英语听力精选进阶版 19610

At the movies 看电影时的地道用语

A cinema: the place for dreams!

Neil: Hello. I’m Neil. In this programme, we're going to talk about movies. What kind of movies do you like, Feifei?

Feifei: I love romcoms, Neil! 我喜欢看 “Romcom 浪漫爱情片”。Romcom 是个名词，它是由单词 romantic comedy 组成的一个合成词。What about you, Neil, what sort of movies do you like the most?

Neil: Well, I can’t resist a ‘whodunnit’. 'Whodunnit' is short for ‘who has done it’. The point of these films is for the audience to try to guess who committed a serious crime – usually murder.

Feifei: Ah, you like detective movies! 单词 whodunnit 也是个名词，它是短语 “who has done it” 的缩写，意思是“凶杀悬疑片”。侦探在推理过程中就会用 “who has done it” 作为线索引子。说到这儿，让我想起了神探福尔摩斯。

Neil: Yes, ‘romcom’ and ‘whodunnit’ are today’s expressions in Authentic¹ Real English. And ... there’s one more. Now, see if you can guess: (sounding like a robot) Hello. I’m a robot sent from the future to prevent war and destruction²!

Feifei: A sci-fi movie! Sci-fi 是 science fiction 的缩写，就是我们熟知的“科幻片”。I love science fiction too. But sometimes it’s scary!

Neil: (sounding like a robot) Well, there's no need to be scared … I can’t keep doing that… There’s no need to be scared of BBC Learning³ English because we explain everything to you so clearly. Let's hear some examples of today’s three movie-related expressions.

Examples

My favourite sci-fi movie is Star Wars. I can’t wait for the next film in the series!

I’m catching⁴ a movie with my friends after work. We’re going to watch the latest romcom.

Alfred Hitchcock was the master of the whodunnit. Nobody makes better films in that genre⁵ than he did!

Feifei: That’s it! 我去买爆米花！

Neil: And I’m going to buy some drinks!

Feifei: Let’s catch a movie! A sci-fi?

Neil: (sounding like a robot) Yes, indeed! We are going to catch a movie… I am a robot who came from the future to catch a movie with you, Feifei…

Feifei: 瞧你这演技，能获奥斯卡奖了！Let’s go! Bye!

Neil: See you soon.

1 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

2 destruction   

n.破坏，毁灭，消灭

参考例句：

• The enemy bombs caused widespread destruction.敌人的炸弹造成大面积的破坏。
• Overconfidence was his destruction.自负是他垮台的原因。

3 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

4 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

5 genre   

n.(文学、艺术等的)类型，体裁，风格

参考例句：

• My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
• Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看， 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。