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Hi, I’m Sarah. Welcome to The Daily English Show.
Today we’re going to have a look at another scene from King Kong.
I think one of the interesting things about King Kong is how over the top the sexism is in the film – which I guess reflects the attitudes in American society at the time the film was made.
Not that Hollywood films – or other films - produced these days aren’t sexist, because obviously a lot of them are – but it’s just presented in a different way, I think.
The scene were doing today is near the start of the film. Ann and Jack are having a conversation on the ship and Jack says: this is no place for a girl.
Meaning only men should be on ships – and I guess he means especially in this situation because it’s such a long trip and it’s in a potentially dangerous area and women are weak and useless and get in the way, I guess.
And later on he says: Women can't help being a bother. Made that way, I guess.
So I think those lines are quite interesting, they’re not the kind of lines that you’re likely to hear characters say in films these days.
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And that was Stick News for Tuesday the 27th of May.
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Word Of The Day
Today’s word is harp.
In King Kong Ann says to Jack: I wish you wouldn't keep harping on that.
Harp on or harp on about means: talk or write persistently and tediously on a particular topic.
The term has been around for a while. Shakespeare used it in 1603 in Hamlet: "Still harping on, my daughter?"
And I found this on the internet:
Why is the government harping on about smoking?
conversations with sarah
#455 This is no place for a girl
Step 1: Repeat Jack’s lines.
Step 2: Read Jack’s lines and talk to Ann.
Jack Hello, Ann.
Jack Where you been all morning?
Ann Trying on costumes for Mr. Denham. He's going to make some tests of me this afternoon, here on deck, if the light's right.Jack Tests? Why?
Ann Oh, to see which side of my face looks best, and all that.
Jack Both sides look all right to me.
Ann Yes, but you're not the movie director.
Jack If I was, you wouldn't be here.
Ann Well, is that a nice thing to say!
Jack Ah, this is no place for a girl.
Ann I wish you wouldn't keep harping on that. It's very mean of you. Anybody'd think I'd been a lot of trouble. I haven't! You can't say I've been one bit of trouble to anyone. Have I?
Jack Sure you have. Sure you have.
Ann I don't see ... well, how?Jack Just being around’s trouble.
Ann Oh dear and I thought everything was going so nicely.Jack Aw, you're all right. But women can't help being a bother. Made that way, I guess.
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