影視英語口語:發生過的終將再次發生

【劇情簡介】彼得·潘是一個不願意長大、熱愛飛翔的男孩，倫敦小女孩溫蒂作夢也沒想到小飛俠彼得·潘會真的出現在她眼前，並且邀請她到夢幻仙島玩……

【電影片段臺詞】
All this has happened before,
and it will all happen again.
But this time, it happened in London.
It happened on a quiet street in bloomsbury.
That corner house over there...
Is the home of the Darling family.
And Peter Pan chose this particular house...
Because there were people here who believed in him.
There was Mrs. Darling.
- George, dear, do hurry.
- We mustn't be late for the party you know.
Mrs. Darling believed that Peter Pan...
Was the spirit of youth, but Mr. Darling
- Mary, unless I find my cuff links,
- we don't go to the party.
- And if we don't go to the party,
- I can never show my face in the office again.
- And if I... Ouch!
Well, Mr. Darling was a practical man.【重點詞彙講解】

1. Because there were people here who believed in him.

believe in：信任，信仰

例：
We believe in our government.
我們信賴自己的政府。

I believe in love because my wife taught me how.
我相信愛，因爲我妻子教會我如何去愛。

2. George, dear, do hurry.

do：表示強調的語氣

例：
Do remember to finish your work!
一定記着完成你的工作！

3. Mrs. Darling believed that Peter Pan was the spirit of youth.

spirit：精靈，靈魂

例：
She did not turn into foam. She became a spirit of the air and was happy at last.
她沒有變成泡沫，她變成了空氣中的精靈，最後得到了幸福。

They believe that his spirit lives on after death.
他們相信他死後靈魂還活着。

4. Well, Mr. Darling was a practical man.

practical：實際的，現實的

例：
There are plenty of practical obstacles.
現實存在着大量障礙。

So this practice was not very practical for ordinary people.
因此，這種嘗試對普通人來說不太實際。