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The Princess and the Frog · 2009
CEFR B2IELTS 6.5Restaurant雅思choice
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingIn a shadowy vision, Dr. Facilier unveils the restaurant Tiana has always dreamed of and offers her a tempting shortcut: hand over his talisman, and the dream can become real. When he turns her father’s hard life into emotional leverage, Tiana remembers what truly mattered to him. The scene builds from flattering sales talk to a quiet moral stand, with vivid idioms and conversational Southern English along the way.
纳
Naveencursed prince
费
Dr. Faciliershadow sorcerer
蒂
Tianaaspiring restaurateur
詹
JamesTiana's father
男
MANmale voice
Chapters
14 parts · AI-cut01The Frog Story孩子相信童话大人更相信现实B11'38"02A Father's Lesson真正的梦想要靠双手一步步实现B12'01"03A Restaurant Dream把省下的钱变成未来的第一间店B12'27"04Dream on Paper有人只看结果有人记得你为何出发B11'34"05The Shadow Man's Deal贪心的人总会把命运交给陌生人B23'52"06The Frog's First Kiss一场误会让两个陌生人被迫同行B12'46"07A Broke Prince穷困与骄傲碰面谁也不肯先低头B21'47"08Friends in the Bayou陌生伙伴的真心话常在危急时出现B12'53"09Learning to Work Together会做饭的人也能让傲慢的人学会动手B13'00"10Find What You Need想要改变命运先要看清真正的需要B26'15"11A Night of Confessions爱上一个人会让未来突然有了形状B12'24"12The Wedding Twist最热闹的婚礼也可能藏着最大误会B12'25"13The Tempting Shortcut当捷径看似诱人代价往往随后而来B22'24"14Love Without Conditions真正的告白往往发生在失去机会之前B12'04"
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00:02
Naveen?
纳文？
00:07
Now, isn't this a whole lot better
你看，这是不是好得多？
00:10
than hopping around the bayou for the rest of your life ?
总比你一辈子在河湾里蹦来蹦去强吧？
00:14
Shadow Man.
影子人。
00:16
Got to hand it to you , Tiana.
蒂安娜，我真得佩服你。
00:19
When you dream, you dream big .
你有梦想，就敢想大的。
00:21
Just look at this place.
看看这个地方。
00:24
Going to be the crown jewel of the Crescent City!
它会成为新月城最耀眼的瑰宝！
00:28
And all you got to do to make this a reality
你要让这一切成真，只需
00:32
is hand over that little old talisman of mine.
把我那块小小的旧护身符交出来。
00:36
No. This is not right.
不，这不对。
00:40
Come on now, darling. Think of everything you've sacrificed .
得了，亲爱的。想想你为此牺牲的一切。
00:45
- Girl, all you ever do is work. - I told y'all she wouldn't come.
-姑娘，你成天就知道工作。-我早说过她不会来了。
00:49
Think of all those naysayers who doubted you.
想想那些曾经怀疑你的人。
00:52
You ain't never going to get enough for the down payment .
你永远也攒不够首付。
00:54
...little woman of your background, you're better off where you're at .
……像你这种出身的小女人，待在现在的位置上才更好。
01:00
And don't forget your poor daddy.
别忘了你可怜的爸爸。
01:04
- Now that was one hard-working man. - MAN: See you in the morning, James.
-那可真是个勤劳的人。-男声：早上见，詹姆斯。
01:08
DR. FACILIER: Double, sometime triple shifts .
费西利耶：连上两班，有时三班。
01:12
Never letting on how bone tired and beat down he really was.
从不让人看出自己其实有多累、多受打击。
01:16
Daddy! - Hey, babycakes !
爸爸！——嘿，小宝贝！
01:19
DR. FACILIER: Shame all that hard work
费西利耶：可惜那么多辛苦
01:22
didn't amount to much more than a busted-up old gumbo pot
最后不过换来一口破旧的秋葵浓汤锅
01:26
and a dream that never got off the back porch .
还有一个始终没能实现的梦想。
01:30
But you?
