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Welcome to English @ the Movies, where we teach you American English heard at the movies.
欢迎来到《看电影学英语》节目，我们在这里教授你在电影中听到的美式英语。
Today's phrase is "bigger than they are."
今天的词组是bigger than they are。
It is from the movie Concussion about a doctor who questions the football industry.
出自电影《震荡效应》，讲述了一位医生质疑足球行业的故事。
A concussion is a brain injury from a hard hit to the head. Concussions are common in sports like football.
脑震荡是由于脑部受到重创而导致的脑损伤，像足球这种体育运动，脑震荡很常见。
Let's take a look. Watch for the phrase "bigger than they are."
让我们一起看一下，留意bigger than they are这个词组。
I found a disease that no one has ever seen.
我发现了一种之前没有人见过的疾病。
Repetitive head trauma chokes the brain.
重复的头部撞击会让大脑窒息。
The NFL does not wanna talk to you.
美国橄榄球联盟不想和你谈话。
You've turned on the lights and gave their biggest bogeyman a name.
你把这置于灯光之下，而且还给他们最害怕的东西命名。
You're going to war with a corporation that owns a day of the week!
你将要和一个权利滔天的组织开战。
They have to listen to us. This is bigger than they are!
他们必须听我的。这可比他们重要多了。
So what does that mean "bigger than they are?"
那么，bigger than they are是什么意思呢？
Easy to control or more important? Listen again and see if you are correct.
是容易控制还是更重要？再听一遍，看你的理解是否正确。
I found a disease that no one has ever seen.
我发现了一种之前没有人见过的疾病。
Repetitive head trauma chokes the brain.
重复的头部撞击会让大脑窒息。
The NFL does not wanna talk to you.
美国橄榄球联盟不想和你谈话。
You've turned on the lights and gave their biggest bogeyman a name.
你把这置于灯光之下，而且还给他们最害怕的东西命名。
You're going to war with a corporation that owns a day of the week!
你将要和一个权利滔天的组织开战。
They have to listen to us. This is bigger than they are!
他们必须听我的。这可比他们重要多了。
In this example, "bigger than they are" means more important.
在这个例子中，bigger than they are意指更为重要，
It does not mean bigger in size. The movie actors are saying their issue is bigger, even more important than the big and important NFL.
并不是指尺寸更大。电影中的演员表示，他们面临的问题更为重要，甚至比大型且重要的美国国家橄榄球联盟更重要。
And that is English @ the Movies. I'm Ambor.
以上就是今天的《看电影学英语》，我是安博尔。
