13. Company ['kɔmpəni]
Basic need 音形義
Everyday Expressions
n. 同伴
I don’t feel at home in Alice’s company. (覺得不自在。)
n. 陪伴
George keeps his own company. (獨來獨往)
keep one’s company 讓某人陪伴
I will keep your company. 我會讓你陪著我的。
n. 公司
This company laid off 100 hands. (人)
公司名通常簡寫為: Co.例:史密斯公司 Smith Co.
laid-off workers 工人
衍生詞語
companion (伙伴);
companionship (友誼,伴侶關系);
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
出版社 a publishing company; a publishing house
陪伴 for company
和某人一道 keep sb. company
和......交往,與......為友 keep company with
和......一起 be in company with
斷絕來往 part company
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
company man (白領階層的)受雇者
Two is company, three is crowd. 兩人為伴,三人添亂。
生活用語 Street Talks
A: Jack doesn’t enjoy the company of the opposite sex!(不喜歡與異性作伴)
B: What a queer bird! (多奇怪的人啊!)
C: No, I don’t think so. I think he’s glad of Joanna’s company!
A: See, they’re over there!!!
queer [kwiə] adj. 奇怪的;同性戀的;n. 同性戀者;怪人;偽造的貨幣
諺語 Proverbs
Better go it alone than to be in bad company. 寧可一人獨往,莫與壞人為伴。
You may know a man by the company he keeps. 只見其友則知其人。
流行語匯
movie buff 電影謎 buffet 自助餐
animated cartoon(animation) 卡通片 ['ænimeitid]
documentary movie 紀錄片
newsreel 新聞片
comedy 喜劇片
tragedy 悲劇片
tragedy comedy 又悲又喜的片子 <Forest Gump>
action movie 動作片
romance 愛情片
sci-fi movie 科幻片 (等于science fiction) ['sai'fai]
detective movie 偵探片
western movie 西部片
horror/scary movie 恐怖片
thriller 驚悚片 ['θrilə]
nomination 提名獎; nominee 被提名者
Academy Award 學院獎
smash hit 巨大的成功
movie theater/house 電影院
drive-in 露天電影院
premier show/first run 首映
producer 制片人
director 導演
movie star 電影明星
actor/actress 男/女演員
leading actor 主角
supporting actor 配角
full house 客滿
box office 票房