好莱坞及好莱坞影星

David ： Are there any actors or actresses that you like? Who are your favorite movie stars? 你喜欢哪些演员?你最喜欢的影星是谁?

You ：Yes, I’ve got a few favorites: Tom Hanks ,Tom Cruise, and Ben Affleck. I like them very much. 我喜欢好多明星。如：汤姆 · 汉克斯，汤姆 · 克鲁斯，本 · 阿福来克等。

David ： Those guys are known as heartthrobs. 这些人很让人心动。

You ：What does that mean? 什么意思?

David ： Heartthrobs are men who make the heart of women throb. 就是让女人心动的男人。

You ：我明白了，他们很帅，很有吸引力。

David ： Many American movies center around these movie stars. Do you have any thoughts about these kinds of American movies? 许多美国影片的卖点就是这些明星。你对这类美国电影有什么看法?

You ：I think these American movies do not reflect real life. They may be inventive or well-produced, and they may have famous stars and handsome actors, but the stories are so far from reality that they are not instructive or meaningful. 我觉得美国电影不反映现实生活。尽管美国电影构思独特，设计新颖，制作精细，而且有很多偶像派的明星，但故事太脱离实际，没有什么精神价值。

David ： So maybe these movies are more about the action, but there’s no moral to the story. 也许这些电影更多的关注情节，因而缺乏实际的社会意义。

You ：Exactly! I couldn’t have put it better myself! 没错，我就是这个意思!