聽動感英語學口語 第16講 動感英語
電影詞典:
pull-back dolly 拉攝移動鏡頭
美國俚語:
選自《生命的證據》 <proof of life>
劇中：I’ll be on my best behavior.
on one’s best behavior : means to behave perfectly 行爲舉止得體，經常用於大人說小孩 ，大人也可以用來說自己，通常有調侃的意味。
e.g.<1> She had too much drink. She wasn’t on her best behavior.
她喝太多了，不像她的舉止了。
<2>I told him he would have to be on his best behavior all day, if he wanted to go to the zoo tomorrow.
我告訴他，如果他明天想去動物園，那麼他今天的就要乖一些。
經典對白:
1.劇中：You’re nothing but humanitarian window-dressing.
window-dressing 用裝飾門面的手段吸引人，指裝裝樣子
e.g. <1>Those politicians talk about improving our society, but they’re just window-dressing. They really only care about making money.
那些政客說改善我們的社會，其實就是在裝樣子，他們真正關心的是掙錢。
<2>She was telling me how much she has changed but I think it’s just window-dressing. Underneath she’s the same.
她告訴我她改變了很多，但我認爲那只是表面現象，實際內心還是原來的她。
2.劇中： We got nailed.
to get nailed 陷入大麻煩；要受重罰。<nail 釘子>
e.g. <1>They got nailed on that deal when instead they should have made a lot of money.
他們原本在那筆交易中能掙很多錢，但是他們卻遇到了大麻煩。
<2>The headmaster caught me smoking and absolutely nailed me.
校長在我抽菸的時候把我擒住了，他要重重地罰我。
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MOVIE TUNES 原聲碟
Yes we can
key words
iron out one’s problem :fix the problem ;make the problem go away 解決問題
live as brothers :live in peace
