Name: 透過《神鬼戰士》學英文！ (Learn English with GLADIATOR)
Uploaded: 2026-03-19T17:01:27.000Z
Duration: 20 min 21 s

My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, Commander of the armies of the north, general of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor.

我是 Maximus Decimus Meridius，北方軍隊的指揮官，Felix Legions 的 general of the Felix Legions，true emperor 的 loyal servant to the true emperor。

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It doesn't get any better than that, does it?

I mean, Gladiator's gotta be up there in my top five films of all time.

我是說，《鬥士》絕對是我心目中的前五名電影之一。

裡面的所有東西都太標誌性的。

The story, the performances, the photography, the music, and the whole message behind it, everything is so brilliant.

故事、表演、攝影、音樂，以及背後傳達的整個訊息，一切都太精彩了。

而且它對學英文也很有幫助喔。

So in today's lesson, we're gonna watch two scenes.

所以今天的課程，我們要看兩個場景。

The first one, when Maximus starts to become famous as a gladiator and is invited to go to Rome to fight in the arena to a larger crowd.

第一個是 Maximus 開始成為著名鬥士，並受邀到羅馬的競技場去面對更大的觀眾群戰鬥。

And the second one, when he's already in Rome after a fight and the Emperor decides that he wants to meet with Maximus in person.

第二個是當他已經在羅馬，在一場戰鬥後，皇帝決定想親自見見 Maximus。

And I've gotta say, that's one of the best movie scenes in history.

我必須說，那絕對是影史上最棒的電影場景之一。

So now let's watch the first scene and then we'll learn with it.

所以，我們現在就來看看第一個場景，然後一起學習。

And by the way, at the end of this video, I'm gonna give you the chance to test your comprehension by watching both scenes without subtitles.

對了，影片的最後，我會讓你有機會不看字幕，測試一下你的理解能力。

And I bet that you'll be able to understand them 100%.

我敢打賭，你一定能百分之百聽懂。

You're a good Spaniard, but you're not that good.

你是個不錯的西班牙人，但你沒那麼厲害。

That's enough for the provinces, but not for Rome.

對省份來說夠了，但對羅馬來說還不夠。

The young emperor has arranged a series of spectacles to commemorate his father, Marcus Aurelius.

年輕的皇帝安排了一連串的盛會，來紀念他的父親，Marcus Aurelius。

I find that amusing since it was Marcus Aurelius the wise, the all knowing Marcus Aurelius the God closed us down.

我覺得這很好笑，因為是那位睿智的、無所不知的、神一般的Marcus Aurelius關閉了我們。

So finally, after five years of scratching a living in flea infested villages, we're finally going back to where we belong.

所以終於，在五年來靠在充滿跳蚤的村莊裡勉強維生之後，我們要回到屬於我們的地方了。

Or you should see the Coliseum, Spaniard.

或者你應該看看羅馬競技場，西班牙人。

Okay, so these expressions that you just saw highlighted in blue, we're going to explore all this vocabulary now.

好的，所以剛剛你看到的這些用藍色標示出來的詞彙，我們要來好好學學這些單字了。

Now, if your goal is to remember all of these expressions forever and never forget them and actually be able to use them when you speak, then I'm going to tell you that the best way that you can do that is by practicing with this lesson on Gladiator on our own app, it really helps you become more fluent because on there you don't just watch it passively.

現在，如果你的目標是永遠記住所有這些詞彙，並且永遠不會忘記它們，而且真的能在你說話的時候使用它們，那麼我要告訴你，你能做到的最好的方法就是透過我們自己的App來練習這堂關於《神鬼戰士》的課程，它真的能幫助你變得更流利，因為在那裡你不是被動地觀看。

You engage and interact and practice with the vocabulary.

So just click the link in the description below to open the app and it'll continue from there.

所以只要點擊下方說明欄中的連結來打開App，就可以繼續了。

So in the scene we see Proximo, a former gladiator who now owns and trains fighters, speaking with Maximus.

