美语怎么说053讲: 大片

JESSICA 在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是怡茹要问的：大片。

YR: JESSICA, 你今天晚上有空么？Let me treat you to a big movie.

JESSICA: 啊？a big movie?

YR: 对啊！我想请你看大片儿！就是最近特火的那部好莱坞电影！

JESSICA: Oh! You're talking about the Hollywood blockbuster that's been on since yesterday. We use the word "blockbuster" to describe films that have big production, widespreadpopularity and financial success.

YR: 我明白了，大片儿在美语里就是blockbuster. B-l-o-c-k-b-u-s-t-e-r, blockbuster. 就是大制作，大宣传，票房收益又好的电影。

JESSICA: 没错！怡茹, why do you want to go watch this blockbuster? 看电影可不便宜！

YR: 嗨，轻松轻松呗！再说，There are a lot of movie stars in this blockbuster. It must be a good movie!

JESSICA: Well, not all star-studded movies have good stories or acting.

YR: 等等，你刚才说star-studded，这是什么意思？

JESSICA: Star-studded is spelled s-t-a-r-s-t-u-d-d-e-d. It means a great proportion of the actors in a movie are well-known.

YR: 我明白了，star-studded 意思就是众星云集，明星大荟萃。

JESSICA: Yes. For example, you can say, "I want to watch this movie because it has a star-studded cast."

YR: I see. 哎，快过春节了，Quite a few star-studded movies are coming out for the holiday season.

JESSICA: They are all festive to keep up with the holiday spirit.

YR: 贺岁片当然是轻松喜庆啦，谁要在节日看大哭片儿嘛！对了，特别赚人眼泪，让人感动或者难过的哭片，要怎么说呢？

JESSICA: Those movies are called tearjerker. T-e-a-r-j-e-r-k-e-r, tearjerker. A tearjerker is a sentimental movie or performance that intends to move its audience to tears.

YR：I don't like tearjerkers─I only watch movies that make me laugh!

JESSICA: Good for you! Now let's see what you've learned today!

YR: 大片儿是blockbuster; 众星云集的是 star-studded；催人泪下的哭片则是 tearjerker.

• yesterday [´jestədi]   n.&ad.昨天；前不久   (初中英语单词)
• financial [fi´nænʃəl]   a.金融的，财政的   (初中英语单词)
• acting [´æktiŋ]   a.代理的 n.演戏   (初中英语单词)
• proportion [prə´pɔ:ʃən]   n.比率 vt.使成比例   (初中英语单词)
• well-known [,wel´nəun]   a.著名的，众所周知的   (初中英语单词)
• holiday [´hɔlidi]   n.假日，假期，节日   (初中英语单词)
• performance [pə´fɔ:məns]   n.履行；行为；工作   (初中英语单词)
• audience [´ɔ:diəns]   n.听众；观众；接见   (初中英语单词)
• hollywood [´hɔliwud]   n.好莱坞   (高中英语单词)
• popularity [,pɔpju´læriti]   n.普及；流行；名望   (高中英语单词)
• learned [´lə:nid]   a.有学问的，博学的   (高中英语单词)
• widespread [´waidspred]   a.广布的；普遍的   (英语四级单词)
• sentimental [,senti´mentl]   a.感伤的；多愁善感的   (英语四级单词)
• festive [´festiv]   a.喜庆的，欢乐的   (英语六级单词)