可你呢？
01:32
You can give your poor daddy everything he ever wanted.
你可以把可怜爸爸想要的一切都给他。
01:39
Come on, Tiana. You're almost there .
加油，蒂安娜。你就快成功了。
01:47
My daddy never did get what he wanted.
我爸爸一直没能得到他想要的。
01:55
But he had what he needed.
但他拥有自己需要的东西。
01:57
He had love. He never lost sight of what was really important .
他拥有爱。他从没忘记什么才真正重要。
02:01
- Easy with that. Careful. - And neither will I!
-轻点，小心。-我也不会忘记！
02:12
Y'all should have taken my deal.
你们本该接受我的交易。
02:15
Now you're going to spend the rest of your life
现在你们要用余生
02:17
being a slimy, little frog.
当一只黏糊糊的小青蛙。
02:20
I've got news for you, Shadow Man. It's not slime . It's mucus!
我告诉你，影子人。那不是泥浆，是黏液！
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationA2↩ 00:07
a whole lot + adjective
a whole lot + adjective
好得多
Now, isn't this a whole lot better
你看，这是不是好得多？
CollocationA2↩ 00:10
the rest of something
the rest of something
你余下的一生
than hopping around the bayou for the rest of your life ?
总比你一辈子在河湾里蹦来蹦去强吧？
CollocationB1↩ 00:16
hand it to someone
hand it to someone
不得不佩服你
Got to hand it to you , Tiana.
蒂安娜，我真得佩服你。
CollocationA2↩ 00:19
dream big
dream big
大胆追梦
When you dream, you dream big .
你有梦想，就敢想大的。
CollocationB2↩ 00:24
the crown jewel of something
the crown jewel of something
某地最耀眼的瑰宝
这里是比喻，指餐馆会成为新奥尔良的亮点。
Going to be the crown jewel of the Crescent City!
它会成为新月城最耀眼的瑰宝！
Pronunciation↩ 00:24
Going to be
going to快语速常弱读成gonna，整块别逐词停顿。
Going to be the crown jewel of the Crescent City!
它会成为新月城最耀眼的瑰宝！
CollocationB1↩ 00:28
make something a reality
make something a reality
让某事成真
And all you got to do to make this a reality
你要让这一切成真，只需
GrammarB1↩ 00:28
all you got to do to make this a reality
All...is结构：All you got to do is表示‘你只需……’，is后接真正动作。
And all you got to do to make this a reality
你要让这一切成真，只需
Pronunciation↩ 00:28
got to do
got to常弱读为gotta，to几乎不重读。
And all you got to do to make this a reality
你要让这一切成真，只需
CollocationA2↩ 00:32
hand over something
hand over something
交出某物
is hand over that little old talisman of mine.
把我那块小小的旧护身符交出来。
Pronunciation↩ 00:32
hand over
hand末尾d连到over元音，听起来像一个整体。
is hand over that little old talisman of mine.
把我那块小小的旧护身符交出来。
GrammarB1↩ 00:40
everything you've sacrificed
定语从句：you've sacrificed修饰everything，关系代词that或which被省略。
Come on now, darling. Think of everything you've sacrificed .
得了，亲爱的。想想你为此牺牲的一切。
CollocationB1↩ 00:52
make the down payment
make the down payment
首付款
You ain't never going to get enough for the down payment .
你永远也攒不够首付。
SlangB1↩ 00:52
ain't never
从来不会——南方口语的强烈否定，正式场合不用。
You ain't never going to get enough for the down payment .
你永远也攒不够首付。
SlangB1↩ 00:52
ain't
不是或不会——非标准口语，可表示be not或have not。
You ain't never going to get enough for the down payment .
你永远也攒不够首付。
CollocationB1↩ 00:54
be better off doing something
be better off doing something
做某事会更好
...little woman of your background, you're better off where you're at .
……像你这种出身的小女人，待在现在的位置上才更好。
SlangB1↩ 00:54
where you're at
你现在所处的位置——口语说法，正式表达常用where you are。
...little woman of your background, you're better off where you're at .