在這個場景中，我們看到普羅西莫，一位前鬥士，現在擁有並訓練戰士，他正在和Maximus說話。

Let's have another look at the first couple lines.

The phrase you sent for me means did you call me here?

你找我的這句話，意思就是你叫我來這裡嗎？

It's used in formal settings when a person is summoned.

這是在比較正式的場合，當一個人被傳喚時會用到的。

Like an employee being called to a manager's office or.

就像員工被叫到經理辦公室，或是。

Or a servant responding to a king to someone means exactly that when someone calls for your presence somewhere.

或是僕人回應國王，當有人召喚你到某個地方時，意思就是這樣。

In the movie, Maximus is called a Spaniard because he was born in Hispania, located in modern day Spain and Portugal, which at the time was a Roman province, a region from the Empire.

在電影裡，Maximus 被稱為西班牙人，因為他出生在西班牙，也就是現在的西班牙和葡萄牙，當時是羅馬的一個省，帝國的一個地區。

Today, Spaniard still refers to a person from the country of Spain.

時至今日，西班牙人仍然是指來自西班牙這個國家的人。

Some nationalities have these second names, almost like nicknames.

有些國籍的人會有這種第二個名字，有點像綽號。

Like you could refer to a British person as a British, a Danish person as a Dane, Turkish, Turk, Arabic, Arab.

像是你可以稱呼英國人為 British，丹麥人為 Dane，土耳其人為 Turkish，阿拉伯人為 Arabic。

And a Polish person that is from Poland could be called a Pole.

而來自波蘭的波蘭人，可以被稱為 Pole。

You're good, Spaniard, but you're not that good.

你很棒，西班牙人，但你還不夠好。

When someone calls something magnificent, they're not just saying it's good or great.

當有人稱讚某樣東西「magnificent」時，他們不只是說它好或很棒。

They mean it's deeply impressive or worthy of admiration and respect, like a stunning view or piece of art.

他們的意思是它非常令人印象深刻，或是值得讚嘆和尊敬，就像令人驚嘆的景色或藝術品一樣。

So he means that Maximus has the potential to be a legendary fighter.

所以他的意思是 Maximus 有潛力成為一個傳奇鬥士。

年輕的皇帝安排了一系列盛大的表演來紀念他的父親 Marcus Aurelius。

At this point in the movie, the Emperor is Commodus, the son of Marcus Aurelius, the previous emperor.

在電影的這個部分，皇帝是 Commodus，他是前任皇帝 Marcus Aurelius 的兒子。

So Commodus has organized grand spectacles, that is big, exciting public shows to honor and celebrate his father.

所以 Commodus 組織了盛大的表演，也就是大型、令人興奮的公開秀，來榮耀和慶祝他的父親。

A word you may hear more often than spectacle is the adjective spectacular, which is often used casually to describe something impressive, breathtaking or extraordinary.

你可能比「spectacle」聽過更多的是形容詞「spectacular」，它經常被隨意用來形容令人印象深刻、令人驚嘆或非凡的事物。

In this example, the cake looks spectacular, Gabriel.

在這個例子裡，這個蛋糕看起來太棒了，Gabriel。

I find that amusing, since it was Marcus Aurelius, the wise, the all knowing Marcus Aurelius, that closed us down.

我覺得這很有趣，因為正是那位睿智、無所不知的 Marcus Aurelius 關閉了我們的生意。

When something is amusing, it's entertaining and funny.

當某件事很有趣時，它就是令人愉悅且好笑的。

Not laugh out loud funny necessarily, but more like something that is funny in an interesting way.

不一定是會讓人哈哈大笑的那種，而是比較屬於那種有趣的方式讓人覺得好笑。

Proximo thinks it's amusing that the young emperor is bringing back gladiator fights to celebrate his father's memory when he was Marcus Aurelius himself, who stopped the games in the first place.

