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。