海上的雲 （海雲）
人生感悟, 生活點滴
不愛看電視劇的我，被導演推薦一係列的電視劇以學習劇本的寫作要點。
我沒上過電影學院，可導演卻是電影學院科班畢業。在北京的時候，當我們的劇本創作遇到瓶頸，導演就會讓我看電視劇，那會兒觀摩的通常是中國電視劇，一般來說，我能忍耐個幾集，然後就開始打哈切或者幹脆站起來說看不下去了。
導演總說他們當年在電影學院就是大量的觀摩影視作品，電影我喜歡看，導演推薦的好萊塢電影，我看完總是覺得很受震撼，感觸良多。但是，電視劇尤其是中國的連續劇，我幾乎沒有一部能從頭到尾耐心看完。
有陣子我也不知道自己怎麽回事兒。比如我喜歡鄭曉龍的《北京人在紐約》，看了兩遍。聽說他最近又拍了一部挺火的《甄環轉》，我就找來看，可看了開頭，就不耐煩，一下子跳到結尾，然後就自己騙自己算是看完了。感覺自己快沒希望了，沒有一部電視劇我能從頭看到尾，這怎麽寫劇本啊？怎麽這點兒耐心都沒有呢？
直到導演給我推薦了一部美國電視劇，我也不知道有多少集，反正糊裏糊塗就跳了進去，一下子好幾天連看了一百多集，嗬嗬嗬，我竟然有些廢寢忘食的，這部劇竟然這麽吸引我！很多感想，無法完全理清，打電話的時候，就跟我曾是外科醫生的父親提起這部戲，沒談過癮， 再跟將要學醫的兒子聊這部劇，兒子卻警告我：“媽媽，這部電視劇好長，要花很多時間看的！”是嗎？我這才注意到自己已看了一百多集了，估計還有一半沒看呢！我的老天啦！
感觸很多，本來想跟兒子來回地談感想，可他沒我起勁兒，也罷，我就看到哪兒想到哪兒就寫到哪兒。
先把與兒子的通信翻成中文放在這裏：
Dear son, 親愛的兒子，
I am watching Grey's Anatomy, which Chinese movie director referred it to me for learning TV script writing skills. I am so getting into it because It seems that I see your future working environment there and sometimes I also feel that I can understand my dad, a surgeon’s life better.
我正在看實習醫生格蕾，是中國的電影導演推薦我觀摩以學習電視劇劇本寫作的技巧。我是如此沉陷其中，因為我似乎看到你將來工作的場景，有的時候我甚至感覺到更能理解我父親，一個外科醫生的一生。
First of all, I was surprised to see there are seven years residence for surgical doctors, much longer than I thought before. Just like it was said in the movie: those seven years will be the best years of your life!
首先，我很驚訝外科醫生竟然需要七年的住院醫生的經驗，比我原先想象的要長的多。正如電視劇裏所說的：這七年將是你一生中最美好的時光。
Second, the work is so intense, that some of them failed at the beginning (the male resident doctor failed on his first try to do the surgery，he totally freaked out. )
其次，（外科醫生的）工作強度也令我驚歎。那些實習醫生有些在剛開始時是失敗的。（電視裏那個男實習醫生第一次上手術台就無法動手術，徹底被驚嚇了）
Third, you have to enjoy the work to appreciate it. The main female character (Meredith) went through with her training doctor for a brain surgery, after that operation, she was so high and satisfied with that, not only she started paying respect to her training doctor who happened slept with her before, but she paid a trip to see her mom, who used to be a famous surgeon，now living at elderly nursery home.
第三，我感覺到一個人必須要喜歡他的工作才能真正享受其中。女主角格蕾醫生跟她的訓練主治醫生做顱外手術，手術成功後，她是如此的興奮和滿足，以至於她不僅對那個跟她有一夜情的主刀醫生充滿了崇拜之情，而且還特地去探訪她在老人院裏的母親，一位曾經很著名的外科醫生。
I guess what I want to say to you is: son, you really need to find that passion which will lead you to the success and satisfaction of your career, then you will love and enjoy it, don't look at the money or monetary reward first.
我其實想對你說：兒子，你真的需要發現那股熱情，才能引領著你走向你職業的成功之路和滿足之旅，隻有那樣，你才能真正喜歡和享受（醫生這個職業），不要看在金錢的份上。
I will tell you more about my thoughts as I watch more episodes. Have you watched this TV series before? if not, please watch it in your spare times, we can exchange our thinking on it. How is that?
隨著劇集的進展，我會跟你說我更多的感受。你看過這部電視劇嗎？如果沒有的話，在你空閑的時間找來看看，我們倆可以相互交流觀感，怎麽樣？
I read your article about the super zip. Seems some negative on Mountain Lakes. So we can always hope to go back California someday, right?
我讀了你寫的有關超級郵政編號的文章，讀上去似乎你對山湖鎮有些負麵的看法哦。我們總是可以寄希望將來有一天搬回加州去，對吧？
Love 愛你的
Mom 媽媽
兒子的回信：
Hi mom,嗨，媽媽，
I watched the first few episodes a few years ago, so I know generally what the show is about. It is very interesting in terms of how it depicts life as a doctor. But it definitely is a more dramatized version of reality.
幾年前我看過幾集，所以我大概知道這部電視劇。它描繪的醫生生活是很有趣的，不過，肯定是對現實生活的一種戲劇性的版本。
Finding the passion to go through with the hell of residency is something I am on the way to doing. High salary is nice and justified after 8 years of school and several more years of residency, but that's not the reason why I'm doing this. Don't worry.
發現熱情能（助我）走過住院醫生地獄般的磨煉是我現在時常在做的事情。高薪是好的，但是想想八年大學和醫學院的學習和好幾年的住院醫生的生活，（高薪）絕不是我選擇這個職業的原因。別擔心！
And yes, I would very much like to go back to California.
是的，我很願意將來回加州。
Love,愛你的
Kevin凱文
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