时间:2018-12-08 作者:英语课 分类:影视英语


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影片对白


MAN #1: Sit.


MAN #2: We see by your file you've served twenty years of alife sentence.


RED: Yes, sir.


MAN #3: You feel you've beenrehabilitated?


RED: Yes, sir. Absolutely. I've learned my lesson. I can honestly say I'm a changed man. I'm no longer a danger to society. That's theGod's honest truth.


CON 2 #1: Hey, Red. How'd it go?


RED: Same old shit, different day.


CON #1: Yeah, I know how you feel.I'm up forrejection 3 next week.


CON #2: Yeah, I got rejected last week. It happens.


CON #3: Hey, Red,bump me a deck.


RED: Get the fuck out of my face, man!You're into mefor five packs already.


CON #3: Four.


RED: Five!


RED (V.O.): There's must be a con like me in every prison in America. I'm the guy who can get it for you. Cigarettes, a bag of reefer if that's your thing, a bottle of brandy to celebrate your kid's high school graduation. Damn near anything within reason. Yes sir, I'm a regular Sears & Roebuck.

RED: So when Andy Dufresne came to me in 1949 and asked me to smuggle 4 Rita Hayworth into the prison for him, I told him no problem.


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1. life sentence: 无期徒刑;终身监禁。《肖申克的救赎》是一部监狱题材的影片,所以牵扯到很多和犯罪相关的词语,在这个片段里我们还会看到一个单词:con.这是一种俚语的说法,意思是“罪犯”。相当于convict. 此外对罪犯的终极惩罚通常就是死刑,而死刑一词的表达是death penalty, 我们把它放在这里和影片中出现的相关词汇一起掌握。


2. rehabilitate 1: 这个词的本意是“康复、修复”,在这个语境里,因为Red在申请假释,所以警察这句话不是问他“你觉得你已经康复了吗?”而是问他是否已经“改邪归正”。


3. God's truth:意思是“真实的事情”,一般用来指说话人特别想强调的事实,比如It is God's truth that my next door neighbor was a murderer at large!就是“我的隔壁住着一个在逃的杀人犯,这事儿千真万确!”


4. up for:打算;准备 I'm up for rejection next week. 意思为“我已经做好了准备,下周申请假释的时候也被拒”。再如:The house is up for sale. 房子准备出售。be up for是一个很常用的词组,在口语中,为了避免句式单调,我们可以用这个词组替代be ready.


5. bump me a deck:这是非常俚语的讲法。bump这里的意思相当于lend,deck是指a pack of cigarettes。所以整句的意思就是“借我一盒烟”。监狱里的犯人常常用一种普通人听不懂的指代词语来谈论一些事情,这可以说是他们长年牢狱生活的“创造”。


6. be into sb:这也是一个非常俚语的讲法。在这里的是borrow或者owe的意思。整句话的意思就是:You have already borrowed five packs from me.


美国文化面面观



 


1. Sears & Roebuck: born during the latter part of the 19th century, Sears & Roebuck Company is one of the most trusted economic institutions in U.S. history and eventually grew to be the 7th largest corporation in the world during the 20th century. 西尔斯-罗巴克连锁公司,美国一家著名的公司,以零售著称,历年都名列美国财富500强。右面的这张照片是他们早期的产品目录,相当于消费指南。(Red这里说自己能从监狱外把任何狱友们想要的东西偷偷弄进来,这些东西的品种之多,不亚于一家百货公司。)



 



 


2. Rita Hayworth: one of classic Hollywood beautiful leading ladies. 丽塔·海华丝,上世纪四五十年代好莱坞著名的女影星,以性感著称,代表作品有《封面女郎》Cover Girl,《荡妇姬黛》Gilda,《上海小姐》The Lady From Shanghai。(安迪让瑞德帮她弄的当然不是女影星本人,而是她的一张巨幅海报,这个我们可以在影片中看到。在影片中,瑞德所看电影的女主角就是丽塔·海华丝。)


 


 


考考你


翻译下面的两个句子。


1. 我觉得无期徒刑比死刑更残酷。
2. 我已经准备好迎接明天的面试了。







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1
rehabilitate
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vt.改造(罪犯),修复;vi.复兴,(罪犯)经受改造


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There was no money to rehabilitate the tower.没有资金修复那座塔。
He used exercise programmes to rehabilitate the patients.他采用体育锻炼疗法使患者恢复健康。












2
con
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n.反对的观点,反对者,反对票,肺病;vt.精读,学习,默记;adv.反对地,从反面;adj.欺诈的


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We must be fair and consider the reason pro and con.我们必须公平考虑赞成和反对的理由。
The motion is adopted non con.因无人投反对票,协议被通过。












3
rejection
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n.拒绝,被拒,抛弃,被弃


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He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。












4
smuggle
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vt.私运;vi.走私


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Friends managed to smuggle him secretly out of the country.朋友们想方设法将他秘密送出国了。
She has managed to smuggle out the antiques without getting caught.她成功将古董走私出境,没有被逮捕。













1 rehabilitate
vt.改造(罪犯),修复;vi.复兴,(罪犯)经受改造
  • There was no money to rehabilitate the tower.没有资金修复那座塔。
  • He used exercise programmes to rehabilitate the patients.他采用体育锻炼疗法使患者恢复健康。
2 con
n.反对的观点,反对者,反对票,肺病;vt.精读,学习,默记;adv.反对地,从反面;adj.欺诈的
  • We must be fair and consider the reason pro and con.我们必须公平考虑赞成和反对的理由。
  • The motion is adopted non con.因无人投反对票,协议被通过。
3 rejection
n.拒绝,被拒,抛弃,被弃
  • He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
  • The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。
4 smuggle
vt.私运;vi.走私
  • Friends managed to smuggle him secretly out of the country.朋友们想方设法将他秘密送出国了。
  • She has managed to smuggle out the antiques without getting caught.她成功将古董走私出境,没有被逮捕。
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