《美食从天而降》精讲 01

Have you ever felt like you were a little bit different? 你是否曾觉得自己有点儿与众不同？

Like you had something unique to offer the world... 像是你就是那匹千里马，

...if you could just get people to see it. ...只要有伯乐欣赏，

Then you know exactly how it felt... 这样的话你就能知道，

...to be me. 我的感觉。

Go ahead, Flint. 放手去干吧，Flint。

What is the number one problem facing our community today? 当今社会所面临的最大问题是什么呢？

Untied¹ shoelaces. 没系的鞋带！

Which is why I've invented a laceless alternative foot covering. 因此我发明了这个不用鞋带的裹脚替代品

Spray-On Shoes. 立喷鞋

—Voilà. They're so nifty. ——瞧，他们超棒！

How you gonna get them off, nerd? 那你怎么把他们脱下来呢，小书呆？

What a freak. He wants to be smart, but that's lame². 怪胎，弄巧成拙了吧。

I wanted to run away that day. 那天我想逃离这个世界。

But you can't run away from your own feet. 但仅仅靠着自己的脚是逃不远的。

Not every sardine³ is meant to swim, son. 不是所有沙丁鱼都会游泳的，孩子。

I don't understand fishing metaphors⁴. 我不明白这些钓鱼相关的比喻。

—What did I say? —Don't worry. ——我说啥了？ ——不用担心。

Honey, I think your shoes are wonderful. 亲爱的，我觉得你的鞋子超棒！

Everyone just thinks I'm a weirdo. 所有人都觉得我是怪胎。

So? 那？

People probably thought that these guys were weirdoes too. 他们大概会觉得这些人也是怪胎。

But that never stopped them. 但这无法阻挡他们去发明。

I was saving this for your birthday, but here. 这是我给你准备的生日礼物，但现在

A professional-grade lab coat. 专业级别的实验服

Just like the real guys wear. 跟科学家们穿的一样

It fits perfect. 量身定制的呢。

The world needs your originality⁵, Flint. 世界需要你的创造力，Flint。

You just have to grow into it. 你只要成长起来就好了。

And I know that you're gonna do big things someday. 我知道今后你将成就一番事业。

From that moment on... 从那时起，

...I was determined⁶ to invent something great. 我决心要发明出超棒的东西。

Remote Control Television. 可控移动电视机，

And, the pitch is in. 开关按下了

Eventually. 最后

Hair UnBalder. 生发剂

Flying Car. 飞车

Monkey Thought Translator. 猴语翻译机

Hungry. Hungry. Hungry. How wise. 饿啊，饿啊，饿啊。多聪明。

No, Steve. No, no, no, no, no! No, please! Leave it. 别，Steve，别——不，天啊，走开。

Ratbirds. 老鼠鸟

Hey, what's going on, little guy? 还好吗，小家伙？

Flint Lockwood. Flint Lockwood

My dream was to help my hometown... 我的梦想是能够报效我的家乡，

...a tiny island hidden under the ''A '' in ''Atlantic''... 那个隐藏于大西洋中“大”下的小岛。

...called Swallow Falls. 它叫Swallow Falls。

We were famous for sardines⁷... 我们盛产沙丁鱼。

...until the day the Baby Brent Sardine Cannery closed for good. 直到Brent宝宝沙丁鱼罐头厂关门大吉的那天。

...are super gross⁸. 沙丁鱼是垃圾食品后

Soon, all of us were stuck eating the sardines that no one else wanted. 很快，我们被迫得消灭这些没人稀罕的沙丁鱼

Poached, fried, boiled, dried, candied and juiced. 水煮的，油煎的，清蒸的 晒干的，罐装的，加汁的

Life became gray and flavorless. 人生灰暗，索然无味。

But when all seemed lost, I stared at defeat... 但生活在给你关上一扇门的时候，

...and found hope. 必会给你打开一扇窗。

1 untied   

松开，解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 )； 解除，使自由； 解决

参考例句：

• Once untied, we common people are able to conquer nature, too. 只要团结起来，我们老百姓也能移山倒海。
• He untied the ropes. 他解开了绳子。

2 lame   

adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的

参考例句：

• The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
• I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。

3 sardine   

n.[C]沙丁鱼

参考例句：

• Every bus arrives and leaves packed as fully as a sardine tin.每辆开来和开走的公共汽车都塞得像沙丁鱼罐头一样拥挤。
• As we chatted,a brightly painted sardine boat dropped anchor.我们正在聊着，只见一条颜色鲜艳的捕捞沙丁鱼的船抛了锚。

4 metaphors   

隐喻( metaphor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I can only represent it to you by metaphors. 我只能用隐喻来向你描述它。
• Thus, She's an angel and He's a lion in battle are metaphors. 因此她是天使，他是雄狮都是比喻说法。

5 originality   

n.创造力，独创性；新颖

参考例句：

• The name of the game in pop music is originality.流行音乐的本质是独创性。
• He displayed an originality amounting almost to genius.他显示出近乎天才的创造性。

6 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

7 sardines   

n. 沙丁鱼

参考例句：

• The young of some kinds of herring are canned as sardines. 有些种类的鲱鱼幼鱼可制成罐头。
• Sardines can be eaten fresh but are often preserved in tins. 沙丁鱼可以吃新鲜的，但常常是装听的。

8 gross   

adj.全部的，粗俗的，肥胖的；vt.获得...总收入

参考例句：

• The gross weight of the box of chocolates is 500 grams.那盒巧克力的全部重量是500克。
• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。