看《冰川時代》學口語:別玩了!
【影片介紹】
片子講述了長毛象曼弗瑞德,巨型樹獺西德和劍齒虎迪亞哥三隻史前動物歷經冰河與冰山各種千驚萬險護送一個被遺棄的人類寶寶回家的故事。又是一個關於探險的動畫,主角依舊是動物,只不過動畫背景變成了史前的冰川時代。探險伴隨着大自然帶來的困難,很易表現戲劇的衝突性和動作性。動物作爲主角一直是歐美動畫的優良傳統,大概因爲動物不僅更易與兒童產生共鳴並且更善於用肢體表達情感,比如迪亞哥生氣時會張嘴大吼利爪張出,而人已經是“文明的犧牲品”而失去一些本能的情感類的肢體反應。
【選詞片段】
Manny: You gotta make it stop. I can’t take it anymore.
Diego: I’ve eaten things that complained less.
Sid: He won’t stop squirming.
Diego: Watch his head. Put it down.
Sid: Jeez “pick him up, put it down”.
Diego: Its nose is dry.
Sid: That means something’s wrong with it.
Diego: Someone should lick it. Just in case.
Sid: I’ll do it.
Manny: He’s wearing one of those baby thingies.
Sid: So, So if he poops, where does it go? Humans are disgusting.
Manny : Ok. You check for poop.
Sid: Why am I the poop-checker?
Manny: Returning him was your idea. Be you’re small and insignificant, and I’ll pummel you if you don’t. Now, sid.
Sid:I mean, my goodness. Look out. Coming through.
Manny:Watch out. Stop waving that thing around.
Sid: I’m gonna slip. It’s dean, Goy ya!
Manny:Will you cut it out?
Diego: Do that again, he likes it.
Manny:It made me feel better too.
Sid: Here,you hold it.
Diego:Turn him towards me. Where is the baby? There he is!
Manny:Stop it. You’re scaring him.
【重點表達講解】
1. Pick up
在歸還孩子的一路上發生很多有趣的事,小孩子在一旁不停的哭,曼尼大聲說道我再也受不了它的哭聲了,他們把小孩子放到一塊石頭上,這時把小孩子扶起來了。Pick up有接送,撿拾的意思,但在這裏意思是慢慢起來。
2. Check for
迪亞戈說小孩一直哭,一定是發生了什麼,這時,他們讓希德去檢查它是不是拉屎了。希德抱怨到爲什麼讓他去檢查。這個短語在這的意思是檢查,查看。
3. cut out
希德很不情願的幫小孩子換了尿布,他感覺真噁心。他故意捉弄曼尼,拿着換下來的髒髒的尿布甩來甩去,曼尼警告他要小心,別弄到別人身上,怒斥道,你趕緊停下,不要再玩了。Cut out有切斷,關掉,停止等意思,在這符合句意的是停止,停下來。
4. turn towards
小孩子還是一直在不停地哭,曼尼打了希德一下,逗得小孩子咯咯笑,迪亞戈準備逗孩子笑,說到把孩子轉向我。Turn towards或turn to都有轉向的意思。