The Last of the Film Billboard Painters 碩果僅存的手繪電影看板師傅 In Tainan, an artist is trying to maintain the tradition of painted movie billboards. 在臺南，有一位藝術家試著要維持住彩繪電影看板的傳統。
(圖一出處-全美今日戲院手繪看板文創研習營)
For many years, especially during the heyday of kung-fu movies, Taiwan had a tradition of hiring artists to paint billboards by hand. Today, painted posters have fallen by the wayside as most movie posters are now made with expensive computer printers. In Taiwan, 66-year-old Yan Jhen-Fa is the last movie billboard artist still working today. Yan’s studio is outside of the Chin Men(Chuan Mei) Theater in Tainan. Although he’s never met a film star, he’s painted thousands of them. Yan uses his brush to bring out all of the details in the star actors’ faces. He often uses bright colors to catch people’s attention. It usually takes him two to three days to finish one billboard. When he’s finished, Yan pulls a rope to lift his painting into place above the movie theater. Many people are afraid that technology will soon put an end to the hand-painted posters. To make sure this style of art lives on, Yan has started a school. In each class, he teaches students his painting techniques and skills. Hopefully, his students will become future masters and keep this beautiful tradition alive.
(圖二、三出處-全美今日戲院手繪看板文創研習營)
(圖四出處-圖片出處-今日全美戲院)
1. billboard n. 廣告看板，告示牌 The eye-catching billboard was taken down because it was causing traffic accidents. 這幅引人注目的廣告看板被拆下來了，因為它造成交通事故。
2. maintain vt. 維持，保持 In order to maintain her figure, Beth goes to the gym three times a week. 為了維持身材，貝絲一星期上健身房三次。
3. fall by the wayside （某物）被擱置／停止使用；（某人）半途而廢 It was a good idea, but the project just fell by the wayside. 這個企劃案的想法不錯，但它卻被擱置不用了。
4. bring out sth / bring sth out 使某物變得明顯，帶出某物 The sauce really brings out the flavor of the meat. 這醬汁完全帶出了肉的香味。
5. detail n. 細微之處，細節 Michael knows every detail of his wife’s lovely face. 麥可對他太太美麗臉龐的每個細節都一清二楚。
6. put an end to... 結束／完結…… The meeting was out of control, and the chairman had to put an end to it. 會議失控，主席不得不結束會議。
7. live on 繼續存在 The memories of our loved ones will live on even after they have passed away. 即使在我們的至親摯愛離開人世後，他們留下的回憶仍將長存。
8. hopefully adv. 希望，但願 Now that you are moving out, hopefully you can become more independent. 既然你要搬出去，但願你能變得更加獨立。
字尾為 day 的相關字彙 本文中的 heyday 為名詞，表「全盛時期，鼎盛時期」，相關用法為 in sb’s / sth’s heyday，表「某人／某事物的全盛時期」。另外，還有一個以 day 結尾的名詞為 Mayday（也作 mayday），大家一聽到這個字可能會先想到搖滾天團五月天（MayDay），但它其實是「（船隻、飛機發出的）無線電求救訊號」。例： In their heyday, they sold as many records as all the other rock bands in the country put together. （在他們的全盛時期，他們唱片的銷售量是這個國家中所有其他搖滾樂團唱片銷量的總和。） Rose raced to pick up the life jackets while Jack sent out a Mayday call. （蘿絲在傑克發出一通無線電求救訊號時急忙去拿救生衣。）
