HereisapureEnglishversionofadialogueexcerptfromthemovie"Orphan"(2009)withoutanyChinesetranslationoradditionalformatting:John:She'snotrespondingtoanyofourquestions.Kate:Maybeshedoesn'tunderstandEnglish.Esther:MynameisEsther.John:Esther?That'sabeautifulname.Kate:HowoldareyouEsther?Esther:Iam9yearsold.John:Doyouknowwhereyourparentsare?Esther:Theydiedinafire.Kate:OhmyGod...Esther:Thebadmansetourhouseonfire.John:Whatbadman?Esther:Themanwhokilledmybabybrothertoo.ThisexcerptshowstheinitialconversationwhentheColemanfamilyfirstmeetsEstherattheorphanage.ThedialogueestablishesEsther'smysteriousbackgroundandhintsatthedarksecretsthatwillunfoldthroughoutthefilm.ThesimplevocabularyandsentencestructurereflecthowthecharactersinitiallyspeaktoEstherasifshewereanordinarychild,whilethecontentforeshadowsthedisturbingtruthaboutherpast.
