生活英语情景口语:你看过指环王吗?

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B: so, have you seen all three The Lord of the Rings movies?

T: yes, but I didn't really like the third one at all.

B: that's the Return of the King, right?

T: yeah. Even though the customs were brilliant, I didn't think it was as good as the first two. What did you think?

B: I thought the special effects were amazing, but I got a bit confused. The plot was too complicated for me.

T: did you read the books before you watched the movies?

B: no. did you?

T: yes, I've read them many times. I think it's much easier to follow for people who were already familiar with all the characters.

B: yes, trying to keep track of all the characters was quite confusing for me.

T: I also think that it was much better in the theatre than at home.

B: most movies are. Another problem for me was the film was dubbed² in German with English subtitles⁴.

T: that happens a lot in non-English speaking countries.

B: I heard that The Return of the King was nominated for 11 Oscars.

T: actually, they not only had 11 nominations⁵, but they won 11 Oscars, too!
哎,指环王三部曲你看过吗?
都看过,不过我一点儿也不喜欢第三部.
是国王归来,对吗?
对.尽管服装做得很精致,但我还是觉得不如前两部拍的好.你觉得呢?
我觉得特技做得棒极了,不过我有点儿没看明白.情节对我来说太复杂了.
你看电影之前度过原著吗?
没有.你看过吗?
看过,而且看过很多遍.我觉得对书中的人物角色熟悉了之后,再去理解电影里的人物就能容易得多.
是啊, 我总想把复杂的人物关系理清楚,结果越弄越糊涂.
而且我还觉得,去电影院比在家的观影效果要好得多.
大多数片子是这样的.还有个问题,就是这部电影是德语配音,英文字幕.
这种情况在非英语国家很常见.
我听说国王归来获得了11项奥斯卡提名.
其实不仅仅是荣获11项提名,它还获得了11项奥斯卡奖!
keep track of somebody/something: to have information about what is happening or where somebody/something is 了解／不了解...的动态;
Bank statements help you keep track of where your money is going. 银行账单有助于你了解你的资金使用情况.

Dub¹: to replace the original speech in a film/movie or television programme with words in another language 为(影片或电视节目)配音;译制 VN ~ sth (into sth)
an American movie dubbed into Italian 用意大利语配音的美国影片

subtitle³: words that translate what is said in a film/movie into a different language and appear on the screen at the bottom.Subtitles are also used, especially on television, to help deaf people (= people who cannot hear well). (电影或电视上的)字幕 usually plural⁶
a Polish film with English subtitles 附有英语字幕的波兰影片
Is the film dubbed or are there subtitles? 这影片是配音的还是带字幕的?

Nominate: to formally suggest that somebody should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc. 提名;推荐 ~ sb (for/as sth)
She has been nominated for the presidency⁷. 她已经获得了董事长职位的提名.
He was nominated (as) best actor. 他获得了最佳男演员的提名.