Gucci: I’ve heard The Hitchhiker would be on next week. I want to see it.
May: Is it horror movie?
Gucci: Yeah, I love horror movies the most. Would you like to go with me next weekend?
May: No way. I will be scared out of my wits.
Gucci: Well, What kind of movies do you like?
May: Er, let me see. Romance, comedy, documentary, action, science fiction, cartoon and so on.
Gucci: In a word, you like all the movies except for the horror movies.
May: Yeah, It seems like we don’t talk the same language as far as movies are concerned.
Gucci: Not quite. I also like romance and comedy movies very much.
May: The Terminal is a movie of this type.
Gucci: So we can relax now.
May: Yeah, I could hardly wait to see it.
听看学
古奇:我听说《搭车人》将会在下周上映。我想去看。
阿美:这是部恐怖电影吗?
古奇:是啊,我最喜欢恐怖电影。你想周末和我一起去看吗?
阿美:决不。我会被吓得半死。
古奇:那你喜欢什么电影?
阿美:呃,让我想想。爱情片,喜剧片,纪录片,动作片,科幻片,卡通片,等等。
古奇:总而言之,除了恐怖片,其他你都喜欢。
阿美:是的。看起来在电影方面我们达不成共识。
古奇:也不是。我也很喜欢爱情片和喜剧片。
阿美:《幸福终点站》就是这类爱情喜剧片。
古奇:所以我们可以好好放松一下了。
阿美:是啊,我都等不及想看了。
经典背诵 Recitation
May: My friend, Gucci, loves horror movies the most. But I like almost all the movies except the horror movies. So sometimes it seems that we don’t speak the same languages as far as movies are concerned. But Gucci also likes romance and comedy movies very much. So it’s not that bad.
生词小结
horror n. 恐惧
romance n. 浪漫
comedy n. 喜剧
documentary n. 纪录片
action n. 动作
fiction n. 小说
relax vt. 放松
注释
in a word 总之
as far as 至于,就……而言
go with 和……一起
The Hitchhiker 《搭车人》,好莱坞的恐怖片,2007年1月上映。
I will be scared out of my wits. 我会被吓得半死。直译为“我把我的智慧都吓出来了”。言下之意是说自己被吓傻了。
It seems like we don’t talk the same language as far as movies are concerned. 看起来在电影方面我们达不成共识。直译为“至于电影方面,我们看起来说的不是同一种语言”,言下之意是说我们没有共同话题,达不成共识。
单词扩展 Vocabulary Builder
电影种类
基础词汇
cartoon movie 动画片
action movie 动作片
horror movie 恐怖片
comedy movie 喜剧片
musical movie 音乐剧
war movie 战争片
western movie 美国西部片
short movie 电影预告片
提高词汇
romance movie 爱情片
disaster movie 灾难片
documentary movie 纪录片
science fiction movie 科幻片
crime movie 警匪片
drama movie 文艺片
thriller movie 惊悚片
adult movie 成人电影
家庭总动员 Do it together
两人一组,一方随机大声读出上面词汇的英文和中文,另一方用该词汇填入下面的句子,大声朗读并表演出来,并用中文给出一个理由。
What kind of movies do you like? I love ( ) most.
[例] 家长读 cartoon movies
孩子读 I love cartoon movies most. 因为动画片里的人物很可爱。