惊情四百年Dracula 原版英文电影经典词句整理.docVIP

Byzantium Empire The year 1462 Constantinople had fallen. Muslim Turks swept into Europe with a vast, superior force, Striking at Romania, threatening all of Christendom. (king, kingdom; duke, dukedom; star, stardom) In Transylvania arose a knight of the Sacred Order of the Dragon known as Dracula. On the eve of the battle, his bride Elisabeta, whom he prized above all things on earth, knew that he must face an insurmountable force from which he might never return. God be praised! I am victorious![triumphant!] The vengeful Turks shot an arrow into the castle, carrying false news of Dracula’s death. Elisabeta, believing him dead, flung herself into the river. Revenge n. Avenge vt. Avenge his father’s death Vengeful Vindictive adj. Vendetta n. Feud n. Feudalism n. Feudal adj. Behead vt. Decapitate vt. Cut off its head and drive a stake through its heart Burn its head. Spook n. Ghoul n. Necrophilia n. Necrophile n. necrophiliac n. Sarcophagus=a stone coffin Ogre n. Ogle Go+ogle=Google Body-snatcher n. Corpse n. Carcass n. Cadaver n. Cadaverous adj. Anatomy n. Anatomize vt. Dissect vt. Incubus n. Succubus n. Somnambulist n.=dream-walker n. Amble vi. Insomnia n. Garlic n. A vampire gives no image in a mirror. Exorcism n. Exercise n. Exorcise vt. Postmortem n. Autopsy n. Mortal adj. Immortal adj. Mr. Renfield is deranged. lunatic Carfax District Lunatic Asylum=Mental Hospital Paroxysm Political asylum n. Asylum-seeker n. Lunatic=mad; insane Insanity n.=madness Sane adj. Animal Farm by George Orwell Dracula by Bram Stoker Bizarre=strange; weird; odd; grotesque Eccentric adj. Demon n. Devil n. Demonic woman Fidelity n. Infidelity n. Werewolf n. She wolf=a female wolf Sacrilege n. Sacrilegious adj. Blasphemy n. Blasphemous adj. I renounce God! Satan n. Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie Indian-born British writer Midnight’s Children The Booker Prize The most prestigious literary award in the Anglophone=English-speaking world/in the British Commonwealth The Pulitzer Prize Isl