The reader is told the story in flashback.

故事是以倒叙手法向读者讲述的。

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The events in his happy family life were shown in flashback.

他幸福的家庭生活是用倒叙法来表现的。

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Graham: It was about an old man on his deathbed looking back on his life in flashback.

格雷姆：电影以倒叙法，述说一个老人临终躺卧床上，回顾自己一生。

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Host: Flashback 29 years ago, and put yourself in the seat here and pretend you were still in school.

主持人：回首29年前，假装你还坐在这儿,还在商学院念书。

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Even in flashback, the momentousness of the early days comes through.

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Both hyperactive and secretive, he is irritated by his living mom (Sandra Bullock) and in love with his deceased dad (Tom Hanks, seen generously in flashback).

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Grant Warnock and Lena Headey, the young performers who play Tom and his wife-to-be in flashback sequences, bring a convincing and touching adolescent gravity to their roles.

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