(4)Which film made Rob cry and which particular scenario?
The Railway Children.
At the end when the children’s father returns from exile, his daughter runs down the station platform shouting my daddy, my daddy!
(5)Which film did Rob say has had grown men crying their hearts out?
Toy Story
2. Vocabulary and Collocation 詞彙和搭配
(1) burst into sth.
【英文釋義】to start producing sth. suddenly and with great force 突然爆發
【原文例句】
Why we actually enjoy watching something that makes us burst into tears- or in other words, to cry out loud.
為什麼大家都喜歡看讓人哭泣的電影？
(相當於cry out loud 就是burst into tears 的paraphrase咯~ 我們在表達口語時，為了避免對方不理解自己的話，常用in other words 來轉述相同意思)
(2)return from exile
【exile 英文釋義】the state of being sent to live in another country that is not your own, especially for political reasons or as a punishment 流放；流亡；放逐
【原文例句】
At the end when the children’s father returns from exile, his daughter runs down the station platform, shouting (句式 shouting 分詞作狀語…) my daddy, my daddy! That makes me misty-eyed.(feeling full of emotion, as if you are going to cry 十分激動，淚眼朦朧的)
在最後，當孩子的父親流亡回來的時候，他的女兒跑下站臺，大聲喊「爸爸，爸爸！」。這一幕讓我熱淚盈眶。
(3)softie
【英文釋義】
a kind, sympathetic or emotional person 有同情心的人；心腸軟的人；熱心腸的人
【原文例句】
You big softie! (口頭話表達) 你是個感性的人！
【牛津高階詞典】
There’s no need to be afraid of him- he’s a big softie.
沒必要害怕他——他心特好。
(4)weepy
【英文釋義】
Sad and tending to cry easily 悲傷欲哭的；眼淚汪汪的；動不動就哭的
【原文例句】
The 85th Academy Awards – better known as The Oscars – were held recently and there was one major weepy that won several awards.
近期舉行了第85屆電影藝術科學院年獎——通常被叫作奧斯卡金像獎，其中有一部催人淚下的影片獲得了好幾個獎項。
(5)tearjerker
【英文釋義】
If you refer to a play, film or book as a tearjerker, you are indicating that it is very sad or sentimental. 催人淚下的戲劇（或電影，書籍）
【原文例句】
And that film was Les Miserables. I』ve seen it and it really is a tearjerker- it literally causes tears to roll down our cheeks!
那部影片叫《悲慘世界》。我看過了，這真是一部催人淚下的電影，tearjerker 是說這部電影讓人不禁流下了眼淚。
(7)blub
【英文釋義】
If someone blubs, they cry because they are unhappy or frightened.
(因不高興或害怕)哭，哭泣
sympathy
【英文釋義】
the feeling of being sorry for sb., showing that you understand and care about sb’s problems 同情
【固定表達】to express/ feel sympathy for sb. 向某人表示體恤；向某人感到同情
【原文例句】
A really sad story, if it’s well acted and directed, can really make us blub- another word for crying. And a sob story- one where a character tries to get our sympathy for him or her- can have the same effect.
如果優秀的演員將悲傷的故事完美演繹，再加上導演的精心設計，那麼這個故事一定能催人淚下。如果一個電影角色想要我們同情他，那麼這部感人的電影也同樣能催人淚下。
(8)goose bumps
【英文釋義】
If you get goose bumps, the hairs on your skin stand up so that it is covered with tiny bumps. You get goose bumps when you are cold, frightened, or excited. 雞皮疙瘩
【原文例句】
But when watching a film, at the cinema for example, we can let our emotions loose. But there is something else in a film that effects our emotions and gives us goose bumps- or a feeling that makes our hair stand on end and we get little bumps on our skin.
