The Great Gasby

Director          Baz Luhrmann


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.

2. With these hot-headed types in here, I rely on you.

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

kaleidoscopic        万花筒的

columnist              专栏作家

old sport               伙计

tantalizing            诱人的，撩人的

montenegro                     黑山共和国

valor extraordinary       非凡的勇士

earl                                   伯爵

pompadour            彭八杜发型

dirt poor                极贫困的， 极贫穷的

bootlegger            走私者

craps table            骰子桌

foxtrot                   狐步舞

scamper                奔跑

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