Proximo 覺得很有趣，因為年輕的皇帝為了紀念他的父親，竟然要恢復鬥士的戰鬥，而當初正是 Marcus Aurelius 自己停止了這些比賽。

And when he did that, he consequently closed down the business of trading gladiators.

而他這麼做之後，也就順勢關閉了買賣鬥士的生意。

Just one more obstacle to get round, then it'll all be straight.

只剩下一個障礙要克服，之後一切都會很順利。

Men like you are becoming very fashionable down here.

像你這樣的人在這裡越來越受歡迎了。

I find that amusing since it was Marcus Aurelius the wise, the all knowing Marcus Aurelius that closed us down.

In case you don't know, Marcus Aurelius is an actual historical figure who is in fact remembered as a wise ruler.

如果你不知道的話，Marcus Aurelius 其實是一位真實的歷史人物，他確實被記為一位睿智的統治者。

But Proximo is calling him wise and all knowing sarcastically here to make fun of him, probably because he failed to foresee two major his own son's betrayal and the return of gladiator games.

但 Proximo 在這裡諷刺地稱他睿智且無所不知，是為了嘲笑他，可能是因為他未能預見他兒子兩次重大的背叛以及鬥士比賽的重現。

The expression all knowing refers to a person who knows it all, who knows everything.

「無所不知」這個詞指的是一個什麼都知道、什麼都懂的人。

So finally, after five years of scratching a living in flea infested villages, we're finally going back to where we belong, the Colosseum.

所以最後，在鄉下地方靠抓跳蚤維生了五年後，我們終於要回到我們該去的地方了，羅馬競技場。

Proximo creates a dramatic contrast between the glory of the Colosseum and his struggle of life in small villages.

Proximo 在羅馬競技場的輝煌與他在小村莊裡艱辛的生活之間，營造出強烈的對比。

He describes these villages as flea infested, emphasizing their poor living conditions.

他形容這些村莊「跳蚤橫行」，強調了他們惡劣的生活條件。

When a place is infested with something like fleas or rats, it means they are present in large, uncontrollable numbers.

當一個地方「跳蚤橫行」或「老鼠橫行」時，表示牠們的數量龐大且無法控制。

He also emphasizes how harsh their situation has been with the phrase scratching a living, meaning barely having enough money to survive and struggling just to get by.

他也用「艱難維生」這個詞來強調他們嚴峻的處境，意思是僅僅夠餬口，努力地活下去。

We're finally going back to where we belong, the Colosseum.

我們終於要回到我們該去的地方了，羅馬競技場。

Going back to where you belong means to go back to a place that feels right for you, where you truly fit in, or where you're meant to be.

回到你該去的地方，意思是回到一個讓你覺得自在、真正屬於你的地方，或是你命中註定要去的地方。

You can often hear this phrase in movies and songs.

在電影和歌曲裡，你常常會聽到這句話。

All that matters now is that you're safe on home where you belong.

現在最重要的是，你安全地回到了你該回的家。

The verb belong may also appear in similar phrases like we belong together, meaning that two people are meant to be together.

belong 這個動詞也可能出現在類似的片語裡，像是 we belong together，意思是兩個人命中註定要在一起。

A person may say, you don't belong here, meaning this place or situation is not meant for you.

有人可能會說，你根本不屬於這裡，意思是這個地方或情況不適合你。

You don't belong here, either of you, so I'm sending you home.

你們兩個都不屬於這裡，所以我要送你們回家。

In the scene, Proxima means that his best gladiators are meant to fight in a colosseum where they belong, the grandest stage, rather than struggling in small villages.

在這個場景裡，Proxima 的意思是，他最優秀的鬥士應該要在他們所屬的羅馬競技場這個最盛大的舞臺上戰鬥，而不是在小村莊裡掙扎。

And by the way, remember that you can practice what you're learning today on our own app.

對了，別忘了你可以在我們的 App 上練習今天學到的內容。

It really is the best way to make sure that you never forget the vocabulary that you see in these lessons.

這真的是確保你永遠不會忘記這些課程中出現的單字最好的方法。

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