英语口语学习：《欢乐合唱团》学地道口语

英语口语学习：《欢乐合唱团》学地道口语
欢乐合唱团》（Glee）是一部节奏非常欢快的情节音乐喜剧。

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事讲述乐天派的高中教师Will Schuester （Matthew Morrison扮演）接手校园合唱团后，梦想着率队赢得全国大赛。

但摆在Will面前的现
实是：来参加合唱团的学生五花八门，绝绝大部分都很不合群，有些
更是别人眼里的“怪人”。

那么在这样的情况下，欢乐合唱团还能重
现昔日辉煌吗？下面让我们开始学习今天的选段。

~三个人关于合唱团的探讨~
【剧情介绍】：
1. Mr. Will 和拉拉队教练Sue的对话。

Sue是一个很高冷的人，她认为合唱团的都是些乌合之众，不值一提。

2. Mr. Will 和心理老师Emma 的对话, 她给 Mr. Will 出了个主意，利用中学生的崇拜和从众心理，先招到几个受欢迎的学生，以此
来吸引更多的学生加入。

【音频请戳】：
W： Well, I need more kids-- performers-- and all the
best ones are in the Cheerios, so I figured some of them
might want to double up.
S： Okay, so what you're doing right now is called
blurring the lines. High school is a caste system. Kids fall into certain slots. Your jocks and your popular kids up in
the penthouse. The invisibles and the kids playing live-
action ： druids & trolls out in the forest： bottom floor.
W： And where do the Glee kids lie?
S： Sub-basement.
E： Sue's not wrong, but I don't think anything is set in stone.
I mean, you know, kids are going to do what they think is cool, which is not always who they are.
You just need to find a way to get them out of their boxes.
W： Well, how do I do that? They follow the leader.
E： You know, if you can get a couple of the popular kids to sign up, the rest will fall right in line.
【台词讲解】：
“ W： Well, I need more kids-- performers-- and all the best ones are in the Cheerios, so I figured some of them might want to double up.”
double vi.
a frying pan that doubles as a pie tin 兼作馅饼盘的油炸锅
a conductor who doubles as a pianist. 兼奏钢琴的指挥
double (sb) up：（使某人）躬身, 弯腰：
be doubled up with laughter, pain, anger, etc
double up (on sth/with sb) (infml)
We've only one room left： you'll have to double up with Peter.
“S： Okay, so what you're doing right now is called blurring the lines. ”
blur the line between A and B
【拓展】：这部电影模糊了现实与幻想之间的界限。

→ This film blurs the line/distinction/boundary between reality and fantasy.
“High school is a caste system. Kids fall into certain slots.”
caste：【原指印度教的种姓制度】社会等级，等级（rigid
class distinction）
【拓展】：印度是个等级森严的社会。

→ India is a caste-ridden society.
“E： Sue's not wrong, but I don't think anything is set
in stone.”
set in stone
【典故】：古巴比伦的汉谟拉比法典被完整地刻在一块大石头上，所以后人就用set in stone 指“一成不变”。

【拓展】：我的工资好多年没变了。

→ My salary has been set in stone for years.
“E： You know, if you can get a couple of the popular
kids to sign up, the rest will fall right in line.”
fall in line： behave in the same way as other people
right 起强调作用，如：“ I‘ll be right back.” 我马上
回来。

选段虽然短，信息量却不小，语速也很快。

有兴趣的读者能够反复播放录音，并且模仿人物对话哦！平时看美剧的过程中，不要仅仅迷恋于追情节，针对一些选段也能够像这样实行深度地学习，多听多读多模仿，口语才能越来越地道。