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A little princess 2
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A fragment of the Mexican movie "A Little Princess", a magical story about a girl and her dream world. You can watch the beginning of this movie here: Princess.
-I never heard a story like that in my whole life.
-I, I bet you know lots of them, don't you, Sara?
-I want silence up there!
- We have to do something about this communication rule.
- Hey, after Minchin goes to bed, we'll sneak into your room, and you can show us what a real story is.
-Yes!
-How about it, Sara?
-Well, only if it's just you three.
-Shhh!
-Come on, come on.
-The evil Ravana locked the princess up in his palace tower. There she stayed for many weeks, just staring out her window...missing her Prince Rama terribly.
[Speaks in French] Bonjour papa, je suis très content de vous voir.
-Bonjour papa, je suis très content de vous voir.
-Perfect. You look just like Emily.
-My father hates dolls. And he hates coming here. Says he doesn't belong.
-Why does he send you?
-'Cause he wants me to belong.
-My little girl. She spoke French!
-Ohh!
-She really spoke French.
-Oh, but she speaks French...
-Your mother and I are very proud of you. She wanted to come and visit you next Sunday.
-Hello, sweetheart.
-Hi!
-I caught you, Nellie!
-Oh, you look so pretty. Come here.
-Papa!
-Randolph?
-John!
-Rama approached the thorny palace...unaware that Ravana was waiting for him!
-Oh, my!
-That's it! I can't take it anymore! I don't care what you say about Sara's stories. They've got to be more fun than watching your hair being combed!
-If anyone else feels the same way, I think she should leave, too.
-But the evil Ravana was not through yet. This time, he took a bow that could hold not one, but 10 arrows, each filled with a deadly poison. The arrows sped through the air, heading straight for Rama. The arrows hit the ground and released their poison, giant clouds of thick, yellow smoke.
-I want a big piece!
-Oh, hush up, Lottie. I’m sure "Princess'" Sara will give everyone a fair share. Right, Princess?
-I told her that's what you were.
-Well, not just me. All girls are princesses. Even snotty, two-faced bullies like you, Lavinia.
-Here, Lavinia, you get a big piece.
-Miss Minchin?
-Yes, may I help you?
-I'm Mr. Barrow. Captain Crewe's solicitor.
-Oh! Oh, yes, do come in.
-We're just celebrating little Sara's birthday.
-May I speak to you in private?
-Oh. Yes, of course. Right this way.
-May I just say, Mr. Barrow, that Sara is quite the favourite around here. We went to great lengths to make this a special day for her.
-I'm afraid your cheque to us this month will be rather large.
-There will be no cheque, Miss Minchin.
-Excuse me?
Watch the complete movie with transcript here: A Little Princess.
ReportIN MY WHOLE LIFE= In all my life. The difference between WHOLE and ALL is usually only the position in the sentence.
I BET...= I think... (I’m quite sure about it).
SNEAK= To walk quietly, without making any noise.
HOW ABOUT IT?= What about this idea? What do you think of it?
EVIL= An evil person is somebody who is very bad.
LOCK= Close in a place and use a key or some device so that it’s not possible to open the door.
STARE= Look fixedly, intently, as when you are concentrating on something.
FRENCH: Bonjour papa, je suis très content de vous voir = Good morning dad, I’m very happy to see you.
SAYS HE DOESN’T BELONG= He says this is not a place for him. If you belong in a place, that place is right for you, you feel comfortable there, you are integrated there.
PROUD= If you’re proud of someone, you feel satisfied because that person (who is family, friend or someone close to you) made something important.
SWEETHEART (AmE)= Darling.
APPROACH= If you approach a place, you get near that place or you go in that direction.
THORNY= Full or covered with thorns. A thorn is a prickly plant, hard and harsh that stings you if you touch it.
UNAWARE= If you are unaware or something, you don’t notice it, you don’t know it exists.
OH MY! (AmE)= An exclamation showing surprise, embarrassment or pity.
THAT’S IT!= We say this expression when we have finished or when we order something to finish.
I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE= I can’t resist this any longer, I got to the limit of my resistance.
COMB= To comb your hair is to move a comb along your hair to make it nice and tidy. A comb is this: look at the picture.
HE WAS NOT THROUGH= He hadn’t finished. To be through with something is to finish with it.
BOW= Pronounced /bəʊ/. This is a bow: look at the picture.
ARROW= This is an arrow: look at the picture.
DEADLY= That may cause dead, that can kill you.
SPED= Past tense of TO SPEED (Speed, sped, sped), to go very fast. To speed up is to go faster, to increase the speed. It can also be regular, we can say: speed-speeded-speeded.
HEADING= Going to, moving in that direction.
RELEASE= Liberate, let go.
GIANT= very big, enormous. Pronounced /dʒaɪənt/
HUSH UP= Be quiet, don’t talk.
A FAIR SHARE= A just portion or a big portion.
SNOTTY= Arrogant. Impertinent.
TWO-FACED= Hypocritical or double-dealing; deceitful.
BULLY= A person who is habitually cruel or overbearing, especially to smaller or weaker people.
SOLICITOR= Lawyer.
OH YES, DO COME IN= We use the auxiliary DO in affirmative sentences to emphasize the main verb. We use it in commands (imperatives) to make it more polite.
WE WENT TO GREAT LENGTHS TO... = We made a very big effort to...
CHEQUE (BrE)= Check (AmE). A written order to a bank to pay the amount specified from funds on deposit; a draft.
RATHER LARGE= Quite big.
