影片對白 It's you, Joel. It's you who can't commit to anything.
5. I'd make a fucking good mother!
這里make 的意思是“發展成為”，例如：She will make a fine doctor. 她將會成為一個好醫生。
6. Commit to
Commit 有“承諾，約定，負責”的意思，而 commit to… 就可以表示“負……責任，承擔……義務，承諾……”，例如：I felt that he was too young to commit fully to marriage. 我覺得他太年輕不能完全承擔婚姻的責任。
7. Costume jewelry (also called fashion jewelry, junk jewelry or fake jewelry) is jewelry that is made of less valuable materials, including base metals, glass, plastic, and synthetic stones, in place of more valuable materials such as precious metals and gems. Costume jewelry is usually inexpensive, and often flashy. Its main use is in fashion, as opposed to "real" (fine) jewelry which may be regarded primarily as collectibles, keepsakes, or investments.
8. Do the honors
這個片語的本意是“盡地主之誼，作東”，也可以表示“不勝榮幸，擔當重任，有幸去做某事”，Mary 這句話就可以翻譯為“讓我擔當（找酒）這個重任吧。”我們看個例子：At home Mary leaves it to Bill to do the honors when they have guests. 家里有客人時，瑪麗讓比爾去招呼。
文化面面觀
Flea market 跳蚤市場
A flea market is a place where vendors come to sell or trade their goods. The goods are usually inexpensive and range in quality depending on several factors, which might include urban or rural location, part of the country, or popularity or size of the flea market. The car boot sale is similar to a flea market, but is more popular in the United Kingdom.
The vast majority of flea markets in rural areas sell goods that are second-hand. Larger selections of newer but usually inexpensive items can be found at some of the larger or more urban flea markets. They have also sometimes been used as an outlet for bootleg movies and music or counterfeit goods ranging from clothing, shoes, handbags, fragrances, etc. The semi-spontaneous nature and vendor-oriented open-market layouts of flea markets usually differentiate them from thrift stores. Some flea markets offer concerts and carnival-type events to attract shoppers.
Flea markets have analogous specialty counterparts in gun shows and hamfests, both of which offer new and used merchandise for gun or ham radio enthusiasts. Like the general flea markets, gun shows and hamfests offer surplus goods.
Some television shows focus on the appraisal of second hand goods often found at flea markets that are worth far more than the buyer paid. The most popular of these shows is Antiques Roadshow in the United Kingdom, which spawned American, Canadian, Swedish and Dutch versions of the show.
The original flea market is likely to be the Marché aux puces of Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, in the northern suburbs of Paris. It is a large, long-established outdoor bazaar, one of four in Paris. They earned their name from the flea-infested clothing and rags sold there. From the late 17th century, the makeshift open-air market in the town of Saint-Ouen began as temporary stalls and benches among the fields and market gardens where ragpickers exchanged their findings for a small sum.
我觀之我見
這其實是一部科幻影片。Joel 和 Clementine 本是一對情侶。情人節前夕兩人大吵了一架。為了告別這段痛苦的感情，Clementine 接受了記憶清除手術。Joel 得知Clementine 將他從記憶中清除后，一時沖動，也決定將 Clementine 從自己的記憶中清除出去。這個片段表現的就是記憶清除手術的一個片斷，場景是在 Joel 的腦海中發生的。我們看到在場景中有一段電視節目，主持人說著關于愛情魔藥的事，而男主人公正在進行著清除愛情記憶的手術。如果真有愛情魔藥這種東西，它能拯救愛情嗎？還是，這種記憶清除手術就像一種愛情魔藥一樣，給你一個無痛失戀？
考考你
用今日所學將下面的句子譯成英語。
1. 我從未聽說過那件事，一想到都讓我覺得不舒服。
2. 你何不擔當一下重任，為所有人開啟這瓶香檳。
3. 他會成為一個好醫生的。
《美麗心靈的永恒陽光》精講之二 考考你 參考答案
1. 干嘛沖我吼！是你自己的錯！
Why yell at me! It's your own fault!
2. 湯姆心情不好，不想說再見。
Tom was out of sorts and would not say goodbye.
影片對白 It's you, Joel. It's you who can't commit to anything.
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