影片簡介：

前美國大兵雷蒙德·蓋恩斯（道恩·強森 飾）在結束硝煙戰火的生涯后，而今成為洛杉磯消防局的直升機救援人員。雖然工作中全力以赴，受人敬仰，值得信賴，這些卻都無法挽回他失敗的婚姻。某次短暫休假后，雷重返崗位，這時在內華達州南部發生了百年不遇的大地震，胡佛水壩在強震中被徹底摧毀。未過多久，又一輪強震從舊金山襲向了洛杉磯，雷在直升機上目睹了繁華城市轉眼變成廢墟的可怕一幕。

此時他的妻子艾瑪和女兒布蕾克分處兩座城市，為了拯救最愛的兩個人，他只身一人，勇往直前，與地震展開爭分奪秒的賽跑……

精彩詞句學起來：

1. You holding up all right? 你還好嗎？

2. Played a little tug of war with a car. 和一輛汽車拔河了。

3. I’m gonna tell her that it’s not a good time. 我去跟她說現在不方便。

4. Tell Ben that I’ll put in a good word for him. 告訴本，我會幫他說情的。

5. I cannot believe that Daniel just took off. 想不到丹尼爾竟然扔下我自己走掉。

6. I gotta get ahold of my parents. 我得聯系我父母。

7. Oh, man. This thing’s fried. 真倒霉，摔壞了。

8. It’s been a while since I got you to second base. 好久沒這么親密地抱著你了。

注：美國人用棒球術語來指代戀愛關系的進展程度，first base指親吻，second base指親密的肢體接觸，third base則已經進展到登門入室了。

精彩片段欣賞：

Ray: Oh, my God.

[People Screaming]

Emma: Susan!

Susan: Emma!

Emma: Susan! We gotta get to the roof!

Larissa: We gotta get out of here! This way!

Susan: Get out of my way!

Emma: Susan! Susan!

Man: Oh, God! Aaah!

Emma: Oh, my God.

[People Screaming]

Man: This way! Get over here!

Man: Ma'am, we got to go!

Emma: Okay. Okay.

Man: Keep moving! Keep moving!

Emma: Larissa! Larissa, you have to come with me! We've gotta get to the roof! Everybody! There-there's a rescue helicopter coming! Wait! We've gotta go up! [Explosion] Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Ray, you better be right about this.

[Coughs]

[People Screaming]

Emma: Ray. Whoa!

Ray: Oh!

[Helicopter Beeping]

Emma: Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Uh...Up there! Whoo! Oh, shit.

Ray: Come on, Emma. Come on. We gotta go. Emma, run! Emma. [Grunting]

Emma: Ray! Ray!

Ray: Emma! I got you!

Emma: Oh, Ray.

Ray: Emma, are you hurt?

Emma: Um...

Ray: Are you hurt?

Emma: I don't think so.

Ray: Okay. It's gonna be okay, but listen. We gotta get outta here. I need you to get to the front left seat. I'll be right there. Okay?

Emma: Okay.

Ray: Shit! [Grunting]

Emma: Oh, my God. Oh, God. Ray!

Ray: Hold on!

[Both Panting]

（中國日報網英語點津 陳丹妮）