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Details
Directed
by:
Taylor Hackford
Writing
credits:
Tony Gilroy (written by)
William Prochnau (article) (inspiration)
Plot
Outline:
Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release
of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government
guerrillas in South America.
Useful
Expressions
1. Please
don't leave me hanging out there with those
people.
= being with them / playing / enjoying time
2. Look
at you, all decked out in Norma's duds.
= dressed in special clothes
3. Pick
your head up every now and then, take a look
around.
= stand
tall
4. Oil
prices are going through the roof. ( = really
really high ) We can't take advantage of it.
( = do our best )
5. l'm building a dam that will save people's lives!
You are building a dam so an oil company can get a pipeline
contract.
= agreement
6. You
ought to go inside and sit down. = should
7. He's
allergic to chlorine and strawberries.
= Doesn't agree ( health / taste )
8. But
we don't get into a lot of action down there,
so l went to England. = go slowly
9. She
drives him crazy. = makes me
mad/ cross
10. All
we have to do now is start talking specifics.
= special things
11. l
need to know exactly how much l've got to work with.
You'll have to get back to Denver and start putting this cash
together.
We're gonna shoot for $600,000.
= hope for
12. What happened at your last birthday party?
Terry popped out of a cake... = jumped
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