电影学口语 Lesson 10:[灰姑娘]Stop Trying to Be Someone Else

【精彩片断】

剪辑自《Cinderella II》灰姑娘2
Cinderella: Ah, look at me.
Jaq: Cinderelly not look like Cinderelly.
Cinderella: It’s true. Something’s just not right here.
Gus: Like, uh, stewed¹ prunes²?
Cinderella: Exactly, Gus. And why do they have to keep the palace so dark? And that awful dance. And those boring colors that all look the same.
Gus: And stewed（炖熟的） prunes（梅干）!
Cinderella: Especially those rules about keeping commoners out of the palace! Why, I was a dish maid（洗碗女仆） when the prince married me. And he loves me because I am me. I’ve been trying to obey someone else’s rules about who I should be and how I should dress. This hair! I know I can do this. I just have to stop trying to be someone else.
Gus: What’s she gonna do, Jaq-Jaq?
Cinderella: Gus, I’m going to plan this banquet³ my way.

【口语财富】
1. Something’s just not right here. 有点不对劲儿！
2. It’s because I am me. 那是因为我就是我自己。
3. I’m going to do it my way. 我会按照自己的方式来做

1 stewed   

adj.焦虑不安的，烂醉的v.炖( stew的过去式和过去分词 )；煨；思考；担忧

参考例句：

• When all birds are shot, the bow will be set aside;when all hares are killed, the hounds will be stewed and eaten -- kick out sb. after his services are no longer needed. 鸟尽弓藏，兔死狗烹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• \"How can we cook in a pan that's stewed your stinking stockings? “染臭袜子的锅，还能煮鸡子吃！还要它？” 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

2 prunes   

n.西梅脯，西梅干( prune的名词复数 )v.修剪（树木等）( prune的第三人称单数 )；精简某事物，除去某事物多余的部分

参考例句：

• Dried fruits such as prunes, pears, and peaches, are stewed. 梅干、梨脯、桃脯等干果，都是炖过的。 来自辞典例句
• We had stewed prunes for breakfast. 我们早饭吃炖梅干。 来自辞典例句

3 banquet   

n.宴会，盛会，酒席

参考例句：

• We had a banquet,which ended up with soup.我们举行了一个宴会，最后一道菜是汤。
• He is in the person of his father for the banquet.他以他父亲的名义赴宴。