留学生在中国 第26期 Celebrity Heartthrobs 影星(在线收听

   Chapter 26 Hollywood and Celebrity Heartthrobs.

  第26章好莱坞及好莱坞影星David: Are there any actors or actresses that you like? Who are your favorite movie stars?
  你喜欢哪些演员?你最喜欢的影星是谁?
  You: Yes, I’ve got a few favorites: Tom Hanks ,Tom Cruise, and Ben Affleck. I like them very much.
  我喜欢好多明星。如:汤姆 · 汉克斯,汤姆 · 克鲁斯,本 · 阿福来克等。
  David: Those guys are known as heartthrobs.
  这些人很让人心动。
  You: What does that mean?
  什么意思?
  David: Heartthrobs are men who make the heart of women throb.
  就是让女人心动的男人。
  You: Oh, I see. They are quite handsome and attractive.
  我明白了,他们很帅,很有吸引力。
  David: Many American movies center around these movie stars. Do you have any thoughts about these kinds of American movies?
  许多美国影片的卖点就是这些明星。你对这类美国电影有什么看法?
  You: I think these American movies do not reflect real life. They may be inventive or well-produced, and they may have famous stars and handsome actors, but the stories are so far from reality that they are not instructive or meaningful.
  我觉得美国电影不反映现实生活。尽管美国电影构思独特,设计新颖,制作精细,而且有很多偶像派的明星,但故事太脱离实际,没有什么精神价值。
  David: So maybe these movies are more about the action, but there’s no moral to the story.
  也许这些电影更多的关注情节,因而缺乏实际的社会意义。
  You :Exactly! I couldn’t have put it better myself!
  没错,我就是这个意思!
  1.Heartthrob n. 心跳,柔情;心仪的对象。此处使用第二个含义,即喜欢的电影明星。
  She really catch my heartthrob at the first sight.
  初见之下,我对她一见倾心。
  2.inventive adj. 发明的;有发明才能的;独出心裁的。是指有风格敢创新的特征。其动词形式是 invent,发明创造创新。
  Inventive minds are necessary in industrial design.
  工业设计领域需要创新型人才。
  3.instructive adj. 有益的;教育性的。同上一个形容词的来源,也是由动词变化而来: instruct vt.指导,通知,命令,教授。此处使用其指导教育的相关含义,作“有益的,教育意义的”之意。
  4.celebrity n. 名人,知名人士,享有盛誉的人。
  Among all the celebrities, I hate Yang Mi most, for her infamous singers' champion.
  在所有的名人中,我最讨厌杨幂,因为她不是靠实力赢取的最佳歌手奖。
  5.thoughts about 关于某件事的看法。还可以说成:
  opinion over something; view about;personal idea towards something等。
  The Chinese government's thoughts about nationalization of Diaoyu Island had been deliberately ignored by Japanese counterpart.
  中国政府关于“国有化钓鱼岛”的看法,被日本政界刻意无视了。
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