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大文化：宗教、文學(xué)、藝術(shù)等

小文化：日常生活的習(xí)俗，餐飲，禮儀，節(jié)日

通過(guò)電影對(duì)白scripts，諺語(yǔ)proverb，名言quotations等來(lái)體會(huì)語(yǔ)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(dòng) (group action 團(tuán)隊(duì)行動(dòng))

Now it's time to take action. (現(xiàn)在是該行動(dòng)的時(shí)候了。)

n. [U] 情節(jié)

The action is set in Paris. (事情發(fā)生在巴黎。)

n. 戰(zhàn)斗

( war 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)， battle 戰(zhàn)役， action戰(zhàn)斗)

The action lasted five hours. (戰(zhàn)斗持續(xù)了5 個(gè))

n. 訴訟

She decided to take a legal action against him. (她決定起訴他。)

衍生詞語(yǔ)

active (積極的); Take a active role in ； passive (消極的)

actionless (沒(méi)有行動(dòng)的, 不行動(dòng)的);

activate (v.激活)

復(fù)合詞語(yǔ)

action movie (動(dòng)作片; kongfu movie)

Kong fu movie (粵語(yǔ))

Hong Kong(粵語(yǔ))

常見搭配 Useful Phrase

軍事行動(dòng) --- 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(xí)語(yǔ)與俗語(yǔ) Idioms & Slangs

Action! --- 開拍（導(dǎo)演用語(yǔ)）

man of action --- 注重行動(dòng)的人，實(shí)干家

生活用語(yǔ) 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?yún)⑴c進(jìn)來(lái))

Action stations, everyone! （各就各位，大家準(zhǔn)備好哦！）

電影對(duì)白 Transcripts

Linus對(duì)S表達(dá)了自己對(duì)于事業(yè)的一點(diǎn)看法。他是一個(gè)很成功的商人，action在這里指經(jīng)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(yǔ) Proverbs

Actions speak louder than words.行動(dòng)勝于語(yǔ)言。

Don't judge a man's actions at first sight; give them a second look.乍看難評(píng)人，再看認(rèn)得清。

He is all talk and no action.他是個(gè)光說(shuō)不練的人。