English phrases and quotes from The Martian

TRAILER

“Every human being has a basic instinct – to help each other out. If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people coordinate a search. If an earthquake levels the city, people all over the world send emergency supplies. This instinct is found in every culture… without exception… At around 4:30am our satellites detected a storm approaching the ARES 3 mission side on Mars. The storm had escalated to severe and we had no choice but to abort the mission. But, during the evacuation, astronaut Marc Watney was killed.
I’m entering this log for the record. This is Marc Watney, and I’m still alive, obviously. I have no way to contact NASA or my crew mates. But, even if I could, it would take four years for another manned mission to reach me, and I’m in a Hab designed to last 31 days. So, in the face of overwhelming odds, I’m left with only one option. I’m gonna have to science the shit out of this. Okay, let’s do the math. I got to figure out how to grow four years worth of food, here, on a planet where nothing grows. But, if I can’t figure out a way to make contact with NASA, none of this matters anyway.
NEW MESSAGE RECEIVED Houston be advised, we’ve got a video message. It’s directed to the whole crew. Play it. MEIN GOT! Mark Watney is still alive. In your face, Neil Armstrong. We left him behind. Let’s go get our boy. This is something NASA rejected. So, we’re talking mutiny. And if we mess up the supply rendez-vous, we die. If we mess-up the earth gravity assist, we die. It’s space, it doesn’t cooperate. I guarantee you, that at some point, everything is gonna go south on you. And you’re gonna say ‘this is it’. This is how I end… Is it possible that he is still alive?”

QUOTES:

Mark Watney:Hi, I’m Mark Watney and I’m still alive… obviously.

Mark Watney:In the face of overwhelming odds, I’m left with only one option, I’m gonna have to science the shit out of this.

Mark Watney:I’m the first person to be alone on an entire planet.

Teddy Sanders:Every time something goes wrong, the world forgets why we fly.

PHRASES AND VOCABULARY FROM THE MARTIAN: (43 terms)
be in business	when something is operating OK
hold out	survive in difficult circumstances
watch your language	be careful what you say
prone	lying with the face down
wait out (something)	wait until something (usually negative) is over
take turns	when two or more people alternate in doing something
chem analysis	chemical analysis
write-up	written note
root for (someone)	to support, to applaud, to cheer for somebody
there/here’s the rub	there is the problem
take a chance	to risk
take a look	to have a look
look forward to (something)	to anticipate/await something eagerly
shut one’s mouth	stop talking
come as a surprise	to make someone feel surprised
leave behind (something)	to remain as a result of something
do the math	to calculate information in order to understand the situation
in one’s power	when someone has the ability to do something, in one’s hands
get out	to reach the public attention (information)
buy more time	to make more time available
make it	to survive
leave to dead	to abandon somebody
step over (something or someone)	to take a step in order to avoid something on the ground
hone in on (something)	to focus and move towards a target
say the word	ask for something (favor)
scrub	cancel and leave (informal)
load up (something)	to put a lot of stuff in certain place
in vain	without sense, pointless
turn off (something)	switch off, disconnect the power
flyby	close flight near the target in order to make an observation
boil off (something)	evaporate by boiling
grasp for anything	trying every possible option
numbers check out	numbers are exactly as expected
side note	extra piece of information
do one’s best	to do the maximum
stay put	stay where you are
force (someone’s) hand	to push somebody to do something he/she wouldn't normally do
pass along	to deliver information to other person
raise an objection (to someone or something)	to disagree or to protest against someone or something
dig up (something)	to get something from under the ground by digging, to excavate
go through (something)	to browse or search through something
come up	getting closer, approaching
lunacy	being crazy, craziness