Сюжет: Сэм (Патрик Свейзи) и Молли (Деми Мур) — счастливая любящая пара. Возвращаясь в свою новую квартиру после похода в театр, в темном переулке они сталкиваются с вором, который убивает Сэма. Сэм становится призраком и выясняет, что его убийство было подстроено. Он должен предупредить Молли об опасности, которая грозит ей. Но так как он призрак, никто не может ни услышать, ни увидеть его, поэтому он пытается достучаться до Молли с помощью Оды Мэй Браун (Вупи Голдберг) — ясновидящей, которая даже не осознает, что она обладает паранормальными способностями...
1. Просмотрите/прослушайте видео столько раз, сколько вам потребуется для того, чтобы сознательно воспринимать слова из него (т.е. до тех пор, пока вы не будете в состоянии воспроизвести речь актеров).
2. Воспроизведите данный отрывок (по английскому тексту или по памяти) как можно ближе к оригиналу с соблюдением не только вербальных, но и невербальных параметров (интонация, ритм, мимика, жесты и т.д.).
— I don't know you or the guy’s Sam, but let me tell you what he did to me. He kept me up all night singing: “I'm Henry the Eighth, I am”. | – Я не знаю ни тебя, ни парня по имени Сэм, но позволь мне сказать тебе, что он делал со мной. Он не давал мне спать всю ночь и пел песню: ''Я Генри восьмой. |
— That's how he got me to go out with him. Look, I'm sorry. I just … just don't believe in this life after death stuff.
— Tell her she's wrong. — He says you're wrong. |
— Так он заставил меня встречаться с ним. Слушай, мне жаль. Я просто… просто не верю во всю эту чепуху про жизнь после смерти.
– Скажи ей, что она ошибается. – Он говорит, что ты ошибаешься. |
— You're talking to him right now?
— Yeah. He asked me to tell you that you're wrong. — So, where is he? — I can't see him, I can only hear him. — I'm right here. |
– Ты говоришь с ним прямо сейчас?
– Да.Он попросил меня сказать тебе, что ты ошибаешься. — Так, где же он? – Я не могу его видеть, я могу его только слышать. – Я прямо здесь. |
— That doesn't help, Sam.
— I'm holding her hand. — He says he's holding your hand. — What are you doing? |
– Это не помогает, Сэм.
– Я держу ее за руку. – Он говорит, что держит тебя за руку. – Что ты делаешь? |
What do you think you're doing to me?
— Hey look, if you think I came over down here for my health, you're out of your mind. — Sam's dead. Ok? He's dead. |
Что ты думаешь, ты делаешь со мной?
– Слушай, если ты думаешь, что я пришла сюда по собственной прихоти, то ты ненормальная. – Сэм мертв. Понятно? Он умер. |
— Tell her I love her.
— He says he loves you. — Sam would never say that. — Ditto. Tell her “ditto” — What is “ditto”? Ditto! |
– Скажи ей, я люблю ее.
– Он говорит, что любит тебя. – Сэм никогда этого не говорил. – Дитто. Скажи ей ''дитто''. – Что такое “дитто”? Дитто! |
3. Мини- словарик:
Ditto – когда говорят «ditto», это значит что говорящий повторяет то, что сказал его собеседник. В фильме, когда Сэм или Молли говорили друг другу «Я люблю тебя», они отвечали «Ditto», что значило «Я тоже люблю тебя»
let somebody do something – позволить кому-либо сделать что-либо. В этом обороте частица “to” перед инфинитивом не употребляется.
to keep up – не дать заснуть, не дать спать (идиом.)
to get smn to do smth. – заставлять, убеждать; уговаривать кого-л. делать (что-л.)
to go out – выйти прогуляться, пойти прогуляться (в данном случае используется в значении “встречаться”)
Look.– послушай (разг.)
stuff – дрянь, хлам, чепуха
to be wrong – ошибаться
dead – мертвый
to come over – заходить, заезжать
for one’s health – ради собственного удовольствия, по своей прихоти
down here – сюда, до этого места
to be out of one’s mind – сойти с ума, быть не в своем уме, быть ненормальным.
4. Это интересно.
— На премьере фильма в Монтеррее (Мексика) женщинам в зале раздавали конверты с пометкой «Solo para mujeres» («Только для женщин»), в которых были салфетки.
— Винсент Шиавелли, который сыграл роль призрака в подземном метро, также как и Патрик Свейзи умер от рака в возрасте 57 лет.
— Деми Мур получила роль Молли Дженсен в значительной степени потому, что она может при необходимости пускать слезы из каждого глаза.
— Патрик Свейзи признавался, что роль Сэма была для него самой сложной, которую он когда-либо играл в своей карьере, в основном потому что он находился в роли наблюдателя, а не главного участника.
— По признанию Патрика Свейзи, сцена с лепкой глиняного горшка была самой сексуальной, в которой он когда-либо снимался.
