You need to show some grit if you want to succeed in the rough world of business。
如果想在艰难的商界胜出，你需要拿出勇气来。 rough 这里等于 hard； difficult
CLASSIC FILM CLIPS 经典对白
1。 This place been hit before？ – in the film
hit 在这里表示被盗的意思，等于rob。hit 的本意表示重击。be hit by something 被什么给予重重一击
e。g。 The telephone pany hit me with a bill for over 1000。
电信公司的帐单给我以重击啊，我电话费居然1000美元。
When her cat died she was really hit hard by it。 It affected her a lot – she was sad for weeks。
她的猫的死真的给她重重的一击。这个事情对她影响太深了，她难过了几个星期。
2．Let’s just track this thing through。 – in the film
track 原意表示轨道，这里用作动词表示跟踪，追逐。等于 follow or to discover exactly what happened
e。g。 The police secretly tracking the movements of a few suspects to try and gain some evidence。
警察秘密跟踪几个可以人物的行动，试图获取一些证据。
What’s new with you？ 你最近忙什么呢
I’ve been trying to track down the book I lost last year。 我最近一直在寻找我去年丢的那本书。
MOVIE TUNES 原声碟
“ I wonder ” 《 sleeping beauty 》
I wonder； I wonder wonder why each Little bird has someone To sing to sweet things to
A gay little love melody？ I wonder； I wonder If my heart keeps singing Will my song go winging
To someone who'll find me And bring back a love song to me？
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aerial shot 航拍镜头
American Slang
cross somebody 惹恼谁
E。g。 The gangster Al Capone used to get rid of anyone that crossed him 。
At our pany if you cross him ；he’ll fire you right away 。
Classic Movie Clips
1。 check off 核查；核对
E。g。 I need to go through the pany’s inventory and check off that everything is there 。
If you agree with the contract ；you can go through it and check off all the points and then just sign at the bottom 。
2。 beat someone up 痛打谁
E。g。 My younger brother and I always used to beat each other up especially when we couldn’t agree on what to watch on TV 。
3。 take one’s chance 赌一把
E。g。 He’s really taking his chance leaving his job 。He might not be able to find a new job right away 。
He didn’t want to take any chances when he went on vacation ；so he made sure he bought travel insurance 。
Movie Tunes
选自《睡美人》 主题曲 《Once Upon a Dream 》
gleam 微弱的光线 familiar 似曾相识 vision 想法；念头
ACTION ENGLISH 141
MOVIE DICTIONARY 电影词典
low key light 暗调照明
AMERICAN SLANG 美国俚语
You’ve left yourself wide open。 – in the film
be left wide open 危险状态－很容易被人攻击到，留出了空档
e。g。 With all the players down at the other end of the field they left themselves wide open for the other team to score a goal。
所有的球员都到了球场的另一遍，就留下空档让对方有机可乘进了一个球。
He was always gossiping at work so he left himself wide open to be criticized by his colleagues。
这个家伙总喜欢在上班时说别人的闲话；所以别人也会有机会批评他了。
CLASSIC FILM CLIPS 经典对白
1。 On the job？ – in the film on the job = while working 在班上
e。g。 If the boss ever catches you sleeping on the job； you’ll be in a lot of trouble。
如果让老板逮到你上班睡觉，你麻烦可大了。
He kept on playing puter games on the job so he never got any work done。
他上班时间总是打电脑游戏，所以什么工作都完成不了。
2．Did you pick anything up？ – in the film pick something up = acquire something 得到
e。g。 The course was one week long but I missed a few classes so I didn’t really pick anything up。
这个课程就一个星期，我还落了好几节课，所以我真没学着什么东西。
If you’re going past the supermarket； could you please pick up some milk？
如果你路过超市，能捎点牛奶回来么？
MOVIE TUNES 原声碟
“ A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes ”《Cinderella》
When you're fast asleep In dreams you will lose your heartache
Whatever you wish for you keep Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow will e smiling through No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing The dream that you wish will e true
