O Brother, Where Art Thou?
　　　 　哥们，你在哪儿？

Ulysses Everett McGill (GEORGE CLOONEY) is a garrulous, silver-tongued, petty criminal, having some difficulty adjusting to the regimentation of life as a man sentenced to a term of hard labor in Mississippi. Reluctant to spend any more time crushing rocks, he scams his way off the chain gang with a clumsy duo of lame losers: sweet and simple Delmar (TIM BLAKE NELSON), and the maladjusted Pete (JOHN TURTURRO). The trio embarks on the adventure of a lifetime as they set out to pursue their freedom and the promise of sharing in the division of a fortune in buried treasure.

garrulous：多嘴的，喋喋不休的；乔治·克鲁尼演一个机灵的小贼，因为受不了监狱的苦力生活，和另外两个犯人一起逃出监狱，去寻找传说中的宝藏。
silver-tongued：口才好的。
regimentation：管辖。
duo：二重唱，二人组合。
maladjust：性格不适应环境的。

With nothing to lose and still in shackles, they make a hasty run for their lives and end up on an incredible journey filled with awesome experiences and colorful characters. However, they must also match wits with the cunning and mysterious lawman Cooley (DANIEL VON BARGEN), who tracks the men, determined to bring the trio back to the prison farm.

shackle：手铐，脚镣；三个人带着手铐脚镣逃离监狱，踏上充满历险的逃生之路。
awesome：敬畏的，可怕的。

An exciting and entertaining blend of high adventure, humor and heartfelt emotion, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" is written and directed by Joel & Ethan Coen, two of today's preeminent filmmakers who put their own unique modern-day spin on Homer's classic tale of "The Odyssey."

heartfelt：真心真意的。
preeminent：卓越的；杰出的。

With the words of a blind prophet ringing in their ears: "You will find a fortune but not the fortune you seek," three shackled escapees make a hasty run for their lives and buried treasure. They travel down the road on a journey filled with perils, surprises and wondrous events. Along the way, they meet an assortment of curious characters including Tommy Johnson (CHRIS THOMAS KING) a musician on his way to Jackson to sing on the radio, Big Dan Teague (JOHN GOODMAN) an unscrupulous, one-eyed Bible salesman who deceives them, Babyface Nelson (MICHAEL BADALUCCO), the notorious gangster who befriends them in the middle of a robbing spree, Penny Wharvey (HOLLY HUNTER) an important part of Everett's not so distant past and Governor Pappy O'Daniel (CHARLES DURNING) who is engaged in a re-election campaign.

prophet：先知，预言家；一个瞎子告诉他们：“你们会得到财宝，但不是你们要找的那个。”，一路上他们碰到了各式各样的人，经历了无数危险，最后他们得到财宝了吗？
assortment：种类，各种品种。
unscrupulous：肆无忌惮的，无道德的。
befriend：帮助，友善对待。

All the while the trio is trying to stay ahead of the law. Despite all the obstacles, near misses and narrow escapes along the way, they reach Ithaca where Delmar and Pete hope to be rewarded for their perseverance and Everett hopes to be reunited with more than his gold.

narrow escape：脱险。
perseverance：坚定不移。