精彩对白
Leigh Anne Tuohy: Have a great day. Learn something! Don't get your panties in a wad.
Woman with red hair: The best part about Paris was the food. They use sauce like we use gravy1. I had to join a gym the day I got back.
Leigh Anne Tuohy: Any of y'all spent much time on the other side of town?
Woman with black hair: Where exactly are you talking about? -
Leigh Anne Tuohy: Alabama Street... Hurt Village.
Woman with black hair: Hurt Village - that sounds like a threat.
Leigh Anne Tuohy: You're not far off.
Woman with black hair: I think it might hurt me to go there.
Woman with long hair: It'd hurt your reputation to go there.
Woman with red hair: Well actually I'm from there but didn't mind hard work and look where I am now.
Leigh Anne Tuohy: Eating an eighteen dollar salad.
Woman with red hair: And it's a little soggy to be honest.
Woman with long hair: Leigh Anne? What is this sudden interest in the project? Is this another one of your charities?
Woman with red hair: Wait. A project for the projects. Oh, that's catchy3. Money would raise itself. Okay. Count me in, Leigh Anne.
Leigh Anne Tuohy: SJ, you have two more minutes on that playbox thing, alright?
S.J. Tuohy: Oh, Mom!
Leigh Anne Tuohy: Michael, do you want to stay here? Because... if you want to stay here... for awhile longer...I can find some time to figure out a bedroom for you. Because look at this, you've practically ruined a ten thousand dollar coach. You want to stay here, Michael?
Michael Oher: I don't want to go anyplace else.
Leigh Anne Tuohy: Well alright then. SJ, you'd better be off that playbox. - That wasn't two minutes.
Michael Oher: Good night Mrs. Tuohy.
Leigh Anne Tuohy: I see on the admission that we're Michael's contact for medical emergencies?
Teacher: Sean wrote that in last week. We needed contact number and the ones listed weren't in service.
Leigh Anne Tuohy: Sean. Love that man. What's this?
Teacher: The state makes schools measure for career aptitude4 in eight grade, and this just came with his file.
Leigh Anne Tuohy: What does it say about Michael?
Teacher: Spatial5 relations - third percentile. Ability to learn - fifth percentile. It's funny though. He tested in the 98th percentile in one category.
Leigh Anne Tuohy: Which one?
Teacher: Protective instincts.
Leigh Anne Tuohy: So over here we have a desk. Chest o'drawers. Here's a night stand, a lamp, Alarm. Sean says all the pro2 athletes use futons if they can't find a bed big enough. So I got you one of those 'cause frames xxx It's not about to let that in my house. But I got you some nicer.
Michael Oher: It's mine?
Leigh Anne Tuohy: Yes, sir. What?
Michael Oher: Never had one before.
Leigh Anne Tuohy: What? A room to yourself?
Michael Oher: A bed.
Leigh Anne Tuohy: Well, you have one now.
妙语佳句 活学活用
1. get your panties in a wad: 美国俚语：着什么急啊！不要催我！
2. sauce: 沙司，调味汁，soy sauce就是大家常见的酱油。
3. gravy: 肉汁，肉汤。也可以指意料之外之财、飞来福，可以讲解成外快。能随便发大财的工作就称为gravy train。
4. join a gym: 去健身。Gym一般指体育馆或健身俱乐部，是gymnasium的缩写，也可以说成是health club。
5. you're not far off: 你说的不算不靠谱，你说的没错。也可以说成not far out/wrong，表示差不多正确。
6. soggy: 乏味的，沉闷的，比如a soggy novel（枯燥无味的小说）。
除此之外，soggy还可以表示潮湿的，譬如The ground was soggy after the heavy rain.（大雨过后，地面湿透了。）
7. catchy: 容易记住的，引人注目的。
比如：The chorus6 is very catchy to say the least.（副歌部分比较容易上口。）
也可以表示诡诈的，易使人上当的，譬如a catchy question on an exam（考试中设有陷阱的题目）。
8. money would raise itself: 投资肯定升值，也就是钱能生钱。
9. count me in: 算我一个。
10. playbox: 儿童的个人玩具用品箱，playbox thing在这里指SJ的游戏机。
11. contact: 联系人。也可以指熟人。
比如：I've got a useful contact in the post office.（我在邮局有熟人。）
contact lens就是指隐形眼镜片。
12. career aptitude: 职业能力倾向。
13. night stand: 床头柜。
14. pro athletes: 职业运动员，professional athletes的缩写。
15. futon: 蒲团，折叠时可坐，铺开时可卧。