……像你这种出身的小女人，待在现在的位置上才更好。
CollocationB1↩ 01:08
work double or triple shifts
work double or triple shifts
连上三班
DR. FACILIER: Double, sometime triple shifts .
费西利耶：连上两班，有时三班。
CollocationB2↩ 01:12
be bone tired
be bone tired
累得筋疲力尽
Never letting on how bone tired and beat down he really was.
从不让人看出自己其实有多累、多受打击。
GrammarB2↩ 01:12
how bone tired and beat down he really was
how引导宾语从句：how后接形容词短语，说明他到底有多累、状态多糟。
Never letting on how bone tired and beat down he really was.
从不让人看出自己其实有多累、多受打击。
Pronunciation↩ 01:12
bone tired
重读bone和tired，突出累到骨头的程度。
Never letting on how bone tired and beat down he really was.
从不让人看出自己其实有多累、多受打击。
SlangB1↩ 01:16
babycakes
小宝贝——亲昵称呼，熟人或亲密关系中使用。
Daddy! - Hey, babycakes !
爸爸！——嘿，小宝贝！
CollocationB2↩ 01:22
amount to more than something
amount to more than something
达到远不止某物的程度
这里是在贬低成果，不是计算物品数量。
didn't amount to much more than a busted-up old gumbo pot
最后不过换来一口破旧的秋葵浓汤锅
GrammarB1↩ 01:26
a dream that never got off the back porch
定语从句：that never got...修饰dream，补充说明这个梦想一直未实现。
and a dream that never got off the back porch .
还有一个始终没能实现的梦想。
CollocationA2↩ 01:39
be almost there
be almost there
快要成功了
Come on, Tiana. You're almost there .
加油，蒂安娜。你就快成功了。
CollocationB1↩ 01:57
lose sight of something
lose sight of something
忘掉或忽视某事
不是字面看不见，而是始终没有忘记核心价值。
He had love. He never lost sight of what was really important .
他拥有爱。他从没忘记什么才真正重要。
GrammarB2↩ 01:57
what was really important
what名词从句：what引导‘什么才重要’这一整体，充当介词of的宾语。
He had love. He never lost sight of what was really important .
他拥有爱。他从没忘记什么才真正重要。
Pronunciation↩ 01:57
really important
really和important都带重音，强调真正重要的事。
He had love. He never lost sight of what was really important .
他拥有爱。他从没忘记什么才真正重要。
CollocationA2↩ 02:15
spend the rest of one's life doing something
spend the rest of one's life doing something
用余生做某事
Now you're going to spend the rest of your life
现在你们要用余生
Pronunciation↩ 02:20
not slime
重读not和slime，先否定再给出精确纠正。
I've got news for you, Shadow Man. It's not slime . It's mucus!
我告诉你，影子人。那不是泥浆，是黏液！
Teaching points
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:16
hand it to someone
不得不佩服某人
In the scene费西利耶先夸蒂安娜梦想远大，借机降低她的戒心。
I have to hand it to Maya; she finished the project early.我得佩服玛雅，她提前完成了项目。
In daily life
夸同事I've got to hand it to Leo—he solved the problem overnight.我得佩服利奥，他一夜就解决了问题。
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CollocationA2↩ 00:19
dream big
大胆追梦
In the scene费西利耶把餐馆蓝图说得宏大，表面鼓励，实则在诱导她。
She dreams big and wants to open a bakery.她志向远大，想开一家面包店。
In daily life
聊职业规划Dream big, but make a plan for the first step.大胆去梦想，但要为第一步做好计划。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:24
crown jewel
最耀眼的瑰宝
In the scene他把这家餐馆吹成新月城最重要、最出彩的地方。
The new library is the crown jewel of the campus.新图书馆是这座校园最耀眼的亮点。
In daily life
介绍景点The old theater is the crown jewel of our neighborhood.那座老剧院是我们街区最耀眼的地标。
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Phrasal verbA2↩ 00:32
hand over something
交出某物
In the scene费西利耶要求蒂安娜把护身符交出来，作为交易条件。
Please hand over your ticket at the gate.请在入口处交出你的票。
In daily life
机场安检Hand over your passport so I can check the details.把护照给我，我好核对信息。
