看《瘋狂動物城》學地道口語：兔狐首次爭吵

【內容簡介】

《瘋狂動物城》是迪士尼影業出品的一部3D動畫片，由裏奇·摩爾、拜恩·霍華德及傑拉德·布什聯合執導，並由演員金妮弗·古德溫、傑森·貝特曼、夏奇拉、艾倫·圖代克等配音。這部影片講述的是在一個動物城裏，兔子朱迪一直夢想着成爲一名警察，最終通過自己的努力實現了這一夢想的故事。

【選段臺詞】

Judy: That went so fast, I didn't get a chance to mention you or say anything about how we...

Nick: Oh, I think you said plenty.

Judy: What do you mean?

Nick: "Clearly there's a biological component?" "These predators may be reverting back to their primitive, savage ways?" Are you serious?

Judy: I just stated the facts of the case. I mean, it's not like a bunny could go savage.

Nick: Right, but a fox could? Huh?

Judy: Nick, stop it, you're not like them.

Nick: Oh, there's a 'them' now?

Judy: You know what I mean, you're not that kind of predator.

Nick: The kind that needs to be muzzled? The kind that makes you think you need to carry around fox repellant? Yeah, don't think I didn't notice that little item the first time we met. Look. Let me ask you a question. Are you afraid of me? Do you think I might go nuts? You think I might go savage? You think I might try to eat you? I knew it, huh. Just when I thought somebody actually believed in me, huh? Probably best if you don't have a predator as a partner.

Judy: No, Nick. Nick!

A Reporter: Officer Hopps, were you just threatened by that predator?

Judy: No, he's my friend.

A Reporter: We can't even trust our own friends?

Judy: That is not what I said. Please.

A Reporter: Are we safe?

A Reporter: Have any other foxes gone savage?

【重點詞彙】

1. revert back

朱迪找到失蹤的14只動物後，將獅市長抓入牢中後受採訪，說到獸性大發的動物都是食肉動物是因爲他們DNA裏有狩獵的本能。尼克在臺下聽到這些後，想起了小時候的遭遇，以爲朱迪不會對食肉動物有偏見，就質問她。revert back在這裏是迴歸，返回的意思。

2. go savage

尼克質問朱迪之後，朱迪說她只是在陳述案情，兔子不可能野蠻化。尼克惱怒說：“所以，狐狸就有可能？”狐狸一系列的質問顯然驚嚇住了朱迪。朱迪防備的動作和表情傷害到了尼克，他們第一次爭吵不歡而散。go savage 在這裏是獸性大發，野蠻化的意思。

3. go nuts

尼克問：“我問你個問題，你害怕我嗎？你覺得我會發瘋嗎？我會獸性大發嗎？我會不會吃了你？”尼克一聲接一聲的逼問，做出一副吃朱迪的表情，着實嚇了朱迪一跳，也傷害了尼克的心。go nuts 變得發瘋，失去理智，常和at連用。

4. believe in

尼克說，還以爲真有人相信我了呢？你還是別找食肉動物做搭檔了，接着把手裏的警察就職申請表還給了朱迪。believe in是相信的意思，要區別believe。Believe表示相信，信以爲真；而believe in則表示信仰，信任，其後搭配常爲宗教，理論，原則及信任之人。