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“ THE ENGLISH PATIENT ” (1996)
I. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR LIST
NO | LANGUAGE UNITS | NOTES |
1. | Would you tuck me in, please? (in bed) | tuck somebody in to make a child comfortable in bed by arranging the sheets around them |
2. | He bought it yesterday. Shot to bits. | somebody bought it old-fashioned informal someone was killed |
3. | I was found in the wreckage of the plane. | Perhaps you know? |
4. | Am I being interrogate d? | to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats: The police interrogated the suspect for several hours. He refused to tell his interrogators anything. |
5. | I have this much lung. The rest of my organs are packing up. | British English informal Tif a machine packs up, it stops working because there is something wrong with it: The photocopier's packed up again. |
6. | There’s meant to be lace in the next village. | a fine cloth made with patterns of many very small holes: a handkerchief trimmed with lace lace curtains |
7. | She’s a softie, she loves me. | someone who is easily affected by feelings of pity or sympathy, or who is easily persuaded: He's a real softie. |
8. | I’m not sew ing anything else for you. | to use a needle and thread to make or repair clothes or to fasten something such as a button to them: Can you sew a patch on my jeans? She sewed the two sides together. |
9. | I must be a curse. | something that causes trouble, harm etc Noise is one of the curses of modern-day life. |
10. | I’ll catch up. | to come from behind and reach someone in front of you by going faster: Drive faster - they're catching up with us. You go on ahead. I'll catch you up in a minute. |
11. | I found plums in the orchard. | a place where fruit trees are grown: a cherry orchard |
12. | We’re your apprentices. | someone who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn a particular skill or job: She works in the hairdresser's as an apprentice. an apprentice electrician |
13. | filial love | formal SSFrelating to the relationship of a son or daughter to their parents: her filial duty |
14. | That’s my favourite kind of love. Excessive love of one’s wife. | much more than is reasonable or necessary: his excessive drinking $15 for two beers seems a little excessive. |
15. | They’re tourists. Absolutely rot. | = ROTTEN informal very bad [= terrible]: |
16. | He’s meant to be a ruddy good flier. ['r0dI] | British English informal used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you are annoyed with someone or something [= bloody, damn]: I wish that ruddy dog would stop barking! |
17. | She was the fair est of all women. | old use or literary pleasant and attractive: a fair maiden |
18. | You could gaze at her at your leisure. | to look at someone or something for a long time, giving it all your attention, often without realizing you are doing so: Nell was still gazing out of the window. Patrick sat gazing into space (=looking straight in front, not at any particular person or thing). |
19. | … she shuddered. | to shake for a short time because you are afraid or cold, or because you think something is very unpleasant: Maria shuddered as she stepped outside.. She shuddered at the thought that she could have been killed. |
20. | [This egg is ]for you. I’d like to take credit for it, but it’s from Mary. | approval or praise that you give to someone for something they have done: Credit for this win goes to everybody in the team. She deserves credit for trying her best. |
21. | Can he lay eggs? | Perhaps you know? |
22. | So, you’re our Canadian pickpocket? | someone who steals things from people's pockets, especially in a crowd |
23. | Now’s our opportunity to swap war wounds. | to tell information to someone and be given information in return: We need to get together to swap ideas and information. They sat in a corner and swapped gossip. |
24. | I think you ’ve got the wrong end of the stick, old boy. | get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick British English informal to understand a situation in completely the wrong way: |
25. | I said no one would ever invent such a preposterous name. | formal completely unreasonable or silly [= absurd]: The whole idea sounds absolutely preposterous! |
26. | You’ve been cheated. Did you bargain? | to discuss the conditions of a sale, agreement etc, for example to try and get a lower price: They bargained over the level of wages. women bargaining with traders |
27. | I apologize if I appear a΄brupt. | seeming rude and unfriendly, especially because you do not waste time in friendly conversation: Sorry, I didn't mean to be so abrupt. |
28. | I ’m rusty at social graces. | if you are rusty, you are not as good at something as you used to be, because you have not practised it for a long time: My French is a bit rusty. |
29. | latitude longitude | Perhaps you know? |
30. | He’s in love with the hotel plumbing. | the pipes that water flows through in a building: We keep having problems with the plumbing. |
31. | The team is in mourning, darling. | great sadness because someone has died: It was the custom to visit those in mourning and sit quietly with them. |
