|
 Brief
Details
Directed
by:
Wolfgang Petersen
Writing
credits:
Homer (poem)
David Benioff (screenplay)
Plot
Outline:
An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the
assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles
the fates of the men involved.
Useful
Expressions
1. Men
are haunted by the vastness of eternity.
= bear [keep, have] (a thing) in mind; keep (a thing) in view;
have (a matter) at heart
= bad dream
Eg) It has haunted me [never been off my mind] for years.
Cf) be haunted=
ghostlike
Eg) it is rumored that the house is haunted.
2. I
wouldn't be bothering with the shield then, would
l?
Grammar point)
Question tag
Wouldn't I? Is s question tag (+ mini question that we often
put on the end of a sentence in spoken English) . In question
tags, we use an auxiliary verb (have, was / are / will / can,
would…etc), we use "do, does, did," for the
present and past simple.
Eg) A: Keren plays
the piano, doesn't she?
B: Well, yes, but not very well
Eg) A: You didn't lock the door, did you?
B: No, I forgot.
3.
Apparently,
you won some great victory.
= presumably (I think you did)
4. This
is not worthy of royalty!
= not worth having royalty (in attendance)
worthy of
= not good enough for the occasion
5. Why did
you choose to love your god? We are doomed.
= already determined, destined
Eg) The plan was
doomed to fail.
Eg) He was doomed to die.
6. I
have endured what no one on earth has endured before.
Grammar point)
Present perfect
When we talk
about a period of time that continues from the past until
now, we use the present perfect (Have endured).
Eg) Here a speaker is talking about something he has endured
in his life. (From the past to now)
7. Your
son was the best I have fought.
= just the best fighter
Grammar point)
Superlative, " the best" + Present perfect,
'Have fought' means that your son was the best fighter among
whom I have fought in my life (so far).
Eg) She is the most
beautiful I have ever seen.
This question is the most difficult I have ever solved.
8.
No one wiII stop you.
You have my word.
= This
is the truth- I have told you, so believe me.
9. You're a far
better king than the one leading this army.
= really the best
|
HOME
