Monalisa Smile《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》视频精讲之五

影片对白

Charlie Stewart: Hungry?

Connie: Famished¹. Please don't say we can live on love. That's how I missed breakfast. What's the matter? What's the matter?

Charlie: Phillip and Vanessa McIntyre, parents of a friend.

Connie: You wanna say a quick hello?

Charlie: No! No, I'll be trapped. Damn it!

Connie: Could you seat us in the bar?

Waitress: We're only serving in the front part of the restaurant this afternoon.

Connie: Miss! Miss Stone. This has been the most romantic weekend I may ever have. Ever. And all that's standing² between right now and perfection are the McIntyres over there. Now, you know with all the competition out there, a girl's got to be able to move a few mountains every once in a while. I could use all the help I could get.

Waitress: Come this way.

Connie: I fixed³ it. No more McIntyres.

Charlie: Thank you. Thank you. Let's not talk about this.

Connie: All right.

Violet: Hold your breath and turn. Don't forget to smile. Arms up. Move together. Faster, Fran! When you surface, smile.

Girls: Come on, Connie!

Betty: How about we have a girls' luncheon⁴ this weekend? Just us.

Giselle: Where's Spencer?

Betty: Away.

Girl: I'm free.

Giselle: I'm busy.

Joan: What are you doing?

Connie: She's dating a psychoanalyst.

Joan: Oh, really?

Connie: Who's married.

Joan: Giselle!

Connie: Sorry, it slipped.

Betty: Are you in , Connie?

Connie: I'll check with Charlie.

Betty: who?

Giselle: Charlie Stewart. Your cousin.

Betty: You're kidding?

Connie: We spent last weekend at the cape⁵. A little hideaway he knew about.

Betty: Operative word, "hide." Men take women to the cape in the winter when they're embarrassed to be seen with them. He's using you.

Giselle: He's not using you if you want to go. Come here. Don't listen to her.

Betty: I love you, and I swear I'm not saying this to hurt you. Charlie's promised to Deb McIntyre. She wears his pin. Giselle, you know it's true.

Giselle: I don't know anything about a pin.

Connie: McIntyre? Are her parents named Phillip and Vanessa?

Betty: You know them?

Connie: Only from a distance.

妙词佳句，活学活用

1. I'll be trapped.

好句子，意思是“我就逃不掉了！”trap这个词的意思是“设陷，坑害”，在口语里建立在这个词义基础上的句子也显得很生动。如：
1）Don't fence me in, Mary. Don't make me feel trapped. 别约束我，玛丽，别让我觉得陷入了圈套。
2）We are trapped, Louise! 我们逃不掉了，路易斯！

2. I fixed it.

这个句子更是短小精悍，不知大家是否准确理解了它的意思：我搞定了！当然，这个意思是来自fix的词义：安排，确定。如：
1) All fix up, Jack⁶? 都安排妥当了吗，杰克？
2) If you want to interview the Mayor, I can fix it. 如果你想采访市长的话，我来给你安排。

fix这个词还有个常用意思是“修理”，引申的意思为“康复”。如：
1) Tell him to behave, or I'll fix him. 告诉他规矩点，否则我就收拾他。
2）A few days' rest will fix me up. 休息几天我就会康复的。

3. It slipped。
我说漏嘴了。

Slip的意思很多，最常用的意思是：滑、溜、失足、纰漏、失误等。我们可以通过以下例子体会这个词的意思。
1) a slip of tongue 说漏嘴了；口误
   a slip of pen 笔误
2）He was in two minds on that chance, which resulted in having let it slip through his fingers. 由于他当时犹豫不决而眼睁睁错过了最后的机会。

4. Are you in？
你来吗？

这个表达的肯定形式是 I'm in. 表示“我参加；我加入；算我一个”。这又是一个口语短句，在口语中还有类似的表达，如：Count me in. 也是“算我一个”的意思。其相反意思的表达是：Count me out.

