影片简介：

“世上每种文化，都提到过小人族的故事”，传说、神话、童话……不计其数的人曾经幻想在山林里、草丛中、罐头盒里或是地板下，找到自己的袖珍同类。英国作家玛丽·诺顿（1903-1992）以五册幻想小说《借东西的小人》系列，在英美家喻户晓；这是一部荣获卡内基儿童文学奖与路易斯·卡罗尔书籍奖的童话名作，它用精彩的故事讲述了友情、生存、自由等永恒的话题。

十六岁的“借物一族”少女阿丽埃蒂和爸爸妈妈一起住在一座大房子的地板下面，爸爸波德每天九死一生地向房子里的“大人”“借东西”维持生计，小阿丽埃蒂却从未被允许踏出家门，直到一个圣诞节她碰巧认识了房子里的小男孩，几乎给一家人招来灭顶之灾，却也为她展开了光怪陆离的奇妙之旅……（来源：豆瓣）

精彩词句学起来：

1. Nonsense, you're letting your imagination run away with you.

瞎说，别异想天开了。

2. Don't get ahead of yourself, though, you've got a lot to learn.

别太自不量力了，你还有很多要学。

3. I've taken a night job, just to tide us over.

我打了份夜工，贴补家用。

4. It makes my skin crawl thinking about it.

这让我想起来就起鸡皮疙瘩/毛骨悚然。

5. Oh, you keep rubbing me up the wrong way, see what happens.

行，你就给我找不自在吧，看我怎么收拾你。

6. Do you really think we're going to be able to pull it off?

你真的觉得我们可以成功吗?

7. I was worried sick.

我担心死了。

8. Well, it serves you right for stealing my gun.

这是你偷我枪的报应。

9. We didn't have enough to get by.

我们已经过不下去了。

10. You might not need your beauty sleep, but I do.

你不用睡美容觉，我可要睡的。

读对白秀口语：

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精彩片段对白：

James: Ahhh!!

Arrietty: Ahh!!

James: Ahhh!!

Arrietty: Get away from me!

James: Ow!

Granny: If that's someone breaking in, I suggest you break back out again.

James: Gran, you won't believe this.

Arrietty: You can't let her see me.

James: But...

Arrietty: You can't! Please!

Granny: What is it? What are you hiding in there?

James: Nothing. My paint pots.

Granny: Well, which is it?

James: Both. It's nothing. Well, no, it's not nothing, it's my paint pots, which is nothing. I'm not hiding anything. Have a look if you like.

Granny: Well, keep it down. You might not need your beauty sleep, but I do.

James: You're telling me.

Granny: I heard that.

James: I can't believe she was right. My own little person!

Arrietty: Who are you calling little?

James: Well, you are quite small.

Arrietty: No, I'm not. It's you who's...too big, a great big overgrown giant. We're just the right size.

James: We? There's more of you?

Arrietty: I didn't say that. Get back!

James: Ow! I was only going to help you out.

Arrietty: You aren't going to eat me?

James: Eat you? What would be the point? My name's James.

Arrietty: Arrietty.

James: You want a hand?

Arrietty: Yes, please. Oh...! If that was supposed to be funny...!

James: Well, it serves you right for stealing my gun.

Arrietty: We don't steal, we borrow.

James: So there ARE more of you?

Arrietty: What's that?

James: How about I show you?

Arrietty: So what exactly does this thing do...aaargh!

James: Arrietty, are you all right? Look, I'm so sorry. I had no idea you'd fly so...well.

Arrietty: Can we do it again?

James: That was the furthest yet!

Arrietty: What shall we do now? (Dawning) What's out there?

James: How about I show you?

Arrietty: I've tried to imagine what it looked like, the sky, the houses. It's amazing.

James: We call it Hackney.

Arrietty: Right, you must promise not to tell anyone.

James: I promise.

Arrietty: Who's that?

James: My mum. She died last year.

Arrietty: Sorry.

James: We don't talk about her in case it upsets me.

Arrietty: I'll see you soon. Well, go on. Don't just sit there gawping. Go.

James: See ya.

（中国日报网英语点津 陈丹妮）