《辛瑞那》：中央情报局特工战海湾

Syriana

Syriana has the feel of a documentary, although it ultimately falls into the pattern of the popular interwoven narratives that are so popular these days. Among the interwoven: A beleaguered CIA agent (George Clooney); a wary and inquisitive Washington lawyer; an opportunistic energy analyst and his wife who have just lost their young son; and a Persian Gulf prince who helps China in an oil deal, thus antagonizing the U.S. ...

From the players brokering back-room deals in Washington to the men toiling in the oil fields of the Persian Gulf, a political thriller with multiple storylines that weave together showing the human consequences of the fierce pursuit of wealth and power.

As a career CIA operative begins to uncover the disturbing truth about the work he has devoted his life to, an up-and-coming oil broker faces an unimaginable family tragedy and finds redemption in his partnership with an idealistic Gulf prince.

A corporate lawyer faces a moral dilemma as he finesses the questionable merger of two powerful U.S. oil companies, while across the globe, a disenfranchised Pakistani teenager falls prey to the recruiting efforts of a charismatic clerical Each plays their small part in the vast and complex system that powers the industry, unaware of the explosive impact their lives will have upon the world.

重点词汇

Persian Gulf
n. 波斯湾

broker
n. 经纪人

toil
v. 苦干， 费力地做

storyline
n. 故事情节

thriller
n. 使人毛骨悚然的小说

redemption
n. 救赎

finess
v. 用手腕实现

disenfranchise
v. 剥夺……公民权

Pakistani
n. 巴基斯坦人

clerical
n. 牧师

charismatic
a. 魅力超凡的

documentary
n. 记录片

narrative
n. 叙述

beleaguer
v. 围，围攻

wary
a. 机警的

inquisitive
a. 好奇的

antagonize
v. 敌对，对抗

interweave
(p. interwove)v. 交织

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