A-K
A-E-L
E-L-E-L-A
K-E-E
A-K-E-E
Akeelah
A-A-E
E-L-A
A-K
Akeelah\nAkeelah
A-K-E-E-L-A-H
片名：阿基拉和拼字大赛
Akeelah: You know that feellng where no matter what you do
or where you go you just don't flt In?
I don't know the word for that.
Allenatlon, estrangement...
Incompatlblllty? Naw, those aln't rlght.
But there's gotta be a word for It, because that's how I feel all the tlme.
My name's Akeelah Anderson and I'm 11 years old.
And thls all starts at Crenshaw Mlddle School
In South Los Angeles.
You're all in the seventh grade now\nand I know you can do better than this.
So when I give you\na list of words, study them.
Akeelah!
How long did you study\nfor this spelling test?
I didn't.
See me after class.\nOkay, you two need to turn around.
Enough!
You know, you could be\none of my very best students.
But you don't turn in\nhalf your homework.
Sometimes you don't even\nshow up for class.
- What's going on?\n- I don't know.
Have you heard of...
have you heard\nof next week's spelling bee?
No.
Well, I think you should\nsign up for it.
Does he really think I'm\ngonna be walking around
with somebody in little shorts\nlike that? He crazy!
- Ooh, is Devon coming back today?\n- Yeah. Got a two-week leave.
Your brother is fine!\nI got it all figured out... look.
He gonna be the pilot\non a big commercial jet
and I'm gonna be\nthe flight attendant.
Got any change\nfor an old man, girls?
Ain't got no change for myself.
Damn, Derrick-T's new ride is tight!
He's been trying to get\nTerrence in trouble.
Girl, your bro can get\nhis own self in trouble.
- So what'd Ms. Cross want?\n- Nothin'.
Just talking about\nsome stupid-ass spelling bee.
You gonna do it?
- You'd probably be good.\n- And get up in front of everybody?
I'd probably pee in my pants.
Tell me about the boy in your class\nwith the itty-bitty shorts.
I think he's cute.
Yesl
Yes!
- Keelie, Mama says go eat.\n- I'm about to get a high score.
- One minute.\n- I don't care.
Mama says go eat!
Oh yeah! I've been dreaming about\nyour cooking for the past five months.
Let me take that.
At least I got one baby\nappreciate what I do around here.
We all appreciate you.\nHey... give me some sugar.
- Where is Terrence?\n- I don't know. Maybe still at practice.
Practice was over an hour ago.\nI know one thing...
he better not be hanging out\nwith no Derrick-T.
Derrick-T?\nThat fool still alive?
- Not after you get done with him.\n- That's right.
- Hey, you.\n- So...
how many planes have you\nshot down so far?
So far zero. But you don't do\ntoo much shooting sitting behind
- a computer screen in Nevada.\n- Oooh, good.
You stay on the ground.\nLet them white boys go up there.
- You stay down here where you belong.\n- Mama, I'm gonna have my wings
and my college degree before you know\nit... unless this one beats me to it.
Not skipping class\nwith Georgia Cavanaugh, she won't.
- Skipping class?\n- Only PE.
- You better not be skipping no class.\n- Akeelah, go turn off that television.
Hey, hey... flip it over\nto ESPN real quick
and let me check out\nthat Laker score, all right?
I need you to talk to Terrence...
If you spell the next word correctly,\nyou will be the champion.
- What's this?\n- Akeelah, turn off the TV now.
- "Brunneous"\n- B...
R-U-N...
N-E-O-U-S
- Brunneous.\n- Congratulatlons.
You are the Scrlpps\nNatlonal Spelllng Bee Champlon.
Akeelah needs to listen!
Turn it off now!
Brunneous...
brunneous?
"Brunneous: Dark brown;
used chiefly scientifically."
Well, why can't they just say brown?
Daddy, have you ever\nheard of this word?
Yeah, probably did.
Cauterize\nC-A-U-T-E-R-l-Z-E
Fortification\nF-O-R-T-l-F-l-C-A-T-l-O-N
Correspond\nC-O-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-D...
Hey, freak.
We want you to take care\nof our English homework.
- Everybody say you a brainiac.\n- I ain't no brainiac.
Like hell you ain't!\nAlways got them A's down, right?
Yeah, she's scared of us.
Don't run away...
I cannot thank you enough\nfor coming down here today, Josh.
I've got the district\nbreathing down my back.
The test scores have\ngone down again this year.
As I said earlier,\nI appreciate your dilemma, Bob,
but I really don't understand\nwhat it is I have to offer.
No no no, all I want you to do\nis look at these kids
and tell me if you think\nmy idea's crazy.
I think some of them\nhave a lot of potential.
Girls!\nWhy aren't you in class?
- She holding us up.\n- Akeelah!
Are you signed up\nfor the spelling bee today?
No.
I want you to come\nto my office, please.
So, Ms. Cross tells me
you've never missed a word\non your spelling tests.
But your attendance record\nleaves a little to be desired.
- You're 11, did you skip a grade?\n- The second.
Akeelah, have you ever heard\nof the Scripps National Spelling Bee?
- I think it was on TV last week.\n- Yes!
Yes, they show it\non ESPN every year.
Middle school students\nfrom all over the country
compete in school district\nand regional spelling bees
trying to make it to the national\nspelling bee in Washington DC.
Next year, I want\none of our students there.
So whoever wins\nthe school bee today
gets to represent Crenshaw\nat the district bee
- next month.\n- Why would anybody want
to represents a school that can't even\nput doors on the toilet stalls?
Akeelah, if we can't show\nour students can perform,
we're not going to have money for books,\nlet alone bathroom doors.
Now, I want you to do\nthe bee today, all right?
So everybody can call me\na freak and a brainiac?
No, I ain't down\nfor no spelling bee.
Well, maybe you'd be "down" for spending\nthe rest of the semester
in detention\nfor all of your absences.
I'd like to welcome you all
to Crenshaw's first schoolwide\nspelling bee.
We have some very special students\ncompeting today,
so let's give them all\na round of applause.
Okay, we drew numbers to see\nwho would go first,
and that's Chuckie Johnson\nfrom the eighth grade.
~ Hey hey hey, Chuckie\nba-ba-baby. ~
Mr. Welch, I have a question\nabout the basketball nets.
Chuckie!\nYou need to pay attention.
Now, we're gonna start things off\nwith "grovel."
Gravel, like little rocks?
No, grovel like
get down\non your knees and grovel.
Get down on my knees?\nWhat?!
Just spell the word.
Uh, G-R...
A-V-E-L
No, Chuckie, you spelled gravel.
I meant grovel: G-R-O-V-E-L.
You weren't listening.\nI'm sorry, Chuckie.
- Who cares?\n- Okay, next up,
Akeelah Anderson.
Oh, you go, girl!
Akeelah, your word is "doubt."
- Doubt\n- D-O-U-B-T
I'm sorry, Akeelah,\nyou have to speak up.
D-O-U-B-T
Very good.
Next, Calvln Baker...
P-L-A-S-l-D
Placid
I'm sorry,\nit's P-L-A-C-l-D.
Okay, Akeelah,\nif you get this word
you will be the winner.\n"Fanciful."
- Fan...\n- F-A-N-C-l-F-U-L
- Girl: Whoa.\n- That is correct,
and you have won Crenshaw's\ninaugural spelling bee.
Whoo!
Whatever.
Excuse me.
Spell "prestidigitation."
I'm sorry, sir,\nbut this girl is only 11,
and she's already won.\nMr. Welch, what Is thls?
Prestidigitation,\ncan you spell it?
P-R-E-S-T-l-D-l-G-l-T-A-T-l-O-N,
prestidigitation
That's correct.
Whoo!
- "Ambidextrous"\n- A-M-B-l-D-E-X-T-R-O-U-S
- "Pterodactyl"\n- P-T-E-R-O-D-A-C-T-Y-L
- "Pulchritude"\n- P...
P-U-L-C...
R...
l-T-U-D-E...
pulchritude?
That's incorrect.\nIt's from the Latin root "pulcher"
and there's an H after the C.
See?\nShe aln't so smart.
- Run for it! See ya!\n- Bye, sweetie.
Akeelah, wait!
Where are you going?\nYou did great.
You were spelling words\nI don't know how to spell.
Mr. Welch, I told you I did not want\nto do this. They're laughing at me.
They laugh\nbecause you intimidate them.
But if you'd stood your ground,\nyou might have earned their respect.
Bob, the girl has potential\nbut she needs to be coached.
Do you know who that was?
That was Dr. Joshua Larabee.
He used to chalr\nthe Engllsh department at UCLA.
He and I went to college together.\nBut get this...
when he was a kid, he went all the way\nto the national spelling bee.
And he thinks you have a chance\nof going there yourself.
I'm sorry,
but I ain't doin'\nno more spelling bees.
Akeelah...
Girl, you kicked some major booty\non that stage today.
But I couldn't spell pulchritude.
But you knocked all them other words\nright back at that dude.
They were just trick words. Everybody\nknows pterodactyl starts with a P.
Girl, if I could spell like you,\nI know I could be a flight attendant.
Devon:\nKeelle, hey, wake up.
Hey.
- Dev, are you leaving?\n- Yeah, gotta get back to the base.
Hey, your principal\ncalled Mama.
Said you did real good\nin the spelling bee last week.
- I messed up a word.\n- He sald you got a lot of them rlght.
He also said\nyou've got an opportunity
to go to an even bigger\ncontest next week.
- I don't want to do it.\n- Why not?
Everybody's gonna be\nlooking at me
and there's gonna be\ntons of words I don't know.
So you're scared, huh?
How do you thlnk I felt the flrst tlme\nI had to jump out of an alrplane?
I mean, my whole body\nsaid "Don't do it."
But sometimes your brain gotta be\nsmarter than your body, you know?
But I don't like my school.
I don't see why I gotta do\nanything for them.
Then do it for Dad.
I mean, you know\nhow he was about words.
He'd have loved to see you\ndo something like this.
- What'd Mama say about it?\n- You know how Mama is.
She got a million things\nto worry about.
Tell you what,
just do this contest,
and if you make it all the way to DC,
I will parachute down to see you.
Would you Ilke that?
That is a wonderful decision, Akeelah,\na wonderful decision.
You think maybe the school\ncould buy me a new outfit,
you know, for the district bee?
Uh... I don't know, maybe.
If you make it to the state regional,\nmaybe something could be arranged.
But you're gonna have to finish in\nthe top 10 at the district level first.
And, Akeelah, you're going to be going\nup against kids from Santa Monica,
Woodland Hills, Beverly Hills.
Some of these kids have been doing this\nfor years and never even made it to DC.
- Well, maybe I should just give up now.\n- No no no.
No, I'm just saying\nyou need to train hard.
- With Dr. Larabee.\n- What?
I don't need any help from him.\nI could do this on my own.
Akeelah, the best spellers\nin the world have coaches.
I flnally got hlm to conslder\ntaklng some tlme
during his sabbatical\nto work with you.
Please, just talk with him.
Here.\nHe doesn't live far from here.
He lives in this neighborhood?
I thought you said\nhe was important.
And take this, it's a copy\nof last year's spelling bee.
- "Sacclform."\n- May I have the deflnltlon, please?
Resembllng a pouch.
May I have the language\nof origin, please?
- Latln.\n- Latin?
I thought this was\nsupposed to be English.
...I-F-O-R...
"Scutellate"?\nCan I have the definition?
"Longicollis"
- "Ginglymus"\n- "Empennage"
- "Souchong"\n- "Intussusception"
- Hey, what's dat?\n- Any alternate pronunclatlons?
Where you been?\nMama's worried.
Mama should just chill, a'ight?
- What you looking at?\n- Spelling bee.
Oh yeah, I heard about that.
You going up against\na bunch of rich white kids.
They gonna tear your black ass up.
Man:\nIntussusceptlon Is
l-N-T-U-S-S-U-S-C-E-P-T-l-O-N
You're late.
- You didn't answer the door.\n- That's because you're late.
Come in.
Come come come.
So...
- you want to learn how to spell.\n- I know how to spell.
- Spell "staphylococci."\n- Um...
S-T-A-F...
There is no F. It's derived\nfrom the Greek so there can't be an F.
Staphylococci:\nS-T-A...
P-H-Y...
L-O-C-O...
C-C-I.
Wlnnlng word,\nnatlonal spelllng bee
1987.
The first thing\nmost serious spellers do
is learn all of the winning words\nand their origins.
Well, maybe I ain't that serious.
Maybe neither am I.
So why are you home\nduring the day?
- Ain't you got a job?\n- Do me a favor,
leave the ghetto talk\noutside, all right?
Ghetto talk?\nI don't talk ghetto.
Hm, "ain't you got no job?"
You use that language\nto flt In wlth your frlends.
Here you will speak properly\nor you won't speak at all.
- Understood?\n- Yeah.
Whatever.
- You can leave now.\n- Excuse me?
- I said you can leave.\n- How come?
Because I don't have time\nto waste on insolent little girls.
Insolent?\nI ain't insol...
I mean I'm not insolent.
It's just the first thing you do\nis start doggin' on...
criticizing the way I speak.
I thought this was\njust about spelling words.
Well then, fine.
You know what?
When I put my mind to it,\nI can memorize anything.
And I don't need help\nfrom a dictatorial, truculent,
supercilious gardener.
I'm sorry to be so insolent.
Lymphomatotic: L-Y-M...\nLaboratory: L-A-B-O-R...
Preglacial...
Irreferable: L-R-R...
Erythroplasia: E-R-Y-T-H...
- Microzoospore...\n- Hey.
Baby, what are you still doing up?
I've gotta learn more words.
You gonna come see me\nin the district bee this Saturday?
- What, is that at your school?\n- Naw.
- Beverly Hills.\n- Beverly Hills?
Look, you got other homework.
You need to focus on that. I don't want\nyou spending all your time on this game.
It ain't a game!\nAre you gonna come see me in it?
You know I work at the hospital\non Saturday.
Maybe Kiana can go with you.
As long as she don't bring\nthat whiny baby.
Come on, girls, let's go.\nWe're gonna be late.
Dang.
I hope they ain't all here to spell.
Okay, go get your number.
- We'll be sitting back here.\n- Good luck, Keelie.
Hi. Name?
Akeelah Anderson.
Right here at the top.
I think you're the first speller we've\never had from Crenshaw Middle School.
Um... how many kids\nare in this thing?
139.
Next.
Need some help?\nDon't worry, I won't impale you.
- This your first time?\n- Yeah.
- You?\n- Second year.
I made it to nationals last year,\nfinished 13th.
Lucky 13.
You went all the way to DC?
Three of us made it from my school\nin Woodland Hills.
See that kid right there?
That's Dylan Chiu.
He's come in second place\nat nationals for two years in a row.
This is his last year and everybody\nthinks he's gonna win.
Frankly, I'd like to shove him\noff a steep precipice.
Hey, my name is Javier.
- I'm Akeelah.\n- Hope you make the top 10.
I hope I'm not the first one out.
Man: WIII all the spellers take\nthelr posltlons on stage, please?
Remember, if you don't know how to spell\na word, spell it the way it sounds.
Kids mess up all the time when they\nthink they're being thrown curveballs,
- and they're not. Good luck.\n- Good luck to you too.
- Thank you.\n- E...
M...
B-R...
I...
C-A...
T-l-O-N
embrocation
- "Rhesus"\n- Recess?
May I have a deflnltlon, please?
A brownish yellow monkey of India.
Ah, rhesus.
R-H-E-S-U-S
rhesus.
That's correct.
Number 54?
"Emlnent"
Man: Dld you hear the word?
I'm not sure if you're saying\nimminent or eminent.
- Would you like a definition?\n- That'd be cool.
Woman: Emlnent: Rlslng above\nother thlngs or places.
High; lofty...
eminent
E-M-I-N-E-N-T
- eminent?\n- That's correct.
That's correct.
"Hypertrophic"
H-Y-P-E-R-T-R-O-P-H-l-C,
- hypertrophic.\n- That's correct.
That's correct.
