拉斯维加斯（2005）（上）

There,along a two-block stretch of Fremont Street,
镇上的要冲
the town's main drag,
在被称为16街区的红灯区附近
and in the nearby red-light district known as Block 16,
他们碰上了一个完全开放的集中了
they encountered one of the greatest concentrations
美♥利♥坚♥合众国其它地方能找到的罪恶之地
of wide-open vice to be found anywhere in Prohibition America:
污秽的灯火通明的赌博窝点
a bawdy,brightly lit cluster of gambling dens
热轧钢板的卖♥♥淫床
and hot-sheet prostitution cribs
酒吧接着酒吧 接着酒吧
and saloon after saloon after saloon.
他们生活在这冷漠的沙漠里的这些营地里
MAN: They were living in these camps in this unforgiving desert
生活在禁闭之中
in a state of real lockdown.
实事求是地说 真的是无聊之极
And let's face it,there is absolutely nothing to do.
所以在博尔德的发薪日 有两种选择
So you had two choices on payday in Boulder City.
要么留在营地里
You could stay back in the camp
没有酒喝 或许就和朋友打打牌
and not drink and maybe play some cards with your friends
消磨一晚
and wait for night to come,
要么去弗里蒙特街 赌博 喝酒
or you could hit Fremont Street and gamble and drink
聚会 直到把钱化完
and party until your check ran out.
现在 你会选择哪一种?
Now,which one would you choose?
建立于1905年 当时是个铁路小镇
NARRATOR: Founded in 1905 as a railroad town,
拉斯维加斯已经享有了12年的繁华的声誉了
Las Vegas had enjoyed about a dozen years of prosperity,
给过路的旅客提供服务
catering to passengers on layover
给北方和南方供应采矿帐篷
and supplying the mining camps to the north and south.
但是其作为典型的西部新兴城镇的期限
But its stint as a classic Western boomtown
短得可怜
had been short-lived.
1922年 在全国总罢♥工♥将通往小镇的铁路停运后
In 1922,after a national strike idled the line through the town
将近一个月
for nearly a month,
铁路方搬走了维修工厂
the railroad moved its repair shops
解雇了几百号♥人
and laid off hundreds of people.
许多企业破产了 有些旁观者确信
Many businesses went belly-up,and some observers thought sure
这个地方将变成一座鬼城
the place would wind up a ghost town.
无奈之际 当地的推动者构思出了狂野的计划
In desperation,local boosters dreamed up wild schemes
来摆脱市镇的困境
to keep the town afloat:
乡镇游乐场
a county fairground...
为潜在的离婚者服务的度假牧场
dude ranches for prospective divorcées...
九洞的高尔夫球场
and a nine-hole golf course
唯独缺少关键的部分:草坪
that lacked only one key component: grass.
但是一切都是徒劳的
But nothing really worked.
最后 挽救了拉斯维加斯的
In the end,what saved Las Vegas
是内华达州对罪过的历史性宽恕
was Nevada's historic tolerance for sin.
内华达缺乏其它州所具有的资源
MAN: Nevada lacked the resources that other states had.
它十分干旱
It was so arid
缺乏足够的水来发展工业
that it lacked enough water to develop industries.
1♥8♥9♥0年 内华达是联邦中人口密度最低的州
In 1♥8♥9♥0,Nevada was the lowest populated state in the union.
它的人口少于
It had less people
你在波士顿芬威公园里所碰到人
than you could fit in Fenway Park in Boston.
一些州确实谈论过内华达
Some states actually talked about Nevada
并入加利福尼亚
becoming part of California
整个取消内华达州
and abolishing Nevada altogether.
因此为了把人留住 保持经济的持续
And so in order to keep people here and keep the economy going,
没有一个城镇真的马上取消了边缘地区的罪恶之地
none of the towns really abolished their frontier vices immediately.
我的意思是 内华达的历史
Well,I mean,the history of Nevada,
我说 它就是个大沙漠 知道吗
I mean,it's just a big desert,you know.
开8小时车
It's an eight-hour drive
从这到里诺 一片荒凉
with nothing in between here and Reno.
我说 确实不行
I mean,it's really nowhere.
整个传统就是干不合法的勾当
And its whole tradition is doing illegal stuff.
我说 他们做离婚的勾当 做职业拳击的勾当
You know,I mean,they do divorces,they do prize fights.
他们所做的一切都是联邦所禁止的
They do all this stuff that was banned from Prohibition America.
所以这就成为了你在沙漠里赚钱的途径
And so this became the way you make money in the desert.
然而并不是到了1931年初
NARRATOR: But it wasn't until early 1931
内华达才真正背上联邦的无赖州的名声的
that Nevada had truly solidified its reputation as the nation's rogue state.
在靠运气赌钱在全国各地是违法的年代
At a time when games of chance were illegal everywhere else in the country,
上瘾的赌徒不得不在小巷背后
and diehard gamblers had to play in back alleys
和地下俱乐部里赌博
and underground clubs...
