A Star Is Born
Lately in the anime world, a name has become famous. If you're a fan of anime, you may be no stranger to his works. He is Shinkai Makoto.
Shinkai Makoto fell in love with anime when he started to draw picture books in a middle school club. From then on, his love for anime kept growing. Although his parents wanted him to take over the family business, he became an artist after college. In 2016, his anime movie, Your Name, came out and won top prizes in several anime contests. It also became the anime movie that made the most money of all time.
What makes Your Name successful? One of the answers is the story. It is about two teenagers and their love story in modern Japan. The topic is close to people's lives and can easily touch their hearts. What's more, although Shinkai didn't go to an art school, he has a good knowledge of using light in his drawings. Because of that, everything in the movie looks so real. Anyone who sees the movie will not believe it's anime.
Now, Shinkai Makoto is getting more and more attention from the public. Lots of people are waiting for his future movies. He is truly a bright star in the anime world.
一個巨星的誕生
近來在日本動畫世界,有個名字變得很有名。如果你是個日本動畫迷,你可能對他的作品不陌生。他就是新海誠。
新海誠在中學的學校社團開始畫繪本時,愛上了日本動畫。自那時起,他對日本動畫的熱愛與日俱增。雖然他的父母想要他接管家中事業,但他大學後成為了一個藝術家。在 2016 年,他的日本動畫電影《你的名字》發行,並在好幾個日本動畫片比賽中贏得大獎。它也成為有史以來票房收入最多的日本動畫電影。
是什麼讓《你的名字》成功呢?其中一個答案是它的故事。它是關於現代日本的兩個青少年和他們的愛情故事。這主題貼近人的生活,容易打動人心。而且,雖然新海誠沒有在藝術學校上過課,但在他畫作中,他對使用光線有極佳的知識。因為如此,電影裡的一切才會看起來如此真實。任何看過這部電影的人都不會相信這是動畫。
現在,新海誠受到越來越多來自大眾的關注。許多人正期待著他未來的電影作品。他真的是日本動畫界中的一顆閃亮巨星。
- born [bɔrn] adj.
出生的
My father was born in Keelung in 1975.
我爸爸一九七五年出生於基隆。 - prize [praɪz] n.
獎
Our band won first prize in the music contest.
我們的樂團在音樂比賽贏得首獎。 - topic [ˋtɑpɪk] n.
主題
I'm not interested in the topic of the article.
我對這文章的主題不感興趣。 - knowledge [ˋnɑlɪdʒ] n.
知識
The information is not new. It's common knowledge.
這不是新的資訊。它是常識。 - public [ˋpʌblɪk] adj.
公眾(的)
The boy gets butterflies when he speaks in public.
男孩在公開場合講話會感到緊張。 - be no stranger to
對...不陌生
Most people are no stranger to Vincent van Gogh's paintings.
多數人對梵谷的畫作不陌生。