【剧情简介】

1988年7月15日,一所大学为毕业生的狂热所充盈。籍着这股躁动,轻浮的德克斯特(吉姆·斯特吉斯 Jim Sturgess 饰)穿过层层人墙,寻找可以与之共度这最后狂欢与浪漫之夜的尤物。他将目光锁定在艾玛(安妮·海瑟薇 Anne Hathaway 饰)的身上,一个来自普通工薪家庭的聪慧女孩。然而短短的交流过后,他们之间什么也没发生,却又注定改变了彼此的一生。 (转自豆瓣)

视频选取两人变成朋友后,德克斯特帮艾玛搬家到伦敦,艾玛在一家墨西哥餐厅开始了打拼。顺便学习墨西哥菜式吧!

【电影片段台词】

-What is the difference between...

-A tortilla is either corn or wheat.But a corn tortilla folded and filled is a taco,where's a filled wheat tortilla is a burrito.Deep fry a buttito, it's a chimichanga.Toast a tortilla, it's a toatada.Roll it, it's an enchilada.
-Is there any chance you could repeat that?

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-The new boy.Welcome to the graveyard of ambition.

The kitchen.All right,mate.What these guys can't do with a microwave and a deep-fat fryer.Your basic Tex-Mex food groups.Cheese on top of chicken under guacamole on top of beans under rice on top of beef.Word of warning,avoid the jumbo prawns.It's like Russia Roulette.One in six will kill you.

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-So what's your stroke?

Waiter/actor,waiter/model,waiter/writer?

-Well,I'm a comedian.

-We could use a comedian.We all like to laugh.I know I used to.

-Well,I'm just starting out really.Working on my "unique comedy stylings".Not jokes so much,more sort of wry,little observations.

【重点词汇讲解】

1.Is there any chance you could repeat that?你能再重复一遍吗

Is there any chance to do sth.  是否有任何机会去作某事

There is no chance + to do sth.  没机会、没可能做某事

no chance of someone doing something

2.We could use a comedian.We all like to laugh.I know I used to.相声演员能排上用处,人人都喜欢笑,反正我以前是。

used to 过去常常做某事

e.g.I used to play football after school.过去我常常在放学后踢球。

be used to 被用来做

be used to + doing: 对……已感到习惯,或"习惯于",to是介词,后需加名词或动名词。

e.g.He is used to a vegetarian diet. 他已经习惯以素食作为日常饮食。

3. Well,I'm just starting out really.我刚刚起步。

start out   出发,动身;第一次开始进行某事

e.g.He started out to write a novel.他着手开始写小说。