"Concierge"
Is that like a guy who\nstands around in a hotel?
Man:\nSpeak Into the mlke, please.
And yes, it's a head porter\nor doorkeeper.
C-O-N-C...
l-E-R-G-E
Man:\nThat's correct.
You're doing great!
I'm getting lucky.
- I could be getting words like...\n- Polydactyly.
We're down to 11 spellers.
The top 10 qualify for\nthe Southern California regional finals.
In the next round...
- If you miss a word\ndo not leave the stage...
- as you may have an opportunity\nto compete for any remaining places.
Kiana, get that baby out of here.
So...
let's begin.
...L- L-O-G-l-Z-E syllogize
That's correct.
"Synecdoche"
Si-neck-do-kee?
Synecdoche
You wanna tell me\nwhat that means?
A flgure of speech\nIn whlch a part Is used for a whole;
an Indlvldual for a class;
a materlal for a thlng;\nor the reverse of any of these.
Man:\nWe need you to spell the word.
S...
I...
N...
E...
C...
D-O...
K-E-Y?
Synecdoche?
Woman:\nThe correct spelllng Is
S-Y-N-E-C...
D-O-C-H-E.
Man:\nIf you spell thls correctly,
you'll be our 10th and last finalist.
"Carmagnole"
Could I get a definition, please?
A Ilvely song and street dance.
Um...
C... A...
R...
M... A...
G-N-O-L-E,\ncarmagnole
That's correct and that means\nyou are our 10th and last finalist
for the dlstrlct bee.
They cheated!\nThey cheated!
I saw them!\nThat boy's mama helped him out.
Man:\nWhat... excuse me.
- Who are you?\n- I'm Keelie's sister.
I was standing back there and I saw\nthat boy's mama give him the letter G.
She was saying "geeeee."
He knew the word!\nI mean... it's one we studied.
- He knew It.\n- Ma'am...
did you help your child\nspell the word?
Ma'am, this is serious business.
Oh, you're damn right it's serious!\nYou are gonna give these kids ulcers!
Do you know how long\nhe has studled for thls?
- He knew that word.\n- No,
I didn't.
I'm sorry, number 62,
you are disqualified\nfrom competition.
Which means, number 54,
if you can spell\none more word correctly
you'll be our 10th\nand last flnallst.
"Pastiche"
P-A-S-T-l-C-H-E
pastiche
That's correct.\nThat means you've qualified
for the Southern Callfornla\nreglonal flnals.
Here's my number. We have\na spelling club in my school, maybe you
- should come practice with us sometime.\n- That sounds fun.
Yeah, it's cool. Hey, there's my folks.\nI'll catch you later.
- Okay. Bye.\n- Bye.
Hey, check it out... look at this.\nThey're gonna be at USC this summer.
Just think, Akeelah, all you've got\nto do is place in the top three
of the state regionals,\nand you're going to Washington DC.
Not if I can't spell synecdoche.
Uh-oh, y'all, look.
I told you to wear a shirt and tie.\nAs long as you live in my house
- you do what I say. What dld I say?\n- Ma...
- No drugs, no gangbangin'...\n- Why you stressing me?
- And no $300 watches.\nTake it off.
- Derrlck-T gave me thls. Yes.\n- He dld?
- Then I'm gonna glve It rlght back.\n- Mom?
What?!\nYou two get inside.
- Take it off.\n- But, Mama, I made it.
- Made what?\n- Made the cut.
I'm going to the regional bee.
While you're doing that, I'm gonna be\nidentifying your brother in the morgue.
- No you're not. Ma...\n- Yes, I am. Get Inslde before
I really embarrass your behind.
- Akeelah?\n- Akeelah, get in here!
It's okay, Mr. Welch.
I'll see you later.
Guess what.
I'm going to the regional bee.
Dylan?
I'm Akeelah.
Javier said I can come\nand join the study group today.
All those rejects do that.
My father coaches me privately.
Who's your coach?
- I don't got one.\n- How many spelling bees have you won?
Just the one at my school.
Spell "xanthosis."
- Z-A...\n- It starts wlth an X.
If that idiot hadn't\nbeen caught cheating
you wouldn't have made the cut.
- "Euphoric."\n- Euphoric is an adjective.
Origin Greek.
It means like\nfeeling great and everything.
Either spell the word\nor take a shot.
If you mlss elther one you get a strlke.\nThree strlkes, you're out.
Euphoric E-U...
P-H-O-R-l-C...
euphoric\n"Psoriasis"
Are you taking Latin at your school?\nPsoriasis is a noun, origin Greek.
Are you kidding? My school barely has\nenough money for kickballs.
- There's no Latin classes.\n- Latin helps you understand words.
Psoriasis is like itchy skin.
Maybe your mom could drive you\nup here to take it with us.
I don't know. This is all\nstarting to sound real heavy.
It is heavy.\nSpelling bees are serious shit.
I think I'll take a shot.
On second thought,\ncould I spell the word?
At Crenshaw they think I'm a freak.
Don't worry.\nThey think we're freaks here too.
Hey, there's my mom.\nNeed a ride?
Oh... naw.\nMy mom's gonna pick me up.
She should be here soon.
Hey, I'm having a birthday party\nin a few weeks.
You want to come?
Maybe. If I can.
It was cool seeing you\nagain, Akeelah. Bye.
Bye.
Where the hell have you been?
- Studying.\n- Studying where?
- Woodland Hills.\n- Woodland Hills?
What you doing there?
They got a spelling club.
Did Mr. Welch take you?\n'Cause ain't nobody call me.
I went by myself. I didn't think\nthe bus ride would take so long.
- I'm sorry.\n- Akeelah Anderson!
You done lost your mind?\nYou 11 years old.
You don't be taking a bus\nto Woodland Hills by yourself.
- There's nobody around to take me.\n- That's 'cause I work.
That's what you said\non the weekend.
All the other kids have\ntheir parents at the district bee.
Maybe the other kids have parents\nwho got more time on their hands.
Look, I'm not having another child\nof mine disappearing at all hours.
So if this spelling thing means sneaking\noff to the suburbs by yourself,
- I'm calling it all off.\n- We can't call it off!
- I'm going to the regional bee.\n- Not if you flunk out of school.
I just got a letter saying you gotta\ntake summer school to make up
- for all these classes you skipped.\n- But, Mama, I hate Crenshaw!
It is so boring there\nand nobody cares.
But you think they care about you\nin Woodland Hills?
At least they got Latin classes
and the kids don't have to study\nin their stairwells.
Good for them. But until you finish\nsummer school at Crenshaw
- ain't gonna be no more spelling bees.\n- But, Mama, I got to get ready
for the state bee during the summer.
You just gonna have to do that\nnext year, now, aren't you?
- But that's not fair!\n- Not only is it fair,
it's final.
You'd let me do it.
1979 maculature:
M-A-C-U-L-A-T-U-R-E.\nOrigin is Latin.
1990, fibranne:\nF-l-B-R-A-N-N-E. French.
1996 vivisepulture:\nV-l-V-l-S-E-P-U-L-T-U-R-E
Latin.
I learned all the winning words\nsince 1925
just like you said I should.
Sorry for being\nso insolent last time.
That's not gonna happen no more.
Any... more.
I promise.
I was wondering if you might reconsider\ncoaching me for the state bee.
'Cause I need a coach.
Bad.
Badly.\nYou need a coach badly.
Come in.
Come in, come in.
That's a very pretty lady.\nIs she your wife?
Listen, you got very lucky\nat the district bee.
The competition at state level\nis much stronger.
So if you... and I were\nto prepare for that,
we'd have to do it on my schedule.
So we'd have to work three hours\neach mornlng startlng at 9:00.
- Can you handle that?\n- Well, I do have summer school.
But Mr. Welch said working with you\ncould take the place of it.
Isn't that for students who don't\nperform satisfactorily during the year?
Well, sometimes\nit's for kids want to get ahead
- for next year.\n- Yes, please put that down.
Just... yeah.
Have you...\nhave you got any goals?
- Hmm?\n- Goals...
what would you Ilke to be\nwhen you grow up?
A doctor, a lawyer,\na standup comic.
I don't know. The only thing\nI'm good at is spelling.
Go over there
and read the quotation\nthat's on the wall.
Read It aloud please.
"Our deepest fear is not\nthat we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we\nare powerful beyond measure.
We ask ourselves
'Who am I to be brilliant,\ngorgeous,
talented and fabulous? '
Actually,
who are you not to be?
We were born to make manlfest
the glory of God that Is wlthln us.
And as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people\npermission to do the same."
Does that mean anything to you?
- I don't know.\n- It's written in plain English.
What does it mean?
- That I'm not supposed to be afraid.\n- Afraid of what?
Afraid of...
me?
This national spelling bee\nis a tough nut.
I've seen it chew kids up\nand spit them out.
So If you want to get there\nyou can't be a shrlnklng vlolet.
You have to stand up\nand show them what you can do.
All right?
And I'll brook no nonsense.\nYou show up on time
wlth no attltude or It's over.
Agreed?
Agreed.
Here it is, here it is.\nStop stop stop stop.
Girl, Mom would trip if she knew\nwe borrowed the car for this.
That's why Mama\nain't gonna know.
Come on, Georgla.
Um...
I'm gonna go\nto the mall with Kiana.
But I thought you wanted\nto go to this party.
Hey, Akeelah!
- Are you sure?\n- Yeah.
Come on, let's go.
How are you?\nOh, thank you.
- Akeelah: Why'd you Invlte hlm?\n- My dad's frlends wlth hls dad.
I'm surprised he showed up.\nHey, you want to see my house?
- Yeah.\n- Let's go.
This is my father's office.
He's a journalist and he's written\nlike a bunch of books.
What's your father do?
My daddy...
he used to work\nfor the city parks.
Man, you got a lot of friends.
I never had\na birthday party this big.
I'd think you'd have\nlots of friends.
- Why'd you do that?\n- I had an impulse.
Are you gonna sue me\nfor sexual harassment?
That was fun.
What are they doing down there?
Javier: Oh no, Dylan brought\nhls Scrabble games.
Scrabble?
Dylan:\nI get 30 seconds for each board.
We need one more.\nWho wants to play?
I will.
Javier: And rlght out of the gate,\nRoman scores 32 polnts
with "birch" on\nthe double-word score.
Dylan counters with the immediate\nuse of Z for 39 big ones.
Polly tests the water\nwlth "acorn."
And Dylan answers wlth a body blow:\n"Beacon" for 20.
Holy cannoll.
Rlght off the bat,\nAkeelah uses all her letters
getting 50 extra points
for a whopping 82.
What will Dylan do?
He's fighting the clock.
You could cut\nthe tension with a butter knife.
Shut up.
Shazam
Dylan gets\nhis own bingo for 76 points.
It's come down to this.\nAfter having crushed all five opponents,
Dylan has only Akeelah to beat.
But she's ahead by 21\nand has only a few letters left.
Is this an upset in the making?
What kind of birthday party is this?
Yowza! Using the triple word score,\nDylan charges ahead by six.
Just go.
Booyah! Akeelah's in the lead by\n12 points and had only one letter left.
But thls could be Dylan's flnal play.
Arrivederci, sweetheart.
12 points ties the game,
but Dylan gets\nAkeelah's last two points.
He wlns a heartbreaker.
Wow, Akeelah. No one ever\ngets that close to beating Dylan.
But I didn't beat him.
Girl, you passed up the mall\nto play Scrabble?
Dylan:\nShe just got lucky.
Father: If you can barely beat a Ilttle\nblack glrl at a sllly board game,
how do you expect\nto win the national bee?
Listen!
We're not coming in second\nagain this year.
We're golng to wln.
Let's go.
Akeelah:\n"He began to have a dlm feellng
that to attain his place in the world
he must be himself\nand not another."
Dr. Larabee,\nthis book is too heavy.
Good. It'll develop\nyour arm muscles.
I thought we were developing\nmy vocabulary.
We are.\nPlease continue reading.
But I already know most\nof the words in this speech.
It's not a speech.\nIt's an essay.
By WEB DuBois,\nthe first black man
to receive a PhD\nfrom Harvard University.
Maybe we should be\nstudying more big words.
- Spell "cabalistic."\n- C-A-B-A-L-l-S-T-l-C,
- cabalistic.\n- And when did you learn that one?
About two minutes ago\nin this book.
But in the time it took\nto learn that one word,
Dylan probably learned 20.
And those 20 words\nwon't mean anything to him.
He's just a little robot\nmemorizing lists of words.
The people we are studying:\nDuBois, Dr. King, JFK,
these people used words\nto change the world.
...the world...\n- And they didn't acquire
their vocabulary\nby rote memorization.
Okay.\nBut when I'm at the bee,
and they tell me to spell some\nlittle fish from Australia
or some weird bacteria\non the moon,
we're gonna wish we'd done\na little bit more rote memorizing
and not so much essay reading...
if you don't mind me saying.
Bacteria don't exist on the moon.
Let me ask you somethlng.
Where do you think\nbig words come from?
People with big brains.
All right, what do you see?
A bunch of big words\nI don't know.
Ah, look again.
What kind of power\ndo we get from the sun?
- Solar.\n- So what does "sol" mean?
- Sun.\n- What does "terraneous" sound like?
- Terrain.\n- Meaning the earth.
"Soliterraneous" means\nthe sun and the earth
working together.\nSo where do big words come from?
- Little words.\n- And how many little words do you know?
- Tons.\n- Yes!
And there are tons more\nfor you to learn.
There are Greek ones.
There are Latin ones.
French ones.\nAnd if you learn them all,
you can spell any word,\nno matter how big.
Maybe we should get back\nto the essay reading.
What's the matter?\nI thought you wanted to...
win the national spelling bee.
Maybe just getting there\nthis time is good enough.
Don't give me that.
You want to win it so badly
it keeps you up at night.
Ever since you found out there was such\na thing as the national spelling bee
you've seen yourself\nholding up that trophy,
but if you can't say it,\nyou can't win it. So say it.
- I want to win.\n- Say it louder please.
- I want to win.\n- You want to win what?
I want to win\nthe national spelling bee!
Good. Good.
You'll win using my methods.
By first understanding\nthe power of language,
then by deconstructing it,
breaking it down to its origins,\nto its roots,
you'll consume it.\nYou will own it.
And then you know\nwhat you'll be?
Mm-hmm.\nTired.
You'll be a champion.
- Are you ready?\n- I'm ready.
All right, let's go.
~ Hand me down\nmy walklng cane ~
~ Hand me down my hat ~
~ Hurry now and don't be late ~
~'Cause we aln't got time to chat ~
~ You and me, we're going out ~
~ To catch the latest sounds ~
~ Guaranteed to blow your mind ~
~ So high you won't come down ~
~ Hey, y'all prepare yourself ~
~ For the rubberband man ~
~ You never heard a sound ~
~ Like the rubberband man ~
~ You're bound to lose control ~
~ When the rubberband\nstarts to jam ~
~ Oh Lord, this dude\nIs out of sight ~
~ Everything he does ~
~ Seems to come out right ~
~ Once I went to hear them play ~
~ At a club outslde of town ~
~ I was so surprised\nI was hypnotized... ~
Um, why are you home so early?
Just wasn't feeling well.
What you got there?
Homework.
You know, the regional bee\nis coming up soon
and I was wondering\nif you might want...
Is that gonna happen\nin Beverly Hills too?
- I don't know.\n- I told you,
you pass summer school then you can\nstart worrying about the spelling bee.
- But if you would...\n- Akeelah.
Baby, I'm just not\nin the mood, all right?
So how come\nyou don't teach anymore?
I told you I do teach. L...
I administer classes online.
Let's keep going.
- "Effervescent"\n- E-F-F...
E-R-V-E...
S-E-N-T
- effervescent.\n- Come on, you know this word.
That dog's distracting me.
You're gonna have\nmuch bigger distractions
when you get\nto the national bee in DC.
Now what Is that\nyou're dolng wlth your hand, hmm?
What?
With your hand, your hand?
You... you... you...
- you tap, like that. What is that?\n- I don't know.
