美語:a publicity stunt&overhyped(音頻)

美語:a publicity stunt&overhyped(音頻) ZT
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-->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，就會來請教他。今天是怡茹要問的：炒作。

YR: JESSICA, 你看，這兩個電影明星被偷拍到一起吃飯逛街。

JESSICA: Hmm, interesting. So, are they dating?

YR: 雜誌說他們約會，可他倆不承認。我看，這一定又是炒作，因為他們一起拍的電影快上映啦! 哎？“炒作”美語怎麽說啊？

JESSICA: We call that a "publicity stunt". Publicity is spelled p-u-b-l-i-c-i-t-y; and stunt, s-t-u-n-t. A publicity stunt.

YR: Publicity 是“宣傳”， stunt 是“特技”，放在一起，a publicity stunt，“為了宣傳而使出的絕招”，這就是炒作!

JESSICA: Right. 炒作是為了票房。I bet that this is a publicity stunt to make the movie a box office hit.

YR: 哦~~box office 就是票房。 賣座好，票房高的電影就是 a box office hit. 不過 JESSICA, 我聽說這部要上映的片子還真不錯，要不咱們也買張票去看看，支持一下他們的 box office?

JESSICA: No, I'm not going! YR, 現在很多電影都沒有宣傳的那麽好，they're promoted too excessively!

YR: 你是說好多電影被吹過頭了？

JESSICA: Right. We have a word for that---overhyped, o-v-e-r-h-y-p-e-d.

YL: overhyped 就是名不副實，吹噓過頭。那我如果說，The movie star's performance in this comedy was overhyped. --這個明星在這部喜劇中的表演被吹過頭了。對不對？

JESSICA: That's correct. Now let's see what you've learned today!

YR: 第一：炒作叫 a publicity stunt;
-->第二，票房叫 box office;
-->第三，形容吹噓過頭，可以用 overhyped.

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