星星女孩
星星女孩不僅不再受歡迎,還成為多數同學避之唯恐不及的對象。
但是,里歐卻愛上了她,他們備開始約會。
里歐真的很開心,直到自己意識到整個學校的學生也都在躲著他。
里歐試著說服星星女孩像其他人一樣。
為了取悅里歐,星星女孩用回自己的真名蘇珊,並且穿著舉止都像個典型的青少女。
後來,星星女孩眼見自己的轉變並沒有影響任何人對她的態度,,於是又重新做起自己。
由於里歐已經厭倦眾人的閃避,因此缺席了該學年的最後一場舞會;不過,星星女孩卻出席了。
在舞會上,她帶領眾人大跳「免子舞」;看起來她似乎又將再度獲得眾人的認可。
但人緣極佳的女孩希拉蕊,卻賞了她一巴掌。
她怒斥星星女孩,指控她總是毀了一切。
不過星星女孩卻以親吻希拉蕊的臉類作為回應;然後隨即消失無蹤。
十五年過去了,里歐發現邁中變成了一所更加友善的學校,而他也不禁想知道星星女孩這些年來的故事。
Not only is Stargirl no longer popular, she is also shunned by the majority of students. But Leo is in love with her, and they start dating. He is genuinely happy until he realizes that the entire school is shunning him, too. Leo persuades Stargirl to be like everyone else. To please him, she goes back to using her
real name – Susan – and acts and
dresses like a typical teenager. Later she
sees that the change hasn't affected
anyone's attitude toward her and reverts
to her old self.
genuinely真誠地;真心地
Everyone loves Mr. William's class because he is genuinely interested in what his students have to say.
Yes, Robert is a genuinely nice person who cares about people.
genuine(adj)
Natalie knew that John's compliments were genuine because John's friends had told her that he never lies.
revert恢復原狀
After the bank robber had been out of jail for about six months, he reverted to his old way of getting money.故態復萌
Our farm land will revert to a forest if we aren't careful to plow耕;犁 it ever year.
As the committee discussed a new marketing plan, it wasn't long before they reverted to the original plan because of the cost difference.
to shun(v.)躲開,避開,迴避
to persistently avoid or ignore or even reject that person for some reason
majority vs. minority
majority 多數;多數黨派
minority少數;少數黨派
going out/ going steady
Are you going steady?
You’re going steady, you’re only dating one person.
take+(the relationship)+to the next level
dare to be different
For example, you can say that that TV show was so successful because it dared to be different. Or this musician makes such special music because he dares to be different.
His music is special because he dares to be different.
Tired of being shunned, Leo doesn't go to the final dance of the school year. But Stargirl attends. At the dance, she leads everyone in the "bunny hop." It looks as if she is going to be accepted again. But Hillari, a very popular girl, slaps her. She tells Stargirl that she always ruins everything. Stargirl responds by kissing Hillari on the cheek. Then she disappears Fifteen years later Leo notices that Mica. High is a more friendly place, and he wonders what happened to Stargirl.
shun閃避;遠離
Bradley Cooper and Kate Winslet are two Hollywood stars that shun social media.不碰社群媒體
In ancient days, people with certain diseases were shunned by society.罹患特定疾病的人往往被社會唾棄。
Kids who shun their parents' advice often run into trouble in their lives.不聽父母的話
slap用手掌拍打
to slap on the back友好的輕拍背部表示讚許或表揚
Mark slapped Brendon on the back when Brendon won first place in the race.
Frank slapped $200 down on the table to pay for everyone's lunch.
Kids who shun their parents' advice often run into
trouble in their lives.
slap(adv.)直接地;恰好地
As they walked down the sidewalk, the boys were laughing so hard that they ran slap into a wall.
tired of/ sick of
This means that you're bored or impatient with something.
You can say Sarah is tired of the hot weather.She's looking forward to cooler weather in the fall.
be sick of something
I would probably use them in the same way. You could say I'm sick of eating the same food every day,or I'm tired of eating soup or eating the same thing every
day.
And Stargirl is tired of being shunned... or Leo is tired of
fit in people
I think it is important in some ways to fit in with the people around you.
If you're in a certain culture, you should learn how to, you know, eat what they eat and do what they do.
If, for example, you're trying to make a statement by not taking a shower for two weeks, maybe don't do that.
You should try to fit in with the rules of hygiene and staying clean.
But at the same time, you should be who you are.
And you don't have to change just to try to look exactly like the other people.
There's already them. There's only one of you.
So be yourself, be expressive, be unique, but don't go too far.極端;太過分
A lot of times our friends or other people at school can make fun of us because we're different or because we're not
like everyone else.
But sometimes being different is what can really help keep you out of trouble.
People sometimes want to just follow the stream and do what everyone else does.
But if you just keep on following everyone else, then you'll never have a chance to discover who you truly are.
Sometimes we have to learn from others and do what others are doing.
But never be afraid to be yourself and to sometimes push against what everyone is telling you to do because they might not be on the right road.
I think it's very important to fit in.
And that's why we need to work hard at working well with other people and try to get them to like us in many situations, especially nowadays, whether it's at school or at work.
Focus is on collaboration.
The focus is on teams.
We can't do most things by ourselves, so we need other people to buy into相信, 完全相信 our ideas, and we need their help.
So in order to get people to help us, we need them to agree with us.
ripple effect漣漪作用;連漪效應;影響等逐漸擴散