英文电影宝典——The Sting

时间:2008-05-12 12:00:42 来源:英文大吧 作者:
 

can be a cheat. If a person is "gutless," they are a coward or easily scared or intimidated (If you have a lot of guts, you are brave. Guts are stomach intestines). Into the back stretch, it’s Lucky Dan by a length... The "back stretch" of a horse race is after the final turn. A "length" is the distance between the front and end of a horse. To win? I said place it on Lucky Dan to place! Note how the ambiguity is explained. Make sure they’re not carrying anything. This is what a police officer would say when he is worried that the person they are arresting might have a hidden gun. There’s a couple of dead guys in there, too, and you can’t get mixed up in that. To "get mixed up" in something is to become involved in it. Can you believe it?! :; We pulled it off! One of the truly great phrasal verbs: In this context, "to pull off" a difficult project or assignment is to successfully accomplish it. Snyder went for it all the way! If a person "goes for" a story or con, they believe it. OK, you can pick up your splits from Eddie at Brudeau’s tonight. "To split" the profits or a sum of money is to divide it, though here the money that is owed is used as a noun. Nice going, JJ. A common thing to say to a person who has just done something well. You’re not going to stick around for your share? :: I’d only blow it. "To stick around" for something is to stay and wait for it. In this case, "to blow it" means to waste or lose money.

The Sting Possible Topics for ESL Class Discussion
1. What made the plot so difficult to follow? Was it too complicated? 2. Is it possible that career criminals can really be so likeable? 3. Are there gangsters and organized crime in your country? Do you think there still is in the United States? 4. Was "the big con" that Gondorff organized realistic? Could it have truly worked in real life? 5. What did you like and not like about this movie?
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