Notes
1. bunch of 一群
2. cop n. (男) 警察 (美国俚语)
3. snoop v. 持续而秘密地寻找或调查
4. swear v. 允诺， 保证
5. awful adj. 可怕的， 极坏的
6. drug v. 吸毒
7. Ferdinand the bull 爱好和平的公牛费迪南德
8. scholarship n. 奖学金
9. Tennessee 田纳西 (美国州名)， 这里指的是田纳西大学
10. gaudy adj. 花哨的， 俗艳的
11. wheel n. 车轮
12. flip burgers 做些收入甚微的工作， 尤指在廉价餐馆中打工
Part One. A Film Clip
Activities
1 Listen to the film clip and fi ll in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard
2 Listen to the film clip again and role-play it with your partner
L : I’d imagine the last thing made me want in Hurt Village is bunch of cops snooping around. I swore I’d never ask this, but how did you ②
there, Michael?
M: When I was little and something awful was happening, my Mama would tell me to close my eyes. She was trying to keep me from seeing how she drugged and all the bad things. And when she was finished and all the bad things were over, she’d say, “now when I ③
three, you open your eyes. And the past is ④
; the world is a good place and it’s all gonna be okay.”
L : You closed your eyes. You know, when I ⑤
all over Kingdom for you, I kept ⑥
one thing: Ferdinand the bull. I know I should have asked this ⑦
, Michael. Do you even wanna play football? I mean do you even like it?
M: I’m pretty good at it.
L : Yeah, you are. Sean and I have been talking and… Michael, if you’re gonna ⑧
the football scholarship, we think it should be to Tennessee. And I ⑨
that I will be at every game ⑩
for you.
M: Every game?
L : Every game. But I will not wear that gaudy orange. I will not. It is not in my color wheel and I’m not gonna wear it.
M: So you want me to go to Tennessee?
L : I want you to do whatever you want. It is your decision, Michael. It’s your life.