Lesson 142 Movie (2) 第一百四十二课 电影（2）
Cam: It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio, wo shi Cam.
Yajie: And wo shi Yajie. Cam, what is your favorite movie genre?
Cam: …I believe it’s comedy. But I don’t know how to say it in Chinese!
Yajie: Don’t worry. Listen up!
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Key Words of the Day
comedy 喜剧,tragedy.悲剧 action film 动作片 horror movie恐怖片,animation 动画片 What’s your favorite genre?你最喜欢什么类型的电影?All in today’s Chinese Studio.
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YJ: Cam, as we heard in key words of the day, comedy is 喜剧(xi3 ju4)
Cam:喜剧(xi3 ju4).
YJ:喜(xi3)means happy,
Cam:喜(xi3)
YJ:剧(ju4)means film
Cam:剧(ju4)
YJ:喜剧(xi3 ju4) comedy.
Cam:喜剧(xi3 ju4). And my favorite 喜剧(xi3 ju4) is … Yajie, then what is the opposite of 喜剧(xi3 ju4).
YJ: It’s 悲剧(bei1 ju4),tragedy.
Cam:悲剧(bei1 ju4)
YJ:悲(bei1)means sad, sorrowful,
Cam:悲(bei1).
YJ: so tragedy is 悲剧(bei1 ju4)
Cam:悲剧(bei1 ju4).
Conversation 1:
A:我爱看喜剧,你呢?
B:我也爱看喜剧。我不喜欢悲剧。
YJ: Cam, I can’t figure out why so many people like horror films. They are so scary and bloody sometimes…
Cam: Yes, but it’s always been a conflict between good and evil, and you may learn something from it. Yajie, I’d like to know the Chinese for horror film.
YJ: it’s 恐怖片(kong3 bu4 pian1)
Cam:恐怖片(kong3 bu4 pian1)
YJ:恐怖(kong3 bu4) means horrified, scary,
Cam:恐怖(kong3 bu4)
YJ:片(pian1) means film
Cam:片( pian1), I guess it has the same meaning with 剧(ju4), which means film,right?
YJ: Yes, almost.恐怖片(kong3 bu4 pian1), horror film,
Cam:恐怖片(kong3 bu4 pian1). And another movie genre is action film, what’s the Chinese for that?
YJ: it’s 动作片(dong4 zuo4 pian1)
Cam:动作片(dong4 zuo4 pian1)
YJ:动作(dong4 zuo4)means action,
Cam:动作(dong4 zuo4)
YJ:动作片(dong4 zuo4 pian1)
Cam:动作片(dong4 zuo4 pian1) action film.
Conversation 2:
A:我不喜欢恐怖片,但我喜欢动作片。
B:那你可以看看成龙的动作片。
YJ: Cam, I know a movie genre which is good for both kids and adults. Animation!
Cam: That’s true. What’s the Chinese for animation?
YJ: it’s 动画片(dong4 hua4 pian1)。
Cam:动画片(dong4 hua4 pian1)
YJ: So I have to say that animation is my favorite genre. Cam,What’s your favorite genre?你最喜欢什么类型的电影?(ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 shen2me lei4 xing2 de dian4ying3)
Cam:你最喜欢什么类型的电影?(ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 shen2me lei4 xing2 de dian4ying3)
YJ:你(ni3) means you ,
Cam:你(ni3)。
YJ:最喜欢(zui4 xi3 huan1),like something the best, favorite,
Cam:最喜欢(zui4 xi3 huan1)
YJ:什么(shen2me),what
Cam:什么(shen2me)
YJ:类型(lei4xing2) type , genre.
Cam:类型(lei4xing2)
YJ:电影(dian4 ying3),film,
Cam:电影(dian4 ying3)。
YJ:你最喜欢什么类型的电影?(ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 shen2me lei4 xing2 de dian4ying3)
Cam:你最喜欢什么类型的电影(ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 shen2me lei4 xing2 de dian4ying3)?What is your favorite genre?
Conversation 3:
A:你最喜欢什么类型的电影?
B:我最喜欢动画片,你呢?
A:我最喜欢喜剧。
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Key Words Reminder
comedy喜剧,tragedy.悲剧action film动作片 horror film.恐怖片,animation动画片 What’s your favorite genre?你最喜欢什么类型的电影?All in today’s Chinese Studio.
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Cam: Yajie, I can’t believe it! We’ve run out of time already. So let’s check today’s question.
YJ: How do you say “comedy” in Chinese? See you tomorrow!
Cam: Ming tian jian.
YJ: Zai jian!