英文电影宝典——The Wizard of Oz

时间:2008-05-12 12:06:58 来源:英文大吧 作者:
 

. A "token" is a small symbol, such as a ribbon or medal, which is often used to show "esteem," which means respect or admiration. Remember my sentimental friend, a heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others. "Sentimental" is an excellent adjective that means highly emotional, in a tender or romantic way. I myself, am a sentimental guy. It ticks! "To tick" is to make the short, repeated sound that a clock or watch makes. Dorothy finally gets her greatest wish, and learns a lesson she will never forget. You forced me into a cataclysmic decision! This is a powerful word that means very serious or even violent. Are you a clever enough wizard to manage it? "Clever" is an excellent word for intelligent, or resourceful. To be able to "manage" something can simply mean to be able to do it. You cut me to the quick! An old-fashioned but interesting way of telling someone they just said what you were already thinking of planning to do. I’m an old Kansan man myself, born and bred in the Western wilderness. Note that "to breed" means to reproduce when speaking of animals, but if a person is "bred" somewhere, this means they were raised there. "Wilderness" refers to land in the country or nature, away from cities. A balloonist par excellence. A French term occasionally used in English for the adjective excellent, but note that as in French, it comes after the noun. One day, performing spectacular feats of stratospheric skill never performed by civilized man, an unforgettable phenomenon occurred. "Spectacular" is an alternative way of saying amazing or sensational. A "feat" is a little word meaning a great accomplishment, and "stratospheric" refers to a part of the atmosphere that is very high above the earth’s surface. A "phenomenon" is simply any fact or event, although it often refers to something unusual or strange. You’re looking at a man who has sneered at doom and chuckled at catastrophe. I was petrified. "To sneer" is to make a face that shows disgust or contempt. "Doom" is a great word that means complete destruction or death. "To chuckle" is to laugh or giggle, and a "catastrophe" is a sudden disaster that causes great suffering. If you are "petrified," you’re very scared or terrified. I was instantly proclaimed the first Wizard deluxe. In that balloon, you and I will return to the land of ‘e pluribus unum.’ "Deluxe," which means of excellent quality, is an adjective that can also come after the noun in order to be more poetic or stylish. "e pluribus unum" is a Latin term that means "one out of many," and while you don’t really need to know that, it’s written on lots of American money! No joke---look at that one dollar bill in your pocket! This is the first exhibition e

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