地点：拉丁语教师邓禄普的
人物：女狱警朵恩、卢克和拉丁语教师邓禄普
情节：女狱警朵恩告诉卢克一点儿有关拉丁语课程的事情，这让卢克心中有些担心。然而，当卢克和拉丁语教师邓禄普聊过后，他们开始了第一节 “拉丁语课程” 。这堂课结束后，让卢克感到兴奋异常。
注释：本内容选自英语影视剧作品，个别之处有所改动
（注：女狱警朵恩和犯人卢克于狱中走廊处，边走边聊）
【女狱警朵恩】Oh[1], I checked. 19 years since we last had a boy do Latin A-level in here. Hopefully you'll last a bit longer than he did - think he found the coursework a bit much.
The Latin language
【卢克】：He dropped out[2].
【女狱警朵恩】Yeah, we had to put bars on the windows after that. Only suicide note we've ever had in an ancient language.
（注：女狱警朵恩说完用手拍了一下卢克的肩膀，然后转身离开了。卢克头脑中回想着朵恩刚说的话，并慢步走进了拉丁语课程办公室）
【拉丁语教师邓禄普】Ah[3], Luke, tell me... when was the last time you had two fingers of fruity[4] 70-year-old inside you?
（注：拉丁语教师邓禄普拿起酒瓶，向杯里倒葡萄酒）
【拉丁语教师邓禄普】Not a port[5] man, eh[6]? Oh, well, suit yourself[7]. So you want to learn Latin? Well, let's kick off[8] with a mock A-level paper, shall we? See what stage you're at.
（注：拉丁语教师邓禄普拿起酒杯饮酒）
Port wine
【卢克】：Here's the thing[9]. I'm more at the... never-done-any-Latin-ever stage.
【拉丁语教师邓禄普】：What the hell[10] are you doing here, then?
【卢克】：I made a promise to my girlfriend that I'd get an A-level.
（注：拉丁语教师邓禄普听了卢克的话，放声大哭）
【卢克】：Yeah, girlfriend. Sorry about that. I'm completely off the market[11]. You know you seem like a nice guy and...
（注：拉丁语教师邓禄普边说，边啜泣）
【拉丁语教师邓禄普】Cherish her, Luke, she won't be there forever. One day you'll wake up and her cold body will be lying next to you, dead from a massive cerebral aneurism[12].
【卢克】：I think Gemma's got a few years left in her[13].
（注：拉丁语教师邓禄普用力擤鼻涕）
【卢克】：Oh, you're talking about your...
【拉丁语教师邓禄普】My darling Angie. Snatched from[14] me last week... and just 82. Why would you do this, God?
【卢克】：So do we start with a bit of vocab[15]?
【拉丁语教师邓禄普】Fuck Latin!
（注：卢克对拉丁语教师邓禄普的反复无常显示出无奈的表情）
【卢克】：Right.
（注：拉丁语教师邓禄普拿起桌上的棒槌，走到卢克面前，卢克心有点慌，猜想拉丁语教师邓禄普是否要敲打他）
【拉丁语教师邓禄普】：Yes, Latin won't bring Angie back! I've got to live my life[16]. You and me, Luke, we're going to start having some fun[17].
【卢克】：Do you mean you're going to bum[18] me?
【拉丁语教师】：I'm a Latin teacher, not a Geography teacher. Now be a good chap[19] and switch the rugger[20] on.
It's rugger! Come on, chaps!
【卢克】：Do I have to do coursework[21] and lots of exams?
【拉丁语教师邓禄普】：Some's not living their life. I shall take care of[22] all the form-filling[23]. Now, young Luke, Let's get you an A, shall we?
