CHT_Legally-Blonde注释校对完整版

LegallyBlonde(Comedy)(2001)©2004byRaymondWeschlerThislearningsheetofESLmovienotesisproducedbyRaymondWeschlerfromthewebsiteofeslnotes.com.TheChinesetranslationofnotesandextraexerciseareprovidedbyAi-pingLiu,aninstructorfromtheLanguageCenter,NationalCentralUniversity,Taiwan.Ifyoucopyfromthislearningsheet,pleaseacknowledgethesource.Thanks.MajorCharactersElleWoods………………………………………ReeseWitherspoonAverypretty,smartandsweetyoungwomanwhodecidestocompletelychangeherlifeandgotoHarvardlawSchool,inordertofollowherboyfriend,whohasdecidedtobreakupwithher.WarnerHuntingtonthe3rd……………………MatthewDavisElle’sboyfriend,whoisbothsnobbyandshallow,whodecidestoleaveherbecausehefeelsheneedstofindamoreseriouslookinggirlfriendthatwillhelphimwithhisfuturecareerinpolitics.Paulette……………………………………………JenniferCoolidgeAninsecureworkingclasshairdresserwhobecomesElle’sbestfriend.Vivian………………………………………………SelmaBlairWarner’snewgirlfriendatHarvard,whoatfirsttreatsElleverypoorly.BrookeTaylorWindham……………………….AliLarterAsuccessfulbusinesswomanwhomakeswellknownexercisevideos,whoischargedwiththemurderofherrichhusband.ProfessorCallahan………………………………..VictorGarberAcriminaldefenselawyerandProfessoratHarvard,whoishiredtodefendBrooke,andwhoagreestoletElleworkasaninternonthecase.Emmett………………………………………………LukeWilsonAyounglawyerandProfessorCallahan’sassistant.PlotSummary2ThisisthestoryofElleWoods,averycuteandfriendlystudentwhoisalsothemostpopulargirlinherLosAngelessorority(Ahouseandclubforfemalestudents).EllehasjustfinishedherstudiesinFashion,andisgettingpreparedtomarryherboyfriend,Warner,whowillsoonbegoingtoHarvardLawSchool,inBoston.Unfortunately,Warner,whoisactuallyasomewhatsuperficialass,decidestobreakupwithElle,becausehewantstofindamoreseriouslookinggirlfriendwhowillhelphiscareerinpoliticsafterhegetsoutoflawschool(Elle,unfortunatelylookslikethestereotypicaldumbblonde,thoughofcoursethisisalookthatmanymenfindverysexy).Atfirst,Elleisemotionallycrushed,butshesoondecidestogetWarnerbackbyapplyingtoHarvardLawSchoolherself,asawayofimpressinghimwithhowsmartshereallyis.Infact,Elleisextremelysmart(muchmoresothanWarner!),butit’salsotruethatherbubbly“sororitypersonality”isverydifferentfromthetypeofpeoplewhogotoHarvardLawSchool.Still,Elleisacceptedtotheschool,andafterafewmonthsofstruggling,shesoonbecomesanaccomplishedlawstudentwhoclearlyhasthepotentialtobecomeanactuallawyer.OnthewaythroughHarvard,shemakesmanyfriends,savesawronglyaccusedwomanfrommurdercharges,andsoondiscoversthatitisWarnerwhoisnotsmartenoughorgoodenoughforher,andcertainlynottheotherwayaround.SomeWordsandExpressionsthatYouMaynotKnowElleisheartbrokenwhenWarnerbreaksupwithher.IheardMadonnawentintolaborthere.“Togointolabor”istogivebirthtoababy.此片語為「生小孩、臨盆」之意。Labor原義為勞力,如勞動節LaborerDay。I’mnotpositiveifit’sgoingtohappentonight.::Hello,hejusthadlunchwithhisgrandmother!When“hello”issaidwithgreatemotionorenergy,itisawayofexpressingtheopinionthatthelistenerisbeingnaïveorstupid.開頭發語詞為Hello有一點表示對方有些天真或愚蠢It’snotlikeshefedex’dasixcaratdiamond.“Tofedex”apackageistosenditthroughtheprivateFedExmailservice.Ifadiamondis“sixcarats,”itisveryvaluable.3FedEx本為快遞公司,在此當動詞用。而鑽石的價值、重量單位為克拉carat。A6-caratdiamond;如a10-yearring。Ican’tbelieveyou’regettingengaged.Tobe“engaged”istobeofficiallyplanningtogetmarried.訂婚;常用下面表現法:I’mgettingengaged,I’mgettingmarried或engagementring,weddingring。Idon’tunderstandwhyyou’recompletelydisregardingyoursignaturecolor.“Todisregard”somethingistoignoreitornotpayattentiontoit.Aperson’s“signaturecolor”isthecolorthatpeopleassociatewiththem.不理會;忽略的意思。Signature原意是親筆簽名,而這裡指的是專屬某人之顏色，如特別愛好紫色，那麼別人一看到紫色就會聯想到你。He’sproposing—Ican’tlooklikeIwentonanyotherdate.Ifaman“proposes”toawoman,heisaskinghertomarryhim.求婚,propose。Ex:Heproposedtomeyesterday.Thisisthedate.Notethatif“the”ispronounced“thee,”itmeansthemostimportant(Thoughhere,Elleactuallymisspeaksandjustsays“the”withtheusualpronunciation).特別強調特定一件事物時會將the的音發成有母音為首的字:theimportantday。Bridal.ButnotlikeI’mexpectinganything.Theadjectiveforabride,whoisawomanabouttogetmarried.Brideandgroom,新娘和新郎。而新娘在婚前和自己的好朋友(皆為女性)所舉辦的派對即稱之為bridalshower。而為新生兒所舉行的慶祝則稱babyshower。There’snothingIlovemorethanadumbblondewithdaddy’splastic.Inthiscase,areferencetoacreditcard,whichismadeofplastic.影片中指的是Elle為一個僅有美貌,身家富有而無大腦的女子。Blond原意為金髮,dumb指愚笨的人。而daddy’splastic,指的是塑膠製之信用卡。Isthislow-viscosityrayon?“Viscosity”referstohowstickysomethingis,and“rayon”isatypeofman-madematerialforclothing.4可見Elle多麼熟悉時尚。指黏度低的一種布料。Rayon材料為人造合成布料,常用man-made或artificial來表示。Withhalfloopandtopstitchingonthehem?Asentencethatonlythosewhosewwouldlove!A“loop”isaholemadebyacircularpieceofcloth.“Stitching”isatypeofsewing,anda“hem”istheborderofapieceofcloth.這些裁縫專用的知識和用語Elle也十分熟悉。和stitch相關常見的還有Astitchintimesavesnine.意思為即時的一針勝九針。It’soneofakind.Ifsomethingis“oneofakind,”itistrulyunique,withnootherslikeit.指唯一、獨特的款式,絕無僅有。Itwouldsnagthefabric.“Tosnag”apieceofclothistocatch,traporaccidentallyattachtoit.“Fabric”isanotherwordforcloth.指容易沾黏在布料上面IsawitintheJuneVogueayearago,soifyou’retryingtosellitatfullprice,you’vepickedthewronggirl.“Vogue”isafamousfashionmag