《史莱克1》：要筑墙把自己圈起来_影视英语

　史莱克是个绿色的小怪物，为了从法克大人那里拿回自己被占领的土地，不得不和贫嘴的毛驴一起去解救被困在火龙塔里的公主。回来的路上，小毛驴开始要回来的土地怎么用，没想到史莱克竟然很不客气地说，沼泽地是他一个人的，他要建堵墙把他的地围起来……

　s: we? donkey, there's no "we", there's no "our". there's just me and my swamp. the first thing i'm gonna do is to build a ten-foot wall around my land.
　　d: you cut me deep. shrek. you know what i think? i think this whole wall thing is just a way to keep something out. are you hiding something?
　　s: never mind, donkey.
　　d: oh, this is another one of those onion things, isn't?
　　s: no, this is one of those drop-it and leave-it-alone things.
　　d: why don't you want to talk about it?
　　s: why do you want to?
　　d: why are you blocking?
　　s: i'm not blocking.
　　d: oh yes, you are. who you trying to keep out?
　　s: everyone. okay?
　　d: oh, now we're getting somewhere.
　　s: oh! for the love of pete!
　　d: what's your problem? what you've got against the whole world?
　　s: i'm not the one with problem, okay? it's the world seems to have a problem with me. people take one look at me and go,"aah! help! run! a big, stupid, ugly ogre!" they judge me before they even know me. that's why i'm better off alone.

重点讲解

　史莱克说，沼泽地（swamp）是他一个人的，小毛驴一下子耷拉下了长长的耳朵，酸溜溜地说，你伤害了我。动词cut在这里不是常用的切、削等意思，而是“刺穿，刺痛”。

　接着，小毛驴很有悟性地说，史莱克筑墙是在掩藏什么，是在推却什么（keep something out, hide something）。虽然史莱克失口否认，小毛驴认准了史莱克就是在隔绝什么事情。动词block的本意是用木块、石块阻塞，这里是说史莱克心里为自己打造了一个壳，拒绝与人交往。

　当问到你想把谁排斥在外（keep out 使在外）、史莱克的答案是所有人的时候，毛驴松了口气，“我们的谈话终于有进展了”（now we're getting somewhere.）。

　后来，史莱克很伤心地告诉毛驴，所有的人一看到他，就大喊大叫，认为他长得丑就认为他是个吃人的野人（ogre，民间传说中的吃人的怪物，魔鬼）。人们不并了解他就瞎评判他（judge me before they even know me），所以，自卑的他选择了逃避，他认为，最好的办法就是，他躲得远远地（be off），一个人谁也不理（be alone）。最后两个副词用得恰倒好处。