台词与表达

Movie English Notebook Day 016

  1. You never know what you’re capable of until someone challenges you.
    • be capable of (doing) something. 有能力/潜力
    • challenge v
  2. Sometimes the people closest to you are the ones you know the least.
    • closest to… 距离…最近的
    • little(否定的表达少),a little(肯定的表达少),less(比较级),least(最高级)
    • few(否定的表示可数名词的少),a few(肯定的少),fewer(比较级),fewest(最高级)
  3. Every puzzle has an answer.
    • Ben insists every mystery can eventually be solved.
    • insist [ɪnˈsɪst] v 坚持, insist on doing something
  4. A man’s got to know his limitations.
    • have got to…. 必须,(口语)可以缩写 ’ve got to
    • got to…/gotta （口语方言）比较随意
    • have to… (中性)口语书面都可用,不能缩写 ’ve
  5. The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
  6. Courage is not the absence of fear. But the triumph over it.
    • absence [ˈæbsəns] n 缺席,不在. absent [ˈæbsənt] adj/v 缺席的
    • triumph [ˈtraɪʌmf] n/vi
    • The triumph over something 名词短语
  7. Trust yourself.
  8. A promise means everything.
    • make/keep/break a promise
    • commitment [kəˈmɪtmənt] n 信奉，忠诚; 承诺; 已许诺的事; 献身; 投入; 花费
    • make/keep/break a commitment
  9. You can’t control what happens to you, only how you respond/react.
    • react(respond to)
  10. Everyone deserves a standing ovation at least once in their life.
    • ovation [əʊˈveɪʃn] n 热烈欢迎/欢呼,ovations(复)
    • standing ovation 全场欢呼
    • at least
    • once in their life
  11. You have to look beyond what you can see.
    • look beyond something 比something看/想的长远
    • To achieve the impossible, you have to look beyond others.
  12. Sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage.
    • Twenty seconds of… silence (n/vt) silent(adj)
    • a moment of…
    • a lifetime of…
  13. You are never too old to become younger.
  14. We are all defined by the choices we make.
    • be defined by…
  15. The only limits are the ones you place on yourself.
    • limit n/v 极限/上限/边界
    • limitation n 自身不足/功能缺陷, human limitation
    • place limits on somebody/something