【英语趣味课堂】最喜爱的演员-Favorite Actor

 Todd: So, Ruth, who is your favorite actor or actress?

 

Ruth: Oh, that's a good question. I think it definitely¹ has to be Ewan McGregor.

 

Todd: Mm, yeah, he's pretty good.

 

Ruth: I really, really like him.

 

Todd: Why do you like him?

 

Ruth: Well, he's really, really good-looking. I think primarily² I like him because he is so good-looking and he's just got really nice skin and really nice eyes and nice hair and so primarily I think it's his looks, although from what I've read in magazines and things, he seems like he is a nice guy as well.

 

Todd: What movie did you really enjoy that he made?

 

Ruth: Probably Moulin Rouge³. That's probably my favorite because in Moulin Rouge he sings a song called Your song by Elton John and he sings it to this girl, and I just think, "Wow, imagine Ewan McGregor singing that song to you. That would just be absolutely phenomenal." I really like that, so although he's been in different things but that's probably my favorite.

 

Todd: Did you see him in Train Spotting?

 

Ruth: Yes, I did, yeah.

 

Todd: That's the first time I saw him and I thought that that was just a really good movie.

 

Ruth: It's a really good film.

 

Todd: You know when they showed that in the States a lot of people requested that it had like transcripts⁵.

 

Ruth: No way.

 

Todd: Yeah, because the English was so difficult for American people to understand.

 

Ruth: That's really funny.

 

Todd: Isn't that funny.

 

Ruth: Yeah.

 

Todd: Yeah, so, it's funny though cause now Ewan McGregor is Obi-One.

 

Ruth: That's true.

 

Todd: In the Star Wars movies.

 

Ruth: No, I'm not a Star Wars fan, actually but I would probably watch it just for Ewan McGregor.

 

Todd: Have you seen him in the other two?

 

Ruth: I just saw him in the first one.

 

Todd: Oh, really. Oh, yeah, he does a pretty good job.

 

Ruth: Yeah, he's good, he's good.

 

学习内容：

 

primarily

 

I think primarily I like him because he is so good-looking. 

 

'Primarily' can be replaced with 'mainly.' It is used to show the most important reason for something.  Notice the following:

 

The focus⁶ of this groups is primarily to get new students used to the system here.

It is primarily women who work out here.

his looks

 

He's got nice skin, nice eyes, nice hair, and so, primarily, I think it's his looks. 

 

You 'looks' are your physical appearance⁷ or how attractive⁸ you are. Notice the following:

 

It's easy to see where your son got his good looks.

His looks come from his mother, but his musical ability comes from his father.

from what I've read in magazines

 

From what I've read in magazines and things, he seems like he is a nice guy as well. 

 

You can use this phrase⁹ to talk about information that you have learned¹⁰ from reading a magazine.  Notice the following:

 

This is the latest fashion, going from what I've read in magazines.

From what I've read in magazines, it appears their relationship is over.

a nice guy

 

Ewan McGregor seems like he's a nice guy as well. 

 

A 'nice' guy is a good person.  Notice the following:

 

Many actors, although they are famous, are still really nice guys.

He seems like an aggressive¹¹ businessman, but he's actually a nice guy.

absolutely phenomenal

 

Imagine him singing that song to you, that would just be absolutely phenomenal. 

 

Something that is 'absolutely phenomenal,' is amazing. Notice the following:

 

You look absolutely phenomenal tonight.

I think her new CD is absolutely phenomenal.

transcripts

 

When they showed that movie in the States, a lot of people requested that it had like transcripts. 

 

A 'transcript⁴' is a written version¹² of spoken language. When you read what is being said on elllo, you are reading a transcript.Notice the following:

 

A transcript of the meeting was mailed to all the people who attended.

The governments requires that we get transcripts of all phone conversations.

1 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

2 primarily   

adv.首先，主要地，基本地

参考例句：

• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people.这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。
• I am primarily interested in history.我主要对历史感兴趣。

3 rouge   

n.胭脂，口红唇膏；v.(在…上)擦口红

参考例句：

• Women put rouge on their cheeks to make their faces pretty.女人往面颊上涂胭脂，使脸更漂亮。
• She didn't need any powder or lip rouge to make her pretty.她天生漂亮，不需要任何脂粉唇膏打扮自己。

4 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

5 transcripts   

n.抄本（ transcript的名词复数 ）；转写本；文字本；副本

参考例句：

• Like mRNA, both tRNA and rRNA are transcripts of chromosomal DNA. tRNA及rRNA同mRNA一样，都是染色体DNA的转录产物。 来自辞典例句
• You can't take the transfer students'exam without your transcripts. 没有成绩证明书，你就不能参加转学考试。 来自辞典例句

6 focus   

n.焦点，焦距；vi.聚焦，注视；vt.使聚焦，调焦，集中

参考例句：

• She was the focus of everyone's attention.她是大家注意的焦点。
• The noise made it hard for me to focus on work.噪音让我无法集中注意力工作。

7 appearance   

n.出现，露面；容貌

参考例句：

• In appearance, he was a little like his father.他看起来有点像他的父亲。
• She was a young woman of good appearance.她是一位年轻貌美的女子。

8 attractive   

adj.有吸引力的；引起注意的

参考例句：

• Bright colours are attractive to children.鲜艳的颜色对儿童有吸引力。
• The food has an attractive taste.这食品的味道很诱人。

9 phrase   

n.短语，词组；成语，习语

参考例句：

• The phrase was caught on and immediately became popular.这个短语被采用后很快就流行了。
• That's exactly the phrase I was looking for.这就是我一直找的那个短语。

10 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

11 aggressive   

adj.侵略的，好斗的；敢作敢为的

参考例句：

• You'd better keep the two aggressive boys apart.你最好把那两个好斗的男孩分开。
• These fish are very aggressive.这些鱼极具攻击性。

12 version   

n.版本；型号；叙述，说法

参考例句：

• His version of the events is pure supposition.他对这件事的说法纯属猜测。
• What is your version of this matter?你对这件事情的看法 怎么样？