So why do you got\nall these toys for?
They belonged to my niece.
Oh. So you got\nany kids of your own?
You ask a lot\nof questions, don't you?
I'm naturally inquisitive.
Which is also sometimes confused
with being naturally obnoxious.\nHere.
Let me see you jump rope.
- Just jump?\n- Yes, just jump.
Is there a point to this?
Yes, there is.\nKeep going.
I said keep going.
Concentrate.\nStay focused.
Spell effervescent. Don't thlnk\nabout anythlng else. Come on.
Go.
E-F-F-E...
- R-V-E-S...\n- Good!
C-E-N-T
- effervescent.\n- You see that? That's your trick.
- That's your mnemonic device.\n- Jumping rope?
Keeping time, keeping time.
You see kids at the bee...\nthey do all kinds of things.
They... they sway back and forth.\nThey...
turn around,\nturn around in circles.
Anything they have to do\nto stay focused.
You keep time.\nAnd I bet you
if you learned the words\nwhile you kept time
you would remember them\neven better.
...L- U-N-l-Z-E
"Quamdiu"
- Q-U-A-M-D-l-U.\n- Good.
Cognizant
C-O-G-
N-l-Z-A-N-T.
Correct. "Tzigane."
T-Z-l-G-A-N-E
Correct.
It's too bad your mother had\nto work today, Akeelah.
Did she get to see the new dress?
Uh, yeah. She thought it was cool.\nOh, there goes Javier.
Woman:\nThls Is a very excltlng day for us here
because our top three spellers will be\nrepresenting Southern California
at the national spelling bee\nin Washington DC.
Yes!
So what do you say?\nLet's spelll
Well, Josh, you think\nshe's got a shot at it?
We'll see.
- "Alfresco"\n- A-L-F-R-E-S-C-O
- alfresco.\n- That's correct.
- Loquacious
- Espadrille
- Jambalaya
Could you repeat\nthe word, please?
Malloseismic
M...
A-L...
O...
S-E...
I-S-M-I-C.
Malloselsmlc Is...
M-A-L-L...
O-S-E-I-S-M-I-C
It's all right.\nIt's all right.
D-O-U-B-L-U-R-E
That's correct.
"Psalmody"
Akeelah:\nDeflnltlon please.
- Psalmody means the practlce...\n- Mrs. Anderson.
...or art of of slnglng In psalms.
I want my daughter\noff that stage right now.
P-S-A...
I don't care what she said.\nI want her off that stage.
I dldn't know she was here\nand I dldn't glve her permlsslon...
- L-M-O...\n- I'm sorry, Mrs. Anderson.
No, I told her she was\nexpressly not to be here.
And you don't take my chlld anywhere\nwlthout my permlsslon.
- D-Y psalmody
That's correct.
All rlght, next please.
Excuse me. I'm sorry.
The mother of one of the spellers\nneeds to speak with her.
- It's rather urgent.\n- Um...
Okay, but she must be\nback on the stage
before her next turn\nor she'll be dlsquallfled.
She'll be back.
I swear we thought you were on board\nwith this, Mrs. Anderson.
You want to tell me\nwhat the heck is going on here?
Because I never slgned\na consent form.
- I signed Daddy's name.\n- You did what?!
How do you think I felt
when Javier's mother calls me\nto see if I need a ride to USC?
I don't know who she is\nor what she's talking about.
I'm sorry, Mama.\nI just wanted to do the bee.
By lying? By going behind\nmy back for the last six months?
You mlght as well say goodbye\nto your Ilttle frlends, Akeelah,
because this is your last\nspelling bee.
I beg you, Mrs. Anderson,\nto reconsider this.
- She deserves this opport...\n- Bob.
Mrs. Anderson's right.
Akeelah does not deserve to go\nto the bee this year.
What?
Next speller please.
Come on up to the mlke please.
A Ilttle faster. Come on.
I apologize, Mrs. Anderson,
if we've contributed to any anguish\nyou may be feeling.
And who are you exactly?
My name is Joshua Larabee, ma'am.
And I've been...\nwell, I've been helping Akeelah
prepare herself\nfor the spelling bee.
Akeelah's been getting extra school\ncredit for working with Dr. Larabee.
We designed an entire program\nspecifically for her.
Why didn't you tell me about this?
Mama, I hated going\nbehind your back,
but every time I brought up the bee,\nyou didn't want to hear it.
I didn't know what to do.
Can I get the pronunciation again?
He's given it to you five times.\nYou need to spell the word.
Could you use it in a sentence?
He's already used it in a sentence.
I mean a different sentence\nthan you used before.
- You only get one sentence.\n- What's up with this kid?
You must want this thing pretty bad\nbecause you ain't
never lied to me before in your life.
So maybe you can tell me\nwhat you think
a good punishment would be\nfor what you did.
- I guess I gotta miss the bee.\n- But that don't just punish you.
Mr. Welch and Dr. Larabee done put\na lot of time into this too.
So you think of something else.
Maybe double chores\nfor the month.
For the next three months.
She still got time to get\nback up on that stage?
If we move very quickly, yes.
Well, I guess you'd\nbetter get a move on.
We haven't much time.
Come on, come on.
Thank you, Mama.
All right.
- Dr. Larabee, is it?\n- Yes.
So you actually think\nAkeelah has a chance
to wln the natlonal spelllng bee?
Yes.
Yes, I think she does.
Well...
- could you use it in a song?\n- What?
Never mind. Ratatouille:\nR-A-T-A-T-O-U-l-L-L-E, ratatouille.
Uh... that's correct.
- Where's number 73, please?\n- She's here, she's here.
Number 73.
- Thank you.\n- I was about to start tap dancing.
Man:\nOkay, "pluvloslty."
Can I get a definition please?
Pluvloslty means a state\ncharacterlzed by much raln.
Pluviosity
P-L-U-V-l-O-S-l-T-Y
- pluviosity.\n- That's correct.
Thank you.
~ R-E-S-P-E-C-T ~
~ Flnd out what It means to me ~
~ R-E-S-P-E-C-T ~
~ Take care, TCB ~
~ Oh, a Ilttle respect... ~
I'd like to thank you all\nfor coming out today
to honor our own\nAkeelah Anderson!
Um...
thanks...
a lot.
Oh girl, you like\na movie star now.
I know.\nIt's pretty crazy.
Hey, my mama said she want\nto take us out to celebrate tonight.
Javier's parents are taking me out.
- But maybe we can...\n- Akeelah, excuse me. I'm sorry.
There's a reporter here\nand she wants to talk to you.
- I don't want to talk to no reporter.\n- Are you kidding?
This is exactly the kind of\ngood publicity Crenshaw needs.
Excuse us! Sorry.
HI, thls Is Lauren Sanchez\nreportlng from South Los Angeles.
I'm here with 11-year-old\nAkeelah Anderson.
She's a seventh grader\nfrom Crenshaw Mlddle School
who's heading to the national\nspelling bee. How does it feel
now that you're golng to be golng\nto Washlngton DC?
- It's pretty cool.\n- Are you exclted?
All rlght, let's check out the word\nthat Akeelah spelled
here at the Southern Callfornla flnals\nthat got her to the natlonal bee.
Erythrocyte: E-R-Y...
- Joshua: Spell, "affenplnscher."\n- Affen-what?
"Grallatorial"
- G-R-A-L-A-T...\n- Wrong.
- "Jacquard."\n- Dr. Larabee.
Spell the word jacquard.
- J-A-Q-U...\n- What about the C?
These are all words that were missed\nin last year's national spelling bee.
- And you can't spell one of them.\n- Maybe because we haven't
- studied them yet.\n- Why did you cancel yesterday?
Hmm?\nWere you doing another interview,
flaunting yourself in front\nof the television cameras?
No, I was at the mall.
Look, I wasn't dissing you.\nI was Christmas shopping.
"Dissing"? I thought we didn't\nuse words like that.
I thought we only used words\nfrom the dictionary in here.
"Dis, dissed, dissing:\nTo treat with disrespect
or contempt;\nto flnd fault wlth."
New words get added\nto the dictionary every year.
Look, I didn't get\nto the national bee
until I was 14 years old.
I had no help.\nI had no training.
I had nothing.
By the time I got\nto the third round, I was out.
You have an opportunlty
to win this thing.
But all we've done\nfor eight months
is study words.\nWhy can't we take a break,
go to a movie, to a basketball game?\nWhy can't we have fun?
I told you, Denise,\nyou can have fun after the bee.
Who's Denise?
What?
Denise, you called me Denise.\nWho's that?
Dr. Larabee, are you okay?
Yes.
Yes, I'm fine.
Listen, I spent all last week
making these for you.
- What are they?\n- They're flash cards.
5,000 new words, the types\nthat you will run into at the finals.
5,000? But we've only\ngot a few months left.
- What, you going to coach me 24-7?\n- Uh, no...
you're going to, um,\nlearn these on your own.
There's nothing left\nfor me to teach you.
What?
You... you've got it all, Akeelah.\nYou've got word construction down
etymology,\nmemorization techniques.
What you need to do now Is just
focus on the words.
I can't learn 5,000 new words\nall by myself.
Oh, yes, you can.\nYou've got a brain like a sponge.
- You just sit down and you study them.\n- Dr. Larabee, I swear, I promise...
I won't mlss any more sesslons\nand I'll do whatever you say.
You can't stop coaching me now.
I told Mr. Welch I'd get you through\nthe regionals and I've done that.
Now, I don't have anything else\nI can teach you.
You need to just\ntake those words
and study them\nand you'll be all right.
This is why I was at the mall.
- Georgia: Hello?\n- Akeelah: Hey, glrl.
- What you doin'?\n- Watchlng TV.
You want to go skating\nthis weekend?
Why don't you go wlth your frlends\nfrom Woodland HIIIs?
What?\nGirl, what's wrong with you?
Nothlng.
I got homework to do.\nI'll see you later.
Kiana:\nHey, Keellel
Keelle, come on out herel
Glrl, you on TV.
- Hurry. Come on, look!\n- Akeelah Anderson's rlse
has captivated her community.\nAll of Los Angeles is talking about her.
If she wins this spelling bee\nit's going to be like
- everybody In the nelghborhood wlns.\n- I think it'll be real positive.
You know...\ngood for the communlty.
I'm already studying\nfor next year's bee.
What is wrong with...
Akeelah, what's wrong?
- I don't want to do the bee no more.\n- You don't want to do the bee?
- Why not?\n- Dr. Larabee don't want
to coach me no more,\nGeorgia don't want to hang out with me
and all these people are\nexpecting me to win.
And it's just too hard, Mama.\nI want it all to stop.
- Baby, you worked so...\n- Please.
- Please.\n- All right, all right.
I certainly didn't mean\nto upset her. L...
well, I honestly thought I was
doing the best thing for her.
You know, Dr. Larabee,
my child is only 11 years old
and she has been through\nso much already.
Her father was killed\nwhen she was six.
Somebody shot him\non his way home from work.
Do you have any idea what it's like\nfor a girl to lose her father that way?
I can imagine.
Then why do you want\nto cause this child any more grief?
That's an unfair accusation,\nMrs. Anderson.
As I've told you, I'm...
I'm just not in a place\nwhere I can
be of any more help\nto Akeelah right now.
But she needs you.\nShe does.
I beg to differ, Mrs. Anderson.\nIt's not me that Akeelah needs.
I want to tell you something.
You know why I didn't want you\nto do the bee at first?
'Cause I saw that video of yours
and I saw one winner\nand 200 losers.
And I didn't want you to be\none of those losers.
Did you know your mama
went to college\nright after high school?
No.
I had a scholarship.
I was gonna be a doctor.
What happened?
I just felt so out of place\nat that school.
I convinced myself
that I was gonna fail.
So before that could happen,\nI dropped out.
I don't want you to do\nthe same thing with this bee.
"Gabbro"
a group of dark heavy rocks.
Can you spell it for me?
G-A-B-R-O
gabbro?
Actually it's got two Bs.
You know, Akeelah, you ain't short\non people who want to help you.
I bet if you just look around,\nyou got 50,000 coaches.
Starting with me.
- Mama?\n- Hmm?
You think that maybe
you might go back to college?
I just might.
- I love you.\n- I love you too.
I love you too.
"Craquelure"\nC-R-A-Q-U-E-L-U...
Hey, yo, so why y'all punking out\non the spelling bee, huh?
What, you afraid of all\nthe suburbia kids now?
No.
Hey!
So how you spell\nall these words anyway?
- I study them.\n- Whatever.
There go my ride.
- Hey, what up, Derrick-T?\n- What up, Terrence?
Who dat?
That ain't nobody,\njust my little sister.
What up, little thing?
I been seeing you on TV.\nTrying to win some big contest, huh?
Answer the man.
You know, I won somethlng once...
fifth grade.\nI wrote a poem.
Even got myself\na blue ribbon too.
- Yeah, good. You wrote yourself a poem.\n- Shut up, dawg.
What you think rap is?
- What's that in your hand?\n- Ain't nothin', just some stupid word.
- You helping her?\n- Naw, man, I'm chilling wit you, right?
Naw, man.
- Stay here and help your sis.\n- Why?
'Cause I say so.
Let's break out, man.
- Derrick-T!\n- What's up?
I want to read your poem.
After you win the contest.
Let's go, man.
You ain't gotta help me\nif you don't want to.
"En-fran-chis-ment"?
- You mean enfranchisement?\n- Hey, whatever.
Can you spell it?
50,000 coaches.
E-N-F-R...
~ Wake up, everybody ~
~ No more sleeplng In bed ~
~ No more backward thinking ~
~ Time for thinking ahead ~
~ The world has changed\nso very much ~
~ From what It used to be... ~
"Ap-teery-goat-ti"
- What?\n- That right there.
Apterygote. Maybe you\nshouldn't show me the cards.
Oh yeah. Sorry.
~ Wake up all the teachers ~
~ Tlme to teach a new way ~
~ Maybe then they'll Ilsten ~
~ To what you have to say ~
~'Cause they're the ones\nwho's comlng up ~
~ And the world\nIs In thelr hands ~
~ When you teach the chlldren ~
~ Teach them\nthe very best you can... ~
...R- E-S-A...
You go, Akeelah, baby!\nMake us proud!
5,000, I learned them all.
But I had some help.
You should be\nvery well prepared then.
You know, Dr. Larabee,
when I was a little girl...
my daddy died.
I used to cry all the time.
But then...
I found something that helped.
What was that?
I spelled... over and over again.
And I'd feel better.
Maybe when you're\nthinking of her...
you can try spelling.
It might help.
Akeelah?
- Who told you?\n- You did.
You called me\nby her name: Denise.
That's her jump rope, isn't it?
Yes.
Was she your little girl?
Yes.
What happened to her?
She got very sick.
She was only a couple of years
younger than you\nwhen she passed.
Where is her mama?
She moved to another city and...
after it happened
my wife...
Patricia and I
found it...
slowly
became very
difficult to be...
Anyway, this is...
this is Patricia's garden.
You see, I need...\nI need a lot of order in my life.
That's why I don't teach\nin the classrooms anymore.
It's just too unpredictable.
Llke you.
This whole spelling bee business\nnow has become...
a little too unpredictable as well.
Dr. Larabee...
l... I can't go to DC without you.
Yes, you can, Akeelah.\nYou can do anything you want.
- I can't beat Dylan.\n- Don't say that.
It's true. It doesn't matter\nhow many words I learn.
He'll always know more.
Let me tell you about Dylan.
There's only one person\nwho can push him
to spell as well as he possibly can.
It's not his dad.\nIt's not the spelling bee people.
It's not even himself.
That person is you.
So...
when you and I
get to DC,
let's make sure we give him\na run for his money.
Okay?
Hey.
Hi.
I'm off to DC tomorrow.
- Yeah, well, have fun.\n- I'm sorry I've been so busy.
It's just this whole spelling\nthing's been real intense.
But you know what?
I'd give it all up if it meant\nyou and me could hang again.
- That's stupid.\n- Why's it stupid?
'Cause people want to see you\ndo good.
