CINDERELLA
WALT DISNEY, 1949
Interesting facts:
During the Second World War the creation of feature-length animated movies was suspended (the last one “Bambi” was made in 1942). By the end of the 1940s after some educational and advertising films the funding was restored. The employees of Disney decided to choose the story of Cinderella for their next screening.
When Cinderella is singing “Sing, sweet nightingale” three air bubbles for the head and ears of Mickey the Mouse.
Words and expressions:
a tiny kingdom
a widowed gentleman
to need a mother’s care
Anastasia, Drizella
Only the death of this kind gentleman revealed this woman’s true nature.
to be jealous of Cinderella’s beauty
She forwarded the interests of her awkward daughters
Fortunes were squandered on her half-sisters
abused, humiliated
a trap
Don’t forget to warn about the cat!
Lucifer
It’s my orders to feed you first
Hold your tongue! Silence!
practical jokes
My son has been avoiding his responsibilities long enough
It’s high time he married
I’m not getting younger
Perhaps you’d better leave him alone
all eligible maidens must attend the ball
above all-self-control
beads, trimmings
I suppose it’ll be rather dull and boring
it was a bargain
I never go back on my words
You – little thief
If you had lost all her dreams, I’d not be here
a magic wand
a coach (man)
a footman Bruno
a gown, slippers
This dream won’t last for ever
The boy isn’t co-operative. I give up.
You, Sir, extremely romantic
She’s predestined to be his bride.
It was doomed to be a failure
See they are not disturbed and if anything goes wrong…
I see no point of beating about the bush. I regret to inform that the young lady has disappeared leaving behind only this glass slipper.
He’s proposed already
a traitor
sabotage
the whole thing was a plot
The Prince swears he’ll marry no one but this girl
You’ll try this on every maiden in the kingdom
Grand Duke
The Prince is madly in love with this girl
There is still a chance for one of you to get him
If the slipper fits anyone, she will be by the King’s command the Prince’s bride
Don’t fail me!
May I present my daughters?
You must be quite fatigued
We must proceed with the fittings
Let him go!
Pay no attention to her!
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крошечное королевство
мужчина-вдовец
нуждаться в материнской заботе
Анастасия, Дризелла
Только после смерти этого доброго господина проявился настоящий характер этой женщины
завидовать красоте Золушке
Она защищала интересы только своих неуклюжих дочерей
Все деньги были потрачены на её сводных сестёр
оскорблённый, униженный
мышеловка
Не забудь предупредить о коте!
Люцифер
Мне приказано кормить тебя первым
Попридержи язык! Молчать!
грубые шутки
Мой сын пренебрегает своими обязанностями довольно долго
Ему давно пора жениться
Я не становлюсь моложе
Может, лучше оставить его в покое
все девушки подходящего возраста должны присутствовать на балу
самообладание – лучше всего
бусы, отделка платья
Я думаю, будет довольно скучно
это была сделка
Я никогда не нарушаю своего слова
Ты – маленькая воровка
Если бы ты перестала верить во все свои мечты, меня бы здесь не было
волшебная палочка
кучер
лакей Бруно
платье, туфельки
Это волшебство не будет длиться вечно
Мальчик не хочет нам помогать. Я сдаюсь
Вы, Ваше Величество, чрезвычайно романтичны
Ей предназначено стать его невестой
Это было обречено на провал
Проследи, чтобы им никто не мешал, и если что-нибудь пойдёт не так…
Не вижу смысла ходить вокруг да около. Мне жаль Вам сообщить, но молодая девушка исчезла, забыв только эту стеклянную туфельку
Он уже сделал предложение
изменник
саботаж
это был заговор
Принц клянётся, что он ни на ком не женится, кроме этой девушки
Ты примеришь эту туфельку на всех девушек в королевстве
Великий Герцог
Принц безумно влюблён в эту девушку
Для одной из вас по-прежнему есть шанс выйти за него замуж
Если туфелька кому-нибудь подойдёт, то по приказу короля она станет невестой принца
Не подведите меня!
Позвольте мне представить моих дочерей?
Должно быть, Вы очень устали
Мы должны продолжать примерять
Отпустите его!
Не обращайте на неё внимания!
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Answer the questions:
Where and with whom did Cinderella live?
Why did her father decide to marry again?
How many daughters did Cinderella’s stepmother have? What were their names?
What was Cinderella’s stepmother like? Did she like Cinderella? On whom did she spend all the money? Why did Cinderella work as a servant?
Why was the king angry with his son?
How did the king decide to marry his son?
