… Himself
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Emily Browning澳洲新贵
来自澳洲的Emily Browning在拍摄《雷蒙·斯尼奇的不幸历险》一片期间满15岁，她曾演出多部舞台剧以及澳洲电视影集，并曾参与数部电影的演出。在《雷蒙·斯尼奇的不幸历险》片中，她饰演聪明又负责任的大姐Violet，和她本人沉稳早熟的模样十分契合。
Emily在一次的学校戏剧演出中，刚好同学的爸爸是演艺圈的，注意到她的演技，之后便开启了她的演艺生涯。
Emily于2002年参与电影《Ghost Ship》而受到瞩目，并在同一年因电视影集《Halifax f.p：Playing God》赢得澳洲电影协会奖（Australian Film Institute Award）最佳年轻女演员奖，在片中她饰演一位杀死自己好友的天才少女。
在另一部电影作品《Ned Kelly》中与帅哥Orlando Bloom及Heath Ledger一起演出，其中与Heath一幕拥抱的戏让Emily的好朋友们羡慕死了，不过她本人还是最爱Orlando。
说到偶像，Emily说：“我想跟一样是同乡的Cate Blanchet和Nicole Kidman看齐，成为一个成功的女演员。
作品列表：
雷蒙·斯尼奇的不幸历险 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2004 喜剧 冒险 美国
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2004 冒险 动画 美国
凯利党 Ned Kelly 2003 剧情 英国
夜魔袭身 Darkness Falls 2003 恐怖 惊秫 美国
"After the Deluge" 2003 剧情 澳大利亚
鬼船 Ghost Ship 2002 恐怖 惊秫 美国
Halifax f.p: Playing God 2001 澳大利亚
"Blonde" 2001 剧情 美国
唯有告苍天 The Man Who Sued God 2001 剧情 喜剧 澳大利亚
"Thunderstone" 1999 澳大利亚
"High Flyers" 1999 澳大利亚
Echo of Thunder, The 1998 剧情 美国
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Kara Hoffman & Shelby Hoffman——超可爱的双胞胎~！
Photo: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f7/Karashelby1.jpg
［Kara and Shelby Hoffman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia］
Born August 2, 2002
Los Angeles, California, USA
Kara Irene and Shelby Ann Hoffman were born August 2, 2002 in Los Angeles, California. When they were less than a year old, they took over the recurring role of Kristina Davis on the soap opera General Hospital. They left GH after a few months, and now can be seen as Sunny Baudelaire in the 2004 hit movie Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Shelby and Kara's parents names are Mark and Deborah Hoffman; the girls have two brothers who are 8 and 13.
Trivia
Shelby is the older twin by one minute.
Kara has a fear of snakes.
Shelby did the most on their first movie because of Kara's fear of snakes.
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