I want to see you do good.
You know what?\nGeorgia, you're my best friend.
And you always tell me I can do things\neven when I think I can't.
But I gotta tell you something.
If you want to be a flight attendant,\nyou first gotta ride on a plane.
I will someday.
How about tomorrow?
Whoo!
Girl, I got... I got to talk\nto the captain.
Oh, forget flight attendant.\nI'm gonna be a pilot.
- What's wrong with him?\n- He has an aversion to heights.
It's an aversion to plummeting.\nI may puke.
My brother's in the air force\nand he says that fear
is all in your head. Here.
He gave me this for good luck.\nDon't worry... I won't impale you.
You know, I never really thanked you\nfor helping me at the state bee.
- No biggie.\n- Actually,
it was very chivalrous.
Wow.
I'm not thinking about the plane\nat all now.
Well, in that case...
~ Behlnd all of your tears ~
~ There's a smlle ~
~ Behlnd all of the raln ~
~ There's sunshlne ~
~ For mlles and mlles ~
~ Oh, everythlng ~
~ Everythlng ~
~ You mean everythlng ~
~ Everythlng to me ~
- I told you not to shake it.\n- I'm sorry.
Akeelah, I thought you guys\nwere supposed to be studying.
- We are.\n- Huh-uh,
it sounds like a party in here.\nCome on, you got a big day tomorrow.
- Better call It a nlght.\n- Half an hour more.
15 minutes.
What do you think\nDylan's doing now?
Trying to learn ancient Greek.
- Maybe we should invite him over.\n- That turd-juggler? Forget it.
I'll be back.
- Yeah...\n- Is Dylan here?
- He's busy.\n- Well, um...
me and some of the other kids\nare hanging out in my room,
drinking soda pop and watching movies.\nWe thought maybe he'd like to come over.
I'm sorry, but tomorrow\nis the spelling bee.
Well, you know, sometimes it's okay\nto take a little rest
right before the big event, you know?
Well, perhaps that is your strategy,\nbut not ours.
Wait wait!
This is for Dylan.
Okay.
Joshua: "Our deepest fear Is not\nthat we are Inadequate.
Our deepest fear Is\nthat we are powerful
beyond measure.
We ask ourselves 'Who am I
to be brllllant, gorgeous,
talented and fabulous? '
Actually, who are you not to be?"
I'm Ted Saunders, here with\nKatie Kerwin-McCrimmen,
broadcasting live from the main ballroom\nof the Grand Hyatt, Washington.
Now, Katle, as a former spelllng bee\nchamp yourself, who do you thlnk
we should be looklng for to do well\nIn thls year's competltlon?
Several of the klds placed\nvery hlgh In last year's bee,
especlally Dylan Chlu.
He's come In second\ntwo years In a row.
Kick his butt, Akeelah!\nB-U-T-T, butt.
...but the speller I've really got\nmy eye on Is Ilttle Akeelah Anderson
from Los Angeles. She's become\na blt of a medla sensatlon
- because she's only 11 years old...\n- That's my sister!
...and It's her flrst try\nat the spelllng bee clrcult.
Could you repeat the word please?
"Ratiocinate, ratiocinate."
What in the hell\nkind of word is that?
R-A-T...
I-O-C...
I-N-A-T-E
- ratiocinate.\n- That's correct.
Yes.
Ted: For an 11-year-old kld,\nthat Is just amazlng.
Katie: But watch out...\none wrong letter and that's It.
"Oersted."
- What's the language of origin?\n- It's from a Danlsh name.
- I can't stand this Korean kid.\n- He's Chinese.
- He's uppity.\n- O-E-R-S-T-E-D.
That's correct.
- What's the definition?\n- Xylem is a complex tissue
in the vascular system\nof higher plants.
Xylem\nX-Y-L-E-M xylem
That's correct.
They thought they had me,\nbut I was too much for 'em.
...T- H-O-E-P-Y
- orthoepy.\n- That's correct.
- Flocculation is originally Latin.\n- Could you use it in a sentence please?
- Flocculation.\n- Can I have a definition please?
- That's correct.\n- "Lobscouse."
- The language of origin, please.\n- Any alternate pronunciations?
- Gastromyth.\n- May I have a definition please?
- Latin.\n- Escharotic.
- Madrigal.\n- That is correct.
- May I have the definition please?\n- From earliest known time.
- Aboriginally.\n- Correct.
- Language of origin?\n- Yes!
Empleomania
Any ratio without separation\nof two phases.
...l- B-L-E, miscible.
Katie: If you're just jolnlng us,\nwe're here In the elghth round
of the natlonal spelllng bee\nwlth only 30 spellers remalnlng.
...U... R...
S-U-S excursus
"Argillaceous."
- Excuse me?\n- Argillaceous.
Can I have the definition please?
Arglllaceous means of, relatlng to,
or contalnlng clay\nor clay mlnerals.
- May I have the language of origin?\n- Latin.
Man, that's a white word if I ever\nheard one. It's a trick... stop playing.
Katie: It's the sufflx that would\ntrlp up most people.
They would tend\nto spell It T-l-O-U-S,
or C-l-O-U-S.
Is it derived from the Latin word\nargilla, meaning clay?
That's correct.
A-R-G...
l-L...
L-A...
Come on.
- Can I start over?\n- You may.
But you cannot change the letters\nyou've already spelled.
A-R-G-l-L-L-
A-C-E-O-U-S
- argillaceous.\n- That's correct.
She got it!\nThat's my little sister!
Well, it's the 12th round, folks,\nand the five remaining spellers
are Mary Calveretti, age 12;
13-year-old Rajeeve Subramonlan;
12-year-old Javler Mendez;\nDylan Chlu, also of Woodland HIIIs.
Wow, they really crank them\nout down there, don't they?
Of course, Akeelah Anderson.
Could you use the word\nin a sentence please?
The Merovingian kings were known\nfor having long red hair.
Okay. Uh...
M...
A-R-O...
V-I-N-G-l-A-N,
Merovingian.
Merovlnglan Is spelled
M-E-R-O-V-I-N-G-l-A-N
I forgot to spell it how it sounds.\n13th last year, fifth this year,
next year I'll take it all.\nNow it's your turn.
...l- S-M mithridatism
...P- l-S-C-N-C-E,
- resipiscence.\n- That's correct.
...F- l-R-E?
Vitrophyre
...G- l-N-O-U-S
- serpiginous.\n- That's correct.
Yes!
That's my baby.
We're golng to take a small break\nbefore Akeelah and Dylan
commence with\nthe championship-level words.
Pretty good, huh?
Make sure you stay focused, rlght?
This is your last\nnational spelling bee.
If you lose to that girl,\nyou're second place your whole life.
No wayl You hear me?
- No way!\n- Peeking on someone?
Just wishing Dylan good luck.
You've done a superb job.\nI am so proud of you.
Now listen, they're going to hit you\nwith every trick word they've got.
You just remember\nthe things that we've studied.
You can take these words apart\neven if you've never seen them, right?
But if I don't beat Dylan,\nI've still got next year, right?
Well, of course you do.\nAlthough I don't know
how much time\nwe'll have to train together.
I've been asked to come back\nand teach at UCLA, and I've said yes.
- Really?\n- Well, far be it from me to deny
the next WEB DuBois the benefits\nof my acerbic wit and sour disposition.
- What's the matter?\n- Nothing, Dr. Larabee.
I should get back.
No matter what happens...
I want you to know that I couldn't\nhave gotten this far without you.
Akeelah, baby, there you are.\nCome on.
I gotta go.
They're about to start up again.
Don't look so nervous.\nI hear she had a pretty good coach.
You know, I just found out that the bee\nonly gives each kid two plane tickets.
I was wondering how we\nended up with six.
Uh...
perhaps it was some
unexpected largess\non the part of the bee.
Or perhaps Akeelah's coach\nis also pretty generous.
Thanks.
For everything.
- You're welcome.\n- Ladles and gentlemen,
let's welcome Akeelah and Dylan\nback to the stage.
Ted: Now remember,\nIf elther speller mlsses a word,
the other has to spell\nthat missed word
- plus another to wln, rlght?\n- Katie: That's rlght.
And we could exhaust\nall 25 championship words.
But It's never happened.
The champlonshlp words\nare just too dlfflcult.
- "Filiopietistic."\n- Can I have the definition please?
Of, or relatlng to,\nan often excesslve
veneratlon\nof ancestors or tradltlon.
Filiopietistic:
F-l...
L-I...
Akeelah, you're up.
"Xanthosis."
- Xanthosis?\n- It starts with an X.
Miss Anderson?
Xanthosis:
Z-A-N...
T-H-O...
S-I-S...
- xanthosis
Dylan, It's your turn.
"Xanthosis"
Xanthosis:
X-A-N...
T-H-O-S...
E-S xanthosis
Xanthosls Is spelled
X-A-N...
T-H-O-S-I-S
Can I get some water, please?
Can we please get\nboth spellers some water?
- What are you doing?\n- What are you doing?
- You just threw that word.\n- So did you.
You're just gonna\ngive this all away?
Your dad will be happy.
Who cares? He's never\nwon anything in his life.
I won the regionals\nthree times in a row.
And I finished second\nin the nationals twice.
And now you can finish first.\nI could do it next year.
- You do your best this year.\n- Dylan...
You do your best...
or I don't want it.
Man:\nHere's your water.
That's kind of amazing, isn't it,\nthat both of these incredible spellers
would stumble on that word?
I thlnk we've got some\npretty nervous klds up there.
"Effleurage" or "effleurage."
E-F-F-L-E-U...
R-A-G-E
- effleurage.\n- That's correct.
Ted: Thls Is just Ilke watchlng\ntwo star tennls players
at the net returnlng volleys.\nI mean, these klds are Incredlble.
Lagniappe: L-A-G-N-l-A-P-P-E,\nlagniappe.
- Sumpsimus.\n- Could you use it in a sentence please?
- Is that a verb?\n- Ophelimity.
- Tralatitious.\n- That is correct.
- Sophrosyne\n- Parrhesia
- Is that Greek?\n- Was that Latin?
- What's the language...\n...of origin please?
- Lyophilize\n- Zarzuela
- Vibrissae\n- Craquelure
That's correct.
Ted: These klds a chewlng through\nthese super-tough words
Ilke they were breakfast cereal.
Katie: You know, they could\nactually go the dlstance,
and most people\nconslder that unthlnkable.
We're now 13 words\ninto the championship level.
If you make it through the remaining\n12 words, you'll be co-champions.
That's never happened before.
- Vinegarroon\n- Ecdysis
- Concitato.\n- Puerpera
That's correct.
Ted: Dylan and Akeelah are\ntrylng to stage a mlracle here.
Katie: And to make It to the flnlsh Ilne\nthey need each other to succeed.
...E- R-A-Z...
A-D-l-A-N
- Scheherazadian.\n- That's correct.
...L- O-G-I...
C-A-L palynological
That's correct.
Judge:\nLadles and gentlemen, we are down
to the flnal\ntwo champlonshlp words.
One or both of our spellers
wlll walk away\nwlth the flrst place trophy.
Dylan, you're up.
- "Logorrhea."\n- May I have the definition please?
Logorrhea Is excesslve
and often Incoherent\ntalkatlveness.
Logorrhea:
L...
O...
G-O...
R...
R-H...
E-A logorrhea?
Judge:\nCongratulatlons, Dylan,
you've won the Scrlpps\nNatlonal Spelllng Bee.
Yes! Yes!
Go get 'em.
Ladies and gentlemen,\nplease be seated for Akeelah's turn.
"Pulchritude."
Pulchritude
It's derived from\nthe Latin word "pulcher,"
meanlng beautlful,
- isn't it?\n- That's correct.
- P...\n- U...
- L...\n- C...
- H...\n- R...
- l...\n- T...
- U...\n- D...
- E\n- Pulchritude
Congratulations, Akeelah.
That's what I'm talking about!
Akeelah: You know that feellng\nwhere everythlng feels rlght?
Where you don't have to worry\nabout tomorrow
or yesterday,
but you feel safe and know\nyou're dolng the best you can?
There's a word for that feellng.
It's called love.
L-O-V-E
And It's what I feel for all my famlly,
and all my coaches\nIn my nelghborhood,
where I come from,
where I learned how to spell.
We did it.
~ Wrlte It down\na thousand tlmes ~
~ Four-letter word\nthat makes me cry ~
~ How I feel about It\nI can't decide ~
~ No, I don't know,\nso I'll Improvise ~
~ Is It Iivlng In our heart? ~
~ Or In our mind? ~
~ I don't know ~
~ So, World, ready or not ~
~ Here I go ~
~ Searchlng for the answer ~
~ And I'm not gonna stop ~
~ Till I find\nwhere It Iingers Inside me ~
~ How does It come to be? ~
~ What should It mean to me? ~
~ Teach me the definition ~
~ Of true love ~
~ I was so afraid\nI'd never succeed ~
~ But you made me feel\nI could do anything ~
~ Memorize the things\nwe would say and do ~
~ Must be the love and the strength\nthat I found In you ~
~ Is It Iivlng In our heart? ~
~ Or In our mind? ~
~ I don't know ~
~ So, World, ready or not ~
~ Ooh, here I go,\nsearching for the answer ~
~ And I'm not gonna stop ~
~ TIII I flnd\nwhere It Ilves Inslde me ~
~ How does It come to be? ~
~ What should It mean to me? ~
~ Teach me the definition ~
~ Of true love ~
~ Love only feels good ~
~ True love always believes ~
~ And It glves way\nthe boundarles ~
~ Willing to sacrifice\nunconditionally ~
~ So, World, ready or not ~
~ Oh, here I go ~
~ Searching for the answer ~
~ And I'm not gonna stop ~
~ TIII I flnd\nwhere It Iives Inside of me ~
~ How does It come to be? ~
~ What should it mean to me? ~
~ Teach me the definition ~
- ~ Of true love ~\n- ~ So, World, ready or not ~
- ~ Here I go, oh, yeah yeah ~\n- ~ Here I go ~
- ~ Searching for the answer ~\n- ~ And I'm not gonna stop ~
~ TIII I find\nwhere It Iives Inside me ~
- ~ How does It come to be? ~\n- ~ How does It come to be? ~
- ~ What should It mean to me? ~\n- ~ What should It mean? ~
~ Teach me the definition ~
~ Of true love. ~
Akeelah:\nThank you.
~ I ain't too young to know ~
~ That life has its highs and lows ~
~ And things won't always ~
~ Turn out qulte Ilke I thlnk ~
~ And though\nI have much to learn ~
~ To weather\nthe twists and turns ~
~ I know that I'm capable ~
~ To deal with what Iife\nbrings me ~
~ I'm strong, I'm ready ~
~ To be on my own ~
~ Let me spread my wings ~
~ Let me go ~
~ Don't hold so tight ~
~'Cause I can fly alone ~
~ I need you to trust me ~
~ Have falth and let me ~
~ Make It on my own ~
~ Please let me ~
~ Your baby ~
~ Go. ~
~ Still so many answers\nI don't know ~
~ There are so many answers ~
~ Realize that to question ~
~ Is how we grow ~
~ To question Is to grow ~
~ So I step out of the ordlnary ~
~ I can feel my soul ascending ~
~ I'm on my way ~
~ Can't stop me now ~
~ You can do the same ~
~ Yeah ~
~ What have you done today\nto make you proud? ~
~ To make you proud, yeah ~
~ Let me hear you,\nlet me hear you ~
~ Let me hear you,\nso what have you done today ~
~ To make you feel proud? ~
~ Yeah yeah yeah yeahl ~
~'Cause you could be\nso many people ~
~ If you make that bid\nfor freedom ~
~ So what have you done today\nto make you feel proud? ~
~ What have you done today ~
- ~ To make you feel proud? ~\n- ~ Yeah, let me hear you ~
~ What have you done today? ~
~ What have you done today?\nWhat have you done today ~
~ To make you feel proud? ~
~ Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah. ~
~ A-K ~
~ A-E-L ~
~ E-L-E-L-A ~
~ K-E-E ~
~ A-K-E-E ~
~ Akeelah ~
~ A-A-E ~
~ E-L-A ~
~ A-K ~
~ Akeelah, Akeelah ~
~ A-K-E-E-L-A-H ~
当你无论做什么 或者去哪里
都感到格格不入 那是一种什么感觉
我不知道该用哪个词来形容
孤立 疏远...
