Learn mandarin by read The Croods subtitles

Students want to study Chinese who love movies. It is a good method which read actors’ lines. Last night I watched The Croods movie with my friend. I love those dialogues from The Croods:

Guy: This is called a brain. I think that's where ideas go.

Thunk: Dad, I don't have a brain.

Guy：zhèshì dànǎo   wǒ xiǎnɡ hǎo zhǔyì dōu láizì zhèlǐ  

      这是   大脑 ，我   想   好  主意  都  来自  这里 。

Thunk: lǎo bà   wǒ méiyǒu dànǎo  

      老 爸 ，我  没有   大脑 。

Eep: My name's Eep and this is my family(家- jiā), the Croods. We never had the chance to explore the outside world because of my dad's one rule:

Eep: Never leave the cave.

Grug: New is always bad. Never not be afraid!

Eep: We never had a chance to explore the outside world, but what we didn't know was that our world was about to change."

Eep: wǒ jiào xiǎo yī    zhèshì wǒ de jiārén   ɡū lū zú   wǒmen cónɡlái méiyǒu

我  叫   小  伊 ，  这是  我 的  家人  ，咕 噜 族 ， 我们   从来   没有 

líkāi dònɡxué qù tànsuǒ shíjiàn   yīnwei wǒ lǎo bà de ɡuīju  

 离开   洞穴  去  探索    实践  ， 因为  我  老 爸 的  规矩 ：

yǒnɡyuǎn bùzhǔn líkāi dònɡxué  

  永远    不准   离开   洞穴  。

"Guy: Belt, emergency idea generator activate!"

"Grug: Never not be afraid."

"Thunk: You need a name, I think I'll call you Douglas. Roll over Douglas."

Grug: xīnshìwù dōushì huài de   yǒnɡyuǎn búyào bùdǒnɡ hàipà  

 新事物   都是   坏  的 ，  永远    不要  不懂   害怕 。

Eep: wǒmen cónɡlái méiyǒu yíɡè tànsuǒ wàimiàn shìjiè de jīhuì   suǒyǐ wǒmen

 我们   从来   没有  一个  探索    外面   世界  的  机会 ， 所以  我们

bùzhīdào wàimiàn de shìjiè shì zěnme ɡǎibiàn de  

 不知道    外面  的  世界   是  怎么   改变  的 。

The movie tells me be careful but keep curious.

My friends ask me why do you come to Shanghai? I said i really don't know why and i just did it one day past. When i find a new,i just have a try. There are two results:one is good and another is bad, 50% and 50%. But if i give up and i will lose 50% good.

I choose one try.

Now you learn two mandarin words: fear--害怕hài pà =恐惧kǒnɡ jù

That means be afraid, fear, and scared.　Grug said never not be afraid in Chinese (mandarin)

 yǒnɡ yuǎn bú yào bù dǒnɡ hài pà  

  永  远 不  要   不 懂   害 怕 。

In another words, sayings the same meaning:

shíkè bǎo chí jǐnɡ tì

 时刻  保持   警惕.

Now you learn contrary to fear (害怕)- 警惕(jǐnɡ tì)-not be scared.

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