例如，我們在電影院看電影的時候，我們就會釋放自己的情感。不過還有一些電影會影響我們的情感，讓我們起雞皮疙瘩- 汗毛豎起，皮膚上起了很多小疙瘩。
(9)provoke
【英文釋義】
to cause a particular reaction or have a particular effect 激起；引起；引發
【原文例句】
Dr Leimon says there are visual and auditory clues that provoke our feelings so that’s the style of the pictures and the music or sound effects that are used.
勒蒙博士說視覺和聽覺能激發我們的情感。這就是圖片，音樂和音效的作用。
(10)cry one’s hearts out
【原文例句】
Although there is one film that has grown men crying their hearts out- which means they』ve been crying uncontrollably.
【朗文詞典】表達：cry your eyes out (特別口語)眼睛都哭紅了
(11)nostalgic
【英文釋義】
a feeling of sadness mixed with pleasure and an affection when you think of happy times in the past 懷舊；念舊
【介詞搭配】nostalgic about/ for
【原文例句】
I don’t think it’s because the film is sad but because watching it makes men nostalgic about their youth and perhaps they can see their kids reflected in the story too.
我覺得男人們哭並不是因為這部電影讓人感到悲傷，而是因為電影讓他們回想起了年輕時的情景，或者他們在電影裡看到了自己孩子的身影。
(12)catharsis /kəˈθɑː.sɪs/
【英文釋義】
the process of releasing strong feelings, for example through plays or other artistic activities, as a way of providing relief from anger, suffering, etc.
宣洩，淨化（如通過戲劇或其他藝術活動）
【原文例句】
He thinks letting our feelings out – he calls it catharsis- is better in a group… All of us sort of need to find a catharsis, especially within a group to have this sort of place to have an emotional response.
他認為人多的地方才是釋放感情的好地方。所有人的情感都需要釋放。大家容易在人多的地方有情緒反應。
sort of
【英文釋義】
to some extent but in a way that you cannot easily describe 有幾分；有那麼一點
(informal的用法，口語常用，其實就是削弱說話的語氣)
(13)outlet
【英文釋義】
a way of expressing or making good use of strong feelings, ideas or energy (感情，思想，精力發洩的)出路；表現機會
instantaneously /ˌɪn.stənˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/
【英文釋義】
happening immediately 立即的；立刻的；瞬間的
【原文例句】
But when people find an outlet for it such as a film, especially when they are in a crowd, people’s emotional responses are much more instantaneously responsive.
當人們找到了發洩方式，例如電影，尤其是人多的時候，人們就會立即釋放自己的情感。
(14)cry over spilt milk
【英文釋義】
to waste time worrying about sth. that has happened that you cannot do anything about
枉為無可挽回的事擔憂；作於事無補的擔憂
【牛津詞典】
As the old saying goes- it’s no use crying over spilt milk.(句式：it’s no use doing sth.)
常言道：覆水難收，後悔也於事無補。
(15)be a crying shame
【英文釋義】
used to emphasize that you think sth. is extremely bad or shocking
(用於強調)及其糟糕，令人震驚
【朗文詞典】
It would be a crying shame if the village shop closed down.
如果鄉村商店都倒閉的話，真是可惜啊。
3. Speaking Practice
以下是舊題庫Part 1 話題：
Movie:
1.What is your favourite movie?
2.Do your friends like this movie?
3.What kinds of movies do you think young people like?
4.Do you want to be a movie star?
比如第一題的回答，用上前文學過的表達：
I’m really fascinated by the movie Dangal. For one thing, the acting skills are really worth praising. For another, this movie is really a tearjerker. Besides, it brings me a lot of laughter.
答案解析：
1.口語part 1 答題一般我會遵循DPS 原則:
D: directly answer the question
P: paraphrasing
S: supporting ideas
第一句話是不是做到了D/P兩點，後面都是S
2.喜歡類的問題一般會用原因回答；
3.連接詞，兩個原因時可以用not only …but also連接，三個可以像我的例句一樣，for one thing, for another…besides
4.用上了今天學過的tearjerker 哈哈
小夥伴們可以再自己嘗試回答下這幾題口語話題哈~~加油~~