Priest: Bye.
Woman: Goodbye.
Frankie Dunn: Hey, Father, that was a great sermon. Made me weep.
Priest: What's confusing you this week?
Frankie Dunn: Oh, it's the same old one God, three God thing.
Priest: Frankie, most people figure out by kindergarten it's about faith.
Frankie Dunn: Is it sort of like Snap, Crackle and Pop all rolled up in one big box?
Priest: You're standing outside my church comparing God to Rice Krispies? You only come to Mass every day to wind me up. It’s not going to happen this morning.
Frankie Dunn: Well, I’m confused.
Priest: No, you aren't.
Frankie Dunn: Yes, I am.
Priest: Then here's your answer: There's one God. Anything else? Cos I’m busy.
Frankie Dunn: What about the Holy Ghost?
Priest: An expression of God's love.
Frankie Dunn: And Jesus?
Priest: Son of God. Don't play stupid.
Frankie Dunn: Well, what is he, then? Does that make him a demigod?
Priest: There are no demigods, you fuckin' pagan! Did you write to your daughter?
Frankie Dunn: Absolutely.
Priest: Now you’re lying to a priest. You know what? Take a day off. Don't come to Mass tomorrow.
Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris (Voice-over): Some people'd say the most important thing a fighter can have is heart. Frankie'd say ''Show me a fighter with nothing but a heart and I’ll show you a man waiting for a beating.'' Think I only ever met one fighter who was all heart.
Danger Barch: My name's Dangerous Dillard Fightin' Flippo Bam-Bam Barch out of Broward County, Texas!
Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris (Voice-over): Danger showed up a couple of years back. He'd come visiting L.A. with Ervel, his mama's new boyfriend. Apparently, Ervel got lost and ended up back in Texas. Danger looked for him for about a week 'fore he introduced himself.
妙語佳句,活學活用
1. Figure out
這里的意思是“了解,明白 understand the meaning of”,例如:Did you figure out my meaning? 你明白我的意思了嗎?
2. Roll up
這里可不是“卷起”的意思,而是“make into a bundle 卷成一捆”,因為他們談論的是圣父、圣子和圣靈三位一體,所以Frankie 用了這個比喻。Snap, Crackle 和 Pop 一個麥片產品的廣告卡通形象。
3. Wind someone up
這個片語的意思是“使某人緊張/興奮,戲弄某人”,例如:Don't try to wind me up! 不要想戲弄我!
文化面面觀 Snap, Crackle and Pop
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