美语三级跳

001A 电影单元: 初级课程Professor: Winnie, today we're going to listen to Emily and Peter talking about movies on their blind date. 哎，初次约会通过聊电影来了解对方，这办法不错！Professor: I agree! Now let's find out if they both like going to the movies in their free time. P: So Emily, what do you like to do for fun? E: I like to go to the movies. What do you do in your free time? P: I also like going to the movies. E: Well that's great! It's nice that we have something in common. 听起来俩人都爱看电影，已经有共同话题了！对了，Professor Bowman, doing something "for fun"和doing something "in your free time" 有区别么？P: They're very similar. When you want to know what people's hobbies are, you can ask them what they do "for fun," or what they do "in their free time." 原来如此，那我可以说"I like studying English in my free time." P: Exactly, Winnie! Now let's listen and see when they go to the movies. E: When do you usually go to the movies? P: I usually go in my free time on the weekends. How about you? E: The movie theater is always so crowded on the weekends. I like to go to the movies during the week. P: That's true. And sometimes the tickets are cheaper during the week as well. Professor: It looks like Emily and Peter like going to the movies at different times. Did you hear the difference, Winnie? 嗯，好像Peter是周末去电影院，但Emily嫌周末人多，所以她一般都是周一到周五去看电影。

Professor: That's right, and Peter says the tickets are cheaper during the week too. What kind of movies do you think they like? 唔，男生和女生喜欢的电影类型一定不一样，最好能有什么类型的电影是他们俩都喜欢的，这样第二次约会就有戏了！Professor: Let's listen and find out. P: I like watching comedies, like "Borat." Do you like watching comedies too? E: Not really, I like watching horror movies, like "The Unborn." P: You like horror movies? I don't like them because they're too scary! I like comedies because I love to laugh. E: I like horror movies because I like to be scared. 啊呀, 他俩的电影口味相差很远呢！Emily是个女孩子，结果反倒爱看恐怖片，Peter是男子汉，却不敢看这种电影。

Professor Bowman，我有个问题，他们好像管喜剧叫"comedies"，而不是"comedy movies"，这是为什么？Professor: Well, Winnie, for some kinds of movies, you don't have to use the word "movies" after them. For example, you can talk about "comedies," "dramas" and "thrillers," and everyone will know you're talking about movies. 我明白了。

Comedies喜剧片、dramas剧情片和thrillers惊险片，后面都不用加movies. Professor Bowman，你觉得，他们电影口味不同，还会继续约会么？Professor: I think if they really like each other, they'll find away to solve the problem. Let's listen. P: Well, it's too bad that we like different kinds of movies. Maybe we're just different kinds of people. E: Yeah it's too bad ... but actually I think I know what to do. P: What's that? E: We can go to a horror movie, and I'll hold your hand so you don't get scared. P: You mean ... like on a second date? E: Of course! Or are you still too scared! P: No way! That sounds great! 哈！Emily可真不简单！她不仅安排了第二次约会，而且还找到了和Peter拉手的理由！Professor: That was indeed very smart of her, Winnie! It looks like this date was a success after all. 是啊！您说他们能成一对儿么？Professor: Well, we'll have to listen in next time and see what happens.001B 电影单元: 中级课程Emily和Peter正在约会，俩人聊到了电影，还有平时喜欢的消遣。

Professor: Winnie, we already know that both of them like going to movies in the theaters. Now let's listen to them talking about other ways to watch movies. P: Did you do anything fun over the weekend? E: I didn't want to go out last weekend, so I decided to stay at home and watch a movie. P: Why didn't you want to go out? E: I was very tired after working all week. Sometimes on the weekend I don't have enough energy to go out to a movie theater. P: Did you download a movie or rent it at the store? E: I downloaded it so that I didn't have to remember to return it. Professor: So, Winnie, besides going to the movie theater, what are the two other ways to watch movies that Emily and Peter talked about? 两个方法我都记下来了！一个是从商店里租电影看，另一个是直接从网上下载。

Professor: Right. And what's better about renting a movie by downloading it? 这个我有亲身体会，下载电影不用记得去还！这么做的确很方便！Professor: I agree, Winnie! Now let's listen to Peter talking about the other activity he really likes. P: Last weekend I didn't want to go out either, so I stayed at home and played video games by myself. It was really fun! E: Oh yeah, that sounds pretty cool, I guess ... P: Yeah, I'm really into video games. In fact, all my friends are on the Internet. I've never met any of them in the real world. E: Oh really ... well you must be very popular on the Internet. But it's true that it's nice to do some things in the comfort of your own home. 不会吧？Peter的朋友都是玩线上游戏时认识的网友？在Emily眼中，这好像不能加分呦！Professor: I think you're right, Winnie. Emily didn't sound very impressed by Peter's being "into" video games. By the way, saying you're "into" something is a casual wayof saying you really like it. 哦，所以，如果我对政治特别感兴趣的话，就可以说"I'm really into politics"? Professor: Exactly. I wonder if Emily is "into" guys who spend all their time playing video games. Let's listen and find out. P: You're right. Watching movies at home is way cheaper than going to the theater, too. I like downloading movies too because it's easy and fast. E: I agree. And it's very convenient. P: Have you ever heard of a movie rental company called Netflix? They send the movies directly to your house in the mail. E: Really? That's great! I'm going to try that next time. P: Yeah, but I wish they delivered video games too. Then I would never leave my house! Professor: Winnie, did you hear Peter say why he likes watching movies at home? 好像是他觉得在家看电影比去电影院便宜。