内华达的立法者已经采取可耻的步骤
Nevada lawmakers had taken the scandalous step
合法开放赌场式的赌博
of legalizing wide-open,casino-style gambling.
短短几个月
Inside of a few months,
拉斯维加斯弗里蒙特街出现了一间间紧挨的赌屋
Las Vegas's Fremont Street was wall-to-wall gambling houses,
老虎机安装到了
and penny slot machines had been installed
镇上每一间加油站和小卖♥♥屋里
in nearly every gas station and grocery store in town.
这就让美国东海岸 学术界
THOMSON: This allowed East Coast America,academia,
华盛顿 教会 称罪恶之都-
Washington,the churches,to say Sodom and Gomorrah--
一个巨大的污点兴起在了东方之眼内华达
an enormous stain upon Nevada in the eyes of the East,
这个我认为是在消磨时光
which I think lingers to this day.
仅仅靠合法的赌博是永远不会把人们带到
NARRATOR: Legal gambling alone would likely never have brought people
如此偏远的拉斯维加斯的
to a place as remote as Las Vegas.
然而由于博尔德的情愿挨饿的人们
But with the pleasure-starved residents of Boulder City
现在就是不走了
now just down the road,
沙漠边远的居民点突然发了大财
the desert outpost was about to make a killing.
对大坝的好奇更进一步推进了生意
Curiosity about the dam boosted business even further.
1932年 大约有10万人来看
In 1932,some 100,000 people went to gawk
后来很快就被誉为
at what was fast becoming known
世界第八大奇迹的大家伙
as the eighth wonder of the world,
许多人中途停留
and many paused en route
去尝试一下拉斯维加斯的独特的诱惑
to sample the unique attractions of Las Vegas.
那时
By that time,
这个机会主义的城镇很早就自我吹嘘
the opportunistic town had long since taken to billing itself
是'胡佛水坝的门户'
as the "Gateway to the Boulder Dam."
随后 1935年 富兰克林.罗斯福总统来到这里
Then,in 1935,President Franklin Roosevelt came to town.
我们来这里欢庆
ROOSEVELT: We are here to celebrate
世界上最大的大坝的竣工
the completion of the greatest dam in the world.
没几个月
NARRATOR: Within a matter of months,
数以千计的大坝工人突然消失了
the thousands of dam workers abruptly disappeared.
弗里蒙特街 一位旁观者记得
Fremont Street,one observer remembered,
突然之间变得空空荡荡
was suddenly "as empty as could be found."
多亏了大坝
Thanks mainly to the dam,
拉斯维加斯发现了极大的获利潜力
Las Vegans had discovered the immense potential for profit
在于满足美国人禁欲的渴望
in America's forbidden desires.
然而要充分利用它
But to fully exploit it,
他们就必须找到把人们吸引到沙漠里来的办法
they would have to find a way to lure people to the desert.
现在 前景似乎并不明朗
For now,the prospects seemed dim.
正像一位作家写的 人们昨天不在这里
As one writer put it,"The people were not here yesterday,
明天也不在这里
and they will not be here tomorrow."
有条主线贯穿在这地方的整个历史中
COOPER: There is a thread that runs through the whole history of this place
同样 它涉及到美国和美国文化
as it relates to America and American culture.
这是一个避难所
It's a refuge.
这是一个你会赶去的地方
It's a place that you run to.
这是一个你自我陶醉的地方
It's a place that you indulge yourself in.
这是摆脱难以置信的束缚的途径
It's a way out of the incredible straitjacket
即我们发现自己陷入了严格控制的生活里了
that we find ourselves in in our highly regimented and regulated lives.
很多人来拉斯维加斯结婚
MAN: A lot of people come to Vegas and get married
是因为他们一开始计划在家里举办婚礼
because they start planning a wedding at home,
成本失控了
and the cost gets out of hand.
可能会有表兄查利过来对你说
You might have Cousin Charlie come along
噢 你那样不行的
and say,"Oh,you can't do it that way,
你要这么办
you got to do it this.
然后奶奶过来说 喂 你要这么办
And then grandma says,"Well,you got to do this."
然而他们就说 不予理睬
And they say,"Forget it."
他们登上飞机 来拉斯维加斯结婚
They get on an airplane,come to Vegas and get married.
您愿意将您的爱情 荣誉 尊重
Will you love,honor,respect
以及忠诚与他
and be faithful to him
伴随终身吗?
all the days of your life?
愿意
Yes.
婚姻是上帝在人类之初就缔造的庄重的财产
Marriage is an honorable estate instituted by God in the very beginning of man.
因此 一定要郑重对待
It is,therefore,never to be entered into lightly
虔诚地 真诚地 接受上帝的慈爱
but reverently,sincerely,and in the love of God.
(乐章'拉斯维加斯万岁')
( "Viva Las Vegas" plays )
*Bright-light city *
*Gonna set my soul,gonna set my soul on fire *
*Gotta whole lot of money... *
我♥干♥证婚有10年了
OFFICIANT: I've been doing weddings ten years
见证了3.7万多一点的新人
and I have done a little more than 37,000.