【英语学习】【Level 07】U08 Old Stories L3 Lights, camera, action!

文章目录

Word Preparation
- script: 剧本，脚本，讲稿
- climax：顶点；高潮
- action film: 动作片
- turn sth. around: 扭转局势
- action-packed: 动作场面多的
- keep someone on the edge of one’s seat: 使人热血沸腾；兴奋难耐
Grammar
- one of the + (superlative degree of adj./adv.)

Word Preparation

script: 剧本，脚本，讲稿

the written form of a film, play, broadcast or speech

She was the worst actress in the play because she just read off the script.
她是这部剧里演技最差的，因为她只是照本宣科。

You have only two days to memorize the script.
你只有两天时间记忆台词。

climax：顶点；高潮

the most important or exciting point in a story or situation, which usually happens near the end

I hate having to go to the bathroom during the climax of movies.
我讨厌看到电影的高潮部分时不得不去洗手间。

The climax of the movie Shutter Island is so surprising.
电影《禁闭岛》的高潮部分真是太出人意料了。

action film: 动作片

a movie that usually has fight scenes and chase scenes
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Do you want to watch an action film or a horror film?
你想看动作片还是恐怖片？

Most of my friends are really into action films, but I prefer romances.
我绝大多数朋友都爱看动作片，但我更倾向于爱情片。

turn sth. around: 扭转局势

to cause a situation to change in another direction

Rocky was losing the fight in the beginning, but he turned the fight around in the end.
一开始，洛基（Rocky）眼看着就要输掉比赛了，但最后还是成功扭转了局势。

I wasn’t doing so well in my classes at the beginning of the year, but I was able to turn my grades around towards the end of the year.
今年年初的时候，我学习不是很好，但到了年末，我的学习有了显著的进步。

action-packed: 动作场面多的

full of exciting events or scenes

Iron man is an action-packed movie that is so humorous.
《钢铁侠》是一部剧情丰富又诙谐幽默的电影。

The director wanted to put more action-packed scenes into the movie.
导演希望在这部电影中加入更多精彩的画面。

keep someone on the edge of one’s seat: 使人热血沸腾；兴奋难耐

an expression used to describe something that is very exciting

I recommend you watch Inception — it will keep you on the edge of your seat!
我推荐你看《盗梦空间》，绝对看的你热血沸腾。
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That movie was so scary and action-packed that it kept me on the edge of my seat.
那部电影非常惊悚，跌宕起伏，看得我兴奋难耐。

Grammar

one of the + (superlative degree of adj./adv.)

one of the + (最高级) 表示 “最…的人/物之一”，后面常跟着best, most, worst, biggest等词。例如，
You are one of the best professors that I have ever met.

This is one of the simplest cases to explain why the earth is round but not flat.
Music was one of the greatest loves of his life.
UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland 瑞银) was one of the hardest hit banks during the global financial crisis.
One of the best answer is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!