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CollocationB1↩ 00:52
down payment
首付款
In the scene费西利耶借别人质疑她付不起餐馆首付来施压。
We saved for two years to make the down payment.我们攒了两年钱才付得起首付款。
In daily life
买房咨询The bank wants a twenty-percent down payment.银行要求支付百分之二十的首付款。
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CollocationB1↩ 00:54
be better off
处境更好
In the scene费西利耶假装替她着想，暗示她不配追逐更大的梦想。
You'd be better off taking the earlier train.你还是坐早一班火车更好。
In daily life
给朋友建议You'd be better off asking before you change the settings.你最好先问清楚，再改设置。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 01:12
bone tired
累得筋疲力尽
In the scene费西利耶夸大父亲长期劳累的状态，试图唤起蒂安娜的愧疚。
After the night shift, I was bone tired.上完夜班后，我累得筋疲力尽。
In daily life
下班回家I'm bone tired, so I'll finish the dishes tomorrow.我累坏了，明天再洗碗吧。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 01:22
amount to
达到或算得上
In the scene费西利耶贬低詹姆斯的辛劳，说它几乎没换来什么成果。
A good idea amounts to little without careful execution.没有认真执行，再好的想法也几乎算不上成果。
In daily life
复盘项目All those small savings amount to a useful emergency fund.那些零碎的节省最终攒成了一笔有用的应急金。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“When you dream, you dream big.”
你有梦想，就敢想大的。
Why it's great
短促有力，既是夸奖，也暗藏诱导意味。
Pattern
When you＋动词，you＋动词 big.
When to use
鼓励朋友把目标定得更大胆时。
Similar
Think big. ／ Go big or go home.
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informal
Shadowing tip
dream和big重读，逗号处短停顿，结尾上扬。
Use it yourself
鼓励创业When you plan, you plan big.你要做计划，就做个大计划。
“He had love. He never lost sight of what was really important.”
他从没忘记什么才真正重要。
Why it's great
用视觉隐喻表达守住价值，平静却很有力量。
Pattern
never lose sight of what really matters
When to use
谈长期目标、原则或人生取舍时。
Similar
Keep your priorities in view. ／ Don’t forget what matters most.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
never和really important重读，what was连读要轻快。
Use it yourself
工作取舍I never lose sight of what really matters to my team.我从不会忘记对团队真正重要的事。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 费西利耶的诱惑话术
Come on now, darling. Think of everything you've sacrificed. - Girl, all you ever do is work. - I told y'all she wouldn't come. Think of all those naysayers who doubted you. You ain't never going to get enough for the down payment. ...little woman of your background, you're better off where you're at. And don't forget your poor daddy. - Now that was one hard-working man. - MAN: See you in the morning, James. DR. FACILIER: Double, sometime triple shifts. Never letting on how bone tired and beat down he really was. Daddy! - Hey, babycakes! DR. FACILIER: Shame all that hard work didn't amount to much more than a busted-up old gumbo pot and a dream that never got off the back porch. But you? You can give your poor daddy everything he ever wanted. Come on, Tiana. You're almost there.
得了，亲爱的。想想你为此牺牲的一切。 -姑娘，你成天就知道工作。-我早说过她不会来了。 想想那些曾经怀疑你的人。 你永远也攒不够首付。 ……像你这种出身的小女人，待在现在的位置上才更好。 别忘了你可怜的爸爸。 -那可真是个勤劳的人。-男声：早上见，詹姆斯。 费西利耶：连上两班，有时三班。 从不让人看出自己其实有多累、多受打击。 爸爸！——嘿，小宝贝！ 费西利耶：可惜那么多辛苦 最后不过换来一口破旧的秋葵浓汤锅 还有一个始终没能实现的梦想。 可你呢？ 你可以把可怜爸爸想要的一切都给他。 加油，蒂安娜。你就快成功了。
先夸梦想，再借父亲施压，层层递进。