英語趣味課堂：制作電影：Making a Film

Jeff: My brothers and I just did a really fun and difficult journey across India in a rickshaw. It's, a rickshaw is a three-wheeled, a little three-wheeled vehicle. It's a cross between a car and a motorcycle. It has no doors and it has no trunk to put luggage in, and it has a little, it has a little steering bar like a motorcycle and it doesn't go very fast, and we drove this all the way across the country from Bangladesh to Pakistan, and it was a crazy journey, it was crazy, very dangerous and full of surprises and very hard of your body and your mind and I did this, with my two brothers in a rickshaw. My brothers and I filmed the entire journey in the rickshaw with a professional video camera. One of my dreams in life is to make a documentary for TV and we decided to make a documentary of our trip across India and it was very difficult. We thought it would be easy, but when we started to do this it was very, very tough. They make it look easy on television and when you have the camera and you're trying to video people it's very difficult. They don't do what you want to do and the weather doesn't cooperate with you, and maybe the camera breaks down and you're tired and you can't get the video shots that you want and it becomes like a game, or struggle, trying to get the best shots, trying to get the most interesting shots, and it is like a game, a fun, and frustrating5 game, but by the end of the trip, we managed to get all of the video, and we put together a very interesting three minute video, and a couple of Indian video producers helped us put this together, and you can see the short video on the web site www.eagarbros.com, and I think you'll like it. It's full of surprises and full of funny and strange sites and full of action, so, it's pretty good. I think you'll like it.

學習內(nèi)容：

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rickshaw

We did a fun and difficult journey across India in a rickshaw.

In the past a 'rickshaw' was a cart with two wheels that was pulled by one or two men and used for transportation in India and other parts of the world. In modern times most rickshaws are motorized and pulled by a motorcycle. Jeff used a motorized rickshaw to travel. Notice the following:

There is a special area for the rickshaws to drive.

We took a rickshaw tour around town.

cross

A rickshaw is a cross between a car and a motorcycle.

If something is a 'cross' between two things it is a combination of the two and has characteristics of both. Notice the following:

She is definitely a cross between her mother and father.

It's kind of a cross between a sandwich and a pizza.

cooperate

It was difficult, because the weather doesn't cooperate with you.

When something or someone works with us to make something easier we can say it is 'cooperating.' When you talk about the weather not cooperating you are saying it was bad weather for what you were trying to do. Notice the following:

We wanted the dog to be in the family photos, but he wouldn't cooperate.

Some days it feels like the city is not cooperating with me at all.

shots

We struggled to get the best and most interesting shots.

In this case 'shots' refers to a video recording or photos of a place or an even. Notice the following:

Out of 300 pictures only 20 of them were good shots.

The light in the morning gives you some very unique shots.

put together

We did put together a very interesting three-minute video.

When you 'put something together' you make or create it. Notice the following:

We are trying to put together a surprise party for your birthday.

I have to put together an hour-long presentation for next week.

1 steering

n.操舵裝置

參考例句：

He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮喪地用手打了幾下方向盤。

Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真會看風使舵，口吻也馬上變得溫和了。

2 documentary

adj.文獻的;n.紀錄片

參考例句：

This case lacked documentary proof.本案缺少書面證據(jù)。

I watched a documentary on the Civil War.我看了一部關(guān)于內(nèi)戰(zhàn)的紀錄片。

3 decided

adj.決定了的，堅決的;明顯的，明確的

參考例句：

This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.這使他們比對手具有明顯的優(yōu)勢。

There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英國人和中國人打招呼的方式有很明顯的區(qū)別。

4 cooperate

vi.合作，協(xié)作，相配合

參考例句：

We hope we can cooperate even more closely in the future.希望我們今后能更加密切地合作。

I hope you can cooperate on this matter.我希望你在這件事上能給予合作。

5 frustrating

adj.產(chǎn)生挫折的，使人沮喪的，令人泄氣的v.使不成功( frustrate的現(xiàn)在分詞 );挫敗;使受挫折;令人沮喪

參考例句：

It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等這么長時間，真令人懊惱。

It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失顏面并且令人沮喪至極的經(jīng)歷。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》

6 combination

n.組合，合并，聯(lián)合;

參考例句：

He carried on the business in combination with his friends.他與朋友們合伙做生意。

The materials can be used singly or in combination.這些材料可以單獨使用也可以混合用。

7 definitely

adv.一定地，肯定地;明確地，確切地

參考例句：

The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不參加比賽，這個隊肯定會輸。

I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6點以前，我一定回家。

8 works

n.作品，著作;工廠，活動部件，機件

參考例句：

We expect writers to produce more and better works.我們期望作家們寫出更多更好的作品。

The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.這篇小說被公認為是最優(yōu)秀的作品之一。

9 cooperating

共同運轉(zhuǎn)的，協(xié)同操作的

參考例句：

We have abundant experience in cooperating with a lot of companies. 我們擁有與大量公司合作的豐富經(jīng)驗。

The interview will generally center round managing and cooperating skills. 訪談將圍繞管理和合作技巧展開。

10 recording

n.錄音，記錄

參考例句：

How long will the recording of the song take?錄下這首歌得花多少時間?

I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想給你放一下彩排的錄像。