【劇情簡(jiǎn)介】小男孩卡爾懷揣著對(duì)于冒險(xiǎn)的熱愛(ài)偶遇假小子艾麗，相同的愛(ài)好最終使兩個(gè)人成為了一生的愛(ài)侶。他們有一個(gè)夢(mèng)想，那就是有朝一日要去南美洲的“仙境瀑布”探險(xiǎn)，但直到艾麗去世，這個(gè)夢(mèng)想也未能實(shí)現(xiàn)。終于有一天，曾經(jīng)專(zhuān)賣(mài)氣球的老人卡爾居然用五顏六色的氣球拽著他的房子飛上了天空，他決定要去實(shí)現(xiàn)他們未曾實(shí)現(xiàn)的夢(mèng)想。

【電影片段臺(tái)詞】

-?Movietown News presents.
-?Spotlight on Adventure.
-?What you are now witnessing is footage never before seen by civilized humanity,
-?a lost world in South America.
-?Lurking in the shadow of majestic Paradise Falls,
-?it sports plants and animals undiscovered by science.
-?Who would dare set foot on this inhospitable summit?
-?Why, our subject today,
-?Charles Muntz!
-?The beloved explorer lands
-?his dirigible, the Spirit of Adventure,
-?in New Hampshire this week,
-?completing a yearlong expedition to the lost world.
-?This lighter-than-air craft
-?was designed by Muntz himself
-?and is longer than 22 prohibition paddy wagons placed end to end.
-?And here comes the adventurer now.
-?Never apart from his faithful dogs,
-?Muntz conceived the craft for canine comfort.
-?It's a veritable floating palace in the sky,
-?complete with doggy bath and mechanical canine walker.
-?And, Jiminy Cricket, do the locals consider Muntz the bee's knees.
-?And how!
-?Adventure is out there!

【重點(diǎn)詞匯講解】

1. adventure

n. 冒險(xiǎn)；冒險(xiǎn)精神；投機(jī)活動(dòng)
vt. 冒險(xiǎn)；大膽說(shuō)出
vi. 冒險(xiǎn)

例：

I needed some excitement and adventure.
我需要些許的刺激及冒險(xiǎn)。

They say the new film is an adventure story.
據(jù)說(shuō)，這部新片子是一部冒險(xiǎn)故事片。

s

n. 證人；目擊者；證據(jù)
vt. 目擊；證明；為…作證
vi. 作證人

例：

A reliable witness swore you left Washington with the money.
據(jù)一位可靠的證人說(shuō)，你帶著錢(qián)從華盛頓潛逃。

The judge instructed the witness that he should tell the whole truth.
法官指令該目擊者講出全部事實(shí)真相。

d

n. 心愛(ài)的人；親愛(ài)的教友
adj. 心愛(ài)的；摯愛(ài)的

例：

But that, best beloved, is a subject for a whole different research project.
但是，這又是一個(gè)令人熱衷的完全不同研究項(xiàng)目的主題。

Our manager at the restaurant where I worked was a much beloved, jovial man.
我工作所在飯店的經(jīng)理是一位很可愛(ài)，有趣的男人。

tion

n. 遠(yuǎn)征；探險(xiǎn)隊(duì)；迅速

例：

Columbus was the leader of the expedition.
哥倫布是那次探險(xiǎn)的領(lǐng)隊(duì)。

The expedition readied itself during the summer.
探險(xiǎn)隊(duì)在夏季就作好了出發(fā)準(zhǔn)備。

ul

adj. 忠實(shí)的，忠誠(chéng)的；如實(shí)的；準(zhǔn)確可靠的

例：

By his side sat his faithful dog.
在他的身旁蹲著他忠實(shí)的狗。

Dogs are always faithful to their owners.
狗總是對(duì)主人很忠誠(chéng)。

6.veritable

adj. 真正的，名副其實(shí)的

例：

It led to a veritable Oriental Renaissance.
這導(dǎo)致了真正的東方文藝復(fù)興。

We found ourselves in the midst of a veritable fairyland.
我們發(fā)現(xiàn)我們?cè)诿逼鋵?shí)的仙境中。

the shadow of

在…附近；在……庇護(hù)下；在……的陰影下

He lived in the shadow of his famous father.
他在名聲顯赫的父親的庇護(hù)下生活。

foot on?

踏足于，踏上

As yet , no man has set foot on Mars.
直到目前為止，尚沒(méi)有人登上火星。

to end

adv. 首尾相連

He travelled France from end to end.
他游遍了法國(guó)。

bee's knees

出類(lèi)拔萃之物

I know Ari. He's the bee's knees.
我認(rèn)識(shí)阿里，他是一個(gè)十分杰出的人。