英文电影宝典——Cast Away

very well. There’s a ceremony right there in the hanger. A "ceremony" is an official or formal set of public acts or procedures, in this case to honor Chuck. A "hanger" is a very big building in which airplanes are parked so they can be repaired. What in the world am I going to say to her? A curious filler expression added to WH questions to show emotion such as excitement, surprise or fear. We had a funeral, a coffin and a gravestone. A "coffin" is the box that human bodies are buried in, and a "gravestone" is the stone with writing carved on it that is placed in a cemetery where a person is buried. A cell phone, a beeper. A device, like a pager, that lets people know when others want to talk to them. That was a terrible and tragic day. A powerful adjective that refers to something horrible that causes great pain or suffering. I actually did root canal on you about 5 years ago. A dental procedure in which dentists operate below the teeth. Kelly, she’s had it rough. She’s…sort of lost. If a person has "had it rough," they have had a difficult life (And thus in this case, she is emotionally lost or confused). I have to brief this man in his meetings tomorrow with the accountants and attorneys. "To brief" a person is to tell them the most important facts (It is often done before the person has a meeting or is going to give a speech). If you need anything, just sign for it. This is a way of saying "You sign the bill and we’ll pay for it." It takes a lot of paperwork to bring back a man. "Paperwork" refers to official papers and forms that are usually produced and filled out in an office. In this case, "to bring back a man" means to officially declare them alive, after having been declared dead. Chuck and Kelly face the passage of time... It’s a nice house. :: We got a nice mortgage, too. A "mortgage" is the monthly payment that people make to the bank in order to pay off the money they borrowed to buy their house. The second sentence is Kelly’s way of saying their mortgage is a lot. She’s a beautiful little girl. :: She’s a handful. If a child is "a handful," it’s a lot of work to take care of. Let’s get one thing straight here; We have a Pro Football team now, but they’re in Nashville? "Let’s get one thing straight" is a way of saying that "we need to talk directly and honestly." The Houston Oilers are the Tennessee Titans? This refers to the fact that Houston’s Professional Football team moved to Tennessee and then changed their names (Houston is known for oil companies, and "titans" are very powerful rulers or businessmen). They went to the Super Bowl last year! The "Super Bowl" is the championship game in American football and the most watched sporting event in the United States

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