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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。
Our saying today is "rust bucket" from the movie "The Leisure Seeker".
我们今天的表达“rust bucket”，出自电影《爱在记忆消逝前》。
It is about an aging marriage couple named Ella and John who go on a trip together, maybe the last trip of their lives.
影片讲述了一对老夫妻，艾拉和约翰，一起旅行的故事，这可能是他们这辈子最后的旅行了。
Listen for the phrase "rust bucket".
留意听一下rust bucket这个短语。
Check it out. '75 Winnebego Indian.
快看啊。75年的温尼贝戈印第安人。
I named it the Leisure Seeker. We've had a lot of wonderful trips in this old rust bucket.
我叫它求闲者。我们开着这辆破车去了很多地方旅行。
I'm finally taking John to see Hemingway's house in Key West.
我终于可以和约翰去基韦斯特看海明威的故居。
Kids, we won't be gone long.
孩子们，我们去不了太长时间。
You know that dad can't drive in his condition.
你知道爸爸的情况不能开车的。
Where are we? We're not home.
我们在哪？怎么没在家里。
No hon, this is Pennsylvania.
我们没在家，亲爱的。这里是宾夕法尼亚。
So what do you think "rust bucket" means?
那么你认为rust bucket是什么意思呢？
Is it a vehicle that no longer is new or works well or a vehicle that has magic powers to travel far?
是指老旧或性能不好的车，还是能够开很远的有魔力的车？
Listen again, did you have the right answer?
再听一遍，你答对了吗？
Check it out. '75 Winnebego Indian.
快看啊。75年的温尼贝戈印第安人。
I named it the Leisure Seeker. We've had a lot of wonderful trips in this old rust bucket.
我叫它求闲者。我们开着这辆破车去了很多地方旅行。
I'm finally taking John to see Hemingway's house in Key West.
我终于可以和约翰去基韦斯特看海明威的故居。
Kids, we won't be gone long.
孩子们，我们去不了太长时间。
"Rust bucket" means "a vehicle that no longer is new or works well", but the owners love it anyway.
Rust bucket的意思是一台“老旧或性能不好的车”，但是无论如何车主都爱着它。
The same idea relates to Ella and John.
艾拉和约翰怀揣着同样的想法。
They still care deeply for each other, even though they're not as healthy and able as they once were.
他们仍旧深深地关怀着彼此，尽管他们已经不像从前那样健康能干。
And that is English @ the Movies.
以上就是今天的《看电影学英语》。
