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VOA标准英语2012--Family Hires Assassin to Murder Mama in 'Killer Joe'

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Family Hires Assassin to Murder Mama in 'Killer1 Joe'

Chris has no job and is deep in debt to a loan shark. He is convinced that Killer Joe can solve his financial problems.

"Mom has got a $50 thousand life insurance policy. Killer Joe is a professional. He will do this right," Chris tells his dad, Ansel in the movie.

"This is murder we're talking about. I ain't agreed to nothing," Ansel responds.

"I heard y'all talking about killing2 mama. I think it's a good idea," chimes in Chris' younger sister, Dottie.

Dottie seems out of touch with reality. But together, she and Chris push their befuddled3 dad, Ansel, to go along with the plan and hire Killer Joe.

"Now, I only have a couple of rules that I insist on sticking to," Joe tells them. "If you are caught, if you are implicated4 in this crime, you are not under any circumstances to reveal my identity or participation5. If you break this rule, you will be killed. Do you understand?"

Matthew McConaughey plays Joe and says that speech about the rules helped him understand this violent character.

"What is the incentive6 for Joe's violence? Lack of order. Lack of structure, which is what the guy needs everywhere," McConaughey explains.

British actress Juno Temple co-stars as Dottie, who hides her emotions behind a dreamy facade7.

"She is living in this crazy environment with this family," explains Temple. "She loves them so much, but she also is so frustrated8 by them and it is causing her to be very angry. Ultimately when Killer Joe comes into her life, he is truly her weird9 idea of Prince Charming."

Smitten10 by this ethereal young woman, hard-boiled Joe breaks his own rules …and then proves that his warnings were not empty threats.

Director William Friedkin has used violence for dramatic effect in classic films like The Exorcist and The French Connection. He considers the Killer Joe scenario11 a common theme.

"There is violence throughout all society …family violence," notes Friedkin.

Its brutally12 graphic13 scenes earned the film the most restrictive rating from the Motion Picture Association of America: NC-17, which means nobody under 17 can be admitted. Tracy Letts, who adapted the film script from his own play, says it is not a story for kids.

"Plays don't actually have ratings, but we put it on our poster that people under 18 would not be admitted," Letts says. "We just wanted people to know that if you come in to see this, you're in for some adult fare."

The Killer Joe cast includes Thomas Haden Church as Ansel. Gina Gershon plays his scheming wife Sharla; and Emile Hirsch is Chris, whose money troubles set the plot in motion.


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1 killer rpLziK     
n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者
参考例句：
  • Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
  • The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。
2 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
3 befuddled befuddled     
adj.迷糊的，糊涂的v.使烂醉( befuddle的过去式和过去分词 )；使迷惑不解
参考例句：
  • He was befuddled by drink. 他喝得迷迷糊糊的。
  • John is very amusing when he is completely befuddled. 当约翰喝得完全糊涂了的时候，他非常有趣儿。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4 implicated 8443a53107b44913ed0a3f12cadfa423     
adj.密切关联的；牵涉其中的
参考例句：
  • These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence. 这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery. 因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5 participation KS9zu     
n.参与，参加，分享
参考例句：
  • Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
  • The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。
6 incentive j4zy9     
n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机
参考例句：
  • Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
  • He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。
7 facade El5xh     
n.(建筑物的)正面，临街正面；外表
参考例句：
  • The entrance facade consists of a large full height glass door.入口正面有一大型全高度玻璃门。
  • If you look carefully,you can see through Bob's facade.如果你仔细观察，你就能看穿鲍勃的外表。
8 frustrated ksWz5t     
adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧
参考例句：
  • It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
  • The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 weird bghw8     
adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的
参考例句：
  • From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
  • His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。
10 smitten smitten     
猛打，重击，打击( smite的过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • From the moment they met, he was completely smitten by her. 从一见面的那一刻起，他就完全被她迷住了。
  • It was easy to see why she was smitten with him. 她很容易看出为何她为他倾倒。
11 scenario lZoxm     
n.剧本，脚本；概要
参考例句：
  • But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
  • This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。
12 brutally jSRya     
adv.残忍地，野蛮地，冷酷无情地
参考例句：
  • The uprising was brutally put down.起义被残酷地镇压下去了。
  • A pro-democracy uprising was brutally suppressed.一场争取民主的起义被残酷镇压了。
13 graphic Aedz7     
adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的
参考例句：
  • The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
  • Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

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