而另一边,Gidget第一个发现Max失踪了。异常着急的它试图向Max楼上的邻居Chloe询问情况,然而Chloe以为那是Max赶走Duke的计谋,因此并没有特别在意。六神无主的Gidget跑到天台呼喊Max,凑巧在这里认识了红尾鹰Tiberius。Tiberius表示愿意帮助寻找Max,但是它的脚被主人用铁链拴住了。聪明的Gidget以不许吃任何小动物为条件,帮Tiberius解开了锁链。
在Tiberius的帮助下,Gidget得知Max和Duke被“暴走宠物帮”挟持,现在凶多吉少。于是,Gidget把Max的好友们团结起来一起寻找Max。一众人最终找到了“暴走宠物帮”的秘密基地,与Snowball带领的人马狭路相逢。一阵厮杀后,Gidget一帮寡不敌众,仓皇逃跑。
而此时,Max和Duke一路经历重重危险,已经逃到了布鲁克林。它们又饿又累,情绪非常低落。就在快绝望时,它们发现了一个香肠工厂。Max和Duke暂时忘了自己身处险境且流落异地,沉浸在了香肠的海洋里。同甘共苦的两个小伙伴在这短暂的放松中终于对彼此放下了戒备,Duke向Max袒露了自己的心事。
Duke: You know, I saw this place from the outside many times. Had I known what treasures awaited within these walls, I wouldve broke down that door a long time ago, I tell you!
Max: What are you talking about?
Duke: My old owner and I used to live around here.
Max: Duke, man, wait! Did you used to have an owner?
Duke: Well, it was a ... It was a long time ago. I dont want to talk about it.
Max: Yes, you do. Come on.
Duke: I dont know. But you know what? He was so cool.
Max: Yeah?
Duke: Yeah, he was the best. And we had fun. Wed play fetch ... Wed go for walks ... Wed take naps ... We were both big nappers. I got out one night, chasing a butterfly, or a car, and by the time I had caught up with it and ate it ...
Max: Probably a butterfly, then.
Duke: I realized I was so far away from my home. I couldnt find it. A few days later, I was picked up by Animal Control. Oh, I had a great thing going, but I had to go and mess it up.
听完Duke略带伤感和遗憾的故事,Max鼓励它去寻找曾经的主人Fred。经过再三犹豫,Duke终于还是怀着复杂的心情回到了梦中的家,它站在门口徘徊,迟迟不敢上前。突然一只灰猫窜了出来,吼叫着赶它走。物是人非,房子的主人已经换了,它曾经最爱的阳台也被这只灰猫霸占着。Duke无法接受这个事实,发疯一样地冲着这家人大吼,却招来了流浪宠物收容所的管理员。Duke掩护Max逃走,自己却被抓住了。它大声告诉Max一定要回家。
Max眼看着Duke被抓走,心中万分不舍,它终于意识到,原来自己已经接受了Duke并且将它视为知己。它决定把Duke救回来,一起回家!Max跟在管理员的车后面疯狂地奔跑。就在这时,Snowball的“暴走宠物帮”突然出现,有几个也被管理员抓了起来。Snowball意识到,如果宠物们不联合起来一起解救同伴,它们都将失去彼此。Snowball和Max决定联手。最终,所有宠物都获救了。
经历了这一次难忘的生死救援,“暴走宠物帮”和“家养宠物帮”终于化解了横在彼此间的隔阂,它们乘坐出租车一起回家。Snowball遇到一个特别喜欢它的小女孩,瞬间变得温顺无比。家这个概念,在“暴走宠物帮”成员们的心中也扩大了范围,不再只是肮脏的地下水沟。或许某一天,它们都能找到愿意陪伴自己一生的人类朋友。经历如此漫长又惊心动魄的一天,宠物们终于回到了家中,等待着主人回家。
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Duke和Max在香肠工厂
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1. Start on 通常表示“开始(做某事),着手处理”,在这里表示“责备”,还可以用在口语中表达“找茬(与某人)吵架”。
