《白宮管家》是一部由李·丹尼爾斯執導,福里斯特·惠特克、奧普拉·溫弗瑞等人主演的記錄片。影片靈感源自于華盛頓郵報上的一篇文章,改編自真人真事。本片講述了主人公尤金·艾倫 因1952年應聘食品管理員而走進白宮工作。在他任職的34年間,美國總統輪換了八位,而尤金·艾倫 最終也成為了白宮里人人尊敬的首席管家。
“白宮管家”的經典臺詞」
1. 面試
As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.
The Civil Rights Movement 民權運動
Vietnam n. 越南
2. 入職
I'm Cecil Gaines. I'm the new butler.
You hear nothing, you see nothing.
You only serve.
butler 管家
3. 一個需要保密的工作
I wanna hear all the stories. I don't know how many stories you're gonna hear because they done swore him to some kind of secret code.
swore v. 宣誓(swear的過去式)
secret code 保密協議
4. 種族問題的寫照
Did you go to an all-colored school, Cecil?
I didn't go to school, Mr. President. I grew up on a cotton farm.
all-colored 不分膚色
5. 家庭沖突
Get the hell out of my house!
I'm sorry, Mr. butler. I didn't mean to make fun of a hero.
Everything you are, and everything you have, is because of the butler.
Get the hell out of 從…滾蛋
make fun of 取笑
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