legally blonde(律政俏佳人)

LegallyBlondeIntroductionInAmerica,thefilmwasreleasedonJuly13,2001,andreceivedgenerallypositivereviews.ItwasnominatedforaGoldenGlobeAwardforBestMotionPicture:MusicalorComedyandwasranked29thonBravo’s2007listof“100FunniestMovies”.Forherperformance,WitherspoonreceivedaGoldenGlobenominationforBestActress–MotionPictureMusicalorComedyandthe2002MTVMovieAwardforBestFemalePerformance.GenreInspirationalcomedyCharactersElleWoods:ReeseWitherspoon,abubbly,intelligentandoutgoingsororitygirlEmmettRichmond:LukeWilson,ayoungattorneyWarnerHuntingtonIII:MatthewDavis,Elle’s(ex)boyfriendVivianKensington:SelmaBlair,alawstudentProfessorCallahan:VictorGarber,aHarvardlawprofessorProfessorStromwell:aHarvardlawprofessorBrookeTaylor-Windham:afamousfitnessinstructoraccusedofmurderingherhusbandPauletteBonafonté(andlaterParcelle):Elle’smanicuristandconfidanteDavidKidney:a“dorky”lawstudentEnidWexler:alawstudentandoutspokenfeministAmericaneducationIvyLeagueBrownUniversityColumbiaUniversityCornellUniversityDartmouthCollegeHarvardUniversitytheUniversityofPennsylvaniaPrincetonUniversityYaleUniversityLSAT:LawSchoolAdmissionTest(atesttakenbystudentswhowanttostudylawintheUS),（美国）法学院入学考试考试包括三个方面的内容，每部分时间为35分钟，另加30分钟的写作。三个方面的内容是阅读理解、逻辑推理及分析推理。Americanjudicialsystem在美国，由州法院和联邦法院组成了双轨司法体系。联邦法院体系建立在联邦宪法的基础上，受到国会制定法或者联邦最高法院裁决的制约。州法院体系建立在州的宪法条款或法令的基础上。USConstitution:createtheSupremecourtCongress:createalllowerfederalcourtStateConstitution:statecourtWords&expressionsElleisheartbrokenwhenWarnerbreaksupwithher.IheardMadonnawentintolaborthere.“Togointolabor”istogivebirthtoababy.Ican’tbelieveyou’regettingengaged.Tobe“engaged”istobeofficiallyplanningtogetmarried.He’sproposing–Ican’tlooklikeIwentonanyotherdate.Ifaman“proposes”toawoman,heisaskinghertomarryhim.IsawitintheJuneVogueayearago,soifyou’retryingtosellitatfullprice,you’vepickedthewronggirl.“Vogue”isafamousfashionmagazine.ThisisElle’swayofsayingsheknowsalotaboutfashion,clothesandfabrics.Here’stous.“Here’sto”isacommonwayofbeginningatoast,inwhichglassesareraisedataformalmealinordertohonorsomebodyorsomething.AndIamfullyamenabletothatdiscussion.Ifyouareamenabletosomething,youarewillingtodoitoracceptit.顺从的；服从的Iplanonrunningforofficesomeday.Thismeanstorunforapoliticaloffice,suchasmayororPresident.Elle,poohbear,Ithinkweshouldbreakup.“Poohbear”isaridiculoustermofendearment,likedearorsweetheart(WinniethePoohisafamouscharacterfromchildren’sliteraturethatisagentlebear).Ifacouple“breakup,”theydecidetonolongerseeeachother,atleastinaromanticway.Elle,yourboobsarefine.Awidelyusedslangtermforbreasts.You’regonnaruinyourshoes.Notethat“goingto”refersto“gonna”inrapidspeech.“Toruin”somethingistototallydestroyit.It’sterrible.Hedumpedher.Ifaman“dumps”hisgirlfriend,hedecidestobreakupwithher(Todumpsomethingistoliterallythrowitaway).ManicuresandpedicuresThewordsforputtingcoloredpaintsonyourfingernailsandtoenails.Shehasn’tconditionedherhairinlikeaweek.“Tocondition”yourhairistowashitwithhairconditioner,whichmakesitsofterafterit’sbeenshampooed.Notetheuseofthemeaninglessfillerword“like,”whichsomegroupsofpeople,suchasgirlswholiveinasorority,tendtousewaytoooften.What?Practicallydeformed?Ifapersonisphysically“deformed,”theylookhorribleandabnormal,perhapsbecausetheirfaceorbodyhasbeenburnedortwisted.Honey,youwerefirstrunnerupattheMissHawaiianTropicscontest?Whyareyougoingtothrowthatallaway?Ifapersonisa“runnerup”inacontest,theyfinishinsecondplace.ThecontestinthequestionmostlikelyreferstoaHawaiianbeautycontest(TheTropicsreferstosmallislandsinthemiddleofabigocean).ElledecidestowinWarnerbackbyfollowinghimtoHarvardLawSchool.Idon’tneedback-ups.I’mgoingtoHarvard.A“back-up”isanalternativeifyourfirstplandoesn’twork(Inthiscase,itreferstoaback-upschoolforElleifHarvarddoesn’taccepther).Let’sallgo!Roadtrip!Amuchlovedexpressionforalongtripinacar,oftendonespontaneouslyorwithoutplanning.YoupassedSpanishbecauseyougaveProfessorMontoyaalapdanceatthefinal.A“lapdance”isaverysexuallysuggestivedance,oftenperformedclosetonakedandrightaboveoneseatedperson.A“final”isshortforafinalexam,whichisthemostimportanttestforaclass.Ifeelcomfortableusinglegaljargonineverydaylife.Awordforthelanguageorslangofaparticularsubculture(Lawyers,doctorsandscientistsallhavetheirownjargon).Iobject!Alegalexpressionusedincourttoprotestwhathasbeensaid,thoughofcourse,asinthiscase,itmoregenerallymeanstodisapprove.She’safriendtotheanimalsaswellasaphilanthropist.Aneducatedwordforapersonwhospendslotsoftimeandmoneyhelpingotherpeopleorcharityorganizations.Sweetheart,youjustlookparched.Ifaperson(ordog)is“parched,”theyareverydryandthirsty.HasWarnerHuntingtonthe3rdcheckedinyet?“Tocheckin”toahotelistoofficiallyregisterthere.APh.D.fromBerkeleyinwomen’sstudies,emphasisinthehistoryofcombat…The“emphasis”ofanacademicprogramisthatareawhichismoststudied.“Combat”isanotherwordformilitaryconflictorbattles.…andlastyearIsinglehandedlyorganizedthemarchforlesbiansagainstdrunkdriving.“Tosingle-handedly”dosomethingistodoitbyyourself.A“lesbi