英语导读1000句[14]:Have you really?

Section 14
Cinema, Theater

1 What’s the difference between a cinema and a theater?
2 Theaters are generally for live performances.
3 Cinemas are for recorded shows.
4 What are live performances?
5 These are where there are people on the stage actually performing there and then.
6 So what sort of performances can we expect?
7 There can be acting¹ of plays, you know, drama, comedy etc.
8 Anything else?
9 Sure, there can be musical performances by solo² artists or by bands.
10 Can I see classical concert at a theater?
11 Yes, some theaters are used for that.
12 Cinemas are different then?
13 Yah, cinemas usually show movies.
14 And these are not live.
15 That’s right, they were recorded on film long before you see it in the cinema.
16 I don’t know which I prefer.
17 Perhaps they are equally as good as each other.

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 solo   

n.独奏，独唱；adj.单独的；adv.单独地；v.放单飞，单独表演

参考例句：

• Tara is currently working on a solo album.塔拉眼下正忙着制作个人专辑。
• There's wonderfully lyrical flute solo in the middle of this symphony.在交响乐中间有一段奇妙的抒情长笛独奏。