The Magic of Movies
What's showing this winter at a theater near you?
When you go to the movies, what do you watch? Exhilarating action films? Romantic comedies? Animated adventures? Whatever you enjoy, you'll find it on the silver screen this holiday season. Three animated films promise adventure and excitement in 3-D. In Megamind, a supervillain named Megamind discovers that his life is boring without an adversary, so he creates Titan, the perfect superhero. Unfortunately, Titan decides to destroy the world and Megamind has to save it. Disney's Tangled is an adaptation of the Rapunzel fairytale about a princess who has spent her entire life in a tower.
After falling in love with a clever young man, she must venture out into the world to find him. Yogi Bear follows the adventures of two bears, Yogi and Boo Boo, who live in Jellystone Park. When the greedy mayor wants to close the park, Yogi and Boo Boo spring into action to save their home.
Romance fans will enjoy Due Date.
Robert Downey Jr. plays a father-to-be trying to reach home for the birth of his first child. He hitches a ride with an aspiring actor and on the cross-country trip encounters one disaster after another.
exhilarate v. 使振奮/使高興
exhilarating adj. 令人興奮的/刺激的
eg: The amusement park's exhilarating roller coaster ride attracts many young visitors.
=> 這家遊樂場刺激的雲霄飛車吸引許多的年輕遊客
eg: The video footage captured the exhilarating atmosphere of the car race.
=> 這段影片捕捉了賽車比賽令人興奮的氣氛
adversary n. 對手/敵人
=> opponent/enemy
eg: Our football team will compete against our long-time adversary tonight.
=> 我們的足球隊今晚要和我們長期以來的死對頭決一勝負
eg: The one-time best friends are now adversaries in the business world.
=> 這對以前最好的朋友，現在成為生意場上的敵手。
hitch v. 搭便車
=> get arrived from someone
eg: Our car broke down so we decided to hitch a ride back home.
=> 我們的車子壞了，所以決定要搭便車回家。
eg: Howard hitched a lift to Vegas from a passing RV.
=> Howard搭了一部經過的休旅車便車到了拉斯維加斯
Titan
=> Titan is a word to refer someone who is big/strong/incredible important
venture out 出外探險
=> do something or go somewhere that it might actually be dangerous
father-to-be 準爸爸
//== Chat room ==//
mega adj. (口語)很大的
=> large in size
mega bucks 數目很大的金錢
megastar 巨星
=> superstar
megadose 很大劑量的藥
megacity
=> 人口超過一千萬的大城市，像Tokyo, Los Angeles or New York City都可以稱作megacity
Enjoy it!
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