Becuase believe or not,each one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing,turn cold and die. I'd like you to step forward of you and peruse some of the faces from the past. They're not that different from you ,are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones. Just like you. Invincible just like you fell. The world is their oyster. They belive they're destined for great things, just like many of you,their eyes are full of hope, just like you. Did they wait until it was too late to makefrom their lives even one iota of what they were capable? Because,you see gentelman,these boys are now fertilising daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on,lean in. Listen,you hear it ? Carpe...hear it?...Carpe,carpe diem,seize the day,boys,make your lives extrordinary. 因为信不信由你，这个房间里的每个人，总有一天都要停止呼吸，僵冷，死亡．我要你们向前到这儿来，细细玩味过去的面孔，你们经过这儿无数次，但从未真正看过他们，和你的差异并不大，对吧？同样的发型，和你们一样精力旺盛，和你们一样不可一世，世界都在他们的掌握之中，他们认为注定要成就大事，和大多数的你们一样，他们的双眼充满了希望，和你们一样．他们是否虚度时光，到最后一无所成？因为各位所见到的......这些男孩现在都已化为尘土了，如果你们仔细倾听，便能听见他们在低声耳语，附耳过去，仔细听，听见了?CARPE...听见了吗?CARPE... CARPE DIEM 及时行乐,孩子们,让你的生命超越凡俗. We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty，romance, love, these are what we stay alive for． 我们读诗写诗，非为它的灵巧．我们读诗写诗，因为我们是人类的一员．而人类充满了热情． 医药，法律，商业，工程，这些都是高贵的理想，并且是维生的必需条件． 但是诗，美，浪漫，爱，这些才是我们生存的原因．
KEATING: A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. And don't use very sad, use- Come on, Mr. Overstreet, you twerp.
KNOX: Morose?
KEATING: Exactly! Morose. Now, language was developed for one endeavor, and that is? Mr. Anderson? Come on! Are you a man or an amoeba?
KEATING: Mr. Perry?
NEIL: Uh, to communicate.
KEATING: No! To woo women. Today we're talking about William Shakespeare.
BOY: Oh, God!
KEATING: I know. A lot of you looked forward to this about as much as you look forward to root canal work. We're gonna talk about Shakespeare as someone who writes something very interesting. Now, many of you have seen Shakespeare done very much like this: "O Titus, bring your friend hither." But if any of you have seen Mr. Marlon Brando, you know, Shakespeare can be different. "Friend, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears." You can also imagine, maybe, John Wayne as Macbeth going, "Well, is this a dagger I see before me?"
KEATING: "Dogs, sir? Oh, not just now. I do enjoy a good dog once in a while, sir. You can have yourself a three-course meal from one dog. Start with your canine crudités; go to your Fido flambé for main course and for dessert, a Pekingese parfait. And you can pick your teeth with a little paw."
KEATING: Why do I stand up here? Anybody?
CHARLIE: To feel taller.
KEATING: No!
KEATING: Thank you for playing, Mr. Dalton. I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way. You see, the world looks very different from up here. You don't believe me? Come see for yourself. Come on. Come on! Just when you think you know something, you have to look at it in another way. Even though it may seem silly or wrong, you must try! Now, when you read, don't just consider what the author thinks. Consider what you think. Boys, you must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all. Thoreau said, "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." Don't be resigned to that. Break out! Don't just walk off the edge like lemmings. Look around you. There! There you go, Mr. Priske. Thank you! Yes! Dare to strike out and find new ground. Now, in addition to your essays, I would like you to compose a poem of your own, an original work. That's right! You have to deliver it aloud in front of the class on Monday. Bonne chance, gentlemen. Mr. Anderson? Don't think that I don't know that this assignment scares the hell out of you, you mole.
妙词佳句，活学活用
1. twerp
If you call someone twerp, you are insulting them and saying that they are silly or stupid. 无用之人，蠢人。
在口语和俚语里表示类似意思的词还有很多，如：imbecile，moron，jerk，fool， idiot等等。这些都是在电影里经常听到的单词。
2. woo
这个词有好几个用法值得探讨。
a. If a man woos a woman, he spends time with her and tries to persuade her to marry him.（男人）求爱、求婚，这是一种稍微有点老式的语言。
e.g.: The penniless author successfully wooed and married Fanny.
b. If you woo people, you try to encourage them to help you, support you, or vote for you, for example by promising them things which they would like. 争取支持，引诱、诱惑。
e.g.: They wooed customers by offering low interest rates.
All the candidates wooed the voters before the election.
3. scare the hell out of sb
这是口语中极常用的一个句子，意思是“吓坏某人”。表示“把某人吓坏了”还有一个表达是：Scare the bejesus out of sb。 如：When did you come into the room? You scare the hell out of me!
我觉得是CARPE DIEM。。。也就是seize the day 及时行乐～
还有句台词我记得不太清了 大概是这么说的：live deeper and suck out the marrow of life。（具体电影里怎么说我忘了。。。呵呵）
大概意思就是：
我希望生活有意义，我希望活得深刻，吸取生命中所有的精华，把非生命的一切都击溃，以免当我生命终结时，我发现自己从没有活过。
我觉得是CARPE DIEM。。。也就是seize the day 及时行乐～ 还有句台词我记得不太清了 大概是这么说的：live deeper and suck out the marrow of life。（具体电影里怎么说我忘了。。。呵呵） 大概意思就是： 我希望生活有意义，我希望活得深刻，吸取生命中所有的精华，把非生命的一切都击溃，以免当我生命终结时，我发现自己从没有活过。