Why did Cinderella’s stepmother allow Cinderella to go to the ball?
Who helped Cinderella to make a beautiful dress for the ball?
Why did Cinderella’s stepsisters tear Cinderella’s dress?
How did the fairy help Cinderella to go to the ball?
Did Cinderella’s stepmother and sisters recognize her?
When did the fairy tell Cinderella to leave the ball? Why did Cinderella run away from the Prince?
Why was the Grand Duke afraid to tell the king that Cinderella had run away?
What did the king tell the Grand Duke to do in order to find Cinderella?
Why did Cinderella’s stepmother lock her in the room?
Did the glass slipper fit Anastasia or Drizella?
Why did the Grand Duke’s servant fall down and break the slipper?
How did the Grand Duke learn that the slipper fitted Cinderella?
How long did Cinderella and the Prince live happily?
Once upon a time in a faraway kingdom, there lived a widowed gentleman and his lovely daughter Ella. Ella was a beautiful girl. The gentleman was kind, but he felt she needed a mother. So he married again a woman who had two daughters. Their names were Anastasia and Drizella.
Sadly, the gentleman soon died. The stepmother was a wicked woman. She made Ella do all the housework. Soon everyone called her Cinderella, because she got covered with cinders from cleaning the fireplaces. But Cinderella remained cheerful because she had many friends: the old horse, the dog and the mice loved her. Cinderella was kind to everyone.
In another part of the kingdom, the King was worrying about his son. He wanted to get him to get married. So the king sent out invitations to all the girls in the kingdom to come to a ball.
Cinderella also hoped to go to the ball, but her stepmother let her go if she did all the work and had a nice dress to wear. Cinderella couldn’t fix her mother’s old party dress because she was busy the whole day. But her reliable friends, the mice, fixed the dress for her. Yet Cinderella couldn’t go to the ball because the dress was torn to pieces by her stepsisters. Cinderella was in despair.
Suddenly a small woman appeared in the cloud. She was Cinderella’s fairy godmother. She turned a pumpkin into a coach, the mice into horses, the old horse into a coachman, and the dog into a footman. With a wave of her hand, her fairy godmother turned Cinderella’s rags into a wonderful dress. On Cinderella’s feet were tiny glass slippers. The fairy godmother told her to leave the ball at midnight because at midnight the spell would be broken.
At the ball the Prince was charmed by Cinderella’s beauty and fell in love with her. They danced every dance together. But soon the clock struck midnight. Cinderella hurried down the palace steps where she lost one of the glass slippers. Soon she found herself by the side of the road, dressed in her old rags.
The next day the Grand Duke was sent to find the young lady whose foot fitted the glass slipper.
Cinderella was locked in her room by the stepmother because she recognized the beautiful girl from the ball in her. But her friends Gus and Jacque unlocked the door, and Cinderella went downstairs to try the glass slipper on.
The wicked stepmother tripped the pageboy who held the glass slipper. It fell on the floor and broke into a thousand pieces. The Grand Duke was in despair, but not Cinderella. She took the other slipper out of her pocket, and when she put it on, of course, it fitted perfectly.
After that Cinderella went off to the palace. The Prince married her and they lived happily ever after.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
WALT DISNEY, 1951
Interesting facts:
This feature was the first Disney movie, where they mentioned on the screen the names of actors who synchronized the main characters.
The development of this project took 10 years and the production took another 5 years.
Words and expressions:
Kindly pay attention to your history lesson.
a book with no pictures
in this world
what nonsense
contrariwise
wonderland
It’s just a rabbit with a waistcoat and a watch.
curious
What a peculiar place to have a party.
curiosity often leads to trouble
After this I shall think nothing of falling down stairs.
What if I should fall right through the centre of the earth and come out the other side where people walk upside down.
No, impassable. Nothing’s impossible.
Read the directions. Directly you’ll be directed in the right direction.
good advice
cherry tart, custard, pineapple, roast turkey
You almost went out like a candle.
a little of that went a long way
Ahoy, and the other nautical expressions.
You’ll never get dry this way.
Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum
If you think we’re waxworks, you ought to pay.
to play hide-and-seek
The oysters were curious, too.
You’re in much too much in a hurry.
walrus, carpenter
I suppose I’ll be taking orders from Dinah next.
If I were a rabbit where would I keep my gloves
a lizard with a ladder
You’re passing up a golden opportunity.
bread-and butterflies, rocking horsefly
a genus humanum Alice
a weed
I can’t put it more clearly for it isn’t clear to me.
a wretched height
I have a few more helpful hints.
