美语三级跳 Go English：001C 电影单元: 高级课程

Movie Dialogue: Advanced

各位听众，大家好！今天我们为您播出“美语三级跳”节目“电影”单元的高级课程。

Professor: Today we're going to learn some useful vocabulary for talking about movies.

太好了！Professor Bowman. 我特别喜欢看电影，正好学点新词汇！

Professor: Good, Winnie! Then listen closely to Emily and Peter discussing their favorite movies.

E: So Peter, do you have a favorite comedy?

P: Well that's hard to say because there are so many good ones. I don't think I could pick a favorite.

E: You know what comedy I really like? "Ace¹ Ventura, Pet Detective." I think Jim Carrey is really funny.

P: Oh yeah, that's one of my favorite flicks³. I think Jim Carrey is one of the funniest comedians⁴ ever.

E: I agree. But even though I like comedies, I usually prefer more serious films. My favorite movie is "Titanic⁵."

Professor: Winnie, Did you hear the words "flick²" and "film"? They both mean "movie," but "flick" is slang for a movie that doesn't have a lot of artistic⁶ value, but may be fun to watch anyway.

哦，flick 和film都是电影，但是flick指那些艺术价值不高，看来消遣的电影。

Professor: In the next segment, listen for the words "cheesy" and "special effects."

P: You like Titanic? That movie is so cheesy.

E: It's not cheesy! It's romantic. When it first came out, I saw it in the theaters five times in one week.

P: Really? Well the special effects might have been good in 1997, but when you watch it today they make the film seem really cheesy.

E: Alright, maybe it's a little bit cheesy. But come on, isn't it fun to go to a cheap flick once in a while?

P: Actually, I have to admit that you're right. I like some pretty cheesy movies too. I love Arnold Schwarzenegger action flicks, especially "Terminator."

E: Haha, that's definitely a cheesy movie too. Did you watch it over and over again?

P: Well ... I saw it only once, but for the next two months when I talked to people, I pretended I was the Terminator.

Professor: Winnie, Did you notice that a "cheesy" movie can easily be called a "flick"? They both mean that the movie is low quality or low-brow.

的确，不少flick都是为了迎合大众口味，比较俗气的片子，这种“cheesy”的电影一般就是消遣一下，看过就忘了。

Professor: But apparently⁷ Peter really got into the "Terminator" character! Now we're going to learn about words to describe action movies and horror movies. Listen for the terms "gory⁸," "gross me out" and "freak me out."

E: You talked like the Terminator for two months? Wow, I think you liked that movie even more than I liked "Titanic." Why did you like "Terminator" so much?

P: Well, "Terminator" is a really great action movie, and I like action movies because they're exciting.

E: Isn't "Terminator" really violent? I usually don't like gory movies because they gross me out.

P: It is pretty violent, but since it's just robots fighting one another, it isn't very bloody⁹ and so it won't gross you out.

E: Hmm ... I don't know. Even though it may not be gory, I think it would still be scary enough to totally freak me out.

Professor: OK, Winnie, a movie is gory if it contains lots of death and blood. If you really don't like to watch that kind of thing, you can say that you were "grossed out."

没错，我一看血腥电影就觉得恶心，I'm totally grossed out by gory movies!

Professor: And you might be "freaked out" by some other movies, meaning you get scared when watching them.

In the next segment, we're going to learn how to talk about movies we don't like.

E: Well now that I know what kind of movies you like, tell me, what's your least favorite kind of movie?

P: I don't really like sci-fi movies because they're always really weird¹⁰.

E: I know! I don't get them at all. But wait, isn't "Terminator" a sci-fi movie?

P: Hmm ... you're right. Well, I guess "Terminator" is an exception to the rule.

Professor: Winnie, Did you also hear "exception to the rule"?

嗯，我猜这是“例外”的意思！

Prof: You're right!

So do you think Emily and Peter are a good match?

嗯，我看他们聊电影聊得挺投机的
 

1 ace   

n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的

参考例句：

• A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
• He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。

2 flick   

n.快速的轻打，轻打声，弹开；v.轻弹，轻轻拂去，忽然摇动

参考例句：

• He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。
• By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下，将马头上的苍蝇驱走。

3 flicks   

（尤指用手指或手快速地）轻击( flick的第三人称单数 )； （用…）轻挥； （快速地）按开关； 向…笑了一下（或瞥了一眼等）

参考例句：

• 'I shall see it on the flicks, I suppose.' “电影上总归看得见。” 来自英汉文学
• Last night to the flicks. 昨晚看了场电影。 来自英汉文学

4 comedians   

n.喜剧演员，丑角( comedian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The voice was rich, lordly, Harvardish, like all the boring radio comedians'imitations. 声音浑厚、威严，俨然是哈佛出身的气派，就跟无线电里所有的滑稽演员叫人已经听腻的模仿完全一样。 来自辞典例句
• He distracted them by joking and imitating movie and radio comedians. 他用开玩笑的方法或者模仿电影及广播中的滑稽演员来对付他们。 来自辞典例句

5 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

6 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

7 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

8 gory   

adj.流血的；残酷的

参考例句：

• I shuddered when I heard the gory details.我听到血淋淋的详情，战栗不已。
• The newspaper account of the accident gave all the gory details.报纸上报道了这次事故中所有骇人听闻的细节。

9 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

10 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。