影片對白 You know where all the hits happen these days? In cars, man. Songs that make you feel good while you're driving your automobile.
考考你 小試牛刀
5. All the hits
Hits這里指"流行音樂排行榜中位居榜首的歌曲"。
6. Stay in the pocket
這個片語可能起源于美式足球，本意是"not scramble around looking for a pass(傳球), stay in the pocket is safer"。這個片語在這里的意思是"Let's stay the safer route when making this song."
7. Let me get a hold of your ear
意思是"Let me get you to pay attention to what I'm about to say because I think it's important for you to listen to me. "
Dreamgirls 是一部以上世紀(jì)六、七十年代為背景的影片，并且影片的主要內(nèi)容是黑人音樂的發(fā)展，因此在語言上有相當(dāng)多那個時代的烙印，并混雜了非常多的黑人英語，其中很多已不再使用、或并非標(biāo)準(zhǔn)英語的用法。我們介紹這部影片，希望大家能對那個時代的英語、黑人英語有所了解，對黑人音樂的發(fā)展有所了解。
文化面面觀
Cadillac 凱迪拉克--豪華的歷史
一直以來，凱迪拉克都被視為美國頂級豪華車的標(biāo)志，是各個歷史時代美國成功人士的成功標(biāo)志，是各國政要、顯貴和名人的首選座駕。在韋伯斯特大詞典中，凱迪拉克被定義為"同類中最為出色、最具聲望事物"的同義詞；被一向以追求極致尊貴著稱的倫敦皇家汽車俱樂部冠以"世界標(biāo)準(zhǔn)"的美譽。
Cadillac is a brand of luxury vehicles, part of General Motors, produced and mostly sold in the United States and Canada. In the United States, the name previously was a synonym for "high quality", used in such phrases as "the Cadillac of watches," referring to a Rolex or an Omega. In English usage outside North America, other brands are used in such phrases - usually Rolls-Royce.
Cadillac's current slogan is "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit," in reference to the inalienable rights mentioned in the United States Declaration of Independence. GM leads all other automakers in Strategic Vision's Total Quality Index (TQI).
History
Founding
Cadillac was formed from the remnants of the Henry Ford Company when Henry Ford departed along with several of his key partners and the company was dissolved. With the intent of liquidating the firm's assets, Ford's financial backers, William Murphy and Lemuel Bowen called in engineer Henry M. Leland to appraise the plant and equipment prior to selling them. Instead, Leland persuaded them to continue the automobile business using Leland's proven 1-cylinder engine. Henry Ford's departure required a new name, and on August 22, 1902, the company reformed as the Cadillac Automobile Company.
The Cadillac automobile was named after the 17th century French explorer Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, founder of Detroit, Michigan, in 1701.