One side will make you grow taller, the other side will make you grow shorter.
Spend all my time laying eggs for serpents like her.
That depends on where you want to get.
the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, the Dormouse
no room
It’s just rude to sit without being invited.
unbirthday
You mean can’t very well take less.
You can always take more than nothing.
Why is a raven like a writing desk.
Tulgey wood
It would be so nice if something would make sense for a change.
mome raths
the Queen of Hearts
to lose one’s head
the deuce, the trey
It certainly isn’t a heart. Do you suppose it’s a club?
Do you play croquet?
shuffle deck
If I lose my temper you lose your head.
My fur and whiskers.
a trial, members of the jury, loyal subjects
Are you ready for your sentence?
But there must be a verdict first.
This is the most important piece of evidence we’ve heard yet.
a pack of cards
All persons more than a mile high must leave the court immediately.
a fat, pompous, bad-tempered old tyrant
caterpillar
I’m asleep
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Пожалуйста, отнесись к уроку истории серьёзно.
книга без картинок
в этом мире
что за небылицы
наоборот
страна чудес
Это же просто кролик в сюртуке и с часами.
любопытный
В какое странное место позвали гостей.
любопытство всегда ведёт к беде
После этого падение с лестницы будет казаться пустяком.
Что если я пролечу всю землю насквозь, выберусь, а люди с той стороны ходят на головах.
Непроходима, но это проходит.
Правила употребления направят тебя в правильном направлении.
хороший совет
вишнёвый торт, крем, ананас, жареная индейка
Ты чуть не сгорела как свечка.
Ты немного перестаралась
На палубе, и другие морские выражения.
Так ты никогда не высохнешь.
Траляля, Труляля
Если ты думаешь, что ты в музее восковых фигур, плати деньги.
играть в прятки
Устрицы тоже интересовались.
У тебя же времени не хватает.
морж, плотник
Не удивлюсь, если дальше мне начнёт давать поручения моя кошка Дина.
Если бы я была кроликом, где бы я хранила перчатки.
ящерица с лесенкой
Ты вознесёшься на вершину славы.
буханки-беглянки, стреконёк
Алиса человеческого рода и вида
сорняк
Яснее я не могу объяснить, мне и самой неясно.
ужасный рост
Кстати, я могу дать ещё полезный совет.
Откусишь с одной стороны – подрастёшь, откусишь с другой стороны – уменьшишься.
Сутки напролёт высиживаешь яйца для таких вот змей.
Это зависит от того, куда ты хочешь попасть.
безумный шляпник, мартовский заяц, Соня
нет мест
Усаживаться без приглашения невежливо.
неименины
То есть ты считаешь, нельзя выпить больше, чем ничего.
Больше выпить легче, чем ничего.
Чем старый удод похож на комод
непроглядная чаща
Встретить бы кого-нибудь разумного для разнообразия.
незаблудки
Дама червей
лишиться головы
двойка, тройка
Она точно не червонная. Возможно, бубновая.
Ты играешь в крокет?
перетасоваться
Если я потеряю терпение, ты лишишься головы.
Мои ушки, мои усики
Суд, господа присяжные, подданные
Ты уже приготовилась к казни?
Но ещё не вынесли приговор.
Это же самое важное из свидетельских показаний.
колода карт
Всем, кто больше мили ростом, покинуть зал суда немедленно.
толстая, капризная, высокомерная старуха
гусеница
я сплю
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Answer the questions:
Why was Alice uninterested in her history lesson?
What was her cat’s name?
Whom did Alice meet in the forest? What was really strange about him?
Why didn’t the rabbit stop?
What advice did the doorknob give Alice?
How did she manage to get through the small door?
Whom did Alice meet on the island? What were they doing?
Whom did she meet next?
What did they tell Alice about? Was it a funny story?
Where did Alice finally meet the White Rabbit? What did he tell her?
Why did Alice grow up again?
Who helped the rabbit to save his house from the monster? What exactly did they do?
How did Alice manage to escape?
What strange creatures did she meet in the garden?
What flowers did she see there?
Why did they chase her away?
What did Mr. Caterpillar say to Alice?
Whom did Alice meet then? What was wrong with him?
What party did Alice attend?
What happened there?
What creatures did Alice meet in the Tulgey Wood? What animals were they like?
Who helped Alice to find the Queen of Hearts?
What kind of woman was she?
What could make the Queen angry? What did she do in this case?
What was her favourite game?
Why did Alice become a prisoner?
How did she manage to escape the Wonderland?
Where did Alice and her sister go after all?
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