英语访谈对话 465 Best Movie Ever

 　　Simon: Hi, Lesie.

　　Lesie: Hey, Simon. Have you heard that they're making the third episode¹ of the new Star Wars series?

　　Simon: Yeah, yeah, I heard about that.

　　Lesie: Do you like Star Wars?

　　Simon: Well, the old Star Wars that they made 20 years ago, I really like.

　　Lesie: Me, too. Me, too.What's your favorite episode of the old series?

　　Simon: Of course, that would have to be number two, The Empire Strikes Back.

　　Lesie: Really, mine is the original Star Wars.

　　Simon: Oh, really! Why do you like it so much? Why is it the best?

　　Lesie: I think it's the best because the characters are really, really different. In the second and third one they're kind of, they begin to mellow², but in the first one, they're really different.

　　Simon: Oh, you mean that each character is distinct³ from the other characters.

　　Lesie: Right!

　　Simon: Yeah, I like the second one better because it's a little bit darker and cooler and the bad guy, Darth Vader, of course one of the most famous bad guys in movie history, plays a bigger part and you know there's the drama and plus the, you know, the fighting, and the space scenes are all a little bit better and cooler.

　　Lesie: I see. Well, my favorite character is Princess Leia. Do you know why?

　　Simon: Well, I'm sure you'll tell me.

　　Lesie: Well, because she was the first positive strong female⁴ character I saw in the movies. She was take charge, told everybody what to do.

　　Simon: Well, she was popular with both girls and boys.

　　Lesie: Right! Hey, did you have any Star Wars toys when you were a kid?

　　Simon: Yeah, of course, I had the Luke Skywalker action figure.

　　Lesie: Oh, I see.

　　Simon: How about you?

　　Lesie: Ah, I can't remember. I don't remember if I have any, if I had any toys but I had the soundtrack to the movie.

　　Simon: So can you sing, can you hymn⁵ it a little bit of the soundtrack right now?

　　Lesie: No, but I can tell you most of the dialogue from the first movie.

　　Simon:So that you can say that you are a diehard Star Wars fan?

　　Lesie: I am a diehard Star Wars fan.

　　Simon:Yeah, when I was young, me too.

1 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

2 mellow   

adj.柔和的；熟透的；v.变柔和；(使)成熟

参考例句：

• These apples are mellow at this time of year.每年这时节，苹果就熟透了。
• The colours become mellow as the sun went down.当太阳落山时，色彩变得柔和了。

3 distinct   

adj.种类不同的，有区别的，清楚的，明显的

参考例句：

• I had the distinct impression that I was being followed.我清楚地感觉到有人跟踪我。
• The party split into two distinct groups.该党分裂成两个截然不同的团体。

4 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。

5 hymn   

n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌

参考例句：

• They sang a hymn of praise to God.他们唱着圣歌，赞美上帝。
• The choir has sung only two verses of the last hymn.合唱团只唱了最后一首赞美诗的两个段落。