动感英语 [38]

 

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Movie Dictionary

 Box office 票房 Box office hit 高票房 Box office flop¹ 票房毒药

American Slang

Draw=take out a weapon(gun,sword,etc.)
例句 You'd better draw your gun before he shoots you.
        在他打中你之前，你最好先拔枪。
        He drew his sword to get ready for battle.
        他拔出利剑准备战斗。

Classic Film Clips

You back-Stabbing murderer.你这阴险的杀人犯。
Back-stabbing adj.阴险的，暗箭伤人的，小人的
例句  Don't trust that back-stabbing guy.He will steal all your money as soon as he has a chance.
Back-stabber n.阴险的人，背信弃义的人。
例句  I was in love with my girlfriend untill I found out that she told all her girlfriends that I was stupid.She's such a back-stabber.
A lesser² man would've talked under such torture.
A lesser man 不太正直的人。
例句   Thank you for returning my wallet. A lesser man would have kept it for himself. 
          You are a lesser man than he is. Because you lied to me.

Movie Tunes³

Because —电影“美国丽人”(American Beauty)
Key words:turn me on,blow my mind,love is old love is new,blue
 Because
because the world is round it turns me on  because the world is round...aaaaaahhhhhh
because the wind is high it blows my mind because the wind is high......aaaaaaaahhhh
love is old, love is new  love is all, love is you  because the sky is blue, it makes me cry
because the sky is blue.......aaaaaaaahhhh  aaaaahhhhhhhhhh....

 

1 flop   

n.失败(者)，扑通一声；vi.笨重地行动，沉重地落下

参考例句：

• The fish gave a flop and landed back in the water.鱼扑通一声又跳回水里。
• The marketing campaign was a flop.The product didn't sell.市场宣传彻底失败，产品卖不出去。

2 lesser   

adj.次要的，较小的；adv.较小地，较少地

参考例句：

• Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
• She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及，但程度较轻。

3 tunes   

n.曲调，曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
• When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时，她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》