美語:blockbuster&star-studded(音頻)

美語:blockbuster & star-studded(音頻) ZT

JESSICA 在北京學漢語，她的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎麽說的詞，就會來請教她。今天是怡茹要問的：大片。

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

JESSICA: 啊？a big movie?

YR: 對啊！我想請你看大片兒！就是最近特火的那部好萊塢電影！

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, widespread popularity and financial success.

YR: 我明白了，大片兒在美語裏就是blockbuster. B-l-o-c-k-b-u-s-t-e-r, blockbuster. 就是大製作，大宣傳，票房收益又好的電影。

JESSICA: 沒錯！怡茹, why do you want to go watch this blockbuster? 看電影可不便宜！

YR: 嗨，輕鬆輕鬆唄！再說，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，你剛才說star-studded，這是什麽意思？

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 意思就是眾星雲集，明星大薈萃。

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

YR: I see. 哎，快過春節了，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: 賀歲片當然是輕鬆喜慶啦，誰要在節日看大哭片兒嘛！對了，特別賺人眼淚，讓人感動或者難過的哭片，要怎麽說呢？

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: 大片兒是blockbuster;
眾星雲集的是 star-studded；
催人淚下的哭片則是 tearjerker.