E03.Sci-fi is always my cup of tea
科幻电影一直是我的菜
对话场景
Elvin和同事Daphne在聊最近热映的电影大片
Daphne and Elvin are talking about a recent movie blockbuster.
Daphne:Have you seen (Did you watch) any movies lately (recently)?
你最近有看什么电影吗?
Elvin:Oh, yeah. Star wars is definitely a two thumbs up for me. Sci-fi is always my cup of tea.
(看了,我觉得星球大战简直太棒了。科幻电影一直都是我的菜。)
Daphne:Yeah, mine too. Sci-fi is cool, but some movie plots of sci- fi are just lame.
(嗯,我也喜欢。科幻电影很酷,但是有些科幻片的情节有些无聊。)
Elvin:Yeah.That's what makes great movies great.
(是的呀,这就是为什么好电影就是好看。)
注解词汇
blockbuster n.大片;重磅炸弹,了不起的人或事;风靡一时的事物
thumb n.拇指
Sic-fic 科幻小说,科幻电影(science fiction)
lame adj.蹩脚的;跛的;无聊的;差劲的,无说服力的
语言剖析
1. Did you watch any movies lately?
Did you watch any movies lately? 你最近有没有看电影哈!
电影是大多数人都会选择的娱乐方式,这样的开场方式很轻松,而且对方也能够很好的接下去。所以在对话策略中这是一种很棒的开场方式,下次见到老外,你也可以这样搭讪:Did you watch any movies lately?
2.Star wars is definitely a two thumbs up for me.
definitely 绝对的,当然的
加上definitely来表达对这部电影的肯定,且情感更加强烈。
比如,当你的朋友遇到困难了,想退缩了,对你说'I want to give up ',这个时候你就可以用'Shut up,this was definitely not a conversation I wanted to listen to.You can do it!’ ,“别怂,这可绝不是我想听到的话,你可以的!”这句话来鼓励他。
two thumbs up 非常好,非常棒,点赞
two thumbs up,点赞,非常形象,是一种地道也很常见的夸赞的表达。
比如你想把喜欢的一本书介绍给朋友,那如何让他心动,也对这本书感兴趣呢,'This book is very good!’这本书很好,显然不如'This book is definitely a two thumbs up for me.' “哇,你知道吗,这本书简直太赞啦!”情感更强烈,更能打动人心。
3. Sci-fi is always my cup of tea.
Sci-fi is always my cup of tea. 科幻电影一直是我的菜(我喜欢科幻电影)
如果我们说一种东西,is my cup of tea,是我的茶,我们可以形象的理解成,这是我的菜,是我很喜欢的意思,如果你不喜欢,就可以说,Something is not my cup of tea.同时,女生也可以用“Sorry,you are not my cup of tea.' 来拒绝男生的表白哦。
4.Some sci-fi movie plots are just lame
lame 无聊,没意思
大家去查字典的时候会发现,lame,是瘸腿的意思,但是在口语当中,我们通常用lame来形容一件东西很无聊。跟boring相比,lame,更能体现出无聊的程度,有种鸡肋食之无味的感觉。
再比如,我们为啥学了十几年英语还讲不出来?Because the English classes I learned before are so lame!因为之前学校的英语课实在太无聊啦!
5.That's what makes great movies great.
That's what makes great movies great. 这就是经典电影那么经典之处
对话策略当中,That's what makes great movies great.能够总结性的阐述双方谈话观点,也是展示自己良好思路和高度总结能力的体现。
借用这个句型,我们还可以说,Practise makes great spoken English great.不断地练习才是流利的口语之所以流利的原因呀!
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