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看电影学习英语是一种提高学生学习兴趣、真正做到寓教于乐的较好的语言学习方法。而经典动画片因为其健康、积极向上的思想内容,生动地道的语言,应该成为英语学习的首选材料。笔者在欣赏经典动画片时留心搜集一些经典台词,发现这些精彩的英语句子无论对于学习重要单词、短语用法还是熟悉并掌握语法结构,都有极大好处。
在经典动画老片《狮子王》中,我们就可以学到很多。
在Scar对Mufasa说的一句话里:“I wouldnt dream of challenging you.”可让学生掌握dream of doing。
另外学生也应该记住Mufasa教育Simba的经典台词:“Simba, Im very disappointed in you. You could have been killed. You deliberately disobeyed me. And whats worse, you put Nala in danger.”把这段话背下来,里面的重要单词和短语就记住了。
在这部经典动画电影中,我们还可以找到这样的台词:“Being brave doesnt mean you go looking for trouble.” (Mufasa) 这个句子包括的重要语法是:动名词作句子的主语,这时句子的谓语动词应该用单数。
在经典动画片《美女和野兽》中可找到有关虚拟语气的例句。The Beast 和Bell互相埋怨对方。
The Beast: If you hadnt run away, this wouldnt have happened.
Bell: If you hadnt frightened me, I wouldnt have run away.
通过这两句话,学生就可以巩固 if虚拟条件句中,表示与过去事实相反时,从句用had done形式,主句应该用would have done形式。
2008年经典动画片《功夫熊猫》中,我们可以让学生在捧腹大笑时学到一些重要的单词、短语用法及语法结构。
熊猫爸爸盼望熊猫能够接管他的面馆时说:“And then you will fulfill your destiny and take over the restaurant, just as I took over from my father who took over from his father.”如此生动有趣的叙述,相信学生们肯定记住了take over。
还有乌龟大师临终前再三叮嘱师傅要培养熊猫成为“龙武士”,它语重心长地说:“Maybe it can, if you are willing to guide it, to nurture it, to believe in it.” 稍加提示,学生就会掌握be willing to do。
再比如熊猫发现神奇的卷轴上什么也没有,让师傅看时,师傅说:“No, I am forbidden to look upon it.”但是又忍不住,把卷轴一把从熊猫手中夺了过来,大家一定对be forbidden to do印象深刻。
另外,在这部电影里也可以找到一些重要的语法结构,如熊猫爸爸最后对他说起祖传秘方:“Po, I think its time I told you something I should have told you a long time ago.”简单的句子里包括Its time that... 结构, something 后加定语从句,还有should have done的用法。
再如师傅最后被太郎打败,痛心地说:“I have always been proud of you. From the first moment. I have been proud of you. And it was my pride that blinded me.”出现了重要的强调结构。
经典动画片还有很多,经典动画片台词更是不胜枚举,这些台词涉及很多重要的单词和短语,也几乎能够覆盖全部的基本语法结构。以上例子希望能起到抛砖引玉的作用,让我们一起用经典动画片的魅力来吸引并感染学生,引领他们走进快乐英语学习的殿堂吧!
(责编 周侯辰 黄 晓)