英语口语大赢家Topic42：电影分类DifferentMovies

阿美和古奇在⼀起讨论各⾃喜欢的电影类型，古奇最喜欢的竟然是恐怖⽚，想知道阿美喜欢什么类型的电影吗？请往下看吧。

Gucci: I've heard The Hitchhiker would be on next week. I want to see it.

May: Is it horror movie?

Gucci: Yeah, I love horror movies the most. Would you like to go with me next weekend?

May: No way. I will be scared out of my wits.

Gucci: Well, What kind of movies do you like?

May: Er, let me see. Romance, comedy, documentary, action, science fiction, cartoon and so on.

Gucci: In a word, you like all the movies except for the horror movies.

May: Yeah, It seems like we don't talk the same language as far as movies are concerned.

Gucci: Not quite. I also like romance and comedy movies very much.

May: The Terminal is a movie of this type.

Gucci: So we can relax now.

May: Yeah, I could hardly wait to see it.

古奇：我听说《搭车⼈》将会在下周上映。我想去看。

阿美：这是部恐怖电影吗？

古奇：是啊，我最喜欢恐怖电影。你想周末和我⼀起去看吗？

阿美：决不。我会被吓得半死。

古奇：那你喜欢什么电影？

阿美：呃，让我想想。爱情⽚，喜剧⽚，纪录⽚，动作⽚，科幻⽚，卡通⽚，等等。

古奇：总⽽⾔之，除了恐怖⽚，其他你都喜欢。

阿美：是的。看起来在电影⽅⾯我们达不成共识。

古奇：也不是。我也很喜欢爱情⽚和喜剧⽚。

阿美：《幸福终点站》就是这类爱情喜剧⽚。

古奇：所以我们可以好好放松⼀下了。

阿美：是啊，我都等不及想看了。

经典背诵 Recitation

May: My friend, Gucci, loves horror movies the most. But I like almost all the movies except the horror movies. So sometimes it seems that we don't speak the same languages as far as movies are concerned. But Gucci also likes romance and comedy movies very much. So it's not that bad.

⽣词⼩结

horror n. 恐惧

romance n. 浪漫

comedy n. 喜剧

documentary n. 纪录⽚

action n. 动作

fiction n. ⼩说

relax vt. 放松

注释

in a word 总之

as far as ⾄于，就……⽽⾔

go with 和……⼀起

The Hitchhiker 《搭车⼈》，好莱坞的恐怖⽚，2007年1⽉上映。

I will be scared out of my wits. 我会被吓得半死。直译为“我把我的智慧都吓出来了”。⾔下之意是说⾃⼰被吓傻了。

It seems like we don't talk the same language as far as movies are concerned. 看起来在电影⽅⾯我们达不成共识。直译为“⾄于电影⽅⾯，我们看起来说的不是同⼀种语⾔”，⾔下之意是说我们没有共同话题，达不成共识。

单词扩展 Vocabulary Builder

电影种类

基础词汇

cartoon movie 动画⽚

action movie 动作⽚

horror movie 恐怖⽚

comedy movie 喜剧⽚

musical movie ⾳乐剧

war movie 战争⽚

western movie 美国西部⽚

short movie 电影预告⽚

提⾼词汇

romance movie 爱情⽚

disaster movie 灾难⽚

documentary movie 纪录⽚

science fiction movie 科幻⽚

crime movie 警匪⽚

drama movie ⽂艺⽚

thriller movie 惊悚⽚

adult movie 成⼈电影

家庭总动员 Do it together

两⼈⼀组，⼀⽅随机⼤声读出上⾯词汇的英⽂和中⽂，另⼀⽅⽤该词汇填⼊下⾯的句⼦，⼤声朗读并表演出来，并⽤中⽂给出⼀个理由。

What kind of movies do you like? I love ( ) most.

[例] 家长读 cartoon movies

孩⼦读 I love cartoon movies most. 因为动画⽚⾥的⼈物很可爱。