生活英语情景口语:你看过指环王吗?

B: so, have you seen all three The Lord of the Rings movies?

T: yes, but I didn't really like the third one at all.

B: that's the Return of the King, right?

T: yeah. Even though the customs were brilliant, I didn't think it was as good as the first two. What did you think?

B: I thought the special effects were amazing, but I got a bit confused. The plot was too complicated for me.

T: did you read the books before you watched the movies?

B: no. did you?

T: yes, I've read them many times. I think it's much easier to follow for people who were already familiar with all the characters.

B: yes, trying to keep track of all the characters was quite confusing for me.

T: I also think that it was much better in the theatre than at home.

B: most movies are. Another problem for me was the film was dubbed² in German with English subtitles⁴.

T: that happens a lot in non-English speaking countries.

B: I heard that The Return of the King was nominated for 11 Oscars.

T: actually, they not only had 11 nominations⁵, but they won 11 Oscars, too!
哎,指环王三部曲你看过吗?
都看过,不过我一点儿也不喜欢第三部.
是国王归来,对吗?
对.尽管服装做得很精致,但我还是觉得不如前两部拍的好.你觉得呢?
我觉得特技做得棒极了,不过我有点儿没看明白.情节对我来说太复杂了.
你看电影之前度过原著吗?
没有.你看过吗?
看过,而且看过很多遍.我觉得对书中的人物角色熟悉了之后,再去理解电影里的人物就能容易得多.
是啊, 我总想把复杂的人物关系理清楚,结果越弄越糊涂.
而且我还觉得,去电影院比在家的观影效果要好得多.
大多数片子是这样的.还有个问题,就是这部电影是德语配音,英文字幕.
这种情况在非英语国家很常见.
我听说国王归来获得了11项奥斯卡提名.
其实不仅仅是荣获11项提名,它还获得了11项奥斯卡奖!
keep track of somebody/something: to have information about what is happening or where somebody/something is 了解／不了解...的动态;
Bank statements help you keep track of where your money is going. 银行账单有助于你了解你的资金使用情况.

Dub¹: to replace the original speech in a film/movie or television programme with words in another language 为(影片或电视节目)配音;译制 VN ~ sth (into sth)
an American movie dubbed into Italian 用意大利语配音的美国影片

subtitle³: words that translate what is said in a film/movie into a different language and appear on the screen at the bottom.Subtitles are also used, especially on television, to help deaf people (= people who cannot hear well). (电影或电视上的)字幕 usually plural⁶
a Polish film with English subtitles 附有英语字幕的波兰影片
Is the film dubbed or are there subtitles? 这影片是配音的还是带字幕的?

Nominate: to formally suggest that somebody should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc. 提名;推荐 ~ sb (for/as sth)
She has been nominated for the presidency⁷. 她已经获得了董事长职位的提名.
He was nominated (as) best actor. 他获得了最佳男演员的提名.

 

1 dub   

vt.（以某种称号）授予，给...起绰号，复制

参考例句：

• I intend to use simultaneous recording to dub this film.我打算采用同期录音的方法为这部影片配音。
• It was dubbed into Spanish for Mexican audiences.它被译制成西班牙语以方便墨西哥观众观看。

2 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 subtitle   

n.副题（书本中的），说明对白的字幕

参考例句：

• His new book has a subtitle.他的新书有一个副标题。
• Ah!I don't know why they don't subtitle these movies.唉！我不知道这些电影为什么不打字幕。

4 subtitles   

n.说明字幕，印在外国影片上的对白翻译字幕，译文对白字幕；小标题，副标题( subtitle的名词复数 )；（电影的）字幕

参考例句：

• subtitles for the deaf and the hard of hearing 为耳聋和听力不佳者打出的字幕
• a Polish film with English subtitles 附有英语字幕的波兰影片

5 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句

6 plural   

n.复数；复数形式；adj.复数的

参考例句：

• Most plural nouns in English end in's '.英语的复数名词多以s结尾。
• Here you should use plural pronoun.这里你应该用复数代词。

7 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。