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Movie Dictionary
eye…level shot 平视镜头
American Slang
backtrack 走回头路
E。g。 Before the exam at the end of the year ；the teacher is going to backtrack over all the things we’ve learned 。
We got lost driving to Shunyi ；so had to backtrack quite a lot until we finally found the correct road 。
Classic Movie Clips
1。 drop 把什么放弃；丢到脑后
E。g。 Never start an argument with Bill 。Once he’s started ；he doesn’t seem able to drop it at all 。
I’m getting bored talking about work ；I just think we should drop this whole discussion and talk about something else 。
2。 something to be right under someone’s nose 显而易见
E。g。 I can’t believe you couldn’t find your wallet 。It was right under your nose 。
I don’t know why we’re always looking for a new restaurant to go to when we’ve got an excellent one right under our noses near home 。
Movie Tunes 选自《灰姑娘》 主题曲 《So This is Love 》
aglow 容光焕发 heaven 天堂 miracle 奇迹
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omnivision 穹幕电影
American Slang
fit in 和什么可以调和的很棒
E。g。 Many foreigners ride bicycles in China to fit in to society better。
Because of her strange clothing ；she didn’t fit in well with the rest of the students 。
Classic Movie Clips
1。 upset somebody 让谁很生气
E。g。 Tommy upset his parents by failing his exam 。
She was upset when she broke up with her boyfriend 。
2。 raising somebody as if he were somebody son 某人扶养某人像亲生骨肉
E。g。 When his parents died ；Kevin’s auntie raised him as if he were her own son 。
I cared for my puppy as if I were raising a son
Movie Tunes 选自《哥斯拉》 插曲 《We Can Be Heroes 》
hero 英雄 dolphin 海豚
ACTION ENGLISH 144
MOVIE DICTIONARY 电影词典
A&B cutting AB条剪辑
AMERICAN SLANG 美国俚语 《 The Hunch Back Of Notre Dame 》 《钟楼怪侠》
He’s just impossible。 – in the film impossible 表示不可理喻
e。g。 Your cat is simply impossible。 He always runs around scratching things and does not listen to me。
你的猫简直不可理喻。他总是到处跑，乱抓一气，也不听我的话。
This science course is impossible！ I will never get an A。
科学课简直不可理喻，我永远拿不到A的成绩。
CLASSIC FILM CLIPS 经典对白
1。 Mark my words。 – in the film mark my words 意思是 我担保
e。g。 The Houston Rocket will beat the Lakers。 Mark my words。
休斯顿火箭顿会打败湖人。我担保。
You can mark my words。 He will never return。
我跟你担保，他不会回来了。
2。 You will pay for this insolence。 – in the film pay for 为什么付出代价
pay off 得到报偿，一般用被动 paid off pay back 归还
e。g。 He will pay for his crime in prison。 他会为了他的罪行去坐牢的。
My hard work was paid off and I got the position。
我努力工作终于得到报偿了，我得到了这个职位。
3。 Seal off the area； men。 – in the film seal something off 封锁
e。g。 The workmen sealed this area off so they could do some construction。
工人已经把这个地段封锁起来，便于施工。
When some chemicals leaked； the entire factory had to be sealed off。
当一些化学物质泄漏，整个工厂必须要被封锁。
MOVIE TUNES 原声碟
〃The Hands That Built America〃
Oh my love It's a long way we've e From the freckled hills to the steel and glass canyons
From the stony fields； to hanging steel from the sky From digging in our pockets； for a reason not to say goodbye………
Action English 145
Movie dictionary 电影词典
NTSC制式 美国常用的电影制式，日本，台湾也用。一个画面每秒30桢，标准制式。
American slang 美国俚语
And those guys a dime a dozen。（片中） a dime a dozen 很多，不值钱
例：What a cheap in BeiJing； watermelon are a dime a dozen。
在北京西瓜很多很便宜。
Bad managers are a dime a dozen； but a good one is difficult to find。
坏的老板很多，好的老板却很难找。
Classic film clips 经典对白
（1）She stood up for you。（片中） stand up for sb 为。。。辩护，支持
例：She stand up for me every time the bigger boys said bad things about me。
每次大孩子说我坏话的时候她都是帮助我。
Don't worry。 in court ； your lawyer will stand up for your rights 。
别担心，在法庭上，你的律师会为你辩护的。
（2）Rescue the girl； fr