和老外聊天的地道口语第68期:你的爱好是什么?

Frank: hi, Mary! What do you like to do in your spare time?
Mary: well, I spend a lot of time watching movies.
F: what a concidence! I also watch a lot of movies.
M: oh really, Frank? What kind of movies do you like?
F: actually, I watch whichever movie there is, be it a comedy, a sci-fi or a suspense¹ movie. How about you?
M: art films are my favorite, but thrillers² are cool, too.
F: really impressive. These two genres³ are definitely different.
M: sure. I enjoy both of them very much.
F: how often do you go to the cinema?
M: once in a while, I suppose, I usually rent movies at Movie Salon⁴.
F: movie salon? What's that?
M: it's a movie rental⁵ store in my neighborhood. I've got a membership there.
F: is it good?
M: yes, you can find almost all new releases there.
F: really? Maybe I shall also sign up for its membership.
M: why not?
你好,玛丽,空闲时候你都做些什么?
很多时候我都在看电影.
真巧啊!我也爱看电影.
是吗?弗兰克,你爱看哪种类型的片子?
实际上,我哪种都看,喜剧片,科幻片或者悬疑片都行.你呢?
我最喜欢看艺术片,但是惊悚片也不错.
真的吗?这两种风格的电影可截然不同啊.
对啊,不过两种我都喜欢.
你常去电影院吗?
偶尔去一次,通常我都在电影沙龙租碟看.
电影沙龙?
就是我家小区里的一家影碟出租店,我是那儿的会员.
那儿好吗?
挺不错的,所有的新电影几乎都能在那儿找到.
是吗?我也想加入啦.
可以啊.

 

1 suspense   

n.（对可能发生的事）紧张感，担心，挂虑

参考例句：

• The suspense was unbearable.这样提心吊胆的状况实在叫人受不了。
• The director used ingenious devices to keep the audience in suspense.导演用巧妙手法引起观众的悬念。

2 thrillers   

n.紧张刺激的故事( thriller的名词复数 )；戏剧；令人感到兴奋的事；（电影）惊悚片

参考例句：

• He has written seven thrillers, and clearly enjoys intellectual pursuits. 他已经写了7本惊悚小说，显然很喜欢这样的智力活动。 来自辞典例句
• Most Americans prefer to read fast-moving adventure stories that we call "thrillers". 大部分美国人喜欢看我们称之为"惊险小说"的情节多变的冒险故事。 来自辞典例句

3 genres   

（文学、艺术等的）类型，体裁，风格( genre的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Novel and short story are different genres. 长篇小说和短篇小说是不同的类别。
• But confusions over the two genres have a long history. 但是类型的混淆，古已有之。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

4 salon   

n.[法]沙龙；客厅；营业性的高级服务室

参考例句：

• Do you go to the hairdresser or beauty salon more than twice a week?你每周去美容院或美容沙龙多过两次吗？
• You can hear a lot of dirt at a salon.你在沙龙上会听到很多流言蜚语。

5 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。