32. | We were feeling rather self-conscious. | worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you: Jerry's pretty self-conscious about his weight. |
33. | Why follow me? Escort me, by all means. Following me is predatory, isn’t it? | trying to use someone's weakness to get advantages for yourself - used to show disapproval: predatory pricing |
34. | Please, don’t creep around this house. | to move in a quiet, careful way, especially to avoid attracting attention: Johann would creep into the gallery to listen to the singers. He crept back up the stairs, trying to avoid the ones that creaked. |
35. | Without your fund-raising heroics we ’d still be kicking our heels. | kick your heels British English to waste time waiting for something: |
36. | To arm-twisting! (a toast) | twist somebody's arm informal to persuade someone to do something they do not want to do: |
37. | I shall of course be bereft. (*to bereave) | feeling very sad and lonely: His death in 1990 left her completely bereft. |
38. | I shall produce a guide to the zinc bars. | In 1873 Émile Zola describes a zinc as a "counter for serving customers, in bars, cafés." By 1880 the term was also being used to designate the bars and cafés themselves. |
39. | I’ve come to love that little tap of the fingernail against the syringe. | an instrument for taking blood from someone's body or putting liquid, drugs etc into it, consisting of a hollow plastic tube and a needle |
40. | If he wears a turban, he’s Sikh. | a member of an Indian religious group that developed from Hinduism in the 16th century |
41. | I will summon my husband by playing the piano. | formal to order someone to come to a place: The president summoned Taylor to Washington. He was summoned to attend an emergency meeting. |
42. | - They are staying. - We should charge. | to ask someone for a particular amount of money for something you are selling: The hotel charges $125 a night. We won't charge for delivery if you pay now. |
43. | Try to get a radiator and a better jack. | a piece of equipment used to lift a heavy weight off the ground, such as a car, and support it while it is in the air: a hydraulic jack |
44. | This is just a scrapbook. | a book with empty pages where you can stick pictures, newspaper articles, or other things you want to keep |
45. | That would be unconscionable, I suppose. | formal much more than is reasonable or acceptable: The war caused an unconscionable amount of suffering. |
46. | The flare! | a piece of equipment that produces a bright flame, or the flame itself, used outdoors as a signal: The distress flares were spotted by another ship. |
47. | He’s not actually a buffoon. | old-fashioned someone who does silly amusing things |
48. | What I object to is your finishing all my condensed milk. | a type of thick sweet milk sold in cans |
49. | If a woman can sew, she shouldn’t admit to it. | to agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is right: 'Okay, so maybe I was a little bit scared,' Jenny admitted. Admit it! I’m right, aren't I? Phillips openly admits to having an alcohol problem. |
50. | I love marmite. I’m addicted. | Marmite trademark a type of soft, dark brown substance with a strong salty taste, which is a yeast extract. It is usually spread on bread in small quantities, but it can also be used to give taste to soups. It is a typically British food, sold in a round brown glass container. There is a similar product sold in Australia called Vegemite. |
51. | This is a Christmas (fire) cracker. | Guess! |
52. | Say you’re feeling faint. The heat. Swoon. They’ll catch you. | FAINT feeling weak and as if you are about to become unconscious because you are very ill, tired, or hungry: TO SWOON old-fashioned to fall to the ground because you have been affected by an emotion or shock |
53. | Too hot. I’m sweltering, in fact. | extremely hot and uncomfortable: sweltering August days |
54. | You so do love a disguise. | something that you wear to change your appearance and hide who you are, or the act of wearing this: His disguise didn't fool anyone. She wore dark glasses in an absurd attempt at disguise. |
55. | Who the hell is Moose? (nickname) | moose plural moose HBAa large brown animal like a deer that has very large flat horns that grow like branches and lives in North America, northern Europe, and parts of Asia |
56. | I’m dying for the rain. I long for the rain on my face. | to want something very much, especially when it seems unlikely to happen soon: He longed to see her again. She longed for the chance to speak to him in private. She longed for him to return. |
57. | Don’t sulk, I’ll be back tomorrow evening. | to be silently angry and refuse to be friendly or discuss what is annoying or upsetting you - used to show disapproval: Nicola sulked all morning. |
58. | He’s a wanderer. He’s a fool. | a person who moves from place to place and has no permanent home |
59. | We’ve been friends for donkey’s ears. | donkey's years British English spoken a very long time: |
60. | A stroke of genius. | stroke of genius/inspiration etc a very good idea about what to do to solve a problem: |
