影視英語口語:外面的世界很恐怖

【劇情簡介】巫婆爲打消公主想要走出高塔的念頭，竭盡所能的醜化着外面的世界，而這一招似乎還真的有點管用呢……

【電影片段臺詞】
- Listen to your mother
- It's a scary world out there
- Mother knows best
- One way or another
- Something will go wrong
- I swear
- Ruffians, thugs, poison ivy, quicksand
- Cannibals and snakes, the plague
- No!
- Yes.
- Also large bugs
- Men with pointy teeth
- And stop! No more, you'll just upset me
- Mother's right here
- Mother will protect you
- Darling, here's what I suggest
- Skip the drama
- Stay with Mama【重點詞彙講解】

1. One way or another, something will go wrong.

one way or another: 無論如何，某種程度上

eg.

Everyone feels different about themselves one way or another, but we all go in the same way.
每個人在某種程度上都對自己有不同的認識，但是我們最後都會去往同一個地方。

They always tried to do things to please her, but she did not seem to care one way or another.
他們總是試着做一些事想討她的歡心，但她卻毫不領情。

2. Ruffians, thugs, poison ivy, quicksand.

quicksand: 流沙，危險狀態

eg.

Conceit is the quicksand of success.
自負是成功的障礙。

Knowledge is the bedrock of experience, knowledge and experience iis not only built on the quicksand.
知識是經驗的磐石，沒有知識的經驗只是建築在流沙上。

3. Cannibals and snakes, the plague.

plague: 瘟疫，災禍，折磨

eg.

More alarming still is the plague of plastic.
更令人擔憂的還有塑料成災。

If you make money your god , it will plague you like the devil.
如果你把金錢奉爲上帝，它就會像惡魔一樣折磨你。

4. Men with pointy teeth

pointy: 尖的，鋒利的

eg.

Elf elf magic things, pointy ears and pointy wings.
小精靈，小精靈，有魔法，尖尖的耳朵和翅膀。