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ID: 0298
Upper Intermediate
In a land of, ahem, less-than-pricy DVD’s, it’s no shock that films are always of interest. So why not wow ‘em by discussing your favorite genres of movies in Mandarin Chinese? From Hollywood to Bollywood, learn all about them in this podcast. Premium subscribers will also be taught how to say “I think Dolph Lundgren is underrated”.
Jenny, John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 影迷 | yǐngmí | movie fan | |
| 构思 | gòusī | intellectual structure | |
| 大众化 | dàzhònghuà | popular | |
| 喜剧 | xǐjù | comedy |
你有这么多碟真是个影迷
nǐ 你yǒu 有zhème 这么duō 多dié 碟zhēnshì 真是ge 个yǐngmí 影迷
You have so many DVDs! You're really a movie buff.
我是收集了不少各个国家的电影我特别喜欢看欧洲的独立电影它们的构思非常独特有些轻松幽默有些却沉重黑暗总之和商业片非常不同你爱看什么电影
wǒ 我shì 是shōují le 收集了bùshǎo 不少gège 各个guójiā 国家de 的diànyǐng 电影wǒ 我tèbié 特别xǐhuan 喜欢kàn 看Ōuzhōu de 欧洲的dúlì 独立diànyǐng 电影tāmen de 它们的gòusī 构思fēicháng 非常dútè 独特yǒuxiē 有些qīngsōng 轻松yōumò 幽默yǒuxiē 有些què 却chénzhòng 沉重hēiàn 黑暗zǒngzhī 总之hé 和shāngyèpiàn 商业片fēicháng 非常bùtóng 不同nǐ 你ài 爱kàn 看shénme 什么diànyǐng 电影
I collect movies from quite a few different countries. I especially like to watch European independent films. Their story lines are extremely distinctive. Some are light and humorous, whereas others are serious and dark. In a word, they're very different from commercial films. What movies do you like to watch?
我的口味比较大众化喜欢浪漫喜剧和动作片好莱坞这类电影都拍得不错国内导演我最喜欢冯小刚每年最期待他的贺岁喜剧
wǒ de 我的kǒuwèi 口味bǐjiào 比较dàzhònghuà 大众化xǐhuan 喜欢làngmàn 浪漫xǐjù 喜剧hé 和dòngzuòpiàn 动作片Hǎoláiwù 好莱坞zhèlèi 这类diànyǐng 电影dōu 都pāi 拍de 得búcuò 不错guónèi 国内dǎoyǎn 导演wǒ 我zuì 最xǐhuan 喜欢Féng Xiǎogāng 冯小刚měinián 每年zuì 最qīdài 期待tā de 他的hèsuì xǐjù 贺岁喜剧
My style is more mainstream. I like romantic comedies and action films. Hollywood-style films are all pretty good. Feng Xiaogang is my favorite Chinese director. Every year I look forward to his ``New Year Comedy".
那你今年要失望了他拍了一部武侠传奇片完全颠覆了以往的风格我真不明白为什么中国导演现在一窝蜂地去拍这类电影还是王家卫坚持自我不同题材都能拍得非常有个性
nà 那nǐ 你jīnnián 今年yào 要shīwàng le 失望了tā 他pāi le 拍了yī 一bù 部wǔxiá 武侠chuánqí 传奇piàn 片wánquán 完全diānfù le 颠覆了yǐwǎng 以往de 的fēnggé 风格wǒ 我zhēn 真bù míngbai 不明白wèishénme 为什么Zhōngguó 中国dǎoyǎn 导演xiànzài 现在yīwōfēngde 一窝蜂地qù 去pāi 拍zhèlèi 这类diànyǐng 电影háishì 还是wángjiāwèi 王家卫jiānchí 坚持zìwǒ 自我bùtóng 不同tícái 题材dōu 都néng 能pāi 拍de 得fēicháng 非常yǒu 有gèxìng 个性
Well, this year you are going to be disappointed because he shot a medieval period style film instead. It's completely different from his previous style. I really don't understand why all the Chinese directors are flocking to this type of film now. Wang Kar-wai has stayed true to himself. He can make movies about different themes that all have his own personal ``stamp."
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