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查理.卓别林 Charlic Chaplin

　　卓别林大家应该很了解了，虽然他很多电影都是在美国拍的，但实际上他是一个英国人。

　　AMERICAN SLANG 美国俚语

　　剧中："Where are you headed ?"

　　to be heading somewhere : means to be going somewhere

　　e.g.
　　<1>My family is heading for the beach this weekend, want t come ?
　　<2>In three months, I'm heading off to university.

　　注意：上两句中的head for 和head off并没有太大的区别，只是head off to somewhere表示时间更加近一些，快到了。

　　CLASSIC FILM CLIPS 经典对白

　　1.剧中："My jeep died."

　　died : 对于非生命物，died的意思相当于stop working ,it's broken,坏掉了

　　e.g.
　　<1>My car died on my way to work, so I was late.
　　<2>After ten years, the television finally died.

　　2.剧中："I'll give you a lift."

　　give sb. a lift : 捎某人一程

　　e.g.
　　<1>Would you mind giving me a lift to the studio ?
　　<2>You look like you're lost. Do you need a lift to somewhere ?

　　MOVIE TUNES 原声碟

　　Taming the Tides 驯潮

　　Swarming the seas
　　Beware barracudas
　　Defending our friends and anemones