61. | One day he falls under the spell of a mysterious English woman, a harpy … | A SPELL a power that attracts, interests, and influences you very strongly: I fell under the spell of her charm. an ancient city that still casts its spell over travelers A HARPY 1. literary a cruel woman 2. Harpy a cruel creature in ancient Greek stories, with the head and upper body of a woman and the wings and feet of a bird |
62. | They’re thimbles. They’re quite old. | a small metal or plastic cap used to protect your finger when you are sewing |
63. | It’s full of saffron. | It is the world's most expensive spice by weight, but very little is needed to flavor and color food. This spice has a strong earthy, hay-like flavor and gives dishes a yellow-orange color. Saffron is mentioned in the Bible, in Song of Solomon 4:14, when he is expressing his affection to his lover. |
64. | I think it’s called looting. | to steal things, especially from shops or homes that have been damaged in a war or riot: Shops were looted and burned. |
65. | You seemed so big. I felt like a toddler. | a very young child who is just learning to walk |
66. | I’ve forgotten what a nuisance it is to wash. | a person, thing, or situation that annoys you or causes problems: The dogs next door are a real nuisance. What a nuisance! I've forgotten my ticket. It's a nuisance having to get up that early on a Sunday morning. |
67. | I know it’s a bit of a short straw, but Jerry’s got our maps. | draw/get the short straw to be given something difficult or unpleasant to do, especially when other people have been given something better: |
68. | It absolutely destroyed the poor sot. | old-fashioned someone who is drunk all the time [= drunkard] |
69. | I’m sick. I’m leaking blood. | if a container, pipe, roof etc leaks, or if it leaks gas, liquid etc, there is a small hole or crack in it that lets gas or liquid flow through: The roof is leaking. A tanker is leaking oil off the coast of Scotland. |
70. | What’s the punishment for a΄dultery? | sex between someone who is married and someone who is not their wife or husband: She had committed adultery on several occasions. |
71. | He’s suddenly infallible. | always right and never making mistakes: No expert is infallible. an infallible memory |
72. | Any minute now he will know. We’ll barge into someone. | to move somewhere in a rough careless way, often hitting against things: She ran outside, barging past bushes and shrubs. She barged her way through the shopping crowds. |
73. | The International Sand Club: misfits, buggers, fascists and fools. | A MISFIT someone who does not seem to belong in a particular group of people, and who is not accepted by that group, because they are very different from the other group members: A BUGGER British English not polite an offensive word for someone who is very annoying or unpleasant |
74. | Dirty word, filthy word. | 1. very dirty: The house was filthy, with clothes and newspapers strewn everywhere. 2. showing anger or annoyance: Simon had been drinking and was in a filthy temper. |
75. | You’re completely plastered! | informal very drunk: Chris was plastered after five beers. |
76. | Lashings of apologies! | lashings of something British English old-fashioned a large amount of something (usually food or drink): |
77. | How can you smile as if your lifehadn’t capsized? | if a boat capsizes, or if you capsize it, it turns over in the water |
78. | Find the right loop and cut it. | a shape like a curve or a circle made by a line curving back towards itself, or a piece of wire, string etc that has this shape: loop of wire/rope/string etc A loop of wire held the gate shut. |
79. | I have to teach myself not to read too much into everything. | read something into something to think that a situation, action etc has a meaning or importance that it does not really have: It was only a casual remark. I think you're reading too much into it. |
80. | Given all the traffic, I am bound to bump into one army or another. | taking something into account: Given the circumstances, you've done really well. Given that the patients have some disabilities, we still try to enable them to be as independent as possible. |
81. | I’ve been speaking to my research assistant. He tells me there’s a ghost in the cloisters. | a building where monks or nuns live |
SOURCES:
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki |
II. DISCUSSION
1. What is the role of the following symbols in the film?
o the drawing at the beginning of the film
o the earth, the desert and sand – the air and the wind – the sun and fire - water
o maps
o fingers-thimbles
o human body
o light – darkness
2. How would you comment on the following ideas from the film?
a) “I must be a curse. Anybody who loves me, anybody who gets close to me...[dies]”
b) “If you could explore from the air, life would be very simple”.
c) “There's also a plant - I've never seen it but I'm told you can cut a piece the size of a heart from this plant and the next day it will be filled with a delicious liquid.”
d) “Thousands of people did die. Just different people.”
e) “That's all I've wanted — to walk …on earth without maps. “
3. If you were to draw a picture based on the film, what would you draw?
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