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Animated Movies: East vs West

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ID: 2680 Intermediate
Today we discuss the difference between Japanese animated movies and Western animations such as Disney. Listen in as one person describes why they like the works of Hayao Miyazaki so much. We also learn some words to describe how the movie industry markets films.
Gwilym,Fiona Tian
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比较 bǐjiào relatively
宫崎骏 Gōngqíjùn Hayao Miyazaki
动画片 dònghuà piàn animated film
卡通 kǎtōng cartoon
嘿你比较喜欢宫崎骏还是迪士尼啊
hēi 嘿nǐ 你bǐjiào 比较xǐhuan 喜欢Gōngqíjùn 宫崎骏háishì 还是Díshìní 迪士尼ā 啊
Hey, which do you like better, Hayao Miyazaki or Disney?
我不特别喜欢动画片卡通不是给小孩看的吗
wǒ 我bú 不tèbié 特别xǐhuan 喜欢dònghuà piàn 动画片kǎtōng 卡通búshì 不是gěi 给xiǎohái 小孩kàn 看de 的ma 吗
I am not particularly interested in animation films. Aren't cartoons for children?
连奥斯卡都设了动画奖你不能说那些评审都是孩子吧
lián 连àosīkǎ 奥斯卡dōu 都shè 设le 了dònghuà 动画jiǎng 奖nǐ 你bù 不néng 能shuō 说nàxiē 那些píngshěn 评审dōu 都shì 是háizi 孩子ba 吧
Even the Oscars has an animation prize. You're surely not saying that the judges are all children?
对啊他们不都是彼得潘吗好啦好啦有很多日本动画都有很深的道理
duìa 对啊tāmen 他们bù 不dōu 都shì 是bǐdépān 彼得潘ma 吗hǎo 好la 啦hǎo 好la 啦yǒu 有hěn 很duō 多Rìběn 日本dònghuà 动画dōu 都yǒu 有hěn 很shēn 深de 的dàolǐ 道理
Yes, aren't they all Peter Pans! OK! OK! A lot of Japanese manga is very profound.
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