The Hunger Games
In penance for their uprising,
each district shall offer up
a male and female between the ages
of 12 and 18 at a public "Reaping."
These Tributes shall be delivered
to the custody of The Capitol.
And then transferred to a public arena
where they will Fight to the Death,
until a lone victor remains.
Henceforth and forevermore
this pageant shall be known as
The Hunger Games."
come out
- It comes out of a particularly painful part of our history.
rebellion
- At first, it was a remainder of the rebellion.
knit
- I think it's something that knits us all together.
signature
- What defines your personal signature?
crawl
- It's Reaping Day, the place is crawling with Peacekeepers.
root for
- You root for your favorites, you cry when they get killed. It's sick.
- May the odds be ever in your favor.
mocking jay
- That's a mocking jay.
- And as long as you have it, nothing bad will happen to you.
sign in
- It's time to sign in now.
prick
- They're gonna prick your finger just to take a little bit of blood.
decree / tribute / pageant
- And so, it was decreed that each year the various districts of Panem would offer up, in tribute, one young man and woman to fight to the death in a pageant of honor, courage and sacrifice.
bet
- Well, I bet my hat that was your sister, wasn't it?
- Take care of them, Gale. Whatever you do, don't let them starve.
- You two are in for a treat.
bar car
- I'm going to find Haymitch. He's probably in the bar car.
- You know, Katniss, he is our mentor. He did win this thing once.
imminent
- Embrace the probability of your imminent death.
- A: You'd freeze to death first.
- B: No, because I'd light a fire.
- A: That's a good way to get killed.
in handy
- Which would come in handy if, in fact, you were still alive.
- When you're in the middle of the games and you're starving or freezing, some water, a knife or even some matches can mean the difference between life and death.
- You better keep this knife. He knows what he's doing.
- Over 100,000 people craning to get a glimpse of this year's Tributes
overstate
- The importance of this moment cannot be overstated.
- I'm proud I come from District 12. We will not be overlooked.
salute
- We salute your courage and your sacrifice.
sponsor
- This is important because higher ratings will mean sponsors.
reflect
- You realize that your actions reflect badly on all of us, not just you.
startle
- A: Nice shooting sweetheart! What did they do when you shot the apple?
- B: Well, they look pretty startled.
scale
- As you know, the tributes are rated on a scale of one to twelve, after three days of careful evaluation.
intimidate
- A: I mean, if we just wanted to intimidate the districts, why not round up twenty-four of them at random and execute them all at once?
- B: ...
- A: Hope. It is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous.
spark / contain
- A spark is fine, as long as it's contained.
from now on
- He says he wants to be trained on his own from now on.
chocolate-covered
- We should have some chocolate-covered strawberries.
pretend
- And just pretend that you're talking to me. Okay?
indeed
- Let's see if she does indeed shine. Let's have a warm round of applause for Glimmer.
vicious
- I'm prepared, I'm vicious, I'm ready to go.
- I find that if I can apply myself to the situation present, I will be able to figure it out,
- That was quite an entrance that you made at the Tribute Parade the other day.
moved
- We were all very moved, I think, when you volunteered for her at the Reaping. Did she come and say goodbye to you?
end
- And what did you say to her in the end?
in what way
- Different? In what way? Give us an example.
crush / recognize
- There is this one girl that I've had a crush on forever. But I don't think she actually recognized me until the Reaping.
- Thanks, but I don't think winning's gonna help me at all.
desirable
- He made you look desirable. Which in your case, can't hurt, sweetheart.
compliment
- You know, I meant that as a compliment.
cornucopia
- They'll put all kinds of stuff right in front, right in the mouth of the Cornucopia. There'll even be a bow there, don't go for it.
pedestal
- Don't step off that pedestal early or they'll blow you sky high.
bet on
- I'm not allowed to bet, but if i could I'd bet on you.
cannon
- And of course, there's the familiar boom of the cannon, which marks the end of another fallen tribute.
- Let's just wait her out. She gotta come down at some point, it's that or starve to death.
lethal
- Those things are very lethal.
venom / hallucination
- Not only is it lethal, but the venom of a tracker jacker sting can produce powerful hallucinations.
pyramid / tempting
- A: They got all their supplies down by the lake. It's piled up in this great big pyramid.
- B: That sounds tempting.
get held up
- We need a signal, in case one of us gets held up.
- I wanna see if she is gonna figure out this booby trap.
root for
- I know you know how to handle a mob, you've done it before. If you can't scare them, give them something to root for.
underdog
- There are lots of underdogs. Lots of coal too, grow crops, minerals, things we need. There are lots of underdogs, and I think if you could see them you would not root for them either.
suspend / crown
- The regulations requiring a single victor has been suspended. From now on, two victors may be crowned if both originate from the same district.
commence
- Commencing at sunrise, there will be a feast tomorrow at the Cornucopia.
desperately
- This will be no ordinary occasion, each of you need something desperately and we plan to be generous hosts.
to death
- You scare me to death.
finale
- A: What was that?
- B: It's the finale.
revoke
- The previous revision allowing for two victors from the same district has been revoked. Only one victor may be crowned.
- Ladies and gentlemen, may I present the winners of the 74th annual Hunger Games.
- You'd rather die than not be with him
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