Culture focus
大文化:宗教、文學、藝術等
小文化:日常生活的習俗,餐飲,禮儀,節日
通過電影對白scripts,諺語proverb,名言quotations等來體會語匯的含義和用法
sleepless seattle : All children are hideous at the age of eight.
1. action ['ækʃən]
Everyday Expressions
n. [C] 行動 (group action 團隊行動)
Now it's time to take action. (現在是該行動的時候了。)
n. [U] 情節
The action is set in Paris. (事情發生在巴黎。)
n. 戰斗
( war 戰爭, battle 戰役, action戰斗)
The action lasted five hours. (戰斗持續了5 個)
n. 訴訟
She decided to take a legal action against him. (她決定起訴他。)
衍生詞語
active (積極的); Take a active role in ; passive (消極的)
actionless (沒有行動的, 不行動的);
activate (v.激活)
復合詞語
action movie (動作片; kongfu movie)
Kong fu movie (粵語)
Hong Kong(粵語)
常見搭配 Useful Phrase
軍事行動 --- military action (take military action against Iraq)
民事訴訟 --- a civil action (civil case 民事案件 civil law civil rights civil engineering 土木工程)
刑事訴訟 --- a criminal action
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
Action! --- 開拍(導演用語)
man of action --- 注重行動的人,實干家
生活用語 Street Talks
If you guys are going to bet on the basketball game, I want a piece of the action. (算我一份)
I wanna be a part of the action.(我也想參與進來)
Action stations, everyone! (各就各位,大家準備好哦!)
電影對白 Transcripts
Linus對S表達了自己對于事業的一點看法。他是一個很成功的商人,action在這里指經商就像打仗一樣。
Linus: What does it tell you?
Sabrina: That's between you and the river.
Linus: You know it's funny listening to your talk. Makes me... Makes me wonder if I should...
Sabrina: What?
Linus: I don't know, something is different. I feel different. At work I don't... I love the action, but, sometimes I wonder, lately especially, been wondering what it would be like, to spend some time in a place that I love like that, not just a few days, but for a real change. Actually, I think I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, I just, um, I just didn't know it until, till you, uh...《情歸巴黎》
諺語 Proverbs
Actions speak louder than words.行動勝于語言。
Don't judge a man's actions at first sight; give them a second look.乍看難評人,再看認得清。
He is all talk and no action.他是個光說不練的人。