2015年ESL之餐饮娱乐 03 Watching Action Movies

Watching Action Movies 

Claude: Oh no, this isn’t another action movie, is it? 

Jean: Of course not. I know you like thrillers² and this is a thriller¹. 

Claude: This definitely seems like a brainless action movie to me. That’s the second fight scene and we’re only 15 minutes into the film. 

Jean: It’s a thriller that’s supposed to keep you on the edge of your seat. Of course it’ll have some fight scenes. 

Claude: And car chases? We’ve had three of those already, too. 

Jean: Like any good thriller, it has a hero in a life-threatening situation and an evil villain³ in hot pursuit. 

Claude: That sounds like a run-of-the-mill action movie to me. This movie is full of visual effects and stunts⁴. It’s all about the adrenaline-rush. It’s not what I would call a psychological thriller. 

Jean: Maybe it straddles the line between an action film and a thriller, but it’s good, isn’t it? 

Claude: I’ll let you know once this ultra-violent fight scene is over. 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 thriller   

n.惊险片，恐怖片

参考例句：

• He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
• I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。

2 thrillers   

n.紧张刺激的故事( thriller的名词复数 )；戏剧；令人感到兴奋的事；（电影）惊悚片

参考例句：

• He has written seven thrillers, and clearly enjoys intellectual pursuits. 他已经写了7本惊悚小说，显然很喜欢这样的智力活动。 来自辞典例句
• Most Americans prefer to read fast-moving adventure stories that we call "thrillers". 大部分美国人喜欢看我们称之为"惊险小说"的情节多变的冒险故事。 来自辞典例句

3 villain   

n.反派演员，反面人物；恶棍；问题的起因

参考例句：

• He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
• The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。

4 stunts   

n.惊人的表演( stunt的名词复数 )；（广告中）引人注目的花招；愚蠢行为；危险举动v.阻碍…发育[生长]，抑制，妨碍( stunt的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He did all his own stunts. 所有特技都是他自己演的。
• The plane did a few stunts before landing. 飞机着陆前做了一些特技。 来自《简明英汉词典》