英文电影宝典——Silver Streak

pure pussy. It will get us to Kansas City on time. "Pussy" is extremely crude for female genital organs, but in this context, Grover uses it to mean a great and sexy car. Hold it right there, nigger. An extremely racist word for a black person. Does it come with white walls? A type of tire sold with expensive cars. A pussy?! Hah!! A funny way to express cynicism, or in this case, defiance. I thought you were an amateur. You're a real pro! "An "amateur" is a beginner, while a "pro" is short for professional (an experienced person). No one will mess with you. "To mess" with somebody is to bother them or to give them troubles or problems. You're a bad old dude. Very slangy for a "real cool guy." George discovers he is "wanted for murder," and Grover gets an idea for how to keep George away from the police. Get the ticket and it's "Good-bye George." Grover's way of saying "If you try to get the ticket, you will definitely be arrested" Why don't you just shuttle over there? "To shuttle" is to move back and forth. A diversion? Yeah, blow your brains out. A "diversion" is something that attracts attention from something else. If you "blow your [own] brains out," you shoot yourself in the head. That's a bad hat you got on. In Black English, "bad" can often mean good or "cool." I can't pass for black! If you "pass for black," you make others think that you are black. Afraid it won't come off? "To come off" is to be removed. (Here, the shoe polish might not come off George's face) Al Jolson made a million looking like that. A famous white actor and singer of the '20s known for imitating blacks. You're bad. That's good! As mentioned before, in Black English, "bad" can be "good." How come you whities got such a tight ass? "Whities" is a crude Black English way to refer to white people. If you say someone has a "tight ass," it usually means that they are too physically rigid in the way they walk, and that they would have a hard time dancing to good music. Listen to the music and follow the beat. In musical context, a rhythmic unit of time (as in "The Beatles"). Work on it. God help us. A gentle way to say "we need lots of help if we are going to succeed." Come on man, get some jive going. A very slangy and black way to say "learn to keep beat with the music." Hey man, you dig, feeling fine, get down! In this context, various very slangy ways to say "be cool, enjoy life, appreciate the music." For god's sake, learn to keep time A common way to start a sentence when you want to express anger or other strong emotion. Shit, that's my man! Another very slangy or possibly Black English way to say "You're doing very well and I love you for it." We'll make it