留学生在中国 第26期 Celebrity Heartthrobs 影星
时间:2018-12-25 作者:英语课 分类:留学生在中国
英语课
Chapter 26 Hollywood and Celebrity 1 Heartthrobs.
第26章好莱坞及好莱坞影星David: Are there any actors or actresses that you like? Who are your favorite movie stars?
你喜欢哪些演员?你最喜欢的影星是谁?
You: Yes, I’ve got a few favorites: Tom Hanks ,Tom Cruise, and Ben Affleck. I like them very much.
我喜欢好多明星。如:汤姆 · 汉克斯,汤姆 · 克鲁斯,本 · 阿福来克等。
David: Those guys are known as heartthrobs.
这些人很让人心动。
You: What does that mean?
什么意思?
David: Heartthrobs are men who make the heart of women throb 2.
就是让女人心动的男人。
You: Oh, I see. They are quite handsome and attractive.
我明白了,他们很帅,很有吸引力。
David: Many American movies center around these movie stars. Do you have any thoughts about these kinds of American movies?
许多美国影片的卖点就是这些明星。你对这类美国电影有什么看法?
You: I think these American movies do not reflect real life. They may be inventive or well-produced, and they may have famous stars and handsome actors, but the stories are so far from reality that they are not instructive or meaningful.
我觉得美国电影不反映现实生活。尽管美国电影构思独特,设计新颖,制作精细,而且有很多偶像派的明星,但故事太脱离实际,没有什么精神价值。
David: So maybe these movies are more about the action, but there’s no moral to the story.
也许这些电影更多的关注情节,因而缺乏实际的社会意义。
You :Exactly! I couldn’t have put it better myself!
没错,我就是这个意思!
1.Heartthrob n. 心跳,柔情;心仪的对象。此处使用第二个含义,即喜欢的电影明星。
She really catch my heartthrob at the first sight.
初见之下,我对她一见倾心。
2.inventive adj. 发明的;有发明才能的;独出心裁的。是指有风格敢创新的特征。其动词形式是 invent,发明创造创新。
Inventive minds are necessary in industrial design.
工业设计领域需要创新型人才。
3.instructive adj. 有益的;教育性的。同上一个形容词的来源,也是由动词变化而来: instruct vt.指导,通知,命令,教授。此处使用其指导教育的相关含义,作“有益的,教育意义的”之意。
4.celebrity n. 名人,知名人士,享有盛誉的人。
Among all the celebrities 3, I hate Yang Mi most, for her infamous 4 singers' champion.
在所有的名人中,我最讨厌杨幂,因为她不是靠实力赢取的最佳歌手奖。
5.thoughts about 关于某件事的看法。还可以说成:
opinion over something; view about;personal idea towards something等。
The Chinese government's thoughts about nationalization of Diaoyu Island had been deliberately 5 ignored by Japanese counterpart.
中国政府关于“国有化钓鱼岛”的看法,被日本政界刻意无视了。
1 celebrity
n.名人,名流;著名,名声,名望
- Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
- He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。
2 throb
v.震颤,颤动;(急速强烈地)跳动,搏动
- She felt her heart give a great throb.她感到自己的心怦地跳了一下。
- The drums seemed to throb in his ears.阵阵鼓声彷佛在他耳边震响。
3 celebrities
n.(尤指娱乐界的)名人( celebrity的名词复数 );名流;名声;名誉
- He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
- a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目
4 infamous
adj.声名狼藉的,臭名昭著的,邪恶的
- He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。
- I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。
5 deliberately
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
- The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
- They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。