電影的經典Quote 是最好的英語教材,學句型架構,也學面對人生。
進入本文前,請先想想以下單字:
A 詐騙高手
B 首腦
C 引誘
Catch Me If You Can 神鬼交鋒(2002)True Story of the (A) conartist Frank Abagnale Jr.(Leonardo DiCaprio), who collected cash by passing himself o as an airline pilot, doctor and lawyer.
“Two little mice fell into a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned, but the second mouse, he struggled so hard that he eventually churned that cream into butter and he walked out. Amen.” —Frank 1 saying grace.
本片為美國詐騙高手 Frank Abagnale Jr.(李奧納多‧狄卡皮歐飾演)的真實故事,他假造鈔票並順利冒充機師、醫師、律師。經典台詞:「兩隻老鼠掉進了一罐鮮奶油裡。第一隻很快放棄並溺死。第二隻卻奮力掙扎,掙扎得超拚命,以至於鮮奶油被牠攪成了奶油塊,最後爬了出來。阿們。」—Frank 的飯前禱告。
American Gangster 美國黑幫(2007)
True story of the 1970s heroin (B) kingpin Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) and Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe), the cop seeks to arrest him.
“The loudest one in the room is the weakest one in the room.” —Frank Lucas to his cousin Huey.
美國1970 年代黑幫老大、販賣海洛因首腦 Frank Lucas( 丹佐‧華盛頓飾演)的真實故事,其與警察Richie Roberts(羅素‧克洛飾演)針鋒相對,對方一直試圖要將 Frank 追捕到案。經典台詞:「最大聲的人,也讓他自己成了在場最弱的那位。」—Frank 對堂弟Huey 說。
Pursuit of Happiness 當幸福來敲門(2006)
Based on a true story of Chris Gardner (Will Smith), a struggling salesman trying to make it as a stockbroker and support his son.
“You got a dream you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you can’t do it.”—Gardner to his son Christopher.
本片為Chris Gardner(威爾‧史密斯飾演)的真實故事:力爭上游的推銷員,為了撫養兒子,努力成為股票交易員。經典台詞:「好好保護你的夢想。因為總有人因為自己做不了,而告訴你你也做不到。」—Gardner 對兒子Christopher(威爾史密斯親生兒子飾演)說。
The Godfather 教父(1972)
The denitive mobster movie.
Quote“: I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.”—Don Corleone (Marlon Brando) hinting he will convince a lm producer.
黑幫電影的權威。經典台詞:「我提出的條件,他將無法拒絕。」—Don Corleone(馬龍‧白蘭度飾演)說服一位電影製片時如此暗示。
Boiler Room 搶錢大作戰(2000)
Seth Davis (Giovanni Ribisi), (C) lured by the promise of“ a million dollars in three years,” takes a job at the brokerage firm, J.T. Marlin, but soon finds out the 2 true nature of their business.
“A sale is made on every call you make. Either you sell the client some stock or he sells you a reason he can’t. Either way a sale is made, the only question is who is gonna close ? ”—Jim Young (Ben Aeck) in a sales-training session.
Seth Davis 被「3 年100 萬美元」的承諾所引誘,任職於馬林股票經紀公司,但不久後發現這門生意的真面目。
經典台詞:「每筆交易都靠你每通電話。不是你賣出了股票給客戶,就是對方告訴你他不買的原因。不管是上述哪一個,都是一筆成了定局的交易。唯一的問題是,誰要拿下這筆交易?」—Jim Young(班‧艾佛列克飾演)在銷售訓練課程裡這樣說。