影片對白  This lake is just one piece of trash away from a toxic nightmare.

 

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環保衛士 Lisa Simpson

Lisa Marie Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Yeardley Smith. Matt Groening, the creator of the series, named her after his sister.

Lisa is an extremely intelligent girl, one of the brightest characters on the show, with an I.Q. of either 156 or 159. She plays what appears to be a Baritone Saxophone. Lisa is also a Buddhist and often serves as a mouthpiece for the show's writers, many of whom are postgraduates, to voice their knowledge of philosophy, science and history.

Lisa is quite eclectic in her knowledge and is notably more concerned with world affairs than her cohorts. Critics have also pointed out that Lisa's situation alludes to the plight of real children, who are often underestimated by adults. Lisa shares her intellect and overachieving personality traits with other female members of the Simpson family ("Lisa the Simpson" revealed that Simpson males inherit a gene on the Y chromosome that prevents them from channeling their intellect). Lisa also deeply values her integrity, as demonstrated when she cheats on a test on The Wind in the Willows to attain her highest grade of A+++, but later admits her dishonesty to an unreceptive Principal Skinner. (She later re-grades the test as an F.) Despite her intellect, Lisa has received detention, like her brother Bart, quite a number of times, often because of her rebellious and sometimes bitter attitude and anti-social behavior that is capable of deeply embarrassing authority figures.

Although her rebellion against social norms is usually depicted as constructive and heroic, Lisa can be whiny, cruel and self-righteous at times. Notably, in "Lisa the Vegetarian", her increasing sense of moral righteousness regarding her vegetarianism leads her to proselytize, culminating in her spiteful disruption of a "meat-based" barbecue prepared by Homer (an act she comes to rue). At times, Lisa appears to resist certain situations merely for the sake of resisting them, not because of any genuine ideological opposition. She appears to enjoy breaking the norm for its own sake; in Bart Star, she triumphantly declares that she, a girl, would like to join the football team. When it is revealed that there are already girls on the team, she declares her distaste for a sport that would use a pig's skin to make its ball. When it is revealed that the ball is actually synthetic, she is at a loss for words and runs off visibly upset. She was also able to talk at a very young age.

Despite her high IQ, Lisa does have typical childhood issues, sometimes requiring adult intervention. In "Lost Our Lisa", she tricks Homer into allowing her to ride the bus alone, only to become hopelessly lost. After his coworkers Lenny and Carl point out that he allowed his 8 year old daughter to ride a bus by herself, Homer comes to her rescue. In one episode, Lisa has a Jewish imaginary friend named Rachel who "just got into Brandeis." In the earlier seasons, Lisa displayed more personality traits of an eight-year old, including obsessing over getting a pony, being addicted to TV, fighting with Bart, and obsessing about her weight in one episode. She also finds Bart's joke-calls to Moe's tavern funny (although she never does it personally).

Arguably, Lisa's most notable trait about her character is that she is very intelligent. In "Homer's Enemy", it is mentioned that Lisa has an IQ of 156. She is a high-ranking member of Mensa Springfield. Lisa demonstrates an early intelligence by changing her own diaper as an infant and completing a puzzle in Principal Skinner's office at 3 years old. When unable to attend school due to a teachers' strike (in "The PTA Disbands"), she suffered a sort of "school withdrawal" and invents a perpetual motion machine that Homer describes as going "faster and faster". He goes on to chastise her, saying "In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!" (answers.com)

考考你

用今日所學將下面的句子譯成英語。

1. 我跟不上他的思路。

2. 關鍵問題是他是不是遵守了法律。

3. 大多數人都贊同減稅。

The Simpsons movie《辛普森一家》精講之四 考考你 參考答案

1. 他們一發現真正的罪犯，就釋放了瑪麗。

Once they found the real culprit, they let Mary off the hook.

2. 和老板的會議讓每個人都皺起了眉頭。

The meeting with the boss really baked up a batch of frownies.

 

影片對白  This lake is just one piece of trash away from a toxic nightmare.

 

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