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LegallyBlonde

LegallyBlonde

（Comedy）（2001）

©2004byRaymondWeschler

MajorCharacters

ElleWoods………………………………………ReeseWitherspoon

Averypretty,smartandsweetyoungwomanwhodecidestocompletelychangeherlifeandgotoHarvardlawSchool,inordertofollowherboyfriend,whohasdecidedtobreakupwithher.

WarnerHuntingtonthe3rd……………………MatthewDavis

Elle’sboyfriend,whoisbothsnobbyandshallow,whodecidestoleaveherbecausehefeelsheneedstofindamoreseriouslookinggirlfriendthatwillhelphimwithhisfuturecareerinpolitics.

Paulette……………………………………………JenniferCoolidge

AninsecureworkingclasshairdresserwhobecomesElle’sbestfriend.

Vivian………………………………………………SelmaBlair

Warner’snewgirlfriendatHarvard,whoatfirsttreatsElleverypoorly.

BrookeTaylorWindham……………………….AliLarter

Asuccessfulbusinesswomanwhomakeswellknownexercise

videos,whoischargedwiththemurderofherrichhusband.

ProfessorCallahan………………………………..VictorGarber

AcriminaldefenselawyerandProfessoratHarvard,whoishiredtodefendBrooke,andwhoagreestoletElleworkasaninternonthecase.

Emmett………………………………………………LukeWilson

AyounglawyerandProfessorCallahan’sassistant.

PlotSummary

ThisisthestoryofElleWoods,averycuteandfriendlystudentwhoisalsothemostpopulargirlinherLosAngelessorority（Ahouseandclubforfemalestudents）.EllehasjustfinishedherstudiesinFashion,andisgettingpreparedtomarryherboyfriend,Warner,whowillsoonbegoingtoHarvardLawSchool,inBoston.Unfortunately,Warner,whoisactuallyasomewhatsuperficialass,decidestobreakupwithElle,becausehewantstofindamoreseriouslookinggirlfriendwhowillhelphiscareerinpoliticsafterhegetsoutoflawschool（Elle,unfortunatelylookslikethestereotypicaldumbblonde,thoughofcoursethisisalookthatmanymenfindverysexy）.

Atfirst,Elleisemotionallycrushed,butshesoondecidestogetWarnerbackbyapplyingtoHarvardLawSchoolherself,asawayofimpressinghimwithhowsmartshereallyis.Infact,Elleisextremelysmart（muchmoresothanWarner!

）,butit’salsotruethatherbubbly“sororitypersonality”isverydifferentfromthetypeofpeoplewhogotoHarvardLawSchool.Still,Elleisacceptedtotheschool,andafterafewmonthsofstruggling,shesoonbecomesanaccomplishedlawstudentwhoclearlyhasthepotentialtobecomeanactuallawyer.OnthewaythroughHarvard,shemakesmanyfriends,savesawronglyaccusedwomanfrommurdercharges,andsoondiscoversthatitisWarnerwhoisnotsmartenoughorgoodenoughforher,andcertainlynottheotherwayaround.

SomeWordsandExpressionsthatYouMaynotKnow

ElleisheartbrokenwhenWarnerbreaksupwithher.

IheardMadonnawentintolaborthere.

“Togointolabor”istogivebirthtoababy.

I’mnotpositiveifit’sgoingtohappentonight.

:

:

Hello,hejusthadlunchwithhisgrandmother!

When“hello”issaidwithgreatemotionorenergy,itisawayofexpressingtheopinionthatthelistenerisbeingnaïveorstupid.

It’snotlikeshefedex’dasixcaratdiamond.

“Tofedex”apackageistosenditthroughtheprivateFedEx

mailservice.Ifadiamondis“sixcarats,”itisveryvaluable.

Ican’tbelieveyou’regettingengaged.

Tobe“engaged”istobeofficiallyplanningtogetmarried.

Idon’tunderstandwhyyou’recompletelydisregardingyoursignaturecolor.

“Todisregard”somethingistoignoreitornotpayattentiontoit.

Aperson’s“signaturecolor”isthecolorthatpeopleassociatewiththem.

He’sproposing—Ican’tlooklikeIwentonanyotherdate.

Ifaman“proposes”toawoman,heisaskinghertomarryhim.

Thisisthedate.

Notethatif“the”ispronounced“thee,”itmeansthemostimportant（Thoughhere,Elleactuallymisspeaksandjustsays“the”withtheusualpronunciation）.

Bridal.ButnotlikeI’mexpectinganything.

Theadjectiveforabride,whoisawomanabouttogetmarried.

There’snothingIlovemorethanadumbblondewithdaddy’splastic.

Inthiscase,areferencetoacreditcard,whichismadeofplastic.

Isthislow-viscosityrayon?

“Viscosity”referstohowstickysomethingis,and

“rayon”isatypeofman-madematerialforclothing.

Withhalfloopandtopstitchingonthehem?

Asentencethatonlythosewhosewwouldlove!

A“loop”isaholemadebyacircularpieceofcloth.“Stitching”isatypeofsewing,anda“hem”istheborderofapieceofcloth.

It’soneofakind.

Ifsomethingis“oneofakind,”itistrulyunique,withnootherslikeit.

Itwouldsnagthefabric.

“Tosnag”apieceofclothistocatch,traporaccidentally

attachtoit.“Fabric”isanotherwordforcloth.

IsawitintheJuneVogueayearago,soifyou’retrying

tosellitatfullprice,you’vepickedthewronggirl.

“Vogue”isafamousfashionmagazine.ThisisElle’swayof

sayingsheknowsalotaboutfashion,clothesandfabrics.

