影片對白  If you spring me from this cell, I swear on pain of death I shall take you to the Black Pearl and your bonny lass.

文化面面觀  加勒比海的海盜 & 皇港 Port Royal

 

By the 1660s, Port Royal is the greatest pirate haven in the Caribbean and her governor, Thomas Modyford hands out Letters of Marque and Reprisal to any man with a boat who can keep an oath not to attack English ships. Port Royal becomes known as the 'wickedest town on Earth.'

The population of Port Royal numbers about 7,500 permanent residents with nearly 5,000 men in the garrison. From 2,000 to 5,000 sailors roam the streets and alleyways each night adding even more to the population.

On June 7, 1692, a large part of Port Royal is forcibly removed from the Earth by a devastating earthquake which slumps most of the town into the sea. Thousands are killed and Port Royal is never fully rebuilt. Huguenots claim that the earthquake is the work of God. The British throne, being ever so much more prudent, does very little to help in rebuilding and instead turns its attention to it's number two colony: Massachusetts. The city has been rebuilt by the beginning of the early 18th century and has become more respectable, becoming one of the main bases against piracy, although many pirates still frequent the dockside inns, taverns and brothels.

Anything can be sold in Port Royal. The only factor is the price. Any goods may be bought in Port Royal at base price.

Crews can be recruited in Port Royal, but be warned: the scum of Port Royal are some of the worst on Earth.

我觀之我見

我們的Elizabeth Swann小姐似乎天生骨子里就流著海盜的血（也可能她老爸的老爸的老爸曾做過海盜？）。從小她就對海盜的故事和生活懷有極大的興趣，當(dāng)她真地被海盜劫持的時候，也是臨危不懼，有勇有謀，若換了一般的貴族小姐可能早就被嚇?biāo)懒恕o論如何，Elizabeth Swann小姐的一生已經(jīng)注定要和海盜糾纏不清。想象一下，有這樣一位美麗的女海盜做頭領(lǐng)，加勒比海可能就是她的天下了。

考考你

用今日所學(xué)將下面的句子譯成英語。

1. 別碰那本書！那可是約翰的寶貝。
2. 一些女孩認(rèn)為："如果我不漂亮的話，那我活著還有什么意義呢？"
3. 我以死發(fā)誓，我會把你的愛人帶到你身邊的。

《加勒比海盜》1（精講之二）考考你 參考答案

1. 我確定他想再買一輛車。
I'm sure he's in the market for another car.

2. 不管怎么努力，我就是接受不了那個提議。
No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't warm up to that proposal.



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