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Host: Ladies and gentlemen, the Detroit Theater continuesourlegendary talent contest with the indefatigable SteppSisters!
Stepp Sisters: (singing)
I"m lookin" for something, baby
Something that"ll give me a rise
I"m lookin" for something, baby
Like a real nice surprise
I"m lookin" for something, baby
Something that you have got
I"m lookin" for something, baby
And it"s gonna be real hot
Marty: Ladies, you can"t go. What, what about Jimmy? Whataboutthe show?
Woman: Marty, you know I can talk. Now watch me walk.
Marty: Sugar, Jimmy was just being Jimmy. You know he"scrazyabout you. Just crazy.
Woman: Oh, really? Well, give the crazy man a message fromme.Tell him I got his number. His phone number.
Marty: Now, baby...
Woman: At home, where he lives, with his wife. Come on, Joann.Wedon"t have to put up with this shit.
Marty: Shit.
Stepp Sisters: (singing)
I"m lookin" for something, baby
I"m lookin" for something now
I"m lookin" for something, baby
I"m lookin" for something now
Host: The unstoppable Stepp Sisters! Let"s hear it! Allcenternow. Won"t be long now, y"all. Coming your way is the wildestmanin show business, Detroit"s own James "Thunder" Early willbekicking off his national tour center here on stage tonight.
Marty: Mercy. Mercy, Mercy. Ladies? Ladies? I"ve got the breakofyour lives. The great Jimmy Early is looking for some backuphelptonight...
Host: Now I want you to turn it on for Little Albert andtheTru-Tones!
Little Albert and the Tru-Tones: (singing)
Me and my baby goin" downtown
Me and my baby gettin" down tonight
妙語佳句，活學活用1. Be crazy about someone / something
這是一個常見的片語，意思是"對……瘋狂地迷戀"，也寫作be mad about。
例如：I"m crazyaboutlobster.
2. Kick off
這個片語的意思是"開始"，起源於球類比賽中的"開球"，後引申為"開始"。我們來看個例子：They kicked offthecelebration with a de.
3. Get down
Get down 在這裡的意思是"to relax and enjoy oneselfcompletely徹底放鬆，休息"，例如：At our reunion we got down with all ouroldfriends.
Get down 還常常用來表示"to depress; discourage; fatigue沮喪"，例如：Nothinggets me down so much as a rainy day.
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影片對白 Ladies and gentlemen, the Detroit Theatercontinuesour legendary talent contest with the indefatigableSteppSisters!
影片簡介 Dreamgirls 追夢女郎——夢與現實Dreamgirls is a 2006 American musical film jointly producedandreleased by DreamWorks Pictures and mount Pictures. Thefilmdebuted in three special road show engagements beginning Decr15,2006, with a nationwide release on Decr 25, 2006 and anupcominghome video release on May 1, 2007. Dreamgirls won threeawards atthe 64th Golden Globe Awards ceremony in 2007, includingBestPicture - Musical or Comedy, and won two Oscars at the 79thAcademyAwards.
A period piece set in the 1960s and 1970s with aprimarilyAfrican-American cast, Dreamgirls is adapted from the 1981Broadwaymusical of the same name. The musical was loosely basedupon thehistory and evolution of American R&B music during theeras ofdoo-wop, soul, the Motown Sound, funk, and disco.Onstage,Dreamgirls contained several allusions to the lives andcareers ofMotown Records act The Supremes, a connection the filmversionexpands upon. Dreamgirls follows the lives of three women -EffieWhite, Deena Jones, and Lorrell Robinson - who, as mrs ofanR&B singing group called "The Dreamettes," become famous asthebacking group for soul singer James "Thunder" Early, thankstomanipulative manager and record label executive Curtis Taylor,Jr.Conflict arises when Curtis desires to transform theDreamettesinto "The Dreams," a pop-friendly act, particularly whenhe hasDeena replace Effie, as both lead singer of the group and ashisromantic interest.
The film adaptation of Dreamgirls, which had been indevelopmentat various times during the 1980s and 1990s, stars JamieFoxx,Beyoncé Knowles, and Eddie Murphy. The film also featuresDannyGlover, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson,SharonLeal, and Hinton Battle. Produced by Laurence Mark,Dreamgirls waswritten and directed for the screen by Bill Condon,screenwriter ofthe Academy Award-winning film adaptation ofChicago, working fromthe original Broadway book by Tom Eyen and theBroadway songs byEyen and Henry Krieger. Jennifer Hudson, anAmerican Idol alumnuswho made her film debut in Dreamgirls, won the2007 Academy Awardfor Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal ofEffie White.
考考你用今日所學將下面的句子譯成英語。
1. 喬治對他的新薩克斯風愛不釋手。
2. 明晚的集會標誌著比賽的開始。
3. 別為瑪麗的煩心事沮喪。
The Departed《無間道風雲》（精講之六） 考考你 參考答案1. 我希望你能和你的兒子講講理。
I wish you"d talk some sense into that son of yours.
2．我等不及要見見我的女兒了。
I can"t wait to see my daughter.
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