5. She wears his pin.

这句话表面的意思是“她带了他的徽章”。Pin 在这里的意思是：a fraternity pin gave to (a woman) in token of attachment⁷. 定情物（将自己大学联谊会会徽送女人作为定情物）
所以在这里这句话的含义是“她已经带上了他的定情信物”，或者“他们俩已经定下终身”。

文化面面观

影片中除了主角茱莉亚·罗伯茨之外，其他几个配角演员也都是近年来在好莱坞比较有影响力的年轻演员。

 

1. Kirsten Dunst, 柯尔斯滕·邓斯特，在本片中扮演的是保守价值观念的学生代表贝蒂。邓斯特的成功和同时期的年轻演员相比有偶然的成份，但和她本人的素质有更大的关系。12岁就因《夜访吸血鬼》中的表演技惊四座，这也是她虽然貌不出众，但却深受众多大导演器重的原因。邓斯特的其它代表作品有：《蜘蛛侠》，《勇敢者游戏》等。

2. Julia Stiles，茱莉亚·斯泰尔斯，这位当时22岁的年轻女星凭着《舞出一片天》、《奥赛罗》、《谍影重重》确立了自己在同代人之中的显赫地位。虽然中国观众可能对她的那张大饼脸不以为然，但却无法否认她身上体现出的青春气息和强烈的感染力。斯泰尔斯在片中扮演凯瑟琳的学生琼，她热情地对待生活和爰情，在凯瑟琳的启发下意识到自己的人生价值，是凯瑟琳在学生中最早的同盟军之一。

3. Maggie Gyllenhaal， 玛吉·吉伦哈尔，26岁的她扮演女大学生可能有点嫌老，但就她在《风流老板俏秘书》中的表现看，凭她的演技完全可以弥补年龄的问题。而且在片中，吉伦哈尔扮演的就是一个非常早熟的女孩，凯瑟琳的学生莉薇。这个在十几岁就已经风流性感的女孩决心跳过青春期，直接进入“21岁俱乐部”。莉薇在片中主要起到调剂气氛的作用，但极有可能获得比主要角色更好的观众缘。

考考你

用今日所学翻译下面几个句子。

1. 每次一碰到这个家伙，我就会被他的喋喋不休困住。

2. 星期六的晚会你来吗？

3. 不好意思，我给你的材料中有一处笔误。

Monalisa Smile 《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》精讲之四 考考你 参考答案

Betty: Don't disregard our traditions just because you're subversive⁸.
不要以为你是个颠覆分子，就可以无视我们的传统。

Katherine: Don't disrespect this class just because you're married.
不要以为你结婚了，就不尊重这堂课。

Betty: Don't disrespect me just because you're not.
不要因为你没结婚，就不尊重我。

Katherine: Come to class, do the work, or I'll fail you.
按时上课，做作业，要不然给你不及格。

Betty: lf you fail me, there will be consequences.
如果你让我不及格，后果自负。

Katherine: Are you threatening me?
你在威胁我?

Betty: I'm educating you.
我在教导你。

Katherine: That's my job.
那是我的工作。

1 famished   

adj.饥饿的

参考例句：

• When's lunch?I'm famished!什么时候吃午饭？我饿得要死了！
• My feet are now killing me and I'm absolutely famished.我的脚现在筋疲力尽，我绝对是极饿了。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

4 luncheon   

n.午宴，午餐，便宴

参考例句：

• We have luncheon at twelve o'clock.我们十二点钟用午餐。
• I have a luncheon engagement.我午饭有约。

5 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

6 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

7 attachment   

n.附属物，附件；依恋；依附

参考例句：

• She has a great attachment to her sister.她十分依恋她的姐姐。
• She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense.她现在隶属于国防部。

8 subversive   

adj.颠覆性的，破坏性的；n.破坏份子，危险份子

参考例句：

• She was seen as a potentially subversive within the party.她被看成党内潜在的颠覆分子。
• The police is investigating subversive group in the student organization.警方正调查学生组织中的搞颠覆阴谋的集团。