院线大片迟迟无法上映？不如来云观影学英语

今天是想念电影院的第N天，明天就要开始端午小长假，但不能去电影院看大片放松心情了。虽然失去了跟着电影台词学英语的机会，但是也不要灰心，“托雅标化教研组”的老师又来向大家介绍雅思热词了，本期主题：电影！
2020年对全世界的人来说，都可谓是魔幻的一年。小小的新冠病毒影响了人们生活的方方面面。口罩成为了“身份象征”，没有口罩寸步难行；体温测量不仅成为了进入各大公共场所时的必要步骤，也让门卫大叔有机会上演一出“无间道”。

现在我出门都感觉我是刘德华
不过，随着国内疫情的良好控制，大大小小的“封城令”也逐渐撤销。冷冷清清了数月的奶茶铺、火锅店也慢慢地恢复了往日的热闹。但是，电！影！院 ！却迟迟没有解禁。

好想这条龙
数十部国内外大片的上映、拍摄、后期制作、宣发等等都受到不同程度影响。据著名电影网站IMDB报道（如下图），全球范围内，有近百部电影的上映被推迟。

你爱的电影有没有被推迟呢？
细心的同学应该发现了，在‘release’之前还有一个单词‘theatrical’，表示“剧院的”，所以严格意义上来说，推迟的是‘Theatrical Release Date’院线上映日期。
在这个数字时代，电影除了常规的Theatrical Release，还有Digital Release数字版上映（如下图）。疫情期间，不少电影选择了这种在线视频平台上映方式，比如国内的《囧妈》和美国动画大片《魔发精灵2》。

你喜欢Theatrical还是Digital上映呢？
那既然Theatrical Release Date遥遥无期，我们就来结合雅思口语Part1和Part2，一起学习“电影”的英语表达，来一场“云观影”！
口语Part 1中的运用
1. What genres of films do you like best?
Well, I would say I’m still a kid at heart, so I really enjoy watching animation film. Although they seem simple and innocent, there are often many life lessons packed into these films. Moreover, I’m really into romance films. When I watch these, I feel that I can more deeply understand human emotions and what true love is.
Genre：/ɑnr/ n. （文学、音乐、电影等艺术作品的）体裁
根据IMDB网站的分类，主要有6大Film Genre（下图）。其中Thriller和Horror比较容易让人混淆。最直接的辨别方式就是看电影中有没有超自然的鬼怪。如果有鬼或外星人等元素，就可以算作是Horror Film恐怖片。反之，如果是靠剧情，表演让人感到可怕，那就是Thriller Film惊悚片。

2. How often do you go to a cinema to watch a movie? （可以拓展疫情词汇）
Not too often actually. As the ticket prices in my city are quite high, I usually choose to watch a film at home, which could save my time and money. In recent days, all of the cinemas have been closed due to the outbreak of corona virus so I guess I haven’t been to cinema for about 6 months.
outbreak: /atbrek/ n. (暴动、疾病等的) 爆发
此次新型冠状病毒的疫情爆发我们可以表达为‘the outbreak of COVID-19’。下图为Coronavirus Outbreak Map疫情爆发地图。

既然说到了COVID-19，再给大家拓展一些相关词汇~
Surgical Face Mask：这就是上文所提到的“身份象征”，医用口罩啦。

Infrared Thermometer：红外测温枪

想上学or想上班？先问过我这支“枪”！
3. Do you prefer foreign films or films made in your country?
Honestly speaking, I don’t really have a preference. I do believe that what makes a film great is its cast. As long as the cast are great enough to win some film awards such as Oscar, I would like to have a try. Moreover, I usually watch films in English so it helps me to learn new slang and expressions.
Cast：/kst/ 全体演职人员
乍一看这个单词可能有些许陌生，但如果说到“卡司”，想必大家肯定熟悉。其实“卡司”就来自于英文单词Cast，表示全体演职人员，包括导演，演员以及其余所有工作人员。下图为大家展示的就是一部中国动画大作的主要Cast阵容，你知道是哪一部吗？

Oscar：/"sk/ 奥斯卡金像奖
作为电影业界最负盛名的奖项，Oscar Awards其实并不是它最正式的名称。奥斯卡奖的学名其实叫做‘The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’美国电影艺术与科学学院奖。
传说当时电影组委会中，有一位秘书在看到小金人奖杯的时候，情不自禁地喊出了声“哇，这个小金人好像我家的Oscar叔叔啊！”，所以‘The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’就以‘Oscar’的名称享誉于世界。

你是不是也和小编一样，非奥斯卡得主不看呢？
口语Part 2中的运用
分享完这么多电影表达后，接着就要实际运用一下啦！这些表达肯定可以让你在雅思口语Part 2描述“电影”话题时，给自己大大加分哦！
Describe a film that made you laugh a lot
You should say:
- What it was；
- When it happened；
- Who was with you；
- And explain why it made you laugh.
I’m going to talk about the best Indian film, Three Idiots. Although it first debuted years ago, I just watched it this year during the time of coronavirus outbreak（新冠疫情爆发之时）.
I watched it by myself since I stayed at home all day due to the lockdown（封城）. As I’m now in my late 20’s, it made me laugh a lot when I saw the main characters first entered the university. I can relate to many of the same situations and challenges that they face, especially taking exams. For example, they are all trying to pass the exams but Rancho, the leading actor（男主角）, was thinking about how to make some changes on the Indian education system. When I was in the university, I thought about the similar questions such as ‘What do I really want to know?’, ‘Is there a gap between what I learned and what I need?’ and so on. To put it briefly, the film reminds me of my own university life.
I really enjoy this film because it’s quite light-hearted but packed with some thought-provoking lessons（发人深省的道理）. I guess what makes this film great is that the film makes you reconsider the true meaning of education, which is very critical for young students.
这些就是要和大家分享的关于“电影”的表达啦！掌握了这些词之后，一定能让你在去不了电影院的日子里，在家开启一段“云观影”旅程！最后，为大家附上最新大片上映时间表！