迪斯尼动画英语《小飞侠》：怪不得温蒂有那些愚蠢的想法

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        【剧情简介】彼得·潘是一个不愿意长大、热爱飞翔的男孩，伦敦小女孩温蒂做梦也没想到小飞侠彼得·潘会真的出现在她眼前，并且邀请她到梦幻仙岛玩……
       
        【电影片段台词】
        - Sound the alarm!
        - Call scotland yard! There must have been someone.
        - Mary, of all the impossible childish fiddle-faddle!
        - Peter Pan, indeed!
        - How can we expect the children to grow up and be practical...
        - When you're as bad as they are?
        - No wonder Wendy gets these idiotic ideas.
        【重点词汇讲解】
        1. Sound the alarm.
        sound：使发声
        例：
        At this moment his footsteps sounded on the stairs.
        这时候传来了他走在楼梯上的脚步声。
        He sounded his horn to warn the other driver.
        他按喇叭提醒对方司机。
        2. Mary, of all the impossible childish fiddle-faddle!
        fiddle-faddle：无聊的事
        例：
        I do feel kind of sorry for that, after all, English is what he lives on, but for me, I just fiddle-faddle.
        我这样做也是有点于心不忍，毕竟英语是他们的饭碗了，而我是闹着玩的。
        3. When you're as bad as they are?
        bad：严重
        例：
        Did he fall on a bad setback ?
        他是不是遭到了严重的挫折？
        That's what I want, and I want it bad.
        这就是我想要的，而且是迫不及待要得到的。
        4. No wonder Wendy gets these idiotic ideas.
        idiotic：愚蠢的
        例：
        But just sitting here and watching TV——that's idiotic. You're wasting your life.
        单单坐在这里看电视是很蠢的，是在浪费生命。
        He is not an idiot, but it's the most idiotic plan. I have ever heard…
        他不是个傻瓜，但是这是我听过的最愚蠢的计划。