Welcome to American Mosaic from Learning English.
Im Caty Weaver.
People around the world were shocked and saddened by the death of entertainer Robin Williams. Many of you commented on the Learning English website. Several of you said you had learned from his movies and other work.
So, today we listen to some famous Robin Williams movie lines that can help teach English.
Dead Poets Society
A good place to start is Dead Poets Society, a 1989 film in which language is central. Robin Williams plays a professor of English at a respected private boys school in the northeastern United States. He teaches his students about poetry, prose and life.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. The Latin term for that sentiment is carpe diem.
In this part of the movie, he is teaching the boys about a poem hundreds of years old. The first line is Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. The teacher tells the students what the poet is saying.
Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.
Carpe diem means to seize the day in Latin. In other words, act now when you can. No time like the present is another way Americans sometimes express this thought. It means do not wait for a future you might not have.
Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire was another very popular Robin Williams movie. It was released in 1993. In it, Mr. Williams plays a man who separates from his wife and misses his children. He dresses as a woman to hide his identity so his wife will employ him as a nanny -- someone who takes care of children. That way, he gets to see his children every day. Here, Robin Williams, as Mrs. Doubtfire, explains what is important about family.
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