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2011年9月1日 星期四

The Shawshank Redemption

One of the most popular movies of all time, and one of my personal favourites, is "The Shawshank Redemption", with Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman.


In this scene, Red is having an interview with the parole board. The parole board are going to decide if Red can get out of prison, or if he should stay inside longer. Red has already been in prison for 40 years!


Listen carefully to the speech and try to hear the following vocabulary.

Vocabulary:
  • rehabilitated = ready to join society after some time in prison
  • Well now, let me see = you can use this set-phrase when you are trying to think of an answer to a difficult question
  • sonny = son. This word is used by older men to establish some kind of power over younger men
  • a made-up word =  a word with  no real meaning
  • young feller = young man
  • There's not a day goes by I don't feel regret = I feel regret every day
  • look back on s/th = remember something
  • talk some sense into someone = give someone some good advice
  • the way things are = the way the world works
  • long gone = gone for a long time already
  • I don't give a shit = I don't care (slang, very informal and not very polite)

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