4. Play stupid

意思是“裝傻”。Play 在這里的意思是“假裝……”，比如 play dead 裝死。Play還可以表示“裝扮成……，模仿……的活動”，例如：played cowboy 裝扮成牛仔；played the star 裝扮成明星。

5. All heart

Heart 這里的意思是“勇氣 courage”，一個 all heart 的拳擊手是指那些很有勇氣但是沒有技術的，在場上只有挨打的份兒。

文化面面觀

Snap, Crackle and Pop

Snap, Crackle and Pop are the cartoon mascots of Kellogg's breakfast cereal Rice Krispies (Rice Bubbles in Australia).

The three elf characters were originally designed by illustrator Vernon Grant and made their debut in 1933. The names of the elves are derived from a Rice Krispies radio ad. The ad said "Listen to the fairy song of health, the merry chorus sung by Kellogg's Rice Krispies as they merrily snap, crackle, and pop in a bowl of milk. If you've never heard food talking, now is your chance." Inspired by this ad, Grant drew three elves and named them Snap, Crackle, and Pop. He brought the characters to Kellogg's, who bought them on the spot. In the United States and Canada, opinion varies concerning Crackle's occupation, but Snap is always portrayed as a baker and Pop as a soldier.

Snap is the oldest and the leader of the group. He solves the problems his two brothers create and wears a baker’s hat.

Crackle is the good-hearted, fun middle child. He gets stuck keeping order between his brothers’ personalities and wears a red-and-white-striped stocking cap.

Pop is the mischievous, clumsy younger child. He plays jokes, doesn’t take things seriously and wears a military hat.

The Elves' large ears and noses have been softened and downsized over the years. With the introduction of television, the Snap! Crackle! Pop! campaign, with animated characters, initially targeted such children's shows as The Howdy Doody Show. The voices of the original elves were provided by the late Daws Butler, Paul Winchell and Don Messick, and in more recent days by Chris Evans and Keith Chegwin, as well as Chad Doreck, Eddie Deezen and Thom Adcox-Hernandez. (answers.com)

考考你

用今日所學將下面的句子譯成英語。

1. 你做這一切就是為了戲弄我嗎？

2. 我不明白他為什么說那些話。

3. 他把僅有的幾件東西捆成一捆。

Million dollar baby《百萬美元寶貝》精講之一 考考你 參考答案

1. 準備好運動了嗎？讓我們先來熱身吧！

Ready to exercise? Let’s warm up first.

2. 汽車得往后退，再倒過來。

The bus had to back up and turn around.

 

影片對白  Some people'd say the most important thing a fighter can have is heart.