英文电影宝典——Awakenings

s must face the reality that they have all slept through most of their adult lives, and that they are no longer the young people they were when they had last fallen asleep. Even worse, it eventually becomes clear that Dopamine is not as miraculous as it was first thought, and slowly but surely, Malcolm, the hospital staff, and of course Leonard and the other patients, must face the possibility that their long and mysterious sleep could still return... Some Words and Expressions that You May not Know Dr. Malcolm Sayer arrives at the Bainbridge Hospital, to begin a new career as a clinical neurologist. Look at this car; It’s gotta be a Ford. Note that "It has got to" ----> "It’s gotta" in rapid speech. Come on, let’s go! The most common and versatile phrasal verb in English, often taking on the meaning of words that surround it. Here, meaning hurry up! When will he be well? In this case, "well" means not sick. The Bronx. One of the five major boroughs, or sections, of New York City, and the borough where Bainbridge Hospital is located. I can connect you to the cafeteria, but then they’ll have to page him. Note that "to page" used to mean to contact a person over a loudspeaker system, but now it can mean to contact a person directly, thanks to small paging devices people carry with them. I’m here to apply for a research position in your neurology lab. In this case, a "position" is a job. A "neurology lab" is a laboratory where scientists study the nervous system (nerves and the brain). This is a chronic hospital...the position is for staff neurologist. A "chronic hospital" is a hospital for patients who have medical or psychological conditions that are basically permanent or very long lasting (A chronic disease can last forever). A "staff neurologist" is a doctor who works treating patients with neurological problems. It was an immense project. I was to extract a dekagram of myelin from four tons of earthworms. "Immense" means huge or extremely big. "To extract" means to remove from, or separate. A "ton" is 2,000 pounds, and an "earthworm" is a common worm, which is a very small tube-like animal (A dekagram is a tiny unit of measurement, and myelin is a very scientific word for material that surrounds a nerve. You won’t use it unless you become a neurologist!). It will never work. We’re totally understaffed here. If a place is "understaffed," there are not enough workers to do all the jobs that need to be done. You’re clearly looking for someone with more of a clinical background. A doctor who has a "clinical background" is one who has worked with patients in a medical clinic, as opposed to laboratories doing research (A clinic is an office or building where patients see doctors). There must be 100 more app