影片对白 You know where all the hits
happen these days? In cars, man. Songs that make you feel good while you're
driving your automobile.
考考你 小试牛刀
5. All the hits
Hits这里指"流行音乐排行榜中位居榜首的歌曲"。
6. Stay in the pocket
这个片语可能起源于美式足球，本意是"not scramble around looking for a pass(传球), stay in the
pocket is safer"。这个片语在这里的意思是"Let's stay the safer route when making this song."
7. Let me get a hold of your ear
意思是"Let me get you to pay attention to
what I'm about to say because I think it's important for you to listen to me. "
Dreamgirls
是一部以上世纪六、七十年代为背景的影片，并且影片的主要内容是黑人音乐的发展，因此在语言上有相当多那个时代的烙印，并混杂了非常多的黑人英语，其中很多已不再使用、或并非标准英语的用法。我们介绍这部影片，希望大家能对那个时代的英语、黑人英语有所了解，对黑人音乐的发展有所了解。
文化面面观
Cadillac
凯迪拉克--豪华的历史
一直以来，凯迪拉克都被视为美国顶级豪华车的标志，是各个历史时代美国成功人士的成功标志，是各国政要、显贵和名人的首选座驾。在韦伯斯特大词典中，凯迪拉克被定义为"同类中最为出色、最具声望事物"的同义词；被一向以追求极致尊贵著称的伦敦皇家汽车俱乐部冠以"世界标准"的美誉。
Cadillac is a brand of luxury vehicles, part of General Motors, produced and
mostly sold in the United States and Canada. In the United States, the name
previously was a synonym for "high quality", used in such phrases as "the
Cadillac of watches," referring to a Rolex or an Omega. In English usage outside
North America, other brands are used in such phrases - usually Rolls-Royce.
Cadillac's current slogan is "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit," in reference to
the inalienable rights mentioned in the United States Declaration of
Independence. GM leads all other automakers in Strategic Vision's Total Quality
Index (TQI).
History
Founding
Cadillac was formed from the remnants of the Henry Ford Company when Henry
Ford departed along with several of his key partners and the company was
dissolved. With the intent of liquidating the firm's assets, Ford's financial
backers, William Murphy and Lemuel Bowen called in engineer Henry M. Leland to
appraise the plant and equipment prior to selling them. Instead, Leland
persuaded them to continue the automobile business using Leland's proven
1-cylinder engine. Henry Ford's departure required a new name, and on August 22,
1902, the company reformed as the Cadillac Automobile Company.
The Cadillac automobile was named after the 17th century French explorer
Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, founder of Detroit, Michigan, in
1701.