— На протяжении многих лет после фильма женщины подходили к Патрику Свейзи на улицах и просили его сказать «Дитто» (как в фильме).
5. Письменное задание
В комментариях мы делимся своими впечатлениями и мыслями по данному фильму (желательно с использованием новых слов и выражений). Ответ должен быть на английском. Если затрудняетесь с формулировкой своих мыслей по-английски, можете воспользоваться Гугл транслэйт .
Do you believe in love after death?
Верите ли вы в любовь после смерти?
First of all I want to say that Ghost is one of my favourite movies, so it's really great to start this course with it! And also Patrick Swayze is type of my perfect man — strong and smart. It's a pleasure to practice english with movie like this! Thank you so much!
Actually... I don't know if I believe in love after death, it's a dificult question. I'm sure that person that is dead is alive in our soul and thoughts. So... Why not? If you really loved someone you won't be able to forget him (her) after his (her) death, will you?
To: Алена
Thank you, that was a nice comment, and the question is really hard, but we don't choose easy questions, do we?
I do not know, life after death is real or it's just stuff. As people say: «No one back there.» If someone tells about their journey beyond the grave, I do not believe, I have many crazy dreams usually.
But I'm a romantic at heart! So I want to believe in love after death. Let this be a life without a body or remains of the soul (though why we live, if nothing will be left?) I imagine this love after the death as a flight of butterflies, with the remnants of words, thoughts, deeds in this world.
I do not know there is life after death, but I want to believe what love after death is a real
This film is a real diamond in american cinematography.I love it. Everything is touching — actors, music...
it's very hard to answer the questions. I thing that true loving hearts doesn't fear any barrier even death. If you believe that «marriages are made in heaven,» it is possible to believe that love exists after death. Love first of all needs for soul but as we know its immortal. To find real love is a gift and not everyone can get it.
I believe in love after death!!!!! We should love here so much that even after death it becames eternal.
It is very difficult — to answer so deep and frank questions. It is even more difficult — to answer them to the person whom I have never seen. So-called «the effect of the fellow traveler» doesn't work in this situation. But if I try nevertheless... I trust people who believe in love after death.
First of all, thank you for this interesting lesson.
The Ghost used to be in my top-10 of the best romance movies. It is associated to me with such movies as Just like heaven and The Lake house.
I guess it's really difficult to find faith in supernatural after losing the one you loved.
As for me, yes, definitely, I believe in love after death. Even without supernatural phenomenons. Just because we can shrine our feelings and save the memory about our beloved. We can lose our property, money, but without being loved, our life doesn't cost a thing.
By the way, sometimes pain of that tragedy can cause obsession with ideas fixe. Right now I'm playing videogame Silent Hill 2, and there's main character who got the letter from his wife. But he knows that she died three years ago. In this letter she asks him to meet with her in a small town, where they spent a holiday years ago. But now this town is derelict and dilapidated, just a ghost town.
The game starts right at the town's gate. James (that's main character's name) still trying to convince himself that this could not possibly be true. He says «Dead men don't write letters».
But despite all, he goes there. He just lost sense of life. And the only thing he got is memory and hope for a miracle.
That lesson is really great, thank you for it!
Idea of film is immortal, because everyone ask oneself, is the life after dead. Therefore where is life, there is love. I know some films as Ghost, for example Lovely bones. But what is holding their? May be causes, which didn't be finished, may be love...
I'm sorry, I have a lot of mistakes. But I hope, I improve my english after that course
I do not know whether there is life after death, but I know what love is! People who have lived all my life together and is not going to divorce after the death can not love each other and the bolie divorce. I believe that if a family member dies, he is sure when the realties meet with his family in Paradise.
I really liked the movie Ghost. I have not seen him before. Thank you very much for this film, he was very interesting. I am a romantic at heart but in this cruel world it is very difficult to ostavatsya. I love romantic movies. Thank you again for this wonderful film. I had a great time watching it.
Actually I believe in LIFE after death...so that I think there's a love there also. Maybe it's not such we used to see and feel, but it seems there's something beyond borders. Of course, just after wathing this film you feel huge energy and you get much thoughts thinking that you're a great man and you could reach much, even there, on the heavens. This film is kind and it makes us hope that even it seems you lost everything, it's not so, there's a lot of things you can always change and continue your way. Everything you need is the faith and strive leading by love to the world, by love to the your world especially.)) Love and be loved))
To: Rachel
Thank you, that was a great comment!
To: Юля
I hope you enjoy this course!
To: Татьяна
It's all right, here we just share our thoughts, noone is going to give you marks
To: Александр
Thank you, I really enjoyed your post!
Question for thinking...It's hard to realize if it's life after death, but love...Seems so unreal, like u could do anything in ur dream, but u need go sleep first)
p.s. sorry for grammar
So I've never seen this film before watching this fragment, but i can be sure that it is great film. I heard a lot of comments about this film, and all of them expressed admiration.
