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 TITLE: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

SUMMARY: Walter Mitty is a day-dreamer who escapes his monotonous¹ life through his fantasies. When his job and his coworkers’ jobs are threatened Walter goes on an adventure in the real world greater than anything he could imagine.

 

DIRECTOR: Ben Stiller

WRITERS: Steve Conrad (screenplay) Steve Conrad

STARS: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Jon Daly

 

SCRIPT

 

TODD MAHER: Hi, how can I help you today?

WALTER: Hi, I can’t seem to leave a wink² for someone.

TODD MAHER: Okay, I’m looking at your profile… You left a lot of this stuff blank.

WALTER: Well, I haven’t really been anywhere noteworthy or mentionable.

TODD MAHER: Have you done anything noteworthy or mentionable?

 

TED³ HENDRICKS: We have ahead of us the privilege of publishing the very last issue of Life magazine. And, for the final issue we just received negative 25 from Sean O’Connell for the cover.

 

WALTER: Where’s 25?

HERNANDO: It’s not there.

WALTER: I know.

 

ODESSA (Walter’s sister): Look what I found!

 

EDNA (Walter’s mother): What’s that?

WALTER: A travel journal dad gave me.

 

CHERYL MELHOFF: Hey!

WALTER: Hey! – How was your weekend?

WOMAN IN OFFICE: I had an awesome⁵ weekend!

 

WALTER: The ice, she moves like a woman.

CHERYL: I’d like to climb your hair.

 

EDNA: What is it you call it, when he goes into one of his little places?

ODESSA: Zoned⁶ out.

EDNA: You do that now and then.

 

CHERYL: What’s the matter?

WALTER: I lost a picture.

CHERYL: I like mysteries.

 

CHERYL: You should go, crack the case!

 

EDNA: You were Sean’s partner. You finish his work.

 

WALTER: Where do we land?

HELICOPTER PILOT: We don’t!

 

WALTER: There’s a fin⁴ here!

BOAT CAPTAIN: You are safe!

That’s a shark!

WALTER: That’s what I said!

 

CHERYL: Life is about courage and going into the unknown.

 

TODD MAHER: Hey, man, where are you, now?

WALTER: Himalayas. I’m gonna keep this short. I have to make oxygen choices.

1 monotonous   

adj.单调的，一成不变的，使人厌倦的

参考例句：

• She thought life in the small town was monotonous.她觉得小镇上的生活单调而乏味。
• His articles are fixed in form and monotonous in content.他的文章千篇一律，一个调调儿。

2 wink   

n.眨眼，使眼色，瞬间；v.眨眼，使眼色，闪烁

参考例句：

• He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.他眨眼暗示我按那个价格就不要买。
• The satellite disappeared in a wink.瞬息之间，那颗卫星就消失了。

3 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

4 fin   

n.鳍；(飞机的)安定翼

参考例句：

• They swim using a small fin on their back.它们用背上的小鳍游动。
• The aircraft has a long tail fin.那架飞机有一个长长的尾翼。

5 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

6 zoned   

adj.划成区域的，束带的v.（飞机、汽车等）急速移动( zoom的现在分词 )；（价格、费用等）急升，猛涨

参考例句：

• This small town has been zoned as a shopping area. 这个小镇已划作商业区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They zoned the house into sleeping, sitting and dining rooms. 他们将房子区分成卧室、客厅和餐厅。 来自《简明英汉词典》