英语俚语天天说 第151期:看《寻龙诀》学英语

 　　【讲解】：

　　Mojin: The Lost Legend is a 2015 Chinese action adventure fantasy thriller¹ film based on the novel Ghost Blows Out the Light.

　　The film was released on December 18, 2015.The film was released in 2D, 3D, IMAX and IMAX 3D formats³ in China on December 18, 2015

　　legend n. 传奇

　　action adventure fantasy thriller film 动作、冒险、魔幻、惊悚片

　　release v. 发行，发布

　　3D format² 3D格式

　　Synopsis⁴剧情概要

　　The story cuts to New York City in the late 1980s, where Wang and his two partners, Hu (Chen Kun, 陳坤) and Shirley (Shu Qi, 舒淇), now live, having retired⁵ from tomb raiding. Tired of hawking（兜售） “Chinese treasures” in the city’s backstreet, Wang returns to his old trade by taking on a mission for a mysterious, wealthy businesswoman (Liu Xiaoqing, 劉曉慶), who wants an ancient meteorite（陨石[ ?miti??ra?t ]） called the Equinox Flower（彼岸花）, which has the power to resurrect（复活 [ ?rez??rekt ]）the dead and is believed to be buried in an ancient tomb of a Khitan（契丹） princess in Inner Mongolia.

　　cut to 场景转变到

　　tomb raiding/raider 盗墓(者)

　　Critical reception 评论接受度

　　The performances of the cast, special effects and action sequences have been praised.In Douban and Mtime, China&`&s leading reviews sites, it scored a terrific 8.0 and 7.7, respectively.

　　cast演职人员

　　action sequence动作场景

　　reviews site评论网站

　　respectively分别地

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 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

3 formats   

n.（出版物的）版式( format的名词复数 )；[电视]电视节目的总安排（或计划）

参考例句：

• They are producing books in all kinds of different formats. 他们出版各种不同开本的书籍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A true GUI includes standard formats for representing text and graphics. 真正的图形用户界面包括表示文字和图形的标准格式。 来自互联网

4 synopsis   

n.提要，梗概

参考例句：

• The synopsis of the book is very good.这本书的梗概非常好。
• I heard there wasn't a script.They only had a synopsis.我听说是没有剧本的。他们只有一个大纲。

5 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。