还是‘不来电’? 不是 都不对
但一定有个词能解释它的 因为我一直都这样认为
我叫阿基拉.安德森 今年11岁
一切都始于洛杉矶南部的
Crenshaw中学
(bell rlngs)
你们现在都是七年级的学生了 我相信你们能做得更好
所以如果我给你们词汇表 你们就要好好学习它们
阿基拉
你为拼写测验准备了多长时间?
(children laughing)
我没有准备
放学后来见我 好的 你们俩把头转回去
够了
你知道吗 你可以是我们最好的学生之一
但你竟然有一半作业没交
有时你甚至逃课
- 到底怎么了?\n- 我不知道
你有没有听说...
你有没有听说\n下周拼字比赛的事情?
没有
好吧 我认为你应该报名
他真的认为\n我会跟某个穿着那样小裤头的人
混在一起吗?\n他简直疯了
- 噢 德文今天要回来吗?\n- 是的 有两周假期
你哥真爽\n我都想好了... 瞧
他将成为一个\n巨型商用喷气机的驾驶员
而我将会成为空姐
能给点零钱吗 女孩们?
我自己都没零钱呢
(hip-hop music playing)
靠 德里克-T的新车酷毙了
他想把特伦斯拖下水
女孩儿\n你哥哥是自找麻烦
- 克罗斯女士找你干嘛?\n- 没事
只是说一些关于\n无聊的拼字比赛的事
你会参加吗?
- 你可能会拿到好成绩的\n- 然后出人头地吗?
我一定会吓得尿裤子
告诉我你们班那个\n穿伊诗比蒂短裤的男孩
我觉得他很可爱
(pop muslc playlng)
(computer dlnglng)
是的
(flreworks explodlng)
搞踮
- 基拉 妈妈说吃饭了\n- 我就要拿高分了
- 一分钟\n- 我才不管
妈妈说了去吃饭
太美了 我做梦都想吃老娘做的饭\n都想了五个月了
我来拿这个
至少我有一个孩子\n感激我在这里所做的一切
我们都感激您\n嘿... 把糖递给我
- 特伦斯在哪里?\n- 我不知道 可能还在练习
练习超过一小时了\n我知道一件事...
他最好别和德里克-T混在一起
德里克-T?\n那个笨蛋还活着?
- 在等着你摆平他\n- 没错
- 嘿 来了\n- 那么...
到目前为止\n你打落了多少驾飞机了?
到目前为止还是零\n当你在内华达州坐在电脑前
- 你基本上没什么机会射击的\n- 呵 那不错
你在地面上工作\n让那些白人小子在天上飞
- 你待在属于你的地方\n- 妈妈 有一天我还是要飞行的
还有我的大学文凭...\n除非这个打击了我
不要跟乔治亚.卡瓦诺一起逃课\n她不会的
- 逃课?\n- 只逃了体育课
- 你千万不要逃课\n- 阿基拉 去把电视关了
嘿 嘿...\n快把它转到ESPN台
让我看看湖人队的得分\n好吗?
我希望你跟特伦斯谈一谈
Man on TV: No more polsonous\nsprays, no more glue traps,
and no more throwing your money away.\nThe scientific design of the...
如果你能拼对下一个词\n你就能成为冠军
- 这是什么?\n- 阿基拉 马上关掉电视
- "Brunneous."\n- B...
R-U-N...
N-E-O-U-S.
- Brunneous - 恭喜你
你是斯克里普斯全国拼字大赛的冠军
阿基拉要听话
马上把它关了
Brunneous...
brunneous?
Brunneous: 深棕色
主要用于科学方面
为什么他们不直接说棕色呢
爸爸 你有没有听过这个词?
嗯 应该听过的
Cauterize, C-A-U-T-E-R-l-Z-E.
Fortification,\nF-O-R-T-l-F-l-C-A-T-l-O-N.
Correspond,\nC-O-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-D...
(slren walllng)
(bell rlngs)
Woman on PA:\n...constructlon on our northeast lot,
trafflc wlll be dlrected\nto the slde alley.
Thls wlll be through the month.\nDrop-offs wlll be from the south gate.
嘿 怪胎
我们要你帮我们做英语作业
- 人人都说你脑袋秀逗了\n- 我不是
不是才怪\n你每次都得A 不是吗
很好 她害怕我们
不许逃跑...
你今天能来这里\n我真是感激不尽 乔希
我面临着很大的压力
今年的考试成绩又降低了
就如我先前说的那样\n我很明白你的困境 鲍勃
只是是我真的不知道\n我能够帮到你什么
不不不\n我只是想你看着这些孩子
然后告诉我你是不是真觉得\n我的想法很疯狂
我觉得他们中有些人很有潜力
女孩们\n你们为什么不待在教室里
- 她拉着我们\n- 阿基拉
你会报名了今天的拼字比赛吗?
没有
请来一下我的办公室
嗯 克劳斯女士告诉我
你从来不会在拼写测验时\n拼错一个字
但是你的出勤记录\n却让我想了解一下
- 你11岁 你是不是跳了一级?\n- 两级
阿基拉 你听说过\n斯克里普斯全国拼字大赛吗?
- 我想是上周在电视上播出的那个\n- 是的
对\n他们每年都会在ESPN举办这个比赛
来自全国各地的中学生
参加校际和地区的拼字比赛
然后才能参加\n在华盛顿举行的全国拼字大赛
明年 我希望我们学校有学生参加
所以无论谁赢得今天的拼字比赛
都能够代表Crenshaw\n参加下个月的地区赛
为什么人人都想
代表这个\n连厕所都不装门的学校去参赛?
(Joshua coughs)
阿基拉\n如果我们不显示我们学生的实力
我们就连买书的钱也没有\n更别说厕所门了
现在\n我想你参加今天的比赛 好吗?
那么每个人都可以叫我\n怪胎和脑袋秀逗的人?
不 我可不想因为拼字比赛\n而被人取笑
嗯 那么你可能会因为\n你的缺课
受到留堂而被人取笑
欢迎大家参加
Crenshaw的第一个全校拼字比赛
今天我们有一些\n非常出色的学生参加比赛
让我们为他们而鼓掌
(laughing)
Whoo!
好的 我们抽签决定谁先来
那是来自八年级的\n查奇.詹森
嘿嘿嘿 查奇
韦尔奇先生\n我想问一个关于篮球网的问题
查奇\n你要集中精神
现在\n我们从 "grovel"这个字开始
Gravel 是小小的石头吗?
不 grovel指\n跪下来然后grovel
用双膝跪下然后grovel
要我双膝跪下?\n有没搞错?
把那字拼出来
呃 G-R...
A-V-E-L.
不是 查奇\n你拼的是gravel
我说的是grovel: G-R-O-V-E-L
你都没有在听\n你被淘汰了 查奇
- 谁在乎?\n- 好吧 下一个
阿基拉.安德森
噢 去吧 靓女
阿基拉 你的字是 "doubt"
- Doubt.\n- D-O-U-B-T.
对不起 阿基拉\n你得大声点
D-O-U-B-T.
很好
下一个 加尔文.贝克
P-L-A-S-l-D.
Placid.
抱歉\n是P-L-A-C-l-D
好吧 阿基拉\n如果你拼对了这个词
"Fanciful" 你就赢得了比赛
- Fan...\n- F-A-N-C-l-F-U-L.
正确
你赢得了Crenshaw拼字比赛的初赛
哇噻
这有什么
打扰一下
拼一下 "prestidigitation"
对不起 先生\n但是这个女孩只有11岁
而且她已经赢了\n韦尔奇先生 这怎么回事?
Prestidigitation 你能拼出来吗
P-R-E-S-T-l-D-l-G-l-T-A-T-l-O-N,
prestidigitation.
正确
喔
- "Ambidextrous."\n- A-M-B-l-D-E-X-T-R-O-U-S.
- "Pterodactyl."\n- P-T-E-R-O-D-A-C-T-Y-L.
- "Pulchritude."\n- P...
P-U-L-C...
R...
l-T-U-D-E...
pulchritude?
错\n它是来自拉丁字根 "pulcher"
C后面有个H
瞧吧?\n她并不是那么灵光
(laughing)
- 逃吧你 看啊\n- 拜拜咯 甜心
阿基拉 等一下
你要去哪里\n你做得很棒
你能拼出连我都不会拼写的词
韦尔奇先生 我告诉过你我不想来\n他们都在嘲笑我
他们笑是因为你强过他们
但如果你仍坚持站在那里\n你可能已经赢得了他们的尊敬
鲍勃 这个女孩很有潜质\n但是她需要接受训练
你知道他是谁吗
他是乔希亚.拉诺贝博士
他曾是UCLA (加州洛杉矶大学)\n的英语系主任
他跟我一起上大学的\n但你知道吗...
当他还是孩子的时候\n他就参加了全国拼字大赛
并且他认为\n你有能力去参加
对不起
但是我不打算再参加拼字比赛了
阿基拉...
靓女 今天你在台上的表现\n大部分都很出彩
但是我不会拼写pulchritude
但是你答对了其它所有的单词
那些都只是些混淆词\n人人皆知pterodactyl是P打头的
靓女 如果我有你的拼写能力\n我想我可以成为一个空姐
基拉 嘿 起来
嘿
- 德哥 你要走了?\n- 对 要回基地了
嘿 你校长打电话给妈妈了
说你在上星期的拼字比赛中\n做得很好
- 我拼错了一个字\n- 他说你拼对了很多
他还说你有机会
去参加下周更大的比赛
- 我不想参加了\n- 为什么不
每一个人都看着我
还有一大堆我不认识的字
那么你害怕了?
你知道我第一次从飞机上跳下去的感觉吗?
我是说 我整个身体都在说\n"不要跳"
但是有时候你的大脑\n比你的身体更聪明你知道吗?
但是我不喜欢我的学校
我找不到什么理由\n要我为了它做贡献
那么当是为了老爸
我是说 你知道他很喜欢拼字
看到你这样做他会很高兴的
- 那妈妈会怎么说呢?\n- 你知道妈妈的
她有数不清的事要去操心
告诉你吧
去参加比赛
如果你能一直杀进首都
我会跳降落伞来见你的
你喜欢这样吗?
这是一个了不起的决定 阿基拉\n一个了不起的决定
你觉得学校可能会帮我\n买一套新行头吗?
你知道 为了地区赛
啊... 我不知道 有可能吧
如果你能参加全州比赛\n可能会给你买些东西
但首先你要地区赛中\n取得前十名
还有 阿基拉 你将会跟一些\n来自圣塔莫尼卡
伍德兰希尔 贝弗利希尔\n的孩子们竞争
他们之中有些人参加过好多次比赛\n却没有去成首都
- 好吧 也许我现在就应该放弃\n- 不不不
不 我只是说你要努力训练
- 跟着拉诺贝博士\n- 什么?
我不需要他的帮忙\n我自己就能做到
阿基拉\n世界上最棒的拼字手都有教练
我好不容易让他同意
抽出一些休假时间来训练你
请你去跟他聊一下
给\n他住的不远
他住在这个的街区?
我记得你说过他是个大人物
拿着这个\n这是去年拼字比赛的带子
- "Sacciform" - 请问我能知道它的定义吗?
类似一个袋子
请问一下它的原始语言是什么?
- 拉丁语\n- 拉丁语?
我想这个是英语
...l- F-O-R...
"Scutellate"? 定义是什么?
"Longicollis."
- "Ginglymus."\n- "Empennage."
- "Souchong."\n- "Intussusception."
- 嘿 那是什么?\n- 有其它发音吗?
你去哪了?\n妈妈很担心你
妈妈应该冷静点儿 不是吗?
- 你在看什么?\n- 拼字比赛
噢 是的 我听说过
你将会与一群\n富人家的白人孩子竞争
他们会把你整得很惨
Intussusception 是
l-N-T-U-S-S-U-S-C-E-P-T-l-O-N.
(doorbell rlngs)
(hammerlng)
你迟到了
- 是你没有开门\n- 那是因为你迟到了
进来吧
来吧 来吧
那么...
- 你想学怎么拼字\n- 我知道怎么拼字
- 拼一下 "staphylococci"\n- 嗯...
S-T-A-F...
没有F\n它起源于希腊语所以是不可能有F的
Staphylococci:\nS-T-A...
P-H-Y...
L-O-C-O...
C-C-I.
1987年全国拼字大赛的
决胜单词
最认真的拼字手做的第一件事
就是学会所有的决胜单词\n和它们的起源
好吧 也许我不是那么认真吧
那也许我也不是
那么你为什么在白天呆在家里
- 你表(意为'不要')上班的吗?\n- 帮帮忙
蹩脚的语言在外面说 好吗?
蹩脚的语言?\n我什么时候那样说话了?
嗯 "难道你表上班的吗?"
你用那种语言跟你朋友套近乎
但这里你得好好说话\n要么就干脆别开口
- 明白吗?\n- 明白
随你
- 你现在可以走了\n- 什么?
- 我说你可以走了\n- 我怎么了?
因为我没有时间浪费在\n一个傲慢的小女孩身上
傲慢?\n我卯(意为'没有')傲...
我是说我没有傲慢
你做的第一件事就是找茬...
批评我说话的方式
我觉得这只是关于拼字而已
那么 好吧
你知道吗?
如果我用心\n我就能记住任何单词
我并不需要从一个顽固不化\n凶神恶煞
狂妄自大的园丁那儿获得帮助
很抱歉我如此傲慢
Lymphomatotic: L-Y-M...\nLaboratory: L-A-B-O-R...
Preglacial...
Irreferable: L-R-R...
Erythroplasia: E-R-Y-T-H...
- Microzoospore... - 嘿
宝贝 你还在那干什么?
我得学更多的单词
这个星期六的区内赛你会来吗?
- 什么 是在你们学校吗?\n- 不是
- 贝弗利希尔\n- 贝弗利希尔?
瞧 你有其它的作业要做
你该把精力集中在这上面\n我不想你把时间都花在这游戏上
它不是游戏\n你到底会不会来看我比赛?
你知道我星期六要在医院工作
也许凯亚娜能陪你去
只要她不带上那个吵闹的婴儿
(baby crying)
来吧 女孩们 我们走吧\n我们就快迟到了
靠
我希望他们不是全都是\n来这里参加拼字比赛的
好吧 去拿你的号码
- 我们会坐在这里\n- 祝你好运 基拉
嗨 叫什么名字?
阿基拉.安德森
正好是上面这张
我想你是第一个\n来自Crenshaw中学的拼字手
嗯... 有多少人来参加比赛?
139位
下一个
需要帮忙吗?\n别怕 我不会刺着你的
- 这是你的第一次吗?\n- 是的
- 你呢?\n- 第二次了
去年我还参加了全国拼字大赛\n得了13名
幸运数字13
你一路杀进了首都?
我们学校在伍德兰 希尔\n一共有三个人杀进了决赛
看见那个男生了吗?
他是崔迪伦
他是连续两年全国拼字大赛的亚军
这是他最后一次了\n每个人都觉得他会赢
坦白说 我希望能把他踢出比赛
嘿 我叫加维尔
- 我是阿基拉\n- 希望你能进入前十名
我希望我不是第一个被淘汰的
请所有参赛者上台站好
记住 如果你不知道怎么拼写\n就根据发音来拼吧
孩子们认为自己在玩曲球\n(类似棒球的一种)而实际并非如此时
- 祝你好运\n- 也祝你好运
- E... - 谢谢
M...
B-R...
I...
C-A...
T-l-O-N,
embrocation.
(bell rings)
(audlence groans)
- "Rhesus."\n- Recess?
请问定义是什么?
印度的一种黄褐色的猴
啊 rhesus
R-H-E-S-U-S,
rhesus.
