Situational Words and Phrases 情景詞匯
1.acting n. 演技
A: What do you know about Julia Roberts?
甲:你對朱莉婭。羅伯茨了解多少?
B: I think her acting is pretty good.
乙:她的演技相當不錯。
2.audience n. 觀眾,聽眾
A: I don't find these programs instructive.
甲:我覺得這些節(jié)目沒有什么教育意義。
B: These are intended to entertain audiences, especially young people.
乙:它們是讓觀眾開心的,尤其是為那些年輕人制作的。
3.classical a. 古典的
A: In what other ways is the modern Peking Opera different from the classical? I mean apart from the modern themes?
甲:現(xiàn)代京劇和古典京劇在其他哪些方面不同呢?我是說除了現(xiàn)代的主題外?
B: Well, the modern Peking Opera is far less rigid in foam. You.,see, the classical Peking Opera has a long history,
乙:哦,現(xiàn)代京劇在形式上不那么死板。你知道古典京劇有較長的歷史。
4.comedy/tragedy n. 喜劇/悲劇
A: You prefer comedy to tragedy?
甲:你更喜歡喜劇而不是悲劇嗎?
B: Yes, comedy is to my liking.
乙:是的,我更喜歡喜劇。
5.drab a. 單調,乏味
A: Did you enjoy the movie?
甲:你喜歡這電影嗎?
B: Oh, It's really drab.
乙;哎呀,太單調乏味了。
6.dub v. (為電影)配音
A: Hey, Ann.How about a foreign film?
甲:雌,安。去看外國電影怎么樣?
B: I don't like to read subtitles. If it's dubbed,though, that's another story.
乙:我不愿意看字幕??扇绻桥湟舻模蔷褪橇硪换厥铝?。
7.feature film 故事片
A: A new film is on. Have you seen it?
甲:在上映一部新電影。你看了嗎?
B: Do you.mean the feature film? Oh, I saw it last week.
乙:你是指那個故事片嗎?噢,我上周看的。
8.interval n. 間隔,間歇,幕間休息
A: There's a fifteen-minute internal. How about going to the foyer? I suppose you'd like a drink.
甲:十五分鐘的幕間休息,我們去門廳怎么樣?可能你想喝點什么。
B: Yes, and let's stretch our legs a bit.
乙:好吧,我們去舒展一下腿吧。
9.keep sb, informed of... 使某人保持信息靈通
A: TV news is very helpful. It keeps you informed of what's going on in the world.
甲:電視新聞很有用。它使你對全球所發(fā)生的事有所了解。
B: So, you won't miss it even a day.
乙:因此,你每天都不會錯過電視新聞了。
10.make a point of doing... 重視做……
A: Hey,do you like watching TV? I make a point of watching it for an hour every day.
I've learned a lot from it.
甲:嘿,你喜歡看電視嗎?我認為每天看一個小時的電視很必要。我從中學了不少東西。
B: Really? Do you think it's worth' the time? I don't like it. It's for kids and housewives.
乙:真的嗎?你認為花時間值得嗎?我不喜歡看電視,那是孩子和家庭主婦們看的。
11.opera n. 歌劇
A: I'm afraid I know nothing whatsoever about Peking Opera. I'll probably find. it very difficult to understand.
甲:恐怕我對京劇一無所知。我想一定會是很難懂的。
B: I don't suppose you'll find the singing easy to understand, but I'll try my best to give you the story.
乙:我想唱腔是不容易懂,可我會盡力讓你明白故事情節(jié)。
12.orchestra n. 管弦樂隊
A: Look,the orchestra pit is filling up. The musicians are taking their places.
甲:瞧,樂池人都快滿了。音樂家們正在就座。
B: Ah, I see the orchestra is a combination of Western and Chinese instruments.
乙:阿,我發(fā)現(xiàn)管弦樂隊的樂器是中西結合的。
13.Oscar Academy Award 奧斯卡獎
A: Have you seen the film "Shakespeare in Love"?
甲:你看過《莎翁情史》這部影片嗎?
B: Yes, I have. I heard it won an Oscar this year.
乙:是的,看過。據說這部影片燕得了本年度一項奧斯卡獎呢。
14.performance n. 表演
A: You don't like the performance of this film, do you?
甲:你不喜歡這部電影的表演,是嗎?
B: I do, but I don't like the story.
乙:不,我喜歡的??晌也幌矚g其故事情節(jié)。
15.romantic a. 浪漫的
A: The film we saw last night was very romantic, wasn't it?
甲:我們昨晚看的那部影片很浪漫,是嗎?
B: Yes, but I think it was too romantic to be true.
乙:是很浪漫,可我覺得有點太浪漫了而不真實。
16.scene-setting 布景
A: Tell me why you saw the movie twice.
甲:給我講一講你為什么看兩遍這部影片。
B: I think it's the most successful film in scene-setting and music.
乙:我認為這部片子的布景和音樂最為成功。
17.star n. 影星
A: I heard the novel The Godfather was turned into a film.
甲:我聽說小說《教父》被改編成了電影。
B: Who're the stars, the hero and the heroine?
乙:男女主角都是誰?
18.subtitle n. 字幕
A: I like "Romeo and Juliet",especially the witty remarks.
甲:我很喜歡《羅密歐與朱莉葉》這部片子,尤其是其機智的語言。
B: I can't follow it without English subtitles.
乙:沒有英文字幕我看不懂。
19.symphony concert 交響樂演奏會
A: Hello, Mr.Wang. I've been meaning to ask you if you would go to a concert with me this weekend. Can you?
甲:你好,王先生。我一直想請你本周末和我一起去看交響樂音樂會。
B: Thanks for asking, but I need to finish typing my paper. It's due on Monday.
乙:謝謝你的邀請,可我得打論文。周一就到期了。
20.TV series n. 電視連續(xù)劇
A: Do you like Japanese TV series?
甲:你喜歡日本電視連續(xù)劇嗎?
B: Yeah, but I can't put up with so much advertising cutting in.
乙:喜歡,可我不能容忍插播這么多的廣告。
21.violence n. 暴力
A: I know there are some good TV shows, but there is too much violence on many of them.
甲:電視上有些好節(jié)目,可好多的節(jié)目里都充滿了兇殺和暴力。
B: I agree with you there. However, I never miss sports shows.
乙:我同意你的觀點。不過,體育節(jié)目我是從來不錯過的。
22.well-matched a. (pl.) 匹配的
A: Do you think the music and content are well-matched?
甲:你認為音樂和內容配得好嗎?
B: No. I third the music is too fast.
乙:不好。我認為音樂有點太快了。
23.Western n. 美國西部《牛仔》片
A: Have you seen any Westerns?
甲:你看過西部片嗎?
B: Yes, I lave them very much.
乙:是的,我非常喜歡西部片。