虽然《爱宠大机密》主线情节简单,但是宠物们对人类的爱恨和对家的渴望却刻画得栩栩如生。正如片尾小女孩对Snowball说了一句“I love you”就化解了Snowball心中对人类的憎恨,被遗弃的宠物轻而易举就能原谅人类遗弃它们的不负责任行为,它们对人类的爱就像Max对Katie或Duke对Fred一样纯净、不含任何杂质。请以爱之名善待它们,别让它们害怕人类,排斥拥抱;请以爱之名珍惜它们,别让它们流离失所,无家可归;请以爱之名记住宠物们的内心独白:请好好对我,因为世界上最珍惜最需要你的爱心的是我,别生气太久,也别把我关起来。因为,你有你的生活,你的朋友,你的工作和娱乐,而我,只有你。200291.png
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Max对Gidget表达感谢
——放下偏见,拥抱爱
When I was young I would look in the mirror
Didnt know it then but now it couldnt be clearer
That I remember being filled with such wonder
Before learning that the world can be harsher
Oh
Who you love or the color of your skin
Or the place that you were born and grew up in
Shouldnt decide how you will be treated
Cause were all the same when everybodys breathing
Waiting for a change to set us free
Waiting for the day when you can be you and I can be me
Waiting for hope to come around
Waiting for the day when hate is lost and love is found
Waiting for a change
Waiting for a change
For all the brave and the souls who went before us
Stand tall, be proud and lift your voices
Let em know who we are and our choices
And one day we wont have to sing this chorus
Hold on
Waiting for a change
(Change)
When I was young I would look in the mirror
Didnt see it then but now it couldnt be clearer
本歌曲可到http://y.qq.com/portal/song/000pXJyU3R5szN.html试听,或访问TEENS微博http://weibo.com/teens在线欣赏本歌曲MV。200297.png
2016年6月12日晚,发生在美国奥兰多市的一件枪击案震惊了全球。这件导致上百人伤亡的事件让人寒心。在人们伸张正义、呼吁控枪之际,一首名为“Change”的歌犹如严冬的炉火温暖了人们受伤的心。值得一提的是,这首歌的演唱者、美国知名歌手Christina Aguilera决定将歌曲的全部收益都捐赠给此次枪击案的遇难者家庭,她的这一举动让人倍感温馨。
Christina Aguilera用她那时而温柔时而有力的声音,把这首歌的情感拿捏得恰到好处。歌曲开头部分,她配合着舒缓的旋律,用清丽的嗓音回忆着自己的经历,并表明种种外部因素都不应成为一个人受到歧视的原因。之后,她浑厚的声音就如同一声呐喊,喊出了人们对平等和自由的热望。她的声音也如一针见血的控诉,批判了一些自以为高人一等的人的愚蠢思想和行为。是啊,我们人类本应该是一个友好、团结的大家庭,只是拥有着不同的外表、不同的喜好而已。每个人都应该勇敢地表达自己的情感,而不是因为担心别人的评头论足而放弃;每个人都有被尊重的权利,而不是被一些极端分子狭隘地认为是低贱的。Aguilera唱出了人们心中埋藏已久的愿望:希望不平等的行为能尽快消失,希望世界能充满爱和美。就如她自己在个人网站上所写的:“We need to learn to love again, we need to learn that one person does make a difference; we need to keep love in our hearts.”没错,一个人有什么理由戴上有色眼镜去看待他人呢?爱和平等才是我们对待他人最好的方式。这首歌的MV同样暖心,它展示了Aguilera童年时期的不少照片,让人感受到童年的天真、亲情的伟大和友情的纯真,也完美地诠释了“爱”的主题。
梵高说过:“爱之花开放的地方,生命便能欣欣向荣。”为什么我们不放弃原有的偏见,让爱之花开满整个世界呢?