Form-filling
（注：于是，拉丁语教师邓禄普和卢克，一老一少开始尽情娱乐，饮酒，吃食品，看电视，玩游戏，过生日，吹笛，跳舞，玩焰火等等，真可谓一节丰富多彩的拉丁语课）此时，美国摇滚乐队 Jefferson Starship 的专辑《The Very Best of Starship》中的《Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now》音乐响起，部分歌词如下：
- And we can build this dream together
- Standing stronger forever
- Nothing's gonna stop us now
- And if this world runs out of lovers
- We'll still have each other
- Nothing's gonna stop us
- Nothing's gonna stop us
- Ooh, all that I need is you...
美国摇滚乐队 Jefferson Starship 的专辑《The Very Best of Starship》
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
【拉丁语教师邓禄普】：Well, that's your first lesson done.
【卢克】：I love Latin!
【拉丁语教师邓禄普】：I wonder if you'd take these bloody credits? They're clogging up[24] my drawer. Is that enough?
（注：拉丁语教师邓禄普从抽屉里拿出一大摞支票本）
【卢克】：That looks about right[25]. Same time tomorrow?
【拉丁语教师邓禄普】：Was Virgil[26] an Etruscan[27]?
【卢克】：I've got literally no idea.
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【oh】（表示领悟，或引出答话、评语等）哦，噢，唔；（表示惊奇、恐惧、痛苦、恼怒、高兴或喜悦等）唉，啊，呀，哈；（用于引起注意）喂，嘿，嗨；（用于思索想说的话，或表示犹豫）呃，嗯 ↩
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【drop out】退出，辍学，退学，脱离，（因不满传统制度而）退出正常社会，放浪形骸 ↩
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【ah】（感叹词，表示痛苦、懊悔、憎恨、厌恶、遗憾、蔑视、惊奇、高兴、赞赏、同情或不同意）啊，呀，嗳 ↩
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【fruity】adj. 果香的，果味的，含有大量水果的；（粗俗而常含有色情内容）逗笑的，如 a fruity joke，remark，story，etc，色情的笑话、言语、故事等；（指声音等）圆润而深沉的 ↩
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【port】n. 波尔图葡萄酒；港口；港口城市，钢市，口岸；缝隙或开口，尤指（电子）端口；气门，通道，排气口；射击孔，炮眼，枪眼；舷窗；舷孔，舷门 ↩
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【eh】（请对方再说一遍）嗯，什么；（征求对方同意或答复）是吗，如何，好吗，嗯；（表示惊奇）啊 ↩
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【suit yourself】随意，请对方按自己的意愿行事；随你便 ↩
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【kick off】（足球比赛中）开球；（事件、比赛或讨论等）开始；踢掉（鞋） ↩
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【Here's the thing】事情是这样的，老实说吧，从现在开始，就这样了，有一件事 ↩
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【the hell】（表示生气、轻蔑、不信任等）见鬼，到底 ↩
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【off the market】偏离市场，下架 ↩
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【cerebral aneurism】动脉瘤，脑动脉瘤 ↩
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【Gemma's got a few years left in her】杰玛的生命还有几年 ↩
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【snatch from】从...抢夺 ↩
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【vocab】n. =vocabulary，单词，生字，词汇 ↩
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【live one's live （of...）】过某人（...）的生活 ↩
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【have some fun】尽情地玩，尽情享受，玩得开心 ↩
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【bum】v. 使不安，使灰心 ↩
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【chap】n. （对男子的友好称呼）家伙，伙计 ↩
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【rugger】（英，非正式）n. =rugby，英式橄榄球 ↩
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【coursework】n. （记入最终成绩的）课程作业 ↩
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【take care of】负责，照顾，关怀；赡养，为...提供生计；应付，处理，满足...的需要；（委婉语）逮捕 ↩
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【form-filling】填表格或表格填写 ↩
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【clog up】（使）阻塞，（使）堵塞 ↩
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【about right】大致，适当；严厉，严重，重重；合适地，恰当地；重重地，厉害地，结结实实地 ↩
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【Virgil】（男子名）维吉尔 ↩
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【Etruscan】（古罗马时代的）伊特鲁利亚人，伊特鲁利亚语 ↩
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