What about love after dead. Certainly, i believe! So,it's a wonderful feeling, that we can't describe by words. And it really can be alive after dead, it doesn't obey to any lows. But no each «love» can live. I think only real, great love can endure all the difficulties...
It's a beautiful words, of course, but i really think so!)
Actually, I have never seen this film before but I'm going to...The plot is rather convicting and I suppose it can't let me keep up. This very small part that the course proposes us contains a lot of words and word combinations to enlarge our vocabulary. That's great.
Actually,I'm thinking of some situations where I can use this «ditto»...
As for love after death I believe that it exists if you belive and nobody can get you to change your mind.
I think to answer this question we should at first answer if we belive in afterlife. If we belive in it, and think that there there is someone we love (or loved) waiting pationatly for us, wouldn't this thought scru our life ot make people suicidal?
It's one of my favorite romantic movies! this is a film out of time, I suppose. So, it's a great start,I feel inspiration to continue!)
Do I believe in love after death? Yes! Love can to overcome everything! Even death. Only it makes sense. Love will save the World.
Thank you for the lesson!!! It doesn't take much time but at the same time it's very efficient.
Frankly speaking, I've never thought about this issue. I just believe in God and that is why I think that one day you will anyway meet your dearests and nearests who are died already. I hope that love after death exists and I strongly believe that death won't be the main obstacle between two people who sincerely love each other.
To: Ksenia
Thank you, I personally share your opinion
That`s a weird question. What do you mean? Can we love a person after his death? Or does love of dead man stay in Earth like a kind of power?
If it was a first question I would say yes, we can. We cannot help to stop loving somebody even if we could not touch him or speak with him. And it`s so hard when a person who you love died.
If it was a second question… I believe what love of a person who passed away protects you. Some people call love as a soul. It doesn’t matter. I don`t want to think what then people died nothing remains after them.
Yes, I believe. I think this question is very easy to answer if you believe in God, and I believe. I'm sure that one day we can meet people who are not alive now. But they are in our memory and we still love them.
I have never seen this film, but after this lesson I will.
Yes, I believe. As for me, love is a very strong feeling, and a man, which is in your heart will be there forever. It is natural that later you will meet new people and you will live from the start, but the man which was a part of your life and was your half will be in your memory for good.
Very touching and very innocent film. The scene of modeling the pot – is a masterpiece. It is a very pleasant surprise from the country where sex is.
Love after death exists , as well as memory. But the love and affection (obsession) – are different things.
She can remember him and continue to love, but she should let him go. Otherwise, there is no future for her, she will get stuck forever in the past . Her love should not be the finale of her life.
The difficulty is that the tragedy occurred at the peak of happiness. And if it had not happened (who knows), the relationship could well die out slowly. And then they would have quietly parted. Weary, pain-free. Who knows ...
Ммм... Даже не знаю, что это перед моим комментарием вылезло...
To: Юлия
Все исправил ваш коммент
To: Юлия
A very interesting approach, thank you! )
This question is like «Do you believe in life after death?» Honestly? I don't know.
It's difficult to explain. Some says that love is only chemical reaction and we're only a complex of such reactions. So when we died we stoped to feel anything, to be someone or to be somewhere. But I think there are something that makes people believe in supernatural and amazing things. Who knows where are we going after death? Some civilizations believed in life after death and called it reincarnation... And what about a vow to love each other forever?..
There is no right answer. It all depends on human perception. As for me, why not? It's great to believe in something beautiful and maybe impossible in our crazy life! Let it be love... love forever... love after death
Oh, and thanks for an interesting lesson)
To: Svetik
Thank you for your comment, it was amazing!
Love after death... I think it is the question not only about our feelings, but about our beliefs. Some scientists say that our thoughts are material. So if believing in love after death helps people to survive their everyday life — why not?!
I would just say... don't vow to love somebody forever. You don't know what your feelings going to be tomorrow, so don't lie. Simply love each other, at this particular moment, try to make your lover happy in everyday life. Don't wait for it in afterlife. THIS is what regrets Sam in this movie — that he didn't say «I love you» to Molly everyday, while he was alive. In afterlife we may not have a chance to say it, so... carpe diem!
And Marat, thanks for a wonderful begining of the course.
Love is always and everywhere, there is no life or death for love — Love as the major thing in the world. But love between two people can be after death or can end after death. It depends. When it lasts after death it's good and bad at the same time. Because the person who's alive is here for some reason, and his love for the one who's dead can hold him back. All in all I haven't seen the movie but it seems like a very touching and sensitive one to me, so I'll watch it)
Yes! I believe. I believe in love in this life and love after death. I think it is the best the God has given us. Love is the cause of all that’s beautiful – books, movies, houses, smiles... Everything what we do we do because we love (somebody or something) or want to be loved. I think there aren’t man without love. Love is in us all and as more good deeds we will make as stronger will be this unsolved, amazing and inspiring feeling.