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　　Probably everyone has seen a movie at one time or another! Discover some Modern English terms for expressing your feelings about them.

　　大家差不多都看过电影，那么找一些流行英语去抒发一下你的观后感吧！

　　Some movies make you happy! Others make you sad! Some are based on real life, some are not. Some are interesting, and some are really boring. Movies are popular just about everywhere, but most movies are fiction. Relax, go see a movie, and remember that it’s mostly just entertainment.

　　有些电影让你兴奋！有的则让你悲伤！有的电影从生活而来，有的不是。有的电影有意思，有的没有。电影几乎在所有的地方都很受欢迎。当然大多数都是虚构的。放松一下,去看一场电影，但要记住它们只不过是娱乐。

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	http://www.sina.com.cn 2002/10/08 18:13 　洋话连篇


	情景对话　　After dinner, John invites Kelly to go see a movie. She accepts, so John pays the bill and they go to a newsstand to pick up a local newspaper. Kelly chooses a movie, and they hail a cab for the movie theatre. 　　After the movie, he takes her home. On the way, they talk about the film. Outside her apartment building, he says goodnight and says he’ll call her later in the week. Things are progressing as they should! 　　After dinner: 　　John:I’m glad to know that you’re such a big movie fan. Shall we go to see a show? 　　Kelly:I’d like that. I’m really into watching movies. 　　John:OK, let’s finish up and go pick up a newspaper to see what’s playing around town. 　　Kelly:Super! (John pays the bill and they leave the restaurant. They pick up a local newspaper and check the entertainment section) 　　John:What would you like to see? 　　Kelly:How about this one? Looks kind of interesting. 　　John: Sure does. Let’s go (he flags a taxi and they drive to a movie theatre) Here we are (he pays the cab driver and they go to watch the movie) 　　After the movie: 　　Kelly:Wow! That movie was a smash. Thanks for taking me. 　　John:You’re welcome. I thought it was great, too. Much better than the last one I saw. Boy, what a lousy film! 　　Kelly:A real waste of time, was it? 　　John:Yeah (they arrive at Kelly’s apartment. John pays the driver, and walks Kelly to the front door) Goodnight, Kelly. I’ll call you next week, OK. 　　Kelly:I’d love that. Thanks for a wonderful evening, John. Goodnight.


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	注释　　1.I'm a big movie fan. 　　我是个电影迷。　　‘movie fan’便是电影迷的意思，我们还可以用‘soccer fan’,‘TV fan’,来表示各种各样的迷们。如果你想表达你是某人的忠实歌迷的话，可以说：“I am a big fan of his”. 　　2.I'm really into watching movies. 　　我特别喜欢看电影。　　这儿的‘I’m into something’意思是我很投入地(或很喜欢地)做某件事情。如：“I am really into playing football, and sometimes I am into chatting with my friends, but never am I into studying English”. 　　3.I'm a movie junkie. 　　我对看电影有瘾。　　‘junkie’的原意是指瘾君子。在这句俚语中“瘾”的意思保留了下来，而毒的意思没有了。　　4.Let's go catch a flick. 　　我们去看场电影吧。　　这是另外一句美国俚语，‘flick’指的是电影。我们都知道在早期的电影中，由于质量不怎么样，荧幕上的画像老是闪烁不停，这在英语中被称作‘flick’，后来人们便用它来泛指电影。‘Catch’在这里不是抓的意思，而是从抓引伸出来的得到、看到的意思。如“catch you later”就是“see you later”. 　　5.Let's go to see a show. 　　我们一起去看场电影吧。　　‘movie’除了可以用上文中提到的‘flick’来表示外，还可以用‘film’、‘show’等来表达。　　6.Let's go to the movies. 　　我们去看电影吧。　　这句话不是像在欢迎英雄中所说的‘go to the movies’(走进电影),而是指‘go to the cinema’(走进电影院去看电影)。　　7.The movie was a blockbuster. 　　这电影很成功。　　8.The movie was a box office success. 　　这电影的票房很成功。　　9.The movie was a smash. 　　这个电影很过瘾。　　这三句话都是指一部电影的成功。其区别在于第七句比较经典。第八句偏重于指票房卖得很好。第九句是很口语的一个用法，它也可以说成“This movie is a hit”. 　　10.What a lousy film! 　　这部电影太糟糕了。　　‘lousy’在这儿表示“糟糕”的意思，如“The dinner was okay, but the beer was lousy”. (晚饭还可以，只是啤酒太糟糕了。)它也可以用来指人，如：“Her boyfriend is a lousy guy”. (她的男朋友是个很糟糕的人。) 　　文化差异　　A popular activity in the West is going to see a movie at a drive-in theater. You watch a movie in the comfort of your own car. Of course, like in regular movie theaters, you can visit the snack counter for typical snacks such as buttered popcorn, hot dogs, soft drinks, etc. 　　看电影在西方是最常见的消遣方式，但他们看电影的地方却有些特殊。在户外有一个大屏幕，人们开车过去便可以在车里看电影。而且和在电影院一样，你可以去小食摊买到黄油爆米花，热狗和软饮料等。

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