Gucci: I've heard The Hitchhiker would be on next week. I want to see it.
May: Is it horror movie?
Gucci: Yeah, I love horror movies the most. Would you like to go with me next weekend?
May: No way. I will be scared out of my wits.
Gucci: Well, What kind of movies do you like?
May: Er, let me see. Romance, comedy, documentary, action, science fiction, cartoon and so on.
Gucci: In a word, you like all the movies except for the horror movies.
May: Yeah, It seems like we don't talk the same language as far as movies are concerned.
Gucci: Not quite. I also like romance and comedy movies very much.
May: The Terminal is a movie of this type.
Gucci: So we can relax now.
May: Yeah, I could hardly wait to see it.
聽看學
古奇：我聽說《搭車人》將會在下周上映。我想去看。
阿美：這是部恐怖電影嗎?
古奇：是啊，我最喜歡恐怖電影。你想周末和我一起去看嗎?
阿美：決不。我會被嚇得半死。
古奇：那你喜歡什麼電影?
阿美：呃，讓我想想。愛情片，喜劇片，紀錄片，動作片，科幻片，卡通片，等等。
古奇：總而言之，除了恐怖片，其他你都喜歡。
阿美：是的。看起來在電影方面我們達不成共識。
古奇：也不是。我也很喜歡愛情片和喜劇片。
阿美：《幸福終點站》就是這類愛情喜劇片。
古奇：所以我們可以好好放鬆一下了。
阿美：是啊，我都等不及想看了。
經典背誦 Recitation
May: My friend, Gucci, loves horror movies the most. But I like almost all the movies except the horror movies. So sometimes it seems that we don't speak the same languages as far as movies are concerned. But Gucci also likes romance and comedy movies very much. So it's not that bad.
生詞小結
horror n. 恐懼
romance n. 浪漫
comedy n. 喜劇
documentary n. 紀錄片
action n. 動作
fiction n. 小說
relax vt. 放鬆
注釋
in a word 總之
as far as 至於，就……而言
go with 和……一起
The Hitchhiker 《搭車人》，好萊塢的恐怖片，2007年1月上映。
I will be scared out of my wits. 我會被嚇得半死。直譯為「我把我的智慧都嚇出來了」。言下之意是說自己被嚇傻了。
It seems like we don't talk the same language as far as movies are concerned. 看起來在電影方面我們達不成共識。直譯為「至於電影方面，我們看起來說的不是同一種語言」，言下之意是說我們沒有共同話題，達不成共識。
單詞擴展 Vocabulary Builder
電影種類
基礎詞彙
cartoon movie 動畫片
action movie 動作片
horror movie 恐怖片
comedy movie 喜劇片
musical movie 音樂劇
war movie 戰爭片
western movie 美國西部片
short movie 電影預告片
提高詞彙
romance movie 愛情片
disaster movie 災難片
documentary movie 紀錄片
science fiction movie 科幻片
crime movie 警匪片
drama movie 文藝片
thriller movie 驚悚片
adult movie 成人電影
家庭總動員 Do it together
兩人一組，一方隨機大聲讀出上面詞彙的英文和中文，另一方用該詞彙填入下面的句子，大聲朗讀並表演出來，並用中文給出一個理由。
What kind of movies do you like? I love ( ) most.
[例] 家長讀 cartoon movies
孩子讀 I love cartoon movies most. 因為動畫片裡的人物很可愛。