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Home Online English Tutorials The Mummy Returns

The Mummy Returns (2001)

updated 15th Oct 2004

Brief Details

Directed by:
Stephen Sommers

Writing credits:
Stephen Sommers

Plot Outline:
The mummified body of Imhotep is shipped to a museum in London, where he once again wakes and begins his campaign of rage and terror.

Useful Expressions

1. A: the kid gets more and more like you every day.
B: You mean more attractive, sweet...and devilishly charming?
= the child is getting to be like the parent in any ways of doing things

2. That's the beauty of it. = really great
We're already packed. = our bags are ready

3. That first weird dream of yours was exactly six weeks ago, right?
= unusual or different, strange, mysterious or frightening / strange

eg) a weird girl / ~ideas / ~Sound / it's really weird seeing yourself on TV

4. Behave yourself for five minutes.
= to do things in a way that people think is correct or polite / be good

eg) If you wish to see her again, you'd better behave.

5. . Sorry. You've got the wrong guy.
= I am not the right person / You've got the wrong person

Cf) you got me wrong.

6. Don't push your luck.
= Trying to do something that may not happen. Sometimes to be too confident

7. The line is clipped. You pick up the phone, you get me. Okay?
= someone is able to listen

Cf) the line is busy

8. This is cursed.
curse = a word or phrase that has a magic power to make soothing bad happen
cursed = having a curse

eg) Princess Fiona turned into a ugly looking under a curse.

9. Never turned me down
= disappoint someone / never say no

Cf) TURN UP = appear

10. Doesn't anyone around here know how to flush a toilet?
= When a toilet flushed or you flush it, water passes through it to clean it, after a handle, etc, has been pressed

Eg) Please, always flush the toilet!

Cf) blocked toilet.
Eg) The toilet is blocked. Don't use it.

11. The time has come, my little friend. Let go!
= It's the time you have to take a certain action / now it is time to
do this

Eg) When the time comes, you will know.
= when it is the right time

12. Who the hell have you been messing with this time, huh?
= getting in contact with / getting to know

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