英文电影宝典——Sleeper

时间:2008-05-09 11:37:53 来源:英文大吧 作者:
 

"To bluff" is a very useful verb meaning to mislead, or to pretend to be stronger than you really are. An eye for an eye...and a nose for a nose. An expression from the bible: "We will do to you what you do to us." I got a migraine. A type of very painful headache My analyst is a strict Freudian. An "analyst" is another word for psychologist (or, psychoanalyst). "Freudian" is from the German psychoanalyst, Sigmund Freud. I'm not knocking Erno. "To knock" someone is a colloquial way of saying to criticize them. You like tall, blond nordic, aryan nazi types. Adjectives describing blond-haired people from Northern Europe (in the right context, often associated with nazi propaganda). We all get on each other's nerves sooner or later. "To get on a person's nerves" is a common way to say irritate them. Science is an intellectual dead end. A "dead end" is a street which does not allow passage, but it can also refer to a basic idea or concept (such as science), implying that no more progress can be made with it. Guys in tweed suits cutting up frogs on foundation grants. "Tweed" is a type of fabric. "Foundation grants" are gifts of money given by rich charities, such as the Ford Foundation. At least after death, you're not nauseous. An important word describing someone who is sick to their stomach.

________________ Sleeper Some Potential Questions for ESL Class Discussion
1. For you, what were the funniest scenes in the movie? 2. Is Woody Allen's vision of the future positive or negative? 3. What were the most interesting features of life in 2173? 4. What do you think life will really be like in 2173? 5. If you could be frozen for 200 years, would you do it?
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