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Dead Poets Society 死亡诗社 (精讲之五)

时间:2007-09-24 01:30:45

(单词翻译:单击)

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KEATING: It's open.

KEATING: Neil, what's up?

NEIL: Can I speak to you?

KEATING: Certainly. Sit down.

NEIL: I'm sorry. Here.

KEATING: Excuse me. Get you some tea?

NEIL: Tea. Sure.

KEATING: Like some milk or sugar in that?

NEIL: No, thanks. Gosh, they don't give you much room around here.

KEATING: No, it's part of the monastic oath. They don't wantworldlythings distracting me from my teaching.

NEIL: She's pretty. 

KEATING: She's also in London. Makes it a little difficult.

NEIL: How can you stand it?

KEATING: Stand what?

NEIL: You can go anywhere. You can do anything. How can you stand being here?

KEATING: 'Cause I love teaching. I don't wanna be anywhere else.

KEATING: What's up?

NEIL: I just talked to my father. He's making me quit the play at Henley Hall. Acting1's everything to me. I--But he doesn't know. He--I can see his point. We're not a rich family like Charlie's, and we--But he's planning the rest of my life for me, and I-- H-He's never asked me what I want.

KEATING: Have you ever told your father what you just told me? About your passion for acting. You ever show him that?

NEIL: I can't.

KEATING: Why not?

NEIL: I can't talk to him this way.

KEATING: Then you're acting for him, too. You're playing the part of the dutiful son. I know this sounds impossible, but you have to talk to him. You have to show him who you are, what your heart is.

NEIL: I know what he'll say. He'll tell me that acting's awhim2, and I should forget it. That how they'recounting onme. He'll just tell me to put it out of my mind, "for my own good."

KEATING: You are not an indentured3 servant. If it's not a whim for you, you prove it to him by your conviction and your passion. You show him that and if he still doesn't believe you, well, by then you'll be out of school and you can do anything you want.

NEIL: No. What about the play? The show's tomorrow night.

KEATING: Well, you have to talk to him before tomorrow night.

NEIL: Isn't there an easier way?

KEATING: No.

NEIL:I'm trapped.

KEATING: No, you're not.

妙词佳句,活学活用

1. worldly

Worldly 这个词有两个常用的意思:
a. worldly is used to describe things relating to the ordinary activities of life, rather than to spiritual things世间的,世俗的。
e.g. I think it is time you woke up and focused your thoughts on more worldly matters.
我想你该醒醒,考虑一下世俗的事情了。
b. someone who is worldly is experienced and knows about the practical or social aspects of life. 老练的,见多识广的。
e.g. He was different from anyone I had known, very worldly.
他非常老练,和我认识的所有人都不一样。

2. whim

A whim is a wish to do or have something which seems to have no serious reason or purpose behind it, and often occurs suddenly. 一时的兴致、幻想,反复无常,怪念头,奇想。
e.g. We decided4, more or less on a whim, to sail to Europe.
我们决定坐船去欧洲。这个决定有点突发奇想。

几个习惯用语大家要注意一下:
full of whims5 (and fancies)
异想天开的;狂热的;任性的
take / have a whim for doing sth
一时兴起做某事
while the whim lasts
在有兴致的时候;兴之所至

3. count on

依靠,指望。例如:
The hospital can count on us for a couple million dollars.

Count含义几多,除“计算,数数”外,还有“计算在内,考虑,认为”等含义,使它在英语中运用广泛,而且形成了很多有特定意义的搭配。
1)count in 包含,计及
Do count me in for the barbecue this weekend.
这周末烧烤一定要把我算进去。
2) count out 不包括,不计及
Count Mary out, she can't even swim.
不要把Mary算进去,她甚至不会游泳。
3) count for anything / nothing / little 有价值、有重要性的 / 无甚价值 / 无关重要
Such man does not count for anything.
这种人成不了什么大事。

4. I'm trapped.

被困住,身陷困境。
If you are trapped somewhere, something falls onto you or blocks you way and prevents you from moving or escaping.
e.g. The train was trapped underground by a fire.
列车被火灾困在了地下。

文化面面观

Private Education in the United States

About 11 percent of American elementary and secondary school (high school) students attend private schools, and 24 percent of all elementary and secondary schools in the United States are private. Private education is also offered at many American preschools as well as at many colleges, universities, and technical institutes.

Unlike public elementary and secondary schools, which are free, nearly all private schools charge some form of tuition. The amount of private school tuition varies widely according to the type of school and the level of education offered. Although the cost of private education is beyond the reach of many American families, most private schools offer some form of financial aid to low-income applicants6. In addition to revenue generated by tuition payments, private schools are supported mainly by funds from other private sources, such as religious organizations, endowments, grants, and charitable donations.

Students at Phillips Exeter Academy


Founded in 1781, Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, is one of the oldest and best-known private schools in the United States. Known for its academic rigor7, the school attracts students from around the world. Most students live in dormitories on school grounds.

考考你

用今日所学翻译下面的句子。

1. 今天出去购物纯属心血来潮。

2. 今年我不指望有任何加薪的机会了。

3. 我们永远都无法摆脱世俗的束缚。

《死亡诗社》(精讲之四)考考你 参考答案

1. 给你说过多少次了,不要在公共场合和我顶嘴。
I have told you a hundred of times that don't ever talk back to me on public occasion.

2. 你骗我吧?John和他妻子一刀两断了,简直不敢相信!
Are you kidding? John has been through with his wife? It's hard to believe!

3. 这么多年来他从来不肯努力,这让他的父母非常失望。
In all those years he never worked hard, which let his parents down.


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1 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
参考例句:
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
2 whim 2gywE     
n.一时的兴致,突然的念头;奇想,幻想
参考例句:
  • I bought the encyclopedia on a whim.我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。
  • He had a sudden whim to go sailing today.今天他突然想要去航海。
3 indentured 67d8a0c876c663991d7a10b6a32ae7b6     
v.以契约束缚(学徒)( indenture的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The Africans became indentured servants, trading labor for shelter and eventual freedom. 非洲人成为契约上的仆人,以劳力交换庇护及最终的自由。 来自互联网
  • They are descendants of indentured importees. 他们是契约外来工的后代。 来自互联网
4 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
5 WHIMS ecf1f9fe569e0760fc10bec24b97c043     
虚妄,禅病
参考例句:
  • The mate observed regretfully that he could not account for that young fellow's whims. 那位伙伴很遗憾地说他不能说出那年轻人产生怪念头的原因。
  • The rest she had for food and her own whims. 剩下的钱她用来吃饭和买一些自己喜欢的东西。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
6 applicants aaea8e805a118b90e86f7044ecfb6d59     
申请人,求职人( applicant的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
  • He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。
7 rigor as0yi     
n.严酷,严格,严厉
参考例句:
  • Their analysis lacks rigor.他们的分析缺乏严谨性。||The crime will be treated with the full rigor of the law.这一罪行会严格依法审理。