【英语时差8,16】夜生活 : 看电影 -上

"I've just seen Paranormal Activity. " "I've just seen Alice in Wonderland. " "I went to see Green Zone." "I've just seen Avatar." Andrea: Yes, all these people have just been to the cinema. Going to the cinema for a night out remains¹ extremely² popular here in Britain. Hello. I'm Andrea. Jean: And I'm Jean. Andrea: We're finding³ out what young people in Britain like to do for a night out. Jean: Going to the movies. My favourite! Andrea: Mine too. So what's the attraction⁴? Why do so many people like going to the cinema? "I think it's a way for people to escape from their ordinary lives and what they do and they get to look at another world and see what's going on in other parts of the world as well. " "I think it offers escapism for people. I think it's fun and engaging⁵. And I think it's a good experience. " Andrea: They also talked about how fun it is to go to the cinema. The word the man used was 'engaging'. There's nothing like seeing a good film on a big screen. It's just not quite the same on TV or the small screen. That's the way some people talk about going to see films. They say, they're going to watch something 'on the big screen'. And I love cinema so much, that I took a trip to one of London's most famous cinemas.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 extremely   

adv.极其，非常，极度

参考例句：

• The film is extremely good,I just cannot miss it.这部电影太精彩了，我非看不可。
• The old man was extremely difficult to get along with.这个老人极难相与。

3 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

4 attraction   

n.吸引人的事物；吸引；吸引力

参考例句：

• The main attraction of the place is the nightlife.这个地方最具吸引力的是夜生活。
• Amy is always the centre of attraction at parties.艾米总是聚会上的中心人物。

5 engaging   

adj.动人的，迷人的

参考例句：

• The ancient Greeks sacrificed lambs or calves before engaging in battle. 古希腊人在打仗前用羊和小牛作祭品。
• Judges had been engaging in sexual orgies. 有些法官居然一直参加色情狂欢聚会。