Starring Leonardo DiCaprio
Tobey Maguire
Carey Mulligan
Elizabeth Debicki
Story
It follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his neighbor Nick, who recounts his encounter with Gatsby at the height of the Roaring Twenties. Disgusted with both the city and its people, Nick leaves New York. He takes a final walk through Gatsby's deserted mansion. Back in the sanatorium, he finishes his memoir and titles it "Gatsby", then re-titles it, "The Great Gatsby".
Lines
1. The more in tune with the times we were, the more we drank.
3. We are different. I am. They are. She is. We're all different from you. You see, we were born different. It's in our blood and nothing that you do or say or steal or dream up can ever change that.
Vocabulary
grotesque 奇形怪状的,怪异的
scumbag 人渣,混蛋
columnist 专栏作家
old sport 伙计
montenegro 黑山共和国
valor extraordinary 非凡的勇士
pompadour 彭八杜发型
dirt poor 极贫困的, 极贫穷的
craps table 骰子桌
foxtrot 狐步舞
dashing 风度翩翩的,自信的,时髦的
illustrious family 名门
spree 狂欢
kike 犹太人(offensive)
racket 喧哗 诈骗