20100510 Summer Movies (1)

Summer Movies

What's playing in theaters this summer?

Movie fans know that Hollywood offers many exciting titles during the summer. From May to August, here's some of what eager moviegoers can expect to see. Many sequels hit the screen this summer. Robert Downey Jr. again plays Tong Stark/Iron Man in Iron Man 2. Nick Fury, a character from the 2008 movie, asks Tony for help. He wants to stop a criminal named "The Mandarin." The fourth Shrek film is Shrek Forever After. It introduces more fairy-tale characters including Rumpelstitskin and Cinderella.

In the movie, Shrek is an ordinary family man. But he longs for the days when he was an ogre. When Rumpelstiltskin gets into mischief and tricks Shrek, trouble begins. Disney's Toy Story 3 continues the story of Woody, Buzz and all their toy box friends. They end up at a daycare when Andy leaves for college. New toys in the story include Ken, who is Barbie's boyfriend, and Mr. Pricklepants, a hedgehog toy.


eager adj. 熱切的/渴望的
eg: Eager fans can't wait for the band's next album.
=> 熱情的粉絲等不及這個樂團的下一張專輯。
eg: The kids are eager to go to the amusement park this weekend.
=> 孩子們都很是渴望週末去遊樂園玩。
eg: I'm eager to watch the new animated film from Pixar.
=> 我很渴望看這部Pixar新推出的動畫電影。

fairy tale n. 童話故事
fairy-tale n. 童話故事的
eg: The fairy-tale wedding was held in a castle in France.
=> 這個童話故事般的婚禮在法國一座城堡舉行。
eg: The movie has a fairy-tale ending.
=> 這部電影有一個童話故事般的結局。

mis- 錯誤
mischief n. 惡作劇/調皮的舉動
=> intentionally trying to get into trouble
get into mischief 惹麻煩
eg: The boy got into mischief at school today and was punished.
=> 這個男孩今天在學校惹麻煩結果被懲罰了。
eg: Maybe working part-time can keep him out of mischief.
=> 也許打打工可以讓他不再調皮搗蛋了


moviegoer n.
=> a person who goes to the movies

sequel n. 續集/續篇
=> a movie that follows another movie

fairy-tale n. 童話故事的
=> a story for children that often involved something kind of magical

ogre n. 食人魔鬼/怪物
end up (ph) 結束/死亡
hedgehog n. (動)蝟/刺蝟/(美)豪豬




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hit v. 前往
=> go to a certain place
eg: hit the gym
eg: You can hit the beach when the weather is nice.
eg: Let's hit the beach. 我們前往海灘吧(俚語的用法)

Many sequels hit the screen this summer.
=> Many movie sequels would come out this summer.
hit the screen 登上大銀幕
=> arrive at the screen
=> a new product can hit the market, we simply means to arrive at the market
=> 一個新產品會hit the market 在市場上推出


sequel 續集
=> a film that just follows another
=> a continuation of a movie
=> 電影/小說/戲劇的續集
=> 一部電影


series n. 系列
=> a film series is a collection of related films like the Harry Potter series and the James Bond series
=> 好幾部電影
eg: the Harry Potter series
eg: the James Bond series