每年的11月11日对于很多西方国家是一个特别的日子，加拿大、澳大利亚和英国称之为国殇日，在法国和新西兰则是休战纪念日，在南非和马耳他叫 做罂粟花日。而在美国，这一天则是作为退伍军人节被美国人民广泛认识。不管这一天叫做什么，各地的人们都以自己的方式纪念和缅怀那些为了今日的和平而浴血 奋战的战士们。这是一个为了纪念在第一次世界大战、第二次世界大战和其他战争中牺牲的军人与平民的纪念节日，人们佩戴如献血般凄美的罂粟花，表达对阵亡战 士的崇敬。
所有纪念的心情都无比相似，这里就收罗了5部电影中表达缅怀之情的动人台词。
Somecall it Remembrance Day (eg. Canada, Australia, United Kingdom)， somecall it Armistice Day (eg. France, New Zealand)， and others call itPoppy Day (eg. South Africa, Malta). In the U.S., it’s calledVeteran’s Day. No matter what it is called, most countries pay respectto the soldiers of history on November 11th. Rather than offer quotesabout war, here are the five best movie quotes about the importance ofremembering. Consider them as you remember those brave men and womenwho have served their country in war。
“记忆注定会消褪。造物主如此设计有他的道理。”——《末世纪暴潮》
"Memories are meant to fade. They're designed that way for a reason."
Strange Days (1995) - Mace (Angela Bassett)
“记得那些你所爱之人、永别之人的点点滴滴，或许比什么都不记得要痛苦得多。”——《范海辛》
“To have memories of those you have loved and lost is perhaps harder than to have no memories”。
Van Helsing (2004) – Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman)
“回忆对不同的人来说都是不一样的。”——《光影流情》
“Memories shared serve each one differently。”
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) – Robert Evans (himself)
“在这漫漫人生中，我发觉即使头脑中的印迹早已渐渐消散，那深藏在灵魂精神中的回忆却依然萦绕，如醇酒般越陈越浓。”——《我的小狗斯齐普》
“In my life I find that memories of the spirit linger and sweeten long after memories of the brain have faded。”
My Dog Skip (2000) – Narrator (Harry Connick Jr。)
“过往时光的周围没有篱笆，没有栅栏。你随时可以回到过去，重温旧梦，只要你全部都记得”——《青山翠谷》
"There's no fence nor hedge around time that is gone. You can go back and have what you like of it, if you can remember."
How Green Was My Valley (1941) - Huw Morgan (Irving Pichel)