“電影”知多少?(2)

2014年10月24日 19:16:12

(上接 第一部分

(一) 看電影

1. film : a story that is told using sound and moving pictures

備注: ''film'' 常用于英式英語中,美式英語中常作 ''movie'' 。

例:

Are there any good movies on TV tonight? (今晚電視上有什么好看的電影?)

What's your favorite James Bond film? (你最喜歡詹姆斯·邦德的哪部影片?)

see a film/movie

Have you seen any good films lately? (你最近看了什么好看的電影了嗎?)

I saw an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie on the plane - I can't remember its name. (我坐飛機時看了一部阿諾·施瓦辛格演的電影,現(xiàn)在記不起那部電影的名字了。)

watch a film/ movie

We watched the movie and ate popcorn. (我們邊看電影邊吃爆米花。)

take in a movie (常用于美式英語中)

Maybe we could go out to dinner and take in a movie. (我們該出去吃頓飯再看場電影。)

catch a movie

We could catch a movie. (我們可以去看場電影。)

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2. go to the cinema : to go to a cinema in order to see a film

備注: ''go to the cinema'' 常用于英式英語中,美式英語中常作 ''go to the movies'' 。

例:

The last time I went to the cinema was when I saw 'Stigmata'. (我看的上一部電影是《圣痕》。)

Do you want to go to the movies this weekend? (你這周末想去看電影嗎?)

How about going to a movie? (去看場電影怎么樣?)

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(二)電影上映 / 放映:

1. be on/be playing : if a film is on or is playing at a cinema, it is being shown there

例:

'Three Kings' is on at the Phoenix at the moment. (《奪金三王》現(xiàn)在在鳳凰城上映。)

Spielberg's new blockbuster is currently playing at over 2000 theaters nationwide. (斯皮爾伯格的新電影正在全國上映, 2000 多家影院同時播出。)

What's on at the cinema this weekend? (周末什么片子上映?)

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2. a movie is released : becomes available for the public to see

例:

The movie has already been released in the US. (這部電影已經(jīng)在北美上映了。)

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3. show/screen a movie :

例:

What movies are they showing this weekend? (這周末放什么電影?)

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(三)演電影:

1. star in a movie : play one of the main characters

例:

Depp will star in director Tim Burton's next movie. (戴普還將主演蒂姆·伯頓的下一部影片。)

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2. a movie stars/features somebody :

例:

a movie starring Will Smith (一部由威爾·史密斯主演的電影)

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3. appear in/be in a movie :

例:

She's also appeared in ten movies. (她還參演過 10 部電影。)

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(四)“電影”有哪些同義詞?

1. motion picture : a film - used especially by people who make films or by critics

備注: ''motion picture'' 是正式的用法,電影制作人或影評家常常這么稱呼。也可以簡稱作 ''picture'' 。

例:

a Hollywood motion picture (一部好萊塢電影)

Tell us about your latest picture. (跟我們說說你最新的電影吧。)

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2. blockbuster : a very successful film

備注: ''blockbuster'' 是非正式的用法。

例:

Steven Spielberg's latest Hollywood blockbuster (史蒂文·斯皮爾伯格的最新好萊塢賣座片)

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3. flick : a film - a very informal use

備注: ''flick'' 是非正式的用法。

例:

an action flick (動作片)

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