《借東西的小人》電影精講

第一頁：片段欣賞

第二頁：巧學口語

“世上每種文化，都提到過小人族的故事”，傳說、神話、童話……不計其數(shù)的人曾經(jīng)幻想在山林里、草叢中、罐頭盒里或是地板下，找到自己的袖珍同類。英國作家瑪麗·諾頓(1903-1992)以五冊幻想小說《借東西的小人》系列，在英美家喻戶曉;這是一部榮獲卡內(nèi)基兒童文學獎與路易斯·卡羅爾書籍獎的童話名作，它用精彩的故事講述了友情、生存、自由等永恒的話題。

十六歲的“借物一族”少女阿麗埃蒂和爸爸媽媽一起住在一座大房子的地板下面，爸爸波德每天九死一生地向房子里的“大人”“借東西”維持生計，小阿麗埃蒂卻從未被允許踏出家門，直到一個圣誕節(jié)她碰巧認識了房子里的小男孩，幾乎給一家人招來滅頂之災，卻也為她展開了光怪陸離的奇妙之旅……

精彩片段對白：

James: Ahhh!!

Arrietty: Ahh!!

James: Ahhh!!

Arrietty: Get away from me!

James: Ow!

Granny: If that's someone breaking in, I suggest you break back out again.

James: Gran, you won't believe this.

Arrietty: You can't let her see me.

James: But...

Arrietty: You can't! Please!

Granny: What is it? What are you hiding in there?

James: Nothing. My paint pots.

Granny: Well, which is it?

James: Both. It's nothing. Well, no, it's not nothing, it's my paint pots, which is nothing. I'm not hiding anything. Have a look if you like.

Granny: Well, keep it down. You might not need your beauty sleep, but I do.

James: You're telling me.

Granny: I heard that.

James: I can't believe she was right. My own little person!

Arrietty: Who are you calling little?

James: Well, you are quite small.

Arrietty: No, I'm not. It's you who's...too big, a great big overgrown giant. We're just the right size.

James: We? There's more of you?

Arrietty: I didn't say that. Get back!

James: Ow! I was only going to help you out.

Arrietty: You aren't going to eat me?

James: Eat you? What would be the point? My name's James.

Arrietty: Arrietty.

James: You want a hand?

Arrietty: Yes, please. Oh...! If that was supposed to be funny...!

James: Well, it serves you right for stealing my gun.

Arrietty: We don't steal, we borrow.

James: So there ARE more of you?

Arrietty: What's that?

James: How about I show you?

Arrietty: So what exactly does this thing do...aaargh!

James: Arrietty, are you all right? Look, I'm so sorry. I had no idea you'd fly so...well.

Arrietty: Can we do it again?

James: That was the furthest yet!

Arrietty: What shall we do now? (Dawning) What's out there?

James: How about I show you?

Arrietty: I've tried to imagine what it looked like, the sky, the houses. It's amazing.

James: We call it Hackney.

Arrietty: Right, you must promise not to tell anyone.

James: I promise.

Arrietty: Who's that?

James: My mum. She died last year.

Arrietty: Sorry.

James: We don't talk about her in case it upsets me.

Arrietty: I'll see you soon. Well, go on. Don't just sit there gawping. Go.

 

James: See ya.