Visitaci su: http://englishclass.altervista.org MONTY PYTHON - COURT CHARADES- A court hall. The jury is about to give the verdict. JUDGE: Ladies and gentleman of the jury...have you reached a verdict? HEAD-JURY: We have, m lud. JUDGE: And how do you find the defendant? The head-jury shows two fingers. JUDGE: TWO WORDS?? The head-jury shows one finger. La frase da indovinare risulta essere NOT GUILTY, e cioè non colpevole. Per comporre questa frase, vengono utilizzate tre parole che, se lette assieme, portano a pronunciare NOT GUILTY : KNOT (nodo) + GILL (branchia) + TEA (tè). Vengono dunque mimati i tre oggetti. JUDGE: First word. The head-jury starts miming a knot. JUDGE: Rope? String? The head-jury points out the knot. MAN: Point! ROPE = corda STRING = filo POINT = punto
SECRETARY: Belt! JUDGE: Tie! BELT = cintura TIE = cravatta MAN: Cravat! Silk square! SECRETARY: KNOT! The head-jury shows him his thumb up. EVERYBODY: KNOT! KNOT! The head-jury shows two fingers. JUDGE: Second word. Two syllables. First syllable. The head-jury starts miming a swimming fish. JUDGE: Bird? SECRETARY: Swimmer! JUDGE: Breast-stroke! MAN: Brian Phelps! JUDGE: No, no, no! He was a diver! SECRETARY: Esther Williams, then! BIRD = uccello SWIMMER = nuotatore BREAST-STROKE = nuoto a rana Brian Phelps è un famoso tuffatore, ed Esther Williams un attrice e nuotatrice. La citazione risulta essere ovviamente comica. JUDGE: No, no, no, don t be silly: how can you find someone not Ester Williams?
MAN: FISH! The head-jury indicates his neck. MAN: Fish... wheeze? Fish wheeze! JUDGE: Fish breathe! FISH = pesce WHEEZE = respiro affannoso FISH BREATHE THROAT = pesce respirare gola MAN: Fish breathe throat! JUDGE: Fish breathe throat? GILL!!! The head-jury shows him his thumb up. EVERYBODY: GILL! GILL! JUDGE: KNOT GILL (not guil-)... The head-jury shows the tip of his two fingers. JUDGE: Second syllable. The head-jury mimes someone who s drinking tea. MAN: Drink! SECRETARY: Sip. Imbibe! The head-jury indicates what s inside the imaginary cup. JUDGE: Not guil...cup! KNOT GILL - CUP! Recorded laughter. DRINK = bere SIP = sorseggiare IMBIBE = bere, assumere L ultima parola dovrebbe essere TEA, ma il giudice si sbaglia e dice CUP (tazza). L intento è volutamente comico, perché GUILCUP non esiste.
JUDGE: (To the defendant) You ve been found not guil-cup of the charges brought against you and may leave this court a free man. The defendant goes out. JUDGE: Right. My turn. The judge shows four fingers. MAN: Four words. The judge shows one finger and then mimes a call. HEAD-JURY: Ah... first word shout! MAN: Bellow. SECRETARY: Call! La frase da indovinare è adesso: CALL THE NEXT DEFENDANT e cioè chiamate il prossimo imputato. Per comporre questa frase, vengono utilizzate le parole: CALL (richiamo) + THE (il) + NEXT (prossimo) + DEAF (sordo) + END (estremità) + ANT (formica). SHOUT = grido/gridare BELLOW = muggito/miggire CALL = richiamo/ chiamare The judge shows him his thumb up. EVERYBODY: CALL! CALL! The judge shows two fingers. MAN: Second word...is very small. HEAD-JURY: Ehm...A. MAN: An? SECRETARY: Up!
HEAD-JURY: THE! The judge shows him his thumb up. The judge mimes a deaf man. SECRETARY: Call the... The judge shows three fingers. SECRETARY: Third word. The judge indicates his neck. MAN: Gill?? OLD LADY: Fish!!! SECRETARY: Adam s apple! MAN: Neck!!!! NECK = collo SECRETARY: Sounds like neck! WOMAN: Next!!! HEAD FO JURY: CALL THE NEXT! The judge shows four fingers again. SECRETARY: Fourth word. Three syllables. HEAD-JURY: First syllable.
HEAD-JURY: Ear. MAN: Hear. Can t hear! EAR = orecchio HEAR = sentire, udire SECRETARY: Deaf! The judge shows him his thumb up. EVERYBODY: DEAF! DEAF! SECRETARY: CALL THE NEXT DEF... Indicates his bottom. MAN: Ehm...bottom? The judge goes No! SECRETARY: Seat! Trouser. Cheek. HEAD-JURY: END! CALL THE NEXT DEFEND... BOTTOM = fondoschiena/sedere SEAT = posto a sedere TROUSER = pantaloni CHEEK = natica The judge puts out a fake giant ant. EVERYBODY: ANT!!!!!! SECRETARY: CALL THE NEXT DEFENDANT! THE END. Visitaci su: http://englishclass.altervista.org