Thisisit.Inafewhours,I’llbethefutureMrs.WarnerHuntingtonthe3rd.

Notethatwhenwomengetmarried,theysometimesstillrefertothemselveswiththeirhusband’sfullname（thoughthisseemsabitdated）.

Here’stous.

“Here’sto”isacommonwayofbeginningatoast,inwhichglassesareraisedataformalmealinordertohonorsomebodyorsomething.

Iamfullyamenabletothatdiscussion.

Ifapersonis“amenableto”doingsomething,theyarehappytodoit.

Iplanonrunningforofficesomeday.

Thismeanstorunforapoliticaloffice,suchasmayororPresident.

IfI’mgoingtobeaSenatorbythetime

I’m30,Ineedtostopdickingaround.

A“Senator”isarepresentativeintheupperhouseoftheCongress

“Todickaround”isasomewhatcrudebutfunphrasalverbmeaning

towastetime,ortonottakethingsseriouslyenough.

Elle,poohbear,Ithinkweshouldbreakup.

“Poohbear”isaridiculoustermofendearment,likedearorsweetheart（WinniethePoohisafamouscharacterfromchildren’sliteraturethatisagentlebear）.Ifacouple“breakup,”theydecidetonolongerseeeachother,atleastinaromanticway.

Proposing?

Elle,ifI’mgoingtobeaSenator,

thenIneedaJackie,notaMarilyn.

Ifaman“proposes”tohisgirlfriend,heaskshertomarryhim.

JackiereferstoJackieKennedy,andMarilyntoMarilynMonroe

（Warnerissayingheneedsaprettybutseriouswifeforhiscareer）.

Elle,yourboobsarefine.

Awidelyusedslangtermforbreasts.

MyfamilyhasfivegenerationsofSenators,

andmybrother’sinthetopthreeatYalelaw.

YaleUniversityhasoneofthebestlawschoolsintheUnitedStates.

ThisisallWarner’swayofsayinghisfamilyhasatraditionofsucceedinginschoolandpolitics.

HejustgotengagedtoaVanderbilt,forChrist’ssake.

Toget“engaged”toapersonistoofficiallydeclarethatyouplantomarrythem.TheVanderbiltsareaveryrichAmericanfamilywhomadetheirmoneyinthe1800s.“ForChrist’ssake”isawayofexpressingemotionsuchasangerorfrustration.

Comeon,letmetakeyouhome.

OneofthemostwidelyusedphrasalverbsinEnglish,andalmostalwaysusedinthecommandform（Here,usedbyWarnertotellElletostopcrying,orperhapstocooperate）.

BecauseI’mnotaVanderbilt,suddenly

I’mwhitetrash?

IgrewupinBelAir!

“Whitetrash”isacrudetermforpooranduneducatedwhites,oftenwholiveinsmalltownsintheSouthernStatesoftheU.S.BelAirisaveryrichsuburbofLosAngeles.

IgrewupacrossthestreetfromAaronSpelling!

Ithinkmostpeople

wouldagreethat’salotbetterthansomestinkyoldVanderbilt!

AaronSpellingisawellknownHollywoodproducer.ThisisElle’ssillywayofsayingnew,celebritymoneyisbetterthanoldindustrialwealthfromthe19thcentury（Ifsomethingstinks,ofcourse,itsmellsbad）.

You’regonnaruinyourshoes.

Notethat“goingto”--->“gonna”inrapidspeech.

“Toruin”somethingistototallydestroyit.

I’vehadtroublewiththeirwholeliplinerthing.

Atypeofcosmeticthatissimilartolipstick.

It’sterrible.Hedumpedher.

Ifaman“dumps”hisgirlfriend,hedecidestobreakup

withher（Todumpsomethingistoliterallythrowitaway）.

Manicuresandpedicures.

Thewordsforputtingcoloredpaintsonyourfingernailsandtoenails.

Shestuffedtheminhermouthallatonce.

“Tostuff”somethinginyourmouthistoforce

itin,eveniftherereallyisn’tenoughroom.

Weallthoughtshe’dbethefirsttowalk

downtheaisleandnowshe’stotallyadrift.

“Towalkdowntheaisle”istogetmarriedinachurch（Theaisleisthepathwayinthemiddlebetweenthesetsofchairsorbenches）.Ifapersonis“adrift,”theyaremovingaimlesslyorwithoutdirection,likeapieceofwoodontheocean.

Shehasn’tconditionedherhairinlikeaweek.

“Tocondition”yourhairistowashitwithhairconditioner,whichmakesitsofterafterit’sbeenshampooed.Notetheuseofthemeaninglessfillerword“like,”whichsomegroupsofpeople,suchasgirlswholiveinasorority,tendtousewaytoooften.

Maybeshe’sgoingforthegrungelook.

Atypeoffashioninwhichyoungpeopleintentionallylookeddirtyandpoor.Thiswaspopularamongtheyoungintheearly1990s.

Andhernailsarefullonchipped.:

:

Sotrailerpark.

“Fullon”isaslangywayofsayingfully.Ifyournailsare“chipped,”

theyarebrokenoffontheedges.Asanadjective,“trailerpark”probablymeanspoor,whiteanduneducated,butthisisneverused（A“trailer”

isliterallyahomeonwheelsthatsomepoorpeoplelivein）.

She’llnevergethimbackwiththosecuticles.

Atypeofhangnail,orskinthatgrowsoutfromanail.

Noshit?

!

[Written]

Acrudebutcolloquiallyexcellentwayofsaying“Really?

!

”

Warner’sbrother,andhisfiancée,El