正确
(imitates monkey)
54号?
Woman: "Emlnent."
你听到那个单词吗?
我不是很确定 你是说\nimminent还是eminent
- 需要提示吗?\n- 帅呆了
(audience laughs)
Emlnent: 突出于其它事物或地方
高 崇高的...
emlnent.
E-M-l-N-E-N-T,
- eminent? - 正确
正确
"Hypertrophic."
H-Y-P-E-R-T-R-O-P-H-l-C,
- hypertrophic - 正确
正确
Woman: "Conclerge."
是在一个酒店里看管的人吗?
请用麦克风说
好的\n是一个主要的守门员或看门者
Akeelah:\nC-O-N-C...
l-E-R-G-E.
正确
你做得很好
我只是幸运而已
- Polydactyly - 我可能被问道这样的词语...
(bell rlngs)
我们现在剩下了11名选手
前十名选手将有资格\n参加南加州的地区决赛
下一轮...
(baby crylng)
如果你拼错了一个字\n不要离开舞台...
因为你有机会去争夺剩余的名额
凯亚娜 带着婴儿离开这里
那么...
我们开始吧
...L- L-O-G-l-Z-E, syllogize.
正确
"Synecdoche."
Si-neck-do-kee?
Synecdoche.
请问它的意思是什么?
一种说话的方法\n用个体代表整体
用整体代表个体
用材料代表物件\n或者是任何与之相反的方法
(feedback)
请你拼写这个词
S...
I...
N...
E...
C...
D-O...
K-E-Y?
Synecdoche?
(bell rlngs)
正确的拼写是
S-Y-N-E-C...
D-O-C-H-E.
如果你把这个词拼写正确
你就会成为我们前十名的最后一个
Woman:\n"Carmagnole."
请告诉我定义?
一首轻快的歌和一场活泼的街舞
嗯...
C... A...
R...
M... A...
G-N-O-L-E,\ncarmagnole.
正确的话就表示你是\n地区决赛的
第十名
他们作弊\n他们作弊
我看见的\n这个男孩的妈妈帮他的
什么... 说清楚点
- 你是谁?\n- 我是基拉的姐姐
我站在那后面\n我看见男孩的妈妈告诉他是字母G
她一直说"geeeee"
他认识那个字\n我是说... 我们学过的
- 他认识的\n- 女士...
你有没有帮你的孩子拼写这个词?
女士 这是很严重的问题.
噢, 你谴责得很对 这的确很严重\n你这样做对孩子们不公平
你们知道他学拼字多长时间了吗?
- 他认识这个词\n- 不
我不认识
抱歉 62号
你将被取消比赛资格
也就是说 54号
如果你能拼对下一个词
你就会成为我们前十名的最后一个
"Pastiche."
P-A-S-T-l-C-H-E,
pastiche.
正确\n这表示你有资格
参加南加州地区的决赛
这是我的号码\n我们学校有一个拼写俱乐部
- 有空来跟我们一起练习\n- 听起来挺有趣的
是的 很酷 嘿 那是我的家人\n迟点见
- 好的 再见\n- 再见
嘿 ... 看这个\n这个夏天他们会去加州大学
想想 阿基拉 你要做的事\n就是取得州际比赛的前三名
然后参加在华盛顿举行的比赛
如果我拼不出synecdoche就不行
哦, 你可以的 想想看
我叫你穿衬衫打领带的\n只要你住在我家
- 你就要听我的话 我说什么了?\n- 妈...
- 不要碰毒品 不要乱搞...\n- 你为什么要逼我?
也没有300块的手表\n给我摘下
- 德雷克-T给我的\n- 他给的吗?
- 那么我就去把它还回去\n- 妈妈?
什么?\n你们俩进去
- 摘下\n- 但是 妈妈 我出赛了
- 出什么赛?\n- 进入州决赛
我要参加州决赛
当你做着这些事情的时候\n我正在太平间认你哥哥的尸体
- 不会的 妈...\n- 是的 进去
在我真你感到难堪
- 阿基拉?\n- 阿基拉 快进来
没事的 韦尔奇先生
迟一点再见
(Tanya yelllng)
猜猜
我将要参加全州拼字比赛
(hellcopter clrcllng)
(slren walllng)
Radio: ~... cold blooded killers\nwith medieval minds ~
~ The sober overdose,\npoems roam like freight trains... ~
(bell rlngs)
迪伦?
我是阿基拉
加维尔说我今天\n可以去参加学习小组
只有失败者才这么做
我爸爸是私下教我的
你的教练是谁?
- 我没有\n- 你拿几个拼字比赛冠军?
只有学校的那一个
拼一下"xanthosis"
- Z-A... - 是 X 开头的
如果不是那个傻瓜作弊
你根本进不了州赛
- "Euphoric" - Euphoric是一个形容词
源自希腊语
意思是对于一切事情都感觉良好
要么拼出单词 要么就是失败
如果你拼错一个你就会被打击一次\n三次打击 你就出局
Euphoric, E-U...
P-H-O-R-l-C...
euphoric.\n"Psoriasis."
在学校有没有上拉丁语课?\nPsoriasis一个名词 源自希腊语
你在开玩笑吗?\n我的学校只够钱去开足球课
- 没有拉丁语课\n- 拉丁语会帮助你了解这些词
Psoriasis 就是发痒的皮肤
也许你妈妈能载你来这儿\n跟我们一起训练
我不知道 很难
是很难\n拼字比赛就是这样暴难
我想投一下篮
一秒钟考虑\n我能拼出这个单词吗?
在Crenshaw\n他们都认为我是怪胎
别担心 在这里他们也\n觉得我们是怪胎
嘿 那是我妈妈\n要坐便车吗?
嗯... 不用了\n我妈妈会来接我
她很快就到了
嘿 几周后我要举办生日会
你想来吗?
可能吧 如果我能去的话
能再次见到你真好 阿基拉 再见
再见
你究竟去哪里了?
- 学习\n- 在哪儿学习?
- 伍德兰希尔\n- 伍德兰希尔?
你去那里干什么?
那里有一个拼字俱乐部
韦尔奇先生带你去的吗?\n根本没有人告诉我
我自己去的\n我觉得坐公车不会很长时间
- 对不起\n- 阿基拉.安德森
你糊涂了?\n你只有11岁
你不可以自己坐车去伍德兰希尔
- 但是我身边没有人带我去\n- 那是因为我要工作
你周末就是这么说的
其他人的父母都陪着孩子\n参加地区比赛
也许其他孩子的父母\n有更多的闲暇时间
看 我不要我的另一个孩子\n也整天不见人影
所以如果拼字比赛\n意味着你自己擅自去郊区的话
- 我会取消它\n- 我们不能取消
- 我要参加全州际大赛\n- 如果你考试不及格就是不行
我刚刚收到一封信\n说你得参加暑期班
- 来弥补你在学校跷的课\n- 但是 妈妈 我讨厌Crenshaw
那里很无聊\n大家都不求上进
你觉得你在伍德兰希尔\n就有人在意你吗?
至少他们有拉丁语课
那里的学生不用在楼梯间学习
的确很好 但你得先完成\nCrenshaw的暑假补习
- 还有不能再参加拼字比赛了\n- 但是 妈妈 我要在暑假
准备全州拼字比赛
现在你只能明年再参加了 不是吗?
- 但是那样不公平\n- 不仅仅是不公平
没有商量的余地
你会让我参加的
1979, maculature:
M-A-C-U-L-A-T-U-R-E. 起源于拉丁语
1990 fibranne: F-l-B-R-A-N-N-E起源于法语
1996, vivisepulture:\nV-l-V-l-S-E-P-U-L-T-U-R-E.
起源于拉丁语
我已经学会了\n从1925年到现在的决胜词了
正按照你的要求
我为上次的傲慢道歉
以后都不会发生了
永远都不会
我保证
我在想你会不会考虑\n指导我参加全州拼字比赛
因为我需要一个教练
非常需要
非常的需要\n你非常的需要一个教练
进来
进来 进来吧
很漂亮的女士\n你的妻子吗?
听着 在地区赛中你只是幸运
而全州赛会更困难
那么如果你... 还有我想要为它而准备
就必须按照我的安排进行
那么每天早上从9:00开始\n训练三个小时
- 你能做到吗?\n- 嗯 我要参加暑期补习
但是韦尔奇先生说\n如果跟着你学习便可取代暑期班
那是不是为在学年中\n表现不好的学生准备的?
嗯 有时候是\n是为了想在来年
- 取得进步的学生准备的\n- 好吧 请先放下那个东西
请... 嗯
你有没有...\n你有没有什么目标?
- 呃?\n- 目标...
你长大后想干什么?
医生 律师\n喜剧演员
我不知道 我只擅长拼写
到那边去
读一下墙上的引言
请大声地读出来
我们最恐惧的\n不是我们做不到
我们最恐惧的\n是我们的能力无法估量
我们扪心自问
我是不是聪明的\n慷慨的
才华横溢和出类拔萃的?
事实上
你为什么不能这样呢?
我们生来就是为了证明
上帝的光环在我们的身上
而我们让自己发出光芒
我们不知不觉中\n也赋予别人这样做的权利
对你有什么启发吗?
- 我不知道\n- 那是用很简单的英语写的
那是什么意思?
- 要我不要感到害怕\n- 害怕什么?
害怕...
我自己?
国家拼字大赛\n是一件很艰辛的事情
我看见它考验着孩子\n并把他们踢出局
所以如果你要成功的话\n就不能做一朵退缩的紫罗兰
你一定要站在那\n展示出你能做到
好吗?
还有我不允许废话\n你一定要准时
不准意气用事 否则就不要玩了
同意吗?
同意
~ And baby, you should know\nthat you ain't... ~
这里 这里\n停停停停
如果妈妈知道我们借她的车\n来干这个 她肯定会晕倒
所以妈妈是不会知道的
来吧 乔格拉
嗯...
我还是跟基亚娜去商场吧
我还以为你会想来参加派对呢
嘿 阿基拉
- 确定吗?\n- 是的
来吧 我们走吧
好吗?\n呃 谢谢
- 你为什么邀请他?\n- 我爸爸和他爸爸是朋友
他会来我很惊讶\n嘿 想参观一下我家吗?
- 好啊\n- 走吧
这是我爸爸的工作室
我爸爸是一个记者\n他出版了很多书
你爸爸是干什么的?
我爸爸...
他以前是在城市公园工作的
好家伙 你有很多朋友啊
我从来没有这么大型的生日会
我以为你有很多朋友呢
- 你为什么这样做?\n- 我有这种冲动
你会告我性骚扰吗?
(both laughing)
真有趣
他们在下面干什么?
噢 不要\n迪伦带来了他的拼字游戏棋
拼字游戏棋?
Dylan: 每一个桌子有30秒
我们还需要一个人\n谁想来玩?
我来
就在那门外\n把"birch"放在双字分数上
罗曼得了32分
迪伦用Z速算组成39个词
玻丽用"acorn"来测试水
而迪伦呼了一口气回答:\n"Beacon"得到20分
我的上帝
就在这时\n阿基拉用上了她所有的字母
得到了额外的50分
一共得到82的高分
迪伦会怎么做呢?
他在和时间赛跑
你可以用奶油刀来切断紧张
闭嘴
Shazam!
迪伦得到了76分
在打败了其余的五个对手之后
只剩下迪伦与阿基拉对阵了
但是她领先了21分\n并且只剩下很少的字母
这场比赛令人失望吗?
这是什么生日会啊?
Yowza 用了三字分数的词\n迪伦赶超了6分
下就是了
Booyah 阿基拉领先12分\n并且只剩下一个字母
但是最后一步由迪伦下
再会了 甜心
12分定胜负
但是迪伦取得了\n阿基拉的最后两分
他赢得让人心碎
阿基拉 从没人有跟迪伦对阵\n还能那么接近胜利的
但是我并没有赢他
靓女 你不去商场\n就是来玩猜字棋的吗?
她只是走运罢了
如果你只能在愚蠢的桌面游戏上\n打败一个黑人小女孩
你怎么能赢得全国拼字比赛?
给我听着
这是我们最后一次机会了
我们要赢
走吧
为了得到他的位置
他开始感到痛苦
他一定要做他自己\n而不是其他人
拉诺贝博士\n这本书太重了
很好\n它能够锻炼你的手臂肌肉
我还以为在丰富我的词汇
是啊\n请继续读
但是我已经学会了\n这个演讲的大部分词语了
这不是演讲\n是一篇散文
维伯.杜波依斯(美国著名黑人学者)\n写的 第一个从哈佛大学
取得博士学位的黑人
也许我们应该学一些更难的词
- C-A-B-A-L-l-S-T-l-C - 拼一下"cabalistic"
- cabalistic - 你什么时候学会的?
两分钟之前\n在这本书上
但是在学那个字的时候
迪伦可能已经学了20个单词了
而这20词对他来说不算什么
他只是一个\n记忆一堆单词小机器人
我们正学习的人物是:\n杜波依斯.金博士
这些人都是用语言来改变世界
...世界...\n而他们并不是
死记硬背地学习单词
好吧\n但是当我参加比赛时
他们叫我拼写一些\n澳洲的小鱼
或者月球上一些奇怪的细菌
那时我们就希望多点死记硬背了
而不是读更多的散文...
如果你不介意我这样说的话
月球上不存在细菌
我问你
你认为难词是从哪里来的?
从人们复杂的大脑里
对 那你看到什么?
一大堆我不知道的难词\n我不知道
嗯 再看看
我们从太阳那得到什么能量?
- 太阳能\n- 那么"sol"是什么意思?
- 太阳\n- 那么"terraneous"读起来像什么?
- Terrain - 地球的意思
"Soliterraneous"就是太阳和地球
一起运转\n那么这些难词是怎么来的?
- 来自简单字\n- 那么你知道多少个简单字?
- 很多\n- 对
因此这里有很多你要学的简单词
这是来自希腊语
这是来自拉丁语
这是来自法语\n如果你都学会了
你就能拼出任何单词\n不管有多难
也许我们应该继续读散文了
怎么了?\n我以为你想要...
赢得全国拼字比赛
也许这次学到这里已经足够了
别来这套
你很想赢的
它会让你睡不着
打从你知道全国拼字大赛这回事起
你就看到自己举着奖杯
但是如果你不说出来\n你就不会赢 说出来吧
- 我想赢\n- 大声点
- 我想赢\n- 你想赢什么?
我想赢全国拼字大赛
好 很好
用我的方法你会赢的
首先要理解语言的力量
然后理解它们的结构
从起源着手\n到字根
你会战胜它\n你会拥有它
然后你就知道\n你将来想干什么?
累了
你会成为冠军的
- 准备好了吗?\n- 准备好了
好的 开始吧
~ Hand me down\nmy walking cane ~ (歌词)
~ Hand me down my hat ~
~ Hurry now and don't be late ~
~'Cause we aln't got tlme to chat ~
~ You and me, we're golng out ~
~ To catch the latest sounds ~
~ Guaranteed to blow your mlnd ~
~ So hlgh you won't come down ~
~ Hey, y'all prepare yourself ~
~ For the rubberband man ~
~ You never heard a sound ~
~ Llke the rubberband man ~
~ You're bound to lose control ~
~ When the rubberband\nstarts to jam ~
~ Oh Lord, thls dude\nIs out of slght ~
~ Everythlng he does ~
~ Seems to come out rlght ~
~ Once I went to hear them play ~
~ At a club outslde of town ~
~ I was so surprlsed,\nI was hypnotlzed... ~
(speaking Latin)
你为什么这么早就回家了?
有点不舒服
你手上拿的是什么?
家庭作业
你知道州际比赛很快就到了
我想知道你愿不愿...
- 贝弗莉希尔也要举行吗？
- 我不知道\n- 我告诉过你
你通过了暑期班的课程\n才能去想拼字比赛的事
- 但是如果你...\n- 阿基拉
宝贝 我现在没有心情 好吗?
那么你为什么不再教学了?
我说过我在教学 我...
我负责网上教学
我们继续吧
- "Effervescent."\n- E-F-F...
