节前和娃一起观看了《奇迹男孩（Wonder）》。开没看过的下面的预告片可以先睹为快。
电影《奇迹男孩》改编自全球畅销同名小说，讲述了一个温暖千万家庭的成长故事。10岁的奥吉（Auggie Pullman）天生脸部畸形，经过大大小小27次整形手术之后，奥吉终于可以自由呼吸，不用依赖助听器正常生活，但他的脸部仍然极度扭曲。此前一直在家中和妈妈自学。当他小学五年级时，奥吉进入父母为他精心挑选的学校上学。在这里，奥吉将与校长、老师以及性格迥异的同学相处，他不寻常的外表让他成为同学们讨论的焦点，也给他的校园生活带来了不少难题。幸运的是，在成长过程中，奥吉的父母、姐姐、同学一直是他最坚强的后盾，在他们的支持与关爱下，奥吉凭借自身的勇气、善良、聪敏影响激励了许多身边的人，并收获了友谊、尊重与爱，最终成长为大家心目中的不可思议的"奇迹"。
凭我对娃的了解，最喜欢无厘头、搞怪、古怪精灵之类的，这种略显平淡的成长励志片会是他的菜吗？
我们是在插U盘的电视上观看的，按照以往的惯例，一部电影要分2-3天才能看完以保护视力。这次，刚看了个开头，娃就迫切要求一次全部看完。好吧，你有诉求，我就有要求。刚好这部电影自然分成几个章节段落，看完一个段落休息一下，做几道数学题，然后接着再看，OK？——娃欣然领命。
这部电影之所以能吸引娃的目光，从娃的角度来看可能有三点理由：
- 故事发生在小学校，这样的故事背景很容易让娃产生共鸣，完全是从孩子的视角来看世界、看问题，贴近儿童心理特点。
- 英语和剧情相对简单易懂（相对于7岁以上的孩子来说）。
- 里面有孩子最喜欢的美剧Odd Squad女主角Ms O（在《Wonder》里饰演Summer），小屁孩牙齿还没长齐已经步入追星行列，感慨岁月流逝，超爸已找不到当年追星的感觉了。
关于Odd Squad可参看《这部剧集让儿子改了英文名》
但是从为人父母的角度来看，也至少有三个理由，值得您抽一个晚上陪孩子一起看《奇迹男孩》。
理由一：《Wonder》是一堂英语格言课
电影中处处充溢着正能量台词和格言，也就是奥吉的老师Mr. Browne说的Precept或者Motto，既可以作为英语学习的句型来记忆，也可以作为激励自己、启迪人生的思想工具，发挥引导行为的作用（Percepts can help motivate us. They can help guide us when we have to make decisions）。这里摘录其中的25条，以飨各位爸妈。
"Meeting kids is harder than meeting adults." – Auggie played by Jacob Tremblay
"You can learn a lot about people by looking at their shoes." – Auggie
"I know I'm cool but technically most dads aren't." – Nate
"You're going to feel like you've all alone but you're not." – Nate
"Dear God please make them be nice to him." – Isabel
"If you don't like where you are, picture where you want to be." – Auggie
"Who do I aspire to be? That's the question we should be asking ourselves all the time." – Auggie's teacher Mr. Browne
"When given the choice between being right or kind, choose kind." – A precept taught by Mr. Browne in class
"You are not ugly Auggie… Because I'm your mom it counts the most because I know you the most." – Isabel
"You can't blend in when you were born to stand out." – Auggie's sister Via, played by Izabela Vidovic
"We all have marks on our face. This is the map that shows where we've been and it's never, ever ugly." – Isabel
"What evil man created dodgeball?" – Auggie
"School sucks and people change and those are the rules." – Via
"Your deeds are your monuments." – Another precept taught in Mr. Browne's class
"Good friends are worth defending." – School principal Mr. Tushman, played by Mandy Patinkin
"Real friends are hard to find." – Auggie
Parents of a soon-to-be suspended student said, "We have a lot of friends on the school board." Tushman answered, "I have more."
"Auggie can't change the way he looks. Maybe we can change the way we see." – Tushman
"Auggie, I am proud of you for sticking it out." -Nate
"I know you don't always like it but I love it. It's my son's face. I want to see it." – Nate
"Thank you for making me go to school." – Auggie to his mother
"You are a wonder Auggie. You are a wonder." – Isabel
"Greatness is not being strong but using strength to carry the most hearts." – Tushman
"We all need a standing ovation at least once in our life." – Auggie
"Be kind for everyone is fighting a hard battle. Be kind." – Auggie
除了格言，在看完电影后，通过爸妈的讲解，相信孩子也会自然而然记住台词中的一些常用英语单词和词组。
ordinary
影片一开头就甩出一连串的含有ordinary的句子，娃问我是什么意思。类似这种比较抽象的名词或形容词，比较好的解释方法就是用孩子已经掌握的英语词汇去解释，比如你可以说： It's like normal, usual。
supposedly
抓住一个小小的语法错误，奥吉成功地反击了朱利安，同时也让娃掌握了一个副词的用法。supposedly意思是据说、推测，原形是动词suppose。Science is supposedly really hard，等同于 Science is supposed to be really hard，但其中还是有细微差别。
hang out
不是挂出去的意思，是喜欢跟谁相处、一起玩儿的意思。
single file
不是单个文件的意思，而是排成一行。
break a leg
米兰达已经给出了解释，祝贺演出成功要用break a leg，而不是wish you luck。
excuse us
意思是请其他人回避一下，只留下我们俩谈话。
