The Princess Diaries.doc

Mia: me? A princess? Shut up! Queen: I beg your pardon, shut up? Nevertheless you are the princess. And I am the queen Clarisse Renaldi. Mia: why on earth would you pick me to be your princess? Queen: Since your father died, you are the natural heir to the throne of Geneva. That’s our law. I’m royal by marriage. You are royal by blood. You can rule. Mia: Rule? Oh, no! oh, no. no, no no. now you have really got the wrong girl. I never lead anybody, not at brownies, not at camp fire girls. Queen Clarisse my expectation in life is to be invisible and I’m good at it. Queen: Amelia I have other expectations also. In my wildest dreams, I never expected this to happen. But you are the legal heir, the only heir to the Genovian throne and we’ll accept the challenge of helping you become the princess that you are. Oh, I can give you books. You’ll study languages, history, art, political science. I can teach you to walk, talk, sit, stand, eat, dress like a princess. And given time, I think you’ll find the palace in Genovia a very pleasant place to live. Mia: live in Genovia? Queen: it’s a wonderful country! Amelia, really! Mia: whoa, whoa, just. Rewind and Freeze. I’m no princess. I’m still waiting for normal body parts to arrive. I refused to move to and rule a country. And do you want another reason? I don’t want to be a princess.1. (Nevertheless you are the princess. And I am the queen Clarisse Renaldi.) 这里单词nevertheless 意思是然而，尽管如此，相当于我们常用的however或者是in spite of that。

A: Come on, I just made a small mistake!B: Yeah, a very tiny, nevertheless fatal mistake. It’ll totally ruin your career. 2. (Since your father died, you are the natural heir to the throne of Geneva.) 这里我们要学习单词heir 和 throne，heir是继承人，Throne 是宝座，王位A: Tom is the heir to a massive fortune. B: He’s so lucky. 3. And given time, I think you’ll find the palace in Genovia a very pleasant place to live.） given time的意思就是假定给你一些时间，当然在这个例句Do it within the given time. 意思就是在指定时间内完成它 A: I really want to travel around the world.B: Given time and money, you’ll have a chance to realize your dream.4．（Rewind and Freeze.） rewind倒带和freeze结冰或者停止。

5. (I’m still waiting for normal body parts to arrive.) 意思是：我还等着成长发育呢waiting for normal body parts to arrive. 等待正常身体部分的到来， Ok, that’s the end of today’s easy vocabulary and next let’s makes a quick review together. No 1, Nevertheless you are the princess. And I am the queen Clarisse Renaldi. nevertheless 意思是然而，尽管如此；No 2, Since your father died, you are the natural heir to the throne of Geneva. heir是继承人 Throne 是宝座，王位；No 3, And given time, I think you’ll find the palace in Genovia a very pleasant place to live. given time 假定给你一些时间 No 4, Rewind and Freeze. rewind倒带和freeze结冰或者停止。

No 5 I’m still waiting for normal body parts to arrive. 我还等着成长发育呢Ok, time to give out today’s little question, 今天的小问题是表示然而，尽管如此的单词怎么说？知道答案的朋友快快发邮件给我，地址是movie@，或者是拨打我们的互动语音，留言回答问题，每周都有大奖送给大家，电信用户拨打16833813，网通用户拨打11696813Queen: you can come in now. Joe: if I may say so, that did not go very well. Queen: is this the way a princess should act? Joe: my information tells me that boy was using her. The kiss was merely a device so that he could get his 15 minutes of fame. And her friends didn’t ‘t help, either.  Anan, Falanna, Banana, Bandana, Montana, Queen: I have no idea what you are talking about. Why didn’t she have enough common sense to deal with this? Joe: she is only 15. but today she acted beyond her years. She showed great respect and gracefully accepted your criticism. Queen: you are saying that as a queen I was too harsh on her? I was critical of the person who could become the next ruler of my country. Joe: no I’m saying as a grandmother you might have been too harsh on your granddaughter. Queen: so you think she can do it?Joe: oh I have no doubts, Ma’am. Queen: I thought so too.1. (if I may say so, that did not go very well.) if I may say so 字面意思是如果我可以这样说的话，大家可以理解成恕我直言。

恕我直言，这样处理并不是太好A: if I may say so, your spoke too fast in class. Sometimes we can follow you. B: oh, I’m sorry. I’ll slow down next time. 2. (The kiss was merely a device so that he could get his 15 minutes of fame.) 这句话的核心单词是device，这里不是装置，而是表示诡计策略那么整句话的意思：这个吻仅仅是一个诡计，这样他就可以在电视上出个15分钟的风头 3. (Why didn’t she have enough common sense to deal with this?) 这里common sense 意思就是常识，她怎么会没有起码的常识来处理这样的问题呢？  A: don’t you some common sense? You can’t exercise until at least 30 minutes after the meal.B: I know now! 4. (But today she acted beyond her years.) beyond her years=beyond her age 超过她的年龄，她今天表现的非常成熟稳重，超过了她的年龄。

5. (I was critical of the person who could become the next ruler of my country.) be critical of sb/sth 字面意思就是对某事某人的态度比较严厉，比较挑剔，隐身的意思就是对某事某人不满意我对我国下任统治者比较挑剔，对他非常不满A: don’t be too harsh of your own son. He is only 16. B: I was just critical of him. Ok, that’s the end of today’s easy vocabulary and next let’s makes a quick review together. No 1, if I may say so, that did not go very well. if。