看电影学英文:《小黄人大电影》学习笔记
Minions.
Minions have been on this planet far longer① than we have.
They go by many names②:Dave, Carl...
Oh, that one is Norbit. He's an idiot③.
They all share the same goal:
To serve the most despicable④ master around.
Finding a master was easy.
Keeping a master... that's where things got tricky⑤.
But nonetheless ⑥ they kept on looking⑦.
Without a master, they had no purpose.
They became aimless and depressed.
If this went on much longer, they would surely perish.
But then one Minion stepped forward⑧!
Kevin felt pride. He was going to be the one to find his tribe the biggest baddest⑨ villain⑩ to serve.
Stuart felt hungry mostly⑪.
He was going to be the one to eat this banana.
And Bob... Bob was frightened of the journey ahead⑫.
语言点讲解:
①Far longer=much longer
②They go by many names=They have many different names; they are called in different ways.
③Idiot(白痴,傻蛋),同义词为stupid。我们也可以说a retarded person。Retarded意为智力迟钝、弱智的意思。常常有冒犯的意味。
④小黄人的电影就叫《Despicable Me》(卑鄙的我)。Despicable这个词意为Someone who is really bad, disgusting and morally evil, so they deserve despise and rejection.(某人坏透了,令人厌恶,道德败坏,所以他们活该被鄙视被抛弃)
⑤Tricky= Difficult, complicated
⑥同义词:nonetheless= nevertheless
⑦Keep on looking这里后面有省略。完整的意为Continued looking for the most despicable master around(继续寻找身边最卑鄙的卑鄙大王)。
⑧如果出现了困难,难题,你“step forward”(上前),你就是自愿或是决定成为领头羊,带领大家一起解决问题。
⑨我们都知道bad的最高级是worst。在美国俚语中,baddest有worst的意思,但是更多是the greatest的意思(最棒的,最好的),而在某些程度上也是the best(最棒的)的意思。所以说这里the baddest villain=the best villain。
⑩反义词:villain - hero
⑪在这里mostly=usually;通常的解释为almost entirely(几乎完全)
⑫Ahead:(空间上)你的前面;(时间上)近未来
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