地道美語怎麼說 第53課:大片
JESSICA 在北京學漢語，她的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎麼說的詞，就會來請教她。今天是怡茹要問的：大片。
YR:JESSICA, 你今天晚上有空麼？Let me treat you to a big movie.
JESSICA:啊？a big movie?
YR:對啊！我想請你看大片兒！就是最近特火的那部好萊塢電影！
JESSICA:Oh! You're talking about the Hollywood blockbuster that's been on since yesterday. We use the word "blockbuster" to describe films that have big production, widespread popularity and financial success.
YR:我明白了，大片兒在美語裏就是blockbuster. B-l-o-c-k-b-u-s-t-e-r, blockbuster. 就是大製作，大宣傳，票房收益又好的電影。
JESSICA:沒錯！怡茹, why do you want to go watch this blockbuster? 看電影可不便宜！
YR:嗨，輕鬆輕鬆唄！再說，There are a lot of movie stars in this blockbuster. It must be a good movie!
JESSICA:Well, not all star-studded movies have good stories or acting.
YR:等等，你剛纔說star-studded，這是什麼意思？
JESSICA:Star-studded is spelled s-t-a-r-s-t-u-d-d-e-d. It means a great proportion of the actors in a movie are well-known.
YR:我明白了，star-studded 意思就是衆星雲集，明星大薈萃。
JESSICA:Yes. For example, you can say, "I want to watch this movie because it has a star-studded cast."
YR:I see. 哎，快過春節了，Quite a few star-studded movies are coming out for the holiday season.
JESSICA:They are all festive to keep up with the holiday spirit.
YR:賀歲片當然是輕鬆喜慶啦，誰要在節日看大哭片兒嘛！對了，特別賺人眼淚，讓人感動或者難過的哭片，要怎麼說呢？
JESSICA:Those movies are called tearjerker. T-e-a-r-j-e-r-k-e-r, tearjerker. A tearjerker is a sentimental movie or performance that intends to move its audience to tears.
YR：I don't like tearjerkers─I only watch movies that make me laugh!
JESSICA:Good for you! Now let's see what you've learned today!
YR:大片兒是blockbuster; 衆星雲集的是 star-studded；催人淚下的哭片則是 tearjerker.
