《贫民富翁》  

Slumdog Millionaire

作　　者：万学(译) 

出　　处：《英语广场》2009年第5期50-54,共5页English Square

摘　　要：剧情：贾马尔·马利克（帕特尔饰），一个来自孟买贫民窟的18岁孤儿，将要经历人生中最重要的一天。在举国关注下，他只差一个问题就能赢得印度《谁想成为百万富翁？》节目的天价奖金—两千万卢比。可就在白天的节目结束后，警察当晚以涉嫌作弊逮捕了他；一个街头流浪儿怎么可能知道这么多宁为了证明自己的清白，Plot： The story of Jamal Malik （Patel）, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums^1 of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning an astonishing 20 million rupees^2 on India＇s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire？” But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of^3 cheating; how could a street kid know so much？ Desperate^4 to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of dangerous encounters with local gangs, and of Latika（Pinto）, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show＇s questions. Each chapter of Jamal＇s tncreasingly layered^5 story reveals where he learned the answers to the show＇s seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question re mains a mystery： what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show？ When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out. At the heart of its storytelling lies the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love.

关 键 词：百万富翁 贫民窟 流浪儿 节目 孟买 卢比 天价 

分 类 号：F272.91[经济管理—企业管理] F113.9[经济管理—国民经济]