Do you want to have mind reading skills and understand what other people think anytime, anywhere?
Do you think this superpower is so cool that you no longer have to guess what other people really think? ! What if someone else has this superpower? Or do you both have each other? No more intrigue and intrigue? You understand, I understand, everyone understand? Does it smell like "Black Mirror". . .
Spoiler is the movie "Chaos Walking" just released by the little expert Dutch brother. It is against this sci-fi background. In the near future, human beings have established new homes on distant aliens similar to the earth. But because of this There is a kind of "noise" virus on the planet, which allows men to hear the voices of other people and animals after being infected, and their privacy becomes transparent; the male protagonist Todd (played by the Dutch brother) who grew up on this alien planet is to protect him from the earth Viola, the girl of, has embarked on a crisis-ridden adventure to unlock the dark secrets of the planet. The plot or retro science fiction, or inexplicable chaos. . .
No spoilers, let’s take a look at the 6 common English expressions I summarized below~~~
1 buckle up fasten your seat belt
In the collocation of Buckle up, the word buckle means "buckle up". Buckle up means "fasten your seat belt" and "buckle up your seat belt", which is very common. Some dictionaries (dictionary.com) say that this combination was widely used in the United States in the second half of the 20th century, following the mandatory seat belt buckle on automobiles. Some dictionaries (merriam-webster.com) are even specific to the first use in 1962. When Buckle up is used, it is often accompanied by the meaning of "going out soon". The pronunciation of Buckle up is also particularly like the snapping sound of a seat belt buckle, "Buckle", so it will be easier to remember.
2 on the loose
The earthlings who came to another planet in their early years wanted to capture the new girl Viola. We got a girl on the loose. The girl is still at large. On the loose means "at large", where loose means "unfixed; unbound".
It is common when arrests are involved in American dramas, such as the first season of "The Rookie Policeman"
3 My arm's killing me. My arm's killing me.
Regarding "pain", the common ones are hurt, pain, ache, etc. In fact, you can use the word kill directly, something is killing someone, especially when a certain part of your body is very painful. For example, in the film, Todd's mind is thinking "My arm is killing me" is directly "My arm is killing me" (My arm is torturing me). Yes, kill here is not "killing", but "to cause pain and torture", which is more commonly used in spoken language.
4 let alone... Not to mention. . .
Todd asked if the residents of a village on a different planet could not communicate with more people, and the other party replied, "None of us can communicate with people from other villages, let alone (besides) anything else". Let alone literally means "Let...become lonely". It does not mean to isolate the TA, but "put the... Alone on the side", which is a bit confusing; it is often matched in a less ideal context. It means "put aside the situation without discussing the situation, let alone what to do; just leave it alone."
5 smoke someone out to lure someone out of hiding
Smoke itself means "smoke". So at first glance, you might think that “smoke someone out” means to smoke someone out of the hole by putting out smoke.
In fact, smoke someone out belongs to the usage of American slang, meaning to lure someone out of hiding. In the film, Todd and Viola hide in the barn, and the residents who come to catch the girl Viola surround the barn. All kinds of thoughts of arresting Viola circulated in people's minds, and some people thought, "Tell me to say, let's bring Todd out". As the saying goes, "lead the snake out of the hole", when it comes to smoke out.
6 stood up to someone against someone, against someone (someone stronger than oneself)
Father Ben was injured in the crisis and confessed to Todd that he should have resisted together instead of concealing the truth from his son Todd. We should've stood up to him. Imagine if there was a scene in elementary or junior high school: a taller boy often likes to bully a weak classmate and push others to the ground. The tall man looked condescendingly, the classmate who fell on the ground was crying, and the corner of his mouth showed a triumphant smile. Twenty years later, the classmates who were pushed to the ground will never forget the bullying they were subjected to at the time. They regretted not being brave enough to stand up or tell their parents and teachers. Okay, the scene ends. The fragment of "stand up from the ground against oppression" is a very good interpretation of the meaning of "stand up to".
Well, the above are the 6 common English expressions I summarized after reading Chaos Walking. Have you learned it? Welcome everyone to like, bookmark, and forward~
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