(dog barklng)
E-R-V-E...
S-E-N-T,
- effervescent - 拜托 你认识这个词的
那只狗打扰了我
如果你杀进了首都举办的\n全国拼字比赛
你会遇到更多分心事的
你的手在干什么 呃?
什么?
你的手 你的手?
你... 你... 你...
- 不断的拍 就像那样 为什么?\n-我不知道.
(coughs)
你怎么会有这些玩具?
它们是我侄女的
哦 那么你有自己的儿女吗?
你问得太多了 不是吗?
我只是出于自然的好奇
好奇有时候在这里也会变得
令人讨厌的
让我看一下你跳绳
- 只是跳吗?\n- 对 跳吧
有什么特别意义吗?
对 有\n继续跳
我说继续跳
集中精神\n不要分心
拼一下effervescent\n不要想其它的事情 加油
开始
E-F-F-E...
- R-V-E-S... - 好
C-E-N-T,
- effervescent - 看见了吗 那就是你的窍门
- 是你记忆的方法\n- 跳绳?
保持节奏 保持节奏
你看参加比赛的孩子...\n他们做着各种各样的事情
他们... 他们前后摆动\n他们...
转身\n转圈
他们这样做就是为了集中精神
保持住\n我敢说
如果你在跳绳的时候学习词语
你肯定能记得更好
...L- U-N-l-Z-E.
"Quamdiu."
- Q-U-A-M-D-l-U - 很好
Cognizant.
C-O-G-
N-l-Z-A-N-T.
正确 "Tzigane"
T-Z-l-G-A-N-E.
正确
很遗憾你妈妈今天要上班 阿基拉
她看到你的新衣服了吗?
呃 是的 她觉得很酷\n噢 加维尔来了
对于在场的每一位来说\n今天是激动人心的一天
因为这里所产生的前三强\n将代表南加州
参加在华盛顿举行的\n斯克里普斯全国拼字大赛
太好了
那么你们该怎么说?\n让我们拼字吧
乔希 你认为她能胜出吗?
拭目以待
- "Alfresco."\n- A-L-F-R-E-S-C-O,
- alfresco - 正确
- Loquacious.\n- (bell rings)
- Espadrille.\n- (bell rlngs)
- Jambalaya.\n- (bell rlngs)
请重复一下单词
Malloseismic.
M...
A-L...
O...
S-E...
l-S-M-l-C.
(bell rings)
Malloselsmlc是...
M-A-L-L...
O-S-E-l-S-M-l-C.
好吧\n好吧
Boy:\nD-O-U-B-L-U-R-E.
正确
"Psalmody."
请问定义
- Psalmody意思是去实践...\n- 安德森女士
...或者是在圣歌中的演唱方法
我要我女儿立刻从台上下来
P-S-A...
我不在乎她说了什么\n我就是要她从台上下来
我不知道她在这里\n我也没有允许她来这里...
- L-M-O... - 很抱歉 安德森女士
不 我很明白的警告过她\n不能来这里
而且没有我的允许\n你不能随便带走我的孩子
- D-Y, psalmody.
正确
好 下一个
打扰一下 很抱歉
一个拼字手的妈妈\n想要跟她说话
- 事情很紧急\n- 嗯...
好吧 但在轮到她之前
她必须得回到台上\n否则会被取消资格
她会回来的
我发誓我们以为你知道这件事的\n安德森女士
你是不是应该解释一下\n你在这里干什么?
我根本没有在报名表上签字
- 我签了爸爸的名字\n- 你怎么能这样?
你知道当加维尔的妈妈打电话给我
问我要不要搭便车去加州大学时\n我是什么感觉？
我不知道她是谁\n也不知道她在说什么
对不起 妈妈\n我只是想参加比赛
通过说谎 通过六个月背着我做的事
你要跟你的小朋友说再见了\n阿基拉
因为这是你最后一次参加拼字比赛
安德森女士\n我请求您能重新考虑一下
- 她理应有这个机...\n- 鲍勃
安德森女士是对的
阿基拉还没资格\n参加今年的比赛
什么?
下一个选手
请到麦克风前
快一点吧 拜托
我向你道歉 安德森女士
如果我们所做的一切\n让你感到痛苦
你又是谁?
我是乔希亚.拉诺贝 女士
而且我曾经...\n嗯 我一直在帮阿基拉
准备她的拼字比赛
阿基拉因为跟拉诺贝博士学习\n已经得到了额外的学分
我们特意为她设计了一整套课程
你为什么不告诉我这些?
妈妈 我根本不想瞒着你做事
但每一次我提到拼字比赛\n你都不想听
我不知道该怎么办
能不能再读一次?
他已经为你读了五次了\n你要把字拼出来
请你用它组一个句子
他已经用它组过句子了
我是说\n跟你之前那个句子不一样的句子
- 只能提示一个句子\n- 这个孩子怎么了?
你一定是想把事情严重化\n因为你从来
没有向我说过谎
也许你可以告诉我你在想什么
对于你做的事\n你想得到怎么样的惩罚
- 我想我会错过比赛了\n- 但是那也不够惩罚你
韦尔奇先生和拉诺贝博士\n对此也付出了很多时间
那么你想一下其它的事情吧
做几个月的双倍家务活
下三个月
她还能回到台上吗?
如果我们快点的话 可以
好吧\n我想你最好现在就动身
我们时间不多了
快点 快点
谢谢 妈妈
好了
- 拉诺贝博士 是吗?\n- 嗯
那么你真的认为\n阿基拉 有机会
赢得斯克里普斯全国拼字大赛?
对
对 我认为她可以的
嗯...
- 你能不能把她用在一首歌里?\n- 什么?
R-A-T-A-T-O-U-l-L-L-E ratatouille 没事 Ratatouille:
嗯...正确
- 73号?\n- 她来了 她来了
73号
- 谢谢\n- 我都快要跳踢踏舞了
好吧, "pluviosity"
定义是什么?
Pluviosity 指一种多雨的状态
Pluviosity:
P-L-U-V-l-O-S-l-T-Y,
- pluviosity - 正确
谢谢
~ R-E-S-P-E-C-T ~
~ Flnd out what It means to me ~
~ R-E-S-P-E-C-T ~
~ Take care, TCB ~
~ Oh, a Ilttle respect... ~
我很感激你们今天来到这里
为阿基拉.安德森颁奖
(groans)
嗯...
非常...
感谢
嘿 靓女\n你现在就像是电影明星
我知道\n太疯狂了
嘿 我妈妈说今天晚上\n要带我们出去庆祝一下
加维尔的父母要带我出去
- 但是我们能...\n- 阿基拉 打扰一下 很抱歉
那里有一个记者\n想跟你谈谈
- 我可不想接受访问\n- 你在开玩笑吗?
这对Crenshaw的公众形象很有好处
原谅我 对不起
嗨 这是劳伦.桑切斯\n来自洛杉矶南部的报道
在我身边的是11岁女孩\n阿基拉.安德森
她是Crenshaw中学的七年级学生
将会参加斯克里普斯全国拼字大赛\n将要去到首都参赛
你感觉怎么样？
- 很酷\n- 你激动吗？
好吧\n现在让我们看看在南加州决赛中
使阿基拉胜出而得以\n进入全国拼字比赛的字
Erythrocyte: E-R-Y...
(turns off TV)
- 拼一下 "affenplnscher"\n- Affen-什么?
"Grallatorial."
- G-R-A-L-A-T... - 错
- "Jacquard" - 拉诺贝博士
拼一下jacquard
- J-A-Q-U... - C呢?
这些都是去年全国拼字大赛中\n拼错了的字
- 而你一个都不会\n- 可能是因为
- 我们还没有学到这些单词\n- 你昨天为什么请假?
嗯?\n是不是又接受无聊的访问了
在电视摄像机前炫耀自己?
不是 我去商场了
瞧 我不是屌你\n我确实是去圣诞购物了
"屌"?\n我觉得我们不应该用这样的字眼儿
我说过\n我们只能用字典里的字
Dis dissed dissing: 不尊重的方式
或藐视\n用于反驳
每一年字典里都会有新词出现
瞧 直到我14岁那年
我才打进了全国拼字比赛
没有人帮我\n没有人训练我
我什么都没有
在第三个回合的时候\n我就出局了
你却有机会
赢得比赛胜利
但是花了整整8个月
去学习词汇\n就不休息一下吗
看看电影 看看篮球赛\n为什么不能找点乐子？
我告诉过你 丹尼斯\n比赛结束你才能玩
丹尼斯是谁?
什么?
丹尼斯 你叫我丹尼斯\n她是谁?
拉诺贝博士 你没事吧?
没事
没事 我很好
听着 我整整花了一个星期
为你做了这些
- 这是什么?\n- 是速记卡
5000 新词\n是你参加决赛的所需要的
5000? 但是我们只有几个月时间
- 你不会是要一周7天24小时教我吧?\n- 嗯 不是...
你需要 嗯\n自己学这些单词
我已经没有什么可以教你的了
什么?
你... 你可以做到的 阿基拉\n你已经学会了构词法
字源以及记忆法
你现在要做的是
集中学习这些单词
我不能全靠自学\n记住这5000个新词
呃 能 你可以的\n你有一个像海绵一样的大脑
- 你只要坐下学习就可以做到\n- 拉诺贝博士 我发誓 我保证...
我决不会再翘课\n我一定会听你话的
现在你可不能不教我啊
我答应过韦尔奇先生\n让你地区赛晋级 我也做到了
现在我真的没有什么\n可以教你的了
你只需要拿走这些单词
学习它们\n这样就行了
这就是我去商场的原因
Merry Christmas.
(door shuts)
(pop muslc playlng)
(phone rlnglng)
- 喂?\n- 嘿 靓女
- 你在干嘛?\n- 看电视
周末去溜冰吗?
你为什么不跟\n伍德兰希尔的朋友一起去?
什么?\n你怎么这样说啊?
没事
我要做作业了\n再见
嘿 基拉
基拉 来这里
靓女 你上电视了
- 快点 来啊 快看\n- 阿基拉.安德森的出现
吸引了周围所有的人的注意\n整个洛杉矶都在谈论她
如果她赢得了大赛\n就好像是
- 这个社区每个人都赢了一样\n- 我觉得这样是很积极的
你们知道...\n为社区争光
我已经为明年的大赛做准备了
她怎么了...
阿基拉 你怎么了?
- 我再也不想参加比赛了\n- 你不想参加比赛?
- 为什么?\n- 拉诺贝博士不想
再教我了\n乔治亚不想再跟我玩
所有的人都期待我会赢
但是这太难了 妈妈\n我不想再这样了
- 宝贝 你曾为此付出了...\n- 求求你了
- 求求你了\n- 好吧 好吧
我本意不是想令她失望的\n我...
嗯 我确实认为
这么做都是为了她好
拉诺贝博士
我的孩子只有11岁大
但是她已经经历了很多
她爸爸在她六岁的时过世了
在下班回家的路上被人枪杀
你能想象到\n那样失去爸爸的女孩会怎样吗?
我能想象
那你为什么\n要让给这个孩子带来更多痛苦呢
这是一个不公平的谴责\n安德森太太
就像我告诉你的一样 我只是...
现在我只是无法再为
阿基拉提供更多帮助了
但是她需要你\n真的
我不这么认为 安德森太太\n阿基拉需要的不是我
Girl on TV: I remember when he used\nto take us out to the ballgames,
and take us to the movles\nand we'd have popcorn flghts.
Woman on TV:\nWe'll do that agaln.
Sure.
我得跟你谈谈
你知道我当初\n为什么反对你参加比赛吗?
因为我看了你那盘录像带
我看到了只有1个胜利者\n却有200个失败者
我不想你成为其中一个失败者
你知道你妈妈我
高中毕业后就直接上了大学吗?
不知道
我得到了奖学金
我本来要成为一名医生的
发生什么事了?
我觉得与学校格格不入
我不断告诉自己
一定会失败
所以在尝试之前\n我就放弃了
我不想你在拼字大赛上\n做同样的傻事
"Gabbro,"
一种又硬又重的岩石
你能拼给我听吗?
G-A-B-R-O,
gabbro?
实际上有两个B
你知道吗 阿基拉\n你身边并不缺帮你的人
我敢跟你打赌 只要看看周围\n你就会发现50,000个教练
就由我开始吧
- 妈妈?\n- 嗯?
你觉得你有可能
回去读大学吗?
也许我可以吧
- 我爱你\n- 我也爱你
我也爱你
"Craquelure,"\nC-R-A-Q-U-E-L-U...
唷\n你为什么不参加拼字比赛?
什么\n你害怕那些郊区的小子吗?
没有
嘿!
你怎么拼出这些无聊的单词的?
- 我学习它们\n- 随你怎么说
车来接我了
- 嘿 你好吗 德里克T?\n- 你好吗 特伦斯?
她是谁?
没什么\n是我小妹
你好吗 小东西?
我在电视上见过你\n想赢了某个大赛 是吗?
回答他
你知道吗 我也曾赢过...
在五年级的时候\n我写了一首诗
甚至给我自己颁了头奖
- 呵 不错 你为自己写了一首诗\n- 闭嘴 小子
你哪知道什么是说唱?
- 你手上拿着什么?\n- 没什么 只是一些无聊的单词
- 你在帮她?\n- 不 伙计 我跟你混的 不是吗?
不用了 伙计
- 留在这里帮你妹妹\n- 为什么?
因为我这么说了
走吧 伙伴
- Derrick-T - 怎么了?
我想读一下你的诗
等你获胜归来之后吧
走吧 伙计
如果你不想帮\n可以不用帮我的
"En-fran-chis-ment"?
- 你是说enfranchisement吗?\n- 嘿 随你便
拼一下?
50,000个导师
E-N-F-R...
~ Wake up, everybody ~
~ No more sleeplng In bed ~
~ No more backward thlnklng ~
~ Tlme for thlnklng ahead ~
~ The world has changed\nso very much ~
~ From what It used to be... ~
"Ap-teery-goat-ti."
- 什么?\n- 就是这个
Apterygote 你不用给我看卡片
噢 是的 不好意思
~ Wake up all the teachers ~ (歌词)
~ Tlme to teach a new way ~
~ Maybe then they'll Ilsten ~
~ To what you have to say ~
~'Cause they're the ones\nwho's comlng up ~
~ And the world\nIs In thelr hands ~
~ When you teach the chlldren ~
~ Teach them\nthe very best you can... ~
...R- E-S-A...
加油 阿基拉 宝贝\n你是我们的骄傲
5000个词 我全都学会了
通过别人的帮助
那么你应该准备充分了
你知道吗 拉诺贝博士
当我还是小女孩的时候...
我爸爸就去世了
那是我整天都在哭
但是后来...
我发现了能让我解脱的东西
是什么?
我在拼字... 一遍又一遍的拼
然后我就感觉好多了
所以当你想起她的时候...
你可以试一下拼字
应该有帮助的
阿基拉?
- 谁告诉你的?\n- 你
你叫我她的名字: 丹尼斯
那是她的跳绳 对吗?
是的
她是你女儿吗?
是
她怎么了?
她病得很重
她在小你两岁
这个年龄就离我们而去了
她妈妈再哪里?
她搬去了另一个城市 并且...
自从这件事之后
我妻子...
帕特丽夏和我
发现...
彼此之间 慢慢地
变的很
很难再相处...
无论怎么样 这是...
这是帕特丽夏的花园
你知道 我需要...\n我的生活需要很多规律
这就是为什么我\n无法在课堂上教课的原因
世事难料
就像你一样
现在整个拼字比赛也变得...
有点不可预料
拉诺贝博士...
没有你我 我...\n一个人没法去去首都参赛
行的 你可以的 阿基拉\n只要你想 你就能做到
- 我赢不了迪伦的\n- 别这么说
是事实是\n无论我学了多少单词
他总会学得更多
让我告诉你有关迪伦的事
只有一个人能刺激他
让他拼字像现在这样好
不是他爸爸\n不是参加拼字比赛的人
甚至不是他自己
那个人是你
所以...
当我跟你和我
参加总决赛的时候
让我们跟他好好较量一下
好吗?
嘿
嗨
我明天就要去首都了
- 呃 不错 玩得开心点\n- 不好意思我一直都很忙
拼字训练太紧张了
但是你知道吗?
只要你跟我在一起\n我甚至愿意放弃它
- 那真蠢\n- 为什么
因为每个人\n都想看见你好好表现
我也想看见你胜出
你知道吗?\n乔治亚 你是我铁的朋友
即使我自己都觉得做不到的时候\n你都总是鼓励我说可以做到
但是我得告诉你
如果你想成为空姐\n你首先就要去坐飞机
有一天我肯定会
那明天怎么样?
哇噻
靓女 我要... 我要跟机长谈谈
忘了空姐的事吧\n我要成为飞行员
- 他怎么了?\n- 他有畏高症
就只不喜欢突然下沉的感觉\n我会呕吐的
我哥哥是空军\n他说恐惧
完全是心理作用 给你这个
哥送我这玩意带给我好运\n别担心... 我不会鄙视你的
你知道吗 我还没谢谢过你\n在赛台上为我所做的一切
- 小意思\n- 事实上
那很有绅士风度
喔
现在完全忘了飞机的事了
嗯 既然这样的话...
~ Behlnd all of your tears ~ (歌词)
~ There's a smlle ~
~ Behlnd all of the raln ~
~ There's sunshlne ~
~ For mlles and mlles ~
~ Oh, everythlng ~
~ Everythlng ~
~ You mean everythlng ~
~ Everythlng to me ~
~ Everythlng to me. ~
(shrieks)
- 我说说不要摇它\n- 不好意思
阿基拉\n我还以为你们在学习呢
- 我们是啊\n- 噢？
但听起来像是开派对\n明天是你们的大日子
- 好好准备吧\n- 再多玩半个小时好吗
15分钟
你觉得迪伦现在在做什么?
学习古希腊语
- 也许我们应该请他来玩\n- 那个讨厌鬼? 算了吧
我很快回来
- 你好...\n- 迪伦在吗?
- 他很忙\n- 好吧 嗯...
我和其他一些选手\n在我的房间里玩
喝喝苏打汽水 看看电影\n我们想他是否可以过来
对不起\n但是明天就是拼字大赛了
嗯 你知道\n有时在大赛之前
放松一下也许会有好处的
唔 也许这是你的策略\n但不适合我们
等等
这个给迪伦的
好吧
我们最恐惧的不是我们做不到
而是我们的能力
无法估量
我们问自己 我是不是
聪明的 慷慨的
才华横溢和惊艳四座的?
事实上, 你为什么不这样呢？
It's okay. There.
这里是是泰的.桑德斯 和\n卡蒂 柯文麦克瑞门一起
在华盛顿君悦酒店的主会场\n进行现场直播
好 卡蒂\n作为拼字大赛的前任冠军
你觉得今年的比赛\n我们该看好那些选手?
有不少孩子在去年比赛中\n取得了很好的成绩
特别是崔迪伦
他已经是连续两年的亚军了
灭了他 阿基拉\n灭-了-他
...但非常引起我注意的是\n来自洛杉矶的
小阿基拉.安德森\n她引起了不小的媒体轰动
- 因为她只有11岁...\n- 那是我妹妹
...还有这是她第一次参加\n斯克里普斯全国拼字大赛
请重复一下这个词?
"Ratiocinate(推论) ratiocinate"
那是个什么狗屁词啊?
R-A-T...
l-O-C...
l-N-A-T-E,
- ratiocinate - 正确
太棒了
对于一个11岁的孩子来说\n这真的太惊人了
得小心...\n错一个字母就将被淘汰
"Oersted(磁场强度)"
- 它来起源于哪里?\n- 源于一个丹麦名字
- 我受不了韩国的孩子\n- 他是中国人
- O-E-R-S-T-E-D - 他目中无人
正确
- 定义是什么?\n- Xylem是某些植物的脉管系统中
的一种复杂纤维
Xylem.\nX-Y-L-E-M, xylem.
正确
他们以为可以把我摆平\n但事实上没那么容易
...T- H-O-E-P-Y,
- orthoepy - 正确
- Flocculation源于拉丁语\n- 请造一个句子
- Flocculation - 定义是什么?
- "Lobscouse" - 正确
- 请问起源\n- 有没有其它发音?
- Gastromyth - 请问定义是什么?
- Escharotic - 拉丁语
- Madrigal - 正确
- 请问定义什么?\n- 最早的时候
- Aboriginally(从最初)\n- 正确
- 起源语言?\n- 太棒了
Empleomania.
两者之间无间隔
...l- B-L-E miscible(易混合的)
如果你正在收看\n现在是斯克里普斯全国拼字大赛
的第八个回合了\n只剩下了30名拼字手
...U... R...
S-U-S, excursus.
"Argillaceous(粘土的)"
- Argillaceous - 什么?
请问定义是什么?
Arglllaceous是指有关
或含有陶土或是陶土矿物
- 请问起源是?\n- 拉丁语
伙计 那肯定是一个白人单词\n是个陷阱... 别玩了
这是一个让很多选手摔交的后缀
他们会拼写成 T-l-O-U-S
或者 C-l-O-U-S
它由拉丁语argilla演变而来的吗\n意思是粘土？
是的
A-R-G...
l-L...
L-A...
加油
- 我能重新来过吗?\n- 可以
但你不能改你已经拼过的字母
A-R-G-l-L-L-
A-C-E-O-U-S,
- argillaceous - 正确
她答对了\n那是我的小妹
现在是第12回合了 观众们\n现在只有五个拼写者了
他们是 玛丽.卡弗瑞蒂 12岁
13岁的纳基辅.苏伯莫里兰
12岁的加维尔.门达兹\n崔迪伦 也是来自伍德兰希尔
哦 他们是有备而来 不是吗?
当然 还有阿基拉.安德森
请造一个句子?
Merovingian的国王\n以一头红色的长发而著名
好的. 嗯...
M...
A-R-O...
V-l-N-G-l-A-N,
Merovingian(梅罗文嘉王朝的)
(bell rlngs)
Merovinglan的正确拼写是
M-E-R-O-V-l-N-G-l-A-N.
(audlence laughs)
我忘了根据它的发音去拼写\n去年得第13名 今年得第5名
明年我一定会成功的\n现在轮到你了
...l- S-M, mithridatism.
(bell rlngs)
...P- l-S-C-N-C-E,
- resipiscence - 正确
...F- l-R-E?
- Vitrophyre?\n- (bell rlngs)
...G- l-N-O-U-S,
- serpiginous - 正确
太好了
那是我的宝贝
在阿基拉和迪伦\n开始冠军级单词争夺之前
让我们休息一下
干得不错 不是吗?
一定要集中精神 知道吗?
这是你最后一次\n参加斯克里普斯全国拼字大赛了
如果你输给那个女孩\n你一辈子都只是第二
不可以那样\n你听到吗?
- 不可以\n- 偷看别人?
只是希望迪伦好运
你做的很出色\n我为你感到自豪
现在听着 他们会\n用尽一切易错词来考验你的
你只要记住我们学过的东西就行了
你能分解那些单词\n即使你没有学过 知道吗?
但如果我不能打败迪伦\n我明年仍有机会参加 是吗?
嗯 那当然\n虽然我不知道
我们需要在一起训练多长时间
UCLA要我回去教学\n而我也答应了
- 真的吗?\n- 是的 无可置疑
我已经焕然一新
- 怎么了?\n- 没事 拉诺贝博士
我要回去了
无论发生什么事...
我都希望你知道\n没有你我就没有今天
阿基拉 宝贝 你在这里啊\n快来
我去了
他们就要开始了
不要太紧张\n我知道她有一个很好的教练
我知道每个参赛的孩子\n都只有两张飞机票名额
我还在奇怪\n我们为什么会有六张
呃...
也许那是
拼字比赛意想不到的那部分
又或者是\n阿基拉的教练慷慨解囊
谢谢
所有的一切
- 不客气\n- 女士们先生们
让我们欢迎\n阿基拉和迪伦回到台上
现在要记住\n如果其中一个拼字手拼错了
那么另一个拼字手\n就要拼写那个单词
- 再加上一个就赢了 是吗?\n- 对
我们可以尽完25个冠军词
但是从来没有用完过
冠军词实在是太难了
- "Filiopietistic(盲目崇拜)"\n- 请问定义是什么?
属于或有关于\n一种对先人或祖宗
过于的尊敬
Filiopietistic:
F-l...
L-I...
阿基拉 到你了
"Xanthosis(黄肤症)"
- Xanthosis? - 是以X打头的
安德森小姐?
Xanthosis:
Z-A-N...
T-H-O...
S-l-S...
- xanthosis.\n- (bell rlngs)
迪伦 到你了
"Xanthosis."
Xanthosis:
X-A-N...
T-H-O-S...
E-S, xanthosis.
(bell rlngs)
Xanthosls的正确拼写是
X-A-N...
T-H-O-S-l-S.
我可以喝口水吗?
能不能给我们两位选手水?
- 你搞什么鬼?\n- 你搞什么鬼?
- 你刚才放弃了那个字\n- 你还不是一样
你想一直这样做吗?
你爸爸会很开心的
谁在乎? 他这辈子都没有赢过
我连续三年获得地区赛冠军
还在斯克里普斯全国拼字大赛上\n连续两年取得亚军
所以现在你要拿冠军\n我可以明年年再来的
- 你今年就尽力去做\n- 迪伦...
你给我尽全力...
否则我也不要这个冠军
你们的水
真奇妙 不是吗\n两个惊人的拼字手
竟然双双栽在那个单词上
我想我们的参赛者非常紧张
"Effleurage" 还是 "effleurage"
E-F-F-L-E-U...
R-A-G-E,
- effleurage - 正确
这就像\n观看两个网球明星比赛一样
在网的两侧来回击球\n我是说 这些孩子真是难以置信
Lagniappe: L-A-G-N-l-A-P-P-E, lagniappe(商店给顾客的赠品).
- Sumpsimus - 请造一个句子?
- Ophelimity - 是一个动词吗?
- Tralatitious - 正确
- Sophrosyne.\n- Parrhesia.
- 是来自希腊语吗?\n- 来自拉丁语吗?
- 请问起源是?
- Lyophilize.\n- Zarzuela.
- Vibrissae.\n- Craquelure.
正确
这些孩子咀嚼超难的词
就像嚼麦片一样轻松
你知道吗 他们都可以走得更远
很多人都觉得不可思议
我们已经拼写了13个冠军词了
如果你们都能把剩下的12个词拼对\n你们就是双冠军
这种情况从来没有发生过
- Vinegarroon.\n- Ecdysis.
- Concitato.\n- Puerpera.
正确
迪伦和阿基拉正在努力创造奇迹
要走到最后\n他们希望彼此都成功
...E- R-A-Z...
A-D-l-A-N,
- Scheherazadian - 正确
Akeelah:\n...L- O-G-I...
C-A-L, palynological.
正确
女士们先生们 我们只剩下
最后的两个冠军词了
我们其中的一个或两个拼字者
会走出来成为冠军
迪伦 到你了
- "Logorrhea(速言症)"\n- 请问定义是什么?
Logorrhea是过多的
和语无伦次的说话
Logorrhea:
L...
O...
G-O...
R...
R-H...
E-A, logorrhea?
恭喜你 迪伦
你已经取得了\n斯克里普斯全国拼字大赛的冠军
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"Pulchritude(美丽)"
Pulchritude.
它起源于拉丁词 "pulcher"
意思是美丽
- 是吗?\n- 正确
- P...\n- U...
- L...\n- C...
- H...\n- R...
- l...\n- T...
- U...\n- D...
- E.\n- Pulchritude.
恭喜你 阿基拉
这就对了
你知道每件事情都完美的感觉吗?
不用为明天
或昨天担忧
你会很有安全感\n因为你知道你付出了最大努力?
只有一个词可以形容这种感觉
那就是love(爱)
L-O-V-E.
也就是我对家人的感觉
我对导师的感觉\n我对邻居的感觉
我从哪里来
我从哪儿学会了拼字
我们做到了
~ Write it down\na thousand times ~ (歌词)
~ Four-letter word\nthat makes me cry ~
~ How I feel about It\nI can't declde ~
~ No, I don't know,\nso I'll Improvlse ~
~ Is It Ilvlng In our heart? ~
~ Or In our mlnd? ~
~ I don't know ~
~ So, World, ready or not ~
~ Here I go ~
~ Searchlng for the answer ~
~ And I'm not gonna stop ~
~ TIII I flnd\nwhere It Ilngers Inslde me ~
~ How does It come to be? ~
~ What should It mean to me? ~
~ Teach me the deflnltlon ~
~ Of true love ~
(vocallzlng)
~ I was so afrald\nI'd never succeed ~
~ But you made me feel\nI could do anythlng ~
~ Memorlze the thlngs\nwe would say and do ~
~ Must be the love and the strength\nthat I found In you ~
~ Is It Ilvlng In our heart? ~
~ Or In our mlnd? ~
~ I don't know ~
~ So, World, ready or not ~
~ Ooh, here I go,\nsearchlng for the answer ~
~ And I'm not gonna stop ~
~ TIII I flnd\nwhere It Ilves Inslde me ~
~ How does It come to be? ~
~ What should It mean to me? ~
~ Teach me the deflnltlon ~
~ Of true love ~
~ Love only feels good ~
~ True love always belleves ~
~ And It glves way\nthe boundarles ~
~ WIIIIng to sacrlflce\nuncondltlonally ~
~ So, World, ready or not ~
~ Oh, here I go ~
~ Searchlng for the answer ~
~ And I'm not gonna stop ~
~ TIII I flnd\nwhere It Ilves Inslde of me ~
~ How does It come to be? ~
~ What should It mean to me? ~
~ Teach me the deflnltlon ~
- ~ Of true love ~\n- ~ So, World, ready or not ~
- ~ Here I go, oh, yeah yeah ~\n- ~ Here I go ~
- ~ Searchlng for the answer ~\n- ~ And I'm not gonna stop ~
~ TIII I flnd\nwhere It Ilves Inslde me ~
- ~ How does It come to be? ~\n- ~ How does It come to be? ~
- ~ What should It mean to me? ~\n- ~ What should It mean? ~
~ Teach me the deflnltlon ~
~ Of true love. ~
谢谢
~ I aln't too young to know ~
~ That Ilfe has Its hlghs and lows ~
~ And thlngs won't always ~
~ Turn out qulte Ilke I thlnk ~
~ And though\nI have much to learn ~
~ To weather\nthe twlsts and turns ~
~ I know that I'm capable ~
~ To deal wlth what Ilfe\nbrlngs me ~
~ I'm strong, I'm ready ~
~ To be on my own ~
~ Let me spread my wlngs ~
~ Let me go ~
~ Don't hold so tlght ~
~'Cause I can fly alone ~
~ I need you to trust me ~
~ Have falth and let me ~
~ Make It on my own ~
~ Please let me ~
~ Your baby ~
~ Go. ~
~ Stlll so many answers\nI don't know ~
~ There are so many answers ~
~ Reallze that to questlon ~
~ Is how we grow ~
~ To questlon Is to grow ~
~ So I step out of the ordlnary ~
~ I can feel my soul ascendlng ~
~ I'm on my way ~
~ Can't stop me now ~
~ You can do the same ~
~ Yeah ~
~ What have you done today\nto make you proud? ~
~ To make you proud, yeah ~
~ Let me hear you,\nlet me hear you ~
~ Let me hear you,\nso what have you done today ~
~ To make you feel proud? ~
~ Yeah yeah yeah yeahl ~
~'Cause you could be\nso many people ~
~ If you make that bld\nfor freedom ~
~ So what have you done today\nto make you feel proud? ~
~ What have you done today ~
- ~ To make you feel proud? ~\n- ~ Yeah, let me hear you ~
~ What have you done today? ~
~ What have you done today?\nWhat have you done today ~
~ To make you feel proud? ~
~ Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah. ~