影视英语口语-谁才是野人

影视英语口语:谁才是野人

【精彩片断】

剪辑自《Pocahontas》风中奇缘

Pocahontas: Is that your village?

John Smith: Yes. It is a very big village.

Pocahontas: What is it like?

John Smith: Well, it’s got streets filled with carriages, bridges over the rivers and buildings as tall as trees.

Pocahontas: I’d like to see those things.

John Smith: You will.

Pocahontas: How?

John Smith: We’re going to build them here. We’ll show you people how to use this land properly, how to make the most of it.

Pocahontas: Make the most of it?

John Smith: Yes. We’ll build roads and decent houses and--- Pocahontas: Our houses are fine.

John Smith: You think that only because you don’t know any better.

-W-Wait a minute. Don’t take it tha—Hey! Wait! There’s so much we can teach you. We’ve improved the lives of savages all over the world. Pocahontas: Savages?

John Smith: Uh, not that you’re a savage.

Pocahontas: Just my people.

John Smith: No.Listen.That’s not what I meant. Let me explain. Pocahontas: Let go!

John Smith: No.I’m not letting you leave. Look, don’t do this. Savage is just a word, you know.

A term for people who are uncivilized（不文明的）.

Pocahontas: Like me.

【口语财富】

83.Make the most of it? 充分利用这块土地？

84.Don’t take it seriously！别当真！

85.There’s so much we can teach you. 你有好多东西要学。

86.Not that you’re a sav age. 